fix: Update @github/copilot-sdk version and enhance version utility to locate package.json (#840)

- Changed @github/copilot-sdk dependency from "^0.1.16" to "0.1.16" in package.json and package-lock.json.
- Improved version utility in version.ts to check multiple candidate paths for package.json, ensuring better reliability in locating the file.

.gitignore

@@ -113,3 +113,4 @@ data/
 .planning/
 .mcp.json
 .planning
+.bg-shell/

apps/server/package.json

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     "@automaker/prompts": "1.0.0",
     "@automaker/types": "1.0.0",
     "@automaker/utils": "1.0.0",
-    "@github/copilot-sdk": "^0.1.16",
+    "@github/copilot-sdk": "0.1.16",
     "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk": "1.25.2",
     "@openai/codex-sdk": "^0.98.0",
     "cookie-parser": "1.4.7",

apps/server/src/lib/version.ts

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * Version utility - Reads version from package.json
  */
 
-import { readFileSync } from 'fs';
+import { readFileSync, existsSync } from 'fs';
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
 import { dirname, join } from 'path';
 import { createLogger } from '@automaker/utils';
@@ -24,7 +24,20 @@ export function getVersion(): string {
   }
 
   try {
-    const packageJsonPath = join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'package.json');
+    const candidatePaths = [
+      // Development via tsx: src/lib -> project root
+      join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'package.json'),
+      // Packaged/build output: lib -> server bundle root
+      join(__dirname, '..', 'package.json'),
+    ];
+
+    const packageJsonPath = candidatePaths.find((candidate) => existsSync(candidate));
+    if (!packageJsonPath) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `package.json not found in any expected location: ${candidatePaths.join(', ')}`
+      );
+    }
+
     const packageJson = JSON.parse(readFileSync(packageJsonPath, 'utf-8'));
     const version = packageJson.version || '0.0.0';
     cachedVersion = version;

apps/ui/src/electron/server/backend-server.ts

@@ -28,12 +28,19 @@ const serverLogger = createLogger('Server');
 export async function startServer(): Promise<void> {
   const isDev = !app.isPackaged;
 
-  // Find Node.js executable (handles desktop launcher scenarios)
+  let command: string;
+  let commandSource: string;
+  let args: string[];
+  let serverPath: string;
+
+  if (isDev) {
+    // In development, run the TypeScript server via the user's Node.js.
     const nodeResult = findNodeExecutable({
-    skipSearch: isDev,
+      skipSearch: true,
       logger: (msg: string) => logger.info(msg),
     });
-  const command = nodeResult.nodePath;
+    command = nodeResult.nodePath;
+    commandSource = nodeResult.source;
 
     // Validate that the found Node executable actually exists
     // systemPathExists is used because node-finder returns system paths
@@ -48,12 +55,18 @@ export async function startServer(): Promise<void> {
         );
       }
       if (!exists) {
-      throw new Error(`Node.js executable not found at: ${command} (source: ${nodeResult.source})`);
+        throw new Error(
+          `Node.js executable not found at: ${command} (source: ${nodeResult.source})`
+        );
       }
     }
-
+  } else {
-  let args: string[];
+    // In packaged builds, use Electron's bundled Node runtime instead of a system Node.
-  let serverPath: string;
+    // This makes the desktop app self-contained and avoids incompatibilities with whatever
+    // Node version the user happens to have installed globally.
+    command = process.execPath;
+    commandSource = 'electron';
+  }
 
   // __dirname is apps/ui/dist-electron (Vite bundles all into single file)
   if (isDev) {
@@ -133,6 +146,8 @@ export async function startServer(): Promise<void> {
     PORT: state.serverPort.toString(),
     DATA_DIR: dataDir,
     NODE_PATH: serverNodeModules,
+    // Run packaged backend with Electron's embedded Node runtime.
+    ...(app.isPackaged && { ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE: '1' }),
     // Pass API key to server for CSRF protection
     AUTOMAKER_API_KEY: state.apiKey!,
     // Only set ALLOWED_ROOT_DIRECTORY if explicitly provided in environment
@@ -146,6 +161,7 @@ export async function startServer(): Promise<void> {
   logger.info('[DATA_DIR_SPAWN] env.DATA_DIR=', env.DATA_DIR);
 
   logger.info('Starting backend server...');
+  logger.info('Runtime command:', command, `(source: ${commandSource})`);
   logger.info('Server path:', serverPath);
   logger.info('Server root (cwd):', serverRoot);
   logger.info('NODE_PATH:', serverNodeModules);

package-lock.json

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
         "@automaker/prompts": "1.0.0",
         "@automaker/types": "1.0.0",
         "@automaker/utils": "1.0.0",
-        "@github/copilot-sdk": "^0.1.16",
+        "@github/copilot-sdk": "0.1.16",
         "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk": "1.25.2",
         "@openai/codex-sdk": "^0.98.0",
         "cookie-parser": "1.4.7",