pd help <topic>
Print detailed topic help for setup, sessions, locks, agents, actors, ports, messaging, DNS, orchestration, sugar, semantic, advisor, guard, ideas, roadmap, daemon, and tutorial.
Run pd help <topic> like this
pd help <topic>Command contract
pd help <topic>
/docs/cli/help
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 help <topic> reference: daemon health, discovery, and message-loop patterns these pages keep pointing back to.
Common ways this command shows up in practice
pd help <topic> 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 help <topic>; aliases resolve to the same contract.
Examples
Run pd help <topic> from a coordinated checkout
pd help <topic>
Runs the pd help <topic> command family and prints the resulting Port Daddy state, ids, or readiness/error details.
Find this command from the full CLI reference
pd help helpopen /docs/cli/help
The help topic and docs route both describe pd help <topic>, including aliases, flags, and source provenance.