chore: remove legacy TUI configurator; surface last config gap in GUI (#45)

Audit confirmed the Rich TUI (`meshai --config`) is a strict subset of the
dashboard GUI (covers FEWER sections) and nothing depends on it for bootstrap.
Strip it so the dashboard is the single config surface.

- delete meshai/cli/configurator.py (~1435 lines); cli/__init__ minimal
- main.py: drop --config + run_configurator dispatch (keep --config-file);
  bootstrap log now points to config.example.yaml / the dashboard
- docker-entrypoint.sh: remove the ttyd `meshai --config` block on :7682
  (default-config heredoc + bot exec loop untouched)
- docker-compose.yml + Dockerfile: drop the 7682 port + ttyd install (EXPOSE 8080)
- README / config.py header / config.example.yaml: de-reference the TUI
- drop `rich` from pyproject + requirements (grep-verified unused)

Close the only GUI config gap the audit found:
- Config.tsx weather tab: add openmeteo.url + wttr.url inputs (backend already
  round-trips the nested WeatherConfig dataclasses)

Bootstrap intact: config.example.yaml copy, entrypoint default-config write,
and defaulted Config() when no file exists all remain. `python3 -m meshai`
and `--config-file` unchanged. TS/import validated at Docker build.

Co-authored-by: Matt Johnson <mj@k7zvx.com>
Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

work/Dockerfile

@@ -46,11 +46,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
     curl \
     # For process management
     procps \
-    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
-    # Install ttyd for web-based config interface (arch-aware)
-    && TTYD_ARCH=$(dpkg --print-architecture | sed 's/amd64/x86_64/' | sed 's/arm64/aarch64/') \
-    && curl -sL "https://github.com/tsl0922/ttyd/releases/download/1.7.7/ttyd.${TTYD_ARCH}" -o /usr/local/bin/ttyd \
-    && chmod +x /usr/local/bin/ttyd
 
 # Create non-root user
 RUN groupadd -g ${GID} meshai && \
@@ -88,12 +84,12 @@ USER meshai
 # Data volume mount point
 VOLUME ["/data"]
 
-# Expose ttyd web config port
+# Expose dashboard port
-EXPOSE 7682 8080
+EXPOSE 8080
 
 # Health check - verify bot process is alive via PID file
 HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=10s --start-period=10s --retries=3 \
     CMD test -f /tmp/meshai.pid && kill -0 $(cat /tmp/meshai.pid) 2>/dev/null && [ "$(cat /tmp/meshai.link 2>/dev/null)" = up ] || exit 1
 
-# Entrypoint handles config and ttyd
+# Entrypoint writes default config on first run, then starts the bot
 ENTRYPOINT ["/app/docker-entrypoint.sh"]

work/README.md

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ Everything is driven from the web UI, organized into **General**, **Meshtastic**
 git clone https://github.com/zvx-echo6/meshai.git
 cd meshai
 pip install -e .
-meshai --config     # interactive setup TUI
+cp config.example.yaml config.yaml   # then edit config.yaml (or use the dashboard)
 meshai
 ```
 

work/config.example.yaml

@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ knowledge:
 
 # === MESH DATA SOURCES ===
 # Connect to Meshview and/or MeshMonitor instances for live mesh
-# network analysis. Supports multiple sources. Configure via TUI
+# network analysis. Supports multiple sources. Configure via the
-# with meshai --config (Mesh Sources menu).
+# dashboard (Mesh Sources) or by editing this file directly.
 #
 # mesh_sources:
 #   - name: "my-meshview"

work/dashboard-frontend/src/pages/Config.tsx

@@ -1137,6 +1137,20 @@ function WeatherSection({ data, onChange }: { data: WeatherConfig; onChange: (d:
         placeholder="Your city, state"
         helper="Location when none specified"
       />
+      <TextInput
+        label="Open-Meteo base URL (advanced)"
+        value={data.openmeteo.url}
+        onChange={(v) => onChange({ ...data, openmeteo: { ...data.openmeteo, url: v } })}
+        placeholder="https://api.open-meteo.com/v1"
+        helper="Override the Open-Meteo API endpoint (leave default unless self-hosting)"
+      />
+      <TextInput
+        label="wttr.in base URL (advanced)"
+        value={data.wttr.url}
+        onChange={(v) => onChange({ ...data, wttr: { ...data.wttr, url: v } })}
+        placeholder="https://wttr.in"
+        helper="Override the wttr.in endpoint (leave default unless self-hosting)"
+      />
     </div>
   )
 }

work/docker-compose.yml

@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 # MeshAI Docker Compose Configuration
 #
 # Usage:
-#   docker compose up -d                  # Start bot + web config
+#   docker compose up -d                  # Start the bot + dashboard
 #   docker compose logs -f                # View logs
 #
-# Web config: http://localhost:7682 (TUI in browser)
+# Dashboard: http://localhost:8080
 #
 # Config is stored in the meshai_data volume at /data/config.yaml
 #
 # For serial connection (USB), uncomment the devices section below
-# For TCP connection, configure via web interface
+# For TCP connection, edit config.yaml or use the dashboard
 
 services:
   meshai:
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ services:
     #   - /dev/ttyACM0:/dev/ttyACM0
 
     ports:
-      # Web-based config interface (ttyd)
-      - "7682:7682"
       # Dashboard API
       - "8080:8080"
 
@@ -50,7 +48,7 @@ services:
       # Persistent data (database, config)
       - meshai_data:/data
 
-    # Run interactively for first-time setup wizard
+    # Allocate a TTY for cleaner log output
     stdin_open: true
     tty: true
 

work/docker-entrypoint.sh

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # MeshAI Docker Entrypoint
-# Runs ttyd for web config access and the bot
+# Writes a default config on first run, then runs the bot
 
 export MESHAI_CONFIG="/data/config.yaml"
 export TERM="${TERM:-xterm-256color}"
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ if [ ! -f "$MESHAI_CONFIG" ]; then
     mkdir -p /data
     cat > "$MESHAI_CONFIG" << 'EOF'
 # MeshAI Configuration
-# Configure via http://localhost:7682
+# Edit this file directly, or configure via the dashboard
 
 bot:
   name: ai
@@ -66,22 +66,10 @@ meshmonitor:
   enabled: false
   inject_into_prompt: true
 EOF
-    echo "Default config created. Configure via http://localhost:7682"
+    echo "Default config created at $MESHAI_CONFIG. Edit it or configure via the dashboard."
 fi
 
 
-# Start ttyd for web-based config access
-echo "Starting web config interface on port 7682..."
-ttyd -W -p 7682 \
-    -t enableClipboard=true \
-    -t titleFixed="MeshAI Config" \
-    -t 'theme={"background":"#0d1117","foreground":"#c9d1d9","cursor":"#58a6ff","selectionBackground":"#388bfd"}' \
-    -t fontSize=14 \
-    /bin/bash -c 'while true; do python3 -m meshai --config-file "$MESHAI_CONFIG" --config; sleep 1; done' &
-
-# Keep ttyd running even if bot fails
-trap "kill %1 2>/dev/null" EXIT
-
 # Kill bot gracefully with SIGKILL fallback
 kill_bot() {
     local pid=$1

work/meshai/cli/__init__.py

@@ -1,5 +1 @@
 """CLI tools for MeshAI."""
-
-from .configurator import run_configurator
-
-__all__ = ["run_configurator"]

work/meshai/config.py

@@ -1090,7 +1090,7 @@ def save_config(config: Config, config_path: Optional[Path] = None) -> None:
     data = _dataclass_to_dict(config)
 
     # Add header comment
-    header = "# MeshAI Configuration\n# Generated by meshai --config\n\n"
+    header = "# MeshAI Configuration\n# Generated by meshai\n\n"
 
     with open(config_path, "w") as f:
         f.write(header)

work/meshai/main.py

@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ from typing import Optional
 
 from . import __version__
 from .backends import AnthropicBackend, GoogleBackend, LLMBackend, OpenAIBackend
-from .cli import run_configurator
 from .commands import CommandDispatcher
 from .commands.dispatcher import create_dispatcher
 from .commands.status import set_start_time
@@ -876,9 +875,6 @@ def main() -> None:
     parser.add_argument(
         "--version", "-V", action="version", version=f"%(prog)s {__version__}"
     )
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "--config", "-c", action="store_true", help="Launch configuration tool"
-    )
     parser.add_argument(
         "--config-file",
         "-f",
@@ -892,11 +888,6 @@ def main() -> None:
 
     setup_logging(args.verbose)
 
-    # Launch configurator if requested
-    if args.config:
-        run_configurator(args.config_file)
-        return
-
     # Load config - support both old (/data/config.yaml) and new (/data/config/) layouts
     config_path = args.config_file
     config_dir = get_config_dir_from_path(config_path)
@@ -912,7 +903,7 @@ def main() -> None:
         config = legacy_load(config_path)
     else:
         logger.warning(f"Config not found at {config_path} or {config_dir}")
-        logger.info("Run 'meshai --config' to create one, or copy config.example.yaml")
+        logger.info("Copy config.example.yaml to get started, or configure via the dashboard")
         sys.exit(1)
 
     # Create and run bot

work/pyproject.toml

@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ dependencies = [
     "openai>=1.0.0",
     "anthropic>=0.18.0",
     "google-genai>=1.0.0",
-    "rich>=13.0.0",
     "httpx>=0.25.0",
     "fastapi>=0.110.0",
     "uvicorn[standard]>=0.27.0",

work/requirements.txt

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ aiosqlite>=0.19.0
 openai>=1.0.0
 anthropic>=0.18.0
 google-genai>=1.0.0
-rich>=13.0.0
 httpx>=0.25.0
 fastembed>=0.3.0
 sqlite-vec>=0.1.0