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CLI/pd agent heartbeat|unregister|inbox|<id>
CLI command · v3.30.6

pd agent heartbeat|unregister|inbox|<id>

Maintain agent liveness, inspect one agent, or use direct inbox commands.

Syntax

Run pd agent heartbeat|unregister|inbox|<id> like this

pd agent heartbeat
API spec

Command contract

Canonical command

pd agent heartbeat|unregister|inbox|<id>

Reference route

/docs/cli/agent-heartbeat-unregister-inbox

Reference group

Agents, Actors, Fleets, And Spawn Control

Runtime path

daemon-backed CLI command

Source

cli/commands/agents.ts, cli/commands/actors.ts, cli/commands/spawn.ts, cli/commands/fleet.ts, cli/commands/quorum.ts

Aliases

none

Output mode

human display with command-specific state changes

Page type

generated API spec from the source-backed catalog

See the command surfaces this reference keeps in play

This clip shows the daemon health check, command discovery, and message-loop patterns that recur across the CLI reference. Here it grounds the pd agent heartbeat|unregister|inbox|<id> reference: daemon health, discovery, and message-loop patterns these pages keep pointing back to.

Usage patterns

Common ways this command shows up in practice

pd agent heartbeat|unregister|inbox|<id> belongs to Agents, Actors, Fleets, And Spawn Control. Launch work, inspect bodies, talk to durable role actors, and run declarative fleets with budget gates.

daemon-backed CLI command. Validate live behavior from the daemon and handler source when changing this command.

Use this page as the stable public contract for pd agent heartbeat|unregister|inbox|<id>; aliases resolve to the same contract.

Examples

Example 01

Run pd agent heartbeat|unregister|inbox|<id> from a coordinated checkout

CLI
pd agent heartbeat
Output
Runs the pd agent heartbeat|unregister|inbox|<id> command family and prints the resulting Port Daddy state, ids, or readiness/error details.
Example 02

Find this command from the full CLI reference

CLI
pd help agent
open /docs/cli/agent-heartbeat-unregister-inbox
Output
The help topic and docs route both describe pd agent heartbeat|unregister|inbox|<id>, including aliases, flags, and source provenance.