tt start

Keep a connection open to the current town.

Synopsis

tt start [OPTIONS]

Description

Connects to an existing town and keeps the process running until Ctrl+C. This is useful for:

Keeping an active town session open during development
Maintaining a persistent connection for debugging
Watching a town without spawning a new agent

Note: Towns automatically connect to central Redis when you run tt init or any command that needs it. This command is mainly for explicitly keeping the town connection open.

Options

Option	Short	Description
`--town <PATH>`	`-t`	Town directory (default: `.`)
`--verbose`	`-v`	Enable verbose logging

Examples

Keep Town Running

tt start

Output:

🚀 Town connection open
^C
👋 Closing town connection...

With Specific Town

tt start --town ~/git/my-project

When to Use

Most operations don’t require tt start because:

tt init provisions the town and connects as needed
tt spawn connects and stays alive
tt status connects temporarily

Use tt start when you want to:

Keep a town session open without spawning agents
Debug connection issues
Manually control the town lifecycle

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