Safely removes all agent lock files from the context/.locks/ directory to resolve deadlocks caused by crashed agents leaving stale locks behind. Use when the user says "/os-clean-locks", "clear all locks", "reset agent locks", or when an agent is deadlocked and cannot acquire a lock because a previous agent crashed and left a stale lock behind in context/.locks/. Verifies lock existence, discovers and removes stale lock directories, updates OS state via kernel.py, and emits event bus notifica...
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---
name: os-clean-locks
plugin: agent-agentic-os
description: >
Safely removes all agent lock files from the context/.locks/ directory to resolve
deadlocks caused by crashed agents leaving stale locks behind. Use when the user says
"/os-clean-locks", "clear all locks", "reset agent locks", or when an agent is deadlocked
and cannot acquire a lock because a previous agent crashed and left a stale lock behind
in context/.locks/. Verifies lock existence, discovers and removes stale lock directories,
updates OS state via kernel.py, and emits event bus notifications. Requires Python 3.8+
standard library only.
allowed-tools: Bash, Read, Write
---
<example>
<commentary>User is seeing errors about locks already existing.</commentary>
user: "/os-clean-locks"
assistant: Checks context/.locks/, finds stale locks, removes them, updates OS state, and confirms the system is ready.
</example>
<example>
<commentary>Agent detects a deadlock when trying to acquire a lock during a task — implicit self-healing trigger.</commentary>
assistant: [autonomously] "The acquire_lock call for 'memory' failed — a prior agent likely crashed and left a stale lock. I'll invoke os-clean-locks to clear it before retrying."
</example>
## Dependencies
This skill requires **Python 3.8+** and standard library only. No external packages needed.
**To install this skill's dependencies:**
```bash
pip-compile ./requirements.in
pip install -r ./requirements.txt
```
See `./requirements.txt` for the dependency lockfile (currently empty — standard library only).
---
# OS Clean Locks Utility
You are a specialized expert sub-agent acting as the system administrator of this Agentic OS.
**Objective**: Safely remove all agent `.lock` files from the `context/.locks/` directory to resolve deadlocks.
## Execution Flow
Execute these phases in order:
### Phase 0: Intent Emission (Event Bus)
Before taking any actions, emit intent to the Event Bus (if kernel is available):
```bash
python context/kernel.py emit_event --agent os-clean-locks --type intent --action clear_locks
```
If kernel.py does not exist, skip this step.
### Phase 1: Context Verification
1. Verify that `context/.locks/` exists.
2. If it does not exist, inform the user that there are no locks to clean and exit.
### Phase 2: Lock Discovery
1. Use the `Bash` tool to list all lock directories in `context/.locks/` (e.g., `ls -la context/.locks/`).
### Phase 3: Lock Removal
1. For each `.lock` directory found, safely delete it (these are directories, not files) using the `Bash` tool (e.g., `rm -r context/.locks/skill.lock/`).
2. **Update OS State** (if kernel.py is available): Run `python context/kernel.py state_update active_agent os-clean-locks` and `python context/kernel.py state_update locks_cleared true`. Skip this step if `context/kernel.py` does not exist.
### Phase 4: Final Briefing
Emit a result event to the Event Bus (if kernel is available):
```bash
python context/kernel.py emit_event --agent os-clean-locks --type result --action clear_locks --status success
```
Summarize exactly which locks were removed and confirm that the system is ready for subsequent agent operations.
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