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# percio stop

> Shut down the local Percio daemon

Stop a running Percio daemon.

## Synopsis

```bash theme={null}
percio stop
```

## What it does

* Reads the daemon's lockfile to find the running daemon.
* Sends it a shutdown request.
* Removes the lockfile.

## Example

```bash theme={null}
$ percio stop
Daemon stopped.
```

If no daemon is running, Percio tells you:

```bash theme={null}
$ percio stop
Daemon is not running.
```

## When to use this

* You're done for the day and want to free up the Chromium processes.
* You're troubleshooting a stuck daemon — `percio stop` followed by retrying your command usually clears the issue.
* You pinned the daemon to a specific port and want to free it.

## When *not* to use this

* During a running test. The CLI holds the test alive through the daemon — stopping the daemon mid-test will cut it off.

## What's next

* [percio start](/agent/cli/start)
* [The local daemon](/agent/daemon)