Merge develop: Fix dual-branch GitHub Pages deployment

Merging deployment configuration fixes from develop to restore
www.unityailab.com and enable proper dual-branch deployment:

- Main branch → www.unityailab.com (root)
- Develop branch → www.unityailab.com/development/

Changes:
- Fixed deployment workflow to prevent overwrites
- Preserve CNAME and separate directories per branch
- Updated documentation

🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code)

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

Author: hackall360

.claude/settings.local.json

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "permissions": {
+    "allow": [
+      "Bash(test:*)",
+      "Bash(powershell:*)"
+    ],
+    "deny": [],
+    "ask": []
+  }
+}

.github/workflows/deploy.yml

@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 name: Build and Deploy
 
-# Run on push to main/master branch
+# Run on push to main/master/develop branch
 on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
       - master
+      - develop
   workflow_dispatch: # Allow manual triggering
 
 # Grant necessary permissions
@@ -16,9 +17,9 @@ permissions:
   issues: write
   pull-requests: write
 
-# Ensure only one deployment runs at a time
+# Ensure only one deployment runs at a time per branch
 concurrency:
-  group: "pages"
+  group: "pages-${{ github.ref_name }}"
   cancel-in-progress: false
 
 jobs:
@@ -152,20 +153,95 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: needs.build.outputs.build_status == 'success'
 
-    environment:
-      name: github-pages
-      url: ${{ steps.deployment.outputs.page_url }}
-
     steps:
-      - name: Deploy to GitHub Pages
-        id: deployment
-        uses: actions/deploy-pages@v4
+      - name: Checkout gh-pages branch
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: gh-pages
+          path: gh-pages-repo
+
+      - name: Download build artifact
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: github-pages
+          path: artifact
+
+      - name: Extract artifact
+        run: |
+          cd artifact
+          tar -xf artifact.tar
+          mkdir -p ../dist
+          mv -f * ../dist/ 2>/dev/null || true
+          cd ..
+          rm -rf artifact
+
+      - name: Determine deployment path and update files
+        id: deploy-path
+        run: |
+          if [ "${{ github.ref_name }}" == "develop" ]; then
+            echo "📍 Deploying develop branch to /development/ subdirectory"
+            echo "url=https://www.unityailab.com/development/" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+            # Remove old development folder and copy new build
+            rm -rf gh-pages-repo/development
+            mkdir -p gh-pages-repo/development
+            cp -r dist/* gh-pages-repo/development/
+
+            echo "✅ Updated /development/ folder only"
+          else
+            echo "📍 Deploying main branch to root directory"
+            echo "url=https://www.unityailab.com/" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+            # Preserve CNAME and development folder
+            if [ -f "gh-pages-repo/CNAME" ]; then
+              cp gh-pages-repo/CNAME /tmp/CNAME
+              echo "💾 Preserved CNAME file"
+            fi
+
+            if [ -d "gh-pages-repo/development" ]; then
+              mv gh-pages-repo/development /tmp/development
+              echo "💾 Preserved /development/ folder"
+            fi
+
+            # Clear root and copy new build
+            rm -rf gh-pages-repo/*
+            cp -r dist/* gh-pages-repo/
+
+            # Restore preserved files
+            if [ -f "/tmp/CNAME" ]; then
+              mv /tmp/CNAME gh-pages-repo/CNAME
+              echo "♻️  Restored CNAME file"
+            fi
+
+            if [ -d "/tmp/development" ]; then
+              mv /tmp/development gh-pages-repo/development
+              echo "♻️  Restored /development/ folder"
+            fi
+
+            echo "✅ Updated root files while preserving /development/"
+          fi
+
+      - name: Commit and push to gh-pages
+        run: |
+          cd gh-pages-repo
+          git config user.name 'github-actions[bot]'
+          git config user.email 'github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com'
+          git add -A
+
+          if git diff --staged --quiet; then
+            echo "No changes to deploy"
+          else
+            git commit -m "Deploy from ${{ github.ref_name }} branch - $(date +'%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')"
+            git push origin gh-pages
+            echo "✅ Deployed successfully"
+          fi
 
       - name: Report deployment success
         run: |
           echo "🚀 DEPLOYMENT SUCCESSFUL"
           echo "================================"
-          echo "URL: ${{ steps.deployment.outputs.page_url }}"
+          echo "Branch: ${{ github.ref_name }}"
+          echo "URL: ${{ steps.deploy-path.outputs.url }}"
           echo "Built with: Vite (optimized)"
           echo "================================"
           echo ""

.gitignore

@@ -11,3 +11,6 @@ test-output*.txt
 test-output.log
 standalone-test-results.log
 *.log
+
+# Claude personal
+.claude/

Docs/TODO/infrastructure-TODO.md

@@ -90,9 +90,12 @@ This TODO covers all backend infrastructure, DevOps, security, documentation, an
 ---
 
 ### P1 CI/CD
-**Status:** Partial (GitHub workflow exists for cache-busting)
+**Status:** Partial (GitHub workflow exists for dual-branch deployment)
 
 - [x] Basic deployment workflow (`.github/workflows/deploy.yml`)
+  - [x] Main branch deploys to root
+  - [x] Develop branch deploys to /development/ subdirectory
+  - [x] Separate concurrency groups per branch
 - [ ] Lint and type-check
   - [ ] ESLint for JavaScript
   - [ ] Pylint/Black for Python

README.md

@@ -211,6 +211,15 @@ This is a test site for validating:
 
 Changes tested here are promoted to the main Unity AI Lab website after validation.
 
+### Deployment
+
+The repository uses automated GitHub Actions deployment with dual-branch support:
+
+- **Main Branch** → Deploys to root: `https://unity-lab-ai.github.io/`
+- **Develop Branch** → Deploys to `/development/`: `https://unity-lab-ai.github.io/development/`
+
+This allows live testing of develop branch changes without affecting the production site. Both deployments run independently with separate concurrency groups.
+
 ## Documentation
 
 ### For Developers & AI Assistants

apps/helperInterfaceDemo/helperInterface.js

@@ -474,7 +474,8 @@ async function sendMessage(message) {
       requestBody.seed = Math.floor(Math.random() * 1000000);
     }
 
-    const response = await polliAPI.retryRequest(PollinationsAPI.TEXT_API, {
+    // Use direct fetch like demo page
+    const response = await fetch(`${PollinationsAPI.TEXT_API}?referrer=${encodeURIComponent(polliAPI.referrer)}`, {
       method: "POST",
       headers: {
         "Content-Type": "application/json"
@@ -548,7 +549,8 @@ async function fetchModels() {
   modelSelect.innerHTML = "";
 
   try {
-    const response = await polliAPI.retryRequest(`${PollinationsAPI.TEXT_API}/models`);
+    // Use direct fetch like demo page
+    const response = await fetch(`${PollinationsAPI.TEXT_API}/models?referrer=${encodeURIComponent(polliAPI.referrer)}`);
     if (!response.ok) throw new Error("Failed to fetch models");
 
     const data = await response.json();
@@ -782,7 +784,8 @@ async function getImageDescription(imageUrl) {
       jsonMode: false
     };
 
-    const response = await polliAPI.retryRequest(PollinationsAPI.TEXT_API, {
+    // Use direct fetch like demo page
+    const response = await fetch(`${PollinationsAPI.TEXT_API}?referrer=${encodeURIComponent(polliAPI.referrer)}`, {
       method: "POST",
       headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
       body: JSON.stringify(requestBody)

apps/personaDemo/persona.js

@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ const imageModel = document.getElementById('imageModel');
 // Fetch Text Models
 async function fetchTextModels() {
   try {
-    const response = await polliAPI.retryRequest(`${PollinationsAPI.TEXT_API}/models`);
+    // Use direct fetch like demo page
+    const response = await fetch(`${PollinationsAPI.TEXT_API}/models?referrer=${encodeURIComponent(polliAPI.referrer)}`);
     const models = await response.json();
     textModel.innerHTML = '';
     models.forEach(model => {
@@ -37,7 +38,8 @@ async function fetchTextModels() {
 // Fetch Image Models
 async function fetchImageModels() {
   try {
-    const response = await polliAPI.retryRequest(`${PollinationsAPI.IMAGE_API}/models`);
+    // Use direct fetch like demo page
+    const response = await fetch(`${PollinationsAPI.IMAGE_API}/models?referrer=${encodeURIComponent(polliAPI.referrer)}`);
     const models = await response.json();
     imageModel.innerHTML = '';
     models.forEach(model => {
@@ -370,7 +372,8 @@ async function generateImageFromPrompt(prompt, appendToChat = true) {
   const encodedPrompt = polliAPI.encodePrompt(prompt);
   const imageUrl = `${PollinationsAPI.IMAGE_API}/prompt/${encodedPrompt}?seed=${randomSeed}&model=${selectedModel}&width=${width}&height=${height}&nofeed=true&nologo=true&enhance=false&referrer=${encodeURIComponent(polliAPI.referrer)}`;
   try {
-    const response = await polliAPI.retryRequest(imageUrl);
+    // Use direct fetch like demo page
+    const response = await fetch(imageUrl);
     if (response.ok) {
       const imageBlob = await response.blob();
       const imageObjectURL = URL.createObjectURL(imageBlob);
@@ -416,7 +419,8 @@ chatForm.onsubmit = async function(event) {
   chatOutput.innerHTML += `<p id="ai-thinking"><em>${isEvil ? 'Evil AI plotting...' : 'AI is thinking...'}</em></p>`;
   scrollToBottom();
   try {
-    const response = await polliAPI.retryRequest(PollinationsAPI.TEXT_API, {
+    // Use direct fetch like demo page
+    const response = await fetch(`${PollinationsAPI.TEXT_API}?referrer=${encodeURIComponent(polliAPI.referrer)}`, {
       method: 'POST',
       headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
       body: JSON.stringify(requestBody)