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@Bob_Zimmerman, @the_rock, @PhoneBoy 

I quickly created the SmartConsole extension during the last two days of my vacation.
When I have a bit more time, I’ll build a nicer version and make it available in the tools section.

Toolbox article:
SmartConsole Extension - Easy deletion of unused rules

Since deleting unused rules always annoyed me, I created a SmarteConsole plugin.
It does the following:

• Shows all rules in SmartConsole that have not been used (hit counter = 0).

• Lets you select any of the unused rules you want to delete.

• Generates the CLI commands for the Management Server to delete those rules.

I deliberately did not automate the deletion directly in SmartConsole, to avoid accidental rule removal if the tool is misused.

Install Smart Console Extension:
https://www.checkpoint.tips/ex/delete.json

Overview of the selection window:

Output of the delete commands (you only need to copy and paste them into an SSH session on the SMS):