diff --git a/.cursor/environment.json b/.cursor/environment.json
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+{
+  "name": "nodejs-goof",
+  "install": "bash .cursor/install.sh",
+  "start": "bash .cursor/start.sh",
+  "terminals": [
+    {
+      "name": "goof",
+      "command": "npm start"
+    }
+  ],
+  "ports": [
+    {
+      "name": "web",
+      "port": 3001
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/.cursor/install.sh b/.cursor/install.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Idempotent dependency setup for the Goof Cloud Agent environment.
+# Installs Docker (used to run the mongo:3 + mysql:5 databases the app needs),
+# the fuse-overlayfs storage driver (the default overlayfs snapshotter fails in
+# the nested Cloud Agent VM), and the Node.js dependencies. Best-effort pre-pull
+# of the database images so a fresh boot starts quickly.
+set -euo pipefail
+
+cd "$(dirname "$0")/.."
+
+export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+
+# --- System packages: Docker + fuse-overlayfs ---
+if ! command -v docker >/dev/null 2>&1 || ! command -v fuse-overlayfs >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  sudo apt-get update
+  sudo apt-get install -y docker.io fuse-overlayfs
+fi
+
+# The containerd/overlayfs snapshotter cannot extract images inside the nested
+# Cloud Agent VM, so pin the classic graph driver backed by fuse-overlayfs.
+sudo mkdir -p /etc/docker
+echo '{"features":{"containerd-snapshotter":false},"storage-driver":"fuse-overlayfs"}' \
+  | sudo tee /etc/docker/daemon.json >/dev/null
+
+# --- Node dependencies ---
+npm install
+
+# --- Best-effort pre-pull of database images (cached on disk for fast boots) ---
+# Non-fatal: if the daemon cannot run during the build phase, start.sh pulls on boot.
+STARTED_DOCKERD=0
+if ! sudo docker info >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  sudo rm -f /var/run/docker.pid
+  sudo setsid dockerd >/tmp/dockerd-install.log 2>&1 &
+  for _ in $(seq 1 30); do sudo docker info >/dev/null 2>&1 && break; sleep 1; done
+  STARTED_DOCKERD=1
+fi
+if sudo docker info >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  sudo docker pull mongo:3 || true
+  sudo docker pull mysql:5 || true
+fi
+# Stop the daemon only if this script started it (leave a pre-existing one alone).
+if [ "$STARTED_DOCKERD" = "1" ] && [ -f /var/run/docker.pid ]; then
+  sudo kill "$(cat /var/run/docker.pid)" 2>/dev/null || true
+fi
+
+echo "install.sh complete"
diff --git a/.cursor/start.sh b/.cursor/start.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Per-boot startup for the Goof Cloud Agent environment.
+# Starts the Docker daemon (fuse-overlayfs) and the mongo:3 + mysql:5 database
+# containers the app depends on, then waits until they accept connections.
+# Idempotent: safe to run repeatedly; it will not create duplicate containers.
+set -euo pipefail
+
+wait_for_port() {
+  local host="$1" port="$2" name="$3" tries="${4:-60}"
+  for _ in $(seq 1 "$tries"); do
+    if (exec 3<>"/dev/tcp/${host}/${port}") 2>/dev/null; then
+      exec 3>&- 3<&- 2>/dev/null || true
+      echo "${name} is ready on ${host}:${port}"
+      return 0
+    fi
+    sleep 1
+  done
+  echo "WARNING: ${name} did not become ready on ${host}:${port}" >&2
+  return 1
+}
+
+# MySQL opens its TCP port while still initializing its data directory on first
+# boot, so a bare port check is not enough. Wait until the server can actually
+# answer queries before returning, otherwise the app connects too early, fails
+# to seed the users table, and crashes on the first /users or /login request.
+wait_for_mysql() {
+  local tries="${1:-120}"
+  for _ in $(seq 1 "$tries"); do
+    if sudo docker exec goof-mysql mysqladmin ping -uroot -proot --silent >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+      echo "MySQL is ready to serve queries"
+      return 0
+    fi
+    sleep 1
+  done
+  echo "WARNING: MySQL did not become query-ready in time" >&2
+  return 1
+}
+
+# --- Ensure the Docker daemon is running ---
+if ! sudo docker info >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  sudo rm -f /var/run/docker.pid
+  sudo setsid dockerd >/tmp/dockerd.log 2>&1 &
+  for _ in $(seq 1 30); do sudo docker info >/dev/null 2>&1 && break; sleep 1; done
+fi
+
+# --- MongoDB (mongo:3) ---
+if ! sudo docker ps --format '{{.Names}}' | grep -qx 'goof-mongo'; then
+  sudo docker rm -f goof-mongo >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+  sudo docker image inspect mongo:3 >/dev/null 2>&1 || sudo docker pull mongo:3
+  sudo docker run -d --name goof-mongo -p 27017:27017 mongo:3 >/dev/null
+fi
+
+# --- MySQL (mysql:5, for the TypeORM users table) ---
+if ! sudo docker ps --format '{{.Names}}' | grep -qx 'goof-mysql'; then
+  sudo docker rm -f goof-mysql >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+  sudo docker image inspect mysql:5 >/dev/null 2>&1 || sudo docker pull mysql:5
+  sudo docker run -d --name goof-mysql \
+    -e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=root -e MYSQL_DATABASE=acme \
+    -p 3306:3306 mysql:5 >/dev/null
+fi
+
+# --- Wait for the databases so the app connects cleanly on first launch ---
+wait_for_port 127.0.0.1 27017 "MongoDB" 60 || true
+wait_for_port 127.0.0.1 3306 "MySQL (port)" 120 || true
+wait_for_mysql 180 || true
+
+echo "start.sh complete"