diff --git a/integrations/dsh/src/client/env-tab.tsx b/integrations/dsh/src/client/env-tab.tsx
index 7f6d2539..b9359924 100644
--- a/integrations/dsh/src/client/env-tab.tsx
+++ b/integrations/dsh/src/client/env-tab.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ import type { ConfigForm } from "@deepseek-ai/dsh-client-ui-settings/client";
 import { safeError } from "../endpoint.js";
 import type { InstallStatus } from "../pyenv/install.js";
 import type { RemeCheck } from "../pyenv/reme.js";
+import type {
+  ServiceLog,
+  ServiceStartResult,
+  ServiceState,
+} from "../pyenv/service.js";
 import type {
   PythonDetection,
   PythonEnv,
@@ -111,6 +116,26 @@ export const envEn = {
   testingLlm: "Testing…",
   llmOk: "LLM reachable ({ms} ms)",
   llmFailed: "LLM test failed",
+  serviceHint:
+    "Start or stop the local ReMe service. The service keeps running after DSH closes.",
+  serviceBadgeStarting: "Starting…",
+  serviceBadgeConflict: "Port occupied",
+  serviceBadgeStopped: "Stopped",
+  serviceRunning: "Running",
+  startService: "Start service",
+  stopService: "Stop service",
+  startTimeout: "The service did not become healthy within 90 seconds",
+  stopConfirm:
+    "Stop the ReMe service? Automatic memory in flight may need a retry.",
+  foreignNote:
+    "This service was started outside DSH; its state is shown but it is not managed here.",
+  conflictNote:
+    "Another program occupies this port. Change the service URL port in Memory settings.",
+  viewLogs: "View log",
+  logEmpty: "The service log is empty.",
+  autoStartLabel: "Start the service automatically with DSH",
+  managedNote: "Managed by this plugin · PID {pid}",
+  serviceError: "Service operation failed",
   configTitle: "ReMe parameters",
   controlTitle: "Service control",
   upcoming:
@@ -209,6 +234,22 @@ export const envZh: typeof envEn = {
   testingLlm: "正在测试…",
   llmOk: "LLM 连接正常（{ms} ms）",
   llmFailed: "LLM 测试失败",
+  serviceHint: "启动或停止本地 ReMe 服务；DSH 关闭后服务仍会保持运行。",
+  serviceBadgeStarting: "启动中…",
+  serviceBadgeConflict: "端口被占用",
+  serviceBadgeStopped: "已停止",
+  serviceRunning: "运行中",
+  startService: "启动服务",
+  stopService: "停止服务",
+  startTimeout: "服务在 90 秒内未就绪",
+  stopConfirm: "停止 ReMe 服务？进行中的自动记忆可能需要重试。",
+  foreignNote: "该服务由 DSH 之外的方式启动，这里只显示状态、不由本插件管理。",
+  conflictNote: "端口被其他程序占用；请在『记忆设置』中修改服务地址的端口。",
+  viewLogs: "查看日志",
+  logEmpty: "服务日志为空。",
+  autoStartLabel: "随 DSH 启动时自动拉起服务",
+  managedNote: "由本插件托管 · PID {pid}",
+  serviceError: "服务操作失败",
   configTitle: "ReMe 参数",
   controlTitle: "服务控制",
   upcoming: "该分区将随环境管理特性的后续里程碑提供。",
@@ -266,6 +307,18 @@ interface LlmTestState {
   result?: LlmTestResult;
 }
 
+interface ServiceViewState {
+  phase: "checking" | "running" | "starting" | "stopped" | "conflict" | "error";
+  data?: ServiceState;
+  error?: string;
+}
+
+interface ServiceLogView {
+  open: boolean;
+  lines: string;
+  logPath: string;
+}
+
 function isLocalEndpoint(endpoint: string): boolean {
   try {
     const url = new URL(endpoint);
@@ -364,6 +417,17 @@ export function ReMeEnvironmentTab({
   const [workspaceInput, setWorkspaceInput] = useState<string | undefined>(
     undefined,
   );
+  const [service, setService] = useState<ServiceViewState>({
+    phase: "checking",
+  });
+  const [serviceTick, setServiceTick] = useState(0);
+  const [stopping, setStopping] = useState(false);
+  const [confirmingStop, setConfirmingStop] = useState(false);
+  const [logView, setLogView] = useState<ServiceLogView>({
+    open: false,
+    lines: "",
+    logPath: "",
+  });
 
   // Derived values must precede hook dependency arrays.
   const detected = detection.phase === "ready" ? detection.data : undefined;
@@ -612,6 +676,41 @@ export function ReMeEnvironmentTab({
     return () => controller.abort();
   }, [loadEnv, workspaceDir, envTick]);
 
+  const loadService = useCallback(
+    async (signal: AbortSignal) => {
+      try {
+        const result = await rpc.call(
+          "/api",
+          "remeEnv/serviceStatus",
+          { args: { input: { endpoint } } },
+          signal,
+        );
+        if (!result.ok)
+          throw new Error(result.error.message || result.error.code);
+        const state = parseServiceState(result.value);
+        setService((current) =>
+          current.phase === "starting"
+            ? current
+            : { phase: state.phase, data: state },
+        );
+      } catch (error) {
+        if (!signal.aborted)
+          setService((current) =>
+            current.phase === "starting"
+              ? current
+              : { phase: "error", error: safeError(error) },
+          );
+      }
+    },
+    [rpc, endpoint],
+  );
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const controller = new AbortController();
+    void loadService(controller.signal);
+    return () => controller.abort();
+  }, [loadService, serviceTick]);
+
   if (snapshot.status === "unavailable") return null;
 
   const select = (env: PythonEnv): void => {
@@ -750,6 +849,81 @@ export function ReMeEnvironmentTab({
     setEnvTick((tick) => tick + 1);
   };
 
+  const startService = async (): Promise<void> => {
+    if (!selectedPath || service.phase === "starting") return;
+    setService({ phase: "starting" });
+    setLogView({ open: false, lines: "", logPath: "" });
+    try {
+      const result = await rpc.call("/api", "remeEnv/serviceStart", {
+        args: {
+          input: { endpoint, pythonPath: selectedPath, workspaceDir },
+        },
+      });
+      if (!result.ok)
+        throw new Error(result.error.message || result.error.code);
+      const started = parseServiceStart(result.value);
+      if (started.error) {
+        setService({ phase: "error", error: started.error });
+        return;
+      }
+      if (started.alreadyRunning) {
+        setService({ phase: "running" });
+        setServiceTick((tick) => tick + 1);
+        return;
+      }
+      const deadline = Date.now() + 90_000;
+      for (;;) {
+        await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 1000));
+        if (Date.now() > deadline) {
+          setService({ phase: "error", error: t("startTimeout") });
+          return;
+        }
+        const statusResult = await rpc.call("/api", "remeEnv/serviceStatus", {
+          args: { input: { endpoint } },
+        });
+        if (!statusResult.ok) continue;
+        const status = parseServiceState(statusResult.value);
+        if (status.phase === "running") {
+          setService({ phase: "running", data: status });
+          return;
+        }
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      setService({ phase: "error", error: safeError(error) });
+    }
+  };
+
+  const stopService = async (): Promise<void> => {
+    if (stopping) return;
+    setStopping(true);
+    setConfirmingStop(false);
+    try {
+      const result = await rpc.call("/api", "remeEnv/serviceStop", {
+        args: { input: { endpoint } },
+      });
+      if (!result.ok)
+        throw new Error(result.error.message || result.error.code);
+      setServiceTick((tick) => tick + 1);
+    } catch (error) {
+      setService({ phase: "error", error: safeError(error) });
+    } finally {
+      setStopping(false);
+    }
+  };
+
+  const viewLog = async (): Promise<void> => {
+    try {
+      const result = await rpc.call("/api", "remeEnv/serviceLog", {
+        args: { input: { workspaceDir } },
+      });
+      if (!result.ok) return;
+      const log = parseServiceLog(result.value);
+      setLogView({ open: true, lines: log.lines, logPath: log.logPath });
+    } catch {
+      // Log viewing is diagnostic only.
+    }
+  };
+
   return (
     <div className="reme-env">
       <section className="reme-settings-section">
@@ -1322,9 +1496,157 @@ export function ReMeEnvironmentTab({
           </section>
           <section className="reme-settings-section">
             <h4>{t("controlTitle")}</h4>
-            <p className="reme-settings-muted reme-env-upcoming">
-              {t("upcoming")}
-            </p>
+            <p className="reme-settings-muted">{t("serviceHint")}</p>
+            <div className="reme-env-row">
+              <span className="reme-env-label">{t("endpointLabel")}</span>
+              <code className="reme-env-endpoint">{endpoint}</code>
+              {service.phase === "checking" || service.phase === "starting" ? (
+                <span className="reme-status-badge progress">
+                  <i />
+                  {t(
+                    service.phase === "starting"
+                      ? "serviceBadgeStarting"
+                      : "checking",
+                  )}
+                </span>
+              ) : service.phase === "running" ? (
+                <span className="reme-status-badge ok">
+                  <i />
+                  {service.data?.version
+                    ? `ReMe ${service.data.version}`
+                    : t("serviceRunning")}
+                </span>
+              ) : service.phase === "conflict" ? (
+                <span className="reme-status-badge progress">
+                  <i />
+                  {t("serviceBadgeConflict")}
+                </span>
+              ) : (
+                <span className="reme-status-badge bad">
+                  <i />
+                  {t("serviceBadgeStopped")}
+                </span>
+              )}
+              <button
+                type="button"
+                className="reme-settings-button"
+                onClick={() => setServiceTick((tick) => tick + 1)}
+              >
+                {t("recheck")}
+              </button>
+            </div>
+            {service.phase === "running" ? (
+              <p className="reme-settings-muted">
+                {service.data?.managed
+                  ? t("managedNote").replace(
+                      "{pid}",
+                      String(service.data?.pid ?? ""),
+                    )
+                  : t("foreignNote")}
+              </p>
+            ) : null}
+            {service.phase === "conflict" ? (
+              <p className="reme-settings-muted">{t("conflictNote")}</p>
+            ) : null}
+            {service.phase === "error" && service.error ? (
+              <p className="reme-settings-error">
+                {`${t("serviceError")}: ${service.error}`}
+              </p>
+            ) : null}
+            <div className="reme-env-actions">
+              {service.phase === "running" ? (
+                confirmingStop ? (
+                  <div className="reme-env-confirm">
+                    <p>{t("stopConfirm")}</p>
+                    <button
+                      type="button"
+                      className="reme-settings-save"
+                      disabled={stopping}
+                      onClick={() => void stopService()}
+                    >
+                      {t("stopService")}
+                    </button>
+                    <button
+                      type="button"
+                      className="reme-settings-discard"
+                      onClick={() => setConfirmingStop(false)}
+                    >
+                      {t("cancel")}
+                    </button>
+                  </div>
+                ) : (
+                  <button
+                    type="button"
+                    className="reme-settings-button"
+                    disabled={stopping || !service.data?.managed}
+                    onClick={() => setConfirmingStop(true)}
+                  >
+                    {t("stopService")}
+                  </button>
+                )
+              ) : (
+                <button
+                  type="button"
+                  className="reme-settings-save"
+                  disabled={
+                    service.phase === "starting" ||
+                    !checkData?.installed ||
+                    !selectedPath
+                  }
+                  onClick={() => void startService()}
+                >
+                  {t("startService")}
+                </button>
+              )}
+              <button
+                type="button"
+                className="reme-settings-button"
+                onClick={() => void viewLog()}
+              >
+                {t("viewLogs")}
+              </button>
+              <label className="reme-settings-check reme-env-check-inline">
+                <input
+                  type="checkbox"
+                  checked={value?.autoStart === true}
+                  onChange={(event) => {
+                    if (!value || !snapshot.writable) return;
+                    void scope
+                      .mutate(
+                        [
+                          {
+                            op: "set",
+                            path: ["autoStart"],
+                            value: event.target.checked,
+                          },
+                        ],
+                        snapshot.revision,
+                      )
+                      .catch(() => undefined);
+                  }}
+                />
+                <span>{t("autoStartLabel")}</span>
+              </label>
+            </div>
+            {logView.open ? (
+              <div className="reme-env-result">
+                <p className="reme-settings-muted">
+                  {`${t("envPath")}: ${logView.logPath}`}
+                </p>
+                <pre className="reme-env-log">
+                  {logView.lines || t("logEmpty")}
+                </pre>
+                <button
+                  type="button"
+                  className="reme-settings-button"
+                  onClick={() =>
+                    setLogView({ open: false, lines: "", logPath: "" })
+                  }
+                >
+                  {t("dismiss")}
+                </button>
+              </div>
+            ) : null}
           </section>
         </>
       )}
@@ -1387,3 +1709,33 @@ function parseLlmResult(value: unknown): LlmTestResult {
     throw new Error("Invalid LLM test response");
   return value as unknown as LlmTestResult;
 }
+
+function parseServiceState(value: unknown): ServiceState {
+  if (
+    typeof value !== "object" ||
+    value === null ||
+    typeof (value as { phase?: unknown }).phase !== "string"
+  )
+    throw new Error("Invalid service status response");
+  return value as unknown as ServiceState;
+}
+
+function parseServiceStart(value: unknown): ServiceStartResult {
+  if (
+    typeof value !== "object" ||
+    value === null ||
+    typeof (value as { started?: unknown }).started !== "boolean"
+  )
+    throw new Error("Invalid service start response");
+  return value as unknown as ServiceStartResult;
+}
+
+function parseServiceLog(value: unknown): ServiceLog {
+  if (
+    typeof value !== "object" ||
+    value === null ||
+    typeof (value as { lines?: unknown }).lines !== "string"
+  )
+    throw new Error("Invalid service log response");
+  return value as unknown as ServiceLog;
+}
diff --git a/integrations/dsh/src/client/index.tsx b/integrations/dsh/src/client/index.tsx
index 24e6f26e..7ea7f89c 100644
--- a/integrations/dsh/src/client/index.tsx
+++ b/integrations/dsh/src/client/index.tsx
@@ -358,6 +358,7 @@ function ReMeSettingsCard({
                   typeof value.remeWorkspaceDir === "string"
                     ? value.remeWorkspaceDir
                     : "",
+                autoStart: value.autoStart === true,
               }
             : undefined,
         );
@@ -761,7 +762,7 @@ function parseDraft(
   draft: Draft,
   passthrough?: Pick<
     ReMeSettings,
-    "authToken" | "pythonPath" | "remeWorkspaceDir"
+    "authToken" | "pythonPath" | "remeWorkspaceDir" | "autoStart"
   >,
 ): ReMeSettings | undefined {
   const requestTimeoutMs = boundedInteger(draft.requestTimeoutMs, 1000, 120000);
@@ -807,6 +808,7 @@ function parseDraft(
     authToken: passthrough?.authToken ?? "",
     pythonPath: passthrough?.pythonPath ?? "",
     remeWorkspaceDir: passthrough?.remeWorkspaceDir ?? "",
+    autoStart: passthrough?.autoStart ?? false,
     requestTimeoutMs: requestTimeoutMs!,
     backgroundTimeoutMs: backgroundTimeoutMs!,
     shutdownTimeoutMs: shutdownTimeoutMs!,
diff --git a/integrations/dsh/src/client/styles.ts b/integrations/dsh/src/client/styles.ts
index 5a8c6d97..5abb7639 100644
--- a/integrations/dsh/src/client/styles.ts
+++ b/integrations/dsh/src/client/styles.ts
@@ -70,5 +70,6 @@ export const styles = `
 .reme-env-inline input{flex:1;min-width:0}
 .reme-env-config{padding:4px 0 0}
 .reme-env-group{margin:14px 0 0;color:var(--dsw-alias-label-secondary);font-size:12px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.02em}
+.reme-env-check-inline{padding:0;border:0}
 @media(max-width:760px){.reme-settings-health,.reme-settings-component-grid,.reme-status-component-grid,.reme-status-capability-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.reme-settings-result{display:none}.reme-status-overview-hero{grid-template-columns:1fr}.reme-status-overview-actions{grid-column:1;grid-row:auto;flex-direction:row}.reme-status-overview-actions .reme-status-button{flex:1}.reme-status-file-browser{grid-template-columns:1fr}.reme-status-file-browser>aside{max-height:210px;border-right:0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--dsw-alias-border-l2)}.reme-status-file-browser>article{min-height:300px}.reme-status-task-list summary{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
 `;
diff --git a/integrations/dsh/src/config.ts b/integrations/dsh/src/config.ts
index 884d287a..8cdeb819 100644
--- a/integrations/dsh/src/config.ts
+++ b/integrations/dsh/src/config.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ export const Config = z.object({
     .default("")
     .description("ReMe workspace directory (empty means ~/.reme)")
     .volatile(),
+  autoStart: z
+    .boolean()
+    .default(false)
+    .description("Start a stopped local ReMe service when DSH starts")
+    .volatile(),
   requestTimeoutMs: z.natural().min(1000).max(120000).default(10000).volatile(),
   backgroundTimeoutMs: z
     .natural()
@@ -106,6 +111,7 @@ const DEFAULT_CONFIG: Readonly<ReMeConfig> = Object.freeze({
   authToken: "",
   pythonPath: "",
   remeWorkspaceDir: "",
+  autoStart: false,
   requestTimeoutMs: 10000,
   backgroundTimeoutMs: 3600000,
   shutdownTimeoutMs: 5000,
@@ -170,6 +176,7 @@ export function resolveConfig(
     typeof config.remeWorkspaceDir === "string"
       ? config.remeWorkspaceDir.trim()
       : "";
+  config.autoStart = config.autoStart === true;
   const home = env.DSH_HOME?.trim() || `${homedir()}/.dsh`;
   const queueDir = config.autoMemoryQueueDir || `${home}/reme-memory/outbox`;
   config.autoMemoryQueueDir = resolve(
diff --git a/integrations/dsh/src/env-gateway.ts b/integrations/dsh/src/env-gateway.ts
index d1263144..30fd0def 100644
--- a/integrations/dsh/src/env-gateway.ts
+++ b/integrations/dsh/src/env-gateway.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ import { Remote, TypertRemoteService } from "@deepseek-ai/dsh-typert-protocol";
 
 import type { InstallStatus } from "./pyenv/install.js";
 import type { RemeCheck } from "./pyenv/reme.js";
+import type {
+  ServiceLog,
+  ServiceStartResult,
+  ServiceState,
+} from "./pyenv/service.js";
 import type { PythonDetection } from "./pyenv/types.js";
 import type { EnvSummary, LlmTestResult } from "./pyenv/workspace.js";
 import type { ReMeEnvManager } from "./env-manager.js";
@@ -104,6 +109,44 @@ export class ReMeEnvGateway extends TypertRemoteService {
       input?.pythonPath ?? "",
     );
   }
+
+  /** Phase of the local ReMe service: running, conflict or stopped. */
+  @Remote("serviceStatus")
+  async serviceStatus(
+    input: { endpoint?: string } | undefined,
+  ): Promise<ServiceState> {
+    return this.ctx.remeEnv.serviceStatus(input?.endpoint ?? "");
+  }
+
+  /** Spawn a detached `reme start`; poll serviceStatus until healthy. */
+  @Remote("serviceStart")
+  async serviceStart(
+    input:
+      | { endpoint?: string; pythonPath?: string; workspaceDir?: string }
+      | undefined,
+  ): Promise<ServiceStartResult> {
+    return this.ctx.remeEnv.serviceStart(
+      input?.endpoint ?? "",
+      input?.pythonPath ?? "",
+      input?.workspaceDir ?? "",
+    );
+  }
+
+  /** Stop the plugin-managed service; foreign instances are untouched. */
+  @Remote("serviceStop")
+  async serviceStop(
+    input: { endpoint?: string } | undefined,
+  ): Promise<{ stopped: boolean; pid?: number }> {
+    return this.ctx.remeEnv.serviceStop(input?.endpoint ?? "");
+  }
+
+  /** Tail of the workspace service log for start-failure diagnosis. */
+  @Remote("serviceLog")
+  async serviceLog(
+    input: { workspaceDir?: string } | undefined,
+  ): Promise<ServiceLog> {
+    return this.ctx.remeEnv.serviceLog(input?.workspaceDir ?? "");
+  }
 }
 
 export default ReMeEnvGateway;
diff --git a/integrations/dsh/src/env-manager.ts b/integrations/dsh/src/env-manager.ts
index a7bd27cb..6814c268 100644
--- a/integrations/dsh/src/env-manager.ts
+++ b/integrations/dsh/src/env-manager.ts
@@ -6,11 +6,23 @@ import { detectPythonEnvs } from "./pyenv/detect.js";
 import {
   createInstallSpawner,
   InstallJobs,
+  tailLog,
   type InstallRequest,
   type InstallStatus,
 } from "./pyenv/install.js";
-import { checkReme, type RemeCheck } from "./pyenv/reme.js";
+import { checkReme, remeVersionAtLeast, type RemeCheck } from "./pyenv/reme.js";
 import { createNodeRunner } from "./pyenv/runner.js";
+import {
+  createServiceIO,
+  readServiceState,
+  serviceStatus,
+  startService,
+  stopService,
+  type ServiceIO,
+  type ServiceLog,
+  type ServiceStartResult,
+  type ServiceState,
+} from "./pyenv/service.js";
 import type { PythonDetection } from "./pyenv/types.js";
 import {
   envSummary,
@@ -33,6 +45,8 @@ export class ReMeEnvManager {
   private cache?: { at: number; detection: PythonDetection };
   private readonly installs: InstallJobs;
   private readonly env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv;
+  private readonly serviceIO: ServiceIO = createServiceIO();
+  private readonly serviceStatePath: string;
 
   constructor(env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv = process.env) {
     this.env = env;
@@ -41,6 +55,7 @@ export class ReMeEnvManager {
       spawner: createInstallSpawner(env),
       logDir: join(home, "reme-memory"),
     });
+    this.serviceStatePath = join(home, "reme-memory", "service.json");
   }
 
   async detectPython(
@@ -117,4 +132,100 @@ export class ReMeEnvManager {
       { workspaceDir: dir, pythonPath },
     );
   }
+
+  /** Current service phase (running / conflict / stopped) and ownership. */
+  async serviceStatus(endpoint: string): Promise<ServiceState> {
+    const endpointValue = endpoint.trim() || "http://127.0.0.1:2333";
+    const persisted = readServiceState(this.serviceStatePath);
+    return serviceStatus(this.serviceIO, {
+      endpoint: endpointValue,
+      statePath: this.serviceStatePath,
+      logPath: join(
+        persisted?.workspaceDir ?? resolveWorkspaceDir("", homedir()),
+        "service.log",
+      ),
+    });
+  }
+
+  /** Spawn `reme start` detached; the caller polls serviceStatus. */
+  async serviceStart(
+    endpoint: string,
+    pythonPath: string,
+    workspaceDir: string,
+  ): Promise<ServiceStartResult> {
+    const endpointValue = endpoint.trim() || "http://127.0.0.1:2333";
+    const dir = resolveWorkspaceDir(workspaceDir, homedir());
+    const logPath = join(dir, "service.log");
+    const now = new Date().toISOString();
+    const current = await this.serviceStatus(endpointValue);
+    if (current.phase === "running")
+      return {
+        started: false,
+        alreadyRunning: true,
+        command: "",
+        logPath,
+        startedAt: now,
+        ...(current.version ? { version: current.version } : {}),
+      };
+    const path = pythonPath.trim();
+    if (!path)
+      return {
+        started: false,
+        alreadyRunning: false,
+        command: "",
+        logPath,
+        startedAt: now,
+        error: "Select a Python interpreter first",
+      };
+    const check = await this.checkReme(path);
+    if (!check.installed)
+      return {
+        started: false,
+        alreadyRunning: false,
+        command: "",
+        logPath,
+        startedAt: now,
+        error: "reme-ai is not installed in the selected interpreter",
+      };
+    return startService(this.serviceIO, {
+      endpoint: endpointValue,
+      workspaceDir: dir,
+      pythonPath: path,
+      cliPath: check.cliPath,
+      // 0.4.0.x has no jobs.<name>.enabled; only newer releases accept it.
+      disableDreamCron: remeVersionAtLeast(check.version, "0.4.1"),
+      statePath: this.serviceStatePath,
+      logPath,
+      env: this.env,
+    });
+  }
+
+  /** Stop the plugin-managed service; a foreign service stays untouched. */
+  serviceStop(_endpoint: string): { stopped: boolean; pid?: number } {
+    return stopService(this.serviceIO, { statePath: this.serviceStatePath });
+  }
+
+  /** Tail of the workspace service log. */
+  serviceLog(workspaceDir: string): ServiceLog {
+    const dir = resolveWorkspaceDir(workspaceDir, homedir());
+    const logPath = join(dir, "service.log");
+    return { logPath, lines: tailLog(logPath, 40) };
+  }
+
+  /** DSH-startup best effort: start a stopped local service when configured. */
+  async autoStart(options: {
+    endpoint: string;
+    pythonPath: string;
+    workspaceDir: string;
+  }): Promise<void> {
+    const status = await this.serviceStatus(options.endpoint);
+    if (status.phase === "running") return;
+    let pythonPath = options.pythonPath.trim();
+    if (!pythonPath) {
+      const detection = await this.detectPython();
+      pythonPath = detection.suggested;
+    }
+    if (!pythonPath) return;
+    await this.serviceStart(options.endpoint, pythonPath, options.workspaceDir);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/integrations/dsh/src/index.ts b/integrations/dsh/src/index.ts
index a0eb7d82..079fb764 100644
--- a/integrations/dsh/src/index.ts
+++ b/integrations/dsh/src/index.ts
@@ -27,9 +27,26 @@ export function apply(ctx: Context, input: ReMeConfigInput = {}): void {
     return () => runtime.disposeAll();
   }, "remeMemory.lifecycle()");
   ctx.provide("remeMemory", runtime);
-  ctx.provide("remeEnv", new ReMeEnvManager());
+  const envManager = new ReMeEnvManager();
+  ctx.provide("remeEnv", envManager);
   void ctx.plugin(ReMeStatusGateway);
   void ctx.plugin(ReMeEnvGateway);
+  ctx.effect(() => {
+    const live = current();
+    if (live.autoStart)
+      void envManager
+        .autoStart({
+          endpoint: live.endpoint,
+          pythonPath: live.pythonPath,
+          workspaceDir: live.remeWorkspaceDir,
+        })
+        .catch((error: unknown) => {
+          ctx.logger.warn("remeMemory.envAutoStart failed", {
+            error: String(error),
+          });
+        });
+    return () => {};
+  }, "remeMemory.envAutoStart()");
   ctx.effect(
     () => registerReMeTools(ctx, client, current),
     "remeMemory.tools()",
diff --git a/integrations/dsh/src/pyenv/service.ts b/integrations/dsh/src/pyenv/service.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..08a7acc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integrations/dsh/src/pyenv/service.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,344 @@
+import { spawn } from "node:child_process";
+import {
+  closeSync,
+  existsSync,
+  mkdirSync,
+  openSync,
+  readFileSync,
+  rmSync,
+  writeFileSync,
+} from "node:fs";
+import { createConnection } from "node:net";
+import { dirname } from "node:path";
+
+export interface ServiceState {
+  phase: "running" | "stopped" | "conflict";
+  /** True when the running service was started by this plugin. */
+  managed: boolean;
+  endpoint: string;
+  pid?: number;
+  version?: string;
+  startedAt?: string;
+  logPath: string;
+}
+
+export interface ServiceStartResult {
+  started: boolean;
+  alreadyRunning: boolean;
+  pid?: number;
+  version?: string;
+  command: string;
+  logPath: string;
+  startedAt: string;
+  error?: string;
+}
+
+export interface ServiceLog {
+  logPath: string;
+  lines: string;
+}
+
+export interface PersistedService {
+  pid?: number;
+  endpoint: string;
+  workspaceDir: string;
+  pythonPath: string;
+  command: string;
+  startedAt: string;
+}
+
+export interface ServiceIO {
+  fetchHealth(endpoint: string): Promise<{ ok: boolean; version: string }>;
+  portOpen(host: string, port: number): Promise<boolean>;
+  spawnService(options: {
+    exe: string;
+    args: string[];
+    cwd: string;
+    logPath: string;
+    env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv;
+  }): { pid: number | undefined };
+  killTree(pid: number): void;
+  probePid(pid: number): void;
+  exists(path: string): boolean;
+  platform: string;
+}
+
+/** Only loopback endpoints may be managed as a local service. */
+export function parseLocalEndpoint(endpoint: string): {
+  host: string;
+  port: number;
+} {
+  let url: URL;
+  try {
+    url = new URL(endpoint.trim());
+  } catch {
+    throw new TypeError("Invalid ReMe endpoint");
+  }
+  if (url.protocol !== "http:" && url.protocol !== "https:")
+    throw new TypeError("ReMe endpoint must be an http(s) URL");
+  if (!["127.0.0.1", "localhost", "[::1]", "::1"].includes(url.hostname))
+    throw new TypeError(
+      "Local service management requires a loopback endpoint",
+    );
+  const port = Number(url.port || (url.protocol === "https:" ? "443" : "80"));
+  if (!Number.isInteger(port) || port < 1 || port > 65535)
+    throw new TypeError("Invalid ReMe endpoint port");
+  return { host: "127.0.0.1", port };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Compose the `reme start` invocation. The working directory must be the
+ * workspace so ReMe's `.env` discovery (cwd plus five parents) finds the file
+ * the Environment tab writes.
+ */
+export function buildStartCommand(options: {
+  cliPath: string;
+  pythonPath: string;
+  workspaceDir: string;
+  endpoint: string;
+  disableDreamCron: boolean;
+  exists(path: string): boolean;
+}): { exe: string; args: string[]; display: string } {
+  const { port } = parseLocalEndpoint(options.endpoint);
+  const args = [
+    "start",
+    `workspace_dir=${options.workspaceDir}`,
+    "service.host=127.0.0.1",
+    `service.port=${port}`,
+    // Keeps the rich logo from crashing GBK consoles in the background.
+    "enable_logo=false",
+    ...(options.disableDreamCron ? ["jobs.dream_cron.enabled=false"] : []),
+  ];
+  if (options.cliPath && options.exists(options.cliPath))
+    return {
+      exe: options.cliPath,
+      args,
+      display: `${options.cliPath} ${args.join(" ")}`,
+    };
+  // The console script is missing (e.g. a bare venv without Scripts entry):
+  // run the same CLI entry through the interpreter itself.
+  const wrapper = `import sys;sys.argv=${JSON.stringify([
+    "reme",
+    ...args,
+  ])};from reme.reme import main;sys.exit(main())`;
+  return {
+    exe: options.pythonPath,
+    args: ["-c", wrapper],
+    display: `${options.pythonPath} -c <reme wrapper>`,
+  };
+}
+
+export function readServiceState(path: string): PersistedService | undefined {
+  try {
+    return JSON.parse(readFileSync(path, "utf8")) as PersistedService;
+  } catch {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+}
+
+export function writeServiceState(path: string, state: PersistedService): void {
+  mkdirSync(dirname(path), { recursive: true });
+  writeFileSync(path, JSON.stringify(state, null, 2), "utf8");
+}
+
+function alive(io: ServiceIO, pid?: number): boolean {
+  if (pid === undefined) return false;
+  try {
+    io.probePid(pid);
+    return true;
+  } catch {
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
+/** Running / conflict / stopped, with ownership of the running process. */
+export async function serviceStatus(
+  io: ServiceIO,
+  options: { endpoint: string; statePath: string; logPath: string },
+): Promise<ServiceState> {
+  const health = await io.fetchHealth(options.endpoint);
+  const persisted = readServiceState(options.statePath);
+  if (health.ok)
+    return {
+      phase: "running",
+      managed: alive(io, persisted?.pid),
+      endpoint: options.endpoint,
+      ...(persisted?.pid === undefined ? {} : { pid: persisted.pid }),
+      ...(health.version ? { version: health.version } : {}),
+      ...(persisted?.startedAt === undefined
+        ? {}
+        : { startedAt: persisted.startedAt }),
+      logPath: options.logPath,
+    };
+  const { host, port } = parseLocalEndpoint(options.endpoint);
+  if (await io.portOpen(host, port))
+    return {
+      phase: "conflict",
+      managed: false,
+      endpoint: options.endpoint,
+      logPath: options.logPath,
+    };
+  return {
+    phase: "stopped",
+    managed: false,
+    endpoint: options.endpoint,
+    ...(persisted?.pid === undefined ? {} : { pid: persisted.pid }),
+    logPath: options.logPath,
+  };
+}
+
+/** Spawn a detached service; the caller polls status until it is healthy. */
+export function startService(
+  io: ServiceIO,
+  options: {
+    endpoint: string;
+    workspaceDir: string;
+    pythonPath: string;
+    cliPath: string;
+    disableDreamCron: boolean;
+    statePath: string;
+    logPath: string;
+    env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv;
+  },
+): ServiceStartResult {
+  mkdirSync(options.workspaceDir, { recursive: true });
+  const command = buildStartCommand({
+    cliPath: options.cliPath,
+    pythonPath: options.pythonPath,
+    workspaceDir: options.workspaceDir,
+    endpoint: options.endpoint,
+    disableDreamCron: options.disableDreamCron,
+    exists: io.exists,
+  });
+  const child = io.spawnService({
+    exe: command.exe,
+    args: command.args,
+    cwd: options.workspaceDir,
+    logPath: options.logPath,
+    env: {
+      ...options.env,
+      PYTHONUTF8: "1",
+      PYTHONIOENCODING: "utf-8",
+      NO_PROXY: "localhost,127.0.0.1,::1",
+    },
+  });
+  const startedAt = new Date().toISOString();
+  writeServiceState(options.statePath, {
+    pid: child.pid,
+    endpoint: options.endpoint,
+    workspaceDir: options.workspaceDir,
+    pythonPath: options.pythonPath,
+    command: command.display,
+    startedAt,
+  });
+  return {
+    started: true,
+    alreadyRunning: false,
+    ...(child.pid === undefined ? {} : { pid: child.pid }),
+    command: command.display,
+    logPath: options.logPath,
+    startedAt,
+  };
+}
+
+/** Stop the managed service (tree kill) and clear its state file. */
+export function stopService(
+  io: ServiceIO,
+  options: { statePath: string },
+): { stopped: boolean; pid?: number } {
+  const persisted = readServiceState(options.statePath);
+  if (!persisted || persisted.pid === undefined) return { stopped: false };
+  const pid = persisted.pid;
+  try {
+    io.killTree(pid);
+  } catch {
+    // Already exited.
+  }
+  try {
+    rmSync(options.statePath, { force: true });
+  } catch {
+    // A stale state file is harmless; the next start overwrites it.
+  }
+  return { stopped: true, pid };
+}
+
+/** Node-backed IO: fetch health, probe the port, spawn detached, tree-kill. */
+export function createServiceIO(): ServiceIO {
+  return {
+    async fetchHealth(endpoint) {
+      const controller = new AbortController();
+      const timer = setTimeout(() => controller.abort(), 3000);
+      try {
+        const response = await fetch(`${endpoint}/health_check`, {
+          method: "POST",
+          headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+          body: "{}",
+          signal: controller.signal,
+        });
+        const body = (await response.json().catch(() => ({}))) as {
+          success?: boolean;
+          metadata?: { health?: { version?: unknown } };
+        };
+        const version = body.metadata?.health?.version;
+        return {
+          ok: response.ok && body.success !== false,
+          version: typeof version === "string" ? version : "",
+        };
+      } catch {
+        return { ok: false, version: "" };
+      } finally {
+        clearTimeout(timer);
+      }
+    },
+    portOpen(host, port) {
+      return new Promise((resolve) => {
+        const socket = createConnection({ host, port });
+        const finish = (value: boolean): void => {
+          socket.destroy();
+          resolve(value);
+        };
+        socket.setTimeout(800);
+        socket.once("connect", () => finish(true));
+        socket.once("timeout", () => finish(false));
+        socket.once("error", () => finish(false));
+      });
+    },
+    spawnService({ exe, args, cwd, logPath, env }) {
+      const fd = openSync(logPath, "a");
+      let child: ReturnType<typeof spawn>;
+      try {
+        child = spawn(exe, args, {
+          shell: false,
+          windowsHide: true,
+          detached: true,
+          cwd,
+          env,
+          stdio: ["ignore", fd, fd],
+        });
+      } finally {
+        closeSync(fd);
+      }
+      child.unref();
+      return { pid: child.pid };
+    },
+    killTree(pid) {
+      if (process.platform === "win32") {
+        spawn("taskkill", ["/PID", String(pid), "/T", "/F"], {
+          windowsHide: true,
+          stdio: "ignore",
+        });
+        return;
+      }
+      try {
+        process.kill(pid, "SIGTERM");
+      } catch {
+        // Already exited.
+      }
+    },
+    probePid(pid) {
+      process.kill(pid, 0);
+    },
+    exists: existsSync,
+    platform: process.platform,
+  };
+}
diff --git a/integrations/dsh/src/types.ts b/integrations/dsh/src/types.ts
index 8fae0403..3984f3c7 100644
--- a/integrations/dsh/src/types.ts
+++ b/integrations/dsh/src/types.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ export interface ReMeConfigInput {
   authToken?: string;
   pythonPath?: string;
   remeWorkspaceDir?: string;
+  autoStart?: boolean;
   requestTimeoutMs?: number;
   backgroundTimeoutMs?: number;
   shutdownTimeoutMs?: number;
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ export interface ReMeConfig extends ReMeClientConfig {
   authToken: string;
   pythonPath: string;
   remeWorkspaceDir: string;
+  autoStart: boolean;
   autoMemoryEnabled: boolean;
   autoMemoryInterval: number;
   autoMemoryQueueDir: string;
diff --git a/integrations/dsh/tests/env-service.test.mjs b/integrations/dsh/tests/env-service.test.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..98318a25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integrations/dsh/tests/env-service.test.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,180 @@
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import test from "node:test";
+import { mkdtempSync, rmSync } from "node:fs";
+import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+
+import {
+  buildStartCommand,
+  parseLocalEndpoint,
+  readServiceState,
+  serviceStatus,
+  startService,
+  stopService,
+  writeServiceState,
+} from "../dist/pyenv/service.js";
+
+function fakeIO(overrides = {}) {
+  const calls = { killTree: [], spawn: [] };
+  const io = {
+    fetchHealth: async () => ({ ok: false, version: "" }),
+    portOpen: async () => false,
+    spawnService(options) {
+      calls.spawn.push(options);
+      return { pid: 4321 };
+    },
+    killTree(pid) {
+      calls.killTree.push(pid);
+    },
+    probePid() {},
+    exists: () => true,
+    platform: "win32",
+    ...overrides,
+  };
+  return { io, calls };
+}
+
+test("accepts only loopback endpoints and validates the port", () => {
+  assert.deepEqual(parseLocalEndpoint("http://127.0.0.1:2334"), {
+    host: "127.0.0.1",
+    port: 2334,
+  });
+  assert.deepEqual(parseLocalEndpoint("http://localhost:2333"), {
+    host: "127.0.0.1",
+    port: 2333,
+  });
+  assert.throws(() => parseLocalEndpoint("http://10.0.0.5:2333"));
+  assert.throws(() => parseLocalEndpoint("not-a-url"));
+  assert.throws(() => parseLocalEndpoint("http://127.0.0.1:0"));
+});
+
+test("builds reme start with the workspace cwd contract", () => {
+  const command = buildStartCommand({
+    cliPath: "D:\\env\\Scripts\\reme.exe",
+    pythonPath: "D:\\env\\python.exe",
+    workspaceDir: "C:\\Users\\u\\.reme",
+    endpoint: "http://127.0.0.1:2334",
+    disableDreamCron: false,
+    exists: () => true,
+  });
+  assert.equal(command.exe, "D:\\env\\Scripts\\reme.exe");
+  assert.ok(command.args.includes("start"));
+  assert.ok(command.args.includes("workspace_dir=C:\\Users\\u\\.reme"));
+  assert.ok(command.args.includes("service.host=127.0.0.1"));
+  assert.ok(command.args.includes("service.port=2334"));
+  assert.ok(command.args.includes("enable_logo=false"));
+  assert.ok(!command.args.includes("jobs.dream_cron.enabled=false"));
+
+  const newer = buildStartCommand({
+    cliPath: "D:\\env\\Scripts\\reme.exe",
+    pythonPath: "D:\\env\\python.exe",
+    workspaceDir: "C:\\Users\\u\\.reme",
+    endpoint: "http://127.0.0.1:2334",
+    disableDreamCron: true,
+    exists: () => true,
+  });
+  assert.ok(newer.args.includes("jobs.dream_cron.enabled=false"));
+});
+
+test("falls back to the interpreter wrapper when the CLI is missing", () => {
+  const command = buildStartCommand({
+    cliPath: "",
+    pythonPath: "D:\\env\\python.exe",
+    workspaceDir: "C:\\Users\\u\\.reme",
+    endpoint: "http://127.0.0.1:2334",
+    disableDreamCron: false,
+    exists: () => false,
+  });
+  assert.equal(command.exe, "D:\\env\\python.exe");
+  assert.equal(command.args[0], "-c");
+  assert.match(String(command.args[1]), /sys\.argv/);
+  assert.match(String(command.args[1]), /from reme\.reme import main/);
+  assert.match(String(command.args[1]), /service\.port=2334/);
+});
+
+test("derives running, conflict and stopped phases", async (t) => {
+  const directory = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "reme-service-"));
+  t.after(() => rmSync(directory, { recursive: true, force: true }));
+  const statePath = join(directory, "service.json");
+  const base = {
+    endpoint: "http://127.0.0.1:2334",
+    statePath,
+    logPath: join(directory, "service.log"),
+  };
+
+  const runningIo = fakeIO({
+    fetchHealth: async () => ({ ok: true, version: "0.4.0.9" }),
+  });
+  let status = await serviceStatus(runningIo.io, base);
+  assert.equal(status.phase, "running");
+  assert.equal(status.managed, false);
+  assert.equal(status.version, "0.4.0.9");
+
+  writeServiceState(statePath, {
+    pid: 777,
+    endpoint: base.endpoint,
+    workspaceDir: directory,
+    pythonPath: "D:\\env\\python.exe",
+    command: "reme start",
+    startedAt: "2026-10-27T00:00:00.000Z",
+  });
+  status = await serviceStatus(runningIo.io, base);
+  assert.equal(status.phase, "running");
+  assert.equal(status.managed, true);
+  assert.equal(status.pid, 777);
+
+  const conflict = await serviceStatus(
+    fakeIO({ portOpen: async () => true }).io,
+    base,
+  );
+  assert.equal(conflict.phase, "conflict");
+
+  const stopped = await serviceStatus(fakeIO().io, base);
+  assert.equal(stopped.phase, "stopped");
+});
+
+test("starts detached with the GBK-safe environment and records state", async (t) => {
+  const directory = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "reme-start-"));
+  t.after(() => rmSync(directory, { recursive: true, force: true }));
+  const statePath = join(directory, "service.json");
+  const { io, calls } = fakeIO();
+  const result = startService(io, {
+    endpoint: "http://127.0.0.1:2334",
+    workspaceDir: directory,
+    pythonPath: "D:\\env\\python.exe",
+    cliPath: "D:\\env\\Scripts\\reme.exe",
+    disableDreamCron: true,
+    statePath,
+    logPath: join(directory, "service.log"),
+    env: { PATH: "x" },
+  });
+  assert.equal(result.started, true);
+  assert.equal(result.pid, 4321);
+  const spawned = calls.spawn[0];
+  assert.equal(spawned.cwd, directory);
+  assert.equal(spawned.env.PYTHONUTF8, "1");
+  assert.equal(spawned.env.NO_PROXY, "localhost,127.0.0.1,::1");
+  const persisted = readServiceState(statePath);
+  assert.equal(persisted?.pid, 4321);
+  assert.equal(persisted?.workspaceDir, directory);
+});
+
+test("stops the managed pid and clears the state file", async (t) => {
+  const directory = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "reme-stop-"));
+  t.after(() => rmSync(directory, { recursive: true, force: true }));
+  const statePath = join(directory, "service.json");
+  writeServiceState(statePath, {
+    pid: 999,
+    endpoint: "http://127.0.0.1:2334",
+    workspaceDir: directory,
+    pythonPath: "D:\\env\\python.exe",
+    command: "reme start",
+    startedAt: "2026-10-27T00:00:00.000Z",
+  });
+  const { io, calls } = fakeIO();
+  const stopped = stopService(io, { statePath });
+  assert.deepEqual(stopped, { stopped: true, pid: 999 });
+  assert.deepEqual(calls.killTree, [999]);
+  assert.equal(readServiceState(statePath), undefined);
+  assert.deepEqual(stopService(io, { statePath }), { stopped: false });
+});