| name | ops-run-local |
| description | Manage the local development environment for Expo + serverless backend projects. Supports start, stop, restart, and status for the full stack or individual services. |
| allowed-tools | ["Bash","Read"] |
Ops: Run Local
Manage the local development environment.
Argument: $ARGUMENTS — start, stop, restart, status, start-frontend, start-backend (default: start)
Path Convention
- Frontend: Current project directory (
.)
- Backend:
${BACKEND_DIR:-../backend-v2} — set BACKEND_DIR in .claude/settings.local.json if your backend is elsewhere
Prerequisites (run before any operation)
- Verify backend directory exists:
BACKEND_DIR="${BACKEND_DIR:-../backend-v2}"
test -d "$BACKEND_DIR" && echo "Backend dir OK: $BACKEND_DIR" || echo "ERROR: Backend dir not found at $BACKEND_DIR — set BACKEND_DIR"
- Check port availability:
lsof -i :8081 2>/dev/null | grep LISTEN
lsof -i :3000 2>/dev/null | grep LISTEN
- Verify bun is installed:
which bun && bun --version
Discovery
Read the frontend package.json to find available start scripts (e.g., start:local, start:dev, start:staging). Read the backend package.json to find backend start scripts (e.g., start:local, start:dev).
Operations
start (full stack)
Start both backend and frontend for local development.
-
Start backend (background):
cd "${BACKEND_DIR:-../backend-v2}" && IS_OFFLINE=true bun run start:local
Run this in the background using the Bash tool with run_in_background: true.
-
Wait for backend (up to 30 seconds):
for i in $(seq 1 30); do
curl -sf http://localhost:3000/graphql -X POST \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"query":"{ __typename }"}' > /dev/null 2>&1 && echo "Backend ready" && break
sleep 1
done
-
Start frontend (background):
bun run start:local
Run this in the background using the Bash tool with run_in_background: true.
-
Verify frontend (up to 60 seconds — Metro bundler can be slow):
for i in $(seq 1 60); do
curl -sf http://localhost:8081 > /dev/null 2>&1 && echo "Frontend ready" && break
sleep 1
done
-
Report status table.
start-frontend (frontend only, pointing at remote backend)
Use when the backend is already deployed and you only need the frontend.
-
bun run start:dev
Run in background.
-
Verify:
for i in $(seq 1 60); do
curl -sf http://localhost:8081 > /dev/null 2>&1 && echo "Frontend ready" && break
sleep 1
done
start-backend (backend only)
-
Check AWS credentials (discover profile from backend package.json scripts or remote-routine
~/.aws/config):
aws sts get-caller-identity --profile {aws-profile} 2>/dev/null
If this is an interactive local session and credentials are expired, refresh the backend's local
AWS signin flow. In headless sessions, rely on the configured environment-backed AWS profile and
do not start an SSO browser/device flow.
-
Start:
cd "${BACKEND_DIR:-../backend-v2}" && IS_OFFLINE=true bun run start:local
Run in background.
-
Verify:
for i in $(seq 1 30); do
curl -sf http://localhost:3000/graphql -X POST \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"query":"{ __typename }"}' > /dev/null 2>&1 && echo "Backend ready" && break
sleep 1
done
stop
Kill all local services.
lsof -ti :8081 | xargs kill -9 2>/dev/null || echo "No frontend process on :8081"
lsof -ti :3000 | xargs kill -9 2>/dev/null || echo "No backend process on :3000"
cd "${BACKEND_DIR:-../backend-v2}" && docker compose down 2>/dev/null || true
restart
- Run stop (above).
- Wait 2 seconds:
sleep 2
- Run start (above).
- Verify both services respond.
status
Check what is currently running and responsive.
echo "=== Port Check ==="
echo -n "Frontend :8081 — "; lsof -i :8081 2>/dev/null | grep LISTEN > /dev/null && echo "LISTENING" || echo "NOT LISTENING"
echo -n "Backend :3000 — "; lsof -i :3000 2>/dev/null | grep LISTEN > /dev/null && echo "LISTENING" || echo "NOT LISTENING"
echo ""
echo "=== Health Check ==="
echo -n "Frontend :8081 — "; curl -sf -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" http://localhost:8081 2>/dev/null || echo "UNREACHABLE"
echo -n "Backend :3000 — "; curl -sf -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" http://localhost:3000/graphql -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"query":"{ __typename }"}' 2>/dev/null || echo "UNREACHABLE"
echo ""
echo "=== Docker ==="
docker compose -f "${BACKEND_DIR:-../backend-v2}/compose.yaml" ps 2>/dev/null || echo "No Docker services running"
Report results as a table:
| Service | Port | Listening | Responsive |
|---|
| Frontend (Metro) | 8081 | YES/NO | YES/NO |
| Backend (Serverless Offline) | 3000 | YES/NO | YES/NO |