bdy agent
$bdy agent [options] [command]
Install and run bdy as a background service on Windows, macOS and Linux that keeps tunnels up
OPTIONS
--context <name>
Connection and scope context: default, git, link or a saved name. Overrides the globally active context for this invocation.--examples
Show only examples; with this flag --format accepts text, json or jsonl--verbose
Show REST API requests, responses, timing and retries on stderr-h, --help
display help for commandAVAILABLE COMMANDS
Start the agent service
Stop the agent service
Install the agent as a system service or as a user application
Manage tunnels run by the agent
Uninstall the agent service
Turn agent debug logging on or off
Disable the agent service and all its tunnels
Enable the agent service and all its tunnels
Manage whether Buddy may use the agent as a proxy, for example to reach an SSH
target through it
Restart the agent service and all its tunnels
Show the agent service status
Manage the tags that identify this agent
Manage the agent's role as a deployment target
Update the agent to the latest version
Set the operating system user the agent service runs as
Show the installed agent version
Documentation for bdy v1.25.20
Last modified on Oct 14, 2026