Daemon Mode

Run Clew Code as a persistent background process for autonomous task execution, scheduled jobs, and continuous monitoring.

Overview

Daemon mode keeps Clew Code running in the background, processing tasks from a persistent queue, executing scheduled jobs via cron, and coordinating with other peers — all without an active terminal session.

Daemon Commands

❯ /daemon          # Open daemon dashboard
❯ /daemon status   # Check daemon status

Task Queue

The daemon uses a file-backed persistent task queue with:

• Lease-based concurrency — max 3 concurrent workers
• Exponential backoff retry — failed tasks are retried with increasing delays
• Dead-letter management — tasks that exceed retry limits are moved to dead-letter storage

Scheduling

Use cron syntax to schedule recurring tasks:

❯ /task add "0 9 * * *" "daily standup summary"
❯ /task list          # list scheduled tasks
❯ /task remove <id>   # remove a task

Agent Loop

The daemon integrates with the autonomous agent loop for 24/7 operation:

❯ /loop start         # start the autonomous loop
❯ /loop stop          # stop the loop
❯ /loop status        # check loop status

See Agent Loop for details.