consolidate-process-management

name	consolidate-process-management
description	Use when multiple background processes are running. Consolidate into a single workflow to avoid process sprawl and confusion about which session holds the relevant output.
category	automation

Consolidate Process Management

1. List all active processes with process list before starting new ones
2. Kill stale sessions that are no longer needed: process kill <sessionId>
3. Use a single session for related operations (edit → restart → test)
4. Chain commands in one call when possible: sleep 4 && curl ... && curl ...
5. Log results to a variable or file instead of spawning multiple sessions

bash

Good: One session for edit-restart-test cycle

process write sessionId=main <<< 'cd /path && make restart && sleep 4 && curl test' process poll sessionId=main timeout=15000

Bad: Multiple sessions (gentle-summit, clear-canyon) for same workflow

Anti-pattern: Creating new process sessions for each sub-step, losing track of which session contains which output.