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gsxdsm 03424127e7 feat(KB-073): add interactive port selection for dashboard command
- Add --interactive flag to CLI parser for kb dashboard\n- Implement promptForPort helper with port availability validation\n- Add comprehensive tests for interactive port prompting\n- Update help text, README, and STANDALONE.md documentation\n- Add changeset for the interactive port feature
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# Standalone CLI
kb works as a standalone CLI without pi. This is useful for CI environments, scripting, or if you prefer working from the terminal.
## Installation
```bash
npm install -g @dustinbyrne/kb
```
## Authentication
kb uses [pi](https://github.com/badlogic/pi-mono) for AI agent sessions and reuses your existing pi authentication. You can also authenticate directly through the dashboard UI.
If you don't have pi set up yet: `npm i -g @mariozechner/pi-coding-agent && pi` then `/login`.
## Usage
### Start the dashboard
Launch the web UI and AI engine:
```bash
kb dashboard
kb dashboard --port 8080
kb dashboard --interactive # Interactive port selection (prompts for port)
kb dashboard --paused # Start with automation paused (review before work begins)
kb dashboard --dev # Start web UI only (no AI engine)
```
### Create a task
```bash
kb task create "Fix the login redirect bug"
kb task create "Update hero section" --attach screenshot.png --attach design.pdf
```
### Manage tasks
```bash
kb task list # List all tasks
kb task show KB-001 # Show task details, steps, and log
kb task move KB-001 todo # Move a task to a column
kb task merge KB-001 # Merge an in-review task and close it
kb task log KB-001 "Added context" # Add a log entry
kb task pause KB-001 # Pause a task (stops automation)
kb task unpause KB-001 # Resume a paused task
kb task attach KB-001 ./error.log # Attach a file to a task
kb task import owner/repo # Import GitHub issues as tasks
kb task import owner/repo --limit 10 --labels "bug,enhancement"
```
### Typical workflow
```bash
# 1. Create a task — it lands in triage
kb task create "Add dark mode support"
# 2. Start the dashboard — AI specs the task and begins working
kb dashboard
# 3. Check progress
kb task list
kb task show KB-042
# 4. When it reaches "in-review", review the changes and merge
kb task merge KB-042
```
## Standalone binary
Prebuilt standalone binaries are available that require no Node.js runtime. You can also build one yourself with [Bun](https://bun.sh/):
```bash
bun run build.ts
```
See the [GitHub repository](https://github.com/dustinbyrne/kb) for platform-specific binaries and build instructions.