GitNexus/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
Gergo Magyar 213390a4b5 fix(devcontainer): drop ~/.gitconfig bind mount; defer to VS Code auto-copy
VS Code's Dev Containers extension auto-copies the host's gitconfig into
the container at attach time using `(dd ...) >> /home/node/.gitconfig`.
A read-only bind mount of ~/.gitconfig blocks that write, so attach
failed with `cannot create /home/node/.gitconfig: Read-only file system`.
Making it read-write would let the append succeed, but the bind mount
means the host file and the container file are the same file — VS Code's
append would double the host gitconfig contents on every container
start.

Drop the ~/.gitconfig bind mount entirely. VS Code's auto-copy is the
purpose-built mechanism for this, gives the container the host's
user.name / user.email transparently, and avoids both the read-only
write failure and the append-duplication trap. The container ends up
with a writable /home/node/.gitconfig that's a copy of the host's, not
a mount.

The remaining six bind mounts (.claude, .codex, .cursor, .ssh, .config/git,
.config/gh) keep their existing modes — XDG-style git config under
~/.config/git is unaffected by VS Code's auto-copy (which only targets
~/.gitconfig), so its read-only bind mount stays.

Also remove the `.gitconfig` touch from ensure-host-config-dirs.cjs
(now unnecessary) and update the README CLI-state table, sharing
explanation, and troubleshooting row to reflect that gitconfig flows
in via VS Code auto-copy rather than the bind mount.
2026-05-28 14:14:36 +01:00

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// Devcontainer for GitNexus. Pre-installs Claude Code, OpenAI Codex CLI,
// and Cursor CLI alongside the Node.js native build chain. Cross-platform
// across macOS, Linux, and Windows-via-WSL2 (Windows-native is unsupported
// — see .devcontainer/README.md § Windows 11 setup). Opens via the VS Code
// Dev Containers extension.
//
// First-time setup, auth flows, and troubleshooting: .devcontainer/README.md.
{
"name": "GitNexus AI CLI Devcontainer",
"build": {
"dockerfile": "Dockerfile",
"context": ".",
"args": {
"CLAUDE_CODE_VERSION": "2.1.153",
"CODEX_VERSION": "0.134.0",
"CURSOR_VERSION": "latest",
"TZ": "${localEnv:TZ:UTC}"
}
},
// Runs on the HOST (not the container) before container create. The
// single-string form is the spec-canonical shape for cross-platform
// command-property dispatch; the object form is "named parallel tasks",
// not OS dispatch. We use Node so the same command works in cmd.exe on
// Windows and bash/zsh on Linux/macOS/WSL — the script reads `os.homedir()`
// (which respects $HOME on POSIX and %USERPROFILE% on Windows) and creates
// the host-side bind mount sources idempotently. Host prerequisite: Node
// on PATH (the only host-side toolchain dependency beyond Docker Desktop
// and the VS Code Dev Containers extension).
"initializeCommand": "node .devcontainer/ensure-host-config-dirs.cjs",
"features": {
"ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/github-cli:1": {}
},
"remoteUser": "node",
"updateRemoteUserUID": true,
"workspaceMount": "source=${localWorkspaceFolder},target=/workspace,type=bind,consistency=delegated",
"workspaceFolder": "/workspace",
// Mount topology, by group:
//
// 1. CLI config dirs — bind-mounted from the host so the developer's
// existing plugins, skills, agents, memory, settings, and credentials
// for Claude Code / Codex / Cursor + git identity + gh auth are
// immediately available inside the container, and changes inside the
// container flow back to the host. ~/.gitconfig is read-only so
// container-side `git config --global` doesn't leak to host config.
// For high-trust environments where host and container should NOT
// share credentials, swap these three CLI bind mounts for
// per-devcontainer named volumes (Anthropic's reference pattern).
//
// 2. Per-instance state — `${devcontainerId}` scoped: history and npm
// cache survive container rebuilds but stay isolated between
// sibling devcontainer instances.
//
// 3. Per-workspace-name AND per-instance state — workspace `node_modules`
// volumes use both `${localWorkspaceFolderBasename}` (debuggable in
// `docker volume ls`) and `${devcontainerId}` (collision-free between
// sibling instances of the same repo, e.g., ~/work/GitNexus vs
// ~/projects/GitNexus). Keeps tree-sitter native binaries and
// onnxruntime off the workspace bind mount (the real Win/Mac perf win).
"mounts": [
"source=${localEnv:HOME}/.claude,target=/home/node/.claude,type=bind",
"source=${localEnv:HOME}/.codex,target=/home/node/.codex,type=bind",
"source=${localEnv:HOME}/.cursor,target=/home/node/.cursor,type=bind",
"source=${localEnv:HOME}/.config/git,target=/home/node/.config/git,type=bind,readonly",
"source=${localEnv:HOME}/.ssh,target=/home/node/.ssh,type=bind,readonly",
"source=${localEnv:HOME}/.config/gh,target=/home/node/.config/gh,type=bind",
"source=commandhistory-${devcontainerId},target=/commandhistory,type=volume",
"source=npm-cache-${devcontainerId},target=/home/node/.npm,type=volume",
"source=${localWorkspaceFolderBasename}-root-node-modules-${devcontainerId},target=/workspace/node_modules,type=volume",
"source=${localWorkspaceFolderBasename}-gitnexus-node-modules-${devcontainerId},target=/workspace/gitnexus/node_modules,type=volume",
"source=${localWorkspaceFolderBasename}-gitnexus-web-node-modules-${devcontainerId},target=/workspace/gitnexus-web/node_modules,type=volume",
"source=${localWorkspaceFolderBasename}-gitnexus-shared-node-modules-${devcontainerId},target=/workspace/gitnexus-shared/node_modules,type=volume"
],
// Interactive login is the default auth path for all three CLIs;
// credentials persist in the host-bind-mounted directories (~/.claude,
// ~/.codex, ~/.cursor) declared in the mounts block above.
// API keys (ANTHROPIC_API_KEY / OPENAI_API_KEY / CURSOR_API_KEY) are NOT
// injected via containerEnv — `${localEnv:VAR}` resolves an unset host var
// to an empty string, and Cursor in particular treats `CURSOR_API_KEY=""`
// as "use this empty key" rather than "fall back to stored login", which
// would silently break `cursor-agent login`. Users who need API key auth
// should `export` the var in their container shell or carry it via their
// VS Code dotfiles repo (see .devcontainer/README.md).
"containerEnv": {
"CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR": "/home/node/.claude",
"DISABLE_AUTOUPDATER": "1",
"HISTFILE": "/commandhistory/.zsh_history"
},
"customizations": {
"vscode": {
"extensions": [
"anthropic.claude-code",
"dbaeumer.vscode-eslint",
"esbenp.prettier-vscode",
"eamodio.gitlens"
],
"settings": {
"editor.formatOnSave": true,
"editor.defaultFormatter": "esbenp.prettier-vscode",
"editor.codeActionsOnSave": {
"source.fixAll.eslint": "explicit"
},
"files.eol": "\n",
"terminal.integrated.defaultProfile.linux": "zsh",
"terminal.integrated.profiles.linux": {
"bash": { "path": "bash", "icon": "terminal-bash" },
"zsh": { "path": "zsh" }
}
}
}
},
// 4747 (gitnexus serve) must not be remapped: gitnexus-web hardcodes
// http://localhost:4747 as the default backend URL.
"forwardPorts": [5173, 4747, 4173],
"portsAttributes": {
"5173": {
"label": "Vite dev (gitnexus-web)",
"onAutoForward": "notify"
},
"4747": {
"label": "gitnexus serve HTTP API",
"onAutoForward": "notify",
"requireLocalPort": true
},
"4173": {
"label": "Static web (Vite preview)",
"onAutoForward": "silent"
}
},
// Driver script with labeled steps lives at .devcontainer/post-create.sh
// so each step's success/failure is visible in the log without parsing
// an &&-chain. Run via `bash` explicitly so the script doesn't depend
// on its executable bit surviving the workspace bind mount.
"postCreateCommand": "bash .devcontainer/post-create.sh"
}