hive.terminal-tools-job-control SKILL.md skillA
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- SKILL.md skill
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- aden-hive/hive
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core/framework/skills/_preset_skills/terminal-tools-job-control/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 2
- Latest version
- v1.0, committed Sep 14, 2026
- First version recorded
- May 1, 2026
- Size
- 5,726 bytes
- Repository stars
- 11,142
- License
- Apache-2.0
Use when launching anything that runs longer than a minute, anything that streams logs, anything you want to keep running while doing other work — or when terminal_exec auto-backgrounded on you and returned a job_id. Teaches the start→poll→wait pattern with terminal_job_logs offset bookkeeping, bounded blocking polls, platform-specific process control via terminal_job_manage capabilities, and the hard rule that jobs die when the terminal-tools server restarts. Read before calling…
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What the file says
# Background job control
Background jobs are how you do things that take time without blocking your conversation. Three tools cover the surface: `terminal_job_start`, `terminal_job_logs`, `terminal_job_manage`.
## When to use a job
- Builds, deploys, long tests
- Processes you want to monitor (streaming a log file, a dev server)
- Anything that auto-backgrounded from `terminal_exec` (you have a `job_id`; pivot to this skill's idioms)
For one-shot work expected to finish quickly, `terminal_exec` is simpler. The auto-promotion mechanic in `terminal_exec` is your safety net — start with `terminal_exec`, take over with this skill if needed.
## Lifecycle
```
terminal_job_start(command, ...)
→ { job_id, pid, started_at }
terminal_job_logs(job_id, since_offset=0, max_bytes=64000)
→ { data, offset, next_offset, status: "running"|"exited", exit_code, ... }
# Repeat with since_offset = previous next_offset until status == "exited"
# Or block once with wait_until_exit=True:
terminal_job_logs(job_id, since_offset=N, wait_until_exit=True, wait_timeout_sec=30)
→ blocks server-side until exit or timeout
```
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How to install
mdr add aden-hive/hive/hive.terminal-tools-job-control@sha256:4f855abd82e0d6f4The line at the top of this page pins the label v1.0, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.
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The registry has recorded 2 versions of this file, between May 1, 2026 and Sep 14, 2026, about one every 136 days.
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| v1.0 latest | 2026-09-14 | 6193aea | 5,726 B | A | view · diff |
| v1.0 | 2026-05-01 | 0c6f0f8 | 5,530 B | A | view |
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Source
aden-hive/hive · 11,142 stars · license Apache-2.0 · pushed 2026-11-02 · branch main
API
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