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kill-dev-process
The kill-dev-process Claude Code skill terminates orphaned development processes including dev servers, browsers, and build tools that accumulate during development work. Use this skill when ports become occupied, too many node or browser processes are running, or when starting fresh is needed after interrupted development sessions.
Install in Claude Code
Copygit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/nokonoko1203/claude-code-settings /tmp/kill-dev-process && cp -r /tmp/kill-dev-process/skills/kill-dev-process ~/.claude/skills/kill-dev-processThen start a new Claude Code session; the skill loads automatically.
Definition
SKILL.md
# Dev Environment Cleanup Safely clean up processes accumulated during development (dev servers, browsers, node, etc.). Usage: `/kill-dev-process` Usage: `/kill-dev-process $MODE` `$ARGUMENTS` to specify mode: - `ports` — Only processes occupying listening ports - `browsers` — Only browser processes - `all` — Process all categories at once - No argument — Interactive selection ## Execution Steps ### Step 1: Investigate the Current State Run the following commands **in parallel** to assess the current situation: ```bash # List listening TCP ports (macOS) lsof -iTCP -sTCP:LISTEN -P -n 2>/dev/null | grep -v "^COMMAND" ``` ```bash # Dev-related node processes ps aux | grep -E '[n]ode|[t]sx|[v]ite|[n]ext|[n]uxt|[e]sbuild|[t]sc |[b]un ' | grep -v 'grep' ``` ```bash # Browser processes (including those from Playwright/Chrome DevTools MCP) ps aux | grep -E '[C]hromium|[c]hrome|[C]hrome Helper|[p]laywright' | grep -v 'grep' ``` ### Step 2: Classify and Display Results Classify detected processes into the following categories and display in **table format**: | Category | Criteria | |----------|----------| | Dev Servers | Processes listening on ports 3000-9999 via node/bun/deno | | Browsers | Chromium, Chrome, Playwright-related processes | | Build Tools | Residual esbuild, tsc, webpack, turbopack, etc. | | Other | Anything else requiring user confirmation | Display format example: ``` ## Detected Processes ### Dev Servers (3 items) PID PORT COMMAND STARTED 12345 3000 node next-server 10:30 12346 5173 node vite 11:45 12347 8080 node express 09:00 ### Browsers (5 items) PID COMMAND MEM 23456 Chromium --headless 120M 23457 Chrome Helper (Renderer) 80M ... ``` ### Step 3: Safety Check **Processes that must NEVER be killed:** - System processes (PID < 100, root-owned system daemons) - Databases (postgres, mysql, redis, mongo) - Docker / containerd - SSH / sshd - IDE itself (VSCode, Cursor) — Chrome helpers ARE eligible targets - Long-running processes that appear to be intentionally started by the user If any of the above are detected, exclude them and display a notice about the exclusion. ### Step 4: Confirm with the User Unless the mode is `all`, use `AskUserQuestion` to get confirmation: - Allow the user to select "Kill / Skip" for each category - Support keeping specific PIDs alive ### Step 5: Terminate Processes 1. First attempt graceful shutdown with `kill -TERM <PID>` 2. Wait 1 second and check survival: `kill -0 <PID> 2>/dev/null` 3. If still alive, force kill with `kill -9 <PID>` 4. Display termination results ```bash # Example: graceful shutdown kill -TERM 12345 12346 12347 # Check survival after 1 second sleep 1 for pid in 12345 12346 12347; do kill -0 $pid 2>/dev/null && echo "PID $pid still alive, force killing..." && kill -9 $pid done ``` ### Step 6: Result Report Display a summary of the cleanup results: ``` ## Cleanup Complete - Terminated: 8 processes - Freed ports: 3000, 5173, 8080 - Skipped: 2 (postgres, redis) - Failed: 0 ``` ## Notes - Assumes macOS environment (`lsof` flags, etc.) - Always get user confirmation before killing processes (including `all` mode) - Only use actual PIDs obtained from investigation results for `kill` commands - Investigation and termination are separate steps — never pipe them together (prevents accidental kills)