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commitea/apps/desktop
Croissant Le Doux 2f4a0a114a Strip self-referential guarantee copy from the UI
The app editorialised about its own guarantees all over the place. Removed or
trimmed the clutter:
- chat composer footer 'Chat is the write-path. Destructive changes are proposed,
  never assumed.' (removed)
- Settings: dropped the 'no truth is lost' token note, the rebuildable-index /
  no-webhooks Sync essay (now one line about offline reads), the 'Reginald never
  does the arithmetic' model note, and the 'not configurable, that is the point'
  labels justification.
- Onboarding: cut 'I never attempt the arithmetic myself', 'nothing human is
  lost', the 'no bot comments / only footprint' bootstrap claim, 'everything
  reversible', and 'Nothing more' from the token hint.
- Directives: removed the 'entries are never edited, remembers everything
  politely' footer.
- Issue detail: removed the 'lives in pm-state, your repo never sees it' note.
- Calibration: cut 'never tracked'. Capture: cut 'no bot comments, your repo
  remains yours'. Connect: cut 'stored encrypted, never leaves it'.

Functional guidance and status copy kept. desktop tsc + build clean.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-07-10 17:18:05 -04:00
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CommiTea (desktop)

An AI project manager for Gitea, as an Electron desktop app. The token stays in the main process (OS keychain via safeStorage); the renderer never sees it.

Develop

yarn dev          # electron-vite dev, HMR renderer + main (logs → desktop.log)
yarn typecheck
yarn e2e          # builds, then Playwright against the built main (fixtures/demo)

For a live pass against a real Gitea, put a token in .env.local (GITEA_TOKEN=…) and run GITEA_LIVE=1 yarn e2e live-onboarding.

Package (shareable macOS .dmg)

yarn pack         # unpacked .app for the host arch (fast sanity check) → dist/
yarn dist         # arm64 + x64 .dmg → dist/CommiTea-<version>[-arm64].dmg

Config is electron-builder.yml. Builds are unsigned (no Apple certs, by decision) — electron-builder ad-hoc signs so the app can run, but it is not notarized. Bump version in package.json for a new release; keep electronVersion in electron-builder.yml in sync with the electron devDependency.

Installing a shared build (teammates)

macOS Gatekeeper blocks unsigned apps on first launch. To open:

  1. Open the .dmg and drag CommiTea to Applications.
  2. In Applications, right-click CommiTea → Open, then confirm Open in the dialog. (Double-clicking the first time just shows "cannot be opened".)
  3. It opens to the connection screen — enter your Gitea base URL, owner/repo, and a personal access token (repo scope). Each teammate uses their own token, so activity is attributed correctly. A model URL is optional; chat is disabled until one is configured, everything else works without it.

Grab the -arm64 dmg on Apple Silicon, the plain one on Intel.