slop function

A developer shared a systemd-based tool called 'slop' that caps memory usage for resource-hungry applications like VS Code and Claude. The tool uses a systemd slice with memory limits and a shell function to launch apps within that slice, preventing them from consuming excessive RAM.

Place this into ~/.config/systemd/user/slop.slice . Adjust the values for your machine. Slice MemoryHigh=50G MemoryMax=56G MemorySwapMax=0 TasksMax=4000 And this on .bashrc slop { systemd-run --user --scope --slice=slop.slice --quiet -- "$@" } Then you can run slop code vscode or slop claude and they'll not run rampant on your RAM. Place this into ~/.config/systemd/user/slop.slice . Adjust the values for your machine. ␃WPNCODE0␃ And this on .bashrc ␃WPNCODE1␃ Then you can run slop code vscode or slop claude and they'll not run rampant on your RAM.