CLI commands
ak config stop
Stop the running dashboard daemon
ak config stop
Stop the running dashboard daemon
Synopsis
What it does: Send SIGTERM to the running AgentKit dashboard process. Reads the PID from ~/.agentkit/dashboard-state.json. Succeeds (exit 0) if the server is not running - idempotent and safe to call from scripts.
Who it's for: Both: power devs scripting lifecycle control and non-technical users via the dashboard.
When to use it:
When you want to stop the dashboard server started with ak config start. Also useful in CI teardown or when switching ports.
Examples: ak config stop # stop the running dashboard ak config stop --json # emit stop confirmation as JSON
What changes on disk: Removes ~/.agentkit/dashboard-state.json after a successful stop.
Output modes: pretty default on TTY (colors, ASCII markers) plain auto when stdout piped or --no-interactive json --json (single-object envelope, NDJSON-safe)
Exit codes: 0 success 1 runtime error 2 invalid flags 3 user-cancel (SIGINT, prompt-cancel)
ak config stop [flags]Options
-h, --help help for stop
--json Emit machine-readable JSON (implies --no-interactive)
--no-interactive Disable interactive prompts (CI-safe)
-q, --quiet Suppress non-error output on stderr
-V, --verbose Extra diagnostic output on stderr (loses to --quiet)
-y, --yes Assume yes for all promptsSEE ALSO
- ak config - Open the local AgentKit dashboard