ccst

ccst - Claude Code Switch Tools

Tools for managing CCS daemon and configuration

ccst (Claude Code Switch Tools) provides utilities for CCS daemon management and configuration backup/restore.

Features

• CCS daemon management
• Configuration backup and restore
• Shell completions for major shells

Quick Start

Installation

Install globally with npm (default):

npm install -g @leynier/ccst

Alternative package managers:

# bun
bun add -g @leynier/ccst

# pnpm
pnpm add -g @leynier/ccst

# yarn
yarn global add @leynier/ccst

CCS Daemon Management

Installation & Setup

# Install CCS CLI tool (interactive package manager selection)
ccst install

# Run initial setup
ccst setup

# Force setup even if already configured
ccst setup -f

Starting & Stopping

# Start daemon
ccst start

# Start with specific dashboard port
ccst start -p 3001

# Set startup timeout (Windows only, default: 30 seconds)
ccst start -t 60

# Force restart if already running
ccst start -f

# Keep existing logs (append instead of truncate)
ccst start --keep-logs

# Stop daemon
ccst stop

# Force kill daemon
ccst stop -f

Monitoring

# Check daemon status
ccst status

# View logs (last 50 lines by default)
ccst logs

# View more lines
ccst logs -n 100

# Follow logs in real-time
ccst logs -f

Configuration Backup

Backup and restore all CCS configuration:

# Export configuration to ZIP file
ccst config dump

# Export to custom path
ccst config dump my-backup.zip

# Import configuration from ZIP
ccst config load

# Import from custom path
ccst config load my-backup.zip

# Replace all existing files during import
ccst config load -r

# Skip confirmation prompt
ccst config load -y

File Structure

CCS daemon files (~/.ccs/):

~/.ccs/
├── .daemon.pid            # Daemon process ID
├── .daemon.log            # Daemon log file
└── .daemon.ports          # Dashboard port tracking

Complete Command Reference

Daemon Commands

• ccst install - Install CCS CLI tool (interactive package manager selection)
• ccst setup - Run CCS initial setup
• ccst setup -f - Force setup even if already configured
• ccst start - Start CCS daemon
• ccst start -f - Force restart if already running
• ccst start -p <port> - Start with specific dashboard port
• ccst start -t <seconds> - Set startup timeout (Windows only)
• ccst start --keep-logs - Keep existing logs (append instead of truncate)
• ccst stop - Stop CCS daemon
• ccst stop -f - Force kill daemon (SIGKILL)
• ccst status - Show daemon status, PID, and log info
• ccst logs - View daemon logs (last 50 lines)
• ccst logs -n <lines> - View specified number of lines
• ccst logs -f - Follow log output in real-time

Configuration Commands

• ccst config dump [output] - Export CCS config to ZIP (default: ccs-config.zip)
• ccst config load [input] - Import CCS config from ZIP (default: ccs-config.zip)
• ccst config load -r - Replace all existing files during import
• ccst config load -y - Skip confirmation prompt

Shell Completions

Enable tab completion for faster workflow:

# Bash
ccst --completions bash > ~/.local/share/bash-completion/completions/ccst

# Zsh
ccst --completions zsh > /usr/local/share/zsh/site-functions/_ccst

# Fish
ccst --completions fish > ~/.config/fish/completions/ccst.fish

# PowerShell
ccst --completions powershell > ccst.ps1

Other Options

• ccst --completions <shell> - Generate shell completions
• ccst --help - Show help information
• ccst --version - Show version

Note

This tool has been simplified to focus exclusively on CCS daemon management and configuration backup/restore. Profile switching and permission merging features have been removed as they are now natively supported by CCS.