Fixed model selection and the install script now properly works when not sudo

README.md

@@ -120,6 +120,10 @@ If the selected model has a context length:
 If no context length is available:
 - `CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_1M_CONTEXT=1`
 
+### Environment Variable Propagation
+
+**Important:** The environment variables are written to a temporary file and sourced by each tmux pane at startup. This ensures Claude Code in Pane 0 receives the correct model settings. Do not delete the temporary environment file while the tmux session is running.
+
 ## Using the Businessman Skill
 
 The skill is automatically initialized when you run `businessman`. To use it manually after the session is running:

businessman

@@ -57,34 +57,54 @@ cd "$PROJECT_DIR" || { echo "Directory not found: $PROJECT_DIR"; exit 1; }
 
 SESSION_NAME="businessman-$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S)"
 
-# Set env vars (inheritable by tmux panes)
-export ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL="$LLAMA_SWAP_API"
-export ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN="dummy"
-export ANTHROPIC_DEFAULT_SONNET_MODEL="$MODEL_ID"
-export ANTHROPIC_DEFAULT_HAIKU_MODEL="$MODEL_ID"
-export ANTHROPIC_DEFAULT_OPUS_MODEL="$MODEL_ID"
+# Set env vars for tmux session (set before creating session)
+LLAMA_BASE_URL="$LLAMA_SWAP_API"
+LLAMA_AUTH_TOKEN="dummy"
+LLAMA_MODEL_ID="$MODEL_ID"
+LLAMA_CTX="$CTX"
 
 # Context-aware settings
 if [ -n "$CTX" ] && [ "$CTX" != "unknown" ] && [ "$CTX" -gt 0 ]; then
     if [ "$CTX" -gt 200000 ]; then
-        export CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_1M_CONTEXT="0"
-        export CLAUDE_CODE_AUTO_COMPACT_WINDOW="200000"
+        CLAUDE_DISABLE_1M_CONTEXT="0"
+        CLAUDE_AUTO_COMPACT_WINDOW="200000"
     else
-        export CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_1M_CONTEXT="1"
-        export CLAUDE_CODE_AUTO_COMPACT_WINDOW="$CTX"
+        CLAUDE_DISABLE_1M_CONTEXT="1"
+        CLAUDE_AUTO_COMPACT_WINDOW="$CTX"
     fi
-    export CLAUDE_AUTOCOMPACT_PCT_OVERRIDE="80"
+    CLAUDE_AUTOCOMPACT_PCT_OVERRIDE="80"
 else
-    export CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_1M_CONTEXT="1"
+    CLAUDE_DISABLE_1M_CONTEXT="1"
+    CLAUDE_AUTO_COMPACT_WINDOW=""
 fi
 
+# Create environment setup file for the session
+ENV_SETUP="/tmp/businessman-env-$$-$SESSION_NAME"
+cat > "$ENV_SETUP" << EOF
+export ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL="$LLAMA_BASE_URL"
+export ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN="$LLAMA_AUTH_TOKEN"
+export ANTHROPIC_DEFAULT_SONNET_MODEL="$LLAMA_MODEL_ID"
+export ANTHROPIC_DEFAULT_HAIKU_MODEL="$LLAMA_MODEL_ID"
+export ANTHROPIC_DEFAULT_OPUS_MODEL="$LLAMA_MODEL_ID"
+export CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_1M_CONTEXT="$CLAUDE_DISABLE_1M_CONTEXT"
+export CLAUDE_CODE_AUTO_COMPACT_WINDOW="$CLAUDE_AUTO_COMPACT_WINDOW"
+export CLAUDE_AUTOCOMPACT_PCT_OVERRIDE="$CLAUDE_AUTOCOMPACT_PCT_OVERRIDE"
+EOF
+
 # Start tmux session with bash in pane 0 (keeps shell alive after claude exits)
 tmux new-session -d -s "$SESSION_NAME" "bash"
-# Send 'claude' command to pane 0 and hit Enter
+
+# Send commands to pane 0 that source the env file and then run claude
+tmux send-keys -t "$SESSION_NAME:0.0" "source \"$ENV_SETUP\"" Enter
+sleep 0.2
 tmux send-keys -t "$SESSION_NAME:0.0" "claude \"Use the businessman skill to initialize our session\"" Enter
 
 # Pane 1 is still a plain bash
 tmux split-window -t "$SESSION_NAME:0.0" -h "bash"
+
+# Set pane 1 to also source the env file
+tmux send-keys -t "$SESSION_NAME:0.1" "source \"$ENV_SETUP\"" Enter
+
 tmux resize-pane -t "$SESSION_NAME:0.0" -x 50
 
 # Focus pane 0 (Claude)
@@ -101,4 +121,7 @@ echo "When done with claude, type 'exit' in pane 0 to get your bash shell back"
 echo "To reattach: tmux attach -t $SESSION_NAME"
 
 # Auto-attach
-tmux attach -t "$SESSION_NAME"
+tmux attach -t "$SESSION_NAME"
+
+# Clean up temp file after session ends
+rm -f "$ENV_SETUP"

install-businessman.sh

@@ -68,9 +68,9 @@ echo "Copying SKILL.md to $SKILLS_DIR..."
 cp "$SKILL_MD" "$SKILLS_DIR/SKILL.md"
 
 # Copy businessman binary to /usr/local/bin
-echo "Copying businessman to $BIN_DIR..."
-cp "$BUSINESSMAN_TEMP" "$BIN_DIR/businessman"
-chmod +x "$BIN_DIR/businessman"
+# /usr/local/bin is root-owned, so the copy must run as sudo
+echo "Copying businessman to $BIN_DIR (sudo)..."
+sudo install -m 755 "$BUSINESSMAN_TEMP" "$BIN_DIR/businessman"
 
 # Cleanup
 rm -f "$BUSINESSMAN_TEMP"