Radar Dev Monitor Knowledge Base
Local development servers, ports, and processes.
How do I start monitoring and set up Radar Dev Monitor?
Find the menu bar controls, choose scan and display preferences, and manage automatic startup.
How do I open a server and check whether it responds?
Open or copy a server's URL, choose its address and protocol, and enable optional HTTP readiness checks.
How do I stop servers, protect a project or hide it?
Stop one server or the visible set, protect important projects, and hide or restore projects without stopping them.
How do I read resource use and process details?
Read a server card, compare recent resources, find its project, and understand the processes Radar grouped together.
How do I choose which tools Radar recognizes or add my own?
Enable detection rules, reveal unrecognized listeners, and create or maintain a custom tool with the live editor.
How do I write a precise custom tool rule?
Use worked rules to understand alternatives, process prefixes, command matching, and precedence.
How do I configure notifications and pause server reminders?
Choose age and memory rules, control repeats, use notification actions, and snooze or resume a project's alerts.
Why is my server missing or not updating in Radar?
Check listening state, detection rules, ignored projects, scan failures, and saved custom tools.
Why will a server not open, or why does readiness show an error?
Diagnose endpoint selection, disabled URL controls, HTTP error codes, redirects, and TLS failures.
What can Radar monitor, and which permissions does it use?
Understand same-user TCP monitoring, optional requests, saved local data, and safe sharing of diagnostic details.