// Discovery skill for zero-native, a Zig desktop app shell for building native apps with web UIs. Use when the user asks what zero-native is, how to build a zero-native app, scaffold a frontend app, configure app.zon, choose a WebView engine, add bridge commands, package an app, test a running app, or automate a zero-native WebView shell.
Automation and verification guide for running zero-native WebView shell apps. Use when the user asks to test an app, inspect runtime state, list windows, wait for readiness, reload a WebView, send bridge commands, debug why automation is not connected, create smoke tests, or verify a zero-native example in a GUI-capable session.
Core zero-native guide for AI agents. Read this before explaining zero-native or changing a zero-native app. Covers the mental model, project structure, app.zon, App and Runtime patterns, frontend integration, web engines, JavaScript bridge commands, permissions, windows, WebViews, dialogs, packaging, debugging, testing, and when to load deeper references. Use when the user asks what zero-native is, how to build or modify an app, how to package or debug it, or how to add native capabilities.
| name | zero-native |
| description | Discovery skill for zero-native, a Zig desktop app shell for building native apps with web UIs. Use when the user asks what zero-native is, how to build a zero-native app, scaffold a frontend app, configure app.zon, choose a WebView engine, add bridge commands, package an app, test a running app, or automate a zero-native WebView shell. |
| allowed-tools | Bash(zero-native:*), Bash(npx zero-native:*) |
| hidden | true |
zero-native is a Zig desktop app shell for building native desktop apps with web UIs. It uses the platform WebView for small native-footprint apps and can bundle Chromium through CEF where supported.
This file is a discovery stub for agents that installed zero-native once with a skills installer such as npx skills add zero-native. Before implementing or explaining zero-native app work, use the installed CLI to discover and load the current skill content:
zero-native skills list
zero-native skills get core
zero-native skills get core --full
Use zero-native skills get core for initial orientation. Use zero-native skills get core --full for implementation tasks because it includes the reference files for project anatomy, runtime, frontend assets, bridge/security/native capabilities, packaging, and debugging. Use zero-native skills get automation when testing a running app, taking snapshots, requesting reloads, or using the built-in automation server.
npm install -g zero-native
zero-native init my_app --frontend next
cd my_app
zig build run
Generated apps center on app.zon, src/main.zig, src/runner.zig, build.zig, and frontend/. Inspect those files before editing an existing app.