Migrate from Hatchling to Poetry for dependency management, fixing the
Docker build failure caused by .dockerignore excluding README.md that
Hatchling needed for metadata. Poetry export strategy bypasses this
entirely. Creative extras removed from main build (separate service).
Docker changes:
- Multi-stage builds with poetry export → pip install
- BuildKit cache mounts for faster rebuilds
- All 3 Dockerfiles updated (root, dashboard, agent)
Bug fixes from tester audit:
- TaskStatus/TaskPriority case-insensitive enum parsing
- scrollChat() upgraded to requestAnimationFrame, removed duplicate
- Desktop/mobile nav items synced in base.html
- HTMX pointed to direct htmx.min.js URL
- Removed unused highlight.js and bootstrap.bundle.min.js
- Registered missing escalation/external task handlers in app.py
Co-authored-by: Alexander Payne <apayne@MM.local>
Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
## Summary
Complete refactoring of Timmy Time from monolithic architecture to microservices
using Test-Driven Development (TDD) and optimized Docker builds.
## Changes
### Core Improvements
- Optimized dashboard startup: moved blocking tasks to async background processes
- Fixed model fallback logic in agent configuration
- Enhanced test fixtures with comprehensive conftest.py
### Microservices Architecture
- Created separate Dockerfiles for dashboard, Ollama, and agent services
- Implemented docker-compose.microservices.yml for service orchestration
- Added health checks and non-root user execution for security
- Multi-stage Docker builds for lean, fast images
### Testing
- Added E2E tests for dashboard responsiveness
- Added E2E tests for Ollama integration
- Added E2E tests for microservices architecture validation
- All 36 tests passing, 8 skipped (environment-specific)
### Documentation
- Created comprehensive final report
- Generated issue resolution plan
- Added interview transcript demonstrating core agent functionality
### New Modules
- skill_absorption.py: Dynamic skill loading and integration system for Timmy
## Test Results
✅ 36 passed, 8 skipped, 6 warnings
✅ All microservices tests passing
✅ Dashboard responsiveness verified
✅ Ollama integration validated
## Files Added/Modified
- docker/: Multi-stage Dockerfiles for all services
- tests/e2e/: Comprehensive E2E test suite
- src/timmy/skill_absorption.py: Skill absorption system
- src/dashboard/app.py: Optimized startup logic
- tests/conftest.py: Enhanced test fixtures
- docker-compose.microservices.yml: Service orchestration
## Breaking Changes
None - all changes are backward compatible
## Next Steps
- Integrate skill absorption system into agent workflow
- Test with microservices-tdd-refactor skill
- Deploy to production with docker-compose orchestration
