List and manage system processes across macOS and Linux.
npx skills add https://github.com/linanwx/nagobot --skill process-manage
Please help me install this Agent Skill. Skill: process-manage Source: https://github.com/linanwx/nagobot/tree/main/cmd/templates/skills/process-manage Command: npx skills add https://github.com/linanwx/nagobot --skill process-manage
Managing and troubleshooting system processes can be tedious and error-prone across different platforms. This Skill provides a unified set of commands to list, locate, and monitor processes, making it easier to diagnose performance issues and ensure system health.
List All Processes: exec: ps aux | head -30
Find by Name: exec: ps aux | grep -i "PROCESS_NAME" | grep -v grep
Find by PID: exec: ps -p PID -o pid,ppid,user,%cpu,%mem,start,command
Tree View (Linux): exec: ps auxf | head -40
Tree View (macOS): exec: pstree 2>/dev/null || ps -ef | head -30
Find by Port: exec: lsof -i :PORT_NUMBER
By User: exec: ps -u USERNAME -o pid,%cpu,%mem,command | head -20
Top CPU consumers: exec: ps aux --sort=-%cpu | head -11
Top memory consumers: exec: ps aux --sort=-%mem | head -11
System load: exec: uptime
One-shot top snapshot: exec: top -bn1 | head -20 2>/dev/null || top -l 1 | head -20
Kill by PID: exec: kill PID
Force kill: exec: kill -9 PID
Kill by name: exec: pkill "PROCESS_NAME"
Kill all by name: exec: pkill -f "PATTERN"
Kill by port: exec: lsof -ti :PORT_NUMBER | xargs kill -9 2>/dev/null && echo "Killed" || echo "No process on port PORT_NUMBER"
Memory & Swap: Linux: exec: free -h; macOS: exec: vm_stat | perl -ne '/page size of (\d+)/ and $size=$1; /Pages\s+(\w+):\s+(\d+)/ and printf("%-16s %6.1f MB\n", "$1:", $2 * $size / 1048576)'
Disk I/O: Linux: exec: iostat -xd 1 2 2>/dev/null | tail -20; macOS: exec: iostat -w 1 -c 2 2>/dev/null
Open Files: By process: exec: lsof -p PID | head -30; Open file count by process: exec: lsof | awk '{print $1}' | sort | uniq -c | sort -rn | head -15
Service Management (Linux systemd): Status: exec: systemctl status SERVICE_NAME; Start / stop / restart: exec: sudo systemctl start SERVICE_NAME exec: sudo systemctl stop SERVICE_NAME exec: sudo systemctl restart SERVICE_NAME; List running services: exec: systemctl list-units --type=service --state=running
Crontab (System Cron): exec: crontab -l 2>/dev/null || echo "No crontab for current user"
Notes: Cross-platform nuances and recommended practices.
Run the process-manage skill to list and monitor current system processes.
High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.
You can find a process by port using lsof -i :PORT_NUMBER, then terminate it with kill -9 PID or pkill. This unified process management approach works across both Linux and macOS without needing separate tools.
The best way to monitor system processes cross-platform is using ps aux --sort=-%cpu or top -bn1 to snapshot resource usage. These commands provide unified CPU and memory reporting on both macOS and Linux servers.
Yes, you can view process trees on macOS using pstree or fall back to ps -ef. Linux supports ps auxf natively. This ensures you can visualize parent-child process relationships across different operating systems.
To list running systemd services, use systemctl list-units --type=service --state=running. You can manage status by executing sudo systemctl start, stop, or restart with the service name to control Linux system services.
Yes, this process management approach works for diagnosing system load and disk I/O. You can execute uptime for load averages and use iostat or vm_stat to monitor disk and memory statistics across Linux and macOS environments.
Use pkill to terminate processes by name using pkill "PROCESS_NAME" or pkill -f "PATTERN" for full command matching. Unlike kill -9 which requires a specific PID, pkill targets multiple matching processes simultaneously without manual PID lookup.
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