Everything you need to integrate Port Daddy into your development workflow.
Install Port Daddy globally, start the daemon, and claim your first stable port. That is all it takes.
Guides, references, and integrations for every part of Port Daddy.
Complete command reference for the pd CLI. Every command, flag, and option.
Type-safe SDK for Node.js applications. Claim ports, manage sessions, coordinate agents.
REST API reference for the daemon running on localhost:9876. Every endpoint documented.
Connect Port Daddy to Claude Code and Claude Desktop via the Model Context Protocol.
Step-by-step guides from your first port claim to orchestrating 50 services.
Configure Port Daddy with .portdaddyrc, environment variables, and daemon options.
Sessions, notes, file claims, pub/sub, locks, and the salvage system for multi-agent workflows.
Source code, issues, and contributions.
ExternalEvery pd command at a glance. All commands support --json and --quiet flags.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| Port Management | |
pd claim <id> |
Claim a stable port for a service |
pd release <id> |
Release a claimed port |
pd find [pattern] |
Find services matching a pattern |
pd status |
Show daemon status and active services |
pd health |
Run health checks on all services |
| Orchestration | |
pd up |
Start all registered services |
pd down |
Stop all running services |
pd scan |
Detect frameworks and register projects |
| Sessions & Notes | |
pd session start |
Start a new coordination session |
pd note <text> |
Add a note to the current session |
| Locks & Messaging | |
pd lock <name> |
Acquire a distributed lock |
pd unlock <name> |
Release a distributed lock |
pd pub <channel> |
Publish a message to a channel |
pd sub <channel> |
Subscribe to a channel (SSE stream) |
| Tunnels | |
pd tunnel start <id> |
Expose a local service via public tunnel |
| Agents & Salvage | |
pd agent register |
Register an agent with heartbeats |
pd salvage |
Check for dead agents to resume |
| Dashboard | |
pd dashboard |
Open the web dashboard in your browser |