Process Killer (Task Manager) Skill

Description

This skill allows the agent to monitor system resource usage (CPU/RAM) and terminate unresponsive or unwanted processes.

Tools

• •System: Windows Task Manager CLI tools (tasklist, taskkill).
• •Safety: Only kill processes explicitly requested by the user or clearly identified as problematic (e.g., hanging).

Linux / Mac Commands

• •List Processes: ps aux --sort=-%cpu | head -n 10 (Top CPU)
• •Interactive: htop (if installed) or top
• •Kill Process: kill -9 <PID> or pkill -f <name>

Windows Usage

1. •

   List Processes:

   • •tasklist (basic list)
   • •tasklist /v (verbose)
   • •Get-Process | Sort-Object CPU -Descending | Select-Object -First 10 (PowerShell: Top CPU consumers)
2. •

   Kill Process:

   • •By Name: taskkill /IM process_name.exe /F
   • •By PID: taskkill /PID 1234 /F
   • •Note: /F forces termination. Use with caution.

Workflow

1. •Identify: Run tasklist or PowerShell Get-Process to find the target process ID (PID) or name.
2. •Confirm: Ensure the process is not critical system infrastructure (e.g., svchost.exe, explorer.exe unless specifically requested).
3. •Terminate: Execute the kill command.
4. •Verify: Run tasklist again to confirm the process is gone.

Examples

# List top 5 memory hogs
Get-Process | Sort-Object WorkingSet -Descending | Select-Object -First 5

# Kill notepad
Stop-Process -Name "notepad" -Force
# OR
taskkill /IM notepad.exe /F