Change git configuration to use Docker build args instead of .env file,
simplifying setup and improving security. This change:
- Removes git config from .env and startup.sh
- Adds GIT_USER_NAME and GIT_USER_EMAIL build args
- Updates documentation for new git config approach
- Improves task logging requirements in CLAUDE.md
The build arg approach provides better isolation and ensures git config is
properly set during image build rather than container runtime.
Add required git user configuration to enable commits from within the container.
This change ensures proper attribution of git commits made inside the container by:
- Adding GIT_USER_NAME and GIT_USER_EMAIL to .env.example
- Configuring git user globally during Docker build
- Adding documentation for git configuration requirements
- Updating README with clearer setup instructions and requirements
The configuration is now required as part of the initial setup to prevent
issues with unattributed commits when using git inside the container.
This script was not referenced anywhere in the codebase and used
an outdated approach for credential management. Current workflow
bakes credentials into Docker image from .env file in project root.
Implemented SYSTEM_PACKAGES environment variable for flexible system library installation:
Key Features:
- Users specify packages in .env: SYSTEM_PACKAGES="libopenslide0 libgdal-dev"
- Packages installed during Docker build (secure, no runtime mounting)
- Automatic rebuild detection when packages change
- Documentation with common scientific computing packages
Technical Implementation:
- ARG SYSTEM_PACKAGES in Dockerfile with conditional apt-get install
- Build argument passed from claude-docker.sh script
- Clean package management with cache cleanup
Benefits:
- Secure: No system directory mounting required
- Flexible: Users choose exactly what they need
- Documented: Common packages listed in README
- Clean: Packages baked into image, not mounted at runtime
Tested successfully with OpenSlide: conda run -n prism python -c "import openslide"
Enhanced conda support to handle custom environment and package directories:
Key Changes:
- Mount conda installation at original path (not /opt/miniconda3)
- Add CONDA_EXTRA_DIRS for mounting additional search paths
- Mount all conda-configured directories to preserve existing setup
- Update CLAUDE.md to use ${CONDA_EXE} environment variable
Technical Details:
- Preserves original conda paths so existing configuration works
- Handles multiple envs_dirs and pkgs_dirs automatically
- Provides feedback about which directories are mounted
- Falls back gracefully for missing directories
Example usage: CONDA_EXTRA_DIRS="/vol/path/.conda/envs /vol/path/conda_envs /vol/path/.conda/pkgs"
Result: All conda environments and packages accessible in container.
Major breakthrough solving the authentication chicken-and-egg problem:
Key Changes:
- Copy ~/.claude.json and ~/.claude/ during Docker build for baked-in auth
- Add -s user flag to claude mcp add-json for persistent MCP servers
- Simplify rebuild logic to prevent unnecessary rebuilds
- Update documentation with rebuild instructions
Technical Details:
- Authentication files placed before USER switch in Dockerfile
- MCP configuration now persists across all sessions
- Rebuild only occurs when image doesn't exist
- Clean separation of build vs runtime concerns
Result: Users authenticate once on host, then zero login prompts forever.
SMS notifications ready immediately on container start.
- Replace API Key/Secret auth with Account SID/Auth Token
- Configure MCP during Docker build instead of runtime
- Remove mcp-config.json and config directory
- Simplify startup script by removing MCP configuration logic
- Update documentation and test scripts for new auth method
The MCP server is now configured directly in the Dockerfile using
'claude mcp add-json' command, making the setup more reliable and
eliminating runtime configuration complexity.
- Add proper type and env sections to mcp-config.json
- Remove dynamic MCP add command, use pre-configured MCP
- Bake .env credentials into Docker image at build time
- Remove runtime .env volume mount - true one-time setup
- Auto-rebuild image when .env file changes
- Export Twilio env vars for MCP server subprocess
- Remove conflicting .mcp.json file
- Change executable from claude-code to claude in startup.sh
- Fix .env parsing to handle comments using set -a/source
- Add explicit PATH for npm global binaries in Dockerfile
- Update scratchpad.md with fix documentation
- Dockerfile with Claude Code and Twilio MCP integration
- Wrapper script for easy invocation from anywhere
- Auto-setup of .claude directory in projects
- SMS notifications via Twilio when tasks complete
- Installation script for zshrc alias
- Full autonomous permissions with --dangerously-skip-permissions
- Context persistence via scratchpad.md
