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Local editor with eidos serve

eidos serve embeds the same Eidos File editor used by the first-party Web and Lite hosts. It is useful when you want a visual UI while keeping a terminal-owned file workflow.

Terminal window
eidos serve tracker.eidos --open

Behavior

Section titled “Behavior”
  • binds to 127.0.0.1 only;
  • uses port 8420 by default;
  • opens exactly one file;
  • commits editor mutations directly to that file;
  • requires no separate Save step;
  • ships the UI inside the macOS, Linux, and Windows binaries.

Choose another port when needed:

Terminal window
eidos serve tracker.eidos --port 9000 --open

Development UI override

Section titled “Development UI override”

--ui-dir serves a different static build instead of the UI embedded in the binary. This is a developer and release-validation option, not a normal user requirement.

Terminal window
eidos serve tracker.eidos --ui-dir ./dist --port 8420

Concurrency

Section titled “Concurrency”

While Serve is running, let it be the only writer for that file. Stop the server before opening the same path in another write-capable host or SQLite tool. After a session, eidos validate tracker.eidos --level full provides an independent integrity check.