macos-watchdog
Designs and audits macOS launchd watchdogs. Use for LaunchAgent/LaunchDaemon setup, plist changes, scheduled self-healing, repeated notifications, apps reopening after quit, crash or repair loops hammering the Mac, or a watchdog alert shown as Script Editor.
Install / Use
npx skills add daymade/claude-code-skills --skill macos-watchdogInstalls into whichever agent you are using.
SKILL.md
Installable skill definition
Quality Score
Category
CommunicationSupported Platforms
Our assessment of macos-watchdog
macos-watchdog scores 85/100 on our quality scale, 248th of 335 Communication skills we index.
We have not analysed the SKILL.md file itself yet, so the content part of this score is an estimate until our crawler reaches it.
With 1,426 GitHub stars, it is one of the more widely adopted skills in the catalogue.
Maintenance, license and trust
- The repository was last updated 6 days ago, so macos-watchdog is actively maintained.
- It is released under the MIT license, a permissive license that allows use, modification and commercial use with attribution.
- Its trust signals score 100/100, with no cautions. These come from repository metadata, not a code audit — read the skill file before letting an agent act on it.
macos-watchdog compared with similar skills
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| Skill | Score | Stars | Updated | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| macos-watchdog (this skill)by daymade | 85 | 1.4k | 6d ago | SKILL.md |
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Frequently asked questions
- How do I install macos-watchdog?
- Run
npx skills add daymade/claude-code-skills --skill macos-watchdog. The install tabs above show the steps for each supported agent. - Which AI agents does macos-watchdog work with?
- It is written for Universal, as a SKILL.md file. Other agents that read the same format can often use it too.
- Is macos-watchdog safe to use?
- It is MIT-licensed and scores 100/100 on trust signals. Skills are instructions an agent will follow, so read the file before installing it and do not approve commands you do not understand.
- Is macos-watchdog still maintained?
- The repository was last updated 6 days ago, so macos-watchdog is actively maintained.
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From repository metadata: license, adoption, age and documentation. Not a code audit — see the Safety scan above for what the skill file itself contains.