DollhouseMCP

# Session Summary - July 4, 2025 ## Session Overview Major focus on establishing GitHub project management, improving issue templates, and achieving 100% Docker testing reliability by fixing ARM64 build failures. ## Major Accomplishments ### 1. GitHub Project Management Setup ✅ - **Issue**: All 7 open issues were not linked to the project board - **Solution**: Successfully added all issues to GitHub Projects after granting `project` scope - **Result**: Complete project board at https://github.com/users/mickdarling/projects/1 ### 2. Issue Template Enhancement (PR #36) ✅ - **Created**: Comprehensive issue templates with better project board visibility - **Added**: Quick Summary fields, priority indicators (🔴🟠🟡🟢), component areas - **Implemented**: All Claude review suggestions (browser field, acceptance criteria examples, etc.) - **Merged**: Successfully merged with improved templates now live ### 3. Development Workflow Documentation ✅ - **Created**: `/docs/development/DEVELOPMENT_WORKFLOW.md` - **Content**: Branch strategies, PR processes, testing requirements, collaboration guidelines - **Purpose**: Support multi-developer collaboration with clear processes ### 4. ARM64 Docker Fix (PR #37) ✅ - **Issue #28**: linux/arm64 Docker build failing with exit code 255 - **Root Cause**: Alpine Linux musl libc incompatibility with ARM64 - **Solution**: - Switched from `node:20-alpine` to `node:20-slim` (Debian-based) - Added QEMU setup for proper ARM64 emulation - Added build dependencies (python3, make, g++) - Set NODE_OPTIONS memory limits for ARM64 - **Result**: All Docker tests now passing (100% reliability achieved!) ## Current Project Status ### Open Issues (7 total) **High Priority (v1.1.0 - CI/CD Reliability):** - ✅ #28: ARM64 Docker build failure - **FIXED by PR #37** - 🔴 #29: Add MCP protocol integration tests - 🔴 #35: Enable branch protection after workflow reliability **High Priority (v1.2.0 - Universal Platform Support):** - 🔴 #30: Research multi-platform MCP compatibility - 🔴 #32: Create universal installer **High Priority (v1.3.0 - Enhanced UX):** - 🔴 #31: Implement persona active indicator system **Medium Priority:** - 🟡 #33: Docker custom persona directory verification - 🟡 #34: Marketplace bi-directional sync ### Workflow Status ``` ✅ Core Build & Test: 100% reliable ✅ Cross-Platform Simple: 100% reliable ✅ Docker Testing: 100% reliable (NOW FIXED!) ✅ Build Artifacts: 100% reliable ✅ Extended Node Compatibility: 100% reliable ❌ Cross-Platform Testing: Still failing (complex workflow) ``` ## Next Session Priorities ### 1. Enable Branch Protection (Issue #35) 🔴 - **Prerequisite**: ✅ Docker testing now 100% reliable - **Next Steps**: - Implement simple workflow architecture to replace failing cross-platform.yml - Configure branch protection rules in GitHub - Set required status checks (core-build-test, cross-platform-simple) - Test with dummy PR ### 2. Implement Simple Workflow Architecture 🔴 - **Reference**: `/docs/development/workflows/WORKFLOW_ARCHITECTURE_PROPOSAL.md` - **Create**: - `core-build-test.yml` (essential, required for branch protection) - `extended-node-compatibility.yml` (comprehensive testing) - `build-artifacts.yml` (deployment validation) - **Goal**: Replace complex failing workflow with simple reliable ones ### 3. MCP Protocol Integration Tests (Issue #29) 🔴 - **Current Gap**: No actual MCP protocol communication tests - **Needed**: Tests that verify the Model Context Protocol functionality - **Priority**: High - critical for validating core functionality ## Key Decisions Made 1. **Docker Base Image Change**: Alpine → Debian slim for ARM64 compatibility 2. **Project Management**: Using GitHub Projects with milestones for tracking 3. **Issue Templates**: Enhanced with summaries and priority indicators 4. **Development Workflow**: Documented branch/PR strategies for team collaboration ## Technical Context ### Repository State - **Current Branch**: `main` - **Recent Merges**: PR #36 (issue templates), PR #37 (ARM64 fix) - **Git Status**: Clean, up to date ### Tool Count Discrepancy - **Actual**: 22 tools in codebase - **Documented**: 21 tools (needs minor update) ### Docker Changes Summary ```dockerfile # Changed from: FROM node:20-alpine # Changed to: FROM node:20-slim # Debian-based for ARM64 compatibility ``` ## Entry Point for Next Session **Primary Goal**: Enable branch protection to enforce PR-based workflow **Starting Tasks**: 1. Create new branch: `feature/simple-workflow-architecture` 2. Implement core-build-test.yml workflow 3. Test new workflow reliability 4. Configure branch protection rules 5. Create test PR to validate setup **Reference Files**: - `/docs/development/workflows/WORKFLOW_ARCHITECTURE_PROPOSAL.md` - `/docs/development/workflows/BRANCH_PROTECTION_READINESS.md` - `/docs/development/DEVELOPMENT_WORKFLOW.md` ## Session Metrics - **PRs Created**: 2 (#36, #37) - **PRs Merged**: 2 (#36, #37) - **Issues Resolved**: 1 (#28) - **New Issues Created**: 1 (#35) - **Documentation Created**: 2 major docs - **Workflow Reliability**: Docker 67% → 100% --- **Session End**: Ready for context compaction **Next Session Start**: Implement simple workflow architecture for branch protection **Critical Success**: Achieved 100% Docker testing reliability!