Instatic Reyna Family Site — Build Log

Overview

Self-hosted Instatic CMS (CoreBunch/Instatic v0.0.11 MIT, Bun + TypeScript, SQLite) vision: visual editor + content engine + publisher in one Bun server, outputs clean semantic HTML/CSS no framework runtime. 3,272 stars.

User asked "check this out" barebrowse repo, then "Let's take a look into instatic for building websites" → deployed on FamReynaServer .110 Docker with MCP enabled for Hermes building sites from chat.

Deployment — FamReynaServer .110

Host: 192.168.68.110, 7.6Gi RAM, Docker 29.5
Location: ~/instatic/ compose.prod.yml + compose.sqlite.yml from github raw main
Container: instatic-prod-app-1 Bun:latest, SQLite /app/data/cms.db WAL mode
Pitfall: No sqlite3 binary in image — sh: 1: sqlite3: not found — must query via bun -e "const {Database}=require('bun:sqlite'); ..."
Table site singular, not sites — no such table: sites
Admin: http://192.168.68.110:3002/admin
- Created owner via BareBrowse: reynafamilybot@gmail.com / reyna2026!Instatic on 2026-07-13T14:03:37Z
- Bug: Onboarding left name My SiteReyna Family (typed without select-all, appended) — fixed via UPDATE site SET name='Reyna Family' via bun:sqlite
Public / 404 before first publish, 200 after publish 2979 bytes, CSS hashed reset-a9a4... + style-b4e0ba...
MCP endpoint: http://192.168.68.110:3002/_instatic/mcp StreamableHTTP Bearer token

MCP Connector — Automated via BareBrowse on iMac .124

Token: imcp_Qg8lYALr3miPVO2ruPy23RnMdWNAstH9SdfggYL6hQQ

Label hermes, Local type, 20 caps (all), Expires 10/11/2026
Stored: ~/.config/instatic-mcp-token 0600 + ~/.hermes/mcp-servers.d/instatic.json with npx mcp-remote --allow-http --header Authorization: Bearer ... — --allow-http REQUIRED for LAN IP else Non-HTTPS error
Creation flow (proven):
1. ssh imac cd /tmp/bbtest node BareBrowse headless connect({mode:'headless'})
2. Login /admin textbox Email [ref 21] Password [24] Sign In [17]
3. goto /admin/ai + MCP tab [73] + Add connector [59]
4. Label [96] type hermes
5. Select all trap: Read caps pre-checked, Select all button inverted — clicking when N/N clears to 0. 12 buttons found, clicking all twice empties. Solution: JS bulk check:
```
(() => { const cbs = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('input[type=checkbox]')); let c=0; cbs.forEach(cb=>{ if(!cb.checked){ cb.click(); c++; }}); return 'checked '+c+'/'+cbs.length; })()
```
  => checked 14 of 19 or 19/19
6. Create connector [71] → stacked Confirm your password dialog PASSWORD [74]
7. Confirm button starts disabled, enables after typing password reyna2026!Instatic — click via JS Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('button')).find(b=>/Confirm/i.test(b.textContent)).click()
8. Token dialog Connector created with <code>imcp_Qg8...</code> — extract via document.body.innerHTML.match(/imcp_[A-Za-z0-9_-]+/) shown once only.

Verification: curl POST /_instatic/mcp initialize → protocolVersion + mcp-remote proxy logs Connected to remote server using StreamableHTTPClientTransport + Proxy established

Site Building — First Landing Published 2026-07-13

Docs: 1 page Home id u2st08YmkY51yZy_Tpmo1 slug index isHomepage true rootNodeId hXtVXlf9o4IlC9SV8uueJ draft status initially

Collections: pages (1 row), posts (0)
Styles initially empty {"classes":[],"classCount":0}

Editor connection requirement: MCP tools needing siteConnected error This tool runs in the Instatic Site editor. Open the Site editor... — get_context says siteConnected bool. Must keep BareBrowse page open on /admin/site to maintain true. Visible Chrome on iMac tab on /admin/site also counts. Keep alive 120s window.

Workflow:

site_list_documents → Home id
content_get_collection_schema pages → fields title, slug, body:pageTree, seo...
site_read_document {type:page id:u2st08...} → html "\n\n" empty
site_insert_html {parentId: hXtV..., html: "<section class=\"hero\">...<style>...</style></section>"}
  -> nodeIds 4 roots, created 50+ nodes base.container/text/button/link with classes hero, hero-inner, eyebrow, accent etc
site_publish → {publishedPages:1}
curl -D - http://192.168.68.110:3002/ → 200 OK 2979 bytes

Published landing: Hero "Build things that matter." with gradient accent, stats FamReynaServer/Instatic v0.0.11/MCP hermes, 3 cards Grace & Poppy Books / BareBrowse > Playwright / Instatic CMS, how-made codeblock, footer. Clean HTML no JS runtime CSP script-src 'none'

Visible Chrome on iMac .124

User directive: "If you need to work on the browser use the iMac for that" — iMac is DEFAULT for all browser work (15Gi avail vs Pi 3.9Gi swap-thrash). Pi is hub/dashboard :9119 only.

Launch pattern: systemd-run --user --scope -- env DISPLAY=:0 XAUTHORITY=/run/user/1000/.mutter-Xwaylandauth.* DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=unix:path=/run/user/1000/bus google-chrome --remote-debugging-port=9222 --user-data-dir=~/.config/google-chrome-reyna-bot

Proof during this session: 4 tabs — dashboard + / (home) + 2 omnibox, CDP listening ws://127.0.0.1:9222. Refresh via Page.navigate + snapshot pruned 3148→1049 67% shows heading. User said "I see chrome" — success.

Default Browser Prompt Fix — 2026-07-13

User closed Chrome intentionally, said "every time it is open from scratch a window about making chrome the default option shows first and blocks the browser window. Let's research how to overcome that, maybe sending some key combinations if an option on the cli isn't available. You could also take screenshots and look when in doubt"

Fix deployed:

Patched JSON: Preferences + Local State set browser.check_default_browser=False + default_browser_infobar_last_declined=13390000000000000.0 (far future)
Wrapper ~/bin/launch-reyna-bot.sh with EXTRA flags: --no-default-browser-check --no-first-run --disable-search-engine-choice-screen --disable-features=DefaultBrowserInfobar,ChromeWhatsNew,SearchEngineChoiceTrigger --disable-default-apps --no-service-autorun --disable-infobars
Verification method: BareBrowse snapshot shouldn't contain "Make Chrome default" + CDP Runtime.evaluate documentElement.outerHTML.includes("default browser") false + screenshot via Page.captureScreenshot WS.
Research noted peter.sh chromium flags, screenshot via WS target find url containing 192.168.68.110:3002 → capture.
Skills updated: remote-browser-control §6.5 + barebrowse THIS HOST + instatic Pitfalls + new reference chrome-default-browser-prompt-fix-2026-07.md

Learnings documented: screenshot approach when in doubt — user explicitly invited it; flags are canonical fix, not key combos.

Skills Updated

computer-use/remote-browser-control/SKILL.md §6.5 Prevent Make Chrome default prompt + wrapper script
computer-use/barebrowse/SKILL.md THIS HOST updated with default fix + screenshot + validation
creative/instatic/SKILL.md Visible Chrome Default-Prompt Fix pitfall
New ref remote-browser-control/references/chrome-default-browser-prompt-fix-2026-07.md with full research, patch, wrapper, verification

Next Steps

Add blog posts via content_create_document + publish
Add Grace/Poppy books showcase as separate pages with media
Consider Tailscale or public proxy for 192.168.68.110:3002 if need external
Keep Chrome closed for now — user closed intentionally, wrapper ensures next launch clean
MCP token valid until 10/11/2026 — refresh via same BareBrowse flow
Visible demo available: ~/bin/launch-reyna-bot.sh "http://192.168.68.110:3002/" "http://192.168.68.110:3002/admin"

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