diff --git a/.devcontainer/CHANGELOG.md b/.devcontainer/CHANGELOG.md
index 39e5f87..8eae447 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/.devcontainer/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
 - **`/ship`** — Combined commit/push/PR command with full code review, commit message approval, and AskUserQuestion confirmation before PR creation; optionally links to tickets if context exists
 - **`/pr:review`** — Review any PR by number/URL or auto-detect from current branch; posts findings as PR comment with severity ratings; never approves or merges
 
+#### Features
+- **devcontainer-bridge (dbr)** — Ports opened inside the container are now automatically discovered and forwarded to the host, even outside VS Code. Requires `dbr host-daemon` running on the host. See [devcontainer-bridge](https://github.com/bradleybeddoes/devcontainer-bridge)
+
 ### Changed
 
 #### Skill Engine: Auto-Suggestion
diff --git a/.devcontainer/CLAUDE.md b/.devcontainer/CLAUDE.md
index 796109c..1a04188 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/.devcontainer/CLAUDE.md
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ git worktree add /workspaces/projects/.worktrees/<branch-name> -b <branch>
 | `agent-browser` | Headless Chromium (Playwright-based) |
 | `check-setup` | Verify CodeForge setup health |
 | `claude-dashboard` | Session analytics dashboard (port 7847) |
+| `dbr` | Dynamic port forwarding (devcontainer-bridge) |
 | `cc-tools` | List all installed tools with versions |
 
 ## Plugins
@@ -175,3 +176,14 @@ Labels are `custom-text` widgets with `merge: "no-padding"` so they fuse visuall
 ## Features
 
 Custom features in `./features/` follow the [devcontainer feature spec](https://containers.dev/implementors/features/). Every local feature supports `"version": "none"` to skip installation. Claude Code is installed as a native binary via `./features/claude-code-native` (uses Anthropic's official installer at `https://claude.ai/install.sh`).
+
+## Port Forwarding
+
+Two mechanisms handle port access:
+
+| Mechanism | When Active | Dynamic Discovery |
+|-----------|-------------|-------------------|
+| `forwardPorts` (devcontainer.json) | VS Code / Codespaces only | No (static list; VS Code auto-detects separately) |
+| devcontainer-bridge (`dbr`) | Any terminal client | Yes (polls `/proc/net/tcp`) |
+
+`forwardPorts` is a no-op outside VS Code — the `devcontainer` CLI ignores it. `dbr` provides VS Code-independent dynamic port discovery via a reverse connection model (container→host). The container daemon auto-starts and is inert without the host daemon (`dbr host-daemon`). Both mechanisms coexist. See [devcontainer-bridge](https://github.com/bradleybeddoes/devcontainer-bridge).
diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index 13f780d..b658bb4 100755
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@
 	// npm-dependent features (agent-browser, ccusage, ccburn, claude-session-dashboard,
 	// biome, lsp-servers) must come after Node. uv-dependent features (ruff, claude-monitor) must
 	// come after uv. cargo-dependent features (ccms) must come after Rust.
-	// notify-hook is last (lightweight, no dependencies).
+	// notify-hook is second-to-last (lightweight, no dependencies).
+	// dbr (devcontainer-bridge) is last — standalone binary, no dependencies.
 	"overrideFeatureInstallOrder": [
 		"ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/node",
 		"ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/github-cli",
@@ -77,7 +78,8 @@
 		"./features/shellcheck",
 		"./features/hadolint",
 		"./features/biome",
-		"./features/notify-hook"
+		"./features/notify-hook",
+		"ghcr.io/bradleybeddoes/devcontainer-bridge/dbr"
 	],
 
 	"features": {
@@ -147,7 +149,8 @@
 		"./features/notify-hook": {
 			"enableBell": true,
 			"enableOsc": true
-		}
+		},
+		"ghcr.io/bradleybeddoes/devcontainer-bridge/dbr:0.2.0": {}
 	},
 
 	"forwardPorts": [7847],