daemon

name	daemon
description	Manage the Kraken daemon -- view status, manage tasks, and perform maintenance
slash	daemon
aliases	status

Use bash with curl to interact with the daemon HTTP API at http://localhost:50051.

For trigger configuration, load the triggers skill. For notification setup, load the notifications skill.

Tasks

curl -s http://localhost:50051/api/tasks?status=all&limit=20 | jq

curl -s http://localhost:50051/api/tasks/{task_id} | jq

curl -s -X POST http://localhost:50051/api/schedule \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"prompt": "Run tests and fix failures", "priority": 5, "agent": "build"}'

curl -s -X POST http://localhost:50051/api/tasks/{task_id}/cancel

curl -s -X POST http://localhost:50051/api/tasks/{task_id}/retry

curl -s http://localhost:50051/api/tasks/{task_id}/logs | jq

Status & Stats

curl -s http://localhost:50051/api/status | jq

curl -s "http://localhost:50051/api/stats?period=today" | jq

curl -s http://localhost:50051/api/health

Maintenance

curl -s -X POST http://localhost:50051/api/clean \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"worktrees": true, "task_days": 30, "dry_run": false}'

Configuration

The daemon configuration lives at ~/.kraken/kraken.jsonc. Use read to view and edit to modify.

After editing, reload without restarting:

kill -HUP $(cat ~/.kraken/daemon.pid)