diff --git a/packages/stats/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/stats/CHANGELOG.md
index ce319cddb..8a8a2009a 100644
--- a/packages/stats/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/stats/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Fixed
+
+- Reused a live stats dashboard on the requested port and reclaimed stale Bun, Node, or omp listeners instead of failing with `EADDRINUSE` ([#5970](https://github.com/can1357/oh-my-pi/issues/5970)).
+
 ## [17.0.2] - 2026-07-17
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/packages/stats/src/port-conflict.ts b/packages/stats/src/port-conflict.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..db290a8cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/stats/src/port-conflict.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,206 @@
+import type { Dirent } from "node:fs";
+import * as fs from "node:fs/promises";
+import * as path from "node:path";
+import { $which } from "@oh-my-pi/pi-utils";
+import { $ } from "bun";
+
+const STATS_PROBE_TIMEOUT_MS = 500;
+const PROCESS_EXIT_POLL_MS = 50;
+const PROCESS_EXIT_POLLS = 10;
+const RECLAIMABLE_IMAGES = new Set(["bun", "node", "omp"]);
+
+interface PortHolder {
+	pid: number;
+	image: string;
+}
+
+async function probeStatsDashboard(port: number): Promise<boolean> {
+	try {
+		const response = await fetch(`http://localhost:${port}/api/stats/models`, {
+			signal: AbortSignal.timeout(STATS_PROBE_TIMEOUT_MS),
+		});
+		const isDashboard = response.status === 200;
+		await response.body?.cancel();
+		return isDashboard;
+	} catch {
+		return false;
+	}
+}
+
+async function findLinuxPortHolder(port: number): Promise<PortHolder | null> {
+	const socketInodes = new Set<string>();
+	for (const tablePath of ["/proc/net/tcp", "/proc/net/tcp6"]) {
+		let table: string;
+		try {
+			table = await Bun.file(tablePath).text();
+		} catch {
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		for (const line of table.split("\n").slice(1)) {
+			const fields = line.trim().split(/\s+/);
+			const localAddress = fields[1];
+			const state = fields[3];
+			const inode = fields[9];
+			if (!localAddress || state !== "0A" || !inode) continue;
+			const encodedPort = localAddress.slice(localAddress.lastIndexOf(":") + 1);
+			if (Number.parseInt(encodedPort, 16) === port) socketInodes.add(inode);
+		}
+	}
+	if (socketInodes.size === 0) return null;
+
+	let processes: Dirent[];
+	try {
+		processes = await fs.readdir("/proc", { withFileTypes: true });
+	} catch {
+		return null;
+	}
+
+	for (const entry of processes) {
+		if (!entry.isDirectory() || !/^\d+$/.test(entry.name)) continue;
+		const pid = Number.parseInt(entry.name, 10);
+		let descriptors: string[];
+		try {
+			descriptors = await fs.readdir(`/proc/${pid}/fd`);
+		} catch {
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		let ownsSocket = false;
+		for (const descriptor of descriptors) {
+			try {
+				const target = await fs.readlink(`/proc/${pid}/fd/${descriptor}`);
+				const match = /^socket:\[(\d+)]$/.exec(target);
+				if (match?.[1] && socketInodes.has(match[1])) {
+					ownsSocket = true;
+					break;
+				}
+			} catch {}
+		}
+		if (!ownsSocket) continue;
+
+		try {
+			const executable = await fs.readlink(`/proc/${pid}/exe`);
+			return { pid, image: path.basename(executable) };
+		} catch {
+			try {
+				const commandLine = await Bun.file(`/proc/${pid}/cmdline`).text();
+				const executable = commandLine.split("\0", 1)[0];
+				return { pid, image: executable ? path.basename(executable) : "unknown" };
+			} catch {
+				return { pid, image: "unknown" };
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return null;
+}
+
+async function findMacPortHolder(port: number): Promise<PortHolder | null> {
+	const lsof = $which("lsof") ?? ((await Bun.file("/usr/sbin/lsof").exists()) ? "/usr/sbin/lsof" : null);
+	if (!lsof) return null;
+
+	const selector = `-iTCP:${port}`;
+	const result = await $`${lsof} -nP ${selector} -sTCP:LISTEN -Fpc`.quiet().nothrow();
+	if (result.exitCode !== 0) return null;
+
+	let pid: number | null = null;
+	for (const line of result.text().split("\n")) {
+		if (line.startsWith("p")) {
+			const parsed = Number.parseInt(line.slice(1), 10);
+			pid = Number.isSafeInteger(parsed) ? parsed : null;
+		} else if (line.startsWith("c") && pid !== null) {
+			return { pid, image: line.slice(1) || "unknown" };
+		}
+	}
+	return null;
+}
+
+async function findWindowsPortHolder(port: number): Promise<PortHolder | null> {
+	const netstat = $which("netstat");
+	if (!netstat) return null;
+
+	const result = await $`${netstat} -ano -p TCP`.quiet().nothrow();
+	if (result.exitCode !== 0) return null;
+
+	let pid: number | null = null;
+	for (const line of result.text().split("\n")) {
+		const fields = line.trim().split(/\s+/);
+		if (fields[0]?.toUpperCase() !== "TCP" || fields[3]?.toUpperCase() !== "LISTENING") continue;
+		const localAddress = fields[1];
+		if (!localAddress || Number.parseInt(localAddress.slice(localAddress.lastIndexOf(":") + 1), 10) !== port) {
+			continue;
+		}
+		const parsed = Number.parseInt(fields[4] ?? "", 10);
+		if (Number.isSafeInteger(parsed)) {
+			pid = parsed;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	if (pid === null) return null;
+
+	const tasklist = $which("tasklist");
+	if (!tasklist) return { pid, image: "unknown" };
+	const filter = `PID eq ${pid}`;
+	const task = await $`${tasklist} /FI ${filter} /FO CSV /NH`.quiet().nothrow();
+	if (task.exitCode !== 0) return { pid, image: "unknown" };
+	const imageMatch = /^"((?:[^"]|"")*)"/.exec(task.text().trim());
+	return { pid, image: imageMatch?.[1]?.replaceAll('""', '"') || "unknown" };
+}
+
+async function findPortHolder(port: number): Promise<PortHolder | null> {
+	if (process.platform === "linux") return findLinuxPortHolder(port);
+	if (process.platform === "darwin") return findMacPortHolder(port);
+	if (process.platform === "win32") return findWindowsPortHolder(port);
+	return null;
+}
+
+async function terminatePortHolder(holder: PortHolder): Promise<void> {
+	try {
+		process.kill(holder.pid, "SIGTERM");
+	} catch (error) {
+		if (error instanceof Error && "code" in error && error.code === "ESRCH") return;
+		throw new Error(`Failed to stop ${holder.image} (PID ${holder.pid})`, { cause: error });
+	}
+
+	for (let attempt = 0; attempt < PROCESS_EXIT_POLLS; attempt++) {
+		await Bun.sleep(PROCESS_EXIT_POLL_MS);
+		try {
+			process.kill(holder.pid, 0);
+		} catch (error) {
+			if (error instanceof Error && "code" in error && error.code === "ESRCH") return;
+			throw new Error(`Failed to inspect ${holder.image} (PID ${holder.pid})`, { cause: error });
+		}
+	}
+
+	try {
+		process.kill(holder.pid, "SIGKILL");
+	} catch (error) {
+		if (error instanceof Error && "code" in error && error.code === "ESRCH") return;
+		throw new Error(`Failed to kill ${holder.image} (PID ${holder.pid})`, { cause: error });
+	}
+	await Bun.sleep(PROCESS_EXIT_POLL_MS);
+}
+
+/** Reuse a live stats dashboard or reclaim the port from a stale omp runtime. */
+export async function recoverStatsPort(port: number): Promise<"retry" | "reuse"> {
+	if (await probeStatsDashboard(port)) return "reuse";
+
+	const holder = await findPortHolder(port);
+	if (!holder) {
+		throw new Error(`Port ${port} is in use, but the listening process could not be identified.`);
+	}
+	if (holder.pid === process.pid) {
+		throw new Error(`Port ${port} is held by the current process (${holder.image}, PID ${holder.pid}).`);
+	}
+
+	const normalizedImage = holder.image
+		.toLowerCase()
+		.replace(/\.exe$/, "")
+		.replace(/ \(deleted\)$/, "");
+	if (!RECLAIMABLE_IMAGES.has(normalizedImage)) {
+		throw new Error(`Port ${port} is in use by ${holder.image} (PID ${holder.pid}); refusing to stop it.`);
+	}
+
+	await terminatePortHolder(holder);
+	return "retry";
+}
diff --git a/packages/stats/src/server.ts b/packages/stats/src/server.ts
index 607de3f88..6c77364cc 100644
--- a/packages/stats/src/server.ts
+++ b/packages/stats/src/server.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import {
 import { decodeEmbeddedClientArchive } from "./embedded-client";
 import embeddedClientArchiveTxt from "./embedded-client.generated.txt";
 import { getGainDashboardStats } from "./gain-aggregator";
+import { recoverStatsPort } from "./port-conflict";
 
 const EMBEDDED_CLIENT_ARCHIVE = decodeEmbeddedClientArchive(embeddedClientArchiveTxt);
 
@@ -293,12 +294,7 @@ async function handleStatic(requestPath: string): Promise<Response> {
 	return new Response("Not Found", { status: 404 });
 }
 
-/**
- * Start the HTTP server.
- */
-export async function startServer(port = 3847): Promise<{ port: number; stop: () => void }> {
-	await ensureClientBuild();
-
+function createDashboardServer(port: number) {
 	const server = Bun.serve({
 		port,
 		async fetch(req) {
@@ -306,7 +302,7 @@ export async function startServer(port = 3847): Promise<{ port: number; stop: ()
 			const path = url.pathname;
 
 			// CORS headers for local development
-			const corsHeaders = {
+			const corsHeaders: Record<string, string> = {
 				"Access-Control-Allow-Origin": "*",
 				"Access-Control-Allow-Methods": "GET, POST, OPTIONS",
 				"Access-Control-Allow-Headers": "Content-Type",
@@ -327,8 +323,8 @@ export async function startServer(port = 3847): Promise<{ port: number; stop: ()
 
 				// Add CORS headers to all responses
 				const headers = new Headers(response.headers);
-				for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(corsHeaders)) {
-					headers.set(key, value);
+				for (const key in corsHeaders) {
+					headers.set(key, corsHeaders[key]);
 				}
 
 				return new Response(response.body, {
@@ -344,9 +340,39 @@ export async function startServer(port = 3847): Promise<{ port: number; stop: ()
 			}
 		},
 	});
-
-	return {
-		port: server.port ?? port,
-		stop: () => server.stop(),
-	};
+	return server;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Start the HTTP server, reusing a live dashboard or reclaiming a stale omp listener.
+ */
+export async function startServer(port = 3847): Promise<{ port: number; stop: () => void }> {
+	await ensureClientBuild();
+
+	try {
+		const server = createDashboardServer(port);
+		return {
+			port: server.port ?? port,
+			stop: () => server.stop(),
+		};
+	} catch (error) {
+		if (!(error instanceof Error && "code" in error && error.code === "EADDRINUSE")) throw error;
+
+		const recovery = await recoverStatsPort(port);
+		if (recovery === "reuse") {
+			return { port, stop: () => {} };
+		}
+
+		try {
+			const server = createDashboardServer(port);
+			return {
+				port: server.port ?? port,
+				stop: () => server.stop(),
+			};
+		} catch (retryError) {
+			throw new Error(`Failed to start stats dashboard on port ${port} after reclaiming it.`, {
+				cause: retryError,
+			});
+		}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/packages/stats/test/server-port-conflict.test.ts b/packages/stats/test/server-port-conflict.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4abbd8408
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/stats/test/server-port-conflict.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it } from "bun:test";
+import type { Subprocess } from "bun";
+import { startServer } from "../src/server";
+
+const holderProcesses: Array<Subprocess<"ignore", "pipe", "pipe">> = [];
+
+async function startBunHolder(status: number) {
+	const reservation = Bun.serve({
+		hostname: "127.0.0.1",
+		port: 0,
+		fetch: () => new Response("reserved"),
+	});
+	const port = reservation.port;
+	reservation.stop(true);
+
+	const source = `Bun.serve({ hostname: "127.0.0.1", port: ${port}, fetch: () => new Response("holder", { status: ${status} }) }); process.stdout.write("ready"); await Promise.withResolvers().promise;`;
+	const child = Bun.spawn([process.execPath, "-e", source], {
+		stdin: "ignore",
+		stdout: "pipe",
+		stderr: "pipe",
+	});
+	holderProcesses.push(child);
+
+	const reader = child.stdout.getReader();
+	const ready = await reader.read();
+	reader.releaseLock();
+	if (!ready.done && new TextDecoder().decode(ready.value) === "ready") {
+		return { child, port };
+	}
+
+	await child.exited;
+	const stderr = await new Response(child.stderr).text();
+	throw new Error(`Holder failed to listen on port ${port}: ${stderr}`);
+}
+
+afterEach(async () => {
+	for (const child of holderProcesses) {
+		child.kill();
+		await child.exited;
+	}
+	holderProcesses.length = 0;
+});
+
+describe("startServer port conflicts", () => {
+	it("reuses a live stats dashboard without stopping it", async () => {
+		const existing = Bun.serve({
+			hostname: "127.0.0.1",
+			port: 0,
+			fetch: request =>
+				new URL(request.url).pathname === "/api/stats/models" ? Response.json([]) : new Response("dashboard"),
+		});
+
+		try {
+			const server = await startServer(existing.port);
+			expect(server.port).toBe(existing.port);
+			server.stop();
+
+			const response = await fetch(`http://127.0.0.1:${existing.port}/api/stats/models`);
+			expect(response.status).toBe(200);
+			await response.body?.cancel();
+		} finally {
+			existing.stop(true);
+		}
+	});
+
+	it("reclaims an unresponsive Bun listener and starts the dashboard", async () => {
+		const holder = await startBunHolder(404);
+		const server = await startServer(holder.port);
+
+		try {
+			expect(server.port).toBe(holder.port);
+			expect(await holder.child.exited).not.toBe(0);
+		} finally {
+			server.stop();
+		}
+	});
+});