default launch scripts to dev server

frontend/apps/artcraft-webapp/src/main.tsx

@@ -21,11 +21,15 @@ if (import.meta.env.DEV) {
     StorytellerApiHostStore.getInstance().setApiSchemeAndHost(
       window.location.origin,
     );
-    // NB: This is for Brandon to test with storyteller-web locally:
-    // (disabled — it overrides the origin above and points at localhost:12345,
-    // which breaks dev unless a local backend is running. Re-enable only when
-    // testing against a local storyteller-web.)
-    //StorytellerApiHostStore.getInstance().setDevelopment();
+    // Backend devs: launch with USE_LOCAL_API=1 (see
+    // script/website/unix_frontend_webapp_dev.sh) to point API calls at a
+    // local storyteller-web (http://localhost:12345). When unset — the
+    // frontend-dev default — this branch never runs and API calls hit
+    // production. Do not comment this in or out; set the env var instead.
+    const useLocalApi = import.meta.env.VITE_USE_LOCAL_API;
+    if (useLocalApi === "1" || useLocalApi === "true") {
+      StorytellerApiHostStore.getInstance().setDevelopment();
+    }
   } catch (e) {
     console.warn("Failed to set dev API host override", e);
   }

frontend/apps/artcraft-website/src/main.tsx

@@ -21,8 +21,15 @@ if (import.meta.env.DEV) {
     StorytellerApiHostStore.getInstance().setApiSchemeAndHost(
       window.location.origin,
     );
-    // NB: This is for Brandon to test with storyteller-web locally:
-    StorytellerApiHostStore.getInstance().setDevelopment();
+    // Backend devs: launch with USE_LOCAL_API=1 (see
+    // script/website/unix_frontend_website_dev.sh) to point API calls at a
+    // local storyteller-web (http://localhost:12345). When unset — the
+    // frontend-dev default — this branch never runs and API calls hit
+    // production. Do not comment this in or out; set the env var instead.
+    const useLocalApi = import.meta.env.VITE_USE_LOCAL_API;
+    if (useLocalApi === "1" || useLocalApi === "true") {
+      StorytellerApiHostStore.getInstance().setDevelopment();
+    }
   } catch (e) {
     console.warn("Failed to set dev API host override", e);
   }

script/website/unix_frontend_webapp_dev.sh

@@ -24,6 +24,19 @@ frontend_npm_install
 
 export VITE_ENVIRONMENT_TYPE="production"
 
+# # Backend devs: launch with USE_LOCAL_API=1 (or `export USE_LOCAL_API=1` once
+# # in your shell profile) to point the frontend at a local storyteller-web on
+# # http://localhost:12345. Unset/0 — the frontend-dev default — hits
+# # production. This replaces the comment/uncomment dance around
+# # StorytellerApiHostStore.setDevelopment() in src/main.tsx.
+# export VITE_USE_LOCAL_API="${USE_LOCAL_API:-0}"
+# if [[ "${VITE_USE_LOCAL_API}" == "1" ]]; then
+#   echo "USE_LOCAL_API=1 — API calls will target http://localhost:12345"
+# else
+#   echo "API calls will target production (set USE_LOCAL_API=1 for a local backend)"
+# fi
+export VITE_USE_LOCAL_API="true"
+
 nx dev artcraft-webapp
 
 popd || exit

script/website/unix_frontend_website_dev.sh

@@ -24,6 +24,19 @@ frontend_npm_install
 
 export VITE_ENVIRONMENT_TYPE="production"
 
+# # Backend devs: launch with USE_LOCAL_API=1 (or `export USE_LOCAL_API=1` once
+# # in your shell profile) to point the frontend at a local storyteller-web on
+# # http://localhost:12345. Unset/0 — the frontend-dev default — hits
+# # production. This replaces the comment/uncomment dance around
+# # StorytellerApiHostStore.setDevelopment() in src/main.tsx.
+# export VITE_USE_LOCAL_API="${USE_LOCAL_API:-0}"
+# if [[ "${VITE_USE_LOCAL_API}" == "1" ]]; then
+#   echo "USE_LOCAL_API=1 — API calls will target http://localhost:12345"
+# else
+#   echo "API calls will target production (set USE_LOCAL_API=1 for a local backend)"
+# fi
+export VITE_USE_LOCAL_API="true"
+
 nx dev artcraft-website
 
 popd || exit