Starting & Stopping

Control the whisp daemon process.

Basic Commands

Start the Daemon

whisp start
# Daemon started

The daemon runs in the background and handles all AI requests via a Unix socket.

Stop the Daemon

whisp stop
# Daemon stopped

Check Status

whisp status
# Daemon is running (PID: 12345)

Restart

whisp restart
# Daemon restarted

Foreground Mode

For debugging, run the daemon in the foreground:

whisp start --foreground
# Or shorthand:
whisp start -f

This keeps the daemon attached to your terminal and shows all logs in real-time. Press Ctrl+C to stop.

For even more detail, add verbose mode:

whisp -v start --foreground

Socket Configuration

Whisp uses a Unix socket for communication (not TCP ports). By default, the socket is at /tmp/whisp.sock.

To use a custom socket path:

export WHISP_SOCKET=/path/to/custom.sock
whisp start

Startup Options

Environment Variables