Agent skill

Linux Service Ops

by WrongStack in WrongStack/WrongStack

Configure and troubleshoot application services on an authorized Linux host with explicit service ownership.

MITAuto-check passedDevOps & Cloud

Install Linux Service Ops

skills CLI
$ npx skills add WrongStack/WrongStack --skill linux-service-ops -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install WrongStack/WrongStack linux-service-ops --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/WrongStack/WrongStack.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/packages/core/skills/linux-service-ops .claude/skills/linux-service-ops && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
linux-service-ops
GitHub stars
371
Token cost
~804 tokens
SKILL.md length
286 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
100
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Configure and troubleshoot application services on an authorized Linux host with explicit service ownership.

  • Works in 6 steps: Identify the exact unit, host, user,… → Separate reload, restart, enable and… → Preserve the working access path and… → …
  • Managing systemd units
  • SKILL.md covers Selection card, Overview, Rules and Workflow, plus 3 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Linux Service Ops is an agent skill from WrongStack/WrongStack. Configure and troubleshoot application services on an authorized Linux host with explicit service ownership. Use when managing systemd units, startup, logs, users, permissions or service resources; preserve the administrator existing distro configuration.

Its SKILL.md is about 800 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in DevOps & Cloud, covering Linux administration. It works with Linux. The repository describes itself as: An AI coding agent that reads your code, edits files, runs commands, and reasons through bugs — across a terminal REPL, a full-screen TUI, and a browser UI, while you keep your… The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Managing systemd units
  • Service resources
  • Preserve the administrator existing distro configuration

Example prompts

  • “/linux-service-ops”

Workflow steps

6 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Identify the exact unit, host, user, environment and current process before editing.
  2. Separate reload, restart, enable and start: they change different service states.
  3. Preserve the working access path and inspect dependent services before disruptive changes.
  4. Keep unit credentials/environment secret references outside source and redact logs at the report boundary.
  5. Validate unit syntax and runtime paths/permissions before restart; ExecStart parsing is not an ordinary shell.
  6. Scope resource/sandbox limits to actual application needs and verify writable directories and shutdown behavior.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit a744bdc. 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

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

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

  • Network

    Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):

    • freedesktop.org
    • github.com

    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

Linux Service Ops loads about 804 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 68 tokens; SKILL.md has 286 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~68
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~804

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

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

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 WrongStack/WrongStack at commit a744bdc, republished under its MIT licence (© WrongStack). 286 words, ~804 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/linux-service-ops/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
linux-service-ops
description
Configure and troubleshoot application services on an authorized Linux host with explicit service ownership. Use when managing systemd units, startup, logs, users, permissions or service resources; preserve the administrator existing distro configuration.
trigger
Configure and troubleshoot application services on an authorized Linux host with explicit service ownership. Use when managing systemd units, startup, logs…
version
1.0.1
required-capabilities
filesystem.read
optional-capabilities
filesystem.write, execution.shell, verification.run, web.research
metadata.routing-group
operations
metadata.domain
operations

Linux Service Ops

Selection card

  • Task: Operate Linux services, journals and resource limits. / TR: Linux servis, journal ve kaynak sınırlarını yönet.
  • Start: Identify the authorized target, current health and rollback boundary.
  • Finish: apply the acceptance checks below; report observed results and unresolved constraints.

Overview

Configure and troubleshoot application services on an authorized Linux host with explicit service ownership.

Checked upstream systemd release: 262 (2026-10-09). Use the distro-supported systemd package and its actual unit directives; upstream latest does not justify replacing the host OS service manager.

Rules

  1. Identify the exact unit, host, user, environment and current process before editing.
  2. Separate reload, restart, enable and start: they change different service states.
  3. Preserve the working access path and inspect dependent services before disruptive changes.
  4. Keep unit credentials/environment secret references outside source and redact logs at the report boundary.
  5. Validate unit syntax and runtime paths/permissions before restart; ExecStart parsing is not an ordinary shell.
  6. Scope resource/sandbox limits to actual application needs and verify writable directories and shutdown behavior.

Workflow

  1. Read the target unit/effective overrides, relevant journal window and process status.
  2. Identify the narrow configuration or application cause; prepare an owned drop-in or source fix.
  3. Validate, reload definitions where needed and perform the authorized service transition.
  4. Confirm new process/version, readiness, logs and clean stop/restart.
  5. Report changes, downtime/recovery boundary and persistent enablement state.

Before returning

Correct service/process identified; unit validation performed; running version/readiness checked; owned overrides and recovery recorded.

Sources

Versioned facts checked 2026-10-09; refresh authoritative sources before new installs/upgrades. systemd service contract, systemd releases.

Skills in scope

  • ssh-operations — verified authorized remote connection.
  • remote-debugging — bounded evidence on the authorized host.
  • observability — runtime signals and correlation.
  • release-rollback — version promotion and recovery compatibility.

© WrongStack, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in packages/core/skills/linux-service-ops of WrongStack/WrongStack.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit a744bdc

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Questions about Linux Service Ops

What does Linux Service Ops do?

Configure and troubleshoot application services on an authorized Linux host with explicit service ownership. Linux Service Ops is an agent skill from WrongStack/WrongStack. Configure and troubleshoot application services on an authorized Linux host with explicit service ownership.

When should I use Linux Service Ops?

Linux Service Ops fits situations like: managing systemd units; service resources; preserve the administrator existing distro configuration.

How do I install Linux Service Ops in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add WrongStack/WrongStack --skill linux-service-ops -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (packages/core/skills/linux-service-ops in WrongStack/WrongStack) into .claude/skills/linux-service-ops in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Linux Service Ops in Codex?

Run `npx skills add WrongStack/WrongStack --skill linux-service-ops -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (packages/core/skills/linux-service-ops in WrongStack/WrongStack) into .agents/skills/linux-service-ops in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Linux Service Ops in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add WrongStack/WrongStack --skill linux-service-ops -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/linux-service-ops, .gemini/skills/linux-service-ops, .github/skills/linux-service-ops and .opencode/skills/linux-service-ops in your project.

What does Linux Service Ops need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Linux Service Ops is instructions for the agent only.

Does Linux Service Ops access the network?

SKILL.md names 2 domains. As links in the text: freedesktop.org and github.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Linux Service Ops safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Linux Service Ops use?

Linux Service Ops is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Linux Service Ops use?

About 804 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.2k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Linux Service Ops?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Linux Service Ops: Openclaw Live Updater (openclaw/openclaw, 392k stars), Openbkn Deploy (openbkn-ai/bkn-foundry, 655 stars), Minimega (sandia-minimega/minimega, 160 stars) and Setup Cpu Proxy Server (drawthingsai/draw-things-community, 584 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Linux Service Ops?

WrongStack (a GitHub organization) maintains it in WrongStack/WrongStack, which has 371 GitHub stars. The repository holds 100 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 10, 2026.

Source: WrongStack/WrongStack on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.