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Use when building desktop applications with Stacks — Tauri integration, dev windows, system tray, or desktop-specific features. Covers @stacksjs/desktop (currently stubbed, Tauri integration pending).
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Use when working with calendar functionality in Stacks — exporting events to Google Calendar, Outlook, Yahoo, or ICS format, the CalendarLink interface for event definitions, timezone handling, all-day events, or calendar URL generation. Covers @stacksjs/calendar-api.
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Use when styling components in a Stacks application — utility-first CSS classes, theming, responsive design, variants, custom rules, or CSS generation. Crosswind is the CSS utility engine powering Stacks' Crosswind config.
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| name | stacks-desktop |
| description | Use when building desktop applications with Stacks — Tauri integration, dev windows, system tray, or desktop-specific features. Covers @stacksjs/desktop (currently stubbed, Tauri integration pending). |
| license | MIT |
| compatibility | Bun >= 1.3.0, TypeScript |
| allowed-tools | Read Edit Write Bash Grep Glob |
storage/framework/core/desktop/src/storage/framework/core/desktop/src/index.tsstorage/framework/defaults/views/system-tray/storage/framework/defaults/resources/layouts/@stacksjs/desktopimport { openDevWindow } from '@stacksjs/desktop'
import type { Desktop, OpenDevWindowOptions } from '@stacksjs/desktop'
interface OpenDevWindowOptions {
title?: string
width?: number
height?: number
darkMode?: boolean
hotReload?: boolean
nativeSidebar?: boolean
sidebarWidth?: number
sidebarConfig?: unknown
}
async function openDevWindow(port: number, options?: OpenDevWindowOptions): Promise<boolean>
interface Desktop {
app: unknown
core: unknown
dpi: unknown
event: unknown
image: unknown
menu: unknown
mocks: unknown
path: unknown
tray: unknown
webview: unknown
webviewWindow: unknown
window: unknown
}
The Tauri integration is currently stubbed. openDevWindow() returns false — the actual Tauri API calls are commented out pending implementation.
buddy dev:desktop # Start desktop dev server
buddy build:desktop # Build desktop application
storage/framework/defaults/views/system-tray/storage/framework/defaults/views/system-tray/openDevWindow() is a stub that returns falseOpenDevWindowOptions is defined but not yet wired to Tauri