Manage your localhost dev servers and ports without leaving the editor.
PortPilot puts your registered apps and all active ports in the VS Code sidebar, with a live "PP: N running" status-bar counter. It shares one config with the PortPilot desktop app and an MCP server, so what you see here stays in sync everywhere.
Features
Sidebar tree of your apps (with collapsible groups) and all active TCP ports, each showing its process and PID.
Start / stop apps, kill ports, open in browser, change ports, toggle favourites - all from the sidebar.
Two-phase running detection - an app started on a dynamic or non-preferred port is still detected, showing its live port instead of reading "stopped".
Status bar: a live "PP: N running" counter; click to refresh.
New in 3.1: Web Portal, hosted from VS Code
Enable portpilot.webPortal.enabled (opt-in, off by default) and PortPilot runs its full browser UI straight from VS Code - no desktop app needed. A "PP Portal" status-bar item appears; click it to open http://127.0.0.1:<port>/.
Spawns a hardened, loopback-only, token-gated local agent using the editor's own Node.
Graceful shutdown that works on Windows; the agent self-exits if the editor closes, so it does not orphan.
Optional portpilot.webPortal.stopAppsOnStop also stops the dev servers the portal started.
The portal binds 127.0.0.1 only and is gated by a per-session token. Full threat model in SECURITY.md.
Settings
Setting
Default
Description
portpilot.webPortal.enabled
false
Run the web portal whenever this window is open.
portpilot.webPortal.stopAppsOnStop
false
Also stop the dev servers the portal started when it stops.
Commands
PortPilot: Start / Stop / Open Web Portal, plus add/edit/delete apps, change ports, kill ports, and scan ports - all from the Command Palette or the sidebar.
