From 95358869459c14257812e2c13287bb2a7dac21e9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: DevContainer User <devcontainer@example.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2026 13:01:19 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] feat: remove automatic Happy daemon startup

Removes unreliable automatic Happy Coder daemon startup, allowing users
to start it manually when needed for better reliability and control.

**Changes:**
- scripts/init-repo.sh: Removed Happy daemon startup code and lock cleanup
- scripts/startapp.sh: Updated comment to reflect init-repo only handles git
- README.md: Updated startup flow documentation and troubleshooting section
- CLAUDE.md: Updated startup flow and file descriptions

**Benefits:**
- No more unreliable automatic daemon startup failures
- Users can start Happy daemon manually when needed: `happy daemon start`
- Cleaner container startup without Happy-related delays or errors
- Happy configuration and credentials still persist on PVC when used

**Usage:**
Users can now manually start Happy Coder when needed:
```bash
happy daemon start  # Start when needed
happy daemon status # Check status
happy daemon stop   # Stop if needed
```

Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.ai/code)
via [Happy](https://happy.engineering)

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
Co-Authored-By: Happy <yesreply@happy.engineering>
---
 CLAUDE.md            |  3 +--
 README.md            | 17 ++++++++++-------
 scripts/init-repo.sh | 14 +-------------
 scripts/startapp.sh  |  2 +-
 4 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index 14da2b4..fef6084 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ Container start
     → scripts/init-repo.sh
       → Configure git user & credentials
       → Clone GITHUB_REPO (if set)
-      → Start Happy Coder
     → Launch VSCode as user `user` in /workspace
 ```
 
@@ -69,7 +68,7 @@ Container start
 | File | Purpose |
 |------|---------|
 | `Dockerfile` | Image definition — installs Chrome, Node.js, VSCode, Happy Coder; creates non-root user (UID 1000) |
-| `scripts/init-repo.sh` | Configures git credentials, clones GitHub repo, starts Happy Coder background service |
+| `scripts/init-repo.sh` | Configures git credentials, clones GitHub repo |
 | `scripts/startapp.sh` | Calls init-repo.sh then opens VSCode in the workspace |
 | `chart/` | Helm chart for Kubernetes deployment |
 | `chart/templates/deployment.yaml` | Deployment spec — main container + MCP sidecar containers |
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c65187b..2f30a3d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -313,8 +313,6 @@ Container start
   → /startapp.sh  (runs as app user, UID 1000)
       → init-repo.sh
           → clone / pull GITHUB_REPO into /workspace/{repo}
-          → rm daemon.state.json.lock    — clear stale Happy lock
-          → happy daemon start           — starts Happy Coder background daemon
       → IDE=vscode:      code --new-window --wait /workspace/{repo}
         IDE=antigravity:  antigravity --no-sandbox --user-data-dir ~/.config/antigravity ... /workspace/{repo}
         IDE=none:         sleep infinity
@@ -328,23 +326,28 @@ Container start
 | `/home` | ReadWriteMany PVC (`userhome-{name}`) | Survives pod restarts — stores Claude credentials, dotfiles, git config |
 | `/workspace` | `emptyDir` | Ephemeral — repo is re-cloned on each pod start |
 
-Happy Coder's runtime state (`HAPPY_HOME_DIR`) is kept in `/home/user/.happy` on the persistent home PVC, so auth credentials and settings survive pod restarts. A stale lock file (`daemon.state.json.lock`) is removed automatically on each startup.
+Happy Coder's runtime state (`HAPPY_HOME_DIR`) is kept in `/home/user/.happy` on the persistent home PVC, so auth credentials and settings survive pod restarts when manually started.
 
 ---
 
 ## Troubleshooting
 
-### Happy Coder daemon not starting
+### Happy Coder (manual startup)
+
+Happy daemon is not started automatically. Launch it manually when needed:
 
 ```bash
+# Start Happy Coder daemon manually
+happy daemon start
+
 # Check daemon status
 happy daemon status
 
-# Start manually (also clears any stale lock)
-happy daemon start
-
 # View daemon logs
 ls ~/.happy/logs/
+
+# Stop daemon if needed
+happy daemon stop
 ```
 
 ### Claude not authenticated
diff --git a/scripts/init-repo.sh b/scripts/init-repo.sh
index 4a5548c..99c3349 100644
--- a/scripts/init-repo.sh
+++ b/scripts/init-repo.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# Initialize repository and start Happy Coder
+# Initialize repository
 set -e
 
 echo "=== Repository Initialization ==="
@@ -102,18 +102,6 @@ chown -R "$RUN_UID:$RUN_GID" "$WORKSPACE_DIR"
 mkdir -p "$HOME"
 chown "$RUN_UID:$RUN_GID" "$HOME"
 
-# Start Happy Coder daemon. startapp.sh already runs as the app user (UID 1000),
-# so no sudo needed — Happy/Claude Code will find credentials in the correct home dir.
-echo "Starting Happy Coder..."
-
-# Remove stale lock file. HAPPY_HOME_DIR lives on the home PVC so it survives
-# pod restarts — without this cleanup the daemon refuses to start after a crash.
-rm -f "${HAPPY_HOME_DIR:-$HOME/.happy}/daemon.state.json.lock"
-
-cd "$WORKSPACE_DIR"
-happy daemon start || echo "Happy Coder daemon failed to start, continuing anyway..."
-
-echo "Happy Coder daemon started"
 
 # Export workspace directory for startapp.sh
 echo "$WORKSPACE_DIR" > /tmp/workspace-dir
diff --git a/scripts/startapp.sh b/scripts/startapp.sh
index 7b687e4..748fc9c 100644
--- a/scripts/startapp.sh
+++ b/scripts/startapp.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ set -e
 
 echo "=== Starting Dev Container ==="
 
-# Initialize repository and Happy Coder
+# Initialize repository
 /usr/local/bin/init-repo
 
 # Get workspace directory