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dev-server

A /dev command and pane that start, stop and restart the project's dev server (its package.json dev script) and show its output.

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★ 1v0.1.0no licenseupdated 2026-10-15clafronteaccnts/commanddeck/dev-server
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claude · ~/work/app · dev-server
│ ┃ Dev server ✕ › fix the failing auth test and add an audit log call │ ┃ [ Start ] stopped │ ⏺ Read(src/auth.ts) │ ⎿ Read 6 lines │ ⏺ Update(src/auth.ts) │ ⎿ Added 2 lines, removed 1 line │ ⏺ Bash(bun test) │ ⎿ 3 pass, 1 fail │ │ ● Done. refresh now rejects expired claims and logs an audit event. │ │ ✻ Worked for 42s · done 4:20 PM │ │ › /dev │ ⎿ dev-server: package.json has no "dev" script. │ │ ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── › ? for shortcuts

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README

commanddeck

Mods for Claude Code, installable on any machine (Windows, macOS, Linux) with no paths to configure.

command-deck is the main mod: one band above the prompt that shows your session at a glance and gives you buttons for the other mods. The other four are separate mods you add only if you want them. Each one adds its own slash command, and the deck shows a button for it only when it is installed.

ModWhat it doesCommand
command-deckThe band above the prompt./deck
github-issuesA pane listing the repo's open GitHub issues./issues
prompt-upgradeTurns a rough prompt into a better one before it is sent./better
auto-modelPicks the right model for each prompt you type./automodel
dev-serverStarts, stops and restarts the project's dev server./dev

Install

In Claude Code, add the marketplace once:

/plugin marketplace add clafronteaccnts/commanddeck

Then install the deck:

/plugin install command-deck@commanddeck

Restart Claude Code. The deck works on its own, with its meters and the model and effort selectors.

Add the other mods

Install any of these the same way, then restart Claude Code. Each one is optional.

/plugin install github-issues@commanddeck
/plugin install prompt-upgrade@commanddeck
/plugin install auto-model@commanddeck
/plugin install dev-server@commanddeck

What each mod does

command-deck

One band above the prompt, with:

  • Where you are: the folder, its package.json version, the git branch, how many files changed, and commits ahead or behind.
  • Session: how long it has run, the number of prompts and the cost so far.
  • Meters: how full the context window is, and your 5-hour and weekly plan limits with their reset countdowns. A short notice appears once when a limit passes 80% and again at 95%.
  • Dev server: dev :9002 up or down, shown when the project's dev script names a port (for example next dev -p 9002).
  • Mod buttons: Issues, Start dev or Stop dev, Prompt Upgrade and Auto Model. A button appears only when its mod is installed (and, for Issues, the repo is on GitHub).
  • Model and effort: selectors that apply to the main conversation's requests.

Run /deck to collapse the band to a single line, and again to expand it.

github-issues

/issues opens a pane with the repo's open GitHub issues. Click one to open it in the browser, or press Ask to put "Work on issue #N" in the prompt. Needs the GitHub CLI (see Requirements).

prompt-upgrade

/better <prompt> turns a rough prompt into a better one: it asks a few quick questions, rewrites the prompt and shows a side-by-side review before anything is sent.

  • /better on and /better off turn the automatic mode on and off.
  • /better history shows earlier upgrades.

The deck's Prompt Upgrade button arms it for your next prompt.

auto-model

/automodel on picks the right model for each prompt you type, quietly. /automodel off returns to the model you started on, and /automodel status shows the current state. The deck's Auto Model button toggles it, and the model selector gains an Auto choice.

dev-server

/dev start, /dev stop, /dev restart and /dev status run the project's package.json dev script (npm run dev) and show its output in a pane. Plain /dev toggles it and opens the pane. Stopping also ends whatever is still listening on the dev port. It only stops a server it started itself; one started in a terminal has to be stopped there. The deck's Start dev and Stop dev button does the same.

Update

/plugin marketplace update commanddeck

Restart Claude Code afterwards. Updates only arrive when a mod's version number changes.

Remove

/plugin uninstall command-deck@commanddeck

Use the same form for the other mods, for example github-issues@commanddeck.

Requirements

  • command-deck: git on your PATH for the git meter (it shows nothing in folders that aren't repos), and curl for the dev-server status (shown when the project's dev script names a port).
  • github-issues: the GitHub CLI (gh), signed in with gh auth login.
  • dev-server: npm on your PATH, and a dev script in the project's package.json. To stop the server it uses netstat and taskkill on Windows, or lsof and kill on macOS and Linux.
  • prompt-upgrade, auto-model: nothing extra.
Source 2 files
hooks/register.tsx 186 lines
1import { atom, read, update } from 'claude-code'
2import type { Engine, Register } from 'claude-code'
3
4import type { DevState } from '../types'
5
6const PANE = 'dev-server'
7const LOG_LINES = 200
8const STOP_WAIT_MS = 4000
9
10const state = atom({ plugin: 'dev-server', key: 'state' } as const, 'stopped')
11const port = atom({ plugin: 'dev-server', key: 'port' } as const, null)
12const log = atom({ plugin: 'dev-server', key: 'log' } as const, [])
13
14// The dev server this mod started. Only that one can be stopped from here.
15let child: AsyncGenerator<unknown> | null = null
16let startedPort: number | null = null
17
18// The port a project's `dev` script serves on: `-p 9002`, `--port=9002`, `PORT=9002` and the like.
19export function parsePort(script: unknown): number | null {
20  if (typeof script !== 'string') return null
21  const m = /(?:--port[= ]|-p[= ]?|\bPORT=)(\d{2,5})\b/.exec(script)
22  const value = m ? Number(m[1]) : NaN
23  return value > 0 && value < 65536 ? value : null
24}
25
26export function isWindowsPath(cwd: string): boolean {
27  return /^[A-Za-z]:[\\/]/.test(cwd) || cwd.startsWith('\\\\')
28}
29
30// npm is a .cmd script on Windows, which cannot be started without a shell.
31export function devArgv(cwd: string): string[] {
32  return [isWindowsPath(cwd) ? 'npm.cmd' : 'npm', 'run', 'dev']
33}
34
35// The process listening on `port`, from `netstat -ano -p tcp` output (Windows) or `lsof -ti` output.
36export function listeningPid(output: string, listenPort: number, isWindows: boolean): number | null {
37  if (!isWindows) {
38    const pid = Number(output.trim().split('\n')[0])
39    return Number.isInteger(pid) && pid > 0 ? pid : null
40  }
41  for (const line of output.split('\n')) {
42    const cols = line.trim().split(/\s+/)
43    if (cols.length >= 5 && cols[3] === 'LISTENING' && cols[1].endsWith(`:${listenPort}`)) {
44      const pid = Number(cols[4])
45      if (Number.isInteger(pid) && pid > 0) return pid
46    }
47  }
48  return null
49}
50
51async function isUp($: Engine, cwd: string, devPort: number): Promise<boolean> {
52  try {
53    const r = await $.process.run(['curl', '-s', '-I', '-m', '2', '-w', '\n%{http_code}', `http://localhost:${devPort}`], { cwd, timeoutMs: 5000 })
54    return r.exitCode === 0 && r.stdout.trim().split('\n').pop()?.trim() !== '000'
55  } catch {
56    return false
57  }
58}
59
60// `npm run dev` leaves children behind it, so after the child is closed, stop what still listens on the port.
61async function stopListener($: Engine, cwd: string, devPort: number): Promise<void> {
62  const isWindows = isWindowsPath(cwd)
63  try {
64    const found = isWindows
65      ? await $.process.run(['netstat', '-ano', '-p', 'tcp'], { cwd, timeoutMs: 5000 })
66      : await $.process.run(['lsof', '-ti', `tcp:${devPort}`, '-sTCP:LISTEN'], { cwd, timeoutMs: 5000 })
67    const pid = listeningPid(found.stdout, devPort, isWindows)
68    if (pid === null) return
69    await $.process.run(isWindows ? ['taskkill', '/PID', String(pid), '/T', '/F'] : ['kill', String(pid)], { cwd, timeoutMs: 5000 })
70  } catch {
71    // nothing was listening, or the tool is missing
72  }
73}
74
75async function say($: Engine, text: string): Promise<void> {
76  const lines = text.split(/\r?\n/).filter(l => l.trim() !== '')
77  if (lines.length > 0) await update($, log, old => [...old, ...lines].slice(-LOG_LINES))
78}
79
80async function start($: Engine): Promise<string> {
81  if (child !== null) return `The dev server is already ${await read($, state)} on :${startedPort}.`
82  const cwd = await $.session.cwd()
83  let script: unknown
84  try {
85    script = JSON.parse(await $.fs.read(`${cwd.replace(/[\\/]+$/, '')}/package.json`)).scripts?.dev
86  } catch {
87    return 'No package.json found in this folder.'
88  }
89  if (typeof script !== 'string') return 'package.json has no "dev" script.'
90  const devPort = parsePort(script)
91  if (devPort !== null && (await isUp($, cwd, devPort))) return `Something is already serving on :${devPort}; stop it first.`
92
93  startedPort = devPort
94  await update($, port, () => devPort)
95  await update($, log, () => [])
96  await update($, state, () => 'starting' as DevState)
97  const run = $.process.spawn({ argv: devArgv(cwd), cwd })
98  child = run
99  void (async () => {
100    try {
101      for await (const piece of run) {
102        const chunk = piece as { text?: string }
103        if (chunk.text !== undefined) {
104          await say($, chunk.text)
105          if ((await read($, state)) === 'starting') await update($, state, () => 'running' as DevState)
106        }
107      }
108    } catch (err) {
109      await say($, `The dev server stopped: ${String(err).slice(0, 200)}`)
110    } finally {
111      if (child === run) {
112        child = null
113        await update($, state, () => 'stopped' as DevState)
114      }
115    }
116  })()
117  return devPort !== null ? `Starting the dev server on :${devPort}.` : 'Starting the dev server.'
118}
119
120async function stop($: Engine): Promise<string> {
121  const run = child
122  if (run === null) return 'No dev server started from here is running. One started in a terminal has to be stopped there.'
123  const cwd = await $.session.cwd()
124  child = null
125  try {
126    await Promise.race([run.return(undefined), new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, STOP_WAIT_MS))])
127  } catch {
128    // already gone
129  }
130  if (startedPort !== null) await stopListener($, cwd, startedPort)
131  await update($, state, () => 'stopped' as DevState)
132  return 'Dev server stopped.'
133}
134
135async function dispatch($: Engine, args: string): Promise<string> {
136  const word = args.trim().split(/\s+/)[0] ?? ''
137  const current = await read($, state)
138  if (word === 'start') return start($)
139  if (word === 'stop') return stop($)
140  if (word === 'restart') {
141    if (child !== null) await stop($)
142    return start($)
143  }
144  if (word === '' || word === 'toggle') return current === 'stopped' ? start($) : stop($)
145  if (word === 'status') return current === 'stopped' ? 'The dev server is not running from here.' : `The dev server is ${current} on :${startedPort}.`
146  return 'Use /dev start, stop, restart or status.'
147}
148
149export const register: Register = on => {
150  on('session.start', async ($, e, next) => {
151    await $.command.register({ name: 'dev', description: 'Start, stop or restart the dev server (start | stop | restart | status)' })
152    return next(e)
153  })
154
155  on('command.run', { command: 'dev' }, async ($, e) => {
156    try {
157      const text = await dispatch($, String(e.args ?? ''))
158      if (String(e.args ?? '').trim() === '') await $.ui.open({ id: PANE, title: 'Dev server' })
159      return { text }
160    } catch {
161      return { text: 'The dev server command could not do that.' }
162    }
163  })
164
165  on('ui.render', { component: 'Pane', requestId: PANE }, async ($, e) => {
166    const { Box, Text, Button } = $.ui.resolve(e)
167    const current = await read($, state)
168    const devPort = await read($, port)
169    const lines = await read($, log)
170    const run = (args: string) => () => void $.command.run({ command: 'dev', args })
171
172    return (
173      <Box flexDirection="column">
174        <Box flexDirection="row" gap={1}>
175          {current === 'stopped' ? <Button onPress={run('start')}>Start</Button> : <Button onPress={run('stop')}>Stop</Button>}
176          {current !== 'stopped' && <Button onPress={run('restart')}>Restart</Button>}
177          <Text dimColor>{current === 'stopped' ? 'stopped' : `${current}${devPort !== null ? ` on :${devPort}` : ''}`}</Text>
178        </Box>
179        {lines.slice(-30).map((line, i) => (
180          <Text key={String(i)} wrap="truncate">{line}</Text>
181        ))}
182      </Box>
183    )
184  })
185}
186
types/index.d.ts 12 lines
1export type DevState = 'stopped' | 'starting' | 'running'
2
3declare module 'claude-code' {
4  interface PluginState {
5    'dev-server': {
6      state: DevState
7      port: number | null
8      log: string[]
9    }
10  }
11}
12