dev-restart

name	dev-restart
description	Rebuild and restart Bridge while preserving the database and all configuration
user-invocable	true

Rebuild and restart without wiping the database. All credentials, agent repos, sessions, and team configuration persist. Use this when you've made code changes and want to test them, or after adding a migration.

Steps

1. Pull latest and clean up orphans

git checkout main && git pull
for c in $(podman ps -a --format "{{.Names}}" | grep -E "gate-|skiff-"); do podman rm -f "$c" 2>/dev/null; done

2. Rebuild and restart

make down   # stops Bridge + NATS + PostgreSQL, keeps DB volume
make up     # rebuilds binaries + images, restarts everything

3. Verify Bridge is healthy

curl -s http://localhost:8080/api/v1/health

Note: If you are using make watch (recommended), manual restarts are unnecessary — Air automatically rebuilds Bridge when .go files change. This skill is for the containerized make up workflow.

No credential or agent repo configuration needed — the database retains everything.

If postgres auth backend was in use, Bridge needs AUTH_BACKEND=postgres — see the dev-up skill for the full command.

4. Report

Dashboard:   http://localhost:8080
Database:    preserved (all sessions, credentials, agent repos intact)