Pm2

What it does

When your agent uses it

• Auto-restarting Node apps in production

Example prompts

• “/pm2”

Requirements

• Node.js

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 2d14a69. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

• Tool permissions

  Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

  From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

• Runs code

  Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

  • npm

  From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

• Network

  No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use npm, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.

  From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

• Credentials

  Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

  From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Pm2 loads about 542 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 58 tokens; SKILL.md has 55 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it

~58

When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches

~542

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

• NoteRuns commands with sudoSKILL.md:62

  # sudo env PATH=$PATH:/opt/homebrew/bin pm2 startup launchd -u username --hp /Users/username

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from majiayu000/claude-skill-registry at commit 2d14a69, republished under its MIT licence (© majiayu000). 55 words, ~542 tokens.

name

pm2

description

Manage Node.js applications with PM2 process manager. Use for deploying, monitoring, and auto-restarting Node apps in production. Covers starting apps, viewing logs, setting up auto-start on boot, and managing multiple processes.

npm install -g pm2

# Start an app
pm2 start app.js
pm2 start npm --name "my-app" -- start
pm2 start "npm run start" --name my-app

# With specific port/env
pm2 start npm --name "my-app" -- start -- --port 3000
PORT=3000 pm2 start npm --name "my-app" -- start

# List processes
pm2 list
pm2 ls

# Logs
pm2 logs              # All logs
pm2 logs my-app       # Specific app
pm2 logs --lines 100  # Last 100 lines

# Control
pm2 restart my-app
pm2 stop my-app
pm2 delete my-app
pm2 reload my-app     # Zero-downtime reload

# Info
pm2 show my-app
pm2 monit             # Real-time monitor

# Save current process list
pm2 save

# Generate startup script (run the output command with sudo)
pm2 startup

# Example output - run this:
# sudo env PATH=$PATH:/opt/homebrew/bin pm2 startup launchd -u username --hp /Users/username

# Build first
npm run build

# Start production server
pm2 start npm --name "my-app" -- start

# Or with ecosystem file
pm2 start ecosystem.config.js

module.exports = {
  apps: [{
    name: 'my-app',
    script: 'npm',
    args: 'start',
    cwd: '/path/to/app',
    env: {
      NODE_ENV: 'production',
      PORT: 3000
    }
  }]
}

pm2 delete all        # Remove all processes
pm2 kill              # Kill PM2 daemon
pm2 unstartup         # Remove startup script

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Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file in skills/bash/pm2 of majiayu000/claude-skill-registry.

• SKILL.md
• metadata.json

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 2d14a69

Used in 1 other repository

We found 1 copy of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in majiayu000/claude-skill-registry, which our catalogue first saw on October 8, 2026.

• sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skillsskills/pm2