Systemd Services
This skill manages Systemd services, allowing you to easily start, stop, restart, and check their status for robust system control.
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Run in terminal (recommended)
claude mcp add systemd-services npx -- -y @trustedskills/systemd-services
Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"systemd-services": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@trustedskills/systemd-services"
]
}
}
}Requires Claude Code (claude CLI). Run claude --version to verify your install.
About This Skill
What it does
This skill allows an AI agent to interact with and manage systemd services on a Linux system. It can start, stop, restart, check the status of, and enable or disable services using standard systemd commands. This provides powerful control over background processes and system functionality.
When to use it
- Troubleshooting: Diagnose issues by checking the status of failing services.
- Automated deployments: Start or stop services as part of a deployment pipeline.
- System maintenance: Enable or disable services for scheduled maintenance tasks.
- Service management: Restart services after configuration changes to apply updates.
Key capabilities
- Start systemd services
- Stop systemd services
- Restart systemd services
- Check the status of systemd services
- Enable systemd services on boot
- Disable systemd services from starting on boot
Example prompts
- "Check the status of the ssh service."
- "Restart the apache2 service."
- "Enable the nginx service to start on boot."
- “Stop the mysql service”
Tips & gotchas
The AI agent will require appropriate permissions (e.g., sudo) to manage systemd services, depending on the specific actions being performed and the system's configuration. Ensure the agent has these privileges configured correctly for successful operation.
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