From 002cf81b1ed6cd903d1ced38c4f9b349b0f05c17 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: arkon <arkon.85@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2026 04:02:02 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] chore: version packages

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 CHANGELOG.md                 |  8 ++++++++
 CLAUDE.md                    |  2 +-
 package.json                 |  2 +-
 src/web/public/session-ui.js | 20 +++++++++++++++++---
 4 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0959755d..cd1a9391 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # aicodeman
 
+## 0.5.13
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- Fix "Case path not found" error in Quick Start when `~/codeman-cases/` does not exist (issue #64). Two bugs in `session-ui.js`:
+  - `runClaude()` auto-create read `createCaseData.case`, but `POST /api/cases` returns `{ success, data: { case } }` — corrected to `createCaseData.data.case`.
+  - `runShell()` had no auto-create logic and would immediately throw on a missing case directory — now mirrors `runClaude()`'s create-on-demand flow.
+
 ## 0.5.12
 
 ### Patch Changes
diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index e3b53e2a..7f873c99 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ When user says "COM":
 4. **Sync CLAUDE.md version**: Update the `**Version**` line below to match the new version from `package.json`
 5. **Commit and deploy**: `git add -A && git commit -m "chore: version packages" && git push && npm run build && systemctl --user restart codeman-web`
 
-**Version**: 0.5.12 (must match `package.json`)
+**Version**: 0.5.13 (must match `package.json`)
 
 ## Project Overview
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a0345d3d..33cfd409 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "aicodeman",
-  "version": "0.5.12",
+  "version": "0.5.13",
   "description": "The missing control plane for AI coding agents - run 20 autonomous agents with real-time monitoring and session persistence",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
diff --git a/src/web/public/session-ui.js b/src/web/public/session-ui.js
index 87d1f7e0..86fccf80 100644
--- a/src/web/public/session-ui.js
+++ b/src/web/public/session-ui.js
@@ -287,8 +287,8 @@ Object.assign(CodemanApp.prototype, {
         });
         const createCaseData = await createCaseRes.json();
         if (!createCaseData.success) throw new Error(createCaseData.error || 'Failed to create case');
-        // Use the newly created case data (API returns { success, case: { name, path } })
-        caseData = createCaseData.case;
+        // API returns { success, data: { case: { name, path } } }
+        caseData = createCaseData.data.case;
       }
 
       const workingDir = caseData.path;
@@ -425,7 +425,21 @@ Object.assign(CodemanApp.prototype, {
     try {
       // Get the case path
       const caseRes = await fetch(`/api/cases/${caseName}`);
-      const caseData = await caseRes.json();
+      let caseData = await caseRes.json();
+
+      // Create the case if it doesn't exist
+      if (!caseData.path) {
+        const createCaseRes = await fetch('/api/cases', {
+          method: 'POST',
+          headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+          body: JSON.stringify({ name: caseName, description: '' })
+        });
+        const createCaseData = await createCaseRes.json();
+        if (!createCaseData.success) throw new Error(createCaseData.error || 'Failed to create case');
+        // API returns { success, data: { case: { name, path } } }
+        caseData = createCaseData.data.case;
+      }
+
       const workingDir = caseData.path;
       if (!workingDir) throw new Error('Case path not found');