# Install hapless with Homebrew Run and manage background processes. Version 0.15.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:hapless ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install hapless ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:hapless - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.15.1 - **Source summary:** Run and manage background processes - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - hap (cli) - hap (alias) ## Dependencies - python@3.14 ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.15.1 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://bmwant.link/hapless-easily-run-and-manage-background-processes/ - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage hapless is a small Python CLI for launching and tracking background processes. It wraps the common shell need to detach long-running jobs, keep logs, and check status later. ### Project history The author introduced hapless in a 2022-11-13 post as a Python project for running and tracking background processes more conveniently than raw shell job-control patterns. The README defines the tool as the simplest way of running and tracking processes in the background. ### Adoption history The official README documents installation with uv, pipx, pip, and Homebrew. That is a narrow but useful adoption surface for Python-oriented command-line users who want a lightweight process runner rather than a full supervisor. ### How it is used The main command pattern is `hap run -- `, followed by `hap`, `hap status`, `hap logs`, `hap pause`, `hap resume`, `hap signal`, and `hap clean` for monitoring and lifecycle actions. The blog post emphasizes detached execution, output redirection, generated IDs, custom names, and later log inspection. ### Why package nerds care hapless occupies the gap between ad hoc `nohup`/shell job control and full process managers such as Supervisor. It is package-manager-interesting mostly because it gives a short, memorable executable, `hap`, to a common local-automation task without requiring a service manager. ### Timeline - 2022-11-13: Author blog post introduces hapless as a recently developed Python project. - 2020s: Official README documents uv, pipx, pip, and Homebrew installation paths. ### Related projects - The README explicitly points users to Rich for console UI ideas and Supervisor as the full-fledged process-manager alternative. ### Sources - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** hapless - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 1 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Productivity CLI packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/productivity-cli-packages/) - Matched curated productivity category metadata from av.db. - [python@3.14](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/python-3-14/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [gruyere](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gruyere/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, process-management, python, system. - [supervisor](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/supervisor/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, process-management, python, system. - [cpulimit](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cpulimit/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, process-management, system. - [daemon](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/daemon/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, process-management, system. - [daemonize](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/daemonize/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, process-management, system. - [detach](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/detach/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, process-management, system. - [immortal](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/immortal/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, process-management, system. - [killport](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/killport/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, process-management, system. - [meta-package-manager](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/meta-package-manager/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: automation, cli, management, manager, python. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/hapless.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/hapless.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph