# F1bonacc1/process-compose

Process Compose is a simple and flexible scheduler and orchestrator to manage non-containerized applications.

Repository: https://github.com/F1bonacc1/process-compose
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/process-compose
Homepage: https://f1bonacc1.github.io/process-compose/
Language: Go
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: go, golang, open-source, orchestration, orchestrator, processes, tui, workflows, docker
Last push: 2026-08-17T22:59:06+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 98/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 98, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1611, "days_push": 16, "days_rel": 16, "gap_med": 26.5, "n_releases_24m": 23}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2719, forks 144 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:12.210120+00:00)

## What it is
Process Compose is a single-binary Go tool that schedules and orchestrates non-containerized local processes using a YAML config, with dependency ordering, health checks, and recovery policies. It offers both a TUI and CLI mode, a REST API, and an MCP server for AI assistant integration.

## Use cases
- run multiple local dev services with startup dependencies without docker
- manage background processes with a terminal UI
- restart processes automatically when files change
- replace docker-compose for non-containerized apps
- schedule cron-like recurring processes
- orchestrate daemons and services with health checks
- control processes via a REST API or AI assistant

## When to choose
- you want docker-compose-like orchestration without containers
- you need a single dependency-free binary to manage local processes
- you want a TUI to monitor, restart, and inspect processes
- you need dependency ordering, health checks, and recovery for local services

## When to avoid
- you need full container orchestration with images, networks, and volumes
- you require production-grade cluster scheduling like Kubernetes
- your processes must run in isolated containerized environments

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: workflow-automation, scheduling, cli, terminal-ui, configuration-management, monitoring, mcp
- domain: developer-tools
- platform: windows, cli, go, cross-platform
- tags: process-orchestration, docker-compose-alternative, process-manager, tui, yaml-config, dependency-management, health-checks, rest-api, file-watching, single-binary, devops, automation, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- F1bonacc1/process-compose (main) score 98

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:12.210120+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 2026-08-30T02:15:14.277209+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/F1bonacc1/process-compose (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:12.210120+00:00, sha 8082097224ee)
  - homepage: https://f1bonacc1.github.io/process-compose/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:58:08.955517+00:00, sha 2e6bc3afa7d2)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.