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Starts, lists, checks, restarts and stops long-running background services through Yao daemon tools, reporting the verified port and URL of each.
Install Yao Daemon Manager
$ npx skills add YaoApp/yao --skill yao-daemon -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install YaoApp/yao yao-daemon --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/YaoApp/yao.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/tools/skills/yao-daemon .claude/skills/yao-daemon && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "yao-daemon" agent skill from https://github.com/YaoApp/yao/tree/main/tools/skills/yao-daemon into .claude/skills/yao-daemon/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "yao-daemon", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/YaoApp/yao/tree/main/tools/skills/yao-daemonType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add YaoApp/yao --skill yao-daemon -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install YaoApp/yao yao-daemon --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/YaoApp/yao.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/tools/skills/yao-daemon .agents/skills/yao-daemon && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "yao-daemon" agent skill from https://github.com/YaoApp/yao/tree/main/tools/skills/yao-daemon into .agents/skills/yao-daemon/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "yao-daemon", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add YaoApp/yao --skill yao-daemon -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install YaoApp/yao yao-daemon --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/YaoApp/yao.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/tools/skills/yao-daemon .cursor/skills/yao-daemon && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "yao-daemon" agent skill from https://github.com/YaoApp/yao/tree/main/tools/skills/yao-daemon into .cursor/skills/yao-daemon/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "yao-daemon", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/YaoApp/yao.git --path tools/skills/yao-daemon--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add YaoApp/yao --skill yao-daemon -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install YaoApp/yao yao-daemon --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/YaoApp/yao.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/tools/skills/yao-daemon .gemini/skills/yao-daemon && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "yao-daemon" agent skill from https://github.com/YaoApp/yao/tree/main/tools/skills/yao-daemon into .gemini/skills/yao-daemon/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "yao-daemon", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install YaoApp/yao yao-daemonInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add YaoApp/yao --skill yao-daemon -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/YaoApp/yao.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/tools/skills/yao-daemon .github/skills/yao-daemon && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "yao-daemon" agent skill from https://github.com/YaoApp/yao/tree/main/tools/skills/yao-daemon into .github/skills/yao-daemon/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "yao-daemon", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add YaoApp/yao --skill yao-daemon -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install YaoApp/yao yao-daemon --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/YaoApp/yao.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/tools/skills/yao-daemon .opencode/skills/yao-daemon && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "yao-daemon" agent skill from https://github.com/YaoApp/yao/tree/main/tools/skills/yao-daemon into .opencode/skills/yao-daemon/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "yao-daemon", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
yao-daemon- GitHub stars
- 8.1k
- Token cost
- ~1.1k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 436 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 14
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
Starts, lists, checks, restarts and stops long-running background services through Yao daemon tools, reporting the verified port and URL of each.
- Works in 5 steps: Always provide a description. → Specify port when starting a server —… → Daemons run indefinitely — use… → …
- Starting a dev server so it keeps running in the background
- SKILL.md covers Tools, Parameters, Response Fields and Errors, plus 2 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
The skill lists six tools: yao_daemon_start, yao_daemon_list, yao_daemon_status, yao_daemon_stop, yao_daemon_restart and yao_job_output. Starting a service always runs it in the background and returns a daemon ID right away; you give it the shell command and a short description, and may add a port, extra arguments and a working directory.
Each daemon record carries its status, process IDs, timestamps, exit code and, once the system sees the process listening, a daemon_port and daemon_url. If the port is not confirmed within a short settle window, the start call returns a port_detecting state instead. Restarting keeps the same ID and bumps a restart counter, listing can be filtered by status and paged, and daemon output is read with yao_job_output using the daemon ID.
When your agent uses it
- Starting a dev server so it keeps running in the background
- Checking whether a background service is up and on which port
- Restarting a stuck daemon without losing its ID
- Stopping long-running processes you no longer need
Example prompts
- “Start the dev server with npm run dev in the web folder and tell me its URL.”
- “List all running daemons and show me the output of the failed one.”
- “Restart the API daemon and confirm the port is listening again.”
Requirements
- Yao daemon tools such as yao_daemon_start available to the agent
Workflow steps
5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Always provide a description.
- Specify port when starting a server — the system confirms the port is actually listening before reporting daemon_url.
- Daemons run indefinitely — use yao_daemon_stop to terminate.
- Use yao_daemon_restart to restart a crashed or misconfigured daemon without losing its ID.
- Monitor output with yao_job_output passing the daemon_id as job_id.
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 0b6ee5f. 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 (its code samples are json).
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
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
Yao Daemon Manager loads about 1.1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 56 tokens; SKILL.md has 436 words of instructions outside code blocks.
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
Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 436 words (~1,125 tokens).
“All responses are JSON. Daemon objects contain:”
- name
- yao-daemon
Files
Just SKILL.md in tools/skills/yao-daemon of YaoApp/yao.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 0b6ee5f
Compare with similar skills
Yao Daemon Manager next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yao Daemon Manager this skillYaoApp/yao | 8.1k | — | ~1.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| PR Babysitteropeninterpreter/openinterpreter | 69k | 3 repos | ~4.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Code Design Rationale Investigatorcursor/plugins | 10k | 9 repos | ~2.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Simple Englishmoeru-ai/airi | 50k | 2 repos | ~4.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Mole CLI Release Flowtw93/Mole | 70k | — | ~2.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | GPL-3.0 | |
| Babysit PR To Pass CIsgl-project/sglang | 37k | 2 repos | ~3k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 |
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Questions about Yao Daemon Manager
What does Yao Daemon Manager do?
Starts, lists, checks, restarts and stops long-running background services through Yao daemon tools, reporting the verified port and URL of each. The skill lists six tools: yao_daemon_start, yao_daemon_list, yao_daemon_status, yao_daemon_stop, yao_daemon_restart and yao_job_output. Starting a service always runs it in the background and returns a daemon ID right away; you give it the shell command and a short description, and may add a port, extra arguments and a working directory.
When should I use Yao Daemon Manager?
Yao Daemon Manager fits situations like: starting a dev server so it keeps running in the background; checking whether a background service is up and on which port; restarting a stuck daemon without losing its ID; stopping long-running processes you no longer need.
How do I install Yao Daemon Manager in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add YaoApp/yao --skill yao-daemon -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (tools/skills/yao-daemon in YaoApp/yao) into .claude/skills/yao-daemon in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Yao Daemon Manager in Codex?
Run `npx skills add YaoApp/yao --skill yao-daemon -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (tools/skills/yao-daemon in YaoApp/yao) into .agents/skills/yao-daemon in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Yao Daemon Manager 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 YaoApp/yao --skill yao-daemon -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/yao-daemon, .gemini/skills/yao-daemon, .github/skills/yao-daemon and .opencode/skills/yao-daemon in your project.
What does Yao Daemon Manager need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Yao Daemon Manager is instructions for the agent only. Our summary lists: Yao daemon tools such as yao_daemon_start available to the agent.
Does Yao Daemon Manager access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Yao Daemon Manager 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 Yao Daemon Manager use?
Yao Daemon Manager has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.
How many tokens does Yao Daemon Manager use?
About 1.1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.5k 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 Yao Daemon Manager?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Yao Daemon Manager: PR Babysitter (openinterpreter/openinterpreter, 69k stars), Code Design Rationale Investigator (cursor/plugins, 10k stars), Simple English (moeru-ai/airi, 50k stars) and Mole CLI Release Flow (tw93/Mole, 70k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Yao Daemon Manager?
YaoApp (a GitHub organization) maintains it in YaoApp/yao, which has 8,095 GitHub stars. The repository holds 14 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 5, 2026.
Source: YaoApp/yao on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.