# DarthSim/overmind

Process manager for Procfile-based applications and tmux

Repository: https://github.com/DarthSim/overmind
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/overmind
Language: Go
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: procfile
Last push: 2025-04-04T04:20:15+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 29/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 14, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3539, "days_push": 516, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3729, forks 100 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:15.708585+00:00)

## What it is
Overmind is a process manager for Procfile-based applications that runs multiple processes in a tmux session. It lets developers start, stop, and restart individual processes from a single terminal without the output-buffering problems of tools like foreman.

## Use cases
- run all processes from a Procfile in one terminal
- restart a single process without restarting the whole stack
- attach to a running process via tmux to interact with it
- replace foreman to fix lagging and broken colored log output
- let one process die without killing the others during local development

## When to choose
- you develop multi-process apps (web server, worker, asset builder) defined in a Procfile
- you want tmux-based control over individual processes
- foreman's output buffering and color loss frustrate you

## When to avoid
- you need production process management or supervision (use systemd, Docker, or Kubernetes)
- you don't use tmux or Procfiles
- you need a Windows-native tool

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, cli, workflow-automation
- domain: developer-tools, backend, web-development
- platform: cli
- tags: procfile, process-manager, tmux, foreman-alternative, local-development, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- DarthSim/overmind (main) score 29

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:15.708585+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:29:13.933530+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/DarthSim/overmind (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:15.708585+00:00, sha 1b1238daf386)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.