CleanMM/Docs/PRD.md

PRD

Product

• Working name: Atlas for Mac
• Category: Mac Maintenance Workspace
• Target platform: macOS

Positioning

Atlas for Mac is a native desktop maintenance application that helps users understand why their Mac is slow, full, or disorganized, then take safe and explainable action.

Product Goals

• Help users complete a safe space-recovery decision in minutes.
• Turn scanning into an explainable action plan.
• Unify cleanup, uninstall, permissions, history, and recovery into one workflow.
• Prefer reversible actions over permanent deletion.
• Support heavy Mac users and developer-oriented cleanup scenarios.

Non-Goals

• No anti-malware suite in MVP.
• No Mac App Store release in MVP.
• No full automation rule engine in MVP.
• No advanced storage treemap in MVP.
• No menu bar utility in MVP.

Target Users

• Heavy Mac users with persistent disk pressure.
• Developers with Xcode, simulators, containers, package-manager caches, and build artifacts.
• Creative users with large local media libraries.
• Cautious mainstream users who want safer maintenance than terminal tools.

MVP Modules

• Overview
• Smart Clean
• Apps
• History
• Recovery
• Permissions
• Settings

Core Differentiators

• Explainable cleanup recommendations
• Recovery-first execution model
• Unified maintenance workflow
• Developer-aware cleanup coverage
• Least-privilege permission design

Success Metrics

• First scan completion rate
• Scan-to-execution conversion rate
• Permission completion rate
• Recovery success rate
• Task success rate
• User-visible space reclaimed

MVP Acceptance Summary

• Users can run a scan without granting all permissions up front.
• Findings are grouped by risk and explained before execution.
• Users can preview app uninstall footprint before removal.
• Every destructive task produces a history record.
• Recoverable actions expose a restoration path.
• The app includes a visible open-source acknowledgement and third-party notices page.