Background Processes

Consolidated from the official ascorbic/bgproc skill and JB's process-management workflow. Validated against npm bgproc@0.3.0 on Linux on 2026-10-06.

Workflow

1. Choose a task-specific process name and start from the intended working directory.

2. For a server, wait for a listening port with a bounded timeout:

   bgproc start -n my-devserver -w 30 -- npm run dev
   

   This waits for port detection, not application health. Check the returned URL/endpoint separately when readiness requires more than a listening socket.

3. Inspect or restart the same process: