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serviceman

Cross-platform service management for systemd, launchctl, and OpenRC

Registers and manages background services on Linux and macOS with one simple command. Eliminates the pain of hand-writing and debugging systemd units, launchctl plists, and OpenRC scripts. Handles adding, starting, stopping, restarting, and listing daemons so deployments run reliably at boot or login.
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Gives your AI agent the operational rules and platform-specific gotchas for safely registering and managing services with serviceman on macOS and Linux.

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serviceman

Creates and manages Linux and macOS background services via system init systems.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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How to install serviceman?▼

Run `npx skills add bnnanet/serviceman --all -g -y` in your terminal to install this skill globally for your AI agent.

How to run an app as a background service?▼

Use `serviceman add --name 'myapp' --workdir ~/srv/myapp -- ~/bin/myapp serve` to register any command as a managed service that starts automatically.

Does serviceman work on both macOS and Linux?▼

Yes. It generates launchctl agents and daemons on macOS, and systemd or OpenRC service files on Linux, auto-detecting the right manager.

What is the difference between --agent and --daemon?▼

`--agent` runs only during user login sessions (macOS default), while `--daemon` runs at system boot and survives logout (Linux default).

Can I manage services without typing sudo passwords?▼

Yes. The skill includes a sudoers snippet granting NOPASSWD for install, systemctl, rc-service, and rc-update so service operations run without prompts.

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