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Local Dev Service Manager

One command to manage all local dev services, auto port assignment, clean orphan processes

Problem
Developers running multiple local services face port conflicts, leftover processes, and messy env vars; manual management is tedious.
Solution
A CLI tool that defines services via config, auto-assigns ports, manages process lifecycle, cleans up zombie processes, and supports health checks and log aggregation.
Users
Full-stack developers, DevOps engineers, teams running multiple local services.
MVP
Config-defined services; start/stop/restart commands; auto port assignment; process cleanup; simple health checks.
Revenue
Open-core; paid team features: shared configs, remote management, dashboard.
Why now
Microservices and local dev complexity growing; indie devs can build fast.

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