diff --git a/scripts/restart b/scripts/restart
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
+
+# Stop spine if running; silently succeed if not
+emacsclient --socket-name=spine --eval '(kill-emacs)' 2>/dev/null || true
+
+# Start spine with any passed arguments
+exec "$SCRIPT_DIR/run" "$@"