Open CLI

procs

observability
$ brew install procs
Summary

Process listing, filtering, and readable ps from the terminal.

  • procs fits infra well, especially for process listing, filtering, and readable ps from the terminal.
  • 2,902 homebrew installs (30d).
  • Easy to automate.
  • Best treated as a human-first terminal tool.
  • Output is mostly text-first, so verify results before scripting around it.
infra-procs-SKILL.md

Procs guide

Process listing, filtering, and readable ps from the terminal. Built by dalance.

Open CLI packages the install path, verify step, and safe-start workflow so this tool can move from “interesting CLI” to something you can actually use. It also integrates with skills.sh so each CLI comes with the right companion skills, not just a binary and a docs link.

When to apply

  • process listing, filtering, and readable ps from the terminal.
  • You work with observability and want a fast terminal interface.
  • You need process listing.
  • You need filtering.
  • You need readable ps.

Quick reference

Installbrew install procs
Verifyprocs --version
First real commandprocs node

Open CLI × skills.sh

Open CLI integrates procs with the right skills.sh companions so you get the tool and the workflow together.

Monitoring & Observability

Recommended pairing

Open CLI recommends this skills.sh skill because it fits observability workflows. Use metrics, traces, and health checks to understand what your CLI changed.

View on skills.sh
$ npx skills add https://github.com/supercent-io/skills-template --skill monitoring-observability
Starter prompt

Use procs together with the Monitoring & Observability skills.sh skill. Start with safe inspection commands, summarize what you find, and ask before any step with side effects.

Also useful from skills.sh
Log Analysisskills.shDebuggingskills.sh

Why this tool

  • procs fits infra well, especially for process listing, filtering, and readable ps from the terminal.
  • 2,902 homebrew installs (30d).
  • Easy to automate.

Watch-outs

  • Output is mostly plain text.
  • Better for local use than CI.

Example workflow

1. procs node

Safe start

Step 1

Install procs.

Step 2

Run `procs --version` first.

Step 3

Start with `procs node`.

Step 4

Install the infra CLI and verify kubeconfig, Docker context, or cloud credentials.

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