chore: update Docker configuration and entrypoint script

- Enhanced .dockerignore to exclude additional build outputs and dependencies.
- Modified dev.mjs and start.mjs to change Docker container startup behavior, removing the --build flag to preserve volumes.
- Updated docker-compose.yml to add a new volume for persisting Claude CLI OAuth session keys.
- Introduced docker-entrypoint.sh to fix permissions on the Claude CLI config directory.
- Adjusted Dockerfile to include the entrypoint script and ensure proper user permissions.

These changes improve the Docker setup and streamline the development workflow.

.dockerignore

@@ -1 +1,19 @@
+# Dependencies
 node_modules/
+**/node_modules/
+
+# Build outputs
+dist/
+**/dist/
+dist-electron/
+**/dist-electron/
+build/
+**/build/
+.next/
+**/.next/
+.nuxt/
+**/.nuxt/
+out/
+**/out/
+.cache/
+**/.cache/

Dockerfile

@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ RUN npm run build:packages && npm run build --workspace=apps/server
 # =============================================================================
 FROM node:22-alpine AS server
 
-# Install git, curl, bash (for terminal), and GitHub CLI (pinned version, multi-arch)
-RUN apk add --no-cache git curl bash && \
+# Install git, curl, bash (for terminal), su-exec (for user switching), and GitHub CLI (pinned version, multi-arch)
+RUN apk add --no-cache git curl bash su-exec && \
     GH_VERSION="2.63.2" && \
     ARCH=$(uname -m) && \
     case "$ARCH" in \
@@ -72,9 +72,11 @@ RUN npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
-# Create non-root user
+# Create non-root user with home directory
 RUN addgroup -g 1001 -S automaker && \
-    adduser -S automaker -u 1001
+    adduser -S automaker -u 1001 -h /home/automaker && \
+    mkdir -p /home/automaker && \
+    chown automaker:automaker /home/automaker
 
 # Copy root package.json (needed for workspace resolution)
 COPY --from=server-builder /app/package*.json ./
@@ -98,12 +100,17 @@ RUN git config --system --add safe.directory '*' && \
     # Use gh as credential helper (works with GH_TOKEN env var)
     git config --system credential.helper '!gh auth git-credential'
 
-# Switch to non-root user
-USER automaker
+# Copy entrypoint script for fixing permissions on mounted volumes
+COPY docker-entrypoint.sh /usr/local/bin/docker-entrypoint.sh
+RUN chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-entrypoint.sh
+
+# Note: We stay as root here so entrypoint can fix permissions
+# The entrypoint script will switch to automaker user before running the command
 
 # Environment variables
 ENV PORT=3008
 ENV DATA_DIR=/data
+ENV HOME=/home/automaker
 
 # Expose port
 EXPOSE 3008
@@ -112,6 +119,9 @@ EXPOSE 3008
 HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=3s --start-period=5s --retries=3 \
     CMD curl -f http://localhost:3008/api/health || exit 1
 
+# Use entrypoint to fix permissions before starting
+ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/local/bin/docker-entrypoint.sh"]
+
 # Start server
 CMD ["node", "apps/server/dist/index.js"]
 

apps/ui/src/lib/workspace-config.ts

@@ -7,12 +7,28 @@ import { createLogger } from '@automaker/utils/logger';
 import { getHttpApiClient } from './http-api-client';
 import { getElectronAPI } from './electron';
 import { getItem, setItem } from './storage';
-import path from 'path';
 
 const logger = createLogger('WorkspaceConfig');
 
 const LAST_PROJECT_DIR_KEY = 'automaker:lastProjectDir';
 
+/**
+ * Browser-compatible path join utility
+ * Works in both Node.js and browser environments
+ */
+function joinPath(...parts: string[]): string {
+  // Remove empty parts and normalize separators
+  const normalized = parts
+    .filter((p) => p)
+    .map((p) => p.replace(/\\/g, '/'))
+    .join('/')
+    .replace(/\/+/g, '/'); // Remove duplicate slashes
+
+  // Preserve leading slash if first part had it
+  const hasLeadingSlash = parts[0]?.startsWith('/');
+  return hasLeadingSlash ? '/' + normalized.replace(/^\//, '') : normalized;
+}
+
 /**
  * Gets the default Documents/Automaker directory path
  * @returns Promise resolving to Documents/Automaker path, or null if unavailable
@@ -21,7 +37,7 @@ async function getDefaultDocumentsPath(): Promise<string | null> {
   try {
     const api = getElectronAPI();
     const documentsPath = await api.getPath('documents');
-    return path.join(documentsPath, 'Automaker');
+    return joinPath(documentsPath, 'Automaker');
   } catch (error) {
     logger.error('Failed to get documents path:', error);
     return null;

dev.mjs

@@ -172,7 +172,9 @@ async function main() {
     } else if (choice === '3') {
       console.log('');
       log('Launching Docker Container (Isolated Mode)...', 'blue');
-      log('Building and starting Docker containers...', 'yellow');
+      log('Starting Docker containers...', 'yellow');
+      log('Note: Containers will only rebuild if images are missing.', 'yellow');
+      log('To force a rebuild, run: docker compose up --build', 'yellow');
       console.log('');
 
       // Check if ANTHROPIC_API_KEY is set
@@ -183,8 +185,9 @@ async function main() {
         console.log('');
       }
 
-      // Build and start containers with docker-compose
-      processes.docker = crossSpawn('docker', ['compose', 'up', '--build'], {
+      // Start containers with docker-compose (without --build to preserve volumes)
+      // Images will only be built if they don't exist
+      processes.docker = crossSpawn('docker', ['compose', 'up'], {
         stdio: 'inherit',
         cwd: __dirname,
         env: {

docker-compose.yml

@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ services:
       # This volume persists data between restarts but is container-managed
       - automaker-data:/data
 
+      # Persist Claude CLI OAuth session keys across container restarts
+      # This allows 'claude login' authentication to persist between restarts
+      - automaker-claude-config:/home/automaker/.claude
+
       # NO host directory mounts - container cannot access your laptop files
       # If you need to work on a project, create it INSIDE the container
       # or use a separate docker-compose override file
@@ -72,3 +76,8 @@ volumes:
   automaker-data:
     name: automaker-data
     # Named volume - completely isolated from host filesystem
+
+  automaker-claude-config:
+    name: automaker-claude-config
+    # Named volume for Claude CLI OAuth session keys and configuration
+    # Persists authentication across container restarts

docker-entrypoint.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+set -e
+
+# Fix permissions on Claude CLI config directory if it exists
+# This handles the case where a volume is mounted and owned by root
+if [ -d "/home/automaker/.claude" ]; then
+    chown -R automaker:automaker /home/automaker/.claude
+    chmod -R 755 /home/automaker/.claude
+fi
+
+# Ensure the directory exists with correct permissions if volume is empty
+if [ ! -d "/home/automaker/.claude" ]; then
+    mkdir -p /home/automaker/.claude
+    chown automaker:automaker /home/automaker/.claude
+    chmod 755 /home/automaker/.claude
+fi
+
+# Switch to automaker user and execute the command
+exec su-exec automaker "$@"

package.json

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     "dev:electron:wsl": "npm run build:packages && npm run _dev:electron:wsl",
     "dev:electron:wsl:gpu": "npm run build:packages && npm run _dev:electron:wsl:gpu",
     "dev:server": "npm run build:packages && npm run _dev:server",
-    "dev:docker": "docker compose up --build",
+    "dev:docker": "docker compose up",
     "dev:full": "npm run build:packages && concurrently \"npm run _dev:server\" \"npm run _dev:web\"",
     "build": "npm run build:packages && npm run build --workspace=apps/ui",
     "build:packages": "npm run build -w @automaker/types && npm run build -w @automaker/platform && npm run build -w @automaker/utils && npm run build -w @automaker/prompts -w @automaker/model-resolver -w @automaker/dependency-resolver && npm run build -w @automaker/git-utils",

start.mjs

@@ -231,7 +231,9 @@ async function main() {
     } else if (choice === '3') {
       console.log('');
       log('Launching Docker Container (Isolated Mode)...', 'blue');
-      log('Building and starting Docker containers...', 'yellow');
+      log('Starting Docker containers...', 'yellow');
+      log('Note: Containers will only rebuild if images are missing.', 'yellow');
+      log('To force a rebuild, run: docker compose up --build', 'yellow');
       console.log('');
 
       // Check if ANTHROPIC_API_KEY is set
@@ -242,8 +244,9 @@ async function main() {
         console.log('');
       }
 
-      // Build and start containers with docker-compose
-      processes.docker = crossSpawn('docker', ['compose', 'up', '--build'], {
+      // Start containers with docker-compose (without --build to preserve volumes)
+      // Images will only be built if they don't exist
+      processes.docker = crossSpawn('docker', ['compose', 'up'], {
         stdio: 'inherit',
         cwd: __dirname,
         env: {