daemon-status

namespace	aiwg
name	daemon-status
description	Show daemon health, active sessions, task queue, and subsystem status
version	2026.3.0
triggers	["daemon status","daemon health","is the daemon running","what's the daemon doing","show daemon","check daemon","daemon info"]
platforms	["all"]

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