GitNexus/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
Gergo Magyar 9c07ef9cf9 feat(devcontainer): add cross-platform devcontainer for Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor CLIs
Add a Dev Container that pre-installs Claude Code (2.1.153, via Anthropic's
official Feature), OpenAI Codex CLI (pinned 0.134.0), and Cursor CLI alongside
the GitNexus native build chain. Opens via VS Code's Dev Containers extension
on Windows 11 (Docker Desktop + WSL2), macOS, or Linux without OS-specific
branches in devcontainer.json.

Topology and base
- Base image `mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/typescript-node:1-22-bookworm`
  (multi-arch, monthly patched, ships the `node` non-root user, zsh, `gh`).
- Node 22 LTS satisfies `gitnexus/`'s engines `>=22.0.0` and matches the
  `node:22-bookworm-slim` SHA-pinned base used by `Dockerfile.cli`.
- Single container with all three CLIs co-installed (vs. docker-compose
  per-tool) — prevailing 2026 community pattern, lowest daily-driver friction.

Persistence and auth
- Per-devcontainer named volumes scoped by `${devcontainerId}` for
  `/home/node/.claude`, `/home/node/.codex`, `/home/node/.cursor`,
  `/commandhistory`, and `/home/node/.npm`. Authentication survives rebuilds
  without leaking between workspaces.
- Four sub-workspace `node_modules` volumes (root, gitnexus, gitnexus-web,
  gitnexus-shared) keep tree-sitter native bindings and onnxruntime off the
  bind mount — the actual Win/Mac perf win.
- Credential mount paths are pre-created in the Dockerfile with
  `chown node:node` BEFORE `USER node`, so empty named volumes inherit
  correct ownership on first mount and first-run logins don't EACCES.
- `CURSOR_API_KEY` is injected via `containerEnv: ${localEnv:CURSOR_API_KEY}`
  (Cursor's documented headless path); falls back to interactive
  `cursor-agent login` when the host env var is unset.

Build-arg promotion
- Build args (`CLAUDE_CODE_VERSION`, `CODEX_VERSION`, `CURSOR_VERSION`, `TZ`)
  are promoted to ENV in the Dockerfile so lifecycle commands and shells can
  resolve them. Without this promotion, Docker ARG values are build-only and
  silently no-op at lifecycle time.

Workspace setup
- `postCreateCommand` chowns the four workspace `node_modules` volumes
  (Docker creates them root-owned), then installs in dependency order:
  root → gitnexus-shared (install + build) → gitnexus → gitnexus-web. The
  shared package must build before its consumers (`file:../gitnexus-shared`).

Ports
- 5173 (Vite dev) and 4173 (Vite preview) auto-forwarded.
- 4747 (`gitnexus serve`) marked `requireLocalPort: true` because
  `gitnexus-web/src/services/backend-client.ts` hardcodes
  `http://localhost:4747` as the default backend URL; a remapped port would
  silently break the web UI.

VS Code integration
- Recommended extensions: `anthropic.claude-code`,
  `dbaeumer.vscode-eslint`, `esbenp.prettier-vscode`, `eamodio.gitlens`.
- Settings: format-on-save with Prettier, ESLint auto-fix on save, zsh as
  default terminal profile, persistent zsh history via `HISTFILE` →
  `/commandhistory`.

Documentation
- `.devcontainer/README.md` covers WSL2 setup (clone inside WSL2 for IO and
  file-watcher reliability), first-time auth flows for each CLI, port-
  forwarding notes, LadybugDB container limitations, and the bumping
  procedure for each CLI version.
- `CONTRIBUTING.md` gets a "Containerized development (optional)"
  subsection pointing at the devcontainer README.

Deferred to a follow-up PR
- Opt-in egress firewall (originally planned as a fourth implementation
  unit). The Dev Containers spec makes `runArgs` static — toggling
  `NET_ADMIN`/`NET_RAW` capabilities cleanly requires either a separate
  `devcontainer-firewall.json` profile or an `initializeCommand`-generated
  overlay. Keeping this PR focused on the working baseline.
- Codespaces-specific tuning (works incidentally when the firewall is off,
  not actively tested).
- Inside-container Playwright e2e (needs Chromium libs not in the base
  image).

Verification deferred to user
- This change introduces a new dev tooling artifact. Validate by running
  `docker build .devcontainer/`, opening the repo in VS Code via
  "Dev Containers: Reopen in Container", confirming `claude --version`,
  `codex --version`, `cursor-agent --version` resolve inside the container,
  and `cd gitnexus && npm run test:unit` runs clean against the
  named-volume `node_modules`.
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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
// (Win11+WSL2 + macOS + Linux), opened 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": "${localEnv:TZ:UTC}"
}
},
// Anthropic's official Claude Code Feature pulls the latest stable at
// build time; DISABLE_AUTOUPDATER below locks it inside the running
// container so rebuild is the only way the version changes.
"features": {
"ghcr.io/anthropics/devcontainer-features/claude-code:1": {},
"ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/github-cli:1": {}
},
"remoteUser": "node",
"updateRemoteUserUID": true,
"workspaceMount": "source=${localWorkspaceFolder},target=/workspace,type=bind,consistency=delegated",
"workspaceFolder": "/workspace",
// Named volumes scoped per-devcontainer keep auth tokens, history, and
// node_modules persistent across rebuilds without leaking between
// workspaces. Sub-workspace node_modules volumes keep tree-sitter native
// binaries and onnxruntime off the bind mount (the real Win/Mac perf win).
"mounts": [
"source=claude-config-${devcontainerId},target=/home/node/.claude,type=volume",
"source=codex-config-${devcontainerId},target=/home/node/.codex,type=volume",
"source=cursor-config-${devcontainerId},target=/home/node/.cursor,type=volume",
"source=commandhistory-${devcontainerId},target=/commandhistory,type=volume",
"source=npm-cache-${devcontainerId},target=/home/node/.npm,type=volume",
"source=${localWorkspaceFolderBasename}-root-node-modules,target=/workspace/node_modules,type=volume",
"source=${localWorkspaceFolderBasename}-gitnexus-node-modules,target=/workspace/gitnexus/node_modules,type=volume",
"source=${localWorkspaceFolderBasename}-gitnexus-web-node-modules,target=/workspace/gitnexus-web/node_modules,type=volume",
"source=${localWorkspaceFolderBasename}-gitnexus-shared-node-modules,target=/workspace/gitnexus-shared/node_modules,type=volume"
],
// CURSOR_API_KEY resolves at container-create time from the host shell
// that opened VS Code (empty fallback triggers interactive cursor-agent
// login). Set CURSOR_API_KEY on the host and rebuild to inject a new key.
"containerEnv": {
"CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR": "/home/node/.claude",
"DISABLE_AUTOUPDATER": "1",
"CURSOR_API_KEY": "${localEnv:CURSOR_API_KEY}",
"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"
}
},
// Sequential setup: chown the workspace-side node_modules volumes (Docker
// creates them root-owned), then install in dependency order
// (gitnexus-shared must build before its consumers).
"postCreateCommand": "sudo chown -R node:node /workspace/node_modules /workspace/gitnexus/node_modules /workspace/gitnexus-web/node_modules /workspace/gitnexus-shared/node_modules && cd /workspace && npm install && cd /workspace/gitnexus-shared && npm install && npm run build && cd /workspace/gitnexus && npm install && cd /workspace/gitnexus-web && npm install"
}