Start Scout

Use the bootstrap-network recipe for the smallest complete Scout cell. It invokes only public commands and records evidence for every step.

scout run bootstrap-network release_root=/opt/scout root_state=/var/lib/scout/root root_bind=127.0.0.1 root_router_listen=tls/0.0.0.0:7436 root_router_advertise=tls/root.example:7436

Inspect the context and current evidence:

scout context ls
scout --context root status
scout --context root tree --descendants
scout dashboard --state-dir /var/lib/scout/root

The dashboard uses the same local controller evidence as the CLI. Check source and observation times before treating any health conclusion as current.

If the recipe stops, its message names the failed step and the bounded effects that remain. Correct that cause, then continue the one retained run:

scout run --resume

To remove a transient CLI-owned runtime, use its exact state boundary:

scout stop --state-dir /var/lib/scout/root

Stopping does not delete the durable Branch state.