diff --git a/lib/clean/dev.sh b/lib/clean/dev.sh
index f7a237d..cd16042 100644
--- a/lib/clean/dev.sh
+++ b/lib/clean/dev.sh
@@ -256,24 +256,24 @@ clean_sqlite_temp_files() {
     return 0
 }
 # Elixir/Erlang ecosystem.
+# Note: ~/.mix/archives contains installed Mix tools - excluded from cleanup
 clean_dev_elixir() {
-    # safe_clean ~/.mix/archives/* "Mix cache"
     safe_clean ~/.hex/cache/* "Hex cache"
 }
 # Haskell ecosystem.
+# Note: ~/.stack/programs contains Stack-installed GHC compilers - excluded from cleanup
 clean_dev_haskell() {
     safe_clean ~/.cabal/packages/* "Cabal install cache"
-    # safe_clean ~/.stack/programs/* "Stack cache"
 }
 # OCaml ecosystem.
 clean_dev_ocaml() {
     safe_clean ~/.opam/download-cache/* "Opam cache"
 }
 # Editor caches.
+# Note: ~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/workspaceStorage contains workspace settings - excluded from cleanup
 clean_dev_editors() {
     safe_clean ~/Library/Caches/com.microsoft.VSCode/Cache/* "VS Code cached data"
     safe_clean ~/Library/Application\ Support/Code/CachedData/* "VS Code cached data"
-    # safe_clean ~/Library/Application\ Support/Code/User/workspaceStorage/* "VS Code workspace storage"
     safe_clean ~/Library/Caches/Zed/* "Zed cache"
 }
 # Main developer tools cleanup sequence.
diff --git a/lib/manage/whitelist.sh b/lib/manage/whitelist.sh
index 41f3ade..e648e9e 100755
--- a/lib/manage/whitelist.sh
+++ b/lib/manage/whitelist.sh
@@ -248,15 +248,13 @@ is_whitelisted() {
         return 1
     fi
 
-    if [[ ${#CURRENT_WHITELIST_PATTERNS[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
-        for existing in "${CURRENT_WHITELIST_PATTERNS[@]}"; do
-            local existing_expanded="${existing/#\~/$HOME}"
-            # Only use exact string match to prevent glob expansion security issues
-            if [[ "$check_pattern" == "$existing_expanded" ]]; then
-                return 0
-            fi
-        done
-    fi
+    for existing in "${CURRENT_WHITELIST_PATTERNS[@]}"; do
+        local existing_expanded="${existing/#\~/$HOME}"
+        # Only use exact string match to prevent glob expansion security issues
+        if [[ "$check_pattern" == "$existing_expanded" ]]; then
+            return 0
+        fi
+    done
     return 1
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/dev_extended.bats b/tests/dev_extended.bats
index abf87c0..313db2d 100644
--- a/tests/dev_extended.bats
+++ b/tests/dev_extended.bats
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ teardown_file() {
     fi
 }
 
-@test "clean_dev_elixir cleans mix and hex caches" {
+@test "clean_dev_elixir cleans hex cache" {
     mkdir -p "$HOME/.mix" "$HOME/.hex"
     run env HOME="$HOME" PROJECT_ROOT="$PROJECT_ROOT" bash --noprofile --norc <<'EOF'
 set -euo pipefail
@@ -31,11 +31,23 @@ clean_dev_elixir
 EOF
 
     [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
-
     [[ "$output" == *"Hex cache"* ]]
 }
 
-@test "clean_dev_haskell cleans cabal install and stack caches" {
+@test "clean_dev_elixir does not clean mix archives" {
+    mkdir -p "$HOME/.mix/archives"
+    touch "$HOME/.mix/archives/test_tool.ez"
+
+    # Source and run the function
+    source "$PROJECT_ROOT/lib/core/common.sh"
+    source "$PROJECT_ROOT/bin/clean.sh"
+    clean_dev_elixir > /dev/null 2>&1 || true
+
+    # Verify the file still exists
+    [ -f "$HOME/.mix/archives/test_tool.ez" ]
+}
+
+@test "clean_dev_haskell cleans cabal install cache" {
     mkdir -p "$HOME/.cabal" "$HOME/.stack"
     run env HOME="$HOME" PROJECT_ROOT="$PROJECT_ROOT" bash --noprofile --norc <<'EOF'
 set -euo pipefail
@@ -47,7 +59,19 @@ EOF
 
     [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
     [[ "$output" == *"Cabal install cache"* ]]
+}
 
+@test "clean_dev_haskell does not clean stack programs" {
+    mkdir -p "$HOME/.stack/programs/x86_64-osx"
+    touch "$HOME/.stack/programs/x86_64-osx/ghc-9.2.8.tar.xz"
+
+    # Source and run the function
+    source "$PROJECT_ROOT/lib/core/common.sh"
+    source "$PROJECT_ROOT/bin/clean.sh"
+    clean_dev_haskell > /dev/null 2>&1 || true
+
+    # Verify the file still exists
+    [ -f "$HOME/.stack/programs/x86_64-osx/ghc-9.2.8.tar.xz" ]
 }
 
 @test "clean_dev_ocaml cleans opam cache" {
@@ -76,6 +100,18 @@ EOF
 
     [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
     [[ "$output" == *"VS Code cached data"* ]]
-
     [[ "$output" == *"Zed cache"* ]]
 }
+
+@test "clean_dev_editors does not clean VS Code workspace storage" {
+    mkdir -p "$HOME/Library/Application Support/Code/User/workspaceStorage/abc123"
+    touch "$HOME/Library/Application Support/Code/User/workspaceStorage/abc123/workspace.json"
+
+    # Source and run the function
+    source "$PROJECT_ROOT/lib/core/common.sh"
+    source "$PROJECT_ROOT/bin/clean.sh"
+    clean_dev_editors > /dev/null 2>&1 || true
+
+    # Verify the file still exists
+    [ -f "$HOME/Library/Application Support/Code/User/workspaceStorage/abc123/workspace.json" ]
+}