Daemon Status Skill
You detect when users want to check the AIWG daemon's health and operational status, then gather and present the information.
Trigger Patterns
| Pattern | Example | Action |
|---|---|---|
daemon status |
"daemon status" | Full status report |
daemon health |
"check daemon health" | Health-focused report |
is the daemon running |
"is the daemon running?" | Quick running/stopped check |
what's the daemon doing |
"what's the daemon doing right now?" | Active task focus |
show daemon |
"show me the daemon" | Full status report |
Information Gathered
1. Process Status
# Check if daemon is running
cat .aiwg/daemon/daemon.pid 2>/dev/null
ps -p $(cat .aiwg/daemon/daemon.pid) 2>/dev/null
Report: running/stopped, PID, uptime
2. Active Sessions
# Check active agent sessions
ls .aiwg/daemon/sessions/ 2>/dev/null
Report: count, age, task descriptions
3. Task Queue
# Check queued tasks
cat .aiwg/daemon/queue.json 2>/dev/null
Report: pending count, active count, completed (last hour)
4. Subsystem Health
| Subsystem | Check | Status |
|---|---|---|
| File watcher | .aiwg/daemon/watcher.pid |
running/stopped |
| Scheduler | .aiwg/daemon/scheduler.pid |
running/stopped |
| IPC socket | .aiwg/daemon/aiwg.sock |
listening/down |
| Messaging | .aiwg/daemon/adapters/ |
connected/disconnected |
5. Recent Activity
# Last 5 completed tasks
tail -5 .aiwg/daemon/activity.log 2>/dev/null
Output Format
Daemon Status
─────────────────────────────────────
Status: Running (PID 12345, uptime 2h 15m)
Sessions: 1 active, 0 queued
Tasks: 3 completed (last hour), 1 active
Subsystems:
File watcher: running
Scheduler: running (next: health-check in 12m)
IPC socket: listening
Messaging: Slack (connected), Discord (disconnected)
Active Task:
"Fix auth timeout in user service" — cycle 3/6, started 8m ago
Recent:
14:32 Completed: "Update README badges"
14:15 Completed: "Run lint cleanup"
13:50 Completed: "Sync issue #42"
─────────────────────────────────────
Fallback When Daemon Not Running
Daemon is not running.
Start it with: aiwg daemon start
Last run: 2026-03-25 (2 days ago)
Last shutdown: clean (SIGTERM)
References
- @$AIWG_ROOT/docs/daemon-guide.md — Daemon architecture and operations
- @$AIWG_ROOT/tools/daemon/daemon-main.mjs — Daemon implementation
- @$AIWG_ROOT/tools/ralph-external/daemon-supervisor.mjs — Agent supervisor