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Please take a look at issue #7.

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title:	Machine session id regenerated on each page load
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author:	dboreham
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The `machine` utility uses a session ID to separate machines created by someone using the same provider API key on for example two different computers. This can be overridden but the default is to use the ID, which is stored in the file `~/.machine/session-id.yaml`. If the file does not exist then a new ID is generated and stored in a new file. The problem with this scheme is that in the local-orchestrator context the filesystem is re-created on every page load. So while secrets and config are retained in browser local storage, the session id file is not. The result is that the user can create a machine, see it listed with `machine list` then reload the page, run the same command again and the machine is not listed. 

We should persist the session id in browser local storage and perhaps also allow the user to optionally set it via config in order for them to transfer work context from another browser instance.
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Explore session-id persistence
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  "subagent_type": "Explore",
  "prompt": "I need to understand how the machine CLI tool's session ID works in this browser-based orchestrator, and how config/secrets are currently persisted via local storage.\n\nSpecifically find:\n1. How the virtual filesystem is set up in worker.ts — look for any local storage restore/persist logic\n2. How config files are currently handled (the issue mentions secrets and config are retained in browser local storage)\n3. Any references to \"session-id\", \"session_id\", \"~/.machine\", or similar in the codebase\n4. How the config editor UI works (referenced in recent commits about machine config editor)\n5. The message protocol types in types.ts\n\nThoroughness: very thorough. Report file paths and relevant line numbers."
}
Perfect! Now I have a comprehensive understanding. Let me create a final summary document with all the specific line numbers and paths:

## Summary Report: Session ID, Local Storage Persistence, and Config Handling

Based on my thorough analysis of the codebase, here are the key findings:

### 1. **Virtual Filesystem Setup in worker.ts**

**File:** `/home/david/projects/stirlingbridge/local-orchestrator/src/worker.ts`

- **Lines 278-307**: `initPyodide()` function initializes the virtual filesystem
  - Line 292: Creates `/tools` directory for CLI scripts
  - Line 295: Adds `/tools` to Python's sys.path
  - Lines 299-303: Detects Python version and writes HTTP helper modules to stdlib
  
- **Lines 348-363**: `handleWriteFile()` function manages virtual filesystem writes
  - Ensures parent directories exist before creating files
  - Uses Pyodide's FS API (writeFile, mkdir, analyzePath)
  
- **Lines 361-363**: `handleReadFile()` function reads from virtual filesystem

**Important**: There is **NO persistent storage restoration in worker.ts**. The virtual filesystem is **entirely in-memory** during the Pyodide session. All file persistence happens at the higher application level.

---

### 2. **Config Files Handling**

**File:** `/home/david/projects/stirlingbridge/local-orchestrator/src/machine-config.ts`

This is the primary config management system:

- **Line 1**: Storage key is `"machine-config"`
- **Lines 28-39**: Constructor with localStorage restore logic
  - Line 29: `localStorage.getItem(STORAGE_KEY)` retrieves saved config
  - Lines 32-38: Merges stored values with DEFAULTS
  
- **Lines 45-48**: `save()` method persists to localStorage
  - Line 47: `localStorage.setItem(STORAGE_KEY, JSON.stringify(this.values))`
  
- **Lines 51-75**: `toYaml()` method generates the machine CLI config in YAML format
  - Outputs: `digital-ocean` section with API token template
  - Machine size, image, region, SSH key, DNS zone, project
  - Optional `machines` section with custom machine definitions

**File:** `/home/david/projects/stirlingbridge/local-orchestrator/src/main.ts`

- **Lines 129-131**: Initializes config on app startup
  - Creates fresh `MachineConfig()` instance which auto-restores from localStorage
  
- **Lines 136-138**: `writeMachineConfig()` writes YAML to virtual FS
  - Path: `/home/pyodide/.machine/config.yml`
  
- **Lines 140-150**: `populateConfigModal()` populates UI form fields from stored values

- **Lines 174-210**: Config modal UI event handlers
  - Lines 184-201: Save handler validates and persists config changes
  - Line 203: Writes updated YAML to virtual filesystem after save

---

### 3. **Session ID References**

**CRITICAL FINDING**: There is **NO "session-id" or "session_id" anywhere in this codebase**. 

The codebase uses a **request ID system** instead:

**File:** `/home/david/projects/stirlingbridge/local-orchestrator/src/runtime.ts`

- **Lines 16-19**: Request ID generation
  ```typescript
  let nextId = 0;
  function genId(): string {
    return `req-${++nextId}`;
  }
  ```
  
- **Lines 51-58**: `send()` method correlates requests/responses by ID
  - Stores pending requests in Map<string, PendingRequest>
  - Matches responses by ID correlation

The "~/.machine" reference appears only in:
- **main.ts, Line 137**: `/home/pyodide/.machine/config.yml` (virtual FS path, not a real home directory)
- **machine-config.ts, Lines 59-71**: YAML generation for machine CLI tool

---

### 4. **Config Editor UI**

**File:** `/home/david/projects/stirlingbridge/local-orchestrator/index.html`

**Modal structure (Lines 361-406)**:
- **Lines 362-406**: Config modal panel with form fields for:
  - Machine Size (line 370-371)
  - Image (line 373-375)
  - Region (line 377-379)
  - SSH Key (line 381-383)
  - DNS Zone (line 385-387)
  - Project (line 389-391)
  - Machine Name (line 393-395)
  - New User Name (line 397-399)
  - Save button (line 403)

**UI Elements in main.ts (Lines 18-29)**:
- DOM references for all config input fields
- Modal toggle on config button click (Lines 174-183)
- Form validation requiring machine name (Lines 185-189)

---

### 5. **Message Protocol Types**

**File:** `/home/david/projects/stirlingbridge/local-orchestrator/src/types.ts`

**WorkerRequest union type (Lines 20-25)**:
```typescript
| { id: string; type: "init" }
| { id: string; type: "exec"; scriptPath: string; args: string[]; env?: Record<string, string> }
| { id: string; type: "install"; packages: string[] }
| { id: string; type: "write-file"; path: string; content: string }
| { id: string; type: "read-file"; path: string }
```

**WorkerResponse union type (Lines 29-35)**:
```typescript
| { id: string; type: "ready" }
| { id: string; type: "exec-result"; stdout: string; stderr: string; exitCode: number }
| { id: string; type: "install-result"; success: boolean; error?: string }
| { id: string; type: "write-file-result"; success: boolean; error?: string }
| { id: string; type: "read-file-result"; success: boolean; content?: string; error?: string }
| { id: string; type: "error"; error: string }
```

**Handler implementations in worker.ts (Lines 367-425)**:
- Line 372: Message type switch statement
- Lines 373-376: "init" → initializes Pyodide
- Lines 379-388: "exec" → runs Python scripts
- Lines 391-394: "install" → installs packages via micropip
- Lines 397-400: "write-file" → writes to virtual FS
- Lines 403-411: "read-file" → reads from virtual FS

---

### 6. **Secrets Storage**

**File:** `/home/david/projects/stirlingbridge/local-orchestrator/src/secrets.ts`

Two-tier storage strategy:
- **IndexedDB**: Stores non-extractable AES-GCM encryption key
  - DB Name: `"localfirst-secrets"` (Line 9)
  - Store: `"keys"` (Line 10)
  
- **localStorage**: Stores encrypted secret values
  - Key prefix: `"secret:"` (Line 12)
  - Line 134: `localStorage.setItem(LS_PREFIX + name, encrypted)`
  - Line 111: `localStorage.getItem(LS_PREFIX + name)` retrieves encrypted values
  
- **Lines 100-106**: `keys()` method enumerates all stored secrets by scanning localStorage

---

### Key Architectural Insights

1. **No Session ID**: The app uses simple request ID correlation (`req-1`, `req-2`, etc.) instead of session IDs
2. **Browser-Local Persistence**: All data persists only in browser storage (localStorage + IndexedDB)
3. **Ephemeral Virtual FS**: Virtual filesystem is in-memory per browser session
4. **Encrypted Secrets**: Environment secrets encrypted before localStorage storage
5. **Config-to-YAML Pipeline**: MachineConfig class → YAML string → virtual FS write on demand
6. **Per-Session**: Each browser tab has its own Pyodide instance, secrets, and config

The machine CLI tool receives its config at `/home/pyodide/.machine/config.yml` when explicitly written by the UI after config changes.
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Now I have a clear picture. Let me look at the key files more closely to plan the implementation.

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  "file_path": "/home/david/projects/stirlingbridge/local-orchestrator/src/main.ts"
}
1	import { BrowserRuntime } from "./runtime.js";
2	import { HELLO, SYSINFO, FETCH, ENV, FILES } from "./commands.js";
3	import { SecretStore } from "./secrets.js";
4	import { MachineConfig } from "./machine-config.js";
5	
6	// --- DOM references ---
7	const output = document.getElementById("output")!;
8	const input = document.getElementById("cmd-input") as HTMLInputElement;
9	const statusBar = document.getElementById("status-bar")!;
10	const exampleButtons = document.querySelectorAll<HTMLButtonElement>("#examples button");
11	const secretsBtn = document.getElementById("secrets-btn")!;
12	const secretsModal = document.getElementById("secrets-modal")!;
13	const secretsClose = document.getElementById("secrets-close")!;
14	const secretsList = document.getElementById("secrets-list")!;
15	const secretAddBtn = document.getElementById("secret-add")!;
16	const secretKeyInput = document.getElementById("secret-key") as HTMLInputElement;
17	const secretValueInput = document.getElementById("secret-value") as HTMLInputElement;
18	const configBtn = document.getElementById("config-btn")!;
19	const configModal = document.getElementById("config-modal")!;
20	const configClose = document.getElementById("config-close")!;
21	const configSave = document.getElementById("config-save")!;
22	const cfgMachineSize = document.getElementById("cfg-machine-size") as HTMLInputElement;
23	const cfgImage = document.getElementById("cfg-image") as HTMLInputElement;
24	const cfgRegion = document.getElementById("cfg-region") as HTMLInputElement;
25	const cfgSshKey = document.getElementById("cfg-ssh-key") as HTMLInputElement;
26	const cfgDnsZone = document.getElementById("cfg-dns-zone") as HTMLInputElement;
27	const cfgProject = document.getElementById("cfg-project") as HTMLInputElement;
28	const cfgMachineName = document.getElementById("cfg-machine-name") as HTMLInputElement;
29	const cfgNewUserName = document.getElementById("cfg-new-user-name") as HTMLInputElement;
30	
31	// --- Output helpers ---
32	function appendLine(text: string, cls: string) {
33	  const span = document.createElement("span");
34	  span.className = cls;
35	  span.textContent = text + "\n";
36	  output.appendChild(span);
37	  output.scrollTop = output.scrollHeight;
38	}
39	
40	function log(text: string) { appendLine(text, "line-info"); }
41	function logCmd(text: string) { appendLine(`$ ${text}`, "line-cmd"); }
42	function logStdout(text: string) { if (text) appendLine(text, "line-stdout"); }
43	function logStderr(text: string) { if (text) appendLine(text, "line-stderr"); }
44	function logExit(code: number) {
45	  appendLine(
46	    `(exit ${code})`,
47	    code === 0 ? "line-exit-ok" : "line-exit-err"
48	  );
49	}
50	
51	function setStatus(text: string, state: "" | "ready" | "error" = "") {
52	  statusBar.textContent = text;
53	  statusBar.className = state;
54	}
55	
56	// --- Parse input ---
57	function parseCommand(raw: string): { command: string; args: string[] } {
58	  const parts: string[] = [];
59	  let current = "";
60	  let inQuote = false;
61	  let quoteChar = "";
62	
63	  for (const ch of raw) {
64	    if (inQuote) {
65	      if (ch === quoteChar) {
66	        inQuote = false;
67	      } else {
68	        current += ch;
69	      }
70	    } else if (ch === '"' || ch === "'") {
71	      inQuote = true;
72	      quoteChar = ch;
73	    } else if (ch === " ") {
74	      if (current) {
75	        parts.push(current);
76	        current = "";
77	      }
78	    } else {
79	      current += ch;
80	    }
81	  }
82	  if (current) parts.push(current);
83	
84	  return { command: parts[0] || "", args: parts.slice(1) };
85	}
86	
87	// --- Secrets UI ---
88	
89	function renderSecrets(store: SecretStore) {
90	  const keys = store.keys();
91	  secretsList.innerHTML = "";
92	
93	  if (keys.length === 0) {
94	    const empty = document.createElement("div");
95	    empty.className = "secrets-empty";
96	    empty.textContent = "No secrets stored.";
97	    secretsList.appendChild(empty);
98	    return;
99	  }
100	
101	  for (const name of keys) {
102	    const row = document.createElement("div");
103	    row.className = "secret-row";
104	
105	    const label = document.createElement("span");
106	    label.className = "secret-name";
107	    label.textContent = name;
108	
109	    const actions = document.createElement("span");
110	    actions.className = "secret-actions";
111	
112	    const delBtn = document.createElement("button");
113	    delBtn.textContent = "Delete";
114	    delBtn.className = "secret-delete";
115	    delBtn.addEventListener("click", () => {
116	      store.delete(name);
117	      renderSecrets(store);
118	    });
119	
120	    actions.appendChild(delBtn);
121	    row.appendChild(label);
122	    row.appendChild(actions);
123	    secretsList.appendChild(row);
124	  }
125	}
126	
127	// --- Main ---
128	async function main() {
129	  const runtime = new BrowserRuntime();
130	  const secrets = new SecretStore();
131	  const machineConfig = new MachineConfig();
132	
133	  let busy = false;
134	
135	  /** Write the current machine config YAML to the virtual filesystem. */
136	  async function writeMachineConfig() {
137	    await runtime.writeFile("/home/pyodide/.machine/config.yml", machineConfig.toYaml());
138	  }
139	
140	  function populateConfigModal() {
141	    const vals = machineConfig.get();
142	    cfgMachineSize.value = vals.machineSize;
143	    cfgImage.value = vals.image;
144	    cfgRegion.value = vals.region;
145	    cfgSshKey.value = vals.sshKey;
146	    cfgDnsZone.value = vals.dnsZone;
147	    cfgProject.value = vals.project;
148	    cfgMachineName.value = vals.machineName;
149	    cfgNewUserName.value = vals.newUserName;
150	  }
151	
152	  // --- Secrets modal wiring ---
153	  secretsBtn.addEventListener("click", () => {
154	    renderSecrets(secrets);
155	    secretsModal.classList.add("open");
156	  });
157	  secretsClose.addEventListener("click", () => {
158	    secretsModal.classList.remove("open");
159	  });
160	  secretsModal.addEventListener("click", (e) => {
161	    if (e.target === secretsModal) secretsModal.classList.remove("open");
162	  });
163	  secretAddBtn.addEventListener("click", async () => {
164	    const key = secretKeyInput.value.trim();
165	    const value = secretValueInput.value;
166	    if (!key) return;
167	    await secrets.set(key, value);
168	    secretKeyInput.value = "";
169	    secretValueInput.value = "";
170	    renderSecrets(secrets);
171	  });
172	
173	  // --- Config modal wiring ---
174	  configBtn.addEventListener("click", () => {
175	    populateConfigModal();
176	    configModal.classList.add("open");
177	  });
178	  configClose.addEventListener("click", () => {
179	    configModal.classList.remove("open");
180	  });
181	  configModal.addEventListener("click", (e) => {
182	    if (e.target === configModal) configModal.classList.remove("open");
183	  });
184	  configSave.addEventListener("click", async () => {
185	    if (!cfgMachineName.value.trim()) {
186	      cfgMachineName.style.borderColor = "#f7768e";
187	      cfgMachineName.focus();
188	      return;
189	    }
190	    cfgMachineName.style.borderColor = "";
191	
192	    machineConfig.save({
193	      machineSize: cfgMachineSize.value.trim() || "s-4vcpu-8gb",
194	      image: cfgImage.value.trim() || "ubuntu-22-04-x64",
195	      region: cfgRegion.value.trim() || "nyc3",
196	      sshKey: cfgSshKey.value.trim(),
197	      dnsZone: cfgDnsZone.value.trim(),
198	      project: cfgProject.value.trim(),
199	      machineName: cfgMachineName.value.trim(),
200	      newUserName: cfgNewUserName.value.trim(),
201	    });
202	    try {
203	      await writeMachineConfig();
204	      log("Machine config updated:");
205	      logStdout(machineConfig.toYaml());
206	    } catch (e: unknown) {
207	      logStderr(`Failed to write config: ${e instanceof Error ? e.message : e}`);
208	    }
209	    configModal.classList.remove("open");
210	  });
211	  // Clear validation highlight when user starts typing
212	  cfgMachineName.addEventListener("input", () => {
213	    cfgMachineName.style.borderColor = "";
214	  });
215	
216	  async function runCommand(raw: string) {
217	    if (busy) return;
218	    const trimmed = raw.trim();
219	    if (!trimmed) return;
220	
221	    busy = true;
222	    input.disabled = true;
223	    logCmd(trimmed);
224	
225	    // Special built-in: help
226	    if (trimmed === "help") {
227	      log("Available commands:");
228	      log("  hello [--name NAME] [--shout]  — greeting demo");
229	      log("  sysinfo                        — Python/platform info");
230	      log("  fetch URL [--headers]          — HTTP fetch demo");
231	      log("  env [NAME] [--filter STR]      — print environment variables");
232	      log("  files [PATH] [-r]              — list virtual filesystem");
233	      log("  test-tool <subcommand>         — external CLI (echo, greet, version, env, exit-code)");
234	      log("  machine <subcommand>           — manage VMs on DigitalOcean (list, create, destroy, ...)");
235	      log("  clone OWNER/REPO [DIR]         — clone a GitHub repo into the filesystem");
236	      log("  install PKG [PKG...]           — install Python packages");
237	      log("  secrets                        — list stored secret keys");
238	      log("  help                           — this message");
239	      busy = false;
240	      input.disabled = false;
241	      input.focus();
242	      return;
243	    }
244	
245	    // Special built-in: secrets
246	    if (trimmed === "secrets") {
247	      const keys = secrets.keys();
248	      if (keys.length === 0) {
249	        log("No secrets stored. Use the key button in the header to manage secrets.");
250	      } else {
251	        log(`Stored secrets (${keys.length}):`);
252	        for (const k of keys) {
253	          log(`  ${k}`);
254	        }
255	      }
256	      busy = false;
257	      input.disabled = false;
258	      input.focus();
259	      return;
260	    }
261	
262	    // Special built-in: clone
263	    if (trimmed.startsWith("clone ")) {
264	      const cloneArgs = trimmed.slice(6).trim().split(/\s+/);
265	      const repo = cloneArgs[0];
266	      if (!repo || !repo.includes("/")) {
267	        logStderr("Usage: clone owner/repo [target-dir] [--branch NAME]");
268	        busy = false;
269	        input.disabled = false;
270	        input.focus();
271	        return;
272	      }
273	
274	      // Parse optional --branch flag
275	      let branch = "main";
276	      const branchIdx = cloneArgs.indexOf("--branch");
277	      if (branchIdx !== -1 && cloneArgs[branchIdx + 1]) {
278	        branch = cloneArgs[branchIdx + 1];
279	      }
280	
281	      // Target directory: second positional arg, or /repos/<repo-name>
282	      const repoName = repo.split("/")[1];
283	      let targetDir = `/repos/${repoName}`;
284	      if (cloneArgs[1] && !cloneArgs[1].startsWith("--")) {
285	        targetDir = cloneArgs[1];
286	      }
287	
288	      log(`Cloning ${repo} (branch: ${branch}) into ${targetDir}...`);
289	      try {
290	        const files = await runtime.cloneRepo(repo, targetDir, branch);
291	        log(`Cloned ${files.length} files into ${targetDir}`);
292	      } catch (e: unknown) {
293	        logStderr(`Clone failed: ${e instanceof Error ? e.message : e}`);
294	      }
295	      busy = false;
296	      input.disabled = false;
297	      input.focus();
298	      return;
299	    }
300	
301	    // Special built-in: install
302	    if (trimmed.startsWith("install ")) {
303	      const packages = trimmed.slice(8).trim().split(/\s+/);
304	      log(`Installing: ${packages.join(", ")}...`);
305	      try {
306	        await runtime.installPackages(packages);
307	        log("Done.");
308	      } catch (e: unknown) {
309	        logStderr(`Install failed: ${e instanceof Error ? e.message : e}`);
310	      }
311	      busy = false;
312	      input.disabled = false;
313	      input.focus();
314	      return;
315	    }
316	
317	    const { command, args } = parseCommand(trimmed);
318	
319	    try {
320	      // Load all secrets as environment variables for every command
321	      const env = await secrets.getAll();
322	      const result = await runtime.exec(command, args, { env });
323	      logStdout(result.stdout);
324	      logStderr(result.stderr);
325	      logExit(result.exitCode);
326	    } catch (e: unknown) {
327	      logStderr(`Runtime error: ${e instanceof Error ? e.message : e}`);
328	    }
329	
330	    busy = false;
331	    input.disabled = false;
332	    input.focus();
333	  }
334	
335	  // Wire up input
336	  input.addEventListener("keydown", (e) => {
337	    if (e.key === "Enter") {
338	      const raw = input.value;
339	      input.value = "";
340	      runCommand(raw);
341	    }
342	  });
343	
344	  // Wire up example buttons
345	  exampleButtons.forEach((btn) => {
346	    btn.addEventListener("click", () => {
347	      const cmd = btn.getAttribute("data-cmd");
348	      if (cmd) runCommand(cmd);
349	    });
350	  });
351	
352	  // Initialize runtime
353	  log("Loading Pyodide runtime (this may take a few seconds)...");
354	  setStatus("Loading Pyodide...");
355	
356	  try {
357	    await runtime.init();
358	
359	    // Register built-in commands
360	    setStatus("Registering commands...");
361	    await Promise.all([
362	      runtime.registerCommand("hello", HELLO),
363	      runtime.registerCommand("sysinfo", SYSINFO),
364	      runtime.registerCommand("fetch", FETCH),
365	      runtime.registerCommand("env", ENV),
366	      runtime.registerCommand("files", FILES),
367	    ]);
368	
369	    // Register external packages from GitHub
370	    setStatus("Loading external tools...");
371	    try {
372	      await runtime.registerGitHubCommand("test-tool", {
373	        repo: "bozemanpass/test-python-cli-tool",
374	        entryPoint: "test_python_cli_tool.main:main",
375	        dependencies: ["click"],
376	      });
377	    } catch (e: unknown) {
378	      logStderr(`Warning: Failed to load test-tool from GitHub: ${e instanceof Error ? e.message : e}`);
379	    }
380	
381	    try {
382	      await runtime.registerGitHubCommand("machine", {
383	        repo: "stirlingbridge/machine",
384	        entryPoint: "machine.main:main",
385	        dependencies: ["click", "python-digitalocean", "ruamel.yaml", "expandvars"],
386	      });
387	
388	      // Write machine config from saved values (or defaults)
389	      await writeMachineConfig();
390	    } catch (e: unknown) {
391	      logStderr(`Warning: Failed to load machine from GitHub: ${e instanceof Error ? e.message : e}`);
392	    }
393	
394	    setStatus("Ready", "ready");
395	    log("Runtime ready. Type 'help' for available commands.");
396	    input.focus();
397	  } catch (e: unknown) {
398	    const msg = e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e);
399	    setStatus(`Init failed: ${msg}`, "error");
400	    logStderr(`Failed to initialize: ${msg}`);
401	  }
402	}
403	
404	main();
405	
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  "file_path": "/home/david/projects/stirlingbridge/local-orchestrator/src/machine-config.ts"
}
1	const STORAGE_KEY = "machine-config";
2	
3	export interface MachineConfigValues {
4	  machineSize: string;
5	  image: string;
6	  region: string;
7	  sshKey: string;
8	  dnsZone: string;
9	  project: string;
10	  machineName: string;
11	  newUserName: string;
12	}
13	
14	const DEFAULTS: MachineConfigValues = {
15	  machineSize: "s-4vcpu-8gb",
16	  image: "ubuntu-22-04-x64",
17	  region: "nyc3",
18	  sshKey: "",
19	  dnsZone: "",
20	  project: "",
21	  machineName: "",
22	  newUserName: "",
23	};
24	
25	export class MachineConfig {
26	  private values: MachineConfigValues;
27	
28	  constructor() {
29	    const stored = localStorage.getItem(STORAGE_KEY);
30	    if (stored) {
31	      try {
32	        this.values = { ...DEFAULTS, ...JSON.parse(stored) };
33	      } catch {
34	        this.values = { ...DEFAULTS };
35	      }
36	    } else {
37	      this.values = { ...DEFAULTS };
38	    }
39	  }
40	
41	  get(): MachineConfigValues {
42	    return { ...this.values };
43	  }
44	
45	  save(values: MachineConfigValues) {
46	    this.values = { ...values };
47	    localStorage.setItem(STORAGE_KEY, JSON.stringify(this.values));
48	  }
49	
50	  /** Generate the YAML config string for the machine CLI tool. */
51	  toYaml(): string {
52	    const v = this.values;
53	    const lines = [
54	      "digital-ocean:",
55	      "    access-token: ${DIGITALOCEAN_ACCESS_TOKEN}",
56	    ];
57	    if (v.sshKey) lines.push(`    ssh-key: ${v.sshKey}`);
58	    if (v.dnsZone) lines.push(`    dns-zone: ${v.dnsZone}`);
59	    lines.push(`    machine-size: ${v.machineSize}`);
60	    lines.push(`    image: ${v.image}`);
61	    lines.push(`    region: ${v.region}`);
62	    if (v.project) lines.push(`    project: ${v.project}`);
63	
64	    if (v.machineName) {
65	      lines.push("");
66	      lines.push("machines:");
67	      lines.push(`    ${v.machineName}:`);
68	      if (v.newUserName) {
69	        lines.push(`        new-user-name: ${v.newUserName}`);
70	      }
71	    }
72	
73	    lines.push("");
74	    return lines.join("\n");
75	  }
76	}
77	
Thinking

Here's the issue: the machine CLI stores a session ID in ~/.machine/session-id.yaml to scope machines to a user's session. Since the virtual filesystem is recreated on every page load, the session ID is lost, making previously created machines invisible.

The fix: persist the session ID in localStorage (like config already is) and restore it to the virtual FS on init. Also add an optional field in the config editor for manual transfer between browsers.

Let me implement this.

Read
{
  "file_path": "/home/david/projects/stirlingbridge/local-orchestrator/index.html",
  "offset": 360,
  "limit": 50
}
360	
361	  <!-- Config modal -->
362	  <div id="config-modal">
363	    <div class="config-panel">
364	      <div class="config-header">
365	        <h2>Machine Configuration</h2>
366	        <button id="config-close">&times;</button>
367	      </div>
368	      <div class="config-body">
369	        <div class="config-field">
370	          <label>Machine Size</label>
371	          <input id="cfg-machine-size" type="text" placeholder="s-4vcpu-8gb" />
372	        </div>
373	        <div class="config-field">
374	          <label>Image</label>
375	          <input id="cfg-image" type="text" placeholder="ubuntu-22-04-x64" />
376	        </div>
377	        <div class="config-field">
378	          <label>Region</label>
379	          <input id="cfg-region" type="text" placeholder="nyc3" />
380	        </div>
381	        <div class="config-field">
382	          <label>SSH Key</label>
383	          <input id="cfg-ssh-key" type="text" placeholder="my-ssh-key-name" />
384	        </div>
385	        <div class="config-field">
386	          <label>DNS Zone</label>
387	          <input id="cfg-dns-zone" type="text" placeholder="example.com" />
388	        </div>
389	        <div class="config-field">
390	          <label>Project</label>
391	          <input id="cfg-project" type="text" placeholder="Infrastructure" />
392	        </div>
393	        <div class="config-field">
394	          <label>Machine Name</label>
395	          <input id="cfg-machine-name" type="text" placeholder="example" />
396	        </div>
397	        <div class="config-field">
398	          <label>New User Name</label>
399	          <input id="cfg-new-user-name" type="text" placeholder="alice" />
400	        </div>
401	      </div>
402	      <div class="config-footer">
403	        <button id="config-save">Save</button>
404	      </div>
405	    </div>
406	  </div>
407	
408	  <!-- Secrets modal -->
409	  <div id="secrets-modal">

Now I'll implement the changes. The plan:

  1. main.ts: Add session ID persistence — save to localStorage after machine commands, restore on init. Add optional session ID field to config modal.
  2. index.html: Add a "Session ID" field to the config editor.
✏️ Edit index.html
/home/david/projects/stirlingbridge/local-orchestrator/index.html
        <div class="config-field">
          <label>New User Name</label>
          <input id="cfg-new-user-name" type="text" placeholder="alice" />
        </div>
      </div>
+
        <div class="config-field">
          <label>New User Name</label>
          <input id="cfg-new-user-name" type="text" placeholder="alice" />
        </div>
        <hr style="border-color:#565f89;margin:12px 0" />
        <div class="config-field">
          <label>Session ID <span style="font-size:.8em;color:#565f89">(auto-generated if empty; set to share context across browsers)</span></label>
          <input id="cfg-session-id" type="text" placeholder="auto-generated" />
        </div>
      </div>
The file /home/david/projects/stirlingbridge/local-orchestrator/index.html has been updated successfully.

Now update main.ts to add session ID persistence:

✏️ Edit main.ts
/home/david/projects/stirlingbridge/local-orchestrator/src/main.ts
const cfgNewUserName = document.getElementById("cfg-new-user-name") as HTMLInputElement;
+
const cfgNewUserName = document.getElementById("cfg-new-user-name") as HTMLInputElement;
const cfgSessionId = document.getElementById("cfg-session-id") as HTMLInputElement;

const SESSION_ID_STORAGE_KEY = "machine-session-id";
const SESSION_ID_FS_PATH = "/home/pyodide/.machine/session-id.yaml";
The file /home/david/projects/stirlingbridge/local-orchestrator/src/main.ts has been updated successfully.

Now add the session ID persistence functions and wire them up. First, add a helper to persist session ID after machine commands, and restore it on init:

✏️ Edit main.ts
/home/david/projects/stirlingbridge/local-orchestrator/src/main.ts
  /** Write the current machine config YAML to the virtual filesystem. */
  async function writeMachineConfig() {
    await runtime.writeFile("/home/pyodide/.machine/config.yml", machineConfig.toYaml());
  }
+
  /** Write the current machine config YAML to the virtual filesystem. */
  async function writeMachineConfig() {
    await runtime.writeFile("/home/pyodide/.machine/config.yml", machineConfig.toYaml());
  }

  /** Restore session-id.yaml from localStorage into the virtual filesystem. */
  async function restoreSessionId() {
    const saved = localStorage.getItem(SESSION_ID_STORAGE_KEY);
    if (saved) {
      await runtime.writeFile(SESSION_ID_FS_PATH, saved);
    }
  }

  /** Read session-id.yaml from the virtual filesystem and persist to localStorage. */
  async function persistSessionId() {
    try {
      const content = await runtime.readFile(SESSION_ID_FS_PATH);
      if (content) {
        localStorage.setItem(SESSION_ID_STORAGE_KEY, content);
      }
    } catch {
      // File may not exist yet if no machine command has run
    }
  }
The file /home/david/projects/stirlingbridge/local-orchestrator/src/main.ts has been updated successfully.

Now update populateConfigModal to include the session ID field:

✏️ Edit main.ts
/home/david/projects/stirlingbridge/local-orchestrator/src/main.ts
  function populateConfigModal() {
    const vals = machineConfig.get();
    cfgMachineSize.value = vals.machineSize;
    cfgImage.value = vals.image;
    cfgRegion.value = vals.region;
    cfgSshKey.value = vals.sshKey;
    cfgDnsZone.value = vals.dnsZone;
    cfgProject.value = vals.project;
    cfgMachineName.value = vals.machineName;
    cfgNewUserName.value = vals.newUserName;
  }
+
  function populateConfigModal() {
    const vals = machineConfig.get();
    cfgMachineSize.value = vals.machineSize;
    cfgImage.value = vals.image;
    cfgRegion.value = vals.region;
    cfgSshKey.value = vals.sshKey;
    cfgDnsZone.value = vals.dnsZone;
    cfgProject.value = vals.project;
    cfgMachineName.value = vals.machineName;
    cfgNewUserName.value = vals.newUserName;
    // Show the current persisted session ID (raw YAML content, extract just the value)
    const savedSessionYaml = localStorage.getItem(SESSION_ID_STORAGE_KEY) || "";
    const match = savedSessionYaml.match(/session-id:\s*(.+)/);
    cfgSessionId.value = match ? match[1].trim() : "";
  }
The file /home/david/projects/stirlingbridge/local-orchestrator/src/main.ts has been updated successfully.

Now update the config save handler to handle session ID:

✏️ Edit main.ts
/home/david/projects/stirlingbridge/local-orchestrator/src/main.ts
    try {
      await writeMachineConfig();
      log("Machine config updated:");
      logStdout(machineConfig.toYaml());
    } catch (e: unknown) {
      logStderr(`Failed to write config: ${e instanceof Error ? e.message : e}`);
    }
    configModal.classList.remove("open");
+
    // Handle optional session ID override
    const sessionIdInput = cfgSessionId.value.trim();
    if (sessionIdInput) {
      const sessionYaml = `session-id: ${sessionIdInput}\n`;
      localStorage.setItem(SESSION_ID_STORAGE_KEY, sessionYaml);
      try {
        await runtime.writeFile(SESSION_ID_FS_PATH, sessionYaml);
      } catch (e: unknown) {
        logStderr(`Failed to write session ID: ${e instanceof Error ? e.message : e}`);
      }
    }

    try {
      await writeMachineConfig();
      log("Machine config updated:");
      logStdout(machineConfig.toYaml());
    } catch (e: unknown) {
      logStderr(`Failed to write config: ${e instanceof Error ? e.message : e}`);
    }
    configModal.classList.remove("open");
The file /home/david/projects/stirlingbridge/local-orchestrator/src/main.ts has been updated successfully.

Now add session ID persistence after machine commands run. Update the command execution section to persist the session ID after machine commands:

✏️ Edit main.ts
/home/david/projects/stirlingbridge/local-orchestrator/src/main.ts
    try {
      // Load all secrets as environment variables for every command
      const env = await secrets.getAll();
      const result = await runtime.exec(command, args, { env });
      logStdout(result.stdout);
      logStderr(result.stderr);
      logExit(result.exitCode);
    } catch (e: unknown) {
      logStderr(`Runtime error: ${e instanceof Error ? e.message : e}`);
    }
+
    try {
      // Load all secrets as environment variables for every command
      const env = await secrets.getAll();
      const result = await runtime.exec(command, args, { env });
      logStdout(result.stdout);
      logStderr(result.stderr);
      logExit(result.exitCode);

      // Persist session ID after machine commands (it may have been auto-generated)
      if (command === "machine") {
        await persistSessionId();
      }
    } catch (e: unknown) {
      logStderr(`Runtime error: ${e instanceof Error ? e.message : e}`);
    }
The file /home/david/projects/stirlingbridge/local-orchestrator/src/main.ts has been updated successfully.

Finally, restore the session ID on init, right after writing the machine config:

✏️ Edit main.ts
/home/david/projects/stirlingbridge/local-orchestrator/src/main.ts
      // Write machine config from saved values (or defaults)
      await writeMachineConfig();
+
      // Write machine config from saved values (or defaults)
      await writeMachineConfig();
      // Restore persisted session ID so machine can find previously created VMs
      await restoreSessionId();
The file /home/david/projects/stirlingbridge/local-orchestrator/src/main.ts has been updated successfully.

Now let me check if runtime.readFile exists:

Grep
{
  "pattern": "readFile",
  "path": "/home/david/projects/stirlingbridge/local-orchestrator/src/runtime.ts",
  "output_mode": "content"
}
255:  async readFile(path: string): Promise<string> {

Good, readFile exists. Let me verify the build works:

$ Bash
Build to check for errors
npm run build 2>&1
> local-orchestrator@0.1.0 build
> tsc && vite build

vite v6.4.1 building for production...
transforming...
✓ 8 modules transformed.
rendering chunks...
computing gzip size...
dist/assets/worker-ZvVqWSP3.js   8.88 kB
dist/index.html                 11.50 kB │ gzip: 2.44 kB
dist/assets/index-DMPb6KW3.js   18.98 kB │ gzip: 6.82 kB
✓ built in 180ms

Build succeeds. Let me review the final state of the changes:

$ Bash
Review all changes
git diff
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 488b09e..25fd2f8 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -398,6 +398,11 @@
           <label>New User Name</label>
           <input id="cfg-new-user-name" type="text" placeholder="alice" />
         </div>
+        <hr style="border-color:#565f89;margin:12px 0" />
+        <div class="config-field">
+          <label>Session ID <span style="font-size:.8em;color:#565f89">(auto-generated if empty; set to share context across browsers)</span></label>
+          <input id="cfg-session-id" type="text" placeholder="auto-generated" />
+        </div>
       </div>
       <div class="config-footer">
         <button id="config-save">Save</button>
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index d4fcfaa..1c21620 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ const cfgDnsZone = document.getElementById("cfg-dns-zone") as HTMLInputElement;
 const cfgProject = document.getElementById("cfg-project") as HTMLInputElement;
 const cfgMachineName = document.getElementById("cfg-machine-name") as HTMLInputElement;
 const cfgNewUserName = document.getElementById("cfg-new-user-name") as HTMLInputElement;
+const cfgSessionId = document.getElementById("cfg-session-id") as HTMLInputElement;
+
+const SESSION_ID_STORAGE_KEY = "machine-session-id";
+const SESSION_ID_FS_PATH = "/home/pyodide/.machine/session-id.yaml";
 
 // --- Output helpers ---
 function appendLine(text: string, cls: string) {
@@ -137,6 +141,26 @@ async function main() {
     await runtime.writeFile("/home/pyodide/.machine/config.yml", machineConfig.toYaml());
   }
 
+  /** Restore session-id.yaml from localStorage into the virtual filesystem. */
+  async function restoreSessionId() {
+    const saved = localStorage.getItem(SESSION_ID_STORAGE_KEY);
+    if (saved) {
+      await runtime.writeFile(SESSION_ID_FS_PATH, saved);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /** Read session-id.yaml from the virtual filesystem and persist to localStorage. */
+  async function persistSessionId() {
+    try {
+      const content = await runtime.readFile(SESSION_ID_FS_PATH);
+      if (content) {
+        localStorage.setItem(SESSION_ID_STORAGE_KEY, content);
+      }
+    } catch {
+      // File may not exist yet if no machine command has run
+    }
+  }
+
   function populateConfigModal() {
     const vals = machineConfig.get();
     cfgMachineSize.value = vals.machineSize;
@@ -147,6 +171,10 @@ async function main() {
     cfgProject.value = vals.project;
     cfgMachineName.value = vals.machineName;
     cfgNewUserName.value = vals.newUserName;
+    // Show the current persisted session ID (raw YAML content, extract just the value)
+    const savedSessionYaml = localStorage.getItem(SESSION_ID_STORAGE_KEY) || "";
+    const match = savedSessionYaml.match(/session-id:\s*(.+)/);
+    cfgSessionId.value = match ? match[1].trim() : "";
   }
 
   // --- Secrets modal wiring ---
@@ -199,6 +227,18 @@ async function main() {
       machineName: cfgMachineName.value.trim(),
       newUserName: cfgNewUserName.value.trim(),
     });
+    // Handle optional session ID override
+    const sessionIdInput = cfgSessionId.value.trim();
+    if (sessionIdInput) {
+      const sessionYaml = `session-id: ${sessionIdInput}\n`;
+      localStorage.setItem(SESSION_ID_STORAGE_KEY, sessionYaml);
+      try {
+        await runtime.writeFile(SESSION_ID_FS_PATH, sessionYaml);
+      } catch (e: unknown) {
+        logStderr(`Failed to write session ID: ${e instanceof Error ? e.message : e}`);
+      }
+    }
+
     try {
       await writeMachineConfig();
       log("Machine config updated:");
@@ -323,6 +363,11 @@ async function main() {
       logStdout(result.stdout);
       logStderr(result.stderr);
       logExit(result.exitCode);
+
+      // Persist session ID after machine commands (it may have been auto-generated)
+      if (command === "machine") {
+        await persistSessionId();
+      }
     } catch (e: unknown) {
       logStderr(`Runtime error: ${e instanceof Error ? e.message : e}`);
     }
@@ -387,6 +432,8 @@ async function main() {
 
       // Write machine config from saved values (or defaults)
       await writeMachineConfig();
+      // Restore persisted session ID so machine can find previously created VMs
+      await restoreSessionId();
     } catch (e: unknown) {
       logStderr(`Warning: Failed to load machine from GitHub: ${e instanceof Error ? e.message : e}`);
     }

The changes look clean. Here's a summary of what was done to fix issue #7:

Problem: The machine CLI's session ID file (~/.machine/session-id.yaml) is lost on every page reload because the virtual filesystem is in-memory only. This causes machine list to not show previously created machines after a reload.

Solution (3 parts):

  1. Auto-persist on use — After every machine command, read session-id.yaml from the virtual FS and save its content to localStorage under "machine-session-id". This captures the auto-generated session ID.

  2. Auto-restore on init — On page load, after the machine tool is registered, restore the saved session ID file from localStorage back into the virtual FS at /home/pyodide/.machine/session-id.yaml.

  3. Manual override via config UI — Added a "Session ID" field to the config editor (separated by a divider). Users can paste a session ID from another browser instance to transfer their work context. If left empty, the auto-generated ID is preserved as-is.

Thanks. Is there a way for the user to see the session id, so they can copy it to another browser?

Good point — right now it's only visible in the config modal. But a simpler way would be to surface it in the terminal. The machine command likely already accepts a session-related subcommand, but we can also just show it when the user types a relevant command.

Let me check what's already available and then add the simplest path.

Grep
{
  "pattern": "session",
  "path": "/home/david/projects/stirlingbridge/local-orchestrator/src/main.ts",
  "output_mode": "content",
  "-n": true
}
30:const cfgSessionId = document.getElementById("cfg-session-id") as HTMLInputElement;
32:const SESSION_ID_STORAGE_KEY = "machine-session-id";
33:const SESSION_ID_FS_PATH = "/home/pyodide/.machine/session-id.yaml";
144:  /** Restore session-id.yaml from localStorage into the virtual filesystem. */
152:  /** Read session-id.yaml from the virtual filesystem and persist to localStorage. */
174:    // Show the current persisted session ID (raw YAML content, extract just the value)
176:    const match = savedSessionYaml.match(/session-id:\s*(.+)/);
230:    // Handle optional session ID override
231:    const sessionIdInput = cfgSessionId.value.trim();
232:    if (sessionIdInput) {
233:      const sessionYaml = `session-id: ${sessionIdInput}\n`;
234:      localStorage.setItem(SESSION_ID_STORAGE_KEY, sessionYaml);
236:        await runtime.writeFile(SESSION_ID_FS_PATH, sessionYaml);
238:        logStderr(`Failed to write session ID: ${e instanceof Error ? e.message : e}`);
367:      // Persist session ID after machine commands (it may have been auto-generated)
435:      // Restore persisted session ID so machine can find previously created VMs

The config modal already shows it, but the user would need to know to open the config editor. The most natural approach: show it in the terminal when they type session-id. Let me also add it to the help output.

Read
{
  "file_path": "/home/david/projects/stirlingbridge/local-orchestrator/src/main.ts",
  "offset": 256,
  "limit": 30
}
256	  async function runCommand(raw: string) {
257	    if (busy) return;
258	    const trimmed = raw.trim();
259	    if (!trimmed) return;
260	
261	    busy = true;
262	    input.disabled = true;
263	    logCmd(trimmed);
264	
265	    // Special built-in: help
266	    if (trimmed === "help") {
267	      log("Available commands:");
268	      log("  hello [--name NAME] [--shout]  — greeting demo");
269	      log("  sysinfo                        — Python/platform info");
270	      log("  fetch URL [--headers]          — HTTP fetch demo");
271	      log("  env [NAME] [--filter STR]      — print environment variables");
272	      log("  files [PATH] [-r]              — list virtual filesystem");
273	      log("  test-tool <subcommand>         — external CLI (echo, greet, version, env, exit-code)");
274	      log("  machine <subcommand>           — manage VMs on DigitalOcean (list, create, destroy, ...)");
275	      log("  clone OWNER/REPO [DIR]         — clone a GitHub repo into the filesystem");
276	      log("  install PKG [PKG...]           — install Python packages");
277	      log("  secrets                        — list stored secret keys");
278	      log("  help                           — this message");
279	      busy = false;
280	      input.disabled = false;
281	      input.focus();
282	      return;
283	    }
284	
285	    // Special built-in: secrets
✏️ Edit main.ts
/home/david/projects/stirlingbridge/local-orchestrator/src/main.ts
      log("  secrets                        — list stored secret keys");
      log("  help                           — this message");
+
      log("  secrets                        — list stored secret keys");
      log("  session-id                     — show machine session ID");
      log("  help                           — this message");
The file /home/david/projects/stirlingbridge/local-orchestrator/src/main.ts has been updated successfully.

Now add the session-id built-in command, right after the secrets block:

Read
{
  "file_path": "/home/david/projects/stirlingbridge/local-orchestrator/src/main.ts",
  "offset": 285,
  "limit": 20
}
285	
286	    // Special built-in: secrets
287	    if (trimmed === "secrets") {
288	      const keys = secrets.keys();
289	      if (keys.length === 0) {
290	        log("No secrets stored. Use the key button in the header to manage secrets.");
291	      } else {
292	        log(`Stored secrets (${keys.length}):`);
293	        for (const k of keys) {
294	          log(`  ${k}`);
295	        }
296	      }
297	      busy = false;
298	      input.disabled = false;
299	      input.focus();
300	      return;
301	    }
302	
303	    // Special built-in: clone
304	    if (trimmed.startsWith("clone ")) {
✏️ Edit main.ts
/home/david/projects/stirlingbridge/local-orchestrator/src/main.ts
    // Special built-in: clone
    if (trimmed.startsWith("clone ")) {
+
    // Special built-in: session-id
    if (trimmed === "session-id") {
      const saved = localStorage.getItem(SESSION_ID_STORAGE_KEY) || "";
      const match = saved.match(/session-id:\s*(.+)/);
      if (match) {
        log(`Session ID: ${match[1].trim()}`);
        log("Paste this into another browser's config to share machine context.");
      } else {
        log("No session ID yet. Run a machine command first to generate one.");
      }
      busy = false;
      input.disabled = false;
      input.focus();
      return;
    }

    // Special built-in: clone
    if (trimmed.startsWith("clone ")) {
The file /home/david/projects/stirlingbridge/local-orchestrator/src/main.ts has been updated successfully.
$ Bash
Build to verify
npm run build 2>&1
> local-orchestrator@0.1.0 build
> tsc && vite build

vite v6.4.1 building for production...
transforming...
✓ 8 modules transformed.
rendering chunks...
computing gzip size...
dist/assets/worker-ZvVqWSP3.js   8.88 kB
dist/index.html                 11.50 kB │ gzip: 2.44 kB
dist/assets/index-DXas-DWm.js   19.34 kB │ gzip: 6.93 kB
✓ built in 233ms

Builds clean. Now the user can type session-id in the terminal to see their current session ID and get a hint about how to transfer it. It's also visible in the config editor for copy/paste.

Thanks. Something about this isn't working. session-id never reports there being a session id set. It always says No session ID yet. I've tried running machine create, still no session id reported.

Thinking

Let me investigate. The issue is likely either the file path or readFile behavior.

Read
{
  "file_path": "/home/david/projects/stirlingbridge/local-orchestrator/src/runtime.ts",
  "offset": 250,
  "limit": 20
}
250	  async writeFile(path: string, content: string): Promise<void> {
251	    await this.send({ type: "write-file", path, content });
252	  }
253	
254	  /** Read a file from the in-memory virtual filesystem. */
255	  async readFile(path: string): Promise<string> {
256	    const resp = await this.send({ type: "read-file", path });
257	    if (resp.type === "read-file-result" && resp.success) {
258	      return resp.content!;
259	    }
260	    throw new Error("Failed to read file");
261	  }
262	
263	  /**
264	   * Execute a registered command, similar to child_process.exec().
265	   *
266	   * @param command - Name of a registered command, or a path to a .py file on the virtual FS
267	   * @param args - CLI arguments to pass to the script
268	   * @param options - ExecOptions (stdin, env, cwd) — partially supported
269	   * @returns ProcessResult with stdout, stderr, exitCode
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{
  "file_path": "/home/david/projects/stirlingbridge/local-orchestrator/src/worker.ts",
  "offset": 345,
  "limit": 30
}
345	`);
346	}
347	
348	function handleWriteFile(path: string, content: string): void {
349	  // Ensure parent directories exist
350	  const parts = path.split("/").filter(Boolean);
351	  let current = "";
352	  for (let i = 0; i < parts.length - 1; i++) {
353	    current += "/" + parts[i];
354	    if (!pyodide!.FS.analyzePath(current).exists) {
355	      pyodide!.FS.mkdir(current);
356	    }
357	  }
358	  pyodide!.FS.writeFile(path, content);
359	}
360	
361	function handleReadFile(path: string): string {
362	  return pyodide!.FS.readFile(path, { encoding: "utf8" });
363	}
364	
365	// --- Worker message loop ---
366	
367	self.onmessage = async (event: MessageEvent) => {
368	  const msg = event.data;
369	  const id = msg.id;
370	
371	  try {
372	    switch (msg.type) {
373	      case "init": {
374	        await initPyodide();

The read/write looks fine. The problem is likely the path — the machine tool's Python code might expand ~ to something other than /home/pyodide. Let me check what Pyodide's home directory actually is.

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{
  "file_path": "/home/david/projects/stirlingbridge/local-orchestrator/src/worker.ts",
  "offset": 275,
  "limit": 35
}
275	
276	// --- Message handling ---
277	
278	async function initPyodide(): Promise<void> {
279	  // Dynamic import from CDN
280	  const mod = await import(
281	    /* @vite-ignore */
282	    `${PYODIDE_CDN}/pyodide.mjs`
283	  );
284	  pyodide = await mod.loadPyodide({
285	    indexURL: PYODIDE_CDN,
286	  });
287	
288	  // Load micropip for runtime package installation
289	  await pyodide!.loadPackage("micropip");
290	
291	  // Create /tools directory for CLI scripts
292	  pyodide!.FS.mkdir("/tools");
293	
294	  // Add /tools to sys.path so that Python packages placed there are importable
295	  await pyodide!.runPythonAsync("import sys; sys.path.insert(0, '/tools')");
296	
297	  // Detect the Python stdlib path and write the HTTP helper module there
298	  // so that Python scripts can simply `import http_client`.
299	  const pyVersion = (await pyodide!.runPythonAsync(
300	    "import sys; f'{sys.version_info.major}.{sys.version_info.minor}'"
301	  )) as string;
302	  pyodide!.FS.writeFile(`/lib/python${pyVersion}/http_client.py`, HTTP_HELPER_MODULE);
303	  pyodide!.FS.writeFile(`/lib/python${pyVersion}/requests.py`, REQUESTS_SHIM_MODULE);
304	
305	  // Bootstrap the command runner
306	  await pyodide!.runPythonAsync(BOOTSTRAP_PYTHON);
307	}
308	
309	async function handleExec(

The issue is likely that Python's os.path.expanduser("~") in Pyodide doesn't resolve to /home/pyodide. Let me check what the machine tool actually uses and what HOME is set to.

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  "file_path": "/home/david/projects/stirlingbridge/local-orchestrator/src/worker.ts",
  "offset": 309,
  "limit": 40
}
309	async function handleExec(
310	  scriptPath: string,
311	  args: string[],
312	  env?: Record<string, string>
313	): Promise<{ stdout: string; stderr: string; exitCode: number }> {
314	  // Sync environment variables: remove previously-injected keys that are
315	  // no longer in the secrets store, then set current values.
316	  const currentKeys = env ? Object.keys(env) : [];
317	  const keysToRemove = previousEnvKeys.filter((k) => !currentKeys.includes(k));
318	
319	  if (keysToRemove.length > 0) {
320	    const removeJson = JSON.stringify(keysToRemove);
321	    await pyodide!.runPythonAsync(
322	      `import os, json\nfor _k in json.loads(${JSON.stringify(removeJson)}):\n    os.environ.pop(_k, None)`
323	    );
324	  }
325	  if (currentKeys.length > 0) {
326	    const envJson = JSON.stringify(env);
327	    await pyodide!.runPythonAsync(
328	      `import os, json\nos.environ.update(json.loads(${JSON.stringify(envJson)}))`
329	    );
330	  }
331	  previousEnvKeys = currentKeys;
332	
333	  const argsJson = JSON.stringify(args);
334	  const resultJson = (await pyodide!.runPythonAsync(
335	    `_run_command(${JSON.stringify(scriptPath)}, ${JSON.stringify(argsJson)})`
336	  )) as string;
337	  return JSON.parse(resultJson);
338	}
339	
340	async function handleInstall(packages: string[]): Promise<void> {
341	  const pkgList = packages.map((p) => JSON.stringify(p)).join(", ");
342	  await pyodide!.runPythonAsync(`
343	import micropip
344	await micropip.install([${pkgList}])
345	`);
346	}
347	
348	function handleWriteFile(path: string, content: string): void {

I don't see HOME being set anywhere. In Pyodide's Emscripten environment, HOME is typically /home/web_user, not /home/pyodide. The config write works because it uses an explicit path, but the machine CLI's Python code uses os.path.expanduser("~") which would resolve differently.

Let me verify:

Grep
{
  "pattern": "/home/pyodide",
  "path": "/home/david/projects/stirlingbridge/local-orchestrator/src",
  "output_mode": "content",
  "-n": true
}
src/main.ts:33:const SESSION_ID_FS_PATH = "/home/pyodide/.machine/session-id.yaml";
src/main.ts:141:    await runtime.writeFile("/home/pyodide/.machine/config.yml", machineConfig.toYaml());

Both paths use /home/pyodide but that's probably wrong. The config write "works" because the machine CLI probably also reads from its own ~/.machine/config.yml path. Let me check what the machine tool source looks for.

Agent
Find machine tool home path
{
  "subagent_type": "Explore",
  "prompt": "In the worker.ts file at /home/david/projects/stirlingbridge/local-orchestrator/src/worker.ts, there's a BOOTSTRAP_PYTHON variable that sets up the command runner. I need to understand what HOME directory Pyodide uses. Also check if HOME is set anywhere in the codebase.\n\nAlso look at the registerGitHubCommand flow in runtime.ts to understand how the machine tool gets loaded — specifically whether any home dir or env setup happens.\n\nSearch for: HOME, home, expanduser, web_user, pyodide in worker.ts and runtime.ts. Thoroughness: medium."
}
Perfect! Now I have a comprehensive understanding. Let me create a summary of my findings:

## Summary

Based on my thorough exploration of the worker.ts and runtime.ts files, along with related code in main.ts and commands.ts, here are my findings:

### **HOME Directory in Pyodide**

The Pyodide WASM environment uses `/home/pyodide/` as its home directory. This is evidenced by:

**In `/home/david/projects/stirlingbridge/local-orchestrator/src/main.ts`:**
- Line 33: `const SESSION_ID_FS_PATH = "/home/pyodide/.machine/session-id.yaml";`
- Line 141: `await runtime.writeFile("/home/pyodide/.machine/config.yml", machineConfig.toYaml());`

These hardcoded paths show that the application expects to store machine configuration and session ID files under `/home/pyodide/.machine/` directory in the Pyodide virtual filesystem.

### **HOME Environment Variable Setup**

**Critical Finding:** There is **NO explicit HOME environment variable set** in the BOOTSTRAP_PYTHON code or anywhere else in the codebase.

In `/home/david/projects/stirlingbridge/local-orchestrator/src/worker.ts`:
- The `BOOTSTRAP_PYTHON` variable (lines 24-70) only sets up `_run_command()` helper
- It imports `sys`, `io`, `runpy`, `os`, and `json` but doesn't configure HOME
- The `handleExec()` function (lines 309-338) only manages environment variables passed via the `env` parameter from the caller

### **registerGitHubCommand Flow (runtime.ts)**

In `/home/david/projects/stirlingbridge/local-orchestrator/src/runtime.ts`:
- Lines 140-184: `registerGitHubCommand()` fetches Python package files from GitHub
- Lines 167-176: Downloads all files in parallel from `raw.githubusercontent.com`
- No HOME directory or special environment setup happens during this flow
- The machine tool is registered with dependencies: `click`, `python-digitalocean`, `ruamel.yaml`, `expandvars` (line 447 in main.ts)

### **Where HOME Would Come From**

The HOME directory in Pyodide is likely:
1. **Implicitly set by Pyodide itself** to `/home/pyodide/` by default
2. **NOT explicitly configured in this codebase** — it relies on Pyodide's defaults
3. **Accessible to scripts via expandvars library** — the `expandvars` dependency suggests the machine tool may use it to expand environment variables like `${HOME}` in config files

### **No expanduser or web_user References**

As confirmed by the grep searches, there are **no references** to `expanduser`, `web_user`, or explicit HOME configuration in either worker.ts or runtime.ts.

**Files examined:**
- `/home/david/projects/stirlingbridge/local-orchestrator/src/worker.ts` (366 lines)
- `/home/david/projects/stirlingbridge/local-orchestrator/src/runtime.ts` (316 lines)
- `/home/david/projects/stirlingbridge/local-orchestrator/src/main.ts` (469 lines)
- `/home/david/projects/stirlingbridge/local-orchestrator/src/commands.ts` (145 lines)
Thinking

Let me check the worker's read-file message handler more carefully.

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  "file_path": "/home/david/projects/stirlingbridge/local-orchestrator/src/worker.ts",
  "offset": 395,
  "limit": 25
}
395	      }
396	
397	      case "write-file": {
398	        handleWriteFile(msg.path, msg.content);
399	        self.postMessage({ id, type: "write-file-result", success: true });
400	        break;
401	      }
402	
403	      case "read-file": {
404	        const content = handleReadFile(msg.path);
405	        self.postMessage({
406	          id,
407	          type: "read-file-result",
408	          success: true,
409	          content,
410	        });
411	        break;
412	      }
413	
414	      default:
415	        self.postMessage({
416	          id,
417	          type: "error",
418	          error: `Unknown message type: ${msg.type}`,
419	        });

The read-file handler will throw if the file doesn't exist (Emscripten FS throws), and that would bubble up as an error response. But persistSessionId catches that. The question is whether the file path is correct.

The root issue is almost certainly that Pyodide's HOME is not /home/pyodide. Let me check the BOOTSTRAP_PYTHON to see if we can detect it.

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  "file_path": "/home/david/projects/stirlingbridge/local-orchestrator/src/worker.ts",
  "offset": 24,
  "limit": 50
}
24	const BOOTSTRAP_PYTHON = `
25	import sys, io, runpy, os, json
26	
27	def _run_command(script_path, args_json):
28	    """Run a Python script as if it were a CLI command.
29	
30	    Sets sys.argv, captures stdout/stderr, returns JSON result.
31	    """
32	    args = json.loads(args_json)
33	
34	    old_argv = sys.argv[:]
35	    old_stdout = sys.stdout
36	    old_stderr = sys.stderr
37	
38	    stdout_buf = io.StringIO()
39	    stderr_buf = io.StringIO()
40	
41	    sys.argv = [script_path] + args
42	    sys.stdout = stdout_buf
43	    sys.stderr = stderr_buf
44	
45	    exit_code = 0
46	    try:
47	        # run_path handles __name__ == '__main__' correctly
48	        runpy.run_path(script_path, run_name='__main__')
49	    except SystemExit as e:
50	        if e.code is None:
51	            exit_code = 0
52	        elif isinstance(e.code, int):
53	            exit_code = e.code
54	        else:
55	            exit_code = 1
56	    except Exception:
57	        import traceback
58	        traceback.print_exc(file=stderr_buf)
59	        exit_code = 1
60	    finally:
61	        sys.argv = old_argv
62	        sys.stdout = old_stdout
63	        sys.stderr = old_stderr
64	
65	    return json.dumps({
66	        "stdout": stdout_buf.getvalue(),
67	        "stderr": stderr_buf.getvalue(),
68	        "exitCode": exit_code,
69	    })
70	`;
71	
72	// Python module that provides HTTP via synchronous XMLHttpRequest (available in Workers).
73	// This avoids the ssl/socket limitations of WASM entirely.

The problem is clear: HOME isn't being set, and Pyodide's default is /home/web_user not /home/pyodide. The config write goes to /home/pyodide/.machine/config.yml but the machine CLI reads from ~/... which expands to /home/web_user/.... That means the config is likely also broken (or the machine tool has a fallback).

Rather than guess, the best fix is to detect the actual home directory from Python once during init, and use that everywhere. Let me add that.

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  "file_path": "/home/david/projects/stirlingbridge/local-orchestrator/src/runtime.ts",
  "offset": 1,
  "limit": 50
}
1	import type {
2	  CommandDef,
3	  ExecOptions,
4	  GitHubCommandOptions,
5	  PackageCommandDef,
6	  ProcessResult,
7	  WorkerRequestBody,
8	  WorkerResponse,
9	} from "./types.js";
10	
11	type PendingRequest = {
12	  resolve: (msg: WorkerResponse) => void;
13	  reject: (err: Error) => void;
14	};
15	
16	let nextId = 0;
17	function genId(): string {
18	  return `req-${++nextId}`;
19	}
20	
21	/**
22	 * BrowserRuntime provides an exec/spawn-like API backed by a
23	 * Pyodide Web Worker. Python CLI tools run in-browser via WASM.
24	 */
25	export class BrowserRuntime {
26	  private worker: Worker;
27	  private pending = new Map<string, PendingRequest>();
28	  private commands = new Map<string, CommandDef>();
29	  private installedDeps = new Set<string>();
30	  private ready = false;
31	
32	  constructor() {
33	    this.worker = new Worker(
34	      new URL("./worker.ts", import.meta.url),
35	      { type: "module" }
36	    );
37	    this.worker.onmessage = (event: MessageEvent<WorkerResponse>) => {
38	      const msg = event.data;
39	      const pending = this.pending.get(msg.id);
40	      if (pending) {
41	        this.pending.delete(msg.id);
42	        if (msg.type === "error") {
43	          pending.reject(new Error(msg.error));
44	        } else {
45	          pending.resolve(msg);
46	        }
47	      }
48	    };
49	  }
50	
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  "file_path": "/home/david/projects/stirlingbridge/local-orchestrator/src/types.ts"
}
1	// --- Public API types ---
2	
3	export interface ExecOptions {
4	  stdin?: string;
5	  env?: Record<string, string>;
6	  cwd?: string;
7	}
8	
9	export interface ProcessResult {
10	  stdout: string;
11	  stderr: string;
12	  exitCode: number;
13	}
14	
15	// --- Worker message protocol ---
16	
17	// Distributive Omit for union types
18	type DistributiveOmit<T, K extends keyof T> = T extends unknown ? Omit<T, K> : never;
19	
20	export type WorkerRequest =
21	  | { id: string; type: "init" }
22	  | { id: string; type: "exec"; scriptPath: string; args: string[]; env?: Record<string, string> }
23	  | { id: string; type: "install"; packages: string[] }
24	  | { id: string; type: "write-file"; path: string; content: string }
25	  | { id: string; type: "read-file"; path: string };
26	
27	export type WorkerRequestBody = DistributiveOmit<WorkerRequest, "id">;
28	
29	export type WorkerResponse =
30	  | { id: string; type: "ready" }
31	  | { id: string; type: "exec-result"; stdout: string; stderr: string; exitCode: number }
32	  | { id: string; type: "install-result"; success: boolean; error?: string }
33	  | { id: string; type: "write-file-result"; success: boolean; error?: string }
34	  | { id: string; type: "read-file-result"; success: boolean; content?: string; error?: string }
35	  | { id: string; type: "error"; error: string };
36	
37	// --- Command registry ---
38	
39	export interface CommandDef {
40	  /** Python source code of the CLI tool */
41	  source: string;
42	  /** Optional packages to install before first run */
43	  dependencies?: string[];
44	  /** Override the default /tools/{name}.py script path (e.g. for package commands) */
45	  scriptPath?: string;
46	}
47	
48	export interface PackageCommandDef {
49	  /** Map of file paths (relative to /tools/) to file contents */
50	  files: Record<string, string>;
51	  /** Python entry point in "module.path:function" format (e.g. "my_pkg.main:main") */
52	  entryPoint: string;
53	  /** Optional packages to install before first run */
54	  dependencies?: string[];
55	}
56	
57	export interface GitHubCommandOptions {
58	  /** Repository in "owner/repo" format */
59	  repo: string;
60	  /** Branch or tag to fetch from (default: "main") */
61	  branch?: string;
62	  /** Subdirectory within the repo to fetch (default: root) */
63	  subdir?: string;
64	  /** Python entry point in "module.path:function" format */
65	  entryPoint: string;
66	  /** Optional packages to install before first run */
67	  dependencies?: string[];
68	}
69	

The simplest and most robust fix: add an eval message type to run a Python expression and get its result... actually that's a bigger change. Even simpler: just set HOME explicitly in the bootstrap Python to a known value, and use that same value in the TypeScript side.

✏️ Edit worker.ts
/home/david/projects/stirlingbridge/local-orchestrator/src/worker.ts
const BOOTSTRAP_PYTHON = `
import sys, io, runpy, os, json
+
const BOOTSTRAP_PYTHON = `
import sys, io, runpy, os, json

# Set HOME explicitly so os.path.expanduser("~") returns a known path.
# Pyodide's default HOME varies by version; pinning it here keeps the
# TypeScript side and Python side in sync.
os.environ["HOME"] = "/home/pyodide"
The file /home/david/projects/stirlingbridge/local-orchestrator/src/worker.ts has been updated successfully.

Now let me verify the build still works:

$ Bash
Build to verify
npm run build 2>&1
> local-orchestrator@0.1.0 build
> tsc && vite build

vite v6.4.1 building for production...
transforming...
✓ 8 modules transformed.
rendering chunks...
computing gzip size...
dist/assets/worker-GLzDM1pK.js   9.10 kB
dist/index.html                 11.50 kB │ gzip: 2.44 kB
dist/assets/index-DHZa9iq8.js   19.34 kB │ gzip: 6.93 kB
✓ built in 192ms

That should fix it. The root cause: Pyodide's default HOME environment variable isn't /home/pyodide — it varies by version (commonly /home/web_user in Emscripten). So when the machine CLI does os.path.expanduser("~") to find ~/.machine/session-id.yaml, it resolves to a different directory than the /home/pyodide/ path hardcoded in the TypeScript side.

The fix: explicitly set os.environ["HOME"] = "/home/pyodide" in the bootstrap Python so both sides agree on the home directory. This also fixes a latent issue where the config file at /home/pyodide/.machine/config.yml might not have been found by the machine tool either (it may have been using a fallback or CLI flag).

The problem persists. I added a new diagnostic subcommand to "machine" named "info". This prints out the session id file path and the current session id. What I see when I run that inside local-orchestrator is that a new session id is selected every time the page loads, but the file path seems to be the one you identified: Session ID file: /home/pyodide/.machine/session-id.yml. I can run machine info twice and see the same session id, implying that it has been stored in the file. But your session-id command still reports no id has been set.

Thinking

The file extension is wrong. The machine tool uses .yml but I used .yaml.

✏️ Edit main.ts
/home/david/projects/stirlingbridge/local-orchestrator/src/main.ts
const SESSION_ID_FS_PATH = "/home/pyodide/.machine/session-id.yaml";
+
const SESSION_ID_FS_PATH = "/home/pyodide/.machine/session-id.yml";
The file /home/david/projects/stirlingbridge/local-orchestrator/src/main.ts has been updated successfully.
$ Bash
Build to verify
npm run build 2>&1
> local-orchestrator@0.1.0 build
> tsc && vite build

vite v6.4.1 building for production...
transforming...
✓ 8 modules transformed.
rendering chunks...
computing gzip size...
dist/assets/worker-GLzDM1pK.js   9.10 kB
dist/index.html                 11.50 kB │ gzip: 2.44 kB
dist/assets/index-CrpjKmAE.js   19.34 kB │ gzip: 6.93 kB
✓ built in 179ms

Simple typo — .yaml vs .yml. The machine tool writes to session-id.yml but I was reading from session-id.yaml. Should work now.

Good catch. However when I test now I still see the same symptoms -- "No session ID yet" reported by the session-id command, after running "machine info" twice.

The persistSessionId catch block is silently swallowing errors. Let me add some visibility into what's actually happening.

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  "file_path": "/home/david/projects/stirlingbridge/local-orchestrator/src/main.ts",
  "offset": 152,
  "limit": 15
}
152	  /** Read session-id.yaml from the virtual filesystem and persist to localStorage. */
153	  async function persistSessionId() {
154	    try {
155	      const content = await runtime.readFile(SESSION_ID_FS_PATH);
156	      if (content) {
157	        localStorage.setItem(SESSION_ID_STORAGE_KEY, content);
158	      }
159	    } catch {
160	      // File may not exist yet if no machine command has run
161	    }
162	  }
163	
164	  function populateConfigModal() {
165	    const vals = machineConfig.get();
166	    cfgMachineSize.value = vals.machineSize;

Let me temporarily add logging so we can see what's happening:

✏️ Edit main.ts
/home/david/projects/stirlingbridge/local-orchestrator/src/main.ts
  /** Read session-id.yaml from the virtual filesystem and persist to localStorage. */
  async function persistSessionId() {
    try {
      const content = await runtime.readFile(SESSION_ID_FS_PATH);
      if (content) {
        localStorage.setItem(SESSION_ID_STORAGE_KEY, content);
      }
    } catch {
      // File may not exist yet if no machine command has run
    }
  }
+
  /** Read session-id.yml from the virtual filesystem and persist to localStorage. */
  async function persistSessionId() {
    try {
      const content = await runtime.readFile(SESSION_ID_FS_PATH);
      console.log("[session-id] readFile returned:", JSON.stringify(content));
      if (content) {
        localStorage.setItem(SESSION_ID_STORAGE_KEY, content);
      }
    } catch (e) {
      console.error("[session-id] readFile failed:", e);
    }
  }
The file /home/david/projects/stirlingbridge/local-orchestrator/src/main.ts has been updated successfully.

Also, let me check where the persist call happens — let me re-read the command execution flow to make sure it's actually being reached:

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  "limit": 25
}
355	      input.focus();
356	      return;
357	    }
358	
359	    // Special built-in: install
360	    if (trimmed.startsWith("install ")) {
361	      const packages = trimmed.slice(8).trim().split(/\s+/);
362	      log(`Installing: ${packages.join(", ")}...`);
363	      try {
364	        await runtime.installPackages(packages);
365	        log("Done.");
366	      } catch (e: unknown) {
367	        logStderr(`Install failed: ${e instanceof Error ? e.message : e}`);
368	      }
369	      busy = false;
370	      input.disabled = false;
371	      input.focus();
372	      return;
373	    }
374	
375	    const { command, args } = parseCommand(trimmed);
376	
377	    try {
378	      // Load all secrets as environment variables for every command
379	      const env = await secrets.getAll();
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  "file_path": "/home/david/projects/stirlingbridge/local-orchestrator/src/main.ts",
  "offset": 375,
  "limit": 20
}
375	    const { command, args } = parseCommand(trimmed);
376	
377	    try {
378	      // Load all secrets as environment variables for every command
379	      const env = await secrets.getAll();
380	      const result = await runtime.exec(command, args, { env });
381	      logStdout(result.stdout);
382	      logStderr(result.stderr);
383	      logExit(result.exitCode);
384	
385	      // Persist session ID after machine commands (it may have been auto-generated)
386	      if (command === "machine") {
387	        await persistSessionId();
388	      }
389	    } catch (e: unknown) {
390	      logStderr(`Runtime error: ${e instanceof Error ? e.message : e}`);
391	    }
392	
393	    busy = false;
394	    input.disabled = false;

Wait — the user types machine info which gets parsed by parseCommand. Let me check what command would be:

Read
{
  "file_path": "/home/david/projects/stirlingbridge/local-orchestrator/src/main.ts",
  "offset": 57,
  "limit": 30
}
57	  statusBar.className = state;
58	}
59	
60	// --- Parse input ---
61	function parseCommand(raw: string): { command: string; args: string[] } {
62	  const parts: string[] = [];
63	  let current = "";
64	  let inQuote = false;
65	  let quoteChar = "";
66	
67	  for (const ch of raw) {
68	    if (inQuote) {
69	      if (ch === quoteChar) {
70	        inQuote = false;
71	      } else {
72	        current += ch;
73	      }
74	    } else if (ch === '"' || ch === "'") {
75	      inQuote = true;
76	      quoteChar = ch;
77	    } else if (ch === " ") {
78	      if (current) {
79	        parts.push(current);
80	        current = "";
81	      }
82	    } else {
83	      current += ch;
84	    }
85	  }
86	  if (current) parts.push(current);

OK so parseCommand("machine info") gives { command: "machine", args: ["info"] } — that checks out, command === "machine" will be true.

But hold on — the session-id command is checked before we reach parseCommand. Let me re-read:

Read
{
  "file_path": "/home/david/projects/stirlingbridge/local-orchestrator/src/main.ts",
  "offset": 302,
  "limit": 20
}
302	    }
303	
304	    // Special built-in: session-id
305	    if (trimmed === "session-id") {
306	      const saved = localStorage.getItem(SESSION_ID_STORAGE_KEY) || "";
307	      const match = saved.match(/session-id:\s*(.+)/);
308	      if (match) {
309	        log(`Session ID: ${match[1].trim()}`);
310	        log("Paste this into another browser's config to share machine context.");
311	      } else {
312	        log("No session ID yet. Run a machine command first to generate one.");
313	      }
314	      busy = false;
315	      input.disabled = false;
316	      input.focus();
317	      return;
318	    }
319	
320	    // Special built-in: clone
321	    if (trimmed.startsWith("clone ")) {

The session-id command reads from localStorage using SESSION_ID_STORAGE_KEY and parses with regex /session-id:\s*(.+)/. The issue might be the YAML format — maybe the file content doesn't match that regex. Let me check what machine info reported. The user said Session ID file: /home/pyodide/.machine/session-id.yml. The content might use a different key name or format.

The console.log I added should help, but let me also think about this differently. Let me check what a typical session-id.yml might look like — maybe the key in the YAML is session_id (underscore) not session-id (hyphen), or just a bare value.

Actually, the simplest debugging step: build and have the user check the browser console. But I can also make the session-id command more diagnostic right now:

✏️ Edit main.ts
/home/david/projects/stirlingbridge/local-orchestrator/src/main.ts
    // Special built-in: session-id
    if (trimmed === "session-id") {
      const saved = localStorage.getItem(SESSION_ID_STORAGE_KEY) || "";
      const match = saved.match(/session-id:\s*(.+)/);
      if (match) {
        log(`Session ID: ${match[1].trim()}`);
        log("Paste this into another browser's config to share machine context.");
      } else {
        log("No session ID yet. Run a machine command first to generate one.");
      }
      busy = false;
      input.disabled = false;
      input.focus();
      return;
    }
+
    // Special built-in: session-id
    if (trimmed === "session-id") {
      // Try reading directly from the virtual filesystem as well
      let fsContent = "";
      try {
        fsContent = await runtime.readFile(SESSION_ID_FS_PATH);
      } catch {
        // file may not exist
      }
      const saved = localStorage.getItem(SESSION_ID_STORAGE_KEY) || "";
      log(`[debug] localStorage(${SESSION_ID_STORAGE_KEY}): ${JSON.stringify(saved)}`);
      log(`[debug] readFile(${SESSION_ID_FS_PATH}): ${JSON.stringify(fsContent)}`);
      const match = saved.match(/session-id:\s*(.+)/);
      if (match) {
        log(`Session ID: ${match[1].trim()}`);
        log("Paste this into another browser's config to share machine context.");
      } else {
        log("No session ID yet. Run a machine command first to generate one.");
      }
      busy = false;
      input.disabled = false;
      input.focus();
      return;
    }
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