Guides for keeping AI agents in check on your Mac
Coding agents start subagents, MCP servers, dev servers and test runners, and not all of them stop when the session does. These guides show how to see what is running, what it costs, and how to clean it up with the tools macOS already has.
How to find and kill orphaned Claude Code processes on a Mac
Claude Code can leave subagents, MCP servers and dev servers running after a session ends. Find them on macOS, check them, and clean up safely.
Claude Code using too much memory on your Mac? Find where it goes
Activity Monitor shows dozens of node and claude processes. Measure memory per Claude Code session, see what each one started, and get your RAM back.
How to kill a whole process tree on macOS without respawns
kill only stops one process; its children keep running or restart. Kill an AI agent's whole process tree on macOS with process groups or freeze-then-kill.
Claude Code process cleanup tools for Mac, compared
Activity Monitor, cc-reaper scripts, Agent Meter and Agents Monitor side by side: price, agents covered, live monitoring, tree kill and orphan cleanup.