pd health
Check daemon health, optionally for one service identity.
Run pd health like this
pd healthCommand contract
pd health
/docs/cli/health
Setup, Runtime, And Diagnostics
daemon-backed CLI command
bin/port-daddy-cli.ts, cli/commands/setup.ts, cli/commands/daemon.ts, cli/commands/diagnostics.ts, cli/commands/mcp-install.ts
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human display with command-specific state changes
generated API spec from the source-backed catalog

This clip shows the daemon health check, command discovery, and message-loop patterns that recur across the CLI reference. Here it grounds the pd health reference: daemon health, discovery, and message-loop patterns these pages keep pointing back to.
Common ways this command shows up in practice
pd health belongs to Setup, Runtime, And Diagnostics. Install Port Daddy, inspect the live daemon, launch the dashboard, and manage canonical or sidecar runtimes.
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 health; aliases resolve to the same contract.
Examples
Run pd health from a coordinated checkout
pd health
Prints daemon reachability, version/provenance, and current runtime health.
Find this command from the full CLI reference
pd help healthopen /docs/cli/health
The help topic and docs route both describe pd health, including aliases, flags, and source provenance.