fix: remove hardcoded home paths

TESTING.md

@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ pytest -n auto tests/unit/
 
 ```bash
 # Test a specific file with coverage
-. /home/cmihai/.venv/mcpgateway/bin/activate
+. .venv/bin/activate
 pytest --cov-report=annotate tests/unit/mcpgateway/test_translate.py
 
 # Test with detailed output

crates/mcp_runtime/FOLLOWUPS.md

@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ Status:
 
 Observed behavior:
 - The compose testing stack enables the plugin framework with `PLUGINS_ENABLED=true`.
-- However, the default [plugins/config.yaml](/home/cmihai/agents2/pr/mcp-context-forge/plugins/config.yaml) keeps built-in plugins such as `PIIFilterPlugin` in `mode: "disabled"`, so the current Rust MCP end-to-end battery does not exercise live plugin enforcement or transformation behavior.
+- However, the default [plugins/config.yaml](../../plugins/config.yaml) keeps built-in plugins such as `PIIFilterPlugin` in `mode: "disabled"`, so the current Rust MCP end-to-end battery does not exercise live plugin enforcement or transformation behavior.
 - Manual spot checks with temporary plugin enablement showed:
   - `resource_post_fetch` parity for `resources/read` using `LicenseHeaderInjector`
   - `prompt_pre_fetch` is reached on Rust full mode using `DenyListPlugin`
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ Observed behavior:
   - `tool_pre_invoke` / `tool_post_invoke`
   - `prompt_pre_fetch` / `prompt_post_fetch`
   - `resource_pre_fetch` / `resource_post_fetch`
-- In Rust full mode, the direct fast paths in [lib.rs](/home/cmihai/agents2/pr/mcp-context-forge/crates/mcp_runtime/src/lib.rs) serve several of those methods directly:
+- In Rust full mode, the direct fast paths in [lib.rs](src/lib.rs) serve several of those methods directly:
   - `direct_server_tools_list(...)`
   - `direct_server_resources_list(...)`
   - `direct_server_resource_templates_list(...)`
@@ -289,10 +289,10 @@ Why this matters:
   `prompts/get` happy path.
 
 Likely area:
-- [tool_service.py](/home/cmihai/agents2/pr/mcp-context-forge/mcpgateway/services/tool_service.py)
-- [prompt_service.py](/home/cmihai/agents2/pr/mcp-context-forge/mcpgateway/services/prompt_service.py)
-- [resource_service.py](/home/cmihai/agents2/pr/mcp-context-forge/mcpgateway/services/resource_service.py)
-- [lib.rs](/home/cmihai/agents2/pr/mcp-context-forge/crates/mcp_runtime/src/lib.rs)
+- [tool_service.py](../../mcpgateway/services/tool_service.py)
+- [prompt_service.py](../../mcpgateway/services/prompt_service.py)
+- [resource_service.py](../../mcpgateway/services/resource_service.py)
+- [lib.rs](src/lib.rs)
 
 Recommended next step:
 - Keep `make test-mcp-plugin-parity` green in both Python mode and Rust full mode using `tests/e2e/plugin_parity_config.yaml`.

crates/mcp_runtime/TESTING-DESIGN.md

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ This design covers:
 - safe fallback behavior in `RUST_MCP_MODE=shadow`
 
 It assumes the compose-backed environment from
-[docker-compose.yml](/home/cmihai/agents2/pr/mcp-context-forge/docker-compose.yml),
+[docker-compose.yml](../../docker-compose.yml),
 which uses PostgreSQL and Redis.
 
 ## Why this matters
@@ -107,10 +107,10 @@ The following invariants should stay explicit and testable:
 
 Useful existing coverage already lives in:
 
-- [tests/e2e/test_mcp_rbac_transport.py](/home/cmihai/agents2/pr/mcp-context-forge/tests/e2e/test_mcp_rbac_transport.py)
-- [tests/integration/test_streamable_http_redis.py](/home/cmihai/agents2/pr/mcp-context-forge/tests/integration/test_streamable_http_redis.py)
-- [tests/e2e/test_session_pool_e2e.py](/home/cmihai/agents2/pr/mcp-context-forge/tests/e2e/test_session_pool_e2e.py)
-- [tests/loadtest/locustfile_mcp_protocol.py](/home/cmihai/agents2/pr/mcp-context-forge/tests/loadtest/locustfile_mcp_protocol.py)
+- [tests/e2e/test_mcp_rbac_transport.py](../../tests/e2e/test_mcp_rbac_transport.py)
+- [tests/integration/test_streamable_http_redis.py](../../tests/integration/test_streamable_http_redis.py)
+- [tests/e2e/test_session_pool_e2e.py](../../tests/e2e/test_session_pool_e2e.py)
+- [tests/loadtest/locustfile_mcp_protocol.py](../../tests/loadtest/locustfile_mcp_protocol.py)
 
 These are useful, but they are not enough on their own for Rust session-auth
 reuse.

docs/docs/manage/observability/observability.md

@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ Use the trace generator helper to verify your observability backend is working:
 
 ```bash
 # Activate virtual environment if needed
-. /home/cmihai/.venv/mcpgateway/bin/activate
+. .venv/bin/activate
 
 # Run the trace generator
 python tests/integration/helpers/trace_generator.py

mcp-servers/python/mcp-rss-search/Makefile

@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 .PHONY: help install dev-install format lint test dev serve-http serve-sse test-http mcp-info clean
 
 PYTHON ?= python3
-VENV ?= /home/cmihai/.venv/mcpgateway
+MAKEFILE_DIR := $(dir $(abspath $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST))))
+VENV ?= $(abspath $(MAKEFILE_DIR)/../../../.venv)
 HTTP_PORT ?= 9100
 HTTP_HOST ?= 0.0.0.0
 

mcp-servers/python/mcp-rss-search/README.md

@@ -974,7 +974,7 @@ make test lint format
 **Solution**: Make sure the virtual environment is activated and the package is installed:
 
 ```bash
-. /home/cmihai/.venv/mcpgateway/bin/activate
+. .venv/bin/activate
 cd mcp-servers/python/mcp-rss-search
 pip install -e .
 ```

mcp-servers/python/mcp-rss-search/test_live.sh

@@ -7,7 +7,13 @@ echo "🚀 Starting MCP RSS Search Server..."
 echo ""
 
 # Activate virtual environment and start server in background
-. /home/cmihai/.venv/mcpgateway/bin/activate
+if [ -n "${VIRTUAL_ENV:-}" ] && [ -f "$VIRTUAL_ENV/bin/activate" ]; then
+    # shellcheck disable=SC1090
+    . "$VIRTUAL_ENV/bin/activate"
+elif [ -f "../../../.venv/bin/activate" ]; then
+    # shellcheck disable=SC1091
+    . "../../../.venv/bin/activate"
+fi
 python3 -m mcp_rss_search.server_fastmcp --transport http --host 127.0.0.1 --port 9100 > /tmp/rss_server.log 2>&1 &
 SERVER_PID=$!
 

mcp-servers/python/output_schema_test_server/TESTING.md

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ This document provides step-by-step instructions for testing the `outputSchema`
 
 2. **Start ContextForge** (in separate terminal):
    ```bash
-   cd /home/cmihai/github/mcp-context-forge
+   cd /path/to/mcp-context-forge
    make dev
    ```
 

tests/performance/utils/setup-auth.sh

@@ -51,9 +51,15 @@ fi
 cd "$PROJECT_ROOT" || exit 1
 
 # Activate virtual environment if available
-if [ -f "/home/cmihai/.venv/mcpgateway/bin/activate" ]; then
+if [ -n "${VIRTUAL_ENV:-}" ] && [ -f "$VIRTUAL_ENV/bin/activate" ]; then
+    # shellcheck disable=SC1090
+    source "$VIRTUAL_ENV/bin/activate"
+elif [ -f "$PROJECT_ROOT/.venv/bin/activate" ]; then
     # shellcheck disable=SC1091
-    source /home/cmihai/.venv/mcpgateway/bin/activate
+    source "$PROJECT_ROOT/.venv/bin/activate"
+elif [ -f "$HOME/.venv/mcpgateway/bin/activate" ]; then
+    # shellcheck disable=SC1091
+    source "$HOME/.venv/mcpgateway/bin/activate"
 fi
 
 # Generate token

tests/unit/test_no_machine_specific_paths.py

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+def test_repository_does_not_include_machine_specific_home_paths() -> None:
+    repo_root = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[2]
+    machine_specific_home = "/home/" + "cmihai"
+    offenders: list[str] = []
+
+    for path in repo_root.rglob("*"):
+        if not path.is_file():
+            continue
+        if ".git" in path.parts:
+            continue
+        if path.suffix.lower() in {".png", ".jpg", ".jpeg", ".gif", ".ico", ".pdf", ".pyc"}:
+            continue
+
+        try:
+            content = path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+        except (OSError, UnicodeDecodeError):
+            continue
+
+        if machine_specific_home in content:
+            offenders.append(str(path.relative_to(repo_root)))
+
+    assert offenders == []