From 6bf098f480ec721ddc7b5c0cde26f7627a1c28ff Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Harsh Batheja <harshb012@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2026 02:59:45 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] fix: start terminal WebSocket servers in `ao dashboard` dev
 mode
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`ao dashboard` only spawned `next dev`, missing the terminal and
direct-terminal WebSocket servers. This meant the live terminal in
the dashboard never connected — the same bug that `ao start` didn't
have because it uses `pnpm run dev` (which runs all three via
concurrently).

Detect dev mode (monorepo has `server/` dir) and use `pnpm run dev`
instead of bare `next dev`, matching the behavior of `ao start`.
---
 packages/cli/src/commands/dashboard.ts | 22 +++++++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/dashboard.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/dashboard.ts
index cd61ef62a..8f494c77d 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/dashboard.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/dashboard.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import { spawn } from "node:child_process";
+import { existsSync } from "node:fs";
+import { resolve } from "node:path";
 import chalk from "chalk";
 import type { Command } from "commander";
 import { loadConfig } from "@composio/ao-core";
@@ -58,11 +60,21 @@ export function registerDashboard(program: Command): void {
         config.directTerminalPort,
       );
 
-      const child = spawn("npx", ["next", "dev", "-p", String(port)], {
-        cwd: webDir,
-        stdio: ["inherit", "inherit", "pipe"],
-        env,
-      });
+      // In dev mode (monorepo), use `pnpm run dev` which starts Next.js AND
+      // the terminal WebSocket servers via concurrently. Without the WS servers,
+      // the live terminal in the dashboard won't work.
+      const isDevMode = existsSync(resolve(webDir, "server"));
+      const child = isDevMode
+        ? spawn("pnpm", ["run", "dev"], {
+            cwd: webDir,
+            stdio: ["inherit", "inherit", "pipe"],
+            env,
+          })
+        : spawn("npx", ["next", "dev", "-p", String(port)], {
+            cwd: webDir,
+            stdio: ["inherit", "inherit", "pipe"],
+            env,
+          });
 
       const stderrChunks: string[] = [];