Browser Client

The browser client is the UI served by simdeck at /. It is the same surface used in normal browser sessions and inside the VS Code extension.

Open It

simdeck

Then open the printed local URL.

Detached flow:

simdeck ui --open

LAN flow:

simdeck ui --bind 0.0.0.0 --advertise-host 192.168.1.50 --open

What The UI Provides

• Device list with boot and selection controls.
• Live video with stream quality controls.
• Pointer, keyboard, and hardware-button input.
• Rotation, home, app switcher, dark-mode toggle, and refresh actions.
• Accessibility and framework inspector panes.
• DevTools panel for supported WebKit, Metro, Chrome, and runtime targets.
• Stream diagnostics.

Stream URL Options

Force a stream transport while debugging:

http://127.0.0.1:4310?stream=webrtc
http://127.0.0.1:4310?stream=h264

Use the default URL for normal operation.

Serve A Custom Client

Point the daemon at another static bundle:

simdeck ui --client-root /path/to/dist --open

Your client should use the REST API, WebRTC offer endpoint, and control WebSocket documented in the API reference.

Develop The Built-In Client

npm run dev

This starts the local SimDeck server and the Vite dev server. Client checks:

npm run --prefix client typecheck
npm run --prefix client test