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Expand Up @@ -83,10 +83,11 @@ scripts/start-server.sh --project-dir /path/to/project --open --foreground

**Copilot CLI:**
```bash
# Use --foreground and start the server via the bash tool with mode: "async"
# so the process survives across turns. Capture the returned shellId for
# read_bash / stop_bash if you need to interact with it later.
scripts/start-server.sh --project-dir /path/to/project --open --foreground
# Start it with Copilot CLI's non-blocking/background shell mechanism so the
# server survives across turns. Keep --foreground so the harness, not the
# script, owns backgrounding. The launcher is a .sh, so invoke it via bash
# (on Windows, call Git Bash's bash.exe from the PowerShell tool).
bash scripts/start-server.sh --project-dir /path/to/project --open --foreground
```

**Other environments:** The server must keep running in the background across conversation turns. If your environment reaps detached processes, use `--foreground` and launch the command with your platform's background execution mechanism.
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