Fix session persistence and auto-start container system

- Fix session mount path: ~/.claude/ now mounts to /home/node/.claude/
  (container runs as 'node' user with HOME=/home/node, not root)
- Fix ~/.gmail-mcp/ mount path similarly
- Use absolute paths for GROUPS_DIR and DATA_DIR (required for container mounts)
- Auto-start Apple Container system on NanoClaw startup
- Update debug skill with session troubleshooting guide
- Update spec.md with startup sequence and troubleshooting

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

src/config.ts

@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
+import path from 'path';
+
 export const ASSISTANT_NAME = process.env.ASSISTANT_NAME || 'Andy';
 export const POLL_INTERVAL = 2000;
 export const SCHEDULER_POLL_INTERVAL = 60000; // Check for due tasks every minute
-export const STORE_DIR = './store';
-export const GROUPS_DIR = './groups';
-export const DATA_DIR = './data';
+
+// Use absolute paths for container mounts
+const PROJECT_ROOT = process.cwd();
+export const STORE_DIR = path.resolve(PROJECT_ROOT, 'store');
+export const GROUPS_DIR = path.resolve(PROJECT_ROOT, 'groups');
+export const DATA_DIR = path.resolve(PROJECT_ROOT, 'data');
 export const MAIN_GROUP_FOLDER = 'main';
 
 // Container configuration

src/container-runner.ts

@@ -80,11 +80,12 @@ function buildVolumeMounts(group: RegisteredGroup, isMain: boolean): VolumeMount
   }
 
   // Claude sessions directory (for session persistence)
+  // Container runs as 'node' user with HOME=/home/node
   const claudeDir = path.join(homeDir, '.claude');
   if (fs.existsSync(claudeDir)) {
     mounts.push({
       hostPath: claudeDir,
-      containerPath: '/root/.claude',
+      containerPath: '/home/node/.claude',
       readonly: false
     });
   }
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ function buildVolumeMounts(group: RegisteredGroup, isMain: boolean): VolumeMount
   if (fs.existsSync(gmailDir)) {
     mounts.push({
       hostPath: gmailDir,
-      containerPath: '/root/.gmail-mcp',
+      containerPath: '/home/node/.gmail-mcp',
       readonly: false
     });
   }

src/index.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import makeWASocket, {
   WASocket
 } from '@whiskeysockets/baileys';
 import pino from 'pino';
-import { exec } from 'child_process';
+import { exec, execSync } from 'child_process';
 import fs from 'fs';
 import path from 'path';
 
@@ -376,7 +376,25 @@ async function startMessageLoop(): Promise<void> {
   }
 }
 
+function ensureContainerSystemRunning(): void {
+  try {
+    // Check if container system is already running
+    execSync('container system status', { stdio: 'pipe' });
+    logger.debug('Apple Container system already running');
+  } catch {
+    // Not running, try to start it
+    logger.info('Starting Apple Container system...');
+    try {
+      execSync('container system start', { stdio: 'pipe', timeout: 30000 });
+      logger.info('Apple Container system started');
+    } catch (err) {
+      logger.error({ err }, 'Failed to start Apple Container system - agents will not work');
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 async function main(): Promise<void> {
+  ensureContainerSystemRunning();
   initDatabase();
   logger.info('Database initialized');
   loadState();