There are still three processes on port 8000 (PIDs 111536, 106276, 109156). These are zombie processes that keep coming back or weren't properly killed. Let me use a more aggressive approach - I'll kill them all at once and also find out what they are first.


Bash

powershell -Command "Get-Process -Id 111536,106276,109156 -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Select-Object Id,ProcessName,Path"

Identify the three processes on port 8000


Force kill all three processes


Exit code 1


Error: Exit code 128
ERROR: The process "111536" not found.
ERROR: The process "106276" not found.
ERROR: The process "109156" not found.


Interesting - netstat is showing those PIDs but taskkill says they don't exist. These might be truly zombie processes or there could be a timing issue. Let me check netstat again and also look at the system more comprehensively.


Check all connections on port 8000


netstat -ano | findstr "LISTENING" | findstr "3000 3001 5000 5173"

Check other common dev ports


powershell -Command "Get-Process python,node -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Select-Object Id,ProcessName,Path"

Check for any Python or Node processes


  TCP    127.0.0.1:8000         0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING       106276
  TCP    127.0.0.1:8000         0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING       109156
  TCP    127.0.0.1:8000         0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING       111536


This is strange - netstat shows these PIDs as listening on port 8000, but:
1. taskkill says they don't exist
2. Get-Process can't find them
3. There are no python or node processes running

These are definitely zombie/orphaned network handles. This can happen on Windows when processes are terminated but the network stack hasn't released the port bindings yet. Let me try a few more aggressive approaches:

1. Use TCPView-like functionality
2. Try to restart the network service
3. Or just wait a bit and check again

Actually, let me first check if there are any orphaned handles by looking at all processes and their network connections.


powershell -Command "Get-NetTCPConnection -LocalPort 8000 -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Select-Object LocalAddress,LocalPort,State,OwningProcess"

Get detailed info on port 8000 connections


powershell -Command "$procs = Get-NetTCPConnection -LocalPort 8000 -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue; foreach($p in $procs) { try { Stop-Process -Id $p.OwningProcess -Force -ErrorAction Stop; Write-Host \"Killed PID $($p.OwningProcess)\" } catch { Write-Host \"Failed to kill PID $($p.OwningProcess): $_\" } }"

Kill processes using port 8000 via PowerShell


Check for bash processes too


LocalAddress LocalPort  State OwningProcess
------------ ---------  ----- -------------
127.0.0.1         8000 Listen        106276


Error: Exit code 1
/usr/bin/bash: line 1: .OwningProcess: command not found
/usr/bin/bash: line 1: .OwningProcess: command not found
At line:1 char:80
+ ... ction -LocalPort 8000 -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue; foreach( in ) {  ...
+                                                                  ~
Missing variable name after foreach.
At line:1 char:84
+ ...  -LocalPort 8000 -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue; foreach( in ) { try { ...
+                                                                 ~
Unexpected token ')' in expression or statement.
    + CategoryInfo          : ParserError: (:) [], ParentContainsErrorRecordException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : MissingVariableNameAfterForeach


The user wants me to also check for bash processes. And I see from the netstat output that only PID 106276 is now showing (the others are gone). The PowerShell command failed due to bash interpreting the $ signs. Let me:

1. Kill PID 106276 more directly
2. Check for bash processes
3. Make sure everything is cleaned up


Kill process 106276


Find bash and shell processes


tasklist | findstr /i "autocoder python node npm"

Check for any remaining related processes


Error: Exit code 128
ERROR: The process "106276" not found.


bash.exe                     17016 Console                    1      6,876 K
bash.exe                     17516 Console                    1     12,268 K
bash.exe                    217984 Console                    1      9,580 K
bash.exe                    211928 Console                    1      9,548 K


Error: Exit code 1
FINDSTR: Cannot open autocoder python node npm


Good, the process 106276 is already gone. Now I see 4 bash processes. Let me identify what they are - they might be Claude Code's own bash processes or could be related to Autocoder. Let me check their command lines and also verify which ones are safe to kill.


powershell -Command "Get-CimInstance Win32_Process -Filter \"name = 'bash.exe'\" | Select-Object ProcessId, CommandLine | Format-List"

Get bash process details


Check all listening ports for remaining issues


ProcessId   : 198296
CommandLine : "C:\Program Files\Git\bin\bash.exe" -c -l "source
              /c/Users/MikeSwanson/.claude/shell-snapshots/snapshot-bash-1768238653655-vms9cs.sh && shopt -u extglob
              2>/dev/null || true && eval \"powershell -Command \\\"Get-CimInstance Win32_Process -Filter \\\\\\\"name
              = 'bash.exe'\\\\\\\" | Select-Object ProcessId, CommandLine | Format-List\\\"\" \< /dev/null && pwd -P
              >| \tmp\claude-32d8-cwd"

ProcessId   : 5948
CommandLine : "C:\Program Files\Git\bin\..\usr\bin\bash.exe" -c -l "source
              /c/Users/MikeSwanson/.claude/shell-snapshots/snapshot-bash-1768238653655-vms9cs.sh && shopt -u extglob
              2>/dev/null || true && eval \"powershell -Command \\\"Get-CimInstance Win32_Process -Filter \\\\\\\"name
              = 'bash.exe'\\\\\\\" | Select-Object ProcessId, CommandLine | Format-List\\\"\" \< /dev/null && pwd -P
              >| \tmp\claude-32d8-cwd"

ProcessId   : 5772
CommandLine : "C:\Program Files\Git\bin\..\usr\bin\bash.exe" -c -l "source
              /c/Users/MikeSwanson/.claude/shell-snapshots/snapshot-bash-1768238653655-vms9cs.sh && shopt -u extglob
              2>/dev/null || true && eval \"powershell -Command \\\"Get-CimInstance Win32_Process -Filter \\\\\\\"name
              = 'bash.exe'\\\\\\\" | Select-Object ProcessId, CommandLine | Format-List\\\"\" \< /dev/null && pwd -P
              >| \tmp\claude-32d8-cwd"


  TCP    0.0.0.0:135            0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING       2120
  TCP    0.0.0.0:445            0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING       4
  TCP    0.0.0.0:5040           0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING       2508
  TCP    0.0.0.0:5357           0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING       4
  TCP    0.0.0.0:5985           0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING       4
  TCP    0.0.0.0:7680           0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING       3860
  TCP    0.0.0.0:47001          0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING       4
  TCP    0.0.0.0:49664          0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING       1880
  TCP    0.0.0.0:49665          0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING       1776
  TCP    0.0.0.0:49666          0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING       2440
  TCP    0.0.0.0:49667          0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING       2820
  TCP    0.0.0.0:49668          0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING       5052
  TCP    0.0.0.0:49750          0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING       1852
  TCP    0.0.0.0:50131          0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING       4
  TCP    0.0.0.0:52773          0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING       23496
  TCP    0.0.0.0:59869          0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING       13452
  TCP    100.125.36.6:59010     0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING       11248
  TCP    127.0.0.1:6463         0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING       4936
  TCP    127.0.0.1:8000         0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING       111536
  TCP    127.0.0.1:8000         0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING       106276
  TCP    127.0.0.1:8000         0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING       109156
  TCP    127.0.0.1:9080         0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING       5528
  TCP    127.0.0.1:11434        0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING       28652
  TCP    127.0.0.1:49692        0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING       5408
  TCP    127.0.0.1:50687        0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING       28140
  TCP    127.0.0.1:63375        0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING       6724
  TCP    127.0.0.1:63450        0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING       16464
  TCP    192.168.4.249:139      0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING       4
  TCP    [::]:135               [::]:0                 LISTENING       2120
  TCP    [::]:445               [::]:0                 LISTENING       4
  TCP    [::]:5357              [::]:0                 LISTENING       4
  TCP    [::]:5985              [::]:0                 LISTENING       4
  TCP    [::]:7680              [::]:0                 LISTENING       3860
  TCP    [::]:47001             [::]:0                 LISTENING       4
  TCP    [::]:49664             [::]:0                 LISTENING       1880
  TCP    [::]:49665             [::]:0                 LISTENING       1776
  TCP    [::]:49666             [::]:0                 LISTENING       2440
  TCP    [::]:49667             [::]:0                 LISTENING       2820
  TCP    [::]:49668             [::]:0                 LISTENING       5052
  TCP    [::]:49750             [::]:0                 LISTENING       1852
  TCP    [::]:50131             [::]:0                 LISTENING       4
  TCP    [::]:52773             [::]:0                 LISTENING       23496
  TCP    [::1]:49692            [::]:0                 LISTENING       5408
  TCP    [fd7a:115c:a1e0::5a01:2415]:46696  [::]:0                 LISTENING       11248


I can see:
1. The bash processes shown are all Claude Code's own bash processes (they're running the current command)
2. Port 8000 still shows THREE phantom processes: 111536, 106276, 109156 - these are definitely zombie/ghost entries
3. These processes don't actually exist (taskkill and Get-Process can't find them), but their network handles haven't been released yet

This is a known Windows issue where network handles can persist after process termination. Let me:
1. Try to stop any remaining Python/Node processes
2. Check if there are any hidden/background processes
3. Try netsh to reset the port binding


tasklist //FI "IMAGENAME eq python.exe" //FI "IMAGENAME eq node.exe" //FO TABLE

Check for Python and Node processes


powershell -Command "Get-Process | Where-Object {\$_.Name -like '*python*' -or \$_.Name -like '*node*'} | Select-Object Id,Name,Path"

Search for any Python or Node processes


powershell -Command "Stop-Process -Id 111536,106276,109156 -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue; Write-Host 'Attempted to kill zombie processes'"

Attempt to kill zombie processes via PowerShell


INFO: No tasks are running which match the specified criteria.