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

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.
| Mod | What it does | Command |
|---|---|---|
| command-deck | The band above the prompt. | /deck |
| github-issues | A pane listing the repo's open GitHub issues. | /issues |
| prompt-upgrade | Turns a rough prompt into a better one before it is sent. | /better |
| auto-model | Picks the right model for each prompt you type. | /automodel |
| dev-server | Starts, stops and restarts the project's dev server. | /dev |
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.
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
One band above the prompt, with:
package.json version, the git branch, how many files changed, and commits ahead or behind.dev :9002 up or down, shown when the project's dev script names a port (for example next dev -p 9002).Run /deck to collapse the band to a single line, and again to expand it.
/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).
/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.
/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 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.
/plugin marketplace update commanddeck
Restart Claude Code afterwards. Updates only arrive when a mod's version number changes.
/plugin uninstall command-deck@commanddeck
Use the same form for the other mods, for example github-issues@commanddeck.
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).gh), signed in with gh auth login.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.hooks/register.tsx 186 lines1import { 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}
186types/index.d.ts 12 lines1export 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