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Daemon Service Management (claude daemon install/uninstall)

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What

Install the Claude daemon as a persistent system service (launchd on macOS, systemd on Linux) so it runs automatically on boot and survives terminal closures.

Usage
claude daemon install     # Install as a system service
claude daemon uninstall   # Remove the system service
claude daemon start       # Start the daemon
claude daemon stop        # Stop the daemon
claude daemon restart     # Restart the daemon
claude daemon status      # Show daemon status and PID
claude daemon log         # View daemon logs
Details
  • On macOS, installs as a launchd agent (com.anthropic.claude-daemon)
  • On Linux, installs as a systemd user unit with Restart=always and rate limiting (10 bursts per 60s)
  • The daemon manages all background workers: scheduled tasks, remote control servers, assistants, and heartbeat workers
  • Hot-reloads daemon.json configuration automatically (chokidar watcher with debounce)
  • Centralized OAuth token management — proactively refreshes tokens, broadcasts to workers via IPC
  • If headless auth fails, writes daemon-auth-status.json and sends a desktop notification prompting claude auth login
  • Logs to ~/.claude/daemon.log
  • Idle exit: daemon shuts down after a configurable period with no clients (unless installed as a service)
Evidence

Daemon service management (search for "Install service", "Uninstall service", "com.anthropic.claude-daemon", "daemon.status.json")

Strings lifted out of the shipped bundle, so the claim above can be checked against them.

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