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+# Deployment Cleanup
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+Before launching any app (Electrobun, Tauri, GPUI, Dioxus), always kill previous instances first.
+
+## Rules
+
+- Before `electrobun dev` or any app launch: `pkill -f "launcher\|AgentOrchestrator\|agor-ptyd" 2>/dev/null; sleep 1`
+- Before `npm run tauri dev`: kill existing tauri processes
+- Before launching GPUI/Dioxus prototypes: `pkill -f "agor-gpui\|agor-dioxus" 2>/dev/null`
+- Check for port conflicts: verify the target port is free before binding
+- Never leave orphaned daemon processes (agor-ptyd) running after testing
+- When rebuilding: kill → build → launch (in that order, never launch before kill)