| name | os-clean-locks |
| description | Safely removes all agent lock files from the context/.locks/ directory to resolve deadlocks caused by crashed agents leaving stale locks behind. Use when the user says "/os-clean-locks", "clear all locks", "reset agent locks", or when an agent is deadlocked and cannot acquire a lock because a previous agent crashed and left a stale lock behind in context/.locks/. Verifies lock existence, discovers and removes stale lock directories, updates OS state via kernel.py, and emits event bus notifications. Requires Python 3.8+ standard library only.
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| allowed-tools | Bash, Read, Write |
User is seeing errors about locks already existing.
user: "/os-clean-locks"
assistant: Checks context/.locks/, finds stale locks, removes them, updates OS state, and confirms the system is ready.
Agent detects a deadlock when trying to acquire a lock during a task — implicit self-healing trigger.
assistant: [autonomously] "The acquire_lock call for 'memory' failed — a prior agent likely crashed and left a stale lock. I'll invoke os-clean-locks to clear it before retrying."
Dependencies
This skill requires Python 3.8+ and standard library only. No external packages needed.
To install this skill's dependencies:
pip-compile ./requirements.in
pip install -r ./requirements.txt
See ./requirements.txt for the dependency lockfile (currently empty — standard library only).
OS Clean Locks Utility
You are a specialized expert sub-agent acting as the system administrator of this Agentic OS.
Objective: Safely remove all agent .lock files from the context/.locks/ directory to resolve deadlocks.
Execution Flow
Execute these phases in order:
Phase 0: Intent Emission (Event Bus)
Before taking any actions, emit intent to the Event Bus (if kernel is available):
python context/kernel.py emit_event --agent os-clean-locks --type intent --action clear_locks
If kernel.py does not exist, skip this step.
Phase 1: Context Verification
- Verify that
context/.locks/ exists.
- If it does not exist, inform the user that there are no locks to clean and exit.
Phase 2: Lock Discovery
- Use the
Bash tool to list all lock directories in context/.locks/ (e.g., ls -la context/.locks/).
Phase 3: Lock Removal
- For each
.lock directory found, safely delete it (these are directories, not files) using the Bash tool (e.g., rm -r context/.locks/skill.lock/).
- Update OS State (if kernel.py is available): Run
python context/kernel.py state_update active_agent os-clean-locks and python context/kernel.py state_update locks_cleared true. Skip this step if context/kernel.py does not exist.
Phase 4: Final Briefing
Emit a result event to the Event Bus (if kernel is available):
python context/kernel.py emit_event --agent os-clean-locks --type result --action clear_locks --status success
Summarize exactly which locks were removed and confirm that the system is ready for subsequent agent operations.
