Background Daemon

The daemon watches for new AI coding sessions in real-time and imports them automatically.

Manual Control

lore daemon start    # Start watching
lore daemon status   # Check what's being watched
lore daemon logs     # View daemon logs
lore daemon stop     # Stop watching

Run as a Service

Install the daemon as a system service to start automatically on login.

macOS with Homebrew (Recommended)

If you installed via Homebrew:

brew services start lore
brew services stop lore

Linux with systemd

Use the built-in service installer:

lore daemon install    # Install and enable systemd service
lore daemon uninstall  # Remove systemd service

Manual systemd Setup

If you prefer manual configuration:

mkdir -p ~/.config/systemd/user

Create ~/.config/systemd/user/lore.service:

[Unit]
Description=Lore AI session capture daemon
After=default.target

[Service]
Type=simple
ExecStart=%h/.cargo/bin/lore daemon start --foreground
Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=5

[Install]
WantedBy=default.target

Then enable and start:

systemctl --user daemon-reload
systemctl --user enable --now lore.service
systemctl --user status lore.service

What the Daemon Does

• Watches session directories for all enabled tools
• Detects new and modified session files
• Incrementally parses sessions (efficient for large files)
• Updates the database in real-time
• Tracks branch changes during sessions