SYSTEMX Menu Operations

How the SYSTEMX Menu Works

SYSTEMX is a shared Node.js control panel for common operator workflows. Run it from the repository root:

npm run wtl:menu

It groups the system into these operator areas:

Area	Operator purpose
Start into Production	Guided setup and optional release
Setup & Tooling	Bootstrap, auth, packets, Firebase, hooks
Deploy	Preflight and targeted Firebase deployment actions
Quality Checks	Type, lint, tests, audit, and security-related checks
Version	Version and changelog maintenance
Firebase	Login, projects, emulator, indexes, and setup helpers
Git	Status, pull, commit, and push helpers
Dev & App	Install, development server, build, and preview
System	Sync, diagnostics, validation, and security checks
Update	Repository update and release-oriented actions
Start of Day Local Session	Start Vite and SYSTEMX LAN with automatic port selection
End of Day Local Session	Stop only the PIDs recorded for this repo's local session

The menu is a launcher, not an authorization system. Read the command it is about to execute, verify the active project and account, and do not provide secrets to a prompt unless you understand where they will be stored. A menu choice may invoke vendor CLIs that create cost, change cloud resources, or publish a release.

The CLI detects the active operating system and architecture and exposes native PowerShell and Windows Command Prompt launchers in addition to shell launchers. See Platform Matrix for supported and experimental lanes.

Local session commands never assume the default ports are free. They probe loopback, choose open ports when needed, and write the owned process list to .SYSTEMX/LAN/session-current.json. End of Day reads that file and stops only those recorded PIDs.