diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 385ae6c..e3109bd 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -110,25 +110,26 @@ end
 
 namespace :cache do
   task :config do # rubocop:disable Rake/Desc
-    require_relative 'config/environment' # load config info
+    require_relative 'app/infrastructure/cache/local_cache'
     require_relative 'app/infrastructure/cache/redis_cache'
+    require_relative 'config/environment' # load config info
     @api = CodePraise::App
   end
 
   desc 'Directory listing of local dev cache'
   namespace :list do
     desc 'Lists development cache'
-    task :dev do
+    task :dev => :config do
       puts 'Lists development cache'
-      list = `ls _cache/rack/meta`
-      puts 'No local cache found' if list.empty?
-      puts list
+      keys = CodePraise::Cache::Local.new(@api.config).keys
+      puts 'No local cache found' if keys.none?
+      keys.each { |key| puts "Key: #{key}" }
     end
 
     desc 'Lists production cache'
     task :production => :config do
       puts 'Finding production cache'
-      keys = CodePraise::Cache::Client.new(@api.config).keys
+      keys = CodePraise::Cache::Remote.new(@api.config).keys
       puts 'No keys found' if keys.none?
       keys.each { |key| puts "Key: #{key}" }
     end
@@ -136,9 +137,10 @@ namespace :cache do
 
   namespace :wipe do
     desc 'Delete development cache'
-    task :dev do
+    task :dev => :config do
       puts 'Deleting development cache'
-      sh 'rm -rf _cache/*'
+      CodePraise::Cache::Local.new(@api.config).wipe
+      puts 'Development cache wiped'
     end
 
     desc 'Delete production cache'
@@ -146,7 +148,7 @@ namespace :cache do
       print 'Are you sure you wish to wipe the production cache? (y/n) '
       if $stdin.gets.chomp.downcase == 'y'
         puts 'Deleting production cache'
-        wiped = CodePraise::Cache::Client.new(@api.config).wipe
+        wiped = CodePraise::Cache::Remote.new(@api.config).wipe
         wiped.each { |key| puts "Wiped: #{key}" }
       end
     end
diff --git a/app/infrastructure/cache/local_cache.rb b/app/infrastructure/cache/local_cache.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a9f6d8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/infrastructure/cache/local_cache.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'fileutils'
+
+module CodePraise
+  module Cache
+    # Local disk cache utility
+    class Local
+      def initialize(config)
+        @cache_dir = config.LOCAL_CACHE
+        ensure_cache_directory
+      end
+
+      def keys
+        Dir.glob("#{@cache_dir}/**/*").select { |f| File.file?(f) }
+      end
+
+      def wipe
+        FileUtils.rm_rf(Dir.glob("#{@cache_dir}/*"))
+      end
+
+      private
+
+      def ensure_cache_directory
+        FileUtils.mkdir_p(@cache_dir)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/infrastructure/cache/redis_cache.rb b/app/infrastructure/cache/redis_cache.rb
index 6544046..2ba5cef 100644
--- a/app/infrastructure/cache/redis_cache.rb
+++ b/app/infrastructure/cache/redis_cache.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 module CodePraise
   module Cache
     # Redis client utility
-    class Client
+    class Remote
       def initialize(config)
         @redis = Redis.new(url: config.REDISCLOUD_URL)
       end
diff --git a/config/environment.rb b/config/environment.rb
index c2249b4..f959df0 100644
--- a/config/environment.rb
+++ b/config/environment.rb
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ def self.config = Figaro.env
     configure :development do
       use Rack::Cache,
           verbose: true,
-          metastore: 'file:_cache/rack/meta',
-          entitystore: 'file:_cache/rack/body'
+          metastore: "#{config.LOCAL_CACHE}/meta",
+          entitystore: "#{config.LOCAL_CACHE}/body"
     end
 
     configure :production do
diff --git a/config/secrets_example.yml b/config/secrets_example.yml
index 942b655..04a7646 100644
--- a/config/secrets_example.yml
+++ b/config/secrets_example.yml
@@ -5,12 +5,14 @@ development:
   DB_FILENAME: db/local/dev.db
   GITHUB_TOKEN: create_github_token
   REPOSTORE_PATH: repostore
+  LOCAL_CACHE: _cache/rack
   API_HOST: http://localhost:9090
   REDISCLOUD_URL: url-assigned-by-Redis-provider-on-Heroku
 
 app_test:
   DB_FILENAME: db/local/test.db
   REPOSTORE_PATH: repostore
+  LOCAL_CACHE: _cache/rack
   API_HOST: http://localhost:9090
   REDISCLOUD_URL: url-assigned-by-Redis-provider-on-Heroku
 
@@ -18,6 +20,7 @@ test:
   DB_FILENAME: db/local/test.db
   GITHUB_TOKEN: create_github_token
   REPOSTORE_PATH: repostore
+  LOCAL_CACHE: _cache/rack
   API_HOST: http://localhost:9090
   REDISCLOUD_URL: url-assigned-by-Redis-provider-on-Heroku
 
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diff --git a/spec/tests/unit/local_cache_spec.rb b/spec/tests/unit/local_cache_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3be3f3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/tests/unit/local_cache_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require_relative '../../helpers/spec_helper'
+require 'fileutils'
+
+describe 'Unit test of LocalCache' do
+  before do
+    # SAFETY: Create a mock config that returns a TEST cache directory
+    # This prevents tests from touching the real cache at _cache/rack
+    @test_cache_dir = 'spec/fixtures/test_cache'
+    @config = Minitest::Mock.new
+    @config.expect(:LOCAL_CACHE, @test_cache_dir)
+
+    # When LocalCache.new(@config) is called, it will use @test_cache_dir
+    # instead of the real LOCAL_CACHE value from secrets.yml
+  end
+
+  after do
+    # Clean up the temporary test cache directory after each test
+    # The real cache directory (_cache/rack) is never touched
+    FileUtils.rm_rf(@test_cache_dir)
+  end
+
+  it 'should create cache directory if it does not exist' do
+    CodePraise::Cache::Local.new(@config)
+
+    _(Dir.exist?(@test_cache_dir)).must_equal true
+  end
+
+  it 'should list keys when cache has files' do
+    cache = CodePraise::Cache::Local.new(@config)
+
+    # Create some test files in the TEST directory
+    meta_dir = "#{@test_cache_dir}/meta"
+    body_dir = "#{@test_cache_dir}/body"
+    FileUtils.mkdir_p(meta_dir)
+    FileUtils.mkdir_p(body_dir)
+    FileUtils.touch("#{meta_dir}/test1")
+    FileUtils.touch("#{body_dir}/test2")
+
+    keys = cache.keys
+
+    _(keys.length).must_equal 2
+    _(keys).must_include "#{meta_dir}/test1"
+    _(keys).must_include "#{body_dir}/test2"
+  end
+
+  it 'should return empty array when no cache files exist' do
+    cache = CodePraise::Cache::Local.new(@config)
+
+    keys = cache.keys
+
+    _(keys).must_be_empty
+  end
+
+  it 'should wipe all cache files' do
+    cache = CodePraise::Cache::Local.new(@config)
+
+    # Create some test files in the TEST directory
+    meta_dir = "#{@test_cache_dir}/meta"
+    body_dir = "#{@test_cache_dir}/body"
+    FileUtils.mkdir_p(meta_dir)
+    FileUtils.mkdir_p(body_dir)
+    FileUtils.touch("#{meta_dir}/test1")
+    FileUtils.touch("#{body_dir}/test2")
+
+    # Verify files exist before wipe
+    _(cache.keys.length).must_equal 2
+
+    # Wipe cache - only affects TEST directory, not real cache
+    cache.wipe
+
+    # Verify files are gone
+    _(cache.keys).must_be_empty
+    # But directory should still exist (wipe removes contents, not directory)
+    _(Dir.exist?(@test_cache_dir)).must_equal true
+  end
+
+  it 'should handle wipe when cache is already empty' do
+    cache = CodePraise::Cache::Local.new(@config)
+
+    # Should not raise error when wiping empty cache
+    cache.wipe
+
+    _(cache.keys).must_be_empty
+  end
+end