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Clear extension caches, analysis data, and drafts from the database. Use when testing sender lookups, analysis, or draft generation from a clean state.

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Clears all extension caches, analysis data, and draft data from the database. Use this when testing sender lookups, analysis, or draft generation from a clean state.

What Gets Cleared

TableDescription
extension_enrichmentsCached enrichment results (sender profiles in sidebar)
extension_storageExtension key-value storage (includes profile:* web search cache)
sender_profilesLegacy sender profile cache
analysesEmail analysis results (needs_reply, priority)
draftsGenerated draft replies

Command

sqlite3 ~/Library/Application\ Support/exo/data/exo.db "
DELETE FROM extension_enrichments;
DELETE FROM extension_storage;
DELETE FROM sender_profiles;
DELETE FROM analyses;
DELETE FROM drafts;
SELECT 'Cleared:',
  (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM extension_enrichments) as enrichments,
  (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM extension_storage) as storage,
  (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM sender_profiles) as profiles,
  (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM analyses) as analyses,
  (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM drafts) as drafts;
"

After Clearing

  1. Restart the app to trigger re-analysis and re-enrichment
  2. The prefetch queue will process all inbox emails again
  3. Watch logs for [Prefetch], [Ext:web-search], [Ext:calendar] activity

Partial Clears

To clear only specific caches:

# Clear only sender profile data (keeps analyses and drafts)
sqlite3 ~/Library/Application\ Support/exo/data/exo.db "
DELETE FROM extension_enrichments;
DELETE FROM extension_storage WHERE key LIKE 'profile:%';
DELETE FROM sender_profiles;
"

# Clear only analyses (will re-analyze all emails)
sqlite3 ~/Library/Application\ Support/exo/data/exo.db "DELETE FROM analyses;"

# Clear only drafts
sqlite3 ~/Library/Application\ Support/exo/data/exo.db "DELETE FROM drafts;"