diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5b1ea6782..287738aa4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ jspm_packages/
RELEASE_CHECKLIST.md
AI_WORKFLOW.md
AI_WORKFLOW_SETUP.md
+CLAUDE.md
# Lockfiles
# package-lock.json # Usually committed, but ignore if specified elsewhere
diff --git a/server/index.js b/server/index.js
index 581f0cafc..537f3e7c7 100644
--- a/server/index.js
+++ b/server/index.js
@@ -63,14 +63,12 @@ const { URL } = require('url'); // <--- ADD: Import URL constructor
const axios = require('axios');
const axiosRetry = require('axios-retry').default; // Import axios-retry
-// Development specific dependencies
+// Hot reload dependencies (always try to load for development convenience)
let chokidar;
-if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development') {
- try {
- chokidar = require('chokidar');
- } catch (e) {
- console.warn('chokidar is not installed. Hot reload requires chokidar: npm install --save-dev chokidar');
- }
+try {
+ chokidar = require('chokidar');
+} catch (e) {
+ console.warn('chokidar is not installed. Hot reload requires chokidar: npm install chokidar');
}
// --- API Client Initialization ---
@@ -1639,6 +1637,7 @@ async function startServer() {
setupEnvFileWatcher();
// Setup hot reload in development mode
+ console.log(`[Debug] NODE_ENV: ${process.env.NODE_ENV}, chokidar available: ${!!chokidar}`);
if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development' && chokidar) {
const watchPaths = [
path.join(__dirname, '../src/public'), // Frontend files
diff --git a/src/public/index.html b/src/public/index.html
index 6f2dde9aa..34074bc97 100644
--- a/src/public/index.html
+++ b/src/public/index.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
- Pulse RC - DEV
+ Pulse RC