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---
name: start-engine
description: Start the Story Engine. Handles port conflicts, Java detection via SDKMAN, and database setup automatically.
user_invocable: true
---
# Start Story Engine
Start the Story Engine with automatic conflict resolution. `start.sh` is the single entry point.
## Steps
1. Check if the backend is already running:
```bash
curl -s http://localhost:9876/health 2>/dev/null && echo "Already running" || echo "Not running"
```
2. If not running, start it:
```bash
# Full stack (Quarkus + Vite via Quinoa) — default
cd /Users/bengamble/Story-engine-3 && ./start.sh
# Backend only (REST API + SSE MCP)
cd /Users/bengamble/Story-engine-3 && ./start.sh backend
```
## Port Override
If ports conflict, set environment variables or pass flags:
```bash
QUARKUS_HTTP_PORT=9877 ./start.sh
./start.sh --backend-port 9877 --frontend-port 3003
```
## Verify
After startup, confirm services are healthy:
```bash
curl -s http://localhost:9876/health | python3 -m json.tool
```
