Developer Experience Improvements (multi-worktree simultaneous development) (#209)

* docs: add git hash display and configurable dev server port

## CHANGES

- Add `VITE_PORT` env variable to configure dev server port
- Display git commit hash in About modal next to version
- Add `__GIT_HASH__` build-time constant to both Vite configs
- Document running multiple Maestro instances with git worktrees
- Update CONTRIBUTING.md with parallel development instructions

* feat: add configurable ports for dev servers

- Allow VITE_PORT to configure main dev server port
- Update main window to load from configurable port
- Enable VITE_WEB_PORT for web interface dev server
- Add note in CONTRIBUTING.md about port configuration
- Log port usage in development mode

* docs: update CONTRIBUTING.md section and fix React DevTools script initialization

## CHANGES

- Rename "Linting" section to "Linting & Pre-commit Hooks" in table of contents
- Move script variable declaration outside conditional block
- Fix React DevTools script initialization order in index.html

* chore: update `.vscode/settings.json` with new markdownlint config

* fix: disable biome linting. Project uses ESLint

* chore: Update baseline-browser-mapping (>2 months old, warning message on "npm run build:web")

* chore: add .vscode/ to gitignore

* chore: fix gitignore to ignore .cscode/* files properly

* fix

* chore: stop tracking .vscode/ files, respect gitignore

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

---------

Co-authored-by: Claude Sonnet 4.5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

.gitignore

@@ -33,11 +33,6 @@ scratch/
 Thumbs.db
 
 # IDE
-# .vscode/ is tracked for shared settings (settings.json, extensions.json)
-# But ignore personal/local files
-.vscode/*
-!.vscode/settings.json
-!.vscode/extensions.json
 .idea/
 *.swp
 *.swo
@@ -55,5 +50,6 @@ yarn-debug.log*
 yarn-error.log*
 
 #VS Code
+.vscode/
 .VSCodeCounter
 .qodo

.vscode/extensions.json

@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "recommendations": [
-    "esbenp.prettier-vscode",
-    "dbaeumer.vscode-eslint",
-    "editorconfig.editorconfig"
-  ]
-}

.vscode/settings.json

@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-{
-  // Format on save with Prettier
-  "editor.formatOnSave": true,
-  "editor.defaultFormatter": "esbenp.prettier-vscode",
-
-  // Use tabs (matches .prettierrc and .editorconfig)
-  "editor.tabSize": 2,
-  "editor.insertSpaces": false,
-  "editor.detectIndentation": false,
-
-  // ESLint configuration
-  "eslint.enable": true,
-  "eslint.validate": ["javascript", "javascriptreact", "typescript", "typescriptreact"],
-
-  // Don't let ESLint format - let Prettier handle it
-  "eslint.format.enable": false,
-
-  // File-specific formatters
-  "[typescript]": {
-    "editor.defaultFormatter": "esbenp.prettier-vscode"
-  },
-  "[typescriptreact]": {
-    "editor.defaultFormatter": "esbenp.prettier-vscode"
-  },
-  "[javascript]": {
-    "editor.defaultFormatter": "esbenp.prettier-vscode"
-  },
-  "[json]": {
-    "editor.defaultFormatter": "esbenp.prettier-vscode"
-  },
-
-  // Recommended extensions
-  "editor.codeActionsOnSave": {
-    "source.fixAll.eslint": "explicit"
-  },
-
-  // Files to exclude from search/watch
-  "files.exclude": {
-    "dist": true,
-    "release": true,
-    "node_modules": true
-  },
-
-  // TypeScript settings
-  "typescript.tsdk": "node_modules/typescript/lib",
-  "typescript.enablePromptUseWorkspaceTsdk": true
-}

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ See [Performance Guidelines](#performance-guidelines) for specific practices.
 - [Project Structure](#project-structure)
 - [Development Scripts](#development-scripts)
 - [Testing](#testing)
-- [Linting](#linting)
+- [Linting & Pre-commit Hooks](#linting--pre-commit-hooks)
 - [Common Development Tasks](#common-development-tasks)
 - [Adding a New AI Agent](#adding-a-new-ai-agent)
 - [Code Style](#code-style)
@@ -150,6 +150,25 @@ You can also specify a custom demo directory via environment variable:
 MAESTRO_DEMO_DIR=~/Desktop/my-demo npm run dev
 ```
 
+### Running Multiple Instances (Git Worktrees)
+
+When working with multiple git worktrees, you can run Maestro instances in parallel by specifying different ports using the `VITE_PORT` environment variable:
+
+```bash
+# In the main worktree (uses default port 5173)
+npm run dev
+
+# In worktree 2 (in another directory and terminal)
+VITE_PORT=5174 npm run dev
+
+# In worktree 3
+VITE_PORT=5175 npm run dev
+```
+
+This allows you to develop and test different branches simultaneously without port conflicts.
+
+**Note:** The web interface dev server (`npm run dev:web`) uses a separate port (default 5174) and can be configured with `VITE_WEB_PORT` if needed.
+
 ## Testing
 
 Run the test suite with Jest:

docs/git-worktrees.md

@@ -121,3 +121,11 @@ The confirmation dialog shows the full path to the worktree directory so you kno
 - **Use a dedicated worktree folder** — Keep all worktrees in one place outside the main repo
 - **Clean up when done** — Remove worktree agents after merging PRs to avoid clutter
 - **Watch for Changes** — Enable file watching to keep the file tree in sync with worktree activity
+- **Run multiple dev instances** — Use `VITE_PORT` environment variable to run Maestro in multiple worktrees simultaneously:
+  ```bash
+  # In main worktree
+  npm run dev
+
+  # In worktree 2 (different terminal/directory)
+  VITE_PORT=5174 npm run dev
+  ```

src/__tests__/renderer/components/AboutModal.test.tsx

@@ -1111,5 +1111,4 @@ describe('AboutModal', () => {
 			expect(screen.getByText('$12,345,678.90')).toBeInTheDocument();
 		});
 	});
-
 });

src/__tests__/renderer/components/UsageDashboard/SummaryCards.test.tsx

@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ const mockData: StatsAggregation = {
 	avgSessionDuration: 288000,
 	byAgentByDay: {},
 	bySessionByDay: {},
-
 };
 
 // Empty data for edge case testing
@@ -61,7 +60,6 @@ const emptyData: StatsAggregation = {
 	avgSessionDuration: 0,
 	byAgentByDay: {},
 	bySessionByDay: {},
-
 };
 
 // Data with large numbers
@@ -83,7 +81,6 @@ const largeNumbersData: StatsAggregation = {
 	avgSessionDuration: 7200000,
 	byAgentByDay: {},
 	bySessionByDay: {},
-
 };
 
 // Single agent data
@@ -104,7 +101,6 @@ const singleAgentData: StatsAggregation = {
 	avgSessionDuration: 360000,
 	byAgentByDay: {},
 	bySessionByDay: {},
-
 };
 
 // Only auto queries
@@ -125,7 +121,6 @@ const onlyAutoData: StatsAggregation = {
 	avgSessionDuration: 360000,
 	byAgentByDay: {},
 	bySessionByDay: {},
-
 };
 
 describe('SummaryCards', () => {

src/__tests__/renderer/components/UsageDashboard/chart-accessibility.test.tsx

@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ const mockStatsData: StatsAggregation = {
 	avgSessionDuration: 288000,
 	byAgentByDay: {},
 	bySessionByDay: {},
-
 };
 
 describe('Chart Accessibility - AgentComparisonChart', () => {
@@ -414,7 +413,6 @@ describe('Chart Accessibility - General ARIA Patterns', () => {
 			bySessionByDay: {},
 		};
 
-
 		render(<AgentComparisonChart data={emptyData} theme={mockTheme} />);
 		expect(screen.getByText(/no agent data available/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
 	});

src/__tests__/renderer/components/UsageDashboard/responsive-layout.test.tsx

@@ -212,7 +212,6 @@ const createSampleData = () => ({
 	avgSessionDuration: 144000,
 	byAgentByDay: {},
 	bySessionByDay: {},
-
 });
 
 describe('UsageDashboard Responsive Layout', () => {

src/__tests__/renderer/components/UsageDashboard/state-transition-animations.test.tsx

@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@ beforeEach(() => {
 		bySessionByDay: {},
 	});
 	mockStats.getDatabaseSize.mockResolvedValue(1024 * 1024); // 1 MB
-
 });
 
 afterEach(() => {
@@ -589,5 +588,4 @@ describe('Usage Dashboard State Transition Animations', () => {
 			expect(totalMaxDuration).toBeLessThan(1000);
 		});
 	});
-
 });

src/__tests__/renderer/components/UsageDashboardModal.test.tsx

@@ -147,7 +147,6 @@ const createSampleData = () => ({
 	avgSessionDuration: 144000,
 	byAgentByDay: {},
 	bySessionByDay: {},
-
 });
 
 describe('UsageDashboardModal', () => {

src/main/index.ts

@@ -642,9 +642,10 @@ function createWindow() {
 				logger.warn(`Failed to load electron-devtools-installer: ${err.message}`, 'Window')
 			);
 
-		mainWindow.loadURL('http://localhost:5173');
+		const vitePort = process.env.VITE_PORT || '5173';
+		mainWindow.loadURL(`http://localhost:${vitePort}`);
 		// DevTools can be opened via Command-K menu instead of automatically on startup
-		logger.info('Loading development server', 'Window');
+		logger.info(`Loading development server on port ${vitePort}`, 'Window');
 	} else {
 		mainWindow.loadFile(path.join(__dirname, '../renderer/index.html'));
 		logger.info('Loading production build', 'Window');

src/renderer/index.html

@@ -211,8 +211,8 @@
     <!-- React DevTools: connects to standalone react-devtools app (npm install -g react-devtools) -->
     <!-- Only attempts connection in dev mode (Vite serves on localhost:5173) -->
     <script>
-      if (window.location.hostname === 'localhost') {
 			var script = document.createElement('script');
+			if (window.location.hostname === 'localhost') {
         script.src = 'http://localhost:8097';
         script.async = false;
         document.head.appendChild(script);

vite.config.mts

@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ export default defineConfig(({ mode }) => ({
 		alias: {
 			// In development, use wdyr.dev.ts which loads why-did-you-render
 			// In production, use wdyr.ts which is empty (prevents bundling the library)
-      './wdyr': mode === 'development'
+			'./wdyr':
+				mode === 'development'
 					? path.join(__dirname, 'src/renderer/wdyr.dev.ts')
 					: path.join(__dirname, 'src/renderer/wdyr.ts'),
 		},
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ export default defineConfig(({ mode }) => ({
 		emptyOutDir: true,
 	},
 	server: {
-    port: 5173,
+		port: process.env.VITE_PORT ? parseInt(process.env.VITE_PORT) : 5173,
 		hmr: !disableHmr,
 		// Disable file watching entirely when HMR is disabled to prevent any reloads
 		watch: disableHmr ? null : undefined,

vite.config.web.mts

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { defineConfig } from 'vite';
 import react from '@vitejs/plugin-react';
 import path from 'path';
 import { readFileSync } from 'fs';
+import { execFileSync } from 'child_process';
 
 // Read version from package.json
 const packageJson = JSON.parse(
@@ -18,6 +19,19 @@ const packageJson = JSON.parse(
 );
 const appVersion = process.env.VITE_APP_VERSION || packageJson.version;
 
+// Get git hash
+function getGitHash() {
+  try {
+    return execFileSync('git', ['rev-parse', '--short=8', 'HEAD'], {
+      encoding: 'utf8',
+      stdio: ['pipe', 'pipe', 'pipe']
+    }).trim();
+  } catch {
+    return 'unknown';
+  }
+}
+const gitHash = getGitHash();
+
 export default defineConfig(({ mode }) => ({
   plugins: [react()],
 
@@ -33,6 +47,7 @@ export default defineConfig(({ mode }) => ({
 
   define: {
     __APP_VERSION__: JSON.stringify(appVersion),
+    __GIT_HASH__: JSON.stringify(gitHash),
   },
 
   esbuild: {
@@ -128,7 +143,7 @@ export default defineConfig(({ mode }) => ({
 
   // Development server (for testing web interface standalone)
   server: {
-    port: 5174, // Different from renderer dev server (5173)
+    port: process.env.VITE_WEB_PORT ? parseInt(process.env.VITE_WEB_PORT) : 5174, // Different from renderer dev server (5173)
     strictPort: true,
     // Proxy API calls to the running Maestro app during development
     proxy: {