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Dev Mode Improvements (Insights from AWS Hackathon)

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Description

I do not like restarting 3 terminals in dev mode. Either there should be an auto workflow/worker restart feature whenever a change is made kind of like npm or uv in python. Also when the workflow and workers are killed and restarted, if they are not done in order, they do not connect sometimes.

Solution Suggestion: kill switch in dev mode UI, and automatic restart of processes specific to dev mode.

Describe alternatives you've considered
Right now I just kill all terminals. Sometimes when they don't connect I have to restart all.

Additional context
Issues were from the hackathon repo https://github.com/temporal-community/temporal-ai-agent/tree/main

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the linked temporal-ai-agent hackathon repository and locating the dev-mode UI and process startup paths. Define the restart and kill-switch behavior, including the required workflow and worker ordering; done means dev mode can restart processes automatically and reconnect reliably without manually killing three terminals.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
devtools
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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