diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
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+{
+    "name": "Row Boat Labs Dev Container Setup",
+    "image": "mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/base:ubuntu-22.04",
+    "settings": {
+        "terminal.integrated.defaultProfile.linux": "bash"
+    },
+    "initializeCommand": "make ensure-dirs && make set-env",
+    "features": {
+        "ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/docker-in-docker:2": {}
+    },
+    "customizations": {
+        "vscode": {
+            "extensions": [
+                "ms-azuretools.vscode-docker",
+                "ms-vscode.makefile-tools"
+            ]
+        }
+    },
+    "remoteEnv": {
+        "USE_RAG": "true",
+        "USE_RAG_UPLOADS": "true",
+        "USE_KLAVIS_TOOLS": "true",
+        "USE_COMPOSIO_TOOLS": "${localEnv:COMPOSIO_API_KEY:false}"
+    },
+    "mounts": [
+        "type=bind,source=${localWorkspaceFolder}/data/uploads,target=/workspace/data/uploads,consistency=cached",
+        "type=bind,source=${localWorkspaceFolder}/data/qdrant,target=/workspace/data/qdrant,consistency=cached",
+        "type=bind,source=${localWorkspaceFolder}/data/mongo,target=/workspace/data/mongo,consistency=cached"
+    ]
+}
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diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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+# Ensure data directories exist
+.PHONY: ensure-dirs
+ensure-dirs:
+	mkdir -p data/uploads
+	mkdir -p data/qdrant
+	mkdir -p data/mongo
+
+# Set environment variables
+.PHONY: set-env
+set-env:
+	export USE_RAG=true
+	export USE_RAG_UPLOADS=true
+	@if [ -n "$$COMPOSIO_API_KEY" ]; then \
+		export USE_COMPOSIO_TOOLS=true; \
+	fi
+	export USE_KLAVIS_TOOLS=true
+
+# Run the Docker Compose command
+.PHONY: start
+start: ensure-dirs set-env
+	@CMD="docker compose"; \
+	CMD="$$CMD --profile setup_qdrant"; \
+	CMD="$$CMD --profile qdrant"; \
+	CMD="$$CMD --profile rag-worker"; \
+	CMD="$$CMD up --build"; \
+	echo "Running: $$CMD"; \
+	eval $$CMD
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