# Start Dashboard

> Start the Kanshi observability dashboard and open it in the browser

- Skill: `asermax/start-dashboard` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add asermax/start-dashboard`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/asermax/start-dashboard/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: asermax (https://skillmd.com/u/asermax)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/asermax/start-dashboard

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# Start Kanshi Dashboard

Start the Kanshi observability dashboard server and open it in the browser.

## Steps

1. Check if the server is already running by testing `curl -sf http://localhost:3838/ > /dev/null 2>&1`

2. If the server is NOT running:
   - `cd` to the kanshi server directory: `${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/server`
   - Check if `node_modules` exists; if not, run `pnpm install`
   - Start the server as a background task using `run_in_background: true`: `npx tsx src/index.ts`
   - Note the task ID returned by the background task
   - Wait 2 seconds for the server to start

3. Open the dashboard in the browser: `xdg-open http://localhost:3838`

4. Tell the user:
   - Dashboard is running at http://localhost:3838
   - All tool events from this session will appear in real-time
   - The dashboard is running as a background task

## Stopping the dashboard

If the user asks to stop the dashboard, use the TaskStop tool with the task ID from the background task to terminate it.