feat: Update toolbox-base and template with latest Docker configurations and documentation

\n- Updated Dockerfiles in both toolbox-base and toolbox-template
- Modified build scripts and docker-compose configurations
- Added new audit tools and documentation files
- Created new toolbox-DocStack and toolbox-QADocker implementations
- Updated README and maintenance documentation
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# 📔 ToolboxStack Work Log
A comprehensive record of work conducted on the ToolboxStack component of TSYSDevStack, documenting progress, challenges, solutions, and learnings.
## 📚 Table of Contents
- [📅 Thursday, October 30, 2025](#-thursday-october-30-2025)
- [🕐 08:00 - Initial Setup & Gemini Audit](#-0800---initial-setup--gemini-audit)
- [🕐 09:30 - Issue Identification & Planning](#-0930---issue-identification--planning)
- [🕐 10:00 - Implementing Fixes](#-1000---implementing-fixes)
- [🕐 11:00 - Testing & Verification](#-1100---testing--verification)
- [🕐 13:30 - Further Investigation & Cleanup](#-1330---further-investigation--cleanup)
- [🕐 14:15 - Audit & Issue Identification](#-1415---audit--issue-identification)
- [🕐 15:00 - Reverting Problematic Changes](#-1500---reverting-problematic-changes)
- [🕐 16:30 - Testing & Verification](#-1630---testing--verification-1)
- [🕐 17:15 - Creating DocStack Toolbox](#-1715---creating-docstack-toolbox)
- [🕐 18:00 - Adding Game to DocStack (Test)](#-1800---adding-game-to-docstack-test)
- [🕐 19:00 - Cleaning Up & Preparation](#-1900---cleaning-up--preparation)
- [📈 Progress Summary](#-progress-summary)
- [🎯 Next Steps](#-next-steps)
- [💡 Key Learnings](#-key-learnings)
- [🛠️ Tools & Technologies Used](#-tools--technologies-used)
- [📊 Challenges & Solutions](#-challenges--solutions)
- [📝 Notes & Observations](#-notes--observations)
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## 📅 Thursday, October 30, 2025
### 🕐 08:00 - Initial Setup & Gemini Audit
- **Status**: ✅ Completed
- **Activities**:
- Oriented to the ToolboxStack directory structure
- Reviewed existing components and documentation
- Conducted audit of changes made by Gemini per GEMINI-AUDIT-TOOLBOX-20251030-1309.md
- **Findings**:
- Identified numerous inefficiencies in Dockerfile structures
- Found redundant package installations that increased image size
- Discovered security theater in build scripts (sanitized_input functions)
- Recognized missing verification steps in build process
- **Actions Taken**:
- Documented all findings in audit report
- Planned systematic approach to address issues
- **Learnings**:
- Importance of careful review of AI-generated changes
- Value of maintaining clean, efficient Docker images
- **Feelings**: Concerned about the state of the codebase but confident in ability to fix it
### 🕐 09:30 - Issue Identification & Planning
- **Status**: ✅ Completed
- **Activities**:
- Systematically identified all problematic changes made by Gemini
- Created detailed plan to address each issue
- Prioritized fixes based on impact and complexity
- **Issues Identified**:
- Dockerfile redundancy and inefficiency
- Security theater in build scripts
- Missing verification steps
- Incomplete release process
- Misleading documentation
- **Planning**:
- Created step-by-step approach to fix each issue
- Identified potential pitfalls and mitigation strategies
- **Learnings**:
- Systematic approach to problem-solving is crucial
- Prioritization helps manage complex refactorings
- **Feelings**: Prepared and organized for the work ahead
### 🕐 10:00 - Implementing Fixes
- **Status**: ✅ Completed
- **Activities**:
- Fixed Dockerfile redundancy by consolidating package installations
- Removed security theater functions (sanitized_input)
- Enhanced verification steps in build process
- Completed release process implementation
- Updated documentation to accurately reflect functionality
- **Specific Changes**:
- Consolidated apt-get install commands in Dockerfiles
- Removed ineffective sanitized_input functions
- Added comprehensive verification steps to build.sh
- Implemented proper release tagging and pushing in release.sh
- Corrected misleading information in README.md files
- **Learnings**:
- Docker layer optimization significantly reduces image size
- Real security comes from proper design, not string sanitization
- Comprehensive testing prevents regressions
- **Feelings**: Satisfied with the improvements made
### 🕐 11:00 - Testing & Verification
- **Status**: ✅ Completed
- **Activities**:
- Ran comprehensive tests on all modified components
- Verified that toolbox-base builds correctly
- Confirmed all tools function as expected
- Tested the complete build and release workflow
- **Testing Results**:
- ✅ toolbox-base builds successfully
- ✅ All core tools (zsh, git, curl, jq, etc.) work correctly
- ✅ aqua and mise are properly configured
- ✅ Build verification passes
- ✅ Release process works correctly
- **Learnings**:
- Thorough testing validates changes and prevents issues
- Automated verification catches problems early
- **Feelings**: Confident that the fixes are working correctly
### 🕐 13:30 - Further Investigation & Cleanup
- **Status**: ✅ Completed
- **Activities**:
- Investigated remaining issues with toolbox-template
- Cleaned up duplicate volume mounts in docker-compose.yml
- Removed redundant user creation in Dockerfile
- Fixed template inconsistencies
- **Issues Found**:
- Duplicate volume mounts in docker-compose.yml
- Redundant user creation in Dockerfile
- Template inconsistencies with base image
- **Solutions**:
- Removed duplicate volume entries
- Simplified Dockerfile user management
- Aligned template with base image structure
- **Learnings**:
- Templates need to be consistent with base implementations
- Redundancy creates maintenance burden
- **Feelings**: Relieved to have addressed the remaining issues
### 🕐 14:15 - Audit & Issue Identification
- **Status**: ✅ Completed
- **Activities**:
- Discovered additional problematic changes made by Gemini affecting build efficiency
- Identified issues with Dockerfile structure and redundant package installations
- Found inconsistencies in documentation
- **Challenges**:
- Understanding the scope of changes made by Gemini
- Determining which changes were problematic
- **Solutions**:
- Created detailed audit report documenting all issues
- Planned systematic approach to revert problematic changes
- **Learnings**:
- Importance of careful review before accepting AI-generated changes
- Value of maintaining clean, efficient Docker images
- **Feelings**: Concerned about the state but confident in ability to fix
### 🕐 15:00 - Reverting Problematic Changes
- **Status**: ✅ Completed
- **Activities**:
- Systematically reverted all problematic changes identified in audit
- Restored original Dockerfile configurations
- Fixed documentation inconsistencies
- Removed redundant package installations
- **Challenges**:
- Ensuring all changes were properly reverted
- Maintaining consistency across all affected files
- **Solutions**:
- Used git diff to verify changes were correctly reverted
- Cross-checked multiple files to ensure consistency
- **Learnings**:
- Methodical approach to change management is crucial
- Always verify changes with before/after comparisons
- **Feelings**: Relieved that the revert was successful
### 🕐 16:30 - Testing & Verification
- **Status**: ✅ Completed
- **Activities**:
- Verified that toolbox-base builds correctly after revert
- Tested core functionality (zsh, git, curl, jq, etc.)
- Confirmed aqua and mise are working properly
- Validated that toolbox-template scaffolding works
- **Challenges**:
- Some aqua packages weren't installing at build time
- Needed to understand aqua's lazy installation behavior
- **Solutions**:
- Accepted that aqua installs packages on first use (normal behavior)
- Verified core tools are available and functional
- **Learnings**:
- Aqua's lazy installation is standard behavior, not a bug
- Thorough testing is essential after making changes
- **Feelings**: Confident that the base system is working correctly
### 🕐 17:15 - Creating DocStack Toolbox
- **Status**: ✅ Completed
- **Activities**:
- Used NewToolbox.sh to create toolbox-DocStack
- Added documentation-specific tools (pandoc, plantuml, graphviz)
- Configured aqua packages for additional documentation tools
- Successfully built the DocStack image
- **Challenges**:
- Docker Buildx couldn't access local base images
- Needed to switch from container driver to default driver
- **Solutions**:
- Updated build script to use default Docker driver
- Tagged base image with simpler name for Buildx compatibility
- **Learnings**:
- Docker Buildx container driver limitations with local images
- Importance of understanding build tool nuances
- **Feelings**: Accomplished in solving the build issues
### 🕐 18:00 - Adding Game to DocStack (Test)
- **Status**: ✅ Completed
- **Activities**:
- Added nsnake (terminal Snake game) to DocStack as test
- Verified the game installs and runs correctly
- Confirmed all documentation tools are functional
- **Challenges**:
- Some packages had compatibility issues with newer Node.js
- Needed to adjust Dockerfile to switch to root for package installation
- **Solutions**:
- Used proper user switching in Dockerfile
- Handled package installation permissions correctly
- **Learnings**:
- User permission management in Docker is critical
- Package compatibility varies with Node.js versions
- **Feelings**: Satisfied with the successful implementation
### 🕐 19:00 - Cleaning Up & Preparation
- **Status**: ✅ Completed
- **Activities**:
- Removed all toolbox-base images to start with clean slate
- Emptied Docker build cache
- Updated QWEN.md with current status
- Prepared for fresh rebuild
- **Challenges**:
- Ensuring complete cleanup without affecting other components
- **Solutions**:
- Used targeted commands to remove specific images
- Verified cleanup with docker images command
- **Learnings**:
- Clean slate approach helps avoid hidden issues
- Regular maintenance prevents accumulation of cruft
- **Feelings**: Ready and prepared for next steps
---
## 📈 Progress Summary
| Time | Activity | Status |
|------|----------|--------|
| 08:00 | Initial Setup & Gemini Audit | ✅ Completed |
| 09:30 | Issue Identification & Planning | ✅ Completed |
| 10:00 | Implementing Fixes | ✅ Completed |
| 11:00 | Testing & Verification | ✅ Completed |
| 13:30 | Further Investigation & Cleanup | ✅ Completed |
| 14:15 | Audit & Issue Identification | ✅ Completed |
| 15:00 | Reverting Problematic Changes | ✅ Completed |
| 16:30 | Testing & Verification | ✅ Completed |
| 17:15 | Creating DocStack Toolbox | ✅ Completed |
| 18:00 | Adding Game to DocStack (Test) | ✅ Completed |
| 19:00 | Cleaning Up & Preparation | ✅ Completed |
---
## 🎯 Next Steps
1. **Fresh rebuild of toolbox-base** with clean cache
2. **Rebuild DocStack** with all documentation tools
3. **Add additional tools** as requested (quarto, mdbook, marp, typst, markwhen, joplin)
4. **Create comprehensive testing** for all tools
5. **Document all tools** in README with usage examples
---
## 💡 Key Learnings
1. **Change Management**: Always audit AI-generated changes carefully before accepting
2. **Docker Buildx**: Container driver has limitations with local images; default driver works better
3. **Aqua Behavior**: Lazy installation is standard, not a bug
4. **User Permissions**: Proper switching between root and non-root users in Dockerfiles is critical
5. **Package Compatibility**: Some packages have issues with newer Node.js versions
---
## 🛠️ Tools & Technologies Used
| Tool | Purpose | Status |
|------|---------|--------|
| Docker | Containerization platform | ✅ Working |
| Docker Buildx | Multi-platform image builder | ✅ Working (with fixes) |
| Aqua | CLI tool manager | ✅ Working |
| Mise | Runtime manager | ✅ Working |
| Git | Version control | ✅ Working |
| Zsh | Shell environment | ✅ Working |
| Oh My Zsh | Shell framework | ✅ Working |
| Starship | Prompt customization | ✅ Working |
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## 📊 Challenges & Solutions
| Challenge | Solution | Outcome |
|----------|----------|---------|
| Gemini's problematic changes | Systematic audit and revert | ✅ Resolved |
| Docker Buildx local image access | Switch to default driver | ✅ Resolved |
| Aqua package installation timing | Accept lazy installation behavior | ✅ Understood |
| User permission management | Proper Dockerfile user switching | ✅ Resolved |
| Package compatibility issues | Adjust installation approach | ✅ Resolved |
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## 📝 Notes & Observations
- The ToolboxStack architecture is well-designed for extensibility
- Aqua's lazy installation approach is actually beneficial for image size
- Regular maintenance and cleanup are important for healthy Docker environments
- Thorough testing after changes prevents downstream issues
- Documentation should be updated alongside code changes
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