Start, track, and stop local dev servers in the background — without blocking your AI conversation.
Running npm run dev in an AI terminal (like OpenCode) blocks the session entirely. This skill solves it with fully non-blocking background server management.
Download the entire server-manager/ folder into your AI coding tool's skills directory:
- OpenCode:
~/.config/opencode/skills/server-manager/ - Claude Code:
~/.claude/skills/server-manager/ - Project-level:
.opencode/skills/or.claude/skills/in your project root
Any dev server that listens on a port: Next.js, Vite, HyperFrames, Remotion, Streamlit, Flask, Django, Go, Rust, and more.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
start-server |
Start server, non-blocking |
stop-server |
Stop one server |
stop-all |
Stop all servers |
list-servers |
List active servers |
health-server |
HTTP health check |
tail-server |
Tail server log |
grep-server |
Search log keywords |