Config: .env = projects root only; derive each project's forge from git

Reduce .env to just REPOS_HOST_PATH (the projects root); runtime bootstrap moves to compose/defaults. Projects are the subdirectories of the single root — removed the project-directories feature (store table, service methods, /api/config/project-dirs, Settings section). Each project's forge is derived from its git remote (matched to a configured forge, else the bare host) and shown as a pill next to its name (State.Forge via scanner ForgeFor + svc.ForgeDisplay). Removed first-run .env seeding; forges + identity are managed in Settings. Added forge.HostOf. AGENT.md updated.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>

.env.example

@@ -1,87 +1,15 @@
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# GitManager configuration. Copy this file to `.env` and fill in values.
-# NEVER commit a real `.env` (it is git-ignored). See AGENT.md §1.5.
+# GitManager configuration. Copy this file to `.env`.
+# NEVER commit a real `.env` (it is git-ignored).
 #
-# NOTE: forges (URL + token), project directories, and the git identity now live
-# in the config DATABASE (a private SQLite store, AGENT.md §1.3), managed in the
-# app's Settings. The GITEA_*, GIT_REPO_ROOTS, and GIT_USER_* values below are
-# used ONLY to seed that DB the first time the app starts with an empty store;
-# after that, edit them in Settings (changing .env has no effect).
+# The ONLY thing configured in .env is the root directory that holds your
+# projects. Each project is a subdirectory of that root, and its forge is
+# detected from its git remote. Everything else — forge hosts + access tokens
+# and the git commit identity — is managed in the app's Settings (/settings) and
+# stored in a private database (AGENT.md §1.5). Runtime bootstrap (listen address,
+# TLS, DB path, the container projects root) is set by docker-compose.
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-# Config store location (SQLite). docker-compose points this at a PRIVATE named
-# volume that is not bind-mounted or exposed, so credentials in it are only
-# reachable inside the container (AGENT.md §1.3).
-GITMANAGER_DB=/data/gitmanager.db
-
-# Address the HTTP server binds to. Localhost-only by default: there is NO
-# authentication (AGENT.md §0). Only bind to a non-local interface deliberately.
-LISTEN_ADDR=127.0.0.1:8080
-
-# HTTPS (optional, but REQUIRED for the MCP connector — Claude Desktop only
-# accepts https:// URLs). When HTTPS_ADDR and both cert/key are set, an HTTPS
-# listener starts alongside HTTP. docker-compose sets these to the mounted certs.
-# Generate a locally-trusted cert on the HOST with mkcert (installs a local CA
-# your OS — and Claude Desktop — will trust), from the project root:
-#   winget install FiloSottile.mkcert
-#   mkcert -install                          # trust step (adds the local CA)
-#   mkdir certs
-#   mkcert -cert-file certs/localhost.pem -key-file certs/localhost-key.pem localhost 127.0.0.1 ::1
-# Then connect Claude Desktop to https://localhost:8443/mcp
-HTTPS_ADDR=
-TLS_CERT_FILE=
-TLS_KEY_FILE=
-
-# SEED ONLY (first run) → project directories in the config DB. Comma-separated
-# *container* paths (the host roots are mounted here; see docker-compose.yml).
-# After first run, manage these in Settings. Example: /repos,/work/other
-GIT_REPO_ROOTS=/repos
-
-# DOCKER ONLY: the HOST folder that holds your repositories. docker-compose
-# mounts it to /repos inside the container (which GIT_REPO_ROOTS points at).
-# Ignored when running the binary directly. Example: C:/Users/you/Projects
+# Host folder that holds your projects. docker-compose mounts it to /repos inside
+# the container (scanned as PROJECTS_ROOT). Example: C:/Users/you/Projects
 REPOS_HOST_PATH=./repos
-
-# Path to the git binary. "git" resolves it from PATH (git is installed in the
-# container image).
-GIT_BIN=git
-
-# --- Repo scanner (read-only; AGENT.md §5) ---------------------------------
-
-# How often the background scanner refreshes repo state.
-SCAN_INTERVAL=30s
-
-# Max directory depth to descend under each root when discovering repos.
-SCAN_MAX_DEPTH=4
-
-# Directory names to skip during discovery, comma-separated.
-SCAN_IGNORE=node_modules,vendor,.cache
-
-# Allow the scanner to run `git fetch` (network) to keep ahead/behind counts
-# current. OFF by default — no unsolicited network. (AGENT.md §5)
-SCAN_FETCH_ENABLED=false
-
-# --- Logging (AGENT.md §7) --------------------------------------------------
-
-# "dev" uses a readable console handler; anything else uses structured JSON.
-APP_ENV=dev
-
-# SEED ONLY (first run) → git identity in the config DB. Without an identity,
-# commits inside the container fail with "empty ident". After first run, set it
-# in Settings.
-GIT_USER_NAME=
-GIT_USER_EMAIL=
-# The app configures git to authenticate to each configured forge over HTTPS
-# (an http.extraheader per host), so push/fetch/pull work from the container
-# without a separate SSH key or credential helper.
-
-# Optional: also append structured logs to this file. Leave empty to disable.
-LOG_FILE=
-
-# --- Forge integration — SEED ONLY (first run) → forges in the config DB ----
-# Multiple forges are now supported and managed in Settings; this pair only
-# seeds the FIRST one on an empty DB. Set BOTH to enable PRs + "Merge & clean up"
-# for repos whose remote host matches this URL. Token scope: repo read + PR write
-# + branch delete. Writes are confirmed per AGENT.md §1.4.
-GITEA_URL=
-GITEA_TOKEN=

AGENT.md

@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ values** rather than reintroducing hardcoded hex.
 - **Git stays the system of record for repository data** — never mirror repo
   contents into another store. The one sanctioned datastore is the **config store**
   (§1.5): a private SQLite DB holding *app configuration* (forge hosts + tokens,
-  the project directories to scan, git identity), not git data. Anything beyond
+  git identity), not git data. Anything beyond
   that (mirroring repo/PR data, a server‑side app DB) still requires asking first.
   Per‑user UI state remains in browser `localStorage` (§4).
 
@@ -146,22 +146,24 @@ must be treated as such:
 
 ### 1.5 Configuration: bootstrap `.env` + a private config store
 
-Configuration is split:
+Configuration is split three ways:
 
-- **Bootstrap `.env`** — only what's needed to start the process and can't live in
-  the DB: listen address, TLS, `APP_ENV`, `LOG_FILE`, the `git` binary, scan
-  tuning (interval/depth/ignore/fetch), and the **config DB path**. A committed
-  `.env.example` documents every variable; **never commit a real `.env`**.
-- **Config store (`internal/store`, SQLite)** — the domain config that used to
-  live in `.env`: **forge hosts + access tokens, the project directories to scan,
-  and the git commit identity.** Managed at runtime in the app's **Settings**
-  (`/settings`), not by editing files. On first run with an empty DB it is
-  **seeded** from the `.env` values (`GITEA_*`, `GIT_REPO_ROOTS`, `GIT_USER_*`);
-  after that those `.env` values are ignored.
-- **The DB must not be reachable outside the container.** It lives on a **private
-  named Docker volume** (`/data`) — never bind‑mounted into the project, never on a
-  published port. Tokens are stored there relying on that isolation. Never hardcode
-  tokens/hosts/paths in code.
+- **`.env` — the projects root, and nothing else.** The only value a user sets in
+  `.env` is `REPOS_HOST_PATH`: the host directory that holds their projects, mounted
+  into the container as the single **projects root** (`PROJECTS_ROOT`, default
+  `/repos`). **Each project is a subdirectory of that root.** `.env` is git‑ignored;
+  a committed `.env.example` documents it.
+- **Runtime bootstrap — compose/env defaults, not the `.env` file.** Listen
+  address, TLS, `APP_ENV`, `LOG_FILE`, the `git` binary, scan tuning, the config
+  DB path, and `PROJECTS_ROOT` come from `docker-compose.yml`'s `environment:` and
+  in‑code defaults — not from the user's `.env`.
+- **Config store (`internal/store`, SQLite)** — **forge hosts + access tokens** and
+  the **git commit identity**, managed at runtime in the app's **Settings**
+  (`/settings`), not by editing files. A project's **forge is derived from its git
+  remote** (matched to a configured forge) — not stored per project (§8.4). The DB
+  must not be reachable outside the container: it lives on a **private named Docker
+  volume** (`/data`) — never bind‑mounted, never on a published port; tokens rely on
+  that isolation. Never hardcode tokens/hosts/paths in code.
 
 ### 1.6 Everything runs in Docker / docker‑compose
 
@@ -227,7 +229,7 @@ without asking.
 │   └── server/main.go        # entrypoint: wire config, git, scanner, router
 ├── internal/
 │   ├── config/               # bootstrap .env loading, typed config struct (§1.5)
-│   ├── store/                # SQLite config store: forges+tokens, project dirs, identity (§1.5)
+│   ├── store/                # SQLite config store: forges+tokens, git identity (§1.5)
 │   ├── git/                  # THE Git boundary: interface + os/exec impl (all git ops)
 │   ├── repos/                # discovery, in-memory index/cache, refresh scanner worker
 │   ├── service/             # the ONE service layer both the HTTP API and MCP call (§1.7)
@@ -456,6 +458,10 @@ later behind the same interface).
   matching the forge features are simply absent (**graceful degradation**). The
   service resolves a repo → provider by matching remotes (preferring `origin`)
   against the stored forges, caching a client per host.
+- **A project's forge is derived from git, not stored per project.** The scanner
+  reads each repo's `origin` remote and labels it with the matching configured
+  forge's name (or the bare host when unmatched); the dashboard shows that label
+  next to the project name (`repos.State.Forge`, via `svc.ForgeDisplay`).
 - The provider is inferred from a repo's remote URL. Never send repo data to a
   host the user didn't configure.
 
@@ -540,16 +546,16 @@ component carries its own context.
 *(Claude Code: surface these to the human at the first relevant moment; don't
 silently guess.)*
 
-- ✅ **RESOLVED 2026-09-22:** **Domain config moved from `.env` to a private
-  SQLite store** (`internal/store`, §1.5): forges+tokens, project directories, git
-  identity — managed in Settings (`/settings`), seeded from `.env` on first run.
-  DB on a private `/data` volume (not bind‑mounted, no port). Forge is now
-  **multi‑host**; git auth sets an `http.extraheader` per forge.
-- **Container mount constraint (multiple project dirs):** the container can only
-  scan host paths that are **bind‑mounted at `up` time**. Today `~/Projects` is
-  mounted to `/repos`, so project dirs added in Settings must resolve under a
-  mounted base. A dir outside it needs a new compose mount — surface this if asked
-  to add such a path.
+- ✅ **RESOLVED 2026-09-22:** **`.env` holds only the projects root; forges +
+  identity live in a private SQLite store** (`internal/store`, §1.5), managed in
+  Settings. **Projects are the subdirectories** of the single root
+  (`REPOS_HOST_PATH` → `/repos`); each project's **forge is derived from its git
+  remote** and shown next to its name. DB on a private `/data` volume (not
+  bind‑mounted, no port). Forge is **multi‑host**; git auth sets an
+  `http.extraheader` per forge.
+- **Mount constraint:** the container only sees host paths bind‑mounted at `up`
+  time. All projects must live under the mounted root (`REPOS_HOST_PATH`); a
+  project elsewhere needs its own compose mount + a widened/extra root.
 - **Token encryption at rest:** tokens are stored plaintext in the private DB
   (isolation is the control). Confirm before adding encryption‑at‑rest (a key
   would then need storing too).

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -293,6 +293,26 @@ Append-only running history of all changes (AGENT.md §9.1). Newest last.
   rest is an open item); scan tuning (interval/depth/ignore/fetch) stays in `.env`
   for now; container can only scan paths under a mounted base (mount constraint).
 
+## 2026-09-22 — .env = projects root only; forge derived from git per project
+- **What:** Refined the config model. `.env` now holds **only the projects root**
+  (`REPOS_HOST_PATH`); runtime bootstrap (listen/TLS/DB path/`PROJECTS_ROOT`/scan
+  tuning) comes from compose + code defaults. The config store keeps **forges +
+  tokens and git identity** only — the **project-directories** feature was removed
+  (table, service methods, `/api/config/project-dirs`, and the Settings section):
+  **projects are simply the subdirectories of the single root.** Each project's
+  **forge is derived from its git remote** (matched to a configured forge, else the
+  bare host) and shown as a pill next to its name (`repos.State.Forge` via the
+  scanner's `ForgeFor` + `svc.ForgeDisplay`). First-run `.env` seeding was removed
+  (forges/identity are added in Settings). `.env` reduced to one line;
+  `forge.HostOf` added; scanner config gained `ForgeFor`.
+- **Why:** User: "the only thing in .env should be the root directory; each project
+  has its own directory and shows which forge it belongs to — get it from git."
+- **Affects:** `internal/config`, `internal/store` (dropped project_dirs),
+  `internal/repos` (State.Forge + ForgeFor), `internal/service` (dropped project-dir
+  methods, added ForgeDisplay), `internal/forge` (HostOf), `cmd/server/main.go`,
+  `components/{settings-panel,repo-list}`, `web/templates/{help}.html`,
+  `docker-compose.yml`, `.env`/`.env.example`, `AGENT.md` (§1.3/§1.5/§3/§8.4/§11).
+
 ## 2026-09-20 — Slice 13: repo search + filtering
 - **What:** `<repo-list>` gained a search box (name/path, case-insensitive) and
   "Dirty" / "Ahead/behind" filter chips with a "N of M" count. Filtering is

cmd/server/main.go

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ package main
 import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
-	"log/slog"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
@@ -30,36 +29,6 @@ import (
 	"gitmanager/internal/store"
 )
 
-// seedStore migrates config from .env into the store on first run only, so an
-// existing deployment keeps working after the switch to the DB (§1.3).
-func seedStore(ctx context.Context, st *store.Store, cfg config.Config, log *slog.Logger) {
-	empty, err := st.IsEmpty(ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Warn("config store check failed", "err", err)
-		return
-	}
-	if !empty {
-		return
-	}
-	log.Info("seeding config store from environment (first run)")
-	if cfg.GiteaURL != "" && cfg.GiteaToken != "" {
-		if _, err := st.AddForge(ctx, store.Forge{Name: "Gitea", Kind: "gitea", BaseURL: strings.TrimRight(cfg.GiteaURL, "/"), Token: cfg.GiteaToken}); err != nil {
-			log.Warn("seed forge failed", "err", err)
-		}
-	}
-	for _, r := range cfg.RepoRoots {
-		if _, err := st.AddProjectDir(ctx, r); err != nil {
-			log.Warn("seed project dir failed", "dir", r, "err", err)
-		}
-	}
-	if cfg.GitUserName != "" {
-		_ = st.SetSetting(ctx, "git_user_name", cfg.GitUserName)
-	}
-	if cfg.GitUserEmail != "" {
-		_ = st.SetSetting(ctx, "git_user_email", cfg.GitUserEmail)
-	}
-}
-
 func main() {
 	cfg, err := config.Load()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -81,38 +50,40 @@ func main() {
 		log.Info("git detected", "version", v)
 	}
 
-	// Config store (forges, project dirs, git identity) on a private volume (§1.3).
+	// Config store (forges + tokens, git identity) on a private volume (§1.3).
 	st, err := store.Open(cfg.DBPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error("failed to open config store", "path", cfg.DBPath, "err", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 	defer st.Close()
-	seedStore(context.Background(), st, cfg, log)
 
 	// Coordination state: active project + activity feed (§8.2).
 	feed := activity.New(log, 200)
 
-	// The read-only scanner reads its roots fresh from the store each cycle, so
-	// project-directory changes take effect without a restart (§5).
+	// The scanner walks the single projects root; each subdirectory is a project.
+	// Each project's forge is derived from its git remote (svc.ForgeDisplay).
+	var svc *service.Service
 	scanCfg := func(ctx context.Context) repos.Config {
-		roots, err := st.EnabledRoots(ctx)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Warn("could not read project dirs", "err", err)
+		return repos.Config{
+			Roots:    []string{cfg.ProjectsRoot},
+			MaxDepth: cfg.ScanMaxDepth,
+			Ignore:   cfg.ScanIgnore,
+			Fetch:    cfg.ScanFetchEnabled,
+			ForgeFor: func(remoteURL string) string { return svc.ForgeDisplay(ctx, remoteURL) },
 		}
-		return repos.Config{Roots: roots, MaxDepth: cfg.ScanMaxDepth, Ignore: cfg.ScanIgnore, Fetch: cfg.ScanFetchEnabled}
 	}
 	scanner := repos.NewScanner(g, log, scanCfg, cfg.ScanInterval)
-	scanCtx, stopScan := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-	defer stopScan()
-	go scanner.Run(scanCtx)
-	log.Info("scanner started", "interval", cfg.ScanInterval.String())
 
 	// The one service layer both the HTTP API and the MCP server call (§1.7).
 	// scanner.RefreshRepo lets a mutating action re-scan just that repo.
-	svc := service.New(g, scanner.Index, feed, st, log, scanner.RefreshRepo)
-	// Configure git (identity + per-forge auth) from the store.
-	svc.ApplyGitConfig(context.Background())
+	svc = service.New(g, scanner.Index, feed, st, log, scanner.RefreshRepo)
+	svc.ApplyGitConfig(context.Background()) // git identity + per-forge auth from the store
+
+	scanCtx, stopScan := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer stopScan()
+	go scanner.Run(scanCtx) // started after svc is set, so ForgeFor is ready
+	log.Info("scanner started", "root", cfg.ProjectsRoot, "interval", cfg.ScanInterval.String())
 
 	tmpl, err := render.New("web/templates")
 	if err != nil {
@@ -258,43 +229,6 @@ func main() {
 		return c.JSON(http.StatusOK, map[string]bool{"ok": true})
 	})
 
-	e.GET("/api/config/project-dirs", func(c echo.Context) error {
-		dirs, err := svc.ProjectDirs(c.Request().Context())
-		if err != nil {
-			return c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, map[string]string{"error": err.Error()})
-		}
-		return c.JSON(http.StatusOK, dirs)
-	})
-	e.POST("/api/config/project-dirs", func(c echo.Context) error {
-		var b struct{ Path string }
-		if err := c.Bind(&b); err != nil {
-			return c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, map[string]string{"error": "invalid body"})
-		}
-		d, err := svc.AddProjectDir(c.Request().Context(), b.Path)
-		if err != nil {
-			return c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, map[string]string{"error": err.Error()})
-		}
-		return c.JSON(http.StatusOK, d)
-	})
-	e.PUT("/api/config/project-dirs/:id", func(c echo.Context) error {
-		id, _ := strconv.ParseInt(c.Param("id"), 10, 64)
-		var b struct{ Enabled bool }
-		if err := c.Bind(&b); err != nil {
-			return c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, map[string]string{"error": "invalid body"})
-		}
-		if err := svc.SetProjectDirEnabled(c.Request().Context(), id, b.Enabled); err != nil {
-			return c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, map[string]string{"error": err.Error()})
-		}
-		return c.JSON(http.StatusOK, map[string]bool{"ok": true})
-	})
-	e.DELETE("/api/config/project-dirs/:id", func(c echo.Context) error {
-		id, _ := strconv.ParseInt(c.Param("id"), 10, 64)
-		if err := svc.DeleteProjectDir(c.Request().Context(), id); err != nil {
-			return c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, map[string]string{"error": err.Error()})
-		}
-		return c.JSON(http.StatusOK, map[string]bool{"ok": true})
-	})
-
 	e.GET("/api/config/identity", func(c echo.Context) error {
 		name, email := svc.GitIdentity(c.Request().Context())
 		return c.JSON(http.StatusOK, map[string]string{"name": name, "email": email})

components/repo-list/repo-list.js

@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ class RepoList extends HTMLElement {
       });
       li.innerHTML = `
         <span class="name">${this.#esc(r.name)}</span>
+        ${r.forge ? `<span class="forge">${this.#esc(r.forge)}</span>` : ''}
         <span class="branch">${this.#esc(r.branch || '—')}</span>
         <span class="spacer"></span>
         ${r.ahead ? `<span class="badge ahead">↑${r.ahead}</span>` : ''}
@@ -166,6 +167,8 @@ class RepoList extends HTMLElement {
         li:hover { border-color: var(--border-strong); }
         li.selected { border-color: var(--fill-accent); background: var(--surface-2); }
         .name { font-weight: 600; }
+        .forge { font-size: 11px; color: var(--fill-accent); border: 1px solid var(--border-strong);
+                 border-radius: 999px; padding: 0 8px; }
         .branch { color: var(--color-fg-muted); }
         .spacer { margin-left: auto; }
         .badge {

components/repo-list/repo-list.md

@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ component pattern the rest of the UI follows.
   `<repo-menu>` (§6). Right-click does not change the selection/active project.
 - 2026-09-20: added search + "Dirty"/"Ahead-behind" filter chips with a count,
   persisted in localStorage; filtering is client-side (slice 13).
+- 2026-09-22: show each project's forge (derived from its git remote,
+  `State.Forge`) as a pill next to the name.
 
 ## Notes / gotchas
 - Uses shared design tokens (`--git-*`, `--surface-*`, `--radius*`) for all

components/settings-panel/settings-panel.js

@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ class SettingsPanel extends HTMLElement {
   connectedCallback() {
     this.#renderShell();
     this.#loadForges();
-    this.#loadDirs();
     this.#loadIdentity();
   }
 
@@ -67,51 +66,6 @@ class SettingsPanel extends HTMLElement {
     }
   }
 
-  // --- project directories --------------------------------------------------
-
-  async #loadDirs() {
-    const box = this.shadowRoot.getElementById('dirs');
-    try {
-      const dirs = await this.#json('GET', '/api/config/project-dirs');
-      if (!dirs || dirs.length === 0) {
-        box.innerHTML = `<p class="muted">No project directories configured.</p>`;
-        return;
-      }
-      box.replaceChildren(...dirs.map((d) => {
-        const row = document.createElement('div');
-        row.className = 'row';
-        row.innerHTML = `
-          <label class="dir">
-            <input type="checkbox" ${d.enabled ? 'checked' : ''}>
-            <code>${this.#esc(d.path)}</code>
-          </label>`;
-        row.querySelector('input').onchange = (e) =>
-          this.#put(`/api/config/project-dirs/${d.id}`, { enabled: e.target.checked }, e.target.checked ? 'Directory enabled' : 'Directory disabled');
-        const del = document.createElement('button');
-        del.className = 'danger';
-        del.textContent = 'Remove';
-        del.onclick = () => this.#delete(`/api/config/project-dirs/${d.id}`, 'Directory removed', () => this.#loadDirs());
-        row.appendChild(del);
-        return row;
-      }));
-    } catch (err) {
-      box.innerHTML = `<p class="error">${this.#esc(err.message)}</p>`;
-    }
-  }
-
-  async #addDir() {
-    const path = this.shadowRoot.getElementById('d-path').value.trim();
-    if (!path) { this.#toast('A path is required', 'error'); return; }
-    try {
-      await this.#json('POST', '/api/config/project-dirs', { path });
-      this.shadowRoot.getElementById('d-path').value = '';
-      this.#toast('Directory added', 'success');
-      this.#loadDirs();
-    } catch (err) {
-      this.#toast(`Add directory failed: ${err.message}`, 'error');
-    }
-  }
-
   // --- git identity ---------------------------------------------------------
 
   async #loadIdentity() {
@@ -174,6 +128,8 @@ class SettingsPanel extends HTMLElement {
           border-radius: var(--radius); padding: 16px 18px; margin-bottom: 16px; }
         h2 { font-size: 15px; margin: 0 0 4px; }
         .hint { color: var(--color-fg-muted); font-size: 13px; margin: 0 0 12px; }
+        .intro { color: var(--color-fg-muted); font-size: 13px; margin: 0 0 16px; }
+        .intro code { background: var(--surface-2); padding: 1px 6px; border-radius: var(--radius-sm); }
         .row { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; padding: 6px 0;
           border-top: 1px solid var(--border); }
         .row:first-of-type { border-top: none; }
@@ -197,6 +153,10 @@ class SettingsPanel extends HTMLElement {
         .error { color: var(--color-danger); }
       </style>
 
+      <p class="intro">Projects are the subdirectories of the root folder set in
+        <code>.env</code>; each project's forge is detected from its git remote and
+        shown next to its name on the dashboard.</p>
+
       <section>
         <h2>Forges</h2>
         <p class="hint">Hosting servers (Gitea/Forgejo) and their access tokens.
@@ -210,17 +170,6 @@ class SettingsPanel extends HTMLElement {
         </div>
       </section>
 
-      <section>
-        <h2>Project directories</h2>
-        <p class="hint">Directories to scan for repositories. Paths are inside the
-          container — they must be under a mounted directory (e.g. under <code>/repos</code>).</p>
-        <div id="dirs"><p class="muted">Loading…</p></div>
-        <div class="form">
-          <input id="d-path" type="text" class="grow" placeholder="/repos/some-folder">
-          <button id="d-add">Add directory</button>
-        </div>
-      </section>
-
       <section>
         <h2>Git identity</h2>
         <p class="hint">Author used for commits the app makes.</p>
@@ -233,7 +182,6 @@ class SettingsPanel extends HTMLElement {
     `;
 
     this.shadowRoot.getElementById('f-add').onclick = () => this.#addForge();
-    this.shadowRoot.getElementById('d-add').onclick = () => this.#addDir();
     this.shadowRoot.getElementById('i-save').onclick = () => this.#saveIdentity();
   }
 

components/settings-panel/settings-panel.md

@@ -1,30 +1,28 @@
 # settings-panel
 
 ## Intent
-The UI for the config store (AGENT.md §1.3) — manage forge hosts + tokens,
-project directories to scan, and the git commit identity, replacing hand-editing
-`.env` for domain config. Served at `/settings`.
+The UI for the config store (AGENT.md §1.5) — manage forge hosts + tokens and the
+git commit identity, replacing hand-editing `.env` for domain config. Projects
+themselves are the subdirectories of the single root set in `.env`, and each
+project's forge is derived from its git remote (not configured here). Served at
+`/settings`.
 
 ## Public surface
 - **Tag:** `<settings-panel>`
-- **Fetches:** `GET /api/config/forges`, `GET /api/config/project-dirs`,
-  `GET /api/config/identity`.
+- **Fetches:** `GET /api/config/forges`, `GET /api/config/identity`.
 - **Writes:**
   - Forges: `POST /api/config/forges` (add), `DELETE /api/config/forges/:id`.
-  - Project dirs: `POST /api/config/project-dirs` (add),
-    `PUT /api/config/project-dirs/:id` (enable/disable),
-    `DELETE /api/config/project-dirs/:id`.
   - Identity: `PUT /api/config/identity`.
 - **Reports:** results via `toast` CustomEvents (needs `<toast-host>` on the page).
 
 ## History
 - 2026-09-22: created — settings UI for the SQLite config store (forges, project
   dirs, git identity).
+- 2026-09-22: removed the Project directories section — projects are now the
+  subdirectories of the single `.env` root; only Forges + Git identity remain.
 
 ## Notes / gotchas
 - Tokens are **write-only** from the client: the server returns only `hasToken`,
   never the value. Removing + re-adding a forge is how you rotate a token.
-- Project-dir paths are **container paths** and must resolve inside the container
-  (under a mounted base); the server validates existence before adding.
 - Adding/removing a forge reapplies git auth (the server sets an `http.extraheader`
   per forge); changes take effect immediately.

docker-compose.yml

@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ services:
       - HTTPS_ADDR=0.0.0.0:8443
       - TLS_CERT_FILE=/app/certs/localhost.pem
       - TLS_KEY_FILE=/app/certs/localhost-key.pem
-      # SEED ONLY (first run): the scanner's roots now live in the config DB.
-      # This is copied into the DB the first time the app starts with an empty DB.
-      - GIT_REPO_ROOTS=/repos
-      # Config store (forges, project dirs, git identity) on the PRIVATE volume
-      # below — not bind-mounted into the project, no network port (§1.3).
+      # The single projects root inside the container (each subdirectory is a
+      # project). The host folder is REPOS_HOST_PATH in .env, mounted here.
+      - PROJECTS_ROOT=/repos
+      # Config store (forges + tokens, git identity) on the PRIVATE volume below —
+      # not bind-mounted into the project, no network port (§1.3).
       - GITMANAGER_DB=/data/gitmanager.db
     ports:
       - "127.0.0.1:8080:8080"

internal/config/config.go

@@ -23,28 +23,25 @@ type Config struct {
 	TLSCertFile string // PEM cert (e.g. an mkcert leaf trusted by the OS store)
 	TLSKeyFile  string // PEM private key
 
-	// DBPath is the SQLite config store (forges, project dirs, git identity).
-	// It lives on a private volume, not accessible outside the container (§1.3).
+	// DBPath is the SQLite config store (forges + tokens, git identity). It lives
+	// on a private volume, not accessible outside the container (§1.3).
 	DBPath string
 
-	RepoRoots []string // SEED ONLY: roots to scan, used to seed the store on first run
+	// ProjectsRoot is the single directory (inside the container) under which each
+	// project lives in its own subdirectory. This is the one thing set in .env
+	// (as REPOS_HOST_PATH on the host, mounted here); everything else is either a
+	// compose/env default or lives in the config store.
+	ProjectsRoot string
+
 	GitBin string // path to the git binary
 
 	ScanInterval     time.Duration // scanner refresh interval
-	ScanMaxDepth     int           // max discovery depth under each root
+	ScanMaxDepth     int           // max discovery depth under the root
 	ScanIgnore       []string      // directory names to skip during discovery
 	ScanFetchEnabled bool          // allow the scanner to run `git fetch`
 
 	Dev     bool   // readable console logging vs structured JSON
 	LogFile string // optional file to also append logs to
-
-	GitUserName  string // commit identity for git actions run by the app
-	GitUserEmail string // commit identity for git actions run by the app
-
-	GiteaURL    string // Gitea/Forgejo base URL (e.g. https://git.nilles.net)
-	GiteaToken  string // Gitea token (read + PR write + branch delete) — §8.4
-	GitHubToken string // optional forge token (later provider)
-	GitLabToken string // optional forge token (later provider)
 }
 
 // Load reads .env (if present) then the environment, applying defaults.
@@ -55,22 +52,16 @@ func Load() (Config, error) {
 	c := Config{
 		ListenAddr:       env("LISTEN_ADDR", "127.0.0.1:8080"),
 		DBPath:           env("GITMANAGER_DB", "/data/gitmanager.db"),
+		ProjectsRoot:     env("PROJECTS_ROOT", "/repos"),
 		HTTPSAddr:        env("HTTPS_ADDR", ""),
 		TLSCertFile:      env("TLS_CERT_FILE", ""),
 		TLSKeyFile:       env("TLS_KEY_FILE", ""),
-		RepoRoots:        splitList(env("GIT_REPO_ROOTS", "")),
 		GitBin:           env("GIT_BIN", "git"),
 		ScanMaxDepth:     envInt("SCAN_MAX_DEPTH", 4),
 		ScanIgnore:       splitList(env("SCAN_IGNORE", "node_modules,vendor,.cache")),
 		ScanFetchEnabled: envBool("SCAN_FETCH_ENABLED", false),
 		Dev:              strings.EqualFold(env("APP_ENV", "dev"), "dev"),
 		LogFile:          env("LOG_FILE", ""),
-		GitUserName:      env("GIT_USER_NAME", ""),
-		GitUserEmail:     env("GIT_USER_EMAIL", ""),
-		GiteaURL:         env("GITEA_URL", ""),
-		GiteaToken:       env("GITEA_TOKEN", ""),
-		GitHubToken:      env("GITHUB_TOKEN", ""),
-		GitLabToken:      env("GITLAB_TOKEN", ""),
 	}
 
 	interval, err := time.ParseDuration(env("SCAN_INTERVAL", "30s"))

internal/forge/forge.go

@@ -66,6 +66,16 @@ type Provider interface {
 	MergeAndCleanup(ctx context.Context, owner, repo string, number int64, method MergeMethod) (MergeResult, error)
 }
 
+// HostOf returns the hostname of a base URL (e.g. "https://git.example.com:3000"
+// → "git.example.com"), or "" if it can't be parsed.
+func HostOf(rawURL string) string {
+	u, err := url.Parse(strings.TrimSpace(rawURL))
+	if err != nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return u.Hostname()
+}
+
 // ParseRemote extracts (host, owner, repo) from a git remote URL, handling both
 // https ("https://host/owner/repo.git") and scp-like ssh ("git@host:owner/repo.git").
 func ParseRemote(remote string) (host, owner, repo string, ok bool) {

internal/repos/repos.go

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ type State struct {
 	Ahead     int       `json:"ahead"`
 	Behind    int       `json:"behind"`
 	Remotes   []string  `json:"remotes"`
+	Forge     string    `json:"forge,omitempty"` // forge this project belongs to (derived from its remote)
 	UpdatedAt time.Time `json:"updatedAt"`
 	Error     string    `json:"error,omitempty"` // set if refreshing this repo failed
 }
@@ -69,6 +70,9 @@ type Config struct {
 	MaxDepth int
 	Ignore   []string
 	Fetch    bool
+	// ForgeFor maps a repo's origin remote URL to a display label for the forge it
+	// belongs to (a configured forge's name, else the bare host, else ""). May be nil.
+	ForgeFor func(remoteURL string) string
 }
 
 // ConfigFunc supplies the current scan configuration.
@@ -123,7 +127,7 @@ func (s *Scanner) Refresh(ctx context.Context) {
 			return
 		default:
 		}
-		s.Index.set(s.refreshOne(ctx, p, cfg.Fetch))
+		s.Index.set(s.refreshOne(ctx, p, cfg.Fetch, cfg.ForgeFor))
 	}
 }
 
@@ -131,10 +135,11 @@ func (s *Scanner) Refresh(ctx context.Context) {
 // mutating action so the UI reflects the new state without waiting for the next
 // full scan. It never fetches (network) — it only re-reads local state.
 func (s *Scanner) RefreshRepo(ctx context.Context, path string) {
-	s.Index.set(s.refreshOne(ctx, path, false))
+	cfg := s.cfgFn(ctx)
+	s.Index.set(s.refreshOne(ctx, path, false, cfg.ForgeFor))
 }
 
-func (s *Scanner) refreshOne(ctx context.Context, path string, fetch bool) State {
+func (s *Scanner) refreshOne(ctx context.Context, path string, fetch bool, forgeFor func(string) string) State {
 	rctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 20*time.Second)
 	defer cancel()
 
@@ -161,8 +166,19 @@ func (s *Scanner) refreshOne(ctx context.Context, path string, fetch bool) State
 
 	st.Ahead, st.Behind, _ = s.git.AheadBehind(rctx, path)
 
-	if remotes, err := s.git.Remotes(rctx, path); err == nil {
-		st.Remotes = remotes
+	// Remote names, plus the origin URL used to derive which forge this project
+	// belongs to (§ "get it from git").
+	if details, err := s.git.RemoteDetails(rctx, path); err == nil {
+		var originURL string
+		for _, rm := range details {
+			st.Remotes = append(st.Remotes, rm.Name)
+			if rm.Name == "origin" || originURL == "" {
+				originURL = rm.URL
+			}
+		}
+		if forgeFor != nil && originURL != "" {
+			st.Forge = forgeFor(originURL)
+		}
 	}
 
 	return st

internal/service/service.go

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"log/slog"
-	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
@@ -391,46 +390,6 @@ func (s *Service) DeleteForge(ctx context.Context, id int64) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// ProjectDirs lists configured project directories.
-func (s *Service) ProjectDirs(ctx context.Context) ([]store.ProjectDir, error) {
-	return s.store.ListProjectDirs(ctx)
-}
-
-// AddProjectDir adds a directory to scan. The path must exist inside the
-// container (i.e. be under a mounted base) and be a directory.
-func (s *Service) AddProjectDir(ctx context.Context, path string) (store.ProjectDir, error) {
-	path = filepath.Clean(strings.TrimSpace(path))
-	if path == "" {
-		return store.ProjectDir{}, fmt.Errorf("a path is required")
-	}
-	info, err := os.Stat(path)
-	if err != nil {
-		return store.ProjectDir{}, fmt.Errorf("path not found in the container: %s (is it under a mounted directory?)", path)
-	}
-	if !info.IsDir() {
-		return store.ProjectDir{}, fmt.Errorf("not a directory: %s", path)
-	}
-	d, err := s.store.AddProjectDir(ctx, path)
-	if err != nil {
-		return store.ProjectDir{}, err
-	}
-	s.feed.Record(activity.ActorUser, "project-dir-added", path, "")
-	if s.refresh == nil {
-		return d, nil
-	}
-	return d, nil
-}
-
-// SetProjectDirEnabled toggles a project directory.
-func (s *Service) SetProjectDirEnabled(ctx context.Context, id int64, enabled bool) error {
-	return s.store.SetProjectDirEnabled(ctx, id, enabled)
-}
-
-// DeleteProjectDir removes a project directory.
-func (s *Service) DeleteProjectDir(ctx context.Context, id int64) error {
-	return s.store.DeleteProjectDir(ctx, id)
-}
-
 // GitIdentity returns the configured commit identity.
 func (s *Service) GitIdentity(ctx context.Context) (name, email string) {
 	name, _ = s.store.GetSetting(ctx, "git_user_name", "")
@@ -450,13 +409,27 @@ func (s *Service) SetGitIdentity(ctx context.Context, name, email string) error
 	return nil
 }
 
-// ScanRoots returns the enabled project directories (for the scanner).
-func (s *Service) ScanRoots(ctx context.Context) []string {
-	roots, err := s.store.EnabledRoots(ctx)
-	if err != nil && s.log != nil {
-		s.log.Warn("could not read project dirs", "err", err)
+// ForgeDisplay maps a repo's origin remote URL to a label for the forge it
+// belongs to: a configured forge's name (or its host) when the remote host
+// matches one, otherwise the bare remote host, otherwise "". Used by the scanner
+// to show each project's forge next to its name.
+func (s *Service) ForgeDisplay(ctx context.Context, remoteURL string) string {
+	host, _, _, ok := forge.ParseRemote(remoteURL)
+	if !ok || host == "" {
+		return ""
 	}
-	return roots
+	forges, err := s.store.ListForges(ctx)
+	if err == nil {
+		for _, f := range forges {
+			if strings.EqualFold(forge.HostOf(f.BaseURL), host) {
+				if f.Name != "" {
+					return f.Name
+				}
+				return host
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return host // not a configured forge, but still informative
 }
 
 // ApplyGitConfig writes the container's git global config from the store: a

internal/store/store.go

@@ -28,14 +28,6 @@ type Forge struct {
 	CreatedAt time.Time `json:"createdAt"`
 }
 
-// ProjectDir is a directory (inside the container) to scan for repositories.
-type ProjectDir struct {
-	ID        int64     `json:"id"`
-	Path      string    `json:"path"`
-	Enabled   bool      `json:"enabled"`
-	CreatedAt time.Time `json:"createdAt"`
-}
-
 // Store wraps the SQLite connection.
 type Store struct {
 	db *sql.DB
@@ -69,12 +61,6 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS forges (
   token      TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
   created_at TEXT NOT NULL
 );
-CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS project_dirs (
-  id         INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
-  path       TEXT NOT NULL UNIQUE,
-  enabled    INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 1,
-  created_at TEXT NOT NULL
-);
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS settings (
   key   TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
   value TEXT NOT NULL
@@ -142,73 +128,6 @@ func (s *Store) DeleteForge(ctx context.Context, id int64) error {
 	return err
 }
 
-// --- project dirs ----------------------------------------------------------
-
-func (s *Store) ListProjectDirs(ctx context.Context) ([]ProjectDir, error) {
-	rows, err := s.db.QueryContext(ctx, `SELECT id, path, enabled, created_at FROM project_dirs ORDER BY path`)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	defer rows.Close()
-	var out []ProjectDir
-	for rows.Next() {
-		var d ProjectDir
-		var created string
-		var enabled int
-		if err := rows.Scan(&d.ID, &d.Path, &enabled, &created); err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		d.Enabled = enabled != 0
-		d.CreatedAt, _ = time.Parse(time.RFC3339, created)
-		out = append(out, d)
-	}
-	return out, rows.Err()
-}
-
-// EnabledRoots returns the paths of enabled project directories.
-func (s *Store) EnabledRoots(ctx context.Context) ([]string, error) {
-	rows, err := s.db.QueryContext(ctx, `SELECT path FROM project_dirs WHERE enabled=1 ORDER BY path`)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	defer rows.Close()
-	var out []string
-	for rows.Next() {
-		var p string
-		if err := rows.Scan(&p); err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		out = append(out, p)
-	}
-	return out, rows.Err()
-}
-
-func (s *Store) AddProjectDir(ctx context.Context, path string) (ProjectDir, error) {
-	d := ProjectDir{Path: path, Enabled: true, CreatedAt: time.Now()}
-	res, err := s.db.ExecContext(ctx,
-		`INSERT INTO project_dirs (path, enabled, created_at) VALUES (?,1,?)`,
-		path, d.CreatedAt.Format(time.RFC3339))
-	if err != nil {
-		return ProjectDir{}, err
-	}
-	d.ID, _ = res.LastInsertId()
-	return d, nil
-}
-
-func (s *Store) SetProjectDirEnabled(ctx context.Context, id int64, enabled bool) error {
-	v := 0
-	if enabled {
-		v = 1
-	}
-	_, err := s.db.ExecContext(ctx, `UPDATE project_dirs SET enabled=? WHERE id=?`, v, id)
-	return err
-}
-
-func (s *Store) DeleteProjectDir(ctx context.Context, id int64) error {
-	_, err := s.db.ExecContext(ctx, `DELETE FROM project_dirs WHERE id=?`, id)
-	return err
-}
-
 // --- settings (kv) ---------------------------------------------------------
 
 func (s *Store) GetSetting(ctx context.Context, key, def string) (string, error) {
@@ -229,14 +148,3 @@ func (s *Store) SetSetting(ctx context.Context, key, value string) error {
 		 ON CONFLICT(key) DO UPDATE SET value=excluded.value`, key, value)
 	return err
 }
-
-// IsEmpty reports whether the store has no forges and no project dirs (used to
-// decide whether to seed from .env on first run).
-func (s *Store) IsEmpty(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
-	var n int
-	if err := s.db.QueryRowContext(ctx,
-		`SELECT (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM forges) + (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM project_dirs)`).Scan(&n); err != nil {
-		return false, err
-	}
-	return n == 0, nil
-}

web/templates/help.html

@@ -53,18 +53,22 @@
       <li><strong>Ahead / behind</strong> — commits your branch leads or trails its upstream by.</li>
     </ul>
 
+    <h2>Projects &amp; forges</h2>
+    <p>
+      Your projects are the subdirectories of one root folder (set once in
+      <code>.env</code>). Each project shows which <strong>forge</strong> it belongs
+      to next to its name — that's detected automatically from the project's git
+      remote.
+    </p>
     <h2>Settings</h2>
     <p>
-      Open <a href="/settings">Settings</a> to manage your configuration (it's
-      stored in a private database inside the app, not in files):
+      Open <a href="/settings">Settings</a> to manage your configuration (stored in
+      a private database inside the app, not in files):
     </p>
     <ul>
       <li><strong>Forges</strong> — add your Git hosting servers (Gitea) and their
         access tokens. Tokens are saved securely and never shown again; to change
         one, remove the forge and add it back.</li>
-      <li><strong>Project directories</strong> — the folders scanned for
-        repositories. Paths are inside the app's container (under a mounted folder
-        such as <code>/repos</code>); enable, disable, or remove them.</li>
       <li><strong>Git identity</strong> — the name and email used for commits.</li>
     </ul>