---
name: background-process-list-processes
description: "To see all managed background jobs, list processes so you can find their IDs, states, and names."
---

## Usage
Use the MCP tool `dev-swarm.request` to send the payload as a JSON string:

```json
{"server_id":"backgroundProcess","tool_name":"list_processes","arguments":{}}
```

## Tool Description
Gets a list of all processes being managed by the Background Process Manager.

## Arguments Schema
The schema below describes the `arguments` object in the request payload.
```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {},
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}
```

## Background Tasks
If the tool returns a task id, poll the task status via the MCP request tool:

```json
{"server_id":"backgroundProcess","method":"tasks/status","params":{"task_id":"<task_id>"}}
```