diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d5ac763
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+.aider*
+.env
diff --git a/NextChange.md b/NextChange.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6fe9689
--- /dev/null
+++ b/NextChange.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix --run with --watch - it does not watch correctly, and instead just exits.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/data/mcp-thought-server.sqlite b/data/mcp-thought-server.sqlite
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd7d975
Binary files /dev/null and b/data/mcp-thought-server.sqlite differ
diff --git a/esr b/esr
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..9d207a4
Binary files /dev/null and b/esr differ
diff --git a/internal/esr/builder.go b/internal/esr/builder.go
index 7be343d..c8570e3 100644
--- a/internal/esr/builder.go
+++ b/internal/esr/builder.go
@@ -40,23 +40,30 @@ func (b *Builder) Build(buildOptions *api.BuildOptions) error {
 					return fmt.Errorf("esr :: failed to create directory: %v", err)
 				}
 			}
-
+		
 			if err := os.WriteFile(file.Path, file.Contents, os.ModePerm); err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("esr :: failed to write file: %v", err)
 			}
-
+		
 			// fmt.Printf("esr :: wrote: %s\n", filepath.Join(b.Config.Outdir, filepath.Base(file.Path)))
 			fmt.Printf("esr :: wrote: %s\n", filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(file.Path), filepath.Base(file.Path)))
 			// fmt.Printf("esr :: wrote: %s\n", file.Path)
-
+		
 			if filepath.Ext(file.Path) == ".js" {
 				b.BuiltJS = append(b.BuiltJS, file.Path)
 			}
-
+		
 			if filepath.Ext(file.Path) == ".css" {
 				b.BuiltCSS = append(b.BuiltCSS, file.Path)
 			}
 		} else {
+			dir := filepath.Dir(file.Path)
+			if _, err := os.Stat(dir); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+				if err := os.MkdirAll(dir, os.ModePerm); err != nil {
+					return fmt.Errorf("esr :: failed to create directory: %v", err)
+				}
+			}
+		
 			if err := os.WriteFile(file.Path, file.Contents, os.ModePerm); err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("esr :: failed to write file: %v", err)
 			}