Scope

trop solves one narrow problem: stable localhost port reservations for one user across local worktrees and local processes.

In Scope

• Directory-aware reservations.
• Optional tags for multiple services in one worktree.
• Concurrent local callers.
• Local cleanup of stale reservations.
• Avoiding known occupied or excluded ports.

Non-Goals

• System-wide enforcement.
• Multi-user coordination.
• Container orchestration.
• Network service discovery.
• Replacing a process supervisor.