Install Basic Memory in devcontainer

Author: Neikon

.devcontainer/devcontainer.json

@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 	"image": "mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/javascript-node:4-24-trixie",
 	"features": {
 		"ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/github-cli:1": {},
+		"ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/python:1": {
+			"version": "3.12"
+		},
 		"ghcr.io/devcontainers-extra/features/npm-package:1": {}
 	},
 	"runArgs": [
@@ -22,6 +25,10 @@
 	// Use 'postCreateCommand' to run commands after the container is created.
 	"postCreateCommand": "bash .devcontainer/post-create.sh",
 
+	"remoteEnv": {
+		"PATH": "${containerWorkspaceFolder}/.venv/bin:${containerEnv:HOME}/.local/bin:${containerEnv:PATH}"
+	},
+
 	// Configure tool-specific properties.
 	// "customizations": {},
 

.devcontainer/post-create.sh

@@ -6,4 +6,12 @@ if ! command -v jq >/dev/null 2>&1; then
 	sudo apt-get install -y jq
 fi
 
+python3 -m venv .venv
+.venv/bin/python -m pip install --upgrade pip uv
+
+export PATH="$PWD/.venv/bin:$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
+if ! command -v bm >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+	uv tool install basic-memory
+fi
+
 npm ci

basic-memory/projects/firefoxcss-store/operations/Development Container Environment.md

@@ -10,12 +10,14 @@ permalink: firefoxcss-store/projects/firefoxcss-store/operations/development-con
 
 # Development Container Environment
 
-Local containerized development is configured through `.devcontainer/devcontainer.json` and `.devcontainer/post-create.sh`. The devcontainer installs Node, npm, GitHub CLI, and `jq`; Nushell is no longer required for catalog refresh.
+Local containerized development is configured through `.devcontainer/devcontainer.json` and `.devcontainer/post-create.sh`. The devcontainer installs Node, npm, Python, GitHub CLI, `jq`, `uv`, and Basic Memory tooling; Nushell is no longer required for catalog refresh.
 
-The devcontainer bootstrap script runs from `postCreateCommand` to install project dependencies after container creation or rebuild. It also runs `npm ci` automatically, so rebuilds recreate `node_modules` without manual setup.
+The devcontainer bootstrap script runs from `postCreateCommand` to install project dependencies after container creation or rebuild. It creates a local `.venv`, installs `uv` with pip, installs Basic Memory with `uv tool install basic-memory` when `bm` is not already available, and runs `npm ci` automatically so rebuilds recreate `node_modules` without manual setup.
 
 The devcontainer installs GitHub CLI through the `ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/github-cli:1` feature. The `gh` CLI still requires `gh auth login` or `GH_TOKEN` for GitHub API and Actions commands.
 
+The devcontainer remote environment prepends `.venv/bin` and `$HOME/.local/bin` to `PATH` so interactive shells and follow-up commands can find `uv` and `bm` after bootstrap.
+
 The devcontainer mounts `/tmp` as a `tmpfs` with mode `1777` through `runArgs` so VS Code Dev Containers can start under rootless Podman. Without this, the generated feature image can leave `/tmp` at `755` and fail when creating `/tmp/.X11-unix`.
 
 ## Observations
@@ -28,8 +30,11 @@ The devcontainer mounts `/tmp` as a `tmpfs` with mode `1777` through `runArgs` s
 - [github_cli] GitHub CLI is installed via `ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/github-cli:1` #gh
 - [auth_requirement] `gh` requires `gh auth login` or `GH_TOKEN` for GitHub API and Actions commands #auth
 - [podman_fix] `/tmp` is mounted as `tmpfs` with mode `1777` for rootless Podman compatibility #podman
+- [automation] Devcontainer bootstrap creates a local `.venv`, installs `uv` with pip, and installs Basic Memory with `uv tool install basic-memory` when `bm` is not already available #basic-memory
+- [tooling] The devcontainer declares the official Python feature so Basic Memory tooling can be installed during setup #python
+- [path] The post-create script and devcontainer remote environment prepend `.venv/bin` and `$HOME/.local/bin` to `PATH` so `uv` and `bm` are available during and after bootstrap #devcontainer
 
 ## Relations
 - supports [[Tooling and Validation]]
 - supports [[GitHub Actions Automation]]
-- governed_by [[Project Working Agreement]]
+- governed_by [[Project Working Agreement]]