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build-base/CLAUDE.md

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ This base image is designed to create statically-linked C++ executables using:
 8. **fmt** (10.2.1) - Modern formatting library
 9. **spdlog** (1.13.0) - Fast C++ logging library
 10. **Drogon** (latest from git) - C++ web framework
+11. **nlohmann/json** (3.11.3) - Modern JSON library for C++
 
 ### Build Characteristics
 - All libraries installed in standard `/usr/local/` location

build-base/Dockerfile.dropshell-build-base

@@ -228,3 +228,19 @@ RUN git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/drogonframework/drogon.git
     make -j$(nproc) && \
     make install && \
     cd / && rm -rf /tmp/drogon
+
+# Build nlohmann/json library (header-only, but we'll install it properly)
+ARG NLOHMANN_JSON_VERSION=3.11.3
+WORKDIR /tmp
+RUN curl -LO https://github.com/nlohmann/json/archive/refs/tags/v${NLOHMANN_JSON_VERSION}.tar.gz && \
+    tar xzf v${NLOHMANN_JSON_VERSION}.tar.gz && \
+    cd json-${NLOHMANN_JSON_VERSION} && \
+    mkdir build && cd build && \
+    cmake .. \
+      -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
+      -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr/local \
+      -DJSON_BuildTests=OFF \
+      -DJSON_Install=ON && \
+    make -j$(nproc) && \
+    make install && \
+    cd / && rm -rf /tmp/json-${NLOHMANN_JSON_VERSION} /tmp/v${NLOHMANN_JSON_VERSION}.tar.gz