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ProcessSentinel

6.2
productivity speculative added: Friday September 2026 08:08

A lightweight system monitoring script-as-a-service designed to detect and automatically manage resource-intensive processes. It utilizes root permissions but with robust verification at each step, preventing accidental lockouts and ensuring safe process termination.

80h
mvp estimate
6.2
viability grade
18
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technology stack

Python SQLite Medium

inspired by

47GB of Compressed Memory and No Permission to Kill It: Handing a Monitoring Script Exactly One Root Command