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Two leftovers from the rebrand, done together because they touch the same
docs and manifests.

**Data directory.** `agent-dashboard` could not simply be renamed in the
source: it names a real directory holding the live SQLite database. Startup
now moves it once, via `migrateLegacyDataDir()` in `server/lib/claude-home.js`
— a same-filesystem rename, so it is instant even at multiple gigabytes and
cannot leave two divergent copies. `getDataDir()` stays PURE and resolves to
the legacy path until the move happens; the first version of this put the
rename inside the getter, which meant `npm run test:server` relocated the
developer's real database as a side effect. The call sits behind
`require.main === module` and ahead of the router requires, because those pull
in db.js, which opens SQLite at module load. A failed rename is silent and the
old directory keeps being used: an unfashionable directory name beats a blank
database beside an unreachable one. Same treatment for the port-discovery file
(`.agent-dashboard.json` → `.agenthub.json`, old one dropped on write).

Not renamed on purpose: the Sagi localStorage keys (renaming silently resets
everyone's prefs) and the PWA manifest `id` (changing it orphans an installed
app).

**MCP server.** 4 tool calls in 46 days across 577,132 events, against 4,556
lines of TypeScript, a 2 MB committed build artifact, and a pre-commit guard
that had already blocked commits twice. Deleted: `mcp/`, the maintainer skills
and `mcp-reviewer` agent, the build check, `plugins/agenthub/.mcp.json`,
`docs/MCP.md`, 12 npm scripts, 5 Makefile targets, and every doc section
describing it.

Kept, because they are unrelated things sharing the name: the Config
Explorer's MCP tab and its API, per-lane Playwright MCP, the agenthub-config
plugin's MCP audit, and the historical `mcp__plugin_agenthub_*` events that
analytics must keep attributing.

Verified: server 1432/1432, client 459/459, tsc clean, prettier clean. Both
directions of the migration proven — a sandbox-HOME test run leaves the legacy
directory untouched, and a real boot moves it with its contents intact.
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# Dev Container (optional)
A ready-to-use, **opt-in** development environment for AgentHub.
It is used **only** when you explicitly choose it — it changes nothing about
host-based development (`npm run dev` / `npm start` still work exactly as before).
## When to use it
Use it if you want a consistent, batteries-included toolchain without installing
Node, build tools, or Python on your machine — or if you're on a GitHub Codespace.
## How to open it
- **VS Code:** install the *Dev Containers* extension, then run
**"Dev Containers: Reopen in Container"** (Command Palette).
- **GitHub Codespaces:** *Code → Create codespace on this branch*.
The first build runs `.devcontainer/post-create.sh`, which installs all workspace
dependencies (`npm run setup`).
## What's inside
| Component | Detail |
| ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Base image | `mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/javascript-node:22` (matches prod) |
| Native toolchain | `build-essential` + `python3` so `better-sqlite3` compiles |
| Python | `python3` / `python` for `statusline.py` and helper scripts |
| sqlite3 CLI | inspect the dashboard DB during development |
| Features | GitHub CLI, Docker-in-Docker (build/run the project's own Dockerfile) |
| Forwarded ports | `4820` (server API + WebSocket), `5173` (Vite client) |
| Editor | ESLint + Prettier (format on save), Vitest, Docker, YAML, Tailwind |
## Everyday commands
```bash
npm run dev # server on :4820 + Vite client on :5173
npm start # production-style server (serves client/dist)
npm run test:server # node --test
npm run test:client # vitest
npm run openapi:yaml # regenerate openapi.yaml from the live spec
```
## Claude Code hooks are HOST-side (important — issue #193)
Claude Code runs on your **host**, so its hooks must point at a handler path that
exists on the host. This container therefore:
- does **not** bind-mount `~/.claude`, and
- does **not** install hooks — `scripts/install-hooks.js` **refuses to run inside
a container** (it would write a container-internal handler path into your host
settings and break every host hook with `MODULE_NOT_FOUND`).
Install hooks **on your host** instead:
```bash
npm run install-hooks # on the HOST
```
The host hook handler POSTs to `http://localhost:4820`, which this container
forwards — so a host-installed hook reaches the containerized dashboard.
> Escape hatch: if you genuinely run Claude Code *inside* this same container,
> set `AGENTHUB_ALLOW_CONTAINER_HOOKS=1` before `npm run install-hooks`.
## Not supported in the container
Electron desktop builds (`npm run desktop:*`) need a host with a display and are
host-only.