`homeboy self`

Inspect the active Homeboy binary and nearby install/update signals.

Synopsis

sh
homeboy self <COMMAND>

Subcommands

  • status — report the active binary, version, and install/update signals
  • identity — report the active binary build identity without external probes
  • doctor — report one authoritative binary/runtime view across the controller and every configured runner
  • cleanup-runtime-tmp — plan or delete orphaned Homeboy runtime temp entries

status

sh
homeboy self status

Reports active binary location, version, build identity, and nearby install or update signals.

identity

sh
homeboy self identity

Returns the current binary build identity directly from the running executable. Use this when a runner or daemon freshness check needs a cheap local identity without probing surrounding install state.

doctor

sh
homeboy self doctor

Reports one authoritative runtime view spanning the controller and every configured runner so operators never have to manually reason about which Homeboy binary is in effect. The controller is the authoritative reference point; each runner row reports its configured executable path, the version and build identity of its active daemon (when connected), and how that compares to the controller.

When every participant agrees with the controller, agrees is true and the command exits 0. When any runner reports a different version or a stale daemon (a daemon started by a different build than the configured runner executable), agrees is false, the disagreement is described in drift_notes, and the command exits non-zero so cook loops can detect binary-identity drift.

cleanup-runtime-tmp

sh
homeboy self cleanup-runtime-tmp [--older-than-days <days>] [--prefix <prefix>] [--limit <n>] [--apply]

Plans cleanup for orphaned Homeboy runtime temp entries. Without --apply, this is a dry run. Pass --apply to delete the planned entries.

  • --older-than-days <days>: only include entries older than this many days; defaults to 7.
  • --prefix <prefix>: only include entries whose file or directory name starts with the prefix.
  • --limit <n>: maximum temp entries to inspect; defaults to 1000.
  • --apply: delete planned entries instead of only reporting the plan.