Windows 10/11
64-bit desktop app
Official GeekCrest website
Palworld dedicated server upkeep you can review
GeekCrest 2.9.22 runs on Windows. It finds your server's config files, edits PalWorldSettings.ini with a diff, runs your backup script and reads logs on a server you own.
Find my server's save folder, write a backup script for it and run the script.
- glob
**/SaveGames1 match - list_dir
Pal\Saved\SaveGameslisted - write_file
backup-saves.cmdsaved - Shell
backup-saves.cmdexit 0 - list_dir
C:\PalBackupslisted
Waiting for your OK before the next stepRejectAccept
2.9.22
released 28 Oct 2026
About 34 MB
portable .exe is about 25 MB
None needed
no sign-up to run the app
Cloud or local
or the built-in model
13 languages
menus and buttons in the app
Palworld dedicated server tasks the agent can run
A Palworld dedicated server is a program you run on a PC you own or rent, apart from the game client, and players join it from the multiplayer menu. GeekCrest does the file work. It finds the config, save and log files, edits settings with a diff, runs your own scripts and shows each result as a card. Version 2.9.22 runs on Windows 10 and 11.
Change Palworld server settings one at a time
You describe the change, for example a new ServerPlayerMaxNum value. The agent uses glob and list_dir to find PalWorldSettings.ini in the Pal\Saved\Config\WindowsServer folder, and read_file opens the long OptionSettings entry. Stop the server first. edit_file then proposes a change to exactly 1 value, and in Ask first mode it pauses and shows the diff before anything is written. You keep a copy of the old file, accept the diff, restart the server and join from the multiplayer menu to test. If the game ignores the value, the same diff shows what was written.
Tool trace
glob **/PalWorldSettings.ini → 1 match
read_file PalWorldSettings.ini → read
edit_file PalWorldSettings.ini → diff shownBack up the save folder before an update
Save data lives in Pal\Saved\SaveGames inside the server folder, so GeekCrest lists it with list_dir and uses write_file to create backup-saves.cmd, a short batch file that calls Robocopy. Shell runs it and reports the real exit code. Robocopy reports a code of 8 or higher when copying failed, and the script checks for that code. Save the server first. Read the script in its file card before the first run, and in Ask first mode you approve the Shell step yourself.
Tool trace
list_dir Pal\Saved\SaveGames → listed
write_file backup-saves.cmd → saved
Shell backup-saves.cmd → exit 0Find why a player was disconnected
When a friend drops out of the game, the log is the first place to look. GeekCrest uses glob to find the server's log files, grep to search them for the player's name and read_file to open the lines around each match. task can start parallel sub-agents so that each one reads a separate log. You see the matching lines in the result card. Read them yourself. Treat any suggested fix as a theory, and test it with 1 friend before you rely on it.
Read the documentation after an update
Settings and features change between updates, so your Palworld server config can drift from what the current documentation describes. web_search finds the Palworld server documentation and the patch notes, and http_get fetches the page you name. GeekCrest compares the setting names on that page with the keys in your PalWorldSettings.ini and lists the differences. Do not edit yet. For the last step switch to Plan only, which lists the edits you would make and changes nothing. Read that list of differences, apply only the edits you choose, and keep 1 copy of the old file in case you need to go back.
How GeekCrest differs from a chat assistant
A chat assistant describes steps. GeekCrest 2.9.22 does the file and command steps itself, shows each result as a card in the chat and waits for your OK in Ask first mode.
| Typical chat assistant | GeekCrest | |
|---|---|---|
| Your files | You paste the text into the chat yourself | read_file and grep open files in your working folder |
| Edits | Suggests a block of text to copy by hand | edit_file changes the file and shows a diff |
| Scripts | Leaves running your start or backup script to you | Shell runs your script and returns its exit code |
| Documentation | May answer from memory of an older version | http_get fetches the documentation page you name |
How it works
- Install GeekCrest on Windows 10 or 11 and compare the SHA-256 checksum of the download with the published manifest.
- Connect a model: a cloud AI provider, a model on your PC, or the built-in model, then press the Test button.
- Open the folder that holds your server's config, save and log files as the chat's working folder and describe the task.
- Pick Ask first or Plan only, read each card, check the diff and accept only what you want.
Who runs a server and why
Friends who host a world for each other on a spare Windows PC are the first audience. One change at a time. GeekCrest finds the settings file, explains the entries it reads and proposes a change that you review in the diff, and UDP port 8211 is the one port you open yourself, on purpose.
Community admins who rent a machine and run the server for others are the second group. Write the rules down. Before you migrate a solo world to a server, back up the SaveGames folder, because player data is tied to player IDs and nothing promises that a conversion will work.
Beginners who have never opened an ini file can begin in Plan only mode. The agent writes the steps and runs nothing, so you can read the plan at your own pace and switch mode only when you understand each step. Read the plan first.
Questions about Palworld servers
What is a Palworld dedicated server?
A dedicated server is a program that hosts the world on its own, separate from the game client. Players join from the menu. You can run it on your own PC or on a machine you own or rent, and Pocketpair publishes a server guide that lists the current steps.
Is geekchicpro.com the official GeekCrest website?
Yes, geekchicpro.com is the official GeekCrest website, and the installer here is the original build. Compare the SHA-256 checksum of your download with the published manifest before you run it, because the installer is not code-signed yet. Verify first. If anything looks wrong, use the Send feedback button inside GeekCrest.
Which Palworld admin commands can the server owner run?
The owner signs in with /AdminPassword followed by the admin password in the in-game chat, and can then run commands such as /Save, /Info, /ShowPlayers, /Broadcast, /KickPlayer and /Shutdown. The full, current list is in the Palworld server documentation. Ask your players first.
Why is my server password not applied from the settings ini file?
The usual first check is the file name: DefaultPalWorldSettings.ini is only a template, so the ServerPassword value belongs in PalWorldSettings.ini. Stop the server before you edit and restart it afterwards. Back up the old file. If the password still does not work after that, have GeekCrest read the server log.
Do Palworld server commands change between updates?
Yes, features and settings change between updates. The commands can change too. Pocketpair keeps the current list in its server documentation, which GeekCrest can fetch with http_get, so compare it with your notes after each update and test a command on a quiet evening.
Does my server data leave my PC?
The answer is two-part. With a cloud model, the prompt text, including file text the agent reads, goes to that provider, and with a local model nothing leaves the machine. Chats, working folders and API keys stay on your PC either way.
Will GeekCrest change my files without asking?
No, not in Ask first or Plan only. Plan only runs nothing. Ask first pauses before actions that change something, and the expanded card shows the file diff, while Auto-run acts at once and should be used only on files you have backed up.
Try GeekCrest on your own server
Version 2.9.22 installs on Windows 10 and 11 without an account. Download it. Back up your SaveGames folder, open your server folder as the working folder and start in Plan only mode to read the steps first.
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