name: process-watch description: "Analyze system processes and resource usage to diagnose runaway processes. Use when investigating CPU/memory/IO spikes."

Process Watch

Comprehensive system process monitoring. Goes beyond basic top to show:

• CPU & memory usage
• Disk I/O per process
• Network connections
• Open files & handles
• Port bindings
• Process trees

Commands

List processes

process-watch list [--sort cpu|mem|disk|name] [--limit 20]

Top resource consumers

process-watch top [--type cpu|mem|disk|net] [--limit 10]

Process details

process-watch info <pid>
# Shows: CPU, memory, open files, network connections, children, environment

Find by name

process-watch find <name>
# e.g., process-watch find chrome

Port bindings

process-watch ports [--port 3000]
# What's listening on which port?

Network connections

process-watch net [--pid <pid>] [--established]

Kill process

process-watch kill <pid> [--force]
process-watch kill --name "chrome" [--force]

Watch mode

process-watch watch [--interval 2] [--alert-cpu 80] [--alert-mem 90]
# Continuous monitoring with threshold alerts

System summary

process-watch summary
# Quick overview: load, memory, disk, top processes

Examples

# What's eating my CPU?
process-watch top --type cpu

# What's on port 3000?
process-watch ports --port 3000

# Details on a specific process
process-watch info 1234

# Kill all Chrome processes
process-watch kill --name chrome

# Watch with alerts
process-watch watch --alert-cpu 90 --alert-mem 85

Platform Support

• Desktop: Full support
• Linux: Full support
• Windows: Partial (basic process list, no lsof equivalent)

Compliance

• Check against GOLD Industry Standards guide in ~/.codex/AGENTS.override.md

When to use

• Use this skill when the task matches its description and triggers.
• If the request is outside scope, route to the referenced skill.

Inputs

• User request details and any relevant files/links.

Outputs

• A structured response or artifact appropriate to the skill.
• Include schema_version: 1 if outputs are contract-bound.

Constraints

• Redact secrets/PII by default.
• Avoid destructive operations without explicit user direction.

Validation

• Run any relevant checks or scripts when available.
• Fail fast and report errors before proceeding.

Philosophy

• Favor clarity, explicit tradeoffs, and verifiable outputs.

• Encourage variation: adapt steps for different contexts and enable creative exploration.

Anti-patterns

• Avoid vague guidance without concrete steps.
• Do not invent results or commands.

Procedure

1. Clarify scope and inputs.
2. Execute the core workflow.
3. Summarize outputs and next steps.

• If context differs, customize steps to fit the situation.

Antipatterns

• Do not add features outside the agreed scope.