feat: complete daemon core milestone

Finish Milestone 3 with persisted config, socket IPC, registry CRUD,
periodic discovery, manual add, and app-cache refresh support.

Cargo.lock

@@ -288,6 +288,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.61.2",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "fastrand"
+version = "2.4.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9f1f227452a390804cdb637b74a86990f2a7d7ba4b7d5693aac9b4dd6defd8d6"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "find-msvc-tools"
 version = "0.1.9"
@@ -743,6 +749,12 @@ version = "0.2.185"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "52ff2c0fe9bc6cb6b14a0592c2ff4fa9ceb83eea9db979b0487cd054946a2b8f"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "linux-raw-sys"
+version = "0.12.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "32a66949e030da00e8c7d4434b251670a91556f4144941d37452769c25d58a53"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "litemap"
 version = "0.8.2"
@@ -1126,6 +1138,19 @@ version = "2.1.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "94300abf3f1ae2e2b8ffb7b58043de3d399c73fa6f4b73826402a5c457614dbe"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "rustix"
+version = "1.1.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b6fe4565b9518b83ef4f91bb47ce29620ca828bd32cb7e408f0062e9930ba190"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitflags",
+ "errno",
+ "libc",
+ "linux-raw-sys",
+ "windows-sys 0.61.2",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "rustls"
 version = "0.23.38"
@@ -1356,6 +1381,19 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "tempfile"
+version = "3.27.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "32497e9a4c7b38532efcdebeef879707aa9f794296a4f0244f6f69e9bc8574bd"
+dependencies = [
+ "fastrand",
+ "getrandom 0.4.2",
+ "once_cell",
+ "rustix",
+ "windows-sys 0.61.2",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "thiserror"
 version = "2.0.18"
@@ -1624,11 +1662,13 @@ dependencies = [
  "axum",
  "chrono",
  "clap",
+ "libc",
  "md5",
  "reqwest",
  "roxmltree",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
+ "tempfile",
  "thiserror",
  "tokio",
  "toml",

Cargo.toml

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ anyhow = "1.0"
 axum = "0.8"
 chrono = { version = "0.4", features = ["serde"] }
 clap = { version = "4.5", features = ["derive"] }
+libc = "0.2"
 md5 = "0.7"
 reqwest = { version = "0.12", default-features = false, features = ["charset", "http2", "json", "multipart", "rustls-tls"] }
 roxmltree = "0.20"
@@ -20,3 +21,6 @@ tracing = "0.1"
 tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3", features = ["env-filter", "fmt"] }
 urlencoding = "2.1"
 uuid = { version = "1.0", features = ["serde", "v4"] }
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+tempfile = "3.23"

PROJECT_MAP.md

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ script and control smart TVs through a stable, brand-agnostic API.
 
 ## Project Status
 
-**Phase:** Milestone 2 complete. Roku adapter is live-validated; daemon and CLI wiring are next.
+**Phase:** Milestone 4 in progress. Daemon core is complete; CLI coverage is expanding beyond daemon/device/app-cache operations.
 **Platform v1:** Roku only (via ECP HTTP API)
 **Language:** Rust
 **Crate type:** Binary (single binary distribution target)
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ tvctl/
 │   │   └── mod.rs
 │   ├── daemon/             ← tvctld daemon core scaffolding
 │   │   ├── mod.rs
+│   │   ├── config.rs       ← Config loading and runtime path helpers
+│   │   ├── ipc.rs          ← Unix socket request/response protocol
 │   │   ├── registry.rs     ← Device registry
 │   │   ├── discovery.rs    ← SSDP discovery service
 │   │   ├── cache.rs        ← App cache manager
@@ -335,9 +337,9 @@ enabled = true
 
 ## What Has NOT Been Started
 
-- Daemon runtime, socket transport, and persistence logic
 - HTTP route handlers and request validation
-- Real CLI command handling beyond skeleton parsing
+- CLI command handling for remote/state/dev/config flows
+- Daemon install/uninstall helpers and systemd unit generation
 - CI/CD configuration
 - Release/packaging
 

ROADMAP.md

@@ -7,14 +7,15 @@
 
 ## Current Focus
 
-**Milestone 3 — Daemon Core**
+**Milestone 4 — CLI**
-Roku adapter work is complete. Begin daemon runtime and persistence wiring.
+Daemon core is complete. Continue broadening CLI coverage against the running daemon.
 
 ---
 
 ## In Progress
 
-_Nothing in progress right now._
+- Milestone 4 is underway with working `daemon`, `device`, and app-cache commands over the Unix socket
+- Remaining CLI work is remote/state/dev/config coverage plus daemon install/uninstall helpers
 
 ---
 
@@ -47,35 +48,35 @@ _Goal: Can communicate with a real Roku TV over ECP._
 ## Milestone 3 — Daemon Core
 _Goal: tvctld runs, manages devices, and handles the Unix socket._
 
-- [ ] Daemon entry point and lifecycle (`src/daemon/mod.rs`)
+- [x] 2026-04-14 — Daemon entry point and lifecycle (`src/daemon/mod.rs`)
-- [ ] Unix socket listener
+- [x] 2026-04-14 — Unix socket listener
-- [ ] Device registry (`src/daemon/registry.rs`)
+- [x] 2026-04-14 — Device registry (`src/daemon/registry.rs`)
-  - Load from `devices.json` on start
+  - [x] Load from `devices.json` on start
-  - Persist on change
+  - [x] Persist on change
-  - CRUD operations
+  - [x] CRUD operations
-- [ ] Discovery service (`src/daemon/discovery.rs`)
+- [x] 2026-04-14 — Discovery service (`src/daemon/discovery.rs`)
-  - SSDP scan
+  - [x] SSDP scan
-  - Auto-discover on startup (if configured)
+  - [x] Auto-discover on startup (if configured)
-  - Interval-based re-scan
+  - [x] Interval-based re-scan
-  - Manual add by IP
+  - [x] Manual add by IP
-- [ ] App cache manager (`src/daemon/cache.rs`)
+- [x] 2026-04-14 — App cache manager (`src/daemon/cache.rs`)
-  - Per-platform JSON files
+  - [x] Per-platform JSON files
-  - Organic growth strategy
+  - [x] Organic growth strategy
-  - `app refresh` invalidation
+  - [x] `app refresh` invalidation
-- [ ] State cache (`src/daemon/state.rs`)
+- [x] 2026-04-14 — State cache (`src/daemon/state.rs`)
   - In-memory only
   - Per-device last-known state
   - Timestamp on every entry
-- [ ] Adapter registry (map platform string → adapter instance)
+- [x] 2026-04-14 — Adapter registry (map platform string → adapter instance)
-- [ ] Config loading from TOML
+- [x] 2026-04-14 — Config loading from TOML
 
 ---
 
 ## Milestone 4 — CLI
 _Goal: All tvctl commands work against a running daemon._
 
-- [ ] CLI entry point and dispatch (`src/cli/mod.rs`)
+- [x] 2026-04-14 — CLI entry point and dispatch (`src/cli/mod.rs`)
-- [ ] Unix socket client (send commands, receive responses)
+- [x] 2026-04-14 — Unix socket client (send commands, receive responses)
 - [ ] `tvctl daemon` commands
   - `start` `stop` `restart` `status`
   - `install` (generate systemd user unit)
@@ -158,6 +159,9 @@ out of scope until Milestone 6 is complete and stable.
 - [x] 2026-04-14 — Add Roku ECP discovery, input, app, and state adapter support with unit tests
 - [x] 2026-04-14 — Add env-gated live Roku integration tests and validate against the Hisense TV on the LAN
 - [x] 2026-04-14 — Implement Roku developer-mode install/log support and validate sideloading on the Hisense TV
+- [x] 2026-04-14 — Add daemon config loading, runtime paths, persisted registry/cache stores, and discovery foundations
+- [x] 2026-04-14 — Add daemon Unix socket IPC plus working `daemon` and `device` lifecycle/discovery commands
+- [x] 2026-04-14 — Finish Milestone 3 with registry CRUD, periodic discovery, manual add, and app-cache refresh plus live daemon validation
 
 ---
 

src/adapters/roku/mod.rs

@@ -133,15 +133,19 @@ impl RokuAdapter {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    fn device_base_url(device: &Device) -> Result<Url> {
+    fn base_url_for(address: IpAddr, port: u16) -> Result<Url> {
-        let host = match device.address {
+        let host = match address {
             IpAddr::V4(address) => address.to_string(),
             IpAddr::V6(address) => format!("[{address}]"),
         };
-        Url::parse(&format!("http://{host}:{}/", device.port))
+        Url::parse(&format!("http://{host}:{port}/"))
             .map_err(|error| TvError::Transport(format!("invalid device URL: {error}")))
     }
 
+    fn device_base_url(device: &Device) -> Result<Url> {
+        Self::base_url_for(device.address, device.port)
+    }
+
     fn join_url(base_url: &Url, path: &str) -> Result<Url> {
         base_url
             .join(path)
@@ -172,6 +176,18 @@ impl RokuAdapter {
         parse_device_info(&xml)
     }
 
+    /// Probe a Roku device at a known address and port.
+    pub async fn probe_device(&self, address: IpAddr, port: u16) -> Result<DeviceInfo> {
+        let base_url = Self::base_url_for(address, port)?;
+        let info = self.fetch_device_info(&base_url).await?;
+        Ok(DeviceInfo {
+            name: info.display_name(),
+            platform: "roku".to_string(),
+            address,
+            port,
+        })
+    }
+
     fn dev_base_url(device: &Device) -> Result<Url> {
         let host = match device.address {
             IpAddr::V4(address) => address.to_string(),

src/cli/mod.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,29 @@
-use clap::{Parser, Subcommand};
+use std::{net::IpAddr, path::PathBuf, process::Stdio, time::Duration};
+
+use clap::{Args, CommandFactory, Parser, Subcommand};
+use serde::Serialize;
+use thiserror::Error;
+use tokio::{
+    io::{AsyncReadExt, AsyncWriteExt},
+    net::UnixStream,
+    process::Command as TokioCommand,
+    time::sleep,
+};
+
+use crate::{
+    adapters::{AppInfo, Device},
+    daemon::{
+        self,
+        config::{RuntimePaths, TvctlConfig},
+        ipc::{
+            AppListResult, AppRefreshResult, DaemonRequest, DaemonResponse, DaemonStatus,
+            DiscoveryResult,
+        },
+    },
+};
+
+const DAEMON_START_WAIT_ATTEMPTS: usize = 20;
+const DAEMON_START_WAIT_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_millis(250);
 
 /// The tvctl command-line interface.
 #[derive(Debug, Parser)]
@@ -22,14 +47,23 @@ pub struct Cli {
 }
 
 /// The top-level resource namespaces exposed by tvctl.
-#[derive(Debug, Subcommand)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Subcommand)]
 pub enum Command {
     /// Manage the background daemon.
-    Daemon,
+    Daemon {
+        #[command(subcommand)]
+        command: DaemonCommand,
+    },
     /// Discover and manage devices.
-    Device,
+    Device {
-    /// List, launch, and stop applications.
+        #[command(subcommand)]
-    App,
+        command: DeviceCommand,
+    },
+    /// List and refresh application metadata.
+    App {
+        #[command(subcommand)]
+        command: AppCommand,
+    },
     /// Send remote control input.
     Remote,
     /// Query device state.
@@ -38,10 +72,515 @@ pub enum Command {
     Dev,
     /// Inspect and modify tvctl configuration.
     Config,
+    /// Internal daemon entry point used by `tvctl daemon start`.
+    #[command(hide = true, name = "__daemon_serve")]
+    InternalDaemonServe,
 }
 
-/// Parse the CLI and return successfully for the repository scaffold.
+/// Manage the tvctld lifecycle.
-pub async fn run() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Subcommand)]
-    let _ = Cli::parse();
+pub enum DaemonCommand {
+    /// Start the background daemon process.
+    Start,
+    /// Stop the running daemon process.
+    Stop,
+    /// Restart the running daemon process.
+    Restart,
+    /// Show whether the daemon is running.
+    Status,
+}
+
+/// Discover and inspect known devices.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Subcommand)]
+pub enum DeviceCommand {
+    /// List devices currently known to the daemon.
+    List,
+    /// Trigger a fresh discovery scan.
+    Discover,
+    /// Manually add a device by probing its address.
+    Add(DeviceAddArgs),
+    /// Show one known device by name or UUID.
+    Info {
+        /// The friendly name or UUID to inspect.
+        target: String,
+    },
+    /// Remove one known device by name or UUID.
+    Remove {
+        /// The friendly name or UUID to remove.
+        target: String,
+    },
+    /// Mark one known device as the default target.
+    Select {
+        /// The friendly name or UUID to make default.
+        target: String,
+    },
+}
+
+/// Arguments for `tvctl device add`.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Args)]
+pub struct DeviceAddArgs {
+    /// The normalized platform identifier, currently `roku`.
+    #[arg(long)]
+    pub platform: String,
+
+    /// The device IP address.
+    #[arg(long)]
+    pub address: IpAddr,
+
+    /// Optional platform port override.
+    #[arg(long)]
+    pub port: Option<u16>,
+
+    /// Optional user-assigned friendly name.
+    #[arg(long)]
+    pub name: Option<String>,
+}
+
+/// App-cache commands.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Subcommand)]
+pub enum AppCommand {
+    /// List cached apps for the selected or default device platform.
+    List,
+    /// Refresh the cached app list from the selected or default device.
+    Refresh {
+        /// Clear the platform cache before reloading from the device.
+        #[arg(long)]
+        clear: bool,
+    },
+}
+
+/// A user-facing CLI error with a suggested next action.
+#[derive(Debug, Error)]
+#[error("{message}\nHint: {hint}")]
+pub struct CliError {
+    /// The human-readable error message.
+    pub message: String,
+    /// The suggested next action.
+    pub hint: String,
+}
+
+impl CliError {
+    fn new(message: impl Into<String>, hint: impl Into<String>) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            message: message.into(),
+            hint: hint.into(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Parse the CLI and execute the selected command.
+pub async fn run() -> Result<(), CliError> {
+    let cli = Cli::parse();
+    let Some(command) = cli.command.clone() else {
+        let mut cmd = Cli::command();
+        cmd.print_long_help().map_err(|error| {
+            CliError::new(
+                format!("Failed to render CLI help: {error}"),
+                "Retry the command or inspect the terminal output.",
+            )
+        })?;
+        println!();
+        return Ok(());
+    };
+
+    match command {
+        Command::InternalDaemonServe => daemon::serve().await.map_err(|error| {
+            CliError::new(error.to_string(), "Inspect the daemon logs and retry.")
+        }),
+        Command::Daemon { command } => handle_daemon_command(&cli, command).await,
+        Command::Device { command } => handle_device_command(&cli, command).await,
+        Command::App { command } => handle_app_command(&cli, command).await,
+        Command::Remote => Err(CliError::new(
+            "Remote commands are not wired to the daemon yet.",
+            "Continue Milestone 4 after the daemon protocol is in place.",
+        )),
+        Command::State => Err(CliError::new(
+            "State queries are not wired to the daemon yet.",
+            "Continue Milestone 4 after the daemon protocol is in place.",
+        )),
+        Command::Dev => Err(CliError::new(
+            "Developer commands are not wired to the daemon yet.",
+            "Continue Milestone 4 after the daemon protocol is in place.",
+        )),
+        Command::Config => Err(CliError::new(
+            "Config commands are not wired to the daemon yet.",
+            "Continue Milestone 4 after the daemon protocol is in place.",
+        )),
+    }
+}
+
+async fn handle_daemon_command(cli: &Cli, command: DaemonCommand) -> Result<(), CliError> {
+    match command {
+        DaemonCommand::Start => daemon_start(cli).await,
+        DaemonCommand::Stop => daemon_stop(cli).await,
+        DaemonCommand::Restart => {
+            if daemon_status_payload().await.is_some() {
+                daemon_stop(cli).await?;
+            }
+            daemon_start(cli).await
+        }
+        DaemonCommand::Status => daemon_status(cli).await,
+    }
+}
+
+async fn handle_device_command(cli: &Cli, command: DeviceCommand) -> Result<(), CliError> {
+    match command {
+        DeviceCommand::List => {
+            let response =
+                send_request(load_socket_path().await?, &DaemonRequest::ListDevices).await?;
+            let devices: Vec<Device> = parse_response_data(response)?;
+            render(cli, &devices, || render_device_list(&devices))
+        }
+        DeviceCommand::Discover => {
+            let response =
+                send_request(load_socket_path().await?, &DaemonRequest::Discover).await?;
+            let result: DiscoveryResult = parse_response_data(response)?;
+            render(cli, &result, || render_discovery_result(&result.devices))
+        }
+        DeviceCommand::Add(args) => {
+            let response = send_request(
+                load_socket_path().await?,
+                &DaemonRequest::AddDevice {
+                    platform: args.platform,
+                    address: args.address,
+                    port: args.port,
+                    name: args.name,
+                },
+            )
+            .await?;
+            let device: Device = parse_response_data(response)?;
+            render(cli, &device, || {
+                format!(
+                    "Added {} [{}] {}:{}{}",
+                    device.name,
+                    device.platform,
+                    device.address,
+                    device.port,
+                    default_marker(&device)
+                )
+            })
+        }
+        DeviceCommand::Info { target } => {
+            let response = send_request(
+                load_socket_path().await?,
+                &DaemonRequest::GetDevice { target },
+            )
+            .await?;
+            let device: Device = parse_response_data(response)?;
+            render(cli, &device, || render_device_info(&device))
+        }
+        DeviceCommand::Remove { target } => {
+            let response = send_request(
+                load_socket_path().await?,
+                &DaemonRequest::RemoveDevice { target },
+            )
+            .await?;
+            let device: Device = parse_response_data(response)?;
+            render(cli, &device, || format!("Removed {}.", device.name))
+        }
+        DeviceCommand::Select { target } => {
+            let response = send_request(
+                load_socket_path().await?,
+                &DaemonRequest::SelectDevice { target },
+            )
+            .await?;
+            let device: Device = parse_response_data(response)?;
+            render(cli, &device, || {
+                format!("Default device set to {}.", device.name)
+            })
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+async fn handle_app_command(cli: &Cli, command: AppCommand) -> Result<(), CliError> {
+    match command {
+        AppCommand::List => {
+            let response = send_request(
+                load_socket_path().await?,
+                &DaemonRequest::ListApps {
+                    device: cli.device.clone(),
+                    platform: None,
+                },
+            )
+            .await?;
+            let result: AppListResult = parse_response_data(response)?;
+            render(cli, &result, || {
+                render_app_list(&result.apps, &result.platform)
+            })
+        }
+        AppCommand::Refresh { clear } => {
+            let response = send_request(
+                load_socket_path().await?,
+                &DaemonRequest::RefreshApps {
+                    device: cli.device.clone(),
+                    clear,
+                },
+            )
+            .await?;
+            let result: AppRefreshResult = parse_response_data(response)?;
+            render(cli, &result, || render_app_refresh(&result))
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+async fn daemon_start(cli: &Cli) -> Result<(), CliError> {
+    if let Some(status) = daemon_status_payload().await {
+        return render(cli, &status, || {
+            format!("tvctld is already running on {}", status.socket)
+        });
+    }
+
+    let exe = std::env::current_exe().map_err(|error| {
+        CliError::new(
+            format!("Unable to locate the tvctl binary: {error}"),
+            "Run the command from an installed or built tvctl executable.",
+        )
+    })?;
+
+    TokioCommand::new(exe)
+        .arg("__daemon_serve")
+        .stdin(Stdio::null())
+        .stdout(Stdio::null())
+        .stderr(Stdio::null())
+        .spawn()
+        .map_err(|error| {
+            CliError::new(
+                format!("Failed to launch tvctld: {error}"),
+                "Check filesystem permissions and try again.",
+            )
+        })?;
+
+    for _ in 0..DAEMON_START_WAIT_ATTEMPTS {
+        if let Some(status) = daemon_status_payload().await {
+            return render(cli, &status, || {
+                format!("tvctld started on {}", status.socket)
+            });
+        }
+        sleep(DAEMON_START_WAIT_INTERVAL).await;
+    }
+
+    Err(CliError::new(
+        "tvctld did not become ready in time.",
+        "Check whether the socket path is writable and retry `tvctl daemon start`.",
+    ))
+}
+
+async fn daemon_stop(cli: &Cli) -> Result<(), CliError> {
+    let socket = load_socket_path().await?;
+    let response = send_request(socket, &DaemonRequest::Shutdown).await?;
+    let data: serde_json::Value = parse_response_data(response)?;
+    render(cli, &data, || "tvctld stopped.".to_string())
+}
+
+async fn daemon_status(cli: &Cli) -> Result<(), CliError> {
+    if let Some(status) = daemon_status_payload().await {
+        return render(cli, &status, || {
+            format!(
+                "tvctld is running on {} with {} known device(s).",
+                status.socket, status.device_count
+            )
+        });
+    }
+
+    if cli.json {
+        let status = serde_json::json!({
+            "running": false,
+        });
+        return render(cli, &status, || "tvctld is not running.".to_string());
+    }
+
+    println!("tvctld is not running.");
     Ok(())
 }
+
+async fn daemon_status_payload() -> Option<DaemonStatus> {
+    let socket = load_socket_path().await.ok()?;
+    let response = send_request(socket, &DaemonRequest::Ping).await.ok()?;
+    parse_response_data(response).ok()
+}
+
+async fn load_socket_path() -> Result<PathBuf, CliError> {
+    let config = TvctlConfig::load().await.map_err(|error| {
+        CliError::new(
+            format!("Failed to load tvctl configuration: {error}"),
+            "Inspect ~/.config/tvctl/config.toml for invalid TOML.",
+        )
+    })?;
+    let fallback = RuntimePaths::detect().socket_file;
+    let configured = PathBuf::from(config.daemon.socket);
+    Ok(if configured.as_os_str().is_empty() {
+        fallback
+    } else {
+        configured
+    })
+}
+
+async fn send_request(
+    socket_path: PathBuf,
+    request: &DaemonRequest,
+) -> Result<DaemonResponse, CliError> {
+    let mut stream = UnixStream::connect(&socket_path).await.map_err(|error| {
+        CliError::new(
+            format!(
+                "Unable to reach tvctld at {}: {error}",
+                socket_path.display()
+            ),
+            "Run `tvctl daemon start` first.",
+        )
+    })?;
+
+    let bytes = serde_json::to_vec(request).map_err(|error| {
+        CliError::new(
+            format!("Failed to serialize daemon request: {error}"),
+            "Inspect the CLI build and retry.",
+        )
+    })?;
+    stream.write_all(&bytes).await.map_err(|error| {
+        CliError::new(
+            format!("Failed to write request to tvctld: {error}"),
+            "Check the daemon socket permissions and retry.",
+        )
+    })?;
+    stream.shutdown().await.map_err(|error| {
+        CliError::new(
+            format!("Failed to finish the daemon request: {error}"),
+            "Retry the command after restarting the daemon.",
+        )
+    })?;
+
+    let mut response_bytes = Vec::new();
+    stream
+        .read_to_end(&mut response_bytes)
+        .await
+        .map_err(|error| {
+            CliError::new(
+                format!("Failed to read the daemon response: {error}"),
+                "Retry the command after restarting the daemon.",
+            )
+        })?;
+
+    let response = serde_json::from_slice::<DaemonResponse>(&response_bytes).map_err(|error| {
+        CliError::new(
+            format!("Failed to decode the daemon response: {error}"),
+            "Ensure the CLI and daemon are from the same build.",
+        )
+    })?;
+
+    if let Some(error) = &response.error {
+        return Err(CliError::new(
+            error.message.clone(),
+            error.hint.clone().unwrap_or_else(|| {
+                "Retry the command after checking the daemon state.".to_string()
+            }),
+        ));
+    }
+
+    Ok(response)
+}
+
+fn parse_response_data<T>(response: DaemonResponse) -> Result<T, CliError>
+where
+    T: serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
+{
+    let data = response.data.ok_or_else(|| {
+        CliError::new(
+            "The daemon response did not include data.",
+            "Ensure the CLI and daemon are from the same build.",
+        )
+    })?;
+    serde_json::from_value(data).map_err(|error| {
+        CliError::new(
+            format!("Failed to decode daemon payload: {error}"),
+            "Ensure the CLI and daemon are from the same build.",
+        )
+    })
+}
+
+fn render<T>(cli: &Cli, data: &T, human: impl FnOnce() -> String) -> Result<(), CliError>
+where
+    T: Serialize,
+{
+    if cli.json {
+        let json = serde_json::to_string_pretty(data).map_err(|error| {
+            CliError::new(
+                format!("Failed to encode JSON output: {error}"),
+                "Retry the command or inspect the output type.",
+            )
+        })?;
+        println!("{json}");
+    } else {
+        println!("{}", human());
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn render_device_list(devices: &[Device]) -> String {
+    if devices.is_empty() {
+        return "No devices are registered yet.".to_string();
+    }
+
+    devices
+        .iter()
+        .map(|device| {
+            format!(
+                "{} [{}] {}:{}{}",
+                device.name,
+                device.platform,
+                device.address,
+                device.port,
+                default_marker(device)
+            )
+        })
+        .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+        .join("\n")
+}
+
+fn render_discovery_result(devices: &[Device]) -> String {
+    if devices.is_empty() {
+        return "Discovery completed, but no devices were found.".to_string();
+    }
+    format!(
+        "Discovered {} device(s).\n{}",
+        devices.len(),
+        render_device_list(devices)
+    )
+}
+
+fn render_device_info(device: &Device) -> String {
+    [
+        format!("Name: {}", device.name),
+        format!("Original Name: {}", device.original_name),
+        format!("UUID: {}", device.id),
+        format!("Platform: {}", device.platform),
+        format!("Address: {}:{}", device.address, device.port),
+        format!("Default: {}", device.is_default),
+        format!("Discovered At: {}", device.discovered_at),
+        format!("Last Seen: {}", device.last_seen),
+    ]
+    .join("\n")
+}
+
+fn render_app_list(apps: &[AppInfo], platform: &str) -> String {
+    if apps.is_empty() {
+        return format!("No cached apps are known yet for platform {platform}.");
+    }
+
+    format!(
+        "Cached apps for {platform}:\n{}",
+        apps.iter()
+            .map(|app| format!("{} [{}]", app.name, app.platform_id))
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+            .join("\n")
+    )
+}
+
+fn render_app_refresh(result: &AppRefreshResult) -> String {
+    format!(
+        "Refreshed {} app(s) from {}. {} cached app(s) are now known for {}.",
+        result.refreshed_count, result.device.name, result.cached_count, result.platform
+    )
+}
+
+fn default_marker(device: &Device) -> &'static str {
+    if device.is_default { " (default)" } else { "" }
+}

src/daemon/cache.rs

@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+use std::{collections::BTreeMap, path::PathBuf};
+
+use tokio::fs;
+
 use crate::adapters::AppInfo;
 
 /// A platform-level cache of app metadata discovered from live devices.
@@ -8,3 +12,184 @@ pub struct AppCache {
     /// The apps currently known for that platform.
     pub apps: Vec<AppInfo>,
 }
+
+/// Persisted store for per-platform app cache files.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct AppCacheStore {
+    root_dir: PathBuf,
+}
+
+impl AppCacheStore {
+    /// Create a cache store rooted at the given directory.
+    pub fn new(root_dir: PathBuf) -> Self {
+        Self { root_dir }
+    }
+
+    /// Load the app cache for a single platform or return an empty cache when absent.
+    pub async fn load_platform(&self, platform: &str) -> anyhow::Result<AppCache> {
+        let path = self.platform_path(platform);
+        let apps = match fs::read_to_string(&path).await {
+            Ok(contents) => serde_json::from_str::<Vec<AppInfo>>(&contents)?,
+            Err(error) if error.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound => Vec::new(),
+            Err(error) => return Err(error.into()),
+        };
+
+        Ok(AppCache {
+            platform: platform.to_string(),
+            apps,
+        })
+    }
+
+    /// Persist the app list for a platform.
+    pub async fn save_platform(&self, platform: &str, apps: &[AppInfo]) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        fs::create_dir_all(&self.root_dir).await?;
+        let contents = serde_json::to_string_pretty(apps)?;
+        fs::write(self.platform_path(platform), contents).await?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Merge newly seen apps into the normalized, de-duplicated platform cache.
+    pub async fn record_platform_apps(
+        &self,
+        platform: &str,
+        apps: Vec<AppInfo>,
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<AppCache> {
+        let mut deduped = BTreeMap::new();
+        for app in self.load_platform(platform).await?.apps {
+            deduped.insert(app.platform_id.clone(), app);
+        }
+        for app in apps {
+            deduped.insert(app.platform_id.clone(), app);
+        }
+        let apps: Vec<AppInfo> = deduped.into_values().collect();
+        self.save_platform(platform, &apps).await?;
+        Ok(AppCache {
+            platform: platform.to_string(),
+            apps,
+        })
+    }
+
+    /// Resolve an app by case-insensitive name or exact ID from the persisted platform cache.
+    pub async fn find_app(&self, platform: &str, query: &str) -> anyhow::Result<Option<AppInfo>> {
+        let cache = self.load_platform(platform).await?;
+        let normalized = query.to_ascii_lowercase();
+        Ok(cache.apps.into_iter().find(|app| {
+            app.platform_id == query
+                || app.id == query
+                || app.name.to_ascii_lowercase() == normalized
+        }))
+    }
+
+    /// Remove the persisted app cache for a platform.
+    pub async fn clear_platform(&self, platform: &str) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        match fs::remove_file(self.platform_path(platform)).await {
+            Ok(()) => Ok(()),
+            Err(error) if error.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound => Ok(()),
+            Err(error) => Err(error.into()),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn platform_path(&self, platform: &str) -> PathBuf {
+        self.root_dir.join(format!("{platform}.apps.json"))
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn cache_round_trips_and_resolves_names() {
+        let temp_dir = tempfile::tempdir().expect("temp dir should exist");
+        let store = AppCacheStore::new(temp_dir.path().join("cache"));
+        let apps = vec![
+            AppInfo {
+                id: "12".to_string(),
+                name: "Netflix".to_string(),
+                version: None,
+                platform_id: "12".to_string(),
+            },
+            AppInfo {
+                id: "837".to_string(),
+                name: "YouTube".to_string(),
+                version: None,
+                platform_id: "837".to_string(),
+            },
+        ];
+
+        store
+            .record_platform_apps("roku", apps.clone())
+            .await
+            .expect("apps should save");
+
+        let loaded = store.load_platform("roku").await.expect("apps should load");
+        assert_eq!(loaded.apps, apps);
+
+        let resolved = store
+            .find_app("roku", "youtube")
+            .await
+            .expect("app lookup should work")
+            .expect("youtube should exist");
+        assert_eq!(resolved.platform_id, "837");
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn record_platform_apps_merges_existing_entries() {
+        let temp_dir = tempfile::tempdir().expect("temp dir should exist");
+        let store = AppCacheStore::new(temp_dir.path().join("cache"));
+
+        store
+            .record_platform_apps(
+                "roku",
+                vec![AppInfo {
+                    id: "12".to_string(),
+                    name: "Netflix".to_string(),
+                    version: None,
+                    platform_id: "12".to_string(),
+                }],
+            )
+            .await
+            .expect("first cache should save");
+        store
+            .record_platform_apps(
+                "roku",
+                vec![AppInfo {
+                    id: "837".to_string(),
+                    name: "YouTube".to_string(),
+                    version: None,
+                    platform_id: "837".to_string(),
+                }],
+            )
+            .await
+            .expect("second cache should merge");
+
+        let loaded = store.load_platform("roku").await.expect("apps should load");
+        assert_eq!(loaded.apps.len(), 2);
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn clear_platform_removes_persisted_cache() {
+        let temp_dir = tempfile::tempdir().expect("temp dir should exist");
+        let store = AppCacheStore::new(temp_dir.path().join("cache"));
+
+        store
+            .save_platform(
+                "roku",
+                &[AppInfo {
+                    id: "12".to_string(),
+                    name: "Netflix".to_string(),
+                    version: None,
+                    platform_id: "12".to_string(),
+                }],
+            )
+            .await
+            .expect("apps should save");
+        store
+            .clear_platform("roku")
+            .await
+            .expect("cache should clear");
+
+        let loaded = store.load_platform("roku").await.expect("apps should load");
+        assert!(loaded.apps.is_empty());
+    }
+}

src/daemon/config.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,235 @@
+use std::{
+    env,
+    path::{Path, PathBuf},
+};
+
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use tokio::fs;
+
+/// The complete daemon configuration loaded from TOML.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[serde(default)]
+pub struct TvctlConfig {
+    /// Runtime daemon settings.
+    pub daemon: DaemonConfig,
+    /// Discovery scan behavior.
+    pub discovery: DiscoveryConfig,
+    /// Default-device settings.
+    pub devices: DeviceConfig,
+    /// Developer tooling toggles.
+    pub dev: DevConfig,
+}
+
+impl Default for TvctlConfig {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            daemon: DaemonConfig::default(),
+            discovery: DiscoveryConfig::default(),
+            devices: DeviceConfig::default(),
+            dev: DevConfig::default(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl TvctlConfig {
+    /// Load configuration from the default XDG path or return defaults when absent.
+    pub async fn load() -> anyhow::Result<Self> {
+        Self::load_from_path(&default_config_path()).await
+    }
+
+    /// Load configuration from a specific path or return defaults when absent.
+    pub async fn load_from_path(path: &Path) -> anyhow::Result<Self> {
+        match fs::read_to_string(path).await {
+            Ok(contents) => Ok(toml::from_str::<Self>(&contents)?),
+            Err(error) if error.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound => Ok(Self::default()),
+            Err(error) => Err(error.into()),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Persist configuration to a specific path, creating parent directories first.
+    pub async fn save_to_path(&self, path: &Path) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        if let Some(parent) = path.parent() {
+            fs::create_dir_all(parent).await?;
+        }
+        let contents = toml::to_string_pretty(self)?;
+        fs::write(path, contents).await?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+/// Runtime daemon settings.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[serde(default)]
+pub struct DaemonConfig {
+    /// Unix socket path for CLI communication.
+    pub socket: String,
+    /// Whether the HTTP API is enabled.
+    pub http_enabled: bool,
+    /// Loopback HTTP port.
+    pub http_port: u16,
+    /// Loopback host or bind address.
+    pub http_host: String,
+    /// Logging level.
+    pub log_level: String,
+}
+
+impl Default for DaemonConfig {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            socket: default_socket_path().to_string_lossy().into_owned(),
+            http_enabled: true,
+            http_port: 7272,
+            http_host: "127.0.0.1".to_string(),
+            log_level: "info".to_string(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Discovery scan behavior.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[serde(default)]
+pub struct DiscoveryConfig {
+    /// Whether discovery runs automatically on daemon start.
+    pub auto_discover: bool,
+    /// How often discovery repeats, in seconds.
+    pub interval_secs: u64,
+    /// Per-device timeout in seconds.
+    pub timeout_secs: u64,
+}
+
+impl Default for DiscoveryConfig {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            auto_discover: true,
+            interval_secs: 300,
+            timeout_secs: 5,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Default-device settings.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Default)]
+#[serde(default)]
+pub struct DeviceConfig {
+    /// The default device name or UUID.
+    pub default: String,
+}
+
+/// Developer tooling toggles.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[serde(default)]
+pub struct DevConfig {
+    /// Whether developer tooling is enabled.
+    pub enabled: bool,
+}
+
+impl Default for DevConfig {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self { enabled: true }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Canonical runtime paths used by the daemon.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct RuntimePaths {
+    /// The configuration file path.
+    pub config_file: PathBuf,
+    /// The data directory root.
+    pub data_dir: PathBuf,
+    /// The device registry path.
+    pub devices_file: PathBuf,
+    /// The platform app cache directory.
+    pub cache_dir: PathBuf,
+    /// The runtime socket path.
+    pub socket_file: PathBuf,
+}
+
+impl RuntimePaths {
+    /// Build the canonical path set from XDG defaults.
+    pub fn detect() -> Self {
+        let config_file = default_config_path();
+        let data_dir = default_data_dir();
+        let cache_dir = data_dir.join("cache");
+        Self {
+            config_file,
+            devices_file: data_dir.join("devices.json"),
+            socket_file: default_socket_path(),
+            data_dir,
+            cache_dir,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Return the default config file path.
+pub fn default_config_path() -> PathBuf {
+    default_config_dir().join("config.toml")
+}
+
+/// Return the default config directory path.
+pub fn default_config_dir() -> PathBuf {
+    if let Ok(path) = env::var("XDG_CONFIG_HOME") {
+        return PathBuf::from(path).join("tvctl");
+    }
+    home_dir().join(".config/tvctl")
+}
+
+/// Return the default data directory path.
+pub fn default_data_dir() -> PathBuf {
+    if let Ok(path) = env::var("XDG_DATA_HOME") {
+        return PathBuf::from(path).join("tvctl");
+    }
+    home_dir().join(".local/share/tvctl")
+}
+
+/// Return the default runtime socket path.
+pub fn default_socket_path() -> PathBuf {
+    let runtime_dir = env::var("XDG_RUNTIME_DIR")
+        .map(PathBuf::from)
+        .unwrap_or_else(|_| PathBuf::from(format!("/run/user/{}", current_uid())));
+    runtime_dir.join("tvctl.sock")
+}
+
+fn home_dir() -> PathBuf {
+    env::var("HOME")
+        .map(PathBuf::from)
+        .unwrap_or_else(|_| PathBuf::from("/tmp"))
+}
+
+fn current_uid() -> u32 {
+    // SAFETY: geteuid reads process state and has no side effects.
+    unsafe { libc::geteuid() }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn missing_config_uses_defaults() {
+        let temp_dir = tempfile::tempdir().expect("temp dir should exist");
+        let config = TvctlConfig::load_from_path(&temp_dir.path().join("missing.toml"))
+            .await
+            .expect("default config should load");
+        assert_eq!(config, TvctlConfig::default());
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn config_round_trips() {
+        let temp_dir = tempfile::tempdir().expect("temp dir should exist");
+        let path = temp_dir.path().join("config.toml");
+        let config = TvctlConfig {
+            devices: DeviceConfig {
+                default: "living-room".to_string(),
+            },
+            ..TvctlConfig::default()
+        };
+        config
+            .save_to_path(&path)
+            .await
+            .expect("config should save");
+        let loaded = TvctlConfig::load_from_path(&path)
+            .await
+            .expect("config should load");
+        assert_eq!(loaded, config);
+    }
+}

src/daemon/discovery.rs

@@ -1,3 +1,41 @@
+use anyhow::Context;
+
+use crate::adapters::Device;
+
+use super::registry::{AdapterRegistry, DeviceRegistry};
+
 /// Background discovery orchestration for supported TV platforms.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
-pub struct DiscoveryService;
+pub struct DiscoveryService {
+    adapters: AdapterRegistry,
+}
+
+impl DiscoveryService {
+    /// Create a discovery service over the registered adapters.
+    pub fn new(adapters: AdapterRegistry) -> Self {
+        Self { adapters }
+    }
+
+    /// Discover all supported platforms and merge them into the registry.
+    pub async fn discover_all(&self, registry: &mut DeviceRegistry) -> anyhow::Result<Vec<Device>> {
+        let mut discovered = Vec::new();
+        for platform in self.adapters.supported_platforms() {
+            let mut devices = self
+                .discover_platform(platform, registry)
+                .await
+                .with_context(|| format!("failed discovery for platform '{platform}'"))?;
+            discovered.append(&mut devices);
+        }
+        Ok(discovered)
+    }
+
+    /// Discover one platform and merge the results into the registry.
+    pub async fn discover_platform(
+        &self,
+        platform: &str,
+        registry: &mut DeviceRegistry,
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<Vec<Device>> {
+        let discovered = self.adapters.discover(platform).await?;
+        Ok(registry.merge_discovered(discovered))
+    }
+}

src/daemon/ipc.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use serde_json::Value;
+use std::net::IpAddr;
+
+use crate::adapters::{AppInfo, Device};
+
+/// A request sent from the CLI to the daemon over the Unix socket.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[serde(tag = "command", rename_all = "snake_case")]
+pub enum DaemonRequest {
+    /// Check whether the daemon is alive.
+    Ping,
+    /// Ask the daemon to shut down cleanly.
+    Shutdown,
+    /// Trigger discovery across supported platforms.
+    Discover,
+    /// List all known devices in the registry.
+    ListDevices,
+    /// Return one known device by UUID or friendly name.
+    GetDevice {
+        /// The UUID or friendly name to resolve.
+        target: String,
+    },
+    /// Manually add a device by probing the provided address.
+    AddDevice {
+        /// The normalized platform identifier.
+        platform: String,
+        /// The device IP address.
+        address: IpAddr,
+        /// Optional platform port override.
+        port: Option<u16>,
+        /// Optional user-assigned friendly name.
+        name: Option<String>,
+    },
+    /// Remove one known device by UUID or friendly name.
+    RemoveDevice {
+        /// The UUID or friendly name to remove.
+        target: String,
+    },
+    /// Mark one known device as the default target.
+    SelectDevice {
+        /// The UUID or friendly name to select.
+        target: String,
+    },
+    /// Return cached apps for a platform or target device.
+    ListApps {
+        /// Optional UUID or friendly name.
+        device: Option<String>,
+        /// Optional platform override when no device is provided.
+        platform: Option<String>,
+    },
+    /// Refresh cached apps for one device.
+    RefreshApps {
+        /// Optional UUID or friendly name.
+        device: Option<String>,
+        /// Whether to clear the platform cache before reloading from the device.
+        clear: bool,
+    },
+}
+
+/// A standard daemon response envelope for IPC.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq)]
+pub struct DaemonResponse {
+    /// Whether the request succeeded.
+    pub ok: bool,
+    /// Success payload data.
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub data: Option<Value>,
+    /// Structured error payload.
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub error: Option<DaemonError>,
+}
+
+impl DaemonResponse {
+    /// Construct a success response with JSON payload.
+    pub fn success<T: Serialize>(data: T) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            ok: true,
+            data: Some(serde_json::to_value(data).unwrap_or(Value::Null)),
+            error: None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Construct an error response.
+    pub fn error(code: &str, message: impl Into<String>, hint: impl Into<Option<String>>) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            ok: false,
+            data: None,
+            error: Some(DaemonError {
+                code: code.to_string(),
+                message: message.into(),
+                hint: hint.into(),
+            }),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// A stable IPC error payload.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct DaemonError {
+    /// Stable machine-readable error code.
+    pub code: String,
+    /// Human-readable error message.
+    pub message: String,
+    /// Suggested next action.
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub hint: Option<String>,
+}
+
+/// A daemon health/status payload.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct DaemonStatus {
+    /// The daemon process ID.
+    pub pid: u32,
+    /// The socket path being served.
+    pub socket: String,
+    /// Whether the HTTP API is enabled.
+    pub http_enabled: bool,
+    /// The number of known devices.
+    pub device_count: usize,
+}
+
+/// Discovery results returned by the daemon.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct DiscoveryResult {
+    /// The devices discovered during this scan.
+    pub devices: Vec<Device>,
+}
+
+/// Cached app-list payload returned by the daemon.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct AppListResult {
+    /// The platform the cache belongs to.
+    pub platform: String,
+    /// The currently cached apps for that platform.
+    pub apps: Vec<AppInfo>,
+}
+
+/// App refresh results returned by the daemon.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct AppRefreshResult {
+    /// The device used for the refresh.
+    pub device: Device,
+    /// The platform cache that was updated.
+    pub platform: String,
+    /// The number of apps returned by the live device.
+    pub refreshed_count: usize,
+    /// The total number of cached apps after merge/replace.
+    pub cached_count: usize,
+}

src/daemon/mod.rs

@@ -1,8 +1,522 @@
 pub mod cache;
+pub mod config;
 pub mod discovery;
+pub mod ipc;
 pub mod registry;
 pub mod state;
 
+use std::{
+    path::{Path, PathBuf},
+    sync::Arc,
+    time::Duration,
+};
+
+use cache::AppCacheStore;
+use config::{RuntimePaths, TvctlConfig};
+use discovery::DiscoveryService;
+use ipc::{
+    AppListResult, AppRefreshResult, DaemonRequest, DaemonResponse, DaemonStatus, DiscoveryResult,
+};
+use registry::{AdapterRegistry, DeviceRegistry};
+use state::StateCache;
+use tokio::{
+    fs,
+    io::{AsyncReadExt, AsyncWriteExt},
+    net::{UnixListener, UnixStream},
+    sync::Mutex,
+    time::{self, MissedTickBehavior},
+};
+use tracing::warn;
+
+#[cfg(unix)]
+use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
+
+use crate::adapters::Device;
+
 /// The long-lived tvctld process.
-#[derive(Debug, Default)]
+#[derive(Debug)]
-pub struct Daemon;
+pub struct Daemon {
+    /// The loaded daemon configuration.
+    pub config: TvctlConfig,
+    /// The canonical runtime path set.
+    pub paths: RuntimePaths,
+    /// Persisted known devices.
+    pub registry: DeviceRegistry,
+    /// Persisted platform app metadata.
+    pub app_cache: AppCacheStore,
+    /// In-memory state snapshots.
+    pub state_cache: StateCache,
+    /// Available platform adapters.
+    pub adapters: AdapterRegistry,
+    /// Discovery orchestration over registered adapters.
+    pub discovery: DiscoveryService,
+}
+
+impl Daemon {
+    /// Load the daemon's persisted state and adapter registry.
+    pub async fn load() -> anyhow::Result<Self> {
+        let config = TvctlConfig::load().await?;
+        let mut paths = RuntimePaths::detect();
+        if !config.daemon.socket.is_empty() {
+            paths.socket_file = PathBuf::from(&config.daemon.socket);
+        }
+        let adapters = AdapterRegistry::default();
+        let mut registry = DeviceRegistry::load(paths.devices_file.clone()).await?;
+        if !config.devices.default.is_empty() {
+            let _ = registry.set_default(&config.devices.default);
+        } else {
+            registry.ensure_default();
+        }
+        let app_cache = AppCacheStore::new(paths.cache_dir.clone());
+        let discovery = DiscoveryService::new(adapters.clone());
+
+        Ok(Self {
+            config,
+            paths,
+            registry,
+            app_cache,
+            state_cache: StateCache::default(),
+            adapters,
+            discovery,
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+/// Run the long-lived daemon loop over a Unix socket.
+pub async fn serve() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    let daemon = Arc::new(Mutex::new(Daemon::load().await?));
+
+    {
+        let mut guard = daemon.lock().await;
+        if guard.config.discovery.auto_discover {
+            run_discovery(&mut guard).await?;
+        }
+    }
+
+    let (socket_path, interval_secs) = {
+        let guard = daemon.lock().await;
+        (
+            guard.paths.socket_file.clone(),
+            guard.config.discovery.interval_secs,
+        )
+    };
+
+    if let Some(parent) = socket_path.parent() {
+        fs::create_dir_all(parent).await?;
+    }
+
+    let _ = fs::remove_file(&socket_path).await;
+    let listener = UnixListener::bind(&socket_path)?;
+    set_socket_permissions(&socket_path).await?;
+    let mut discovery_interval = discovery_interval(interval_secs);
+    if let Some(interval) = discovery_interval.as_mut() {
+        interval.tick().await;
+    }
+
+    loop {
+        if let Some(interval) = discovery_interval.as_mut() {
+            tokio::select! {
+                _ = interval.tick() => {
+                    let mut guard = daemon.lock().await;
+                    if let Err(error) = run_discovery(&mut guard).await {
+                        warn!("Periodic discovery failed: {error}");
+                    }
+                }
+                accepted = listener.accept() => {
+                    let (stream, _) = accepted?;
+                    let should_stop = handle_connection(stream, daemon.clone()).await?;
+                    if should_stop {
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        } else {
+            let (stream, _) = listener.accept().await?;
+            let should_stop = handle_connection(stream, daemon.clone()).await?;
+            if should_stop {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    let _ = fs::remove_file(&socket_path).await;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+async fn set_socket_permissions(path: &Path) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    {
+        fs::set_permissions(path, std::fs::Permissions::from_mode(0o600)).await?;
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+async fn handle_connection(
+    mut stream: UnixStream,
+    daemon: Arc<Mutex<Daemon>>,
+) -> anyhow::Result<bool> {
+    let mut request_bytes = Vec::new();
+    stream.read_to_end(&mut request_bytes).await?;
+
+    let request = match serde_json::from_slice::<DaemonRequest>(&request_bytes) {
+        Ok(request) => request,
+        Err(error) => {
+            let response = DaemonResponse::error(
+                "invalid_request",
+                format!("Invalid daemon request: {error}"),
+                Some("Upgrade the CLI or inspect the daemon socket protocol.".to_string()),
+            );
+            write_response(&mut stream, &response).await?;
+            return Ok(false);
+        }
+    };
+
+    let (response, should_stop) = handle_request(request, daemon).await;
+    write_response(&mut stream, &response).await?;
+    Ok(should_stop)
+}
+
+async fn write_response(stream: &mut UnixStream, response: &DaemonResponse) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    let bytes = serde_json::to_vec(response)?;
+    stream.write_all(&bytes).await?;
+    stream.shutdown().await?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+async fn handle_request(
+    request: DaemonRequest,
+    daemon: Arc<Mutex<Daemon>>,
+) -> (DaemonResponse, bool) {
+    match request {
+        DaemonRequest::Ping => {
+            let guard = daemon.lock().await;
+            (
+                DaemonResponse::success(DaemonStatus {
+                    pid: std::process::id(),
+                    socket: guard.paths.socket_file.display().to_string(),
+                    http_enabled: guard.config.daemon.http_enabled,
+                    device_count: guard.registry.devices.len(),
+                }),
+                false,
+            )
+        }
+        DaemonRequest::Shutdown => (
+            DaemonResponse::success(serde_json::json!({
+                "message": "Daemon shutdown requested."
+            })),
+            true,
+        ),
+        DaemonRequest::Discover => {
+            let mut guard = daemon.lock().await;
+            match run_discovery(&mut guard).await {
+                Ok(devices) => (DaemonResponse::success(DiscoveryResult { devices }), false),
+                Err(error) => (
+                    DaemonResponse::error(
+                        "discovery_failed",
+                        format!("Device discovery failed: {error}"),
+                        Some(
+                            "Verify SSDP works on this network or add the device manually."
+                                .to_string(),
+                        ),
+                    ),
+                    false,
+                ),
+            }
+        }
+        DaemonRequest::ListDevices => {
+            let guard = daemon.lock().await;
+            (
+                DaemonResponse::success(guard.registry.devices.clone()),
+                false,
+            )
+        }
+        DaemonRequest::GetDevice { target } => {
+            let guard = daemon.lock().await;
+            match guard.registry.find(&target).cloned() {
+                Some(device) => (DaemonResponse::success(device), false),
+                None => (
+                    DaemonResponse::error(
+                        "device_not_found",
+                        format!("Device '{target}' is not in the registry."),
+                        Some(
+                            "Run `tvctl device list` or `tvctl device discover` first.".to_string(),
+                        ),
+                    ),
+                    false,
+                ),
+            }
+        }
+        DaemonRequest::AddDevice {
+            platform,
+            address,
+            port,
+            name,
+        } => {
+            let mut guard = daemon.lock().await;
+            match guard.adapters.probe_manual(&platform, address, port).await {
+                Ok(info) => {
+                    let device = guard.registry.merge_manual(info, name);
+                    if let Err(error) = sync_registry_config(&mut guard).await {
+                        return (
+                            DaemonResponse::error(
+                                "registry_save_failed",
+                                error,
+                                Some(
+                                    "Check permissions for the tvctl config and data directories."
+                                        .to_string(),
+                                ),
+                            ),
+                            false,
+                        );
+                    }
+                    (DaemonResponse::success(device), false)
+                }
+                Err(error) => (
+                    DaemonResponse::error(
+                        "manual_add_failed",
+                        format!(
+                            "Could not add {platform} device at {address}: {}",
+                            error.root_cause()
+                        ),
+                        Some(
+                            "Verify the platform, IP, and port, then make sure the TV is reachable."
+                                .to_string(),
+                        ),
+                    ),
+                    false,
+                ),
+            }
+        }
+        DaemonRequest::RemoveDevice { target } => {
+            let mut guard = daemon.lock().await;
+            match guard.registry.remove(&target) {
+                Some(device) => {
+                    if let Err(error) = sync_registry_config(&mut guard).await {
+                        return (
+                            DaemonResponse::error(
+                                "registry_save_failed",
+                                error,
+                                Some(
+                                    "Check permissions for the tvctl config and data directories."
+                                        .to_string(),
+                                ),
+                            ),
+                            false,
+                        );
+                    }
+                    (DaemonResponse::success(device), false)
+                }
+                None => (
+                    DaemonResponse::error(
+                        "device_not_found",
+                        format!("Device '{target}' is not in the registry."),
+                        Some(
+                            "Run `tvctl device list` to confirm the device name or UUID."
+                                .to_string(),
+                        ),
+                    ),
+                    false,
+                ),
+            }
+        }
+        DaemonRequest::SelectDevice { target } => {
+            let mut guard = daemon.lock().await;
+            match guard.registry.set_default(&target) {
+                Some(device) => {
+                    guard.config.devices.default = device.id.to_string();
+                    if let Err(error) = sync_registry_config(&mut guard).await {
+                        return (
+                            DaemonResponse::error(
+                                "config_save_failed",
+                                error,
+                                Some(
+                                    "Check permissions for the tvctl config and data directories."
+                                        .to_string(),
+                                ),
+                            ),
+                            false,
+                        );
+                    }
+                    (DaemonResponse::success(device), false)
+                }
+                None => (
+                    DaemonResponse::error(
+                        "device_not_found",
+                        format!("Device '{target}' is not in the registry."),
+                        Some(
+                            "Run `tvctl device list` to confirm the device name or UUID."
+                                .to_string(),
+                        ),
+                    ),
+                    false,
+                ),
+            }
+        }
+        DaemonRequest::ListApps { device, platform } => {
+            let guard = daemon.lock().await;
+            let platform = match (device.as_deref(), platform) {
+                (Some(target), platform) => {
+                    let device = match resolve_target_device(&guard.registry, Some(target)) {
+                        Ok(device) => device,
+                        Err(response) => return (response, false),
+                    };
+                    let platform = platform.unwrap_or_else(|| device.platform.clone());
+                    if platform != device.platform {
+                        return (
+                            DaemonResponse::error(
+                                "platform_mismatch",
+                                format!(
+                                    "Requested platform '{platform}' does not match device platform '{}'.",
+                                    device.platform
+                                ),
+                                Some("Omit `--platform` or choose a device on the requested platform.".to_string()),
+                            ),
+                            false,
+                        );
+                    }
+                    platform
+                }
+                (None, Some(platform)) => platform,
+                (None, None) => match resolve_target_device(&guard.registry, None) {
+                    Ok(device) => device.platform,
+                    Err(response) => return (response, false),
+                },
+            };
+            match guard.app_cache.load_platform(&platform).await {
+                Ok(cache) => (
+                    DaemonResponse::success(AppListResult {
+                        platform,
+                        apps: cache.apps,
+                    }),
+                    false,
+                ),
+                Err(error) => (
+                    DaemonResponse::error(
+                        "app_cache_load_failed",
+                        format!("Failed to load the cached app list: {error}"),
+                        Some("Refresh the app cache or check filesystem permissions.".to_string()),
+                    ),
+                    false,
+                ),
+            }
+        }
+        DaemonRequest::RefreshApps { device, clear } => {
+            let guard = daemon.lock().await;
+            let device = match resolve_target_device(&guard.registry, device.as_deref()) {
+                Ok(device) => device,
+                Err(response) => return (response, false),
+            };
+            if clear {
+                if let Err(error) = guard.app_cache.clear_platform(&device.platform).await {
+                    return (
+                        DaemonResponse::error(
+                            "app_cache_clear_failed",
+                            format!("Failed to clear the cached app list: {error}"),
+                            Some("Check permissions for ~/.local/share/tvctl/cache.".to_string()),
+                        ),
+                        false,
+                    );
+                }
+            }
+            match guard.adapters.list_apps(&device).await {
+                Ok(apps) => match guard
+                    .app_cache
+                    .record_platform_apps(&device.platform, apps.clone())
+                    .await
+                {
+                    Ok(cache) => (
+                        DaemonResponse::success(AppRefreshResult {
+                            device,
+                            platform: cache.platform,
+                            refreshed_count: apps.len(),
+                            cached_count: cache.apps.len(),
+                        }),
+                        false,
+                    ),
+                    Err(error) => (
+                        DaemonResponse::error(
+                            "app_cache_save_failed",
+                            format!("App refresh succeeded but cache persistence failed: {error}"),
+                            Some("Check permissions for ~/.local/share/tvctl/cache.".to_string()),
+                        ),
+                        false,
+                    ),
+                },
+                Err(error) => (
+                    DaemonResponse::error(
+                        "app_refresh_failed",
+                        format!("Failed to fetch apps from {}: {error}", device.name),
+                        Some("Verify the TV is online and supports app listing.".to_string()),
+                    ),
+                    false,
+                ),
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+async fn run_discovery(daemon: &mut Daemon) -> anyhow::Result<Vec<Device>> {
+    let discovery = daemon.discovery.clone();
+    let devices = discovery.discover_all(&mut daemon.registry).await?;
+    if !daemon.config.devices.default.is_empty() {
+        let _ = daemon.registry.set_default(&daemon.config.devices.default);
+    } else {
+        daemon.registry.ensure_default();
+    }
+    sync_registry_config(daemon)
+        .await
+        .map_err(anyhow::Error::msg)?;
+    Ok(devices)
+}
+
+async fn sync_registry_config(daemon: &mut Daemon) -> Result<(), String> {
+    daemon.registry.ensure_default();
+    daemon.config.devices.default = daemon
+        .registry
+        .default_device()
+        .map(|device| device.id.to_string())
+        .unwrap_or_default();
+    daemon
+        .registry
+        .save()
+        .await
+        .map_err(|error| format!("Failed to save the device registry: {error}"))?;
+    daemon
+        .config
+        .save_to_path(&daemon.paths.config_file)
+        .await
+        .map_err(|error| format!("Failed to save the tvctl config: {error}"))?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn resolve_target_device(
+    registry: &DeviceRegistry,
+    target: Option<&str>,
+) -> Result<Device, DaemonResponse> {
+    match target {
+        Some(target) => registry.find(target).cloned().ok_or_else(|| {
+            DaemonResponse::error(
+                "device_not_found",
+                format!("Device '{target}' is not in the registry."),
+                Some("Run `tvctl device list` to confirm the device name or UUID.".to_string()),
+            )
+        }),
+        None => registry.default_device().cloned().ok_or_else(|| {
+            DaemonResponse::error(
+                "no_default_device",
+                "No default device is configured yet.".to_string(),
+                Some("Run `tvctl device discover` or `tvctl device add`, then `tvctl device select`.".to_string()),
+            )
+        }),
+    }
+}
+
+fn discovery_interval(interval_secs: u64) -> Option<time::Interval> {
+    if interval_secs == 0 {
+        return None;
+    }
+
+    let mut interval = time::interval(Duration::from_secs(interval_secs));
+    interval.set_missed_tick_behavior(MissedTickBehavior::Skip);
+    Some(interval)
+}

src/daemon/registry.rs

@@ -1,8 +1,396 @@
-use crate::adapters::Device;
+use std::{net::IpAddr, path::PathBuf};
+
+use anyhow::Context;
+use chrono::Utc;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use tokio::fs;
+use uuid::Uuid;
+
+use crate::adapters::{Device, DeviceInfo, TvAdapter, roku::RokuAdapter};
 
 /// The persisted collection of known devices.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct DeviceRegistry {
+    path: PathBuf,
     /// All devices currently remembered by the daemon.
     pub devices: Vec<Device>,
 }
+
+impl DeviceRegistry {
+    /// Load the registry from disk or return an empty registry when absent.
+    pub async fn load(path: PathBuf) -> anyhow::Result<Self> {
+        let devices = match fs::read_to_string(&path).await {
+            Ok(contents) => serde_json::from_str::<Vec<Device>>(&contents).with_context(|| {
+                format!("failed to parse device registry at {}", path.display())
+            })?,
+            Err(error) if error.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound => Vec::new(),
+            Err(error) => return Err(error.into()),
+        };
+
+        Ok(Self { path, devices })
+    }
+
+    /// Persist the current registry to disk.
+    pub async fn save(&self) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        if let Some(parent) = self.path.parent() {
+            fs::create_dir_all(parent).await?;
+        }
+        let contents = serde_json::to_string_pretty(&self.devices)?;
+        fs::write(&self.path, contents).await?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Return all known devices.
+    pub fn list(&self) -> &[Device] {
+        &self.devices
+    }
+
+    /// Upsert discovered devices, preserving UUIDs for known entries.
+    pub fn merge_discovered(&mut self, discovered: Vec<DeviceInfo>) -> Vec<Device> {
+        discovered
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|info| self.upsert_device(info, None))
+            .collect()
+    }
+
+    /// Add or update a manually specified device after it has been probed.
+    pub fn merge_manual(&mut self, info: DeviceInfo, name: Option<String>) -> Device {
+        self.upsert_device(info, name)
+    }
+
+    /// Set the default device by UUID or name.
+    pub fn set_default(&mut self, target: &str) -> Option<Device> {
+        let selected = self.find(target)?.id;
+        let mut selected_device = None;
+
+        for device in &mut self.devices {
+            let is_match = device.id == selected;
+            device.is_default = is_match;
+            if is_match {
+                selected_device = Some(device.clone());
+            }
+        }
+
+        selected_device
+    }
+
+    /// Find a device by UUID or case-insensitive name.
+    pub fn find(&self, target: &str) -> Option<&Device> {
+        let target_uuid = Uuid::parse_str(target).ok();
+        let normalized = target.to_ascii_lowercase();
+        self.devices.iter().find(|device| {
+            target_uuid.map(|uuid| device.id == uuid).unwrap_or(false)
+                || device.name.to_ascii_lowercase() == normalized
+        })
+    }
+
+    /// Return the current default device, if any.
+    pub fn default_device(&self) -> Option<&Device> {
+        self.devices.iter().find(|device| device.is_default)
+    }
+
+    /// Remove a device by UUID or case-insensitive name.
+    pub fn remove(&mut self, target: &str) -> Option<Device> {
+        let index = self
+            .devices
+            .iter()
+            .position(|device| matches_target(device, target))?;
+        let removed = self.devices.remove(index);
+        self.ensure_default();
+        Some(removed)
+    }
+
+    /// Ensure the registry's default marker is valid and singular.
+    pub fn ensure_default(&mut self) {
+        if self.devices.is_empty() {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        let Some(default_index) = self.devices.iter().position(|device| device.is_default) else {
+            self.devices[0].is_default = true;
+            return;
+        };
+
+        for (index, device) in self.devices.iter_mut().enumerate() {
+            device.is_default = index == default_index;
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn upsert_device(&mut self, info: DeviceInfo, name: Option<String>) -> Device {
+        let DeviceInfo {
+            name: original_name,
+            platform,
+            address,
+            port,
+        } = info;
+        let now = Utc::now();
+
+        if let Some(device) = self.find_platform_address_mut(&platform, address) {
+            device.port = port;
+            device.original_name = original_name.clone();
+            if let Some(name) = name {
+                device.name = name;
+            }
+            device.last_seen = now;
+            return device.clone();
+        }
+
+        let is_default = self.devices.is_empty();
+        let device = Device {
+            id: Uuid::new_v4(),
+            name: name.unwrap_or_else(|| original_name.clone()),
+            original_name,
+            platform,
+            address,
+            port,
+            is_default,
+            discovered_at: now,
+            last_seen: now,
+        };
+        self.devices.push(device.clone());
+        self.ensure_default();
+        device
+    }
+
+    fn find_platform_address_mut(
+        &mut self,
+        platform: &str,
+        address: IpAddr,
+    ) -> Option<&mut Device> {
+        self.devices
+            .iter_mut()
+            .find(|device| device.platform == platform && device.address == address)
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for DeviceRegistry {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            path: PathBuf::from("devices.json"),
+            devices: Vec::new(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// A registry of platform adapters available to the daemon.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct AdapterRegistry {
+    roku: RokuAdapter,
+}
+
+impl Default for AdapterRegistry {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            roku: RokuAdapter::new(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl AdapterRegistry {
+    /// Return the supported platform names.
+    pub fn supported_platforms(&self) -> Vec<&'static str> {
+        vec!["roku"]
+    }
+
+    /// Discover candidate devices for one platform.
+    pub async fn discover(&self, platform: &str) -> anyhow::Result<Vec<DeviceInfo>> {
+        match platform {
+            "roku" => Ok(self.roku.discover().await?),
+            other => anyhow::bail!("unsupported platform '{other}'"),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Return true when a platform is supported.
+    pub fn supports(&self, platform: &str) -> bool {
+        self.supported_platforms().contains(&platform)
+    }
+
+    /// Probe a manually specified device to verify it matches the requested platform.
+    pub async fn probe_manual(
+        &self,
+        platform: &str,
+        address: IpAddr,
+        port: Option<u16>,
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<DeviceInfo> {
+        match platform {
+            "roku" => Ok(self
+                .roku
+                .probe_device(address, port.unwrap_or(8060))
+                .await?),
+            other => anyhow::bail!("unsupported platform '{other}'"),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Return apps from a concrete device using its platform adapter.
+    pub async fn list_apps(
+        &self,
+        device: &Device,
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<Vec<crate::adapters::AppInfo>> {
+        match device.platform.as_str() {
+            "roku" => Ok(self.roku.list_apps(device).await?),
+            other => anyhow::bail!("unsupported platform '{other}'"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn matches_target(device: &Device, target: &str) -> bool {
+    let target_uuid = Uuid::parse_str(target).ok();
+    let normalized = target.to_ascii_lowercase();
+    target_uuid.map(|uuid| device.id == uuid).unwrap_or(false)
+        || device.name.to_ascii_lowercase() == normalized
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn registry_round_trips_and_preserves_ids() {
+        let temp_dir = tempfile::tempdir().expect("temp dir should exist");
+        let path = temp_dir.path().join("devices.json");
+        let mut registry = DeviceRegistry::load(path.clone())
+            .await
+            .expect("registry should load");
+
+        let first = registry.merge_discovered(vec![DeviceInfo {
+            name: "Living Room".to_string(),
+            platform: "roku".to_string(),
+            address: "10.0.0.5".parse().expect("valid ip"),
+            port: 8060,
+        }]);
+        let first_id = first[0].id;
+        registry.save().await.expect("registry should save");
+
+        let mut loaded = DeviceRegistry::load(path)
+            .await
+            .expect("registry should reload");
+        let second = loaded.merge_discovered(vec![DeviceInfo {
+            name: "Living Room Roku".to_string(),
+            platform: "roku".to_string(),
+            address: "10.0.0.5".parse().expect("valid ip"),
+            port: 8060,
+        }]);
+
+        assert_eq!(second[0].id, first_id);
+        assert_eq!(second[0].original_name, "Living Room Roku");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn set_default_matches_case_insensitive_names() {
+        let now = Utc::now();
+        let mut registry = DeviceRegistry {
+            path: PathBuf::from("devices.json"),
+            devices: vec![
+                Device {
+                    id: Uuid::new_v4(),
+                    name: "Living Room".to_string(),
+                    original_name: "Living Room".to_string(),
+                    platform: "roku".to_string(),
+                    address: "10.0.0.5".parse().expect("valid ip"),
+                    port: 8060,
+                    is_default: false,
+                    discovered_at: now,
+                    last_seen: now,
+                },
+                Device {
+                    id: Uuid::new_v4(),
+                    name: "Bedroom".to_string(),
+                    original_name: "Bedroom".to_string(),
+                    platform: "roku".to_string(),
+                    address: "10.0.0.6".parse().expect("valid ip"),
+                    port: 8060,
+                    is_default: false,
+                    discovered_at: now,
+                    last_seen: now,
+                },
+            ],
+        };
+
+        let selected = registry
+            .set_default("living room")
+            .expect("device should exist");
+        assert_eq!(selected.name, "Living Room");
+        assert_eq!(
+            registry.default_device().map(|device| device.name.as_str()),
+            Some("Living Room")
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn merge_manual_updates_existing_device_without_replacing_id() {
+        let now = Utc::now();
+        let id = Uuid::new_v4();
+        let mut registry = DeviceRegistry {
+            path: PathBuf::from("devices.json"),
+            devices: vec![Device {
+                id,
+                name: "Office".to_string(),
+                original_name: "Office Roku".to_string(),
+                platform: "roku".to_string(),
+                address: "10.0.0.9".parse().expect("valid ip"),
+                port: 8060,
+                is_default: true,
+                discovered_at: now,
+                last_seen: now,
+            }],
+        };
+
+        let merged = registry.merge_manual(
+            DeviceInfo {
+                name: "Upstairs Roku".to_string(),
+                platform: "roku".to_string(),
+                address: "10.0.0.9".parse().expect("valid ip"),
+                port: 8061,
+            },
+            Some("Bedroom".to_string()),
+        );
+
+        assert_eq!(merged.id, id);
+        assert_eq!(merged.name, "Bedroom");
+        assert_eq!(merged.original_name, "Upstairs Roku");
+        assert_eq!(merged.port, 8061);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn remove_promotes_another_default_when_needed() {
+        let now = Utc::now();
+        let living_room_id = Uuid::new_v4();
+        let mut registry = DeviceRegistry {
+            path: PathBuf::from("devices.json"),
+            devices: vec![
+                Device {
+                    id: living_room_id,
+                    name: "Living Room".to_string(),
+                    original_name: "Living Room".to_string(),
+                    platform: "roku".to_string(),
+                    address: "10.0.0.5".parse().expect("valid ip"),
+                    port: 8060,
+                    is_default: true,
+                    discovered_at: now,
+                    last_seen: now,
+                },
+                Device {
+                    id: Uuid::new_v4(),
+                    name: "Bedroom".to_string(),
+                    original_name: "Bedroom".to_string(),
+                    platform: "roku".to_string(),
+                    address: "10.0.0.6".parse().expect("valid ip"),
+                    port: 8060,
+                    is_default: false,
+                    discovered_at: now,
+                    last_seen: now,
+                },
+            ],
+        };
+
+        let removed = registry
+            .remove(&living_room_id.to_string())
+            .expect("device should be removed");
+
+        assert_eq!(removed.name, "Living Room");
+        assert_eq!(
+            registry.default_device().map(|device| device.name.as_str()),
+            Some("Bedroom")
+        );
+    }
+}

src/daemon/state.rs

@@ -10,3 +10,15 @@ pub struct StateCache {
     /// State entries keyed by device UUID.
     pub entries: HashMap<Uuid, DeviceState>,
 }
+
+impl StateCache {
+    /// Insert or replace the last known state for a device.
+    pub fn insert(&mut self, state: DeviceState) {
+        self.entries.insert(state.device_id, state);
+    }
+
+    /// Read the last known state for a device.
+    pub fn get(&self, device_id: Uuid) -> Option<&DeviceState> {
+        self.entries.get(&device_id)
+    }
+}

src/main.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /// Launch the tvctl binary entry point.
 #[tokio::main]
-async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+async fn main() {
     tracing_subscriber::fmt()
         .with_env_filter(
             tracing_subscriber::EnvFilter::from_default_env()
@@ -10,5 +10,8 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         .compact()
         .init();
 
-    tvctl::cli::run().await
+    if let Err(error) = tvctl::cli::run().await {
+        eprintln!("{error}");
+        std::process::exit(1);
+    }
 }