self-managing-tool-patterns Skill
Use when a CLI tool needs to manage itself. Covers a doctor diagnostic command, self-update/upgrade, cross-platform service installation (systemd and launchd), and post-upgrade verification. Published by microsoft in amplifier-bundle-skills.
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What is self-managing-tool-patterns Skill?
Use when a CLI tool needs to manage itself. Covers a doctor diagnostic command, self-update/upgrade, cross-platform service installation (systemd and launchd), and post-upgrade verification. Published by microsoft in amplifier-bundle-skills. This profile combines repository metadata with install, compatibility, and usage signals so developers can quickly decide whether it fits their agent workflow before opening the source repository.
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Key capabilities
- Includes SKILL.md support
- Reusable instructions support
- Deployment
- Design and media
- Deployment use cases
- Design and media use cases
Declared skill metadata
- Source file: skills/self-managing-tool-patterns/SKILL.md
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- Install or run with Copy skill directory
When to use self-managing-tool-patterns Skill
- Use it for deployment.
- Use it for design and media.
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- Creator: microsoft
- Repository: microsoft/amplifier-bundle-skills
- Skill file: skills/self-managing-tool-patterns/SKILL.md
What it does
Use when a CLI tool needs to manage itself. Covers a doctor diagnostic command, self-update/upgrade, cross-platform service installation (systemd and launchd), and post-upgrade verification.
Skill instructions
Self-Managing Tool Lifecycle The Pattern Problem: Your tool runs as a long-lived service. Users need to check if it's healthy, upgrade it without SSH'ing in, and have it start on boot. You need this to work on both Linux (systemd) and macOS (launchd). Approach: A doctor command for diagnostics, PEP 610 introspection for install source detection, an upgrade flow that stops-reinstalls-regenerates-restarts-verifies, and cross-platform service management with PATH forwarding. Pattern proven in production across multiple Python CLI tools and web services. Key Design Decisions 1. Doctor — structured checklist with colored output Implement a doctor command that checks prerequisites, versions, service status, and update availability: python def doctor() - None: okmark = "\033[32m\u2713\033[0m" green check failmark = "\033[31m\u2717\033[0m" red x warnmark = "\033[33m!\033[0m" yellow warning The checklist should cover: - Python version (3.11+ required) - External dependencies (docker, git, etc.)
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What is self-managing-tool-patterns?
self-managing-tool-patterns is a open-source AI agent skill with Copy skill directory. Use when a CLI tool needs to manage itself. Covers a doctor diagnostic command, self-update/upgrade, cross-platform service installation (systemd and launchd), and post-upgrade verification.
Who is self-managing-tool-patterns best for?
self-managing-tool-patterns is best for reusing agent instructions, scripts, and references, deployment workflows, design and media workflows.
How do I install self-managing-tool-patterns?
Install or run self-managing-tool-patterns using Copy skill directory. Check self-managing-tool-patterns for the latest setup command.
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