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    Desktop development

    Work on the Electron desktop app.

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    The default desktop windowOpen the desktop gallery →

    Desktop code lives in apps/desktop/. It hosts the shared Expo web client in Electron for macOS, Windows, and Linux.

    Running the app#

    Terminal
    bun run dev:desktop

    Desktop surfaces#

    Desktop is not a resized phone. It has a persistent workspace, a global command surface, and a compact companion window that behaves like a chat HUD.

    The resizable companion windowOpen the desktop gallery →
    Ask Claire, reachable from anywhere with ⌥⌘AOpen the desktop gallery →

    Going deeper#

    Desktop implementation specificationArchitecture, native modules, and the companion supervisor.Desktop companion setupThe connection flows that require a computer.