| name | ops-run-local |
| description | Manage the local Docker Compose development environment for Rails applications. Supports start, stop, restart, and status for the full stack or individual services. Use when this capability is needed. |
| metadata | {"author":"CodySwannGT"} |
Ops: Run Local
Manage the local Docker Compose development environment.
Argument: $ARGUMENTS — start, stop, restart, status, start-app, start-services (default: start)
Prerequisites (run before any operation)
-
Verify Docker is running:
docker info > /dev/null 2>&1 && echo "Docker OK" || echo "ERROR: Docker is not running — start Docker Desktop"
-
Check port availability:
lsof -i :3000 2>/dev/null | grep LISTEN
lsof -i :5432 2>/dev/null | grep LISTEN
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Verify Ruby and Bundler are available:
ruby --version && bundle --version
Discovery
Read the project's docker-compose.yml (or compose.yaml) to identify available services. Common services include:
web or app — the Rails application
postgres or db — PostgreSQL database
worker — Solid Queue background worker
css — Tailwind CSS watch process
Read Procfile.dev if it exists — it defines the local development process manager configuration (typically run via bin/dev).
Read config/database.yml to understand which databases need to exist locally.
Operations
start (full stack)
Start all Docker Compose services and the Rails application.
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Start infrastructure services (PostgreSQL, etc.):
docker compose up -d postgres
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Wait for PostgreSQL (up to 30 seconds):
for i in $(seq 1 30); do
docker compose exec -T postgres pg_isready -U postgres > /dev/null 2>&1 && echo "PostgreSQL ready" && break
sleep 1
done
-
Create and migrate databases (if needed):
bin/rails db:prepare
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Start the full stack via bin/dev (Procfile.dev) or Docker Compose:
bin/dev
Run this in the background using the Bash tool with run_in_background: true.
docker compose up -d
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Wait for Rails (up to 60 seconds):
for i in $(seq 1 60); do
curl -sf http://localhost:3000/up > /dev/null 2>&1 && echo "Rails ready" && break
sleep 1
done
-
Report status table.
start-services (infrastructure only)
Start only infrastructure services (database, cache) without the Rails app.
docker compose up -d postgres
Wait for readiness:
for i in $(seq 1 30); do
docker compose exec -T postgres pg_isready -U postgres > /dev/null 2>&1 && echo "PostgreSQL ready" && break
sleep 1
done
start-app (Rails app only, assumes services are running)
bin/dev
Run in background. Verify:
for i in $(seq 1 60); do
curl -sf http://localhost:3000/up > /dev/null 2>&1 && echo "Rails ready" && break
sleep 1
done
stop
Stop all local services.
lsof -ti :3000 | xargs kill -9 2>/dev/null || echo "No Rails process on :3000"
docker compose down
restart
- Run stop (above).
- Wait 2 seconds:
sleep 2
- Run start (above).
- Verify all services respond.
status
Check what is currently running and responsive.
echo "=== Port Check ==="
echo -n "Rails :3000 — "; lsof -i :3000 2>/dev/null | grep LISTEN > /dev/null && echo "LISTENING" || echo "NOT LISTENING"
echo -n "Postgres :5432 — "; lsof -i :5432 2>/dev/null | grep LISTEN > /dev/null && echo "LISTENING" || echo "NOT LISTENING"
echo ""
echo "=== Health Check ==="
echo -n "Rails /up — "; curl -sf -o /dev/null -w "HTTP %{http_code} in %{time_total}s" http://localhost:3000/up 2>/dev/null || echo "UNREACHABLE"
echo ""
echo "=== Docker Compose ==="
docker compose ps 2>/dev/null || echo "No Docker Compose services running"
echo ""
echo "=== Solid Queue Worker ==="
bin/rails runner "puts SolidQueue::Process.where('last_heartbeat_at > ?', 5.minutes.ago).count.to_s + ' active workers'" 2>/dev/null || echo "Cannot query Solid Queue (app may not be running)"
Report results as a table:
| Service | Port | Listening | Responsive |
|---|
| Rails (web) | 3000 | YES/NO | YES/NO |
| PostgreSQL | 5432 | YES/NO | N/A |
| Solid Queue worker | N/A | N/A | YES/NO (heartbeat) |
Source: CodySwannGT/lisa — distributed by TomeVault.