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slay-processes

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List and manage running processes via the slay CLI

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Processes are background tasks managed by the SlayZone app — distinct from PTY terminal sessions (see slay-pty). These include automation runners, background jobs, and other managed child processes.

All process commands require the SlayZone app to be running, as data comes from the app's HTTP API.

Commands

  • slay processes list [--json] — list all managed processes.

    • Shows ID, status, label, command, PID, and start time

  • slay processes logs <id> [-n <lines>] — print the last N lines of a process's output buffer.

    • Default: 50 lines

  • slay processes kill <id> — kill a running process.

  • slay processes follow <id> — stream process output in real time.

    • For live processes: uses SSE (Server-Sent Events) and streams indefinitely until the process exits or the connection drops
    • For already-finished processes: dumps the full output as plain text and returns immediately