A powerful utility for managing process lifecycles by sending specific termination and control signals to active system PIDs.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install kill-tool
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install kill-tool using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
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Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is Kill - Process Signal Utility?
The kill-tool is a specialized utility designed for developers and system administrators who need precise control over running processes. As a core component within the Openclaw Skills ecosystem, it provides a streamlined interface for sending various signals to processes, enabling everything from graceful shutdowns to immediate, forceful terminations.
By facilitating direct communication with the operating system's process manager, this skill ensures that unresponsive programs, background tasks, and resource-heavy applications can be managed without destabilizing the environment. It is an essential tool for maintaining system health and ensuring clean resource deallocation during development and deployment workflows.
Kill - Process Signal Utility Use Cases
- Terminating unresponsive or hung background applications.
- Triggering configuration reloads in services using the SIGHUP signal.
- Performing clean shutdowns of development servers via SIGTERM.
- Forcefully clearing zombie processes or locked resources using SIGKILL.
- Simulating user interrupts for testing application resilience.
How Kill - Process Signal Utility Works
- The user identifies the Process ID (PID) of the target application using system monitoring tools.
- The kill-tool is invoked via the CLI with the target PID and an optional signal flag.
- The utility interfaces with the OS kernel to dispatch the specified signal to the process queue.
- The target process receives the signal and either executes a cleanup routine (graceful) or is immediately purged from memory by the kernel (forceful).
Kill - Process Signal Utility Setup
To integrate this utility into your environment, follow these standard installation steps for Openclaw Skills:
# Install the kill-tool package
openclaw install kill-tool
# Verify installation by listing available signals
kill-tool -l
Kill - Process Signal Utility Data Schema & Taxonomy
The kill-tool operates primarily through signal transmission and does not maintain a persistent database. However, it interacts with the following data points:
| Attribute | Description | Format |
|---|---|---|
| PID | The unique Process Identifier of the target | Integer |
| Signal | The numeric or named signal to be sent | Integer/String |
| Exit Code | The result of the signal dispatch attempt | 0 (Success) / 1 (Failure) |
It utilizes standard system logs to track execution history and errors encountered during signal delivery.
Kill - Process Signal Utility Advanced Features
- Support for over 30 standard POSIX signals for granular process control.
- Capability to broadcast signals to process groups.
- Integration with automated cleanup scripts and multi-agent recovery workflows.
- Detailed signal listing via the -l flag to verify environment compatibility.
- Low-level kernel interfacing for high-reliability process management.
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