kavi restart

Synopsis

kavi restart

Description

Stops the running daemon and starts a fresh one for the current repository session. This is required when the CLI detects a version or protocol mismatch between the client and the running daemon — for example, after upgrading Kavi while a session is active.

When a stale daemon is detected, Kavi blocks mutating actions (queueing tasks, resolving approvals, landing) and displays a "restart required" message. Running kavi restart resolves this.

When to Use

• After upgrading Kavi while a session is running
• When the TUI header shows "restart required"
• When CLI commands fail with a protocol mismatch error

Examples

# Restart the daemon after an upgrade
kavi restart

# Verify the daemon is running with the correct version
kavi status

Related

• kavi stop -- stop the daemon without restarting
• kavi open -- create a session with the TUI
• kavi resume -- reopen the TUI for a running session