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spawn-session
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By gtapps/hermitd (GitHub) · coding · 84 stars · scanned at commit c2d971a
Spawns a background Claude Code helper in the project or another folder with the configured Remote Control and the boot-written helper system prompt that a hand-built `claude --bg` omits, watches it until idle, and relays its report to the operator. Use when the operator says "spawn a helper", "spawn a new session", "run this in a background session", asks for a new session with `--model` or `--effort`, asks to switch a running helper's model or effort, or names `/spawn-session`.
Works with any agent that supports SKILL.md skills.
What this skill can do
Runs commands on your computer
This is disclosed by the author in the skill's SKILL.md or README. Expected for a coding skill.
Found in 53 places.
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- plugins/hermitd/scripts/browser-display.ts, line 142
const xvnc = Bun.spawn(['Xvnc', owned.display, '-geometry', '500x1082', '-depth', '24', '-rfbport', '-1', '-rfbunixpath', vncSocket, '-rfbunixmode', '0600', '-S - plugins/hermitd/scripts/browser-display.ts, line 151
children.push(Bun.spawn(['openbox'], { env, stdin: 'ignore', stdout: 'ignore', stderr: 'inherit' })); - plugins/hermitd/scripts/browser-display.ts, line 160
const child = Bun.spawn([process.execPath, path.join(import.meta.dir, 'browser-viewer.ts')], { env: { ...env, HERMIT_BROWSER_VIEWER_BIND: browserDisplaySettings - plugins/hermitd/scripts/hermitd-start.ts, line 17
import { spawnSync } from 'node:child_process'; - plugins/hermitd/scripts/hermitd-start.ts, line 616
const result = spawnSync('claude', ['plugin', 'marketplace', 'list', '--json'], { - plugins/hermitd/scripts/hermitd-start.ts, line 1097
const r = spawnSync('bun', [script, target, op], { stdio: 'pipe', encoding: 'utf-8' }); - plugins/hermitd/scripts/hermitd-start.ts, line 1135
const r = spawnSync('bun', [script, '.claude/settings.local.json', 'voice-render'], { stdio: 'pipe', encoding: 'utf-8' }); - plugins/hermitd/scripts/hermitd-start.ts, line 1317
const res = spawnSync(cmd[0], cmd.slice(1), { stdio: 'inherit' }); - plugins/hermitd/scripts/hermitd-start.ts, line 1360
const r = spawnSync( - plugins/hermitd/scripts/hermitd-start.ts, line 1715
const result = spawnSync('tmux', ['new-session', '-d', '-s', sessionName, shellCmd], { - plugins/hermitd/scripts/lib/backup.ts, line 11
import { spawnSync } from 'node:child_process'; - plugins/hermitd/scripts/lib/backup.ts, line 187
const res = spawnSync('git', ['-C', repoDir, '-c', `safe.directory=${repoDir}`, ...args], { - plugins/hermitd/scripts/lib/browser-runtime.ts, line 123
const result = Bun.spawnSync(['ldd', chrome], { timeout: 5000, stdout: 'pipe', stderr: 'pipe' }); - plugins/hermitd/scripts/lib/cc-compat.ts, line 23
import { spawnSync } from 'node:child_process'; - plugins/hermitd/scripts/lib/cc-compat.ts, line 119
const r = spawnSync('git', ['rev-parse', '--git-dir', '--git-common-dir'], { timeout: 5000, encoding: 'utf8' }); - plugins/hermitd/scripts/lib/channel-send.ts, line 171
const child = Bun.spawn([script.abs], { - plugins/hermitd/scripts/lib/credential-probe.ts, line 2
import { execFileSync } from 'node:child_process';
and 33 more places
Downloads and installs other software
The author does not mention this.
Found in 1 place.
Sends data to these websites: bun.sh
The author does not mention this.
Found in 4 places.
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Reads your saved credentials, such as SSH keys or .env files
The author does not mention this.
Found in 1 place.
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Install
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if [ -e ~/.agents/skills/'spawn-session' ] || [ -L ~/.agents/skills/'spawn-session' ]; then echo 'A skill folder named spawn-session already exists — not replacing it' >&2; false; else d=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --quiet --filter=blob:none --no-checkout 'https://github.com/gtapps/hermitd' "$d" && git -C "$d" checkout --quiet 'c2d971ab801daa0725f1554f92e405e62f76a3e8' -- 'plugins/hermitd/skills/spawn-session' && mkdir -p ~/.agents/skills && cp -R "$d"/'plugins/hermitd/skills/spawn-session' ~/.agents/skills/'spawn-session' && rm -rf "$d"; fi
Codex reads ~/.agents/skills directly. For Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Antigravity or OpenCode, also link it. For Claude Code: ln -s ~/.agents/skills/'spawn-session' ~/.claude/skills/'spawn-session' (other agents: ~/.cursor/skills, ~/.copilot/skills, ~/.gemini/skills, ~/.gemini/config/skills, ~/.config/opencode/skills). Or install through the finder skill, which does both.
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Score history
| Date | Version | Score |
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| 2026-11-13 | c2d971a | 57 |
| 2026-11-09 | e69a48c | 57 |
| 2026-11-07 | 84942b7 | 57 |