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name: Auto-Open Project on Server Startup
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# Story 38: Auto-Open Project on Server Startup

## User Story

As a developer using Story Kit from the terminal (no browser), I want the server to automatically open the project when it starts inside a .story_kit project directory, so that MCP tools and agents work immediately without needing to hit the open-project API or use the web UI.

## Acceptance Criteria

- [ ] Server detects .story_kit/ in cwd or parent directories at startup
- [ ] If found, automatically calls the open-project logic with that root path
- [ ] MCP tools (e.g. list_upcoming, start_agent) work immediately after cargo run without any manual project-open step
- [ ] Existing web UI project-open flow continues to work unchanged
- [ ] If no .story_kit/ is found, server starts normally without a project (current behavior)

## Out of Scope

- TBD
