makelore/.project-docs/30-worklog/tasks/20260905-start-project-d71a4c.md

Task: Start Makelore development project

Identity

• Task ID: 20260905-start-project-d71a4c
• Mode: Feature
• Branch: main
• Worktree: /Users/inmanx/Documents/makelore
• Base commit: c501403076
• Owner: codex
• Status: Ready for Integration

Scope

• Start the Makelore Electron application in desktop development mode from the current local main checkout using the pnpm version pinned by packageManager.
• Confirm the Renderer, Electron Main, Preload, utility worker, and Host API reach a usable running state without terminating unrelated application state.

Intent And Constraints

• Use corepack pnpm run dev with pinned pnpm 10.33.4.
• Do not change application configuration, global user-data paths, single-instance behavior, or environment contracts merely to bypass an existing installed app.
• Do not force-quit the installed Makelore instance without the user's direction, because it may contain active or unsaved work.

Outcome

• After user confirmation, gracefully quit the installed /Applications/Makelore.app instance and confirmed its process exited.
• Started corepack pnpm run dev; Vite became ready at http://localhost:5173/, all Electron development targets compiled, and the Electron development application opened without a single-instance-lock exit.
• The Renderer, Electron Main, Preload, utility worker, and authenticated Host API are running in the retained development session.

Verification

• corepack pnpm --version returned 10.33.4.
• Port inspection before the second launch found no listener on TCP 5173 or 13210.
• Development output reached VITE v7.3.1 ready, built Main, Preload, and utility bundles, started Electron PID 73770, and reported Host API server listening on http://127.0.0.1:13210.
• http://localhost:5173/ returned HTTP 200.
• An unauthenticated request to http://127.0.0.1:13210/ returned the expected HTTP 401, confirming the Host API listener and authentication gate are active.
• System Events reported an Electron window named Makelore; listener inspection showed Vite on localhost TCP 5173 and Electron on TCP 127.0.0.1:13210.
• Startup emitted only non-fatal development warnings about login-item permission, mixed static/dynamic imports, and stale Browserslist data.

Follow-ups

• Keep the development session running for interactive use. Stop it with Ctrl-C when development work is finished.

Promotion Candidates

• None. This is an operational startup task and does not change product behavior.