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Enhanced `ps` process viewer with interactive UI, fzf support, AI filtering, and CSV/JSON/TSV output formats. **Dependency**: This is an x-cmd module. Install x-cmd first (see x-cmd skill for installa

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Imported from x-cmd/x-cmd (mod/ps/SKILL.md). Install upstream with npx skills add x-cmd/x-cmd --skill ps. Copyright stays with the author (Apache-2.0).

x ps - Process Status Viewer

Enhanced process viewer with interactive UI, multiple output formats, and AI-powered filtering.


Quick Start

# Interactive process viewer (default)
x ps

# List all processes with details
x ps aux

Features

  • Interactive UI: Built-in csv app with sorting and filtering
  • fzf integration: x ps fz for fuzzy search
  • Multiple formats: CSV, JSON, TSV output
  • AI filtering: Natural language process selection (x ps =)
  • Process management: Kill processes from interactive view

Commands

Command Description
x ps Interactive process viewer (default)
x ps aux Show all processes
x ps fz Interactive fzf view
x ps --csv CSV format output
x ps --json JSON format output
x ps --tsv TSV format output

Examples

Interactive View

# Default interactive mode
x ps

# Use fzf for fuzzy search
x ps fz

Format Conversion

# Convert ps output to JSON
ps aux | x ps --tojson

# Get CSV format
x ps --csv

# Process and convert
ps -ef | x ps --tocsv

AI-Powered Filtering

# Natural language process selection
x ps = "heavy cpu processes"
x ps = "nodejs processes using most memory"

Process Management

# View and kill from interactive UI
x ps
# Select process → Choose action (dump, TERM, INT, KILL)

Data Pipeline

# Chain with other tools
x ps --csv | x csv sql "SELECT * WHERE CPU > 5"
x ps --json | jq '.[] | select(.USER == "root")'

Platform Notes

Linux

  • Uses native ps command
  • Fallback to busybox ps if needed

macOS

  • Full feature support
  • Native ps compatible

Windows

  • Via busybox or WSL

Related

  • Native ps(1) manual page

Use it

Copy one of these into your project. Installing also returns the manifest and these snippets.

yaml
targets:
  - https://api.opensmartroute.ai/api/v1/registry/x-cmd-x-cmd-ps/manifest   # or paste the manifest below

Manifest

An Open Capability Manifest: the router reads it to know what this does, what it costs and when to pick it.

x-cmd-x-cmd-ps.ocm.jsonjson
{
  "ocm": "1",
  "id": "x-cmd-x-cmd-ps",
  "kind": "skill",
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  "description": "Enhanced `ps` process viewer with interactive UI, fzf support, AI filtering, and CSV/JSON/TSV output formats. **Dependency**: This is an x-cmd module. Install x-cmd first (see x-cmd skill for installation options). see x-cmd skill for installation.",
  "publisher": "x-cmd",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "capabilities": {
    "domains": [
      "data_analysis"
    ],
    "tags": [
      "skill-md",
      "x-cmd",
      "process",
      "ps",
      "monitoring",
      "fzf",
      "github"
    ],
    "languages": [
      "en"
    ]
  },
  "quality_prior": 0.6,
  "examples": [
    "Enhanced `ps` process viewer with interactive UI, fzf support, AI filtering, and CSV/JSON/TSV output formats. **Dependency**: This is an x-cmd module. Install x-cmd first (see x-cmd skill for installation options). see x-cmd skill for installation."
  ],
  "primary": false,
  "metadata": {
    "source": {
      "provider": "github",
      "repository": "https://github.com/x-cmd/x-cmd",
      "path": "mod/ps/SKILL.md",
      "ref": "e18c1ef8b4695c7556c4e847b2eb7eaac13b9230",
      "url": "https://github.com/x-cmd/x-cmd/blob/e18c1ef8b4695c7556c4e847b2eb7eaac13b9230/mod/ps/SKILL.md",
      "key": "x-cmd/x-cmd/mod/ps/SKILL.md"
    },
    "compatibility": "POSIX Shell",
    "license": "Apache-2.0"
  },
  "instructions": "# x ps - Process Status Viewer\n\n> Enhanced process viewer with interactive UI, multiple output formats, and AI-powered filtering.\n\n---\n\n## Quick Start\n\n```bash\n# Interactive process viewer (default)\nx ps\n\n# List all processes with details\nx ps aux\n```\n\n---\n\n## Features\n\n- **Interactive UI**: Built-in csv app with sorting and filtering\n- **fzf integration**: `x ps fz` for fuzzy search\n- **Multiple formats**: CSV, JSON, TSV output\n- **AI filtering**: Natural language process selection (`x ps =`)\n- **Process management**: Kill processes from interactive view\n\n---\n\n## Commands\n\n| Command | Descrip",
  "cost": {
    "context_tokens": 456
  }
}

Fetch it by URL: GET /api/v1/registry/x-cmd-x-cmd-ps/manifest?version=1.0.0

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