Plugin cache_path stored as absolute path breaks in Docker/multi-HOME environments
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Description
## Description
When a plugin is installed, `cache_path` in `config.json` is hardcoded to an absolute path
rooted at the install-time `$HOME`. If `~/.copilot` is volume-mounted into Docker (where
`$HOME` differs), the path doesn't exist and `sessionStart` hooks silently never fire.
I'm mounting my host ~/.copilot into the active user's home folder in Docker, and that seems
to work for most things, but evidently not plugins. Any help greatly appreciated.
## Root Cause
config.json stores:
"cache_path": "/Users/josh/.copilot/installed-plugins/_direct/my-plugin"
Inside Docker ($HOME = /home/deployer), that path doesn't exist.
## Expected Behavior
cache_path should be $HOME-relative so it works across environments sharing ~/.copilot.
## Workaround
sudo mkdir -p /Users/josh && sudo ln -sfn /home/deployer/.copilot /Users/josh/.copilot
(must be recreated each container start)
## Environment
- CLI: 1.0.59
- Host: macOS /Users/josh
- Container: Linux /home/deployer
- ~/.copilot shared via Docker volume mount
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by locating the plugin installation code that writes cache_path to config.json, then trace how sessionStart hooks resolve that path. Reproduce the issue with ~/.copilot mounted under a different HOME, and consider the work complete when the stored path works in both environments and the hook fires.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- docker, shell
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 52/100