ronin-skillforce 0.1.0 → 0.2.0-beta.0

package/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -4,6 +4,54 @@ All notable changes to **ronin-skillforce** are documented here. The format is b
 [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/) and this project adheres to
 [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [0.2.0-beta.0] — 2026-11-15
+
+### Changed
+
+- **License: Apache-2.0** from this release (was MIT). Adds a `NOTICE` file with attribution,
+  third-party licences and a trademark note. Version 0.1.0 and all `course-professor` releases stay MIT.
+
+
+### Added
+
+- `skillforce studio --autostart on|off` starts Professor Studio at login on macOS through a
+  LaunchAgent (`com.ronin-skillforce.studio`), pins the ports the first time so the URL and pairing
+  URL stop changing, and refuses to install from an npx cache (use a global install).
+- `skillforce studio --status` reports whether Studio runs, its URL and pairing URL, the autostart
+  state and the log path (`${PROFESSOR_HOME:-~/.professor}/logs/studio.log`). `--stop` stops it —
+  through launchd when the login item is installed, otherwise through the pid in
+  `${PROFESSOR_HOME:-~/.professor}/studio.json` — and never signals a process that is not Studio.
+- `skillforce studio --strict-port` fails instead of moving to another port when one is busy.
+
+### Changed
+
+- Courses live only in `learning/<slug>/`. The legacy `courses/` location is no longer read:
+  `professor:capstone` and `professor:syllabus` now find every course created since 0.1.0, and the
+  CLI and PreCompact hook look in `learning/` only. If you still have a pre-0.1.0 `courses/<slug>/`
+  folder, move it to `learning/<slug>/` by hand — nothing is migrated automatically.
+
+### Fixed
+
+- New programming courses are created on an **orphan** branch: `learning/<slug>/` holds only course
+  files, never a copy of your project, and shares no history with it.
+- `professor:archive` keeps everything: the whole course is copied to `.course_archive/<slug>/`
+  (never overwritten), course commits stay on branch `archive/<slug>`, and nothing is removed before
+  the copy is verified (`skillforce archive`).
+- `professor:done` no longer loops: Coach asks you to say "confirm"; the section verdict is recorded
+  with `skillforce verdict` in the format the CLI reads, and the capstone status line now updates.
+- `professor:hint` and `professor:stuck` refuse during the capstone phase; `professor:next` resumes
+  an in-progress section instead of skipping it.
+- Re-running `setup` now refreshes the files the plugin installed (a changed file is kept once as
+  `.bak`); Gemini CLI, OpenCode and Cursor get current instructions, an inline Coach flow, and
+  Gemini commands receive their arguments.
+- `skillforce studio` polls and prints `http://127.0.0.1:<port>` instead of `http://localhost:<port>`,
+  matching the loopback bind. On macOS `localhost` resolves to `::1` first, so a health poll could
+  reach another dev server holding `[::1]:3000` and fail with "did not become healthy … (HTTP 404)".
+- `skillforce studio` checks both loopback families before starting. A busy default port moves to the
+  next free one with a notice, a busy `--port` / `--api-port` fails with a message naming the port and
+  the flag to change, and a health answer that is not Studio says another app is on that port.
+- `skillforce web` prints its UI URL on `127.0.0.1` (legacy Vite dev is unchanged).
+
 ## [0.1.0] — 2026-11-14
 
 First release under the new name. Earlier versions were published as `course-professor`

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package/NOTICE

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+Ronin SkillForce
+Copyright 2026 Tuấn Khuất (ronnie)
+
+This product is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (see LICENSE).
+Versions 0.1.0 and earlier, and all versions published as `course-professor`,
+were released under the MIT License.
+
+"Ronin SkillForce" and "SkillForce" are names of the project owner. The
+Apache License does not grant permission to use these names, logos or other
+trademarks, except as required for describing the origin of the work.
+
+Third-party software
+--------------------
+The built Studio app (studio/dist) bundles third-party packages under their
+own licenses, including:
+  - elkjs (Eclipse Public License 2.0), used unmodified through Mermaid
+    https://github.com/kieler/elkjs
+All other runtime dependencies are under permissive licenses (MIT, ISC,
+BSD-2/3-Clause, Apache-2.0, 0BSD, CC0-1.0, Unlicense, Python-2.0).

package/README.md

@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ you try, you get feedback as questions, and you keep what you learn.
 - **Grounded lectures.** Before each lecture it researches 3–6 sources and cites key claims. It
   never invents links, and marks claims it could not source as unverified.
 - **Your progress stays on your machine.** Courses are plain Markdown files. Programming courses
-  are git worktrees on their own `learning/<slug>` branch, so they never mix with your project.
+  are git worktrees on their own `learning/<slug>` branch, which starts with no history and none of
+  your project's files, so they never mix with your project.
 - **Remembers how you learn.** Coach keeps a trail of every review round, flags weak concepts and
   builds spaced-repetition flashcards.
 
@@ -76,8 +77,8 @@ npm i -g ronin-skillforce              # then run `skillforce <command>`
 npm uninstall -g ronin-skillforce
 ```
 
-Your courses (`learning/`, `courses/`) and Studio's database live outside the package and are not
-removed when you uninstall.
+Your courses (in `learning/`) and Studio's database live outside the package and are not removed
+when you uninstall.
 
 ---
 
@@ -120,13 +121,40 @@ npx ronin-skillforce <command>         # or `skillforce <command>` after a globa
 | `next [slug]` | Current lesson summary and how to continue |
 | `check [slug]` | Run the active exercise's self-checks (never shows solutions) |
 | `doctor` | Check Node, git, agents, Ollama, ports and the database, with fix hints |
-| `studio [--no-open] [--port N --api-port N]` | Start the local server and Studio, print a pairing URL |
+| `studio [--no-open] [--port N --api-port N] [--status \| --stop \| --autostart on\|off]` | Start the local server and Studio, print a pairing URL, or check/stop the background copy |
 | `review [--limit N]` | Review due flashcards in the terminal (shared with Studio) |
 | `import [slug \| --all] [--dry-run]` | Import Markdown courses into Studio's database |
 | `create`, `save`, `context`, `trail` | Course steps the agent commands run for you |
 | `courses`, `search`, `install`, `update`, `installed`, `remove` | Community courses and skills (beta) |
 | `web` | Start only the bridge server (see below) |
 
+### Run Studio in the background (macOS)
+
+On macOS you can let Studio start at login instead of running `npx ronin-skillforce studio` yourself.
+Auto-start needs a global install, because a path in the npx cache can be deleted at any time:
+
+```bash
+npm i -g ronin-skillforce
+skillforce studio --autostart on       # installs the login item and prints the fixed URL
+```
+
+The LaunchAgent (`~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.ronin-skillforce.studio.plist`) pins the ports in use
+when you ran the command and starts Studio with `--strict-port`, so the URL and pairing URL stay the
+same at every login. If a pinned port is busy at login, Studio does not start: the reason is the last
+line of `~/.professor/logs/studio.log` (or `$PROFESSOR_HOME/logs/studio.log` when that is set).
+
+```bash
+skillforce studio --status             # running? URL, pairing URL, autostart, log path
+skillforce studio --stop               # stop it; never touches another app's process
+skillforce studio --autostart off      # remove the login item
+```
+
+Pick a specific port with `--autostart on --port 5190 --api-port 3005` (a busy port is refused, not
+silently changed). Re-run `--autostart on` after changing Node (nvm, a global upgrade) so the agent
+points at the new binary, and run `--autostart off` before uninstalling the package. Log out and back
+in once to see it start by itself; `--status` may say "not running" for a moment after login while
+Studio boots.
+
 ### Starting the bridge manually
 
 `skillforce web` starts the Studio bridge server and serves the built Studio app from the
@@ -223,4 +251,9 @@ runs where and how to report a vulnerability.
 
 ## License
 
-MIT
+[Apache License 2.0](LICENSE) from version 0.2.0. See [`NOTICE`](NOTICE) for attribution and
+third-party licenses. Version 0.1.0 and every release published as `course-professor` were MIT.
+
+"Ronin SkillForce" and "SkillForce" are the project owner's names; the licence does not grant
+permission to use them for other products. Contributions are accepted under the terms in
+[`CONTRIBUTING.md`](CONTRIBUTING.md).

package/bin/cli.js

@@ -662,11 +662,15 @@ switch (command) {
   case 'import':
   case 'create':
   case 'save':
+  case 'archive':
   case 'context':
-  case 'trail': {
-    const file = { save: 'create', context: 'trail' }[command] || command;
+  case 'trail':
+  case 'verdict':
+  case 'capstone-status': {
+    const file = { save: 'create', context: 'trail', verdict: 'trail' }[command] || command;
     const { run } = await import(`./commands/${file}.js`);
-    await run({ args: args.slice(1), cwd: process.cwd(), chalk, style, command });
+    const code = await run({ args: args.slice(1), cwd: process.cwd(), chalk, style, command });
+    if (typeof code === 'number' && code !== 0) process.exit(code);
     break;
   }
 
@@ -739,8 +743,11 @@ COMMANDS
   ${chalk.bold('check')} [slug]         Run the active exercise's self-checks
   ${chalk.bold('create')} <slug> --kind K  Create a course folder (programming = verified git worktree)
   ${chalk.bold('save')} <slug> [-m msg]   Commit a programming course's worktree
+  ${chalk.bold('archive')} <slug> [--json]  Copy a course to .course_archive/ and keep its branch
   ${chalk.bold('context')} [slug] --json  Course context for Coach (path, section, exercise, trail)
   ${chalk.bold('trail')} <slug> --learner .. --asked .. --concept ..  Record a Coach review round
+  ${chalk.bold('verdict')} <slug> --stdin     Record a Coach done-gate verdict (section entry + watch flag)
+  ${chalk.bold('capstone-status')} <slug> --set locked|active|done  Update the capstone header and row
   ${chalk.bold('doctor')}               Check the local environment (Node, git, agents, Ollama, port, DB)
   ${chalk.bold('studio')}               Start local server + Studio, pair and open the browser (Node 22.5+)
   ${chalk.bold('review')} [--limit N]   Review due flashcards in the terminal (SM-2) (Node 22.5+)
@@ -776,6 +783,10 @@ FLAGS
   --port <n>        For \`studio\`, the Studio port (default 5180)
   --api-port <n>    For \`studio\`, the local server port (default 3000)
   --no-open         For \`studio\`, do not open the browser
+  --strict-port     For \`studio\`, never fall back to another port when one is busy
+  --autostart on|off  For \`studio\`, start at login with a macOS LaunchAgent (global install only)
+  --status          For \`studio\`, show whether Studio is running, its URLs and the log path
+  --stop            For \`studio\`, stop the running Studio
   --limit <n>       For \`review\`, max cards to review (default 20)
   --dry-run         For \`import\`, print what would be imported without writing
 
@@ -784,6 +795,7 @@ EXAMPLES
   npx ronin-skillforce status --json           # Machine-readable status
   npx ronin-skillforce next                    # What to work on, and how to continue
   npx ronin-skillforce check nextjs            # Run the active exercise's self-checks
+  npx ronin-skillforce archive nextjs           # Archive a course, keeping every file and commit
   npx ronin-skillforce doctor                  # Diagnose your local setup
   npx ronin-skillforce studio                  # One command: server + Studio + pairing
   npx ronin-skillforce review                  # Review due flashcards in the terminal

package/bin/commands/archive.js

@@ -0,0 +1,192 @@
+/**
+ * `skillforce archive <slug> [--json]` — retire a course without losing learner work.
+ *
+ * - Copies the whole `learning/<slug>/` directory, minus `.git`, to
+ *   `.course_archive/<slug>[-N]` (an existing archive is never overwritten).
+ * - Programming courses keep their commits on branch `archive/<slug>` instead of `-D`.
+ * - Plain-folder courses are removed only after the copy is verified.
+ */
+import { execFileSync } from 'child_process';
+import {
+  cpSync,
+  existsSync,
+  lstatSync,
+  readdirSync,
+  realpathSync,
+  rmSync,
+} from 'fs';
+import { basename, join, relative } from 'path';
+import { listWorktrees, saveCourse, excludeRepoPath, SLUG_RE } from './create.js';
+import { style } from '../registry-helpers.js';
+
+function git(cwd, args) {
+  return execFileSync('git', args, {
+    cwd,
+    encoding: 'utf-8',
+    stdio: ['ignore', 'pipe', 'pipe'],
+  }).trim();
+}
+
+function tryGit(cwd, args) {
+  try { return git(cwd, args); } catch { return null; }
+}
+
+/** First non-existing path among `<base>`, `<base>-2`, `<base>-3`, … */
+export function nextFreePath(base) {
+  if (!existsSync(base)) return base;
+  for (let n = 2; ; n++) {
+    const candidate = `${base}-${n}`;
+    if (!existsSync(candidate)) return candidate;
+  }
+}
+
+function nextFreeBranch(cwd, base) {
+  if (tryGit(cwd, ['rev-parse', '--verify', '-q', `refs/heads/${base}`]) === null) return base;
+  for (let n = 2; ; n++) {
+    const candidate = `${base}-${n}`;
+    const exists = tryGit(cwd, ['rev-parse', '--verify', '-q', `refs/heads/${candidate}`]);
+    if (exists === null) return candidate;
+  }
+}
+
+/** Every entry under `dir`, as paths relative to it, skipping any `.git` entry. */
+function entries(dir, prefix = '') {
+  const out = [];
+  for (const name of readdirSync(dir).sort()) {
+    if (name === '.git') continue;
+    const rel = prefix ? join(prefix, name) : name;
+    const abs = join(dir, name);
+    const stat = lstatSync(abs);
+    out.push({ rel, stat });
+    if (stat.isDirectory()) out.push(...entries(abs, rel));
+  }
+  return out;
+}
+
+/** Throw unless every source entry exists in the copy with the same type and byte size. */
+export function verifyCopy(src, dest) {
+  for (const { rel, stat } of entries(src)) {
+    const copy = join(dest, rel);
+    if (!existsSync(copy)) throw new Error(`Archive copy is missing ${rel}.`);
+    const copied = lstatSync(copy);
+    if (copied.isDirectory() !== stat.isDirectory()) {
+      throw new Error(`Archive copy has the wrong type for ${rel}.`);
+    }
+    if (!stat.isDirectory() && copied.size !== stat.size) {
+      throw new Error(`Archive copy size differs for ${rel}.`);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+/** Collapse multiline git stderr into one readable line. */
+function detail(err) {
+  return (err.stderr || err.message || '').toString().trim().split('\n')[0];
+}
+
+function archiveProgramming({ root, cwd, slug, courseDir, branch, target }) {
+  let archiveBranch = branch;
+  if (!branch || !branch.startsWith('archive/')) {
+    try {
+      saveCourse({ cwd, slug });
+    } catch (err) {
+      throw new Error(`Could not commit learning/${slug}/ — nothing was removed. ${detail(err)} ` +
+        `The copy is at ${relative(cwd, target)}.`);
+    }
+    const dirty = tryGit(courseDir, ['status', '--porcelain']);
+    if (dirty === null) {
+      throw new Error(`Could not read the status of learning/${slug}/ — nothing was removed. ` +
+        `The copy is at ${relative(cwd, target)}.`);
+    }
+    if (dirty !== '') {
+      throw new Error(`learning/${slug}/ still has uncommitted changes — nothing was removed. ` +
+        `The copy is at ${relative(cwd, target)}.`);
+    }
+    archiveBranch = nextFreeBranch(root, `archive/${slug}`);
+    try {
+      git(courseDir, ['branch', '-m', archiveBranch]);
+    } catch (err) {
+      throw new Error(`Could not rename the course branch to ${archiveBranch} — nothing was ` +
+        `removed. ${detail(err)} The copy is at ${relative(cwd, target)}.`);
+    }
+  }
+
+  try {
+    git(root, ['worktree', 'remove', courseDir]);
+  } catch (err) {
+    throw new Error(`Could not remove learning/${slug}/ (it is still registered on branch ` +
+      `${archiveBranch}). ${detail(err)} The copy is at ${relative(cwd, target)}.`);
+  }
+  return { archivedTo: relative(cwd, target), branch: archiveBranch, removed: true };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Archive one course. Throws with a user-facing message on any failure; the course is then
+ * still in `learning/<slug>/` unless the error says git removed it.
+ * @returns {{ archivedTo: string, branch: string|null, removed: boolean, warning?: string }}
+ */
+export function archiveCourse({ cwd, slug, verify = verifyCopy }) {
+  if (!SLUG_RE.test(slug || '')) {
+    throw new Error(`Invalid slug ${JSON.stringify(slug)} — use lowercase a-z, 0-9 and single hyphens.`);
+  }
+  const courseDir = join(cwd, 'learning', slug);
+  if (!existsSync(join(courseDir, 'COURSE.md'))) {
+    throw new Error(`No course at learning/${slug}/.`);
+  }
+
+  let warning;
+  const root = tryGit(cwd, ['rev-parse', '--show-toplevel']);
+  if (root) {
+    try {
+      excludeRepoPath(root, cwd, join(cwd, '.course_archive'));
+    } catch (err) {
+      warning = `Could not add .course_archive/ to git info/exclude: ${detail(err)}`;
+    }
+  }
+
+  const target = nextFreePath(join(cwd, '.course_archive', slug));
+  cpSync(courseDir, target, {
+    recursive: true,
+    filter: (source) => basename(source) !== '.git',
+  });
+  verify(courseDir, target);
+
+  const worktree = root
+    ? listWorktrees(root).find((tree) => tree.path === realpathSync.native(courseDir))
+    : null;
+  if (worktree) {
+    const result = archiveProgramming({ root, cwd, slug, courseDir, branch: worktree.branch, target });
+    return warning ? { ...result, warning } : result;
+  }
+
+  rmSync(courseDir, { recursive: true });
+  const result = { archivedTo: relative(cwd, target), branch: null, removed: true };
+  return warning ? { ...result, warning } : result;
+}
+
+function positionals(args) {
+  return args.filter((arg) => !arg.startsWith('-'));
+}
+
+/** CLI entry point for `skillforce archive`. */
+export async function run({ args = [], cwd = process.cwd() } = {}) {
+  const slug = positionals(args)[0];
+  const json = args.includes('--json');
+  try {
+    const result = archiveCourse({ cwd, slug });
+    if (json) {
+      console.log(JSON.stringify({
+        archivedTo: result.archivedTo,
+        branch: result.branch,
+        removed: result.removed,
+      }));
+      return;
+    }
+    console.log(style('success', `Archived learning/${slug}/ → ${result.archivedTo}`));
+    if (result.branch) console.log(style('info', `History kept on branch ${result.branch}.`));
+    if (result.warning) console.log(style('warning', result.warning));
+  } catch (err) {
+    if (json) console.log(JSON.stringify({ error: err.message }));
+    else console.error(style('error', err.message));
+    process.exitCode = 1;
+  }
+}