pd spawn kill <agent>
Kill a running spawned agent.
Run pd spawn kill <agent> like this
pd spawn kill agent-1234Command contract
pd spawn kill <agent>
/docs/cli/spawn-kill
Agents, Actors, Fleets, And Spawn Control
daemon-backed CLI command
cli/commands/agents.ts, cli/commands/actors.ts, cli/commands/spawn.ts, cli/commands/fleet.ts, cli/commands/quorum.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 spawn kill <agent> reference: daemon health, discovery, and message-loop patterns these pages keep pointing back to.
Common ways this command shows up in practice
pd spawn kill <agent> 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 spawn kill <agent>; aliases resolve to the same contract.
Examples
Run pd spawn kill <agent> from a coordinated checkout
pd spawn kill agent-1234
Runs the pd spawn kill <agent> command family and prints the resulting Port Daddy state, ids, or readiness/error details.
Find this command from the full CLI reference
pd help spawnopen /docs/cli/spawn-kill
The help topic and docs route both describe pd spawn kill <agent>, including aliases, flags, and source provenance.