storkit/.living_spec/specs/tech/STACK.md

Tech Stack & Constraints

Overview

This project is a desktop application built with Tauri. It functions as an Agentic Code Assistant capable of safely executing tools on the host system.

Core Stack

• Backend: Rust (Tauri Core)
  • MSRV: Stable (latest)
  • Framework: Tauri v2
• Frontend: TypeScript + React
  • Build Tool: Vite
  • Styling: CSS Modules or Tailwind (TBD - Defaulting to CSS Modules)
  • State Management: React Context / Hooks
  • Chat UI: Rendered Markdown with syntax highlighting.

Agent Architecture

The application follows a Tool-Use (Function Calling) architecture:

1. Frontend: Collects user input and sends it to the LLM.
2. LLM: Decides to generate text OR request a Tool Call (e.g., execute_shell, read_file).
3. Tauri Backend (The "Hand"):
   • Intercepts Tool Calls.
   • Validates the request against the Safety Policy.
   • Executes the native code (File I/O, Shell Process, Search).
   • Returns the output (stdout/stderr/file content) to the LLM.

LLM Provider Abstraction

To support both Remote and Local models, the system implements a ModelProvider abstraction layer.

• Strategy:
  • Abstract the differences between API formats (OpenAI-compatible vs Anthropic vs Gemini).
  • Normalize "Tool Use" definitions, as each provider handles function calling schemas differently.
• Supported Providers:
  • Anthropic: Focus on Claude 3.5 Sonnet for coding tasks.
  • Google: Gemini 1.5 Pro for massive context windows.
  • Ollama: Local inference (e.g., Llama 3, DeepSeek Coder) for privacy and offline usage.
• Configuration:
  • Provider selection is runtime-configurable by the user.
  • API Keys must be stored securely (using OS native keychain where possible).

Tooling Capabilities

1. Filesystem (Native)

• Scope: Strictly limited to the user-selected project_root.
• Operations: Read, Write, List, Delete.
• Constraint: Modifications to .git/ are strictly forbidden via file APIs (use Git tools instead).

2. Shell Execution

• Library: tokio::process for async execution.
• Constraint: We do not run an interactive shell (repl). We run discrete, stateless commands.
• Allowlist: The agent may only execute specific binaries:
  • git
  • cargo, rustc, rustfmt, clippy
  • npm, node, yarn, pnpm, bun
  • ls, find, grep (if not using internal search)
  • mkdir, rm, touch, mv, cp

3. Search & Navigation

• Library: ignore (by BurntSushi) + grep logic.
• Behavior:
  • Must respect .gitignore files automatically.
  • Must be performant (parallel traversal).

Coding Standards

Rust

• Style: rustfmt standard.
• Error Handling: Custom AppError type deriving thiserror. All Commands return Result<T, AppError>.
• Concurrency: Heavy tools (Search, Shell) must run on tokio threads to avoid blocking the UI.

TypeScript / React

• Style: Prettier / ESLint standard.
• Types: Shared types with Rust (via tauri-specta or manual interface matching) are preferred to ensure type safety across the bridge.

Libraries (Approved)

• Rust:
  • serde, serde_json: Serialization.
  • ignore: Fast recursive directory iteration respecting gitignore.
  • tokio: Async runtime.
  • reqwest: For LLM API calls (if backend-initiated).
  • tauri-plugin-dialog: Native system dialogs.
• JavaScript:
  • @tauri-apps/api: Tauri Bridge.
  • @tauri-apps/plugin-dialog: Dialog API.
  • react-markdown: For rendering chat responses.

Safety & Sandbox

1. Project Scope: The application must strictly enforce that it does not read/write outside the project_root selected by the user.
2. Human in the Loop:
   • Shell commands that modify state (non-readonly) should ideally require a UI confirmation (configurable).
   • File writes must be confirmed or revertible.