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Who published Toolguard Daemon Control?

modbender (@modbender) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Toolguard Daemon Control by modbender

Name: Toolguard Daemon Control
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: modbender

Toolguard Daemon Control

Manage long-running processes as macOS launchd services. Use when asked to start, stop, restart, check status of, or manage background services/daemons. Handles launchd plist creation, service lifecycle, and log access. Use this instead of background exec for any process that should persist beyond the current session.

modbender 59db839 6 files · 8.8 KB Updated Sep 9, 2026 12 repo stars

File contents

toolguard-daemon-control

Manage any executable as a persistent macOS launchd user agent.

Overview

Services are installed as ~/Library/LaunchAgents/ai.toolguard.<name>.plist and run as user-level launch agents. They auto-restart on failure and log to ~/Library/Logs/toolguard/.

Scripts

All scripts are in scripts/ relative to this skill's directory. Run them with bash.

install.sh — Create and start a service

bash scripts/install.sh <service-name> <command> [args...] [--workdir <dir>] [--env KEY=VALUE ...]

service-name: Short identifier (e.g., toolguard-proxy). Used in plist filename and log paths.
command: Absolute path to the executable.
args: Arguments passed to the command.
--workdir <dir>: Working directory for the process (default: $HOME).
--env KEY=VALUE: Environment variables (repeatable).

Example:

bash scripts/install.sh toolguard-proxy /usr/local/go/bin/go run ./cmd/server --config toolguard.dev.yaml --workdir ~/Documents/toolguard

uninstall.sh — Stop and remove a service

bash scripts/uninstall.sh <service-name>

Unloads the service and removes the plist file. Logs are preserved.

status.sh — Check service status

bash scripts/status.sh [service-name]

Without arguments, lists all ai.toolguard.* services. With a name, shows detailed status for that service.

logs.sh — View service logs

bash scripts/logs.sh <service-name> [--follow] [--lines <n>]

Shows stdout and stderr logs. Default: last 50 lines.

list.sh — List all managed services

bash scripts/list.sh

Lists all installed ai.toolguard.* services with their running state.

Notes

Services run as the current user (no sudo required).
Services auto-restart on crash (KeepAlive = true).
To run a Go project, use the compiled binary path or wrap in a shell script — launchd does not support go run directly. Use go build first, then point to the binary.
Log directory: ~/Library/Logs/toolguard/<service-name>/
Plist location: ~/Library/LaunchAgents/ai.toolguard.<service-name>.plist

---name: toolguard-daemon-controldescription: Manage long-running processes as macOS launchd services. Use when asked to start, stop, restart, check status of, or manage background services/daemons. Handles launchd plist creation, service lifecycle, and log access. Use this instead of background exec for any process that should persist beyond the current session.--- # toolguard-daemon-control Manage any executable as a persistent macOS launchd user agent. ## Overview Services are installed as `~/Library/LaunchAgents/ai.toolguard.<name>.plist` and run as user-level launch agents. They auto-restart on failure and log to `~/Library/Logs/toolguard/`. ## Scripts All scripts are in `scripts/` relative to this skill's directory. Run them with `bash`. ### install.sh — Create and start a service ```bash bash scripts/install.sh <service-name> <command> [args...] [--workdir <dir>] [--env KEY=VALUE ...] ``` - `service-name`: Short identifier (e.g., `toolguard-proxy`). Used in plist filename and log paths. - `command`: Absolute path to the executable. - `args`: Arguments passed to the command. - `--workdir <dir>`: Working directory for the process (default: `$HOME`). - `--env KEY=VALUE`: Environment variables (repeatable). Example: ```bash bash scripts/install.sh toolguard-proxy /usr/local/go/bin/go run ./cmd/server --config toolguard.dev.yaml --workdir ~/Documents/toolguard ``` ### uninstall.sh — Stop and remove a service ```bash bash scripts/uninstall.sh <service-name> ``` Unloads the service and removes the plist file. Logs are preserved. ### status.sh — Check service status ```bash bash scripts/status.sh [service-name] ``` Without arguments, lists all `ai.toolguard.*` services. With a name, shows detailed status for that service. ### logs.sh — View service logs ```bash bash scripts/logs.sh <service-name> [--follow] [--lines <n>] ``` Shows stdout and stderr logs. Default: last 50 lines. ### list.sh — List all managed services ```bash bash scripts/list.sh ``` Lists all installed `ai.toolguard.*` services with their running state. ## Notes - Services run as the current user (no sudo required). - Services auto-restart on crash (`KeepAlive = true`). - To run a Go project, use the compiled binary path or wrap in a shell script — launchd does not support `go run` directly. Use `go build` first, then point to the binary. - Log directory: `~/Library/Logs/toolguard/<service-name>/` - Plist location: `~/Library/LaunchAgents/ai.toolguard.<service-name>.plist`

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