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Astrill Watchdog

v2.0.0

Monitor and auto-reconnect Astrill VPN on Ubuntu Linux (deb GUI package). Detects dropped connections via tun interface + ping, then reconnects using Astrill...

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by@littlejakub
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LicenseMIT-0 · Free to use, modify, and redistribute. No attribution required.
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Purpose & Capability
The name/description match the files and instructions: the code checks tun0, pings a host, pkill/pgrep the Astrill binary path, and relaunches it. It requires the Astrill binary and a systemd user session — both expected for this functionality.
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Instruction Scope
SKILL.md and the scripts confine actions to user-level paths (~/.config, ~/.local/state) and the systemd user unit. The runtime behavior (killing/restarting Astrill, writing logs, using DISPLAY/DBUS/WAYLAND) matches the stated goal. There are no instructions to read unrelated system files, exfiltrate data, contact external endpoints, or access secrets.
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Install Mechanism
No remote downloads or package installs; setup.sh is included and copies scripts into user config and writes a systemd user unit. Installation is local, no sudo required, and uses standard user config/state paths.
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Credentials
The skill requests no environment variables or credentials. It forwards desktop-related env vars (DISPLAY, DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS, WAYLAND_DISPLAY) to relaunch Astrill, which is proportional to restarting a GUI/Wayland app from a service context.
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Persistence & Privilege
The skill enables a systemd user service (starts on login) and writes only to user config/state; it does not require always:true, does not modify system-wide configuration, and does not request elevated privileges.
Assessment
This skill appears to do exactly what it advertises: it installs a systemd user unit and a watchdog script that will periodically check tun0 and ping and, if needed, kill and relaunch the Astrill GUI binary at /usr/local/Astrill/astrill. Before installing: (1) verify you trust the Astrill binary at /usr/local/Astrill/astrill (the watchdog will automatically relaunch whatever executable lives at that path); (2) confirm you want a service enabled on login that can kill and restart Astrill processes; (3) review the included scripts locally (they are small and readable) and back up any important config; (4) ensure you have a systemd user session and prefer user-level services. If any of these are concerns (e.g., you do not want automatic relaunch or you do not trust the installed Astrill binary), do not enable the service.

Like a lobster shell, security has layers — review code before you run it.

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