From 5d15c97e8e3ac8e670b9c1d001a1b9caf4c21683 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: hellt <dodin.roman@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2026 13:49:17 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 01/29] run with inactivity

---
 .devcontainer/postCreate.sh |  3 +-
 .devcontainer/utils.sh      | 63 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 65 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.devcontainer/postCreate.sh b/.devcontainer/postCreate.sh
index 0f2a018..ad503c7 100755
--- a/.devcontainer/postCreate.sh
+++ b/.devcontainer/postCreate.sh
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ cd $EDA_PLAYGROUND_DIR
 
 ensure-docker-is-ready
 
-make try-eda NO_KIND=yes NO_LB=yes KPT_SETTERS_FILE=/eda-codespaces/codespaces-4vcpu-kpt-setters.yaml
\ No newline at end of file
+# Run make with 30s inactivity timeout, retry up to 5 times
+run-with-inactivity-timeout 30 5 make try-eda NO_KIND=yes NO_LB=yes KPT_SETTERS_FILE=/eda-codespaces/codespaces-4vcpu-kpt-setters.yaml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.devcontainer/utils.sh b/.devcontainer/utils.sh
index db3cac8..14ef3bf 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/utils.sh
+++ b/.devcontainer/utils.sh
@@ -6,4 +6,67 @@ function ensure-docker-is-ready {
         sleep 1
     done
     echo "Docker is ready"
+}
+
+# Run a command with inactivity timeout - restarts if no output for specified seconds
+# Usage: run-with-inactivity-timeout <timeout_seconds> <max_retries> <command> [args...]
+function run-with-inactivity-timeout {
+    local timeout_seconds=$1
+    local max_retries=$2
+    shift 2
+    local cmd=("$@")
+    local attempt=0
+
+    while [ $attempt -lt $max_retries ]; do
+        attempt=$((attempt + 1))
+        echo "=== Attempt $attempt/$max_retries: ${cmd[*]} ==="
+        
+        # Create a temp file to track last output time
+        local last_output_file=$(mktemp)
+        date +%s > "$last_output_file"
+        
+        # Run command in background, updating timestamp on each output line
+        ("${cmd[@]}" 2>&1) | while IFS= read -r line; do
+            echo "$line"
+            date +%s > "$last_output_file"
+        done &
+        local pipe_pid=$!
+        
+        # Monitor for inactivity
+        while kill -0 $pipe_pid 2>/dev/null; do
+            sleep 5
+            local last_output=$(cat "$last_output_file")
+            local now=$(date +%s)
+            local idle_time=$((now - last_output))
+            
+            if [ $idle_time -ge $timeout_seconds ]; then
+                echo ""
+                echo "=== No output for ${idle_time}s (timeout: ${timeout_seconds}s). Restarting... ==="
+                # Kill the pipeline and any child processes
+                pkill -P $pipe_pid 2>/dev/null
+                kill $pipe_pid 2>/dev/null
+                wait $pipe_pid 2>/dev/null
+                rm -f "$last_output_file"
+                break
+            fi
+        done
+        
+        # Check if command completed successfully
+        if wait $pipe_pid 2>/dev/null; then
+            rm -f "$last_output_file"
+            echo "=== Command completed successfully ==="
+            return 0
+        fi
+        
+        rm -f "$last_output_file"
+        
+        # If we're here due to timeout, continue to next attempt
+        if [ $attempt -lt $max_retries ]; then
+            echo "=== Retrying in 5 seconds... ==="
+            sleep 5
+        fi
+    done
+    
+    echo "=== Command failed after $max_retries attempts ==="
+    return 1
 }
\ No newline at end of file

From f0e51416512497fbdd6f26fc09b0161cd032b734 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: hellt <dodin.roman@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2026 13:51:22 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 02/29] use branch image

---
 .devcontainer/devcontainer.json | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index 9a4c4a2..be689d2 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "Nokia EDA in GitHub Codespaces",
-    "image": "ghcr.io/eda-labs/codespaces/base:main",
+    "image": "ghcr.io/eda-labs/codespaces/base:retry-make",
     "features": {
         "ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/docker-in-docker:2": {
             "version": "latest",

From d903379fe71f47ccf2a355f8b33374e7a3f78c38 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: hellt <dodin.roman@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2026 13:59:15 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 03/29] 60s wait time

---
 .devcontainer/postCreate.sh | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.devcontainer/postCreate.sh b/.devcontainer/postCreate.sh
index ad503c7..2669544 100755
--- a/.devcontainer/postCreate.sh
+++ b/.devcontainer/postCreate.sh
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ cd $EDA_PLAYGROUND_DIR
 ensure-docker-is-ready
 
 # Run make with 30s inactivity timeout, retry up to 5 times
-run-with-inactivity-timeout 30 5 make try-eda NO_KIND=yes NO_LB=yes KPT_SETTERS_FILE=/eda-codespaces/codespaces-4vcpu-kpt-setters.yaml
\ No newline at end of file
+run-with-inactivity-timeout 60 5 make try-eda NO_KIND=yes NO_LB=yes KPT_SETTERS_FILE=/eda-codespaces/codespaces-4vcpu-kpt-setters.yaml
\ No newline at end of file

From f1aa9a28375451d1d2b435362b075421607de4b3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: hellt <dodin.roman@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2026 14:06:22 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 04/29] another counter approach

---
 .devcontainer/postCreate.sh |   4 +-
 .devcontainer/utils.sh      | 101 +++++++++++++++++++++++-------------
 2 files changed, 68 insertions(+), 37 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.devcontainer/postCreate.sh b/.devcontainer/postCreate.sh
index 2669544..91889af 100755
--- a/.devcontainer/postCreate.sh
+++ b/.devcontainer/postCreate.sh
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ cd $EDA_PLAYGROUND_DIR
 
 ensure-docker-is-ready
 
-# Run make with 30s inactivity timeout, retry up to 5 times
-run-with-inactivity-timeout 60 5 make try-eda NO_KIND=yes NO_LB=yes KPT_SETTERS_FILE=/eda-codespaces/codespaces-4vcpu-kpt-setters.yaml
\ No newline at end of file
+# Run make with 90s inactivity timeout, retry up to 5 times
+run-with-inactivity-timeout 90 5 make try-eda NO_KIND=yes NO_LB=yes KPT_SETTERS_FILE=/eda-codespaces/codespaces-4vcpu-kpt-setters.yaml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.devcontainer/utils.sh b/.devcontainer/utils.sh
index 14ef3bf..a3a7fa9 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/utils.sh
+++ b/.devcontainer/utils.sh
@@ -21,49 +21,80 @@ function run-with-inactivity-timeout {
         attempt=$((attempt + 1))
         echo "=== Attempt $attempt/$max_retries: ${cmd[*]} ==="
         
-        # Create a temp file to track last output time
-        local last_output_file=$(mktemp)
-        date +%s > "$last_output_file"
+        # Create a temp file to track last output time (using file modification time)
+        local marker_file=$(mktemp)
         
-        # Run command in background, updating timestamp on each output line
-        ("${cmd[@]}" 2>&1) | while IFS= read -r line; do
-            echo "$line"
-            date +%s > "$last_output_file"
-        done &
-        local pipe_pid=$!
+        # Run command, update marker file on each output line
+        # Use process substitution to avoid subshell issues
+        local cmd_pid
+        "${cmd[@]}" 2>&1 &
+        cmd_pid=$!
         
-        # Monitor for inactivity
-        while kill -0 $pipe_pid 2>/dev/null; do
-            sleep 5
-            local last_output=$(cat "$last_output_file")
-            local now=$(date +%s)
-            local idle_time=$((now - last_output))
-            
-            if [ $idle_time -ge $timeout_seconds ]; then
-                echo ""
-                echo "=== No output for ${idle_time}s (timeout: ${timeout_seconds}s). Restarting... ==="
-                # Kill the pipeline and any child processes
-                pkill -P $pipe_pid 2>/dev/null
-                kill $pipe_pid 2>/dev/null
-                wait $pipe_pid 2>/dev/null
-                rm -f "$last_output_file"
+        # Process output in background, touching marker file on each line
+        {
+            while IFS= read -r line; do
+                echo "$line"
+                touch "$marker_file"
+            done < <(tail -f /proc/$cmd_pid/fd/1 2>/dev/null || cat /proc/$cmd_pid/fd/1 2>/dev/null)
+        } 2>/dev/null &
+        local reader_pid=$!
+        
+        # Alternative: simpler approach using a FIFO
+        kill $reader_pid 2>/dev/null
+        
+        # Use a named pipe for reliable output tracking
+        local fifo=$(mktemp -u)
+        mkfifo "$fifo"
+        
+        # Run command with output to fifo
+        ("${cmd[@]}" 2>&1; echo "___CMD_DONE___") > "$fifo" &
+        cmd_pid=$!
+        
+        local timed_out=false
+        local cmd_finished=false
+        
+        # Read from fifo with timeout checks
+        while true; do
+            # Read with timeout using read -t
+            if IFS= read -r -t "$timeout_seconds" line < "$fifo"; then
+                if [ "$line" = "___CMD_DONE___" ]; then
+                    cmd_finished=true
+                    break
+                fi
+                echo "$line"
+            else
+                # Timeout occurred
+                timed_out=true
                 break
             fi
         done
         
-        # Check if command completed successfully
-        if wait $pipe_pid 2>/dev/null; then
-            rm -f "$last_output_file"
-            echo "=== Command completed successfully ==="
-            return 0
-        fi
+        # Cleanup
+        rm -f "$fifo" "$marker_file"
         
-        rm -f "$last_output_file"
+        if [ "$cmd_finished" = true ]; then
+            # Wait for command and check exit status
+            if wait $cmd_pid 2>/dev/null; then
+                echo "=== Command completed successfully ==="
+                return 0
+            else
+                echo "=== Command failed with non-zero exit ==="
+                return 1
+            fi
+        fi
         
-        # If we're here due to timeout, continue to next attempt
-        if [ $attempt -lt $max_retries ]; then
-            echo "=== Retrying in 5 seconds... ==="
-            sleep 5
+        if [ "$timed_out" = true ]; then
+            echo ""
+            echo "=== No output for ${timeout_seconds}s. Restarting... ==="
+            # Kill the command and all its children
+            pkill -P $cmd_pid 2>/dev/null
+            kill $cmd_pid 2>/dev/null
+            wait $cmd_pid 2>/dev/null
+            
+            if [ $attempt -lt $max_retries ]; then
+                echo "=== Retrying in 5 seconds... ==="
+                sleep 5
+            fi
         fi
     done
     

From 2ff7eb3e7316a004cca3c145cbe047f0b39d7c5c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: hellt <dodin.roman@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2026 14:22:09 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 05/29] vibing the watcher script

---
 .devcontainer/utils.sh | 101 ++++++++++++++++++-----------------------
 1 file changed, 44 insertions(+), 57 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.devcontainer/utils.sh b/.devcontainer/utils.sh
index a3a7fa9..a74b1cf 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/utils.sh
+++ b/.devcontainer/utils.sh
@@ -21,80 +21,67 @@ function run-with-inactivity-timeout {
         attempt=$((attempt + 1))
         echo "=== Attempt $attempt/$max_retries: ${cmd[*]} ==="
         
-        # Create a temp file to track last output time (using file modification time)
+        # Create marker file - we'll use its modification time
         local marker_file=$(mktemp)
+        touch "$marker_file"
         
-        # Run command, update marker file on each output line
-        # Use process substitution to avoid subshell issues
-        local cmd_pid
-        "${cmd[@]}" 2>&1 &
-        cmd_pid=$!
-        
-        # Process output in background, touching marker file on each line
-        {
-            while IFS= read -r line; do
-                echo "$line"
-                touch "$marker_file"
-            done < <(tail -f /proc/$cmd_pid/fd/1 2>/dev/null || cat /proc/$cmd_pid/fd/1 2>/dev/null)
-        } 2>/dev/null &
-        local reader_pid=$!
-        
-        # Alternative: simpler approach using a FIFO
-        kill $reader_pid 2>/dev/null
-        
-        # Use a named pipe for reliable output tracking
-        local fifo=$(mktemp -u)
-        mkfifo "$fifo"
-        
-        # Run command with output to fifo
-        ("${cmd[@]}" 2>&1; echo "___CMD_DONE___") > "$fifo" &
-        cmd_pid=$!
+        # Start the command, piping through a while loop that touches the marker
+        # Using stdbuf to disable buffering
+        stdbuf -oL -eL "${cmd[@]}" 2>&1 | while IFS= read -r line; do
+            echo "$line"
+            touch "$marker_file"
+        done &
+        local pipe_pid=$!
         
         local timed_out=false
-        local cmd_finished=false
         
-        # Read from fifo with timeout checks
-        while true; do
-            # Read with timeout using read -t
-            if IFS= read -r -t "$timeout_seconds" line < "$fifo"; then
-                if [ "$line" = "___CMD_DONE___" ]; then
-                    cmd_finished=true
-                    break
-                fi
-                echo "$line"
-            else
-                # Timeout occurred
+        # Monitor loop - check marker file modification time
+        while kill -0 $pipe_pid 2>/dev/null; do
+            sleep 5
+            
+            # Get seconds since marker was last modified
+            local now=$(date +%s)
+            local last_mod=$(stat -c %Y "$marker_file" 2>/dev/null || echo "$now")
+            local idle_time=$((now - last_mod))
+            
+            if [ $idle_time -ge $timeout_seconds ]; then
                 timed_out=true
+                echo ""
+                echo "=== No output for ${idle_time}s (timeout: ${timeout_seconds}s). Restarting... ==="
+                
+                # Kill the entire process group
+                kill -- -$pipe_pid 2>/dev/null || true
+                # Kill by parent
+                pkill -P $pipe_pid 2>/dev/null || true
+                # Direct kill
+                kill $pipe_pid 2>/dev/null || true
+                # Kill any remaining make/kpt processes from this session
+                pkill -f "kpt live apply" 2>/dev/null || true
+                
+                sleep 2
                 break
             fi
         done
         
-        # Cleanup
-        rm -f "$fifo" "$marker_file"
+        wait $pipe_pid 2>/dev/null
+        local exit_code=$?
+        
+        rm -f "$marker_file"
         
-        if [ "$cmd_finished" = true ]; then
-            # Wait for command and check exit status
-            if wait $cmd_pid 2>/dev/null; then
+        if [ "$timed_out" = false ]; then
+            if [ $exit_code -eq 0 ]; then
                 echo "=== Command completed successfully ==="
                 return 0
             else
-                echo "=== Command failed with non-zero exit ==="
-                return 1
+                echo "=== Command failed with exit code $exit_code ==="
+                return $exit_code
             fi
         fi
         
-        if [ "$timed_out" = true ]; then
-            echo ""
-            echo "=== No output for ${timeout_seconds}s. Restarting... ==="
-            # Kill the command and all its children
-            pkill -P $cmd_pid 2>/dev/null
-            kill $cmd_pid 2>/dev/null
-            wait $cmd_pid 2>/dev/null
-            
-            if [ $attempt -lt $max_retries ]; then
-                echo "=== Retrying in 5 seconds... ==="
-                sleep 5
-            fi
+        # Timed out - retry
+        if [ $attempt -lt $max_retries ]; then
+            echo "=== Retrying in 5 seconds... ==="
+            sleep 5
         fi
     done
     

From 1756729fe813be07bfd2590d2d2f4fc130fca5b3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: hellt <dodin.roman@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2026 14:45:27 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 06/29] 180s wait

---
 .devcontainer/postCreate.sh | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.devcontainer/postCreate.sh b/.devcontainer/postCreate.sh
index 91889af..d1747d8 100755
--- a/.devcontainer/postCreate.sh
+++ b/.devcontainer/postCreate.sh
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ cd $EDA_PLAYGROUND_DIR
 
 ensure-docker-is-ready
 
-# Run make with 90s inactivity timeout, retry up to 5 times
-run-with-inactivity-timeout 90 5 make try-eda NO_KIND=yes NO_LB=yes KPT_SETTERS_FILE=/eda-codespaces/codespaces-4vcpu-kpt-setters.yaml
\ No newline at end of file
+# Run make with 180s inactivity timeout, retry up to 3 times
+run-with-inactivity-timeout 180 3 make try-eda NO_KIND=yes NO_LB=yes KPT_SETTERS_FILE=/eda-codespaces/codespaces-4vcpu-kpt-setters.yaml
\ No newline at end of file

From 3d9464ca8aa2499ad4face1c323feac2b4c96ea8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: hellt <dodin.roman@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2026 15:21:40 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 07/29] trying more proper font setting

---
 .devcontainer/devcontainer.json | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index be689d2..89925d3 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
                         "path": "/bin/zsh"
                     }
                 },
-                "terminal.integrated.fontFamily": "'JetBrainsMono Nerd Font', 'JetBrainsMono NF', monospace",
+                "terminal.integrated.fontFamily": "JetBrainsMono Nerd Font, JetBrainsMono, JetBrains Mono, Fira Code Nerd Font, FiraCode Nerd Font, Fira Code, Hasklig, Menlo, Monaco, 'Courier New', monospace",
                 "vscode-eda.edaTargets": {
                     "https://127.0.0.1:9443": {
                         "edaUsername": "admin",

From 038334fc0dec14805122f647cd322836d9b10957 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kaelem Chandra <kc@kaelem.net>
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2026 22:29:08 +0800
Subject: [PATCH 08/29] Use correct img, try without timeout wrapper

---
 .devcontainer/devcontainer.json | 2 +-
 .devcontainer/postCreate.sh     | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index 89925d3..fcb2092 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "Nokia EDA in GitHub Codespaces",
-    "image": "ghcr.io/eda-labs/codespaces/base:retry-make",
+    "image": "ghcr.io/eda-labs/codespaces/base:kaelem-test",
     "features": {
         "ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/docker-in-docker:2": {
             "version": "latest",
diff --git a/.devcontainer/postCreate.sh b/.devcontainer/postCreate.sh
index d1747d8..bcb580f 100755
--- a/.devcontainer/postCreate.sh
+++ b/.devcontainer/postCreate.sh
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ cd $EDA_PLAYGROUND_DIR
 ensure-docker-is-ready
 
 # Run make with 180s inactivity timeout, retry up to 3 times
-run-with-inactivity-timeout 180 3 make try-eda NO_KIND=yes NO_LB=yes KPT_SETTERS_FILE=/eda-codespaces/codespaces-4vcpu-kpt-setters.yaml
\ No newline at end of file
+make try-eda NO_KIND=yes NO_LB=yes KPT_SETTERS_FILE=/eda-codespaces/codespaces-4vcpu-kpt-setters.yaml
\ No newline at end of file

From 4dc99254ce337cd3b5fc1bc8213c95f0f70f60a7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kaelem Chandra <kc@kaelem.net>
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2026 23:23:37 +0800
Subject: [PATCH 09/29] Use kaelem testing args

---
 .devcontainer/postCreate.sh | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.devcontainer/postCreate.sh b/.devcontainer/postCreate.sh
index bcb580f..d3a085f 100755
--- a/.devcontainer/postCreate.sh
+++ b/.devcontainer/postCreate.sh
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ cd $EDA_PLAYGROUND_DIR
 ensure-docker-is-ready
 
 # Run make with 180s inactivity timeout, retry up to 3 times
-make try-eda NO_KIND=yes NO_LB=yes KPT_SETTERS_FILE=/eda-codespaces/codespaces-4vcpu-kpt-setters.yaml
\ No newline at end of file
+make try-eda NO_KIND=yes NO_LB=yes KPT_SETTERS_FILE=/eda-codespaces/codespaces-4vcpu-kpt-setters.yaml KAELEM=true
\ No newline at end of file

From e383971dacc007a8fa3c6c4cb1d2a2a74de8f643 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kaelem Chandra <kc@kaelem.net>
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2026 23:41:24 +0800
Subject: [PATCH 10/29] force rerun

---
 .devcontainer/postCreate.sh | 1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.devcontainer/postCreate.sh b/.devcontainer/postCreate.sh
index d3a085f..8fc6e1d 100755
--- a/.devcontainer/postCreate.sh
+++ b/.devcontainer/postCreate.sh
@@ -5,5 +5,4 @@ cd $EDA_PLAYGROUND_DIR
 
 ensure-docker-is-ready
 
-# Run make with 180s inactivity timeout, retry up to 3 times
 make try-eda NO_KIND=yes NO_LB=yes KPT_SETTERS_FILE=/eda-codespaces/codespaces-4vcpu-kpt-setters.yaml KAELEM=true
\ No newline at end of file

From dfe57b06b647847370d892e18978ec30ceb9bf0f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kaelem Chandra <kc@kaelem.net>
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2026 00:18:59 +0800
Subject: [PATCH 11/29] Try a make override

---
 .devcontainer/overrides.mk  | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 .devcontainer/postCreate.sh |  2 +-
 2 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 .devcontainer/overrides.mk

diff --git a/.devcontainer/overrides.mk b/.devcontainer/overrides.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d46c188
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/overrides.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+KPT_RETRY ?= 3
+
+define INSTALL_KPT_PACKAGE
+	{	\
+		echo -e "--> INSTALL: [\033[1;34m$2\033[0m] - Applying kpt package"									;\
+		pushd $1 &>/dev/null || (echo "[ERROR]: Failed to switch cwd to $2" && exit 1)						;\
+		if [[ ! -f resourcegroup.yaml ]] || [[ $(KPT_LIVE_INIT_FORCE) -eq 1 ]]; then						 \
+			$(KPT) live init --force 2>&1 | $(INDENT_OUT)													;\
+		else																								 \
+			echo -e "--> INSTALL: [\033[1;34m$2\033[0m] - Resource group found, don't re-init this package"	;\
+		fi																									;\
+		for attempt in $$(seq 1 $(KPT_RETRY)); do \
+			echo -e "--> INSTALL: [\033[1;34m$2\033[0m] - Attempt $$attempt/$(KPT_RETRY)"					;\
+			if $(KPT) live apply $(KPT_LIVE_APPLY_ARGS) 2>&1 | $(INDENT_OUT); then \
+				break																						;\
+			fi																								;\
+			if [[ $$attempt -eq $(KPT_RETRY) ]]; then \
+				echo -e "--> INSTALL: [\033[1;31m$2\033[0m] - Failed after $(KPT_RETRY) attempts"			;\
+				exit 1																						;\
+			fi																								;\
+			echo -e "--> INSTALL: [\033[1;33m$2\033[0m] - Attempt $$attempt failed, retrying..."			;\
+			sleep 2																							;\
+		done																								;\
+		popd &>/dev/null || (echo "[ERROR]: Failed to switch back from $2" && exit 1)						;\
+		echo -e "--> INSTALL: [\033[0;32m$2\033[0m] - Applied and reconciled package"						;\
+	}
+endef
diff --git a/.devcontainer/postCreate.sh b/.devcontainer/postCreate.sh
index 8fc6e1d..da02b05 100755
--- a/.devcontainer/postCreate.sh
+++ b/.devcontainer/postCreate.sh
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ cd $EDA_PLAYGROUND_DIR
 
 ensure-docker-is-ready
 
-make try-eda NO_KIND=yes NO_LB=yes KPT_SETTERS_FILE=/eda-codespaces/codespaces-4vcpu-kpt-setters.yaml KAELEM=true
\ No newline at end of file
+make -f Makefile -f /workspaces/codespaces/.devcontainer/overrides.mk try-eda NO_KIND=yes NO_LB=yes KPT_SETTERS_FILE=/eda-codespaces/codespaces-4vcpu-kpt-setters.yaml
\ No newline at end of file

From fe222f5a275abb62f6cfa5688746badbd0102c7d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kaelem Chandra <kc@kaelem.net>
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2026 00:20:13 +0800
Subject: [PATCH 12/29] rebuild

---
 .devcontainer/onCreate.sh | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.devcontainer/onCreate.sh b/.devcontainer/onCreate.sh
index 1b83790..396f11c 100755
--- a/.devcontainer/onCreate.sh
+++ b/.devcontainer/onCreate.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ free -m
 
 sudo sysctl -w fs.inotify.max_user_watches=1048576
 sudo sysctl -w fs.inotify.max_user_instances=512
-
+# xyz
 TOKEN=$($EDA_PLAYGROUND_DIR/tools/yq -o=json '.assets.registries[].auth' $HOME/.bundle.yaml | jq -r '(reduce range(.extraEncodeCount + 1) as $_ (.username; @base64d)) + ":" + (reduce range(.extraEncodeCount + 1) as $_ (.password; @base64d))')
 
 ensure-docker-is-ready

From deb25d750f74dc6759c7ae2e0670ab99c0dca678 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kaelem Chandra <kc@kaelem.net>
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2026 00:44:40 +0800
Subject: [PATCH 13/29] Bump retry count, and add the reconcile timeout (3mins)

---
 .devcontainer/overrides.mk | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.devcontainer/overrides.mk b/.devcontainer/overrides.mk
index d46c188..2e1ebc8 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/overrides.mk
+++ b/.devcontainer/overrides.mk
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-KPT_RETRY ?= 3
+KPT_RETRY ?= 5
+KPT_LIVE_APPLY_ARGS += --reconcile-timeout=3m
 
 define INSTALL_KPT_PACKAGE
 	{	\

From ded45b17ff5cd25f3821a5ca5a16514924ca1a46 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kaelem Chandra <kc@kaelem.net>
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2026 01:00:40 +0800
Subject: [PATCH 14/29] Disable default AI thingy

---
 .devcontainer/devcontainer.json | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index fcb2092..9d97768 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
                 "eda-labs.vscode-eda"
             ],
             "settings": {
+                "chat.disableAIFeatures": true,
                 "terminal.integrated.defaultProfile.linux": "zsh",
                 "terminal.integrated.profiles.linux": {
                     "zsh": {

From dcdc0b02d111940953e5969d5189069be738c8f0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kaelem Chandra <kc@kaelem.net>
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2026 01:15:02 +0800
Subject: [PATCH 15/29] gone but not forgotten

---
 .devcontainer/utils.sh | 81 ------------------------------------------
 1 file changed, 81 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.devcontainer/utils.sh b/.devcontainer/utils.sh
index a74b1cf..db3cac8 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/utils.sh
+++ b/.devcontainer/utils.sh
@@ -6,85 +6,4 @@ function ensure-docker-is-ready {
         sleep 1
     done
     echo "Docker is ready"
-}
-
-# Run a command with inactivity timeout - restarts if no output for specified seconds
-# Usage: run-with-inactivity-timeout <timeout_seconds> <max_retries> <command> [args...]
-function run-with-inactivity-timeout {
-    local timeout_seconds=$1
-    local max_retries=$2
-    shift 2
-    local cmd=("$@")
-    local attempt=0
-
-    while [ $attempt -lt $max_retries ]; do
-        attempt=$((attempt + 1))
-        echo "=== Attempt $attempt/$max_retries: ${cmd[*]} ==="
-        
-        # Create marker file - we'll use its modification time
-        local marker_file=$(mktemp)
-        touch "$marker_file"
-        
-        # Start the command, piping through a while loop that touches the marker
-        # Using stdbuf to disable buffering
-        stdbuf -oL -eL "${cmd[@]}" 2>&1 | while IFS= read -r line; do
-            echo "$line"
-            touch "$marker_file"
-        done &
-        local pipe_pid=$!
-        
-        local timed_out=false
-        
-        # Monitor loop - check marker file modification time
-        while kill -0 $pipe_pid 2>/dev/null; do
-            sleep 5
-            
-            # Get seconds since marker was last modified
-            local now=$(date +%s)
-            local last_mod=$(stat -c %Y "$marker_file" 2>/dev/null || echo "$now")
-            local idle_time=$((now - last_mod))
-            
-            if [ $idle_time -ge $timeout_seconds ]; then
-                timed_out=true
-                echo ""
-                echo "=== No output for ${idle_time}s (timeout: ${timeout_seconds}s). Restarting... ==="
-                
-                # Kill the entire process group
-                kill -- -$pipe_pid 2>/dev/null || true
-                # Kill by parent
-                pkill -P $pipe_pid 2>/dev/null || true
-                # Direct kill
-                kill $pipe_pid 2>/dev/null || true
-                # Kill any remaining make/kpt processes from this session
-                pkill -f "kpt live apply" 2>/dev/null || true
-                
-                sleep 2
-                break
-            fi
-        done
-        
-        wait $pipe_pid 2>/dev/null
-        local exit_code=$?
-        
-        rm -f "$marker_file"
-        
-        if [ "$timed_out" = false ]; then
-            if [ $exit_code -eq 0 ]; then
-                echo "=== Command completed successfully ==="
-                return 0
-            else
-                echo "=== Command failed with exit code $exit_code ==="
-                return $exit_code
-            fi
-        fi
-        
-        # Timed out - retry
-        if [ $attempt -lt $max_retries ]; then
-            echo "=== Retrying in 5 seconds... ==="
-            sleep 5
-        fi
-    done
-    
-    echo "=== Command failed after $max_retries attempts ==="
-    return 1
 }
\ No newline at end of file

From 93dffbd4a68ab1e8754f61185e8381750fc9454d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kaelem Chandra <kc@kaelem.net>
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2026 01:33:27 +0800
Subject: [PATCH 16/29] Centralise env vars -> devc json, and try-eda params ->
 overrides

---
 .devcontainer/devcontainer.json | 4 +++-
 .devcontainer/onCreate.sh       | 2 +-
 .devcontainer/overrides.mk      | 9 +++++++++
 .devcontainer/postCreate.sh     | 2 +-
 4 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index 9d97768..38b44a7 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@
     "postCreateCommand": ".devcontainer/postCreate.sh",
     "postAttachCommand": ".devcontainer/postAttach.sh",
     "containerEnv": {
-        "EDA_PORT": "9443"
+        "EDA_PORT": "9443",
+        "TRY_EDA_OVERRIDES_FILE_PATH": "/workspaces/codespaces/.devcontainer/overrides.mk",
+        "NUM_CONCURRENT_IMG_PREPULLS": "8"
     },
     "forwardPorts": [
         9443
diff --git a/.devcontainer/onCreate.sh b/.devcontainer/onCreate.sh
index 396f11c..4cb2172 100755
--- a/.devcontainer/onCreate.sh
+++ b/.devcontainer/onCreate.sh
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ k3d cluster create eda-demo \
     --volume "$HOME/.images.txt:/opt/images.txt@server:*" \
     --no-lb
 
-docker exec -d k3d-eda-demo-server-0 sh -c "cat /opt/images.txt | xargs -P 4 -I {} crictl pull --creds $TOKEN {}"
\ No newline at end of file
+docker exec -d k3d-eda-demo-server-0 sh -c "cat /opt/images.txt | xargs -P $NUM_CONCURRENT_IMG_PREPULLS -I {} crictl pull --creds $TOKEN {}"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.devcontainer/overrides.mk b/.devcontainer/overrides.mk
index 2e1ebc8..80f4452 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/overrides.mk
+++ b/.devcontainer/overrides.mk
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
+NO_KIND = yes
+NO_LB = yes
+KPT_SETTERS_FILE = /eda-codespaces/codespaces-4vcpu-kpt-setters.yaml
+
 KPT_RETRY ?= 5
 KPT_LIVE_APPLY_ARGS += --reconcile-timeout=3m
 
+# Override the INSTALL_KPT_PACKAGE macro
+# 
+# Set the --reconcile-timeout flag so that KPT doesn't just hang for a while
+# then the updated macro below, will handle the exit by retrying the kpt live apply
+# until we hit the retry limit.
 define INSTALL_KPT_PACKAGE
 	{	\
 		echo -e "--> INSTALL: [\033[1;34m$2\033[0m] - Applying kpt package"									;\
diff --git a/.devcontainer/postCreate.sh b/.devcontainer/postCreate.sh
index da02b05..0e06ea3 100755
--- a/.devcontainer/postCreate.sh
+++ b/.devcontainer/postCreate.sh
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ cd $EDA_PLAYGROUND_DIR
 
 ensure-docker-is-ready
 
-make -f Makefile -f /workspaces/codespaces/.devcontainer/overrides.mk try-eda NO_KIND=yes NO_LB=yes KPT_SETTERS_FILE=/eda-codespaces/codespaces-4vcpu-kpt-setters.yaml
\ No newline at end of file
+make -f Makefile -f $TRY_EDA_OVERRIDES_FILE_PATH try-eda
\ No newline at end of file

From be9f27d14ca888283bad12d98486e57b4e14d4e3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kaelem Chandra <kc@kaelem.net>
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2026 02:03:09 +0800
Subject: [PATCH 17/29] Not everything can live in the overrides.mk seemingly

---
 .devcontainer/devcontainer.json | 3 ++-
 .devcontainer/overrides.mk      | 4 ----
 .devcontainer/postCreate.sh     | 2 +-
 3 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index 38b44a7..4d242a4 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@
     "postAttachCommand": ".devcontainer/postAttach.sh",
     "containerEnv": {
         "EDA_PORT": "9443",
-        "TRY_EDA_OVERRIDES_FILE_PATH": "/workspaces/codespaces/.devcontainer/overrides.mk",
+        "TRY_EDA_OVERRIDES_FILE": "/workspaces/codespaces/.devcontainer/overrides.mk",
+        "TRY_EDA_KPT_SETTERS_FILE": "/eda-codespaces/codespaces-4vcpu-kpt-setters.yaml",
         "NUM_CONCURRENT_IMG_PREPULLS": "8"
     },
     "forwardPorts": [
diff --git a/.devcontainer/overrides.mk b/.devcontainer/overrides.mk
index 80f4452..e3d01cf 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/overrides.mk
+++ b/.devcontainer/overrides.mk
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-NO_KIND = yes
-NO_LB = yes
-KPT_SETTERS_FILE = /eda-codespaces/codespaces-4vcpu-kpt-setters.yaml
-
 KPT_RETRY ?= 5
 KPT_LIVE_APPLY_ARGS += --reconcile-timeout=3m
 
diff --git a/.devcontainer/postCreate.sh b/.devcontainer/postCreate.sh
index 0e06ea3..427910f 100755
--- a/.devcontainer/postCreate.sh
+++ b/.devcontainer/postCreate.sh
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ cd $EDA_PLAYGROUND_DIR
 
 ensure-docker-is-ready
 
-make -f Makefile -f $TRY_EDA_OVERRIDES_FILE_PATH try-eda
\ No newline at end of file
+make -f Makefile -f /workspaces/codespaces/.devcontainer/overrides.mk try-eda NO_KIND=yes NO_LB=yes KPT_SETTERS_FILE=$TRY_EDA_KPT_SETTERS_FILE
\ No newline at end of file

From 8ce404a5ccafab5a772d37f1cc7327f399bd9a2f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: hellt <dodin.roman@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2026 20:15:37 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 18/29] another font attempt

---
 .devcontainer/devcontainer.json | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index 4d242a4..27ce73a 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
     "customizations": {
         "vscode": {
             "extensions": [
-                // "ms-kubernetes-tools.vscode-kubernetes-tools",
+                "entuent.fira-code-nerd-font",
+                "ms-kubernetes-tools.vscode-kubernetes-tools",
                 "eda-labs.vscode-eda"
             ],
             "settings": {
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@
                         "path": "/bin/zsh"
                     }
                 },
-                "terminal.integrated.fontFamily": "JetBrainsMono Nerd Font, JetBrainsMono, JetBrains Mono, Fira Code Nerd Font, FiraCode Nerd Font, Fira Code, Hasklig, Menlo, Monaco, 'Courier New', monospace",
+                "terminal.integrated.fontFamily": "JetBrainsMono Nerd Font, JetBrainsMono, JetBrains Mono, fira-code-nerd, Fira Code Nerd Font, FiraCode Nerd Font, Fira Code, Consolas, Hasklig, Menlo, Monaco, 'Courier New', monospace",
                 "vscode-eda.edaTargets": {
                     "https://127.0.0.1:9443": {
                         "edaUsername": "admin",

From bd9b9dde5cdd89ff2b625bcd0aa6df5b0aa5a7e4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: hellt <dodin.roman@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2026 21:24:03 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 19/29] fg image pull

---
 .devcontainer/onCreate.sh | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.devcontainer/onCreate.sh b/.devcontainer/onCreate.sh
index 4cb2172..4124680 100755
--- a/.devcontainer/onCreate.sh
+++ b/.devcontainer/onCreate.sh
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ k3d cluster create eda-demo \
     --volume "$HOME/.images.txt:/opt/images.txt@server:*" \
     --no-lb
 
-docker exec -d k3d-eda-demo-server-0 sh -c "cat /opt/images.txt | xargs -P $NUM_CONCURRENT_IMG_PREPULLS -I {} crictl pull --creds $TOKEN {}"
\ No newline at end of file
+docker exec k3d-eda-demo-server-0 sh -c "cat /opt/images.txt | xargs -P $NUM_CONCURRENT_IMG_PREPULLS -I {} crictl pull --creds $TOKEN {}"
\ No newline at end of file

From 3d1267e20f184214268fab6cbe4372c68657ea8b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: hellt <dodin.roman@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2026 21:24:56 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 20/29] pull in post create

---
 .devcontainer/onCreate.sh   | 2 --
 .devcontainer/postCreate.sh | 2 ++
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.devcontainer/onCreate.sh b/.devcontainer/onCreate.sh
index 4124680..7b4400b 100755
--- a/.devcontainer/onCreate.sh
+++ b/.devcontainer/onCreate.sh
@@ -17,5 +17,3 @@ k3d cluster create eda-demo \
     --k3s-arg "--disable=servicelb@server:*" \
     --volume "$HOME/.images.txt:/opt/images.txt@server:*" \
     --no-lb
-
-docker exec k3d-eda-demo-server-0 sh -c "cat /opt/images.txt | xargs -P $NUM_CONCURRENT_IMG_PREPULLS -I {} crictl pull --creds $TOKEN {}"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.devcontainer/postCreate.sh b/.devcontainer/postCreate.sh
index 427910f..b9c0bca 100755
--- a/.devcontainer/postCreate.sh
+++ b/.devcontainer/postCreate.sh
@@ -5,4 +5,6 @@ cd $EDA_PLAYGROUND_DIR
 
 ensure-docker-is-ready
 
+docker exec k3d-eda-demo-server-0 sh -c "cat /opt/images.txt | xargs -P $NUM_CONCURRENT_IMG_PREPULLS -I {} crictl pull --creds $TOKEN {}"
+
 make -f Makefile -f /workspaces/codespaces/.devcontainer/overrides.mk try-eda NO_KIND=yes NO_LB=yes KPT_SETTERS_FILE=$TRY_EDA_KPT_SETTERS_FILE
\ No newline at end of file

From 32de4477a42b2523a9818027e3b425b33a65dd0d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: hellt <dodin.roman@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2026 21:34:07 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 21/29] fix path for images

---
 .devcontainer/postCreate.sh | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.devcontainer/postCreate.sh b/.devcontainer/postCreate.sh
index b9c0bca..86193ee 100755
--- a/.devcontainer/postCreate.sh
+++ b/.devcontainer/postCreate.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ cd $EDA_PLAYGROUND_DIR
 
 ensure-docker-is-ready
 
-docker exec k3d-eda-demo-server-0 sh -c "cat /opt/images.txt | xargs -P $NUM_CONCURRENT_IMG_PREPULLS -I {} crictl pull --creds $TOKEN {}"
+docker exec k3d-eda-demo-server-0 sh -c "cat /home/vscode/images.txt | xargs -P $NUM_CONCURRENT_IMG_PREPULLS -I {} crictl pull --creds $TOKEN {}"
 
 make -f Makefile -f /workspaces/codespaces/.devcontainer/overrides.mk try-eda NO_KIND=yes NO_LB=yes KPT_SETTERS_FILE=$TRY_EDA_KPT_SETTERS_FILE
\ No newline at end of file

From d8e71856550d8f9095779970c8a4d67079ad7a98 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: hellt <dodin.roman@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2026 21:40:32 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 22/29] pull in create

---
 .devcontainer/onCreate.sh   | 2 ++
 .devcontainer/postCreate.sh | 2 --
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.devcontainer/onCreate.sh b/.devcontainer/onCreate.sh
index 7b4400b..4124680 100755
--- a/.devcontainer/onCreate.sh
+++ b/.devcontainer/onCreate.sh
@@ -17,3 +17,5 @@ k3d cluster create eda-demo \
     --k3s-arg "--disable=servicelb@server:*" \
     --volume "$HOME/.images.txt:/opt/images.txt@server:*" \
     --no-lb
+
+docker exec k3d-eda-demo-server-0 sh -c "cat /opt/images.txt | xargs -P $NUM_CONCURRENT_IMG_PREPULLS -I {} crictl pull --creds $TOKEN {}"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.devcontainer/postCreate.sh b/.devcontainer/postCreate.sh
index 86193ee..427910f 100755
--- a/.devcontainer/postCreate.sh
+++ b/.devcontainer/postCreate.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,4 @@ cd $EDA_PLAYGROUND_DIR
 
 ensure-docker-is-ready
 
-docker exec k3d-eda-demo-server-0 sh -c "cat /home/vscode/images.txt | xargs -P $NUM_CONCURRENT_IMG_PREPULLS -I {} crictl pull --creds $TOKEN {}"
-
 make -f Makefile -f /workspaces/codespaces/.devcontainer/overrides.mk try-eda NO_KIND=yes NO_LB=yes KPT_SETTERS_FILE=$TRY_EDA_KPT_SETTERS_FILE
\ No newline at end of file

From 5733a9a87abb7dc79a43649e4be8927f129e9215 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kaelem Chandra <kc@kaelem.net>
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2026 04:50:04 +0800
Subject: [PATCH 23/29] Lower concurrent prepulls back to 4

---
 .devcontainer/devcontainer.json | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index 27ce73a..978419b 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
         "EDA_PORT": "9443",
         "TRY_EDA_OVERRIDES_FILE": "/workspaces/codespaces/.devcontainer/overrides.mk",
         "TRY_EDA_KPT_SETTERS_FILE": "/eda-codespaces/codespaces-4vcpu-kpt-setters.yaml",
-        "NUM_CONCURRENT_IMG_PREPULLS": "8"
+        "NUM_CONCURRENT_IMG_PREPULLS": "4"
     },
     "forwardPorts": [
         9443

From 47539e0d4b95c5909c8299570dbe962cfa6dbe5e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: hellt <dodin.roman@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2026 21:51:29 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 24/29] pull in post create for process visibility

---
 .devcontainer/onCreate.sh   | 4 ----
 .devcontainer/postCreate.sh | 4 ++++
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.devcontainer/onCreate.sh b/.devcontainer/onCreate.sh
index 4124680..de91b6d 100755
--- a/.devcontainer/onCreate.sh
+++ b/.devcontainer/onCreate.sh
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ free -m
 
 sudo sysctl -w fs.inotify.max_user_watches=1048576
 sudo sysctl -w fs.inotify.max_user_instances=512
-# xyz
-TOKEN=$($EDA_PLAYGROUND_DIR/tools/yq -o=json '.assets.registries[].auth' $HOME/.bundle.yaml | jq -r '(reduce range(.extraEncodeCount + 1) as $_ (.username; @base64d)) + ":" + (reduce range(.extraEncodeCount + 1) as $_ (.password; @base64d))')
 
 ensure-docker-is-ready
 
@@ -17,5 +15,3 @@ k3d cluster create eda-demo \
     --k3s-arg "--disable=servicelb@server:*" \
     --volume "$HOME/.images.txt:/opt/images.txt@server:*" \
     --no-lb
-
-docker exec k3d-eda-demo-server-0 sh -c "cat /opt/images.txt | xargs -P $NUM_CONCURRENT_IMG_PREPULLS -I {} crictl pull --creds $TOKEN {}"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.devcontainer/postCreate.sh b/.devcontainer/postCreate.sh
index 427910f..75e367b 100755
--- a/.devcontainer/postCreate.sh
+++ b/.devcontainer/postCreate.sh
@@ -5,4 +5,8 @@ cd $EDA_PLAYGROUND_DIR
 
 ensure-docker-is-ready
 
+
+TOKEN=$($EDA_PLAYGROUND_DIR/tools/yq -o=json '.assets.registries[].auth' $HOME/.bundle.yaml | jq -r '(reduce range(.extraEncodeCount + 1) as $_ (.username; @base64d)) + ":" + (reduce range(.extraEncodeCount + 1) as $_ (.password; @base64d))')
+docker exec k3d-eda-demo-server-0 sh -c "cat /opt/images.txt | xargs -P $NUM_CONCURRENT_IMG_PREPULLS -I {} crictl pull --creds $TOKEN {}"
+
 make -f Makefile -f /workspaces/codespaces/.devcontainer/overrides.mk try-eda NO_KIND=yes NO_LB=yes KPT_SETTERS_FILE=$TRY_EDA_KPT_SETTERS_FILE
\ No newline at end of file

From 2f70cc3fc66f77bc61f4247fe17fd2e051eb1ce8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: hellt <dodin.roman@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2026 23:23:53 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 25/29] try 8 concurrent pulls

---
 .devcontainer/devcontainer.json | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index 978419b..27ce73a 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
         "EDA_PORT": "9443",
         "TRY_EDA_OVERRIDES_FILE": "/workspaces/codespaces/.devcontainer/overrides.mk",
         "TRY_EDA_KPT_SETTERS_FILE": "/eda-codespaces/codespaces-4vcpu-kpt-setters.yaml",
-        "NUM_CONCURRENT_IMG_PREPULLS": "4"
+        "NUM_CONCURRENT_IMG_PREPULLS": "8"
     },
     "forwardPorts": [
         9443

From 342d698e7a5a7e592c634e741053bbbbaecfe89a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: hellt <dodin.roman@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2026 23:24:07 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 26/29] remove icons from the prompt

---
 .devcontainer/shell/starship.toml | 12 +-----------
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.devcontainer/shell/starship.toml b/.devcontainer/shell/starship.toml
index af918b0..9bfd270 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/shell/starship.toml
+++ b/.devcontainer/shell/starship.toml
@@ -1,39 +1,29 @@
 # Get editor completions based on the config schema
 "$schema" = 'https://starship.rs/config-schema.json'
 
-
 # Inserts a blank line between shell prompts
 add_newline = true
 
 [git_branch]
-symbol = " "
 format = '· [$symbol$branch(:$remote_branch)]($style) '
 
 [git_commit]
 tag_disabled = false
-tag_symbol = "  "
 
 [golang]
-symbol = ' '
 format = '· [$symbol($version )]($style)'
 
 [package]
 format = '· [$symbol$version]($style) '
-symbol = "󰏗 "
 
 [python]
 format = '· [${symbol}${pyenv_prefix}(${version} )(\($virtualenv\) )]($style)'
-symbol = " "
 
 [kubernetes]
-disabled = false
-symbol = "󱃾 "
+disabled = true
 
 [container]
 disabled = true
 
 [direnv]
 disabled = true
-
-[hostname]
-ssh_symbol = " "
\ No newline at end of file

From 626efe46041cc9b67e983ea2cf1aa940df222583 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: hellt <dodin.roman@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2026 00:00:08 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 27/29] pin playground tag

---
 .devcontainer/Dockerfile | 5 +----
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
index cdcccae..107114a 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
+++ b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
@@ -41,10 +41,7 @@ RUN echo 'export PATH="$PATH:$EDA_PLAYGROUND_DIR/tools"' >> /etc/zsh/zshrc
 
 USER vscode
 
-# patching kpt version to beta59 to see if it is better in handling sporadic k8s
-# issues in GH codespaces where beta57 is stuck in reading the reconciled resources.
-RUN git clone --depth 1 "https://github.com/$EDA_PLAYGROUND_REPO" $EDA_PLAYGROUND_DIR && cd $EDA_PLAYGROUND_DIR && \
-    sed -i 's/KPT_VERSION ?= v1.0.0-beta.57/KPT_VERSION ?= v1.0.0-beta.59/' Makefile && \
+RUN git clone --depth 1 --name v0.0.1 "https://github.com/$EDA_PLAYGROUND_REPO" $EDA_PLAYGROUND_DIR && cd $EDA_PLAYGROUND_DIR && \
     make download-tools
 
 RUN curl -o $HOME/.bundle.yaml "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nokia-eda/edaadm/refs/heads/main/bundles/eda-bundle-core-$EDA_VERSION.yaml" && \

From 389b39a8da7f342d94833c78f976a102af6ea597 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: hellt <dodin.roman@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2026 00:01:39 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 28/29] correct flag

---
 .devcontainer/Dockerfile | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
index 107114a..7a1c5b0 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
+++ b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ RUN echo 'export PATH="$PATH:$EDA_PLAYGROUND_DIR/tools"' >> /etc/zsh/zshrc
 
 USER vscode
 
-RUN git clone --depth 1 --name v0.0.1 "https://github.com/$EDA_PLAYGROUND_REPO" $EDA_PLAYGROUND_DIR && cd $EDA_PLAYGROUND_DIR && \
+RUN git clone --depth 1 --branch v0.0.1 "https://github.com/$EDA_PLAYGROUND_REPO" $EDA_PLAYGROUND_DIR && cd $EDA_PLAYGROUND_DIR && \
     make download-tools
 
 RUN curl -o $HOME/.bundle.yaml "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nokia-eda/edaadm/refs/heads/main/bundles/eda-bundle-core-$EDA_VERSION.yaml" && \

From 4d2e71c52b9386d930908ecd3f528c6477048377 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: hellt <dodin.roman@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2026 00:29:48 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 29/29] use overrides var

---
 .devcontainer/postCreate.sh | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.devcontainer/postCreate.sh b/.devcontainer/postCreate.sh
index 75e367b..b32d69e 100755
--- a/.devcontainer/postCreate.sh
+++ b/.devcontainer/postCreate.sh
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ ensure-docker-is-ready
 TOKEN=$($EDA_PLAYGROUND_DIR/tools/yq -o=json '.assets.registries[].auth' $HOME/.bundle.yaml | jq -r '(reduce range(.extraEncodeCount + 1) as $_ (.username; @base64d)) + ":" + (reduce range(.extraEncodeCount + 1) as $_ (.password; @base64d))')
 docker exec k3d-eda-demo-server-0 sh -c "cat /opt/images.txt | xargs -P $NUM_CONCURRENT_IMG_PREPULLS -I {} crictl pull --creds $TOKEN {}"
 
-make -f Makefile -f /workspaces/codespaces/.devcontainer/overrides.mk try-eda NO_KIND=yes NO_LB=yes KPT_SETTERS_FILE=$TRY_EDA_KPT_SETTERS_FILE
\ No newline at end of file
+make -f Makefile -f $TRY_EDA_OVERRIDES_FILE try-eda NO_KIND=yes NO_LB=yes KPT_SETTERS_FILE=$TRY_EDA_KPT_SETTERS_FILE
\ No newline at end of file