dev-dashboard

Start Dev Dashboard

Start the dev-dashboard server (or reuse an existing instance) and display the URL. The dashboard runs entirely from the bundled launcher in this skill — there is no ~/.local/bin install step and no command shims to manage.

Step 1: Launch

Run the bundled start script directly by absolute path:

bash "$SCRIPTS/start.sh" --open

Where $SCRIPTS is the absolute path to scripts/ within this skill's directory. Use $HOME instead of literal home paths.

start.sh resolves the bundled server relative to its own location, reuses an already-running instance if one is found (matched across plugin versions), or starts a fresh one on the configured port (falling back to a nearby free port). --open also opens the dashboard in the browser. The server binds to 127.0.0.1 (localhost only) by default.

To stop the server, run the bundled stop script:

bash "$SCRIPTS/stop.sh"

Step 2: Parse Output and Report

The launch command outputs one of:

• running:<port> — server was already running
• started:<port> — new server started
• error:<message> — something went wrong

On success, display:

Dev Dashboard: http://localhost:<port>

If it was already running, add "(already running)".

On error, show the error message. If the error came from the launch command, suggest checking /tmp/dev-dashboard.log.