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+name: "Accept optional positional path argument on startup"
+---
+
+# Story 209: Accept optional positional path argument on startup
+
+## User Story
+
+As a user, I want to run `story-kit-server .` or `story-kit-server /path/to/project` to start the server with that directory as the project, so that I don't have to use the UI file chooser.
+
+## Acceptance Criteria
+
+- [ ] Running `story-kit-server` with no args behaves as today (auto-detect from cwd)
+- [ ] Running `story-kit-server .` opens the current directory as the project
+- [ ] Running `story-kit-server /some/path` opens that path as the project
+- [ ] If the path has no .story_kit/, it is scaffolded automatically
+- [ ] Invalid paths produce a clear error message
+
+## Out of Scope
+
+- TBD