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stacks-desktop · Frontend · model-invoked

Desktop applications through Craft: native windows, the system tray, packaging and Mac App Store delivery.

When to reach for it

  • Craft native windows
  • System tray
  • Desktop packaging
  • Mac App Store delivery

Inside the skill

The sections an agent reads once the skill loads.

  • Key Paths
  • Runtime
  • API
  • Local-first apps: owning the launcher
  • CLI Commands
  • Mac App Store
  • Required Apple configuration
  • Gotchas

Where the code lives

  • Core package: storage/framework/core/desktop/src/
  • Source: storage/framework/core/desktop/src/index.ts
  • System tray views: storage/framework/defaults/views/system-tray/
  • System tray layouts: storage/framework/defaults/resources/layouts/
  • Package: @stacksjs/desktop

Using it

This one is model-invoked. Your agent reaches for it on its own when the task matches, and you can also call it by name:

/stacks-desktop

Source: stacks-desktop/SKILL.md. Shadow it for one project with app/Skills/stacks-desktop/SKILL.md, then re-run buddy setup:ai. See Writing your own.