- mac.notarize=true + hardenedRuntime + entitlements so a signed CI release
actually notarizes (gatekeeper smoke + Squirrel.Mac auto-update need it)
- entitlements grant disable-library-validation for the Bun sidecar/node-pty
- local unsigned build passes -c.mac.notarize=false so electron:package still
works without an Apple account
- release signing-preflight now hard-requires only the Apple secrets; Windows
cert is optional (unsigned NSIS still auto-updates, just SmartScreen warning)
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Introduce the Electron desktop shell alongside the existing React renderer and local Bun server boundary. The migration keeps the DesktopHost contract explicit across Tauri, Electron, and browser runtimes while adding Electron main/preload services for dialogs, shell, notifications, updates, tray/window lifecycle, terminal, preview WebContentsView, app mode, and release/package validation.
The commit also carries the latest local main desktop command updates, including agent slash entries and hidden-by-default markdown thinking details, so the packaged Electron build matches the current main UX surface.
Constraint: React renderer, local Bun server, REST/WebSocket, and sidecar boundaries must remain reusable during the migration
Constraint: macOS dev packages are ad-hoc signed and cannot prove Developer ID notarization or Gatekeeper release launch
Rejected: Browser-only smoke validation | it cannot exercise native dialogs, keychain prompts, notification behavior, or packaged app startup
Confidence: medium
Scope-risk: broad
Directive: Do not remove Tauri host support until signed Electron release artifacts pass native OS smoke on macOS, Windows, and Linux
Tested: bun run check:desktop
Tested: cd desktop && bun run check:electron
Tested: CSC_IDENTITY_AUTO_DISCOVERY=false bun run electron📦dir
Tested: bun run test:package-smoke --platform macos --package-kind dir --artifacts-dir desktop/build-artifacts/electron
Tested: Computer Use read packaged Electron app window at desktop/build-artifacts/electron/mac-arm64/Claude Code Haha.app
Not-tested: Developer ID signed/notarized Gatekeeper launch
Not-tested: Real OS notification click-to-session action
Not-tested: Windows and Linux packaged app smoke on real hosts
Prepare the desktop release metadata and concise release notes while keeping
tagging and release publishing for a later step. The staged local build-script
updates keep desktop commands on checked-in local toolchain paths and avoid
rewriting preview-agent output when the built content is unchanged.
The persistence-upgrade gate now runs the focused desktop Vitest migration
suite in non-watch mode, matching the broader desktop quality lane and avoiding
pre-push termination during release preparation.
Constraint: Release publishing is intentionally deferred per request
Constraint: Desktop release metadata must keep package, Tauri config, Cargo metadata, and Cargo.lock aligned
Confidence: medium
Scope-risk: moderate
Directive: Do not tag v0.3.2 until release dry-run and final release verification are rerun on the release candidate
Tested: bun run scripts/release.ts 0.3.2 --dry
Tested: cd desktop && bun run lint
Tested: bun run check:persistence-upgrade
Tested: git diff --check
Not-tested: Full bun run verify
The notification bridge fix was correct, but the local macOS build script still left Tauri's raw app and DMG outputs available with the executable's ad-hoc signing identifier. Opening that raw artifact made macOS treat notification authorization as a different app identity, so the UI could fall back to the unsupported environment state even though the canonical output worked.
Normalize the Tauri-produced app bundle in place before copying it to the canonical output, then replace the Tauri-generated DMG with the rebuilt canonical DMG. This keeps every path printed by the build script on the same bundle identity and prevents testers from accidentally opening the unstable raw artifact.
Constraint: Local test builds use ad-hoc signing, but macOS notification authorization still depends on stable app identity.
Rejected: Only tell testers to open canonical output | the script still printed and preserved misleading usable-looking artifacts.
Confidence: high
Scope-risk: narrow
Directive: Keep Tauri raw app and canonical app signing identifiers aligned before reporting build artifacts as runnable.
Tested: bash -n desktop/scripts/build-macos-arm64.sh
Tested: SKIP_INSTALL=1 ./desktop/scripts/build-macos-arm64.sh
Tested: codesign -dv --verbose=4 shows com.claude-code-haha.desktop for both target bundle app and canonical app
Tested: hdiutil verify target DMG and canonical DMG
Tested: Computer Use opened target bundle app and verified Settings -> General shows notifications as authorized.
Not-tested: Fresh first-time notification prompt after resetting macOS notification permissions for this bundle id.
The desktop test package was able to reuse stale Tauri target output even after the frontend and sidecar were rebuilt, which made UI changes look missing after a build. The local macOS build script now clears that cache by default while retaining an opt-in incremental path.
The project selector also no longer repeats the active branch because branch and worktree are now first-class launch controls beside it.
Constraint: Local macOS test packages must prioritize freshness over incremental build speed
Rejected: Keep branch text in the project chip | duplicated the dedicated branch selector and made the launch row harder to scan
Confidence: high
Scope-risk: narrow
Directive: Keep branch selection behavior in RepositoryLaunchControls; DirectoryPicker should only identify the project
Tested: cd desktop && bun run test -- DirectoryPicker.test.tsx
Tested: cd desktop && bun run lint
Tested: SKIP_INSTALL=1 ./desktop/scripts/build-macos-arm64.sh
Tested: Opened built app and confirmed sidecar /health returned ok
The local Apple Silicon packaging script produced app bundles that could
fail strict bundle validation because the outer .app had no sealed
resources. The fix shallow-signs only the copied canonical app bundle and
checks that the claude-sidecar code-signature hash stays unchanged.
Constraint: GitHub Actions release packaging must remain on the existing tauri-action path
Constraint: macOS Keychain ACLs are sensitive to sidecar code-signature hashes
Rejected: Set macOS signingIdentity in release CI | Tauri re-signs nested sidecars and can change Keychain caller identity
Confidence: high
Scope-risk: narrow
Directive: Do not deep-sign claude-sidecar without proving existing Keychain ACLs still work after upgrade
Tested: bash -n desktop/scripts/build-macos-arm64.sh
Tested: SKIP_INSTALL=1 desktop/scripts/build-macos-arm64.sh
Tested: codesign --verify --deep --strict --verbose=2 desktop/build-artifacts/macos-arm64/Claude\ Code\ Haha.app
Tested: open -n desktop/build-artifacts/macos-arm64/Claude\ Code\ Haha.app and /health returned ok
Not-tested: GitHub Actions release workflow, intentionally unchanged
This folds together the desktop-side fixes needed before broader rollout.
Session resume no longer deadlocks waiting on init, Mermaid and inline image
output render inside chat, task and sub-agent state stay visible during
execution, local build/release paths are safer, and Feishu/Telegram now expose
lightweight mobile commands (/help, /status, /clear) without adding a new
adapter-specific protocol.
Constraint: Desktop releases must publish updater artifacts from non-draft GitHub releases
Constraint: IM commands need short, phone-friendly responses and low operational complexity
Rejected: Add a dedicated IM command API surface | re-used existing slash commands and session/task REST endpoints to keep adapters thin
Rejected: Wait for task_update push events in WebUI | added low-risk polling because the current frontend ignores that event path
Confidence: medium
Scope-risk: broad
Reversibility: clean
Directive: Keep IM command replies terse and mobile-first, and merge local fallback slash commands when server-provided lists are partial
Tested: cd desktop && bun x vitest run src/components/chat/MermaidRenderer.test.tsx src/components/markdown/MarkdownRenderer.test.tsx
Tested: cd desktop && bun x vitest run src/components/chat/composerUtils.test.ts src/pages/ActiveSession.test.tsx src/stores/chatStore.test.ts
Tested: cd desktop && bun run lint
Tested: bun test src/server/__tests__/conversations.test.ts --test-name-pattern "SDK init arrives only after the first user turn" --timeout 60000
Tested: cd adapters && bun test common/ feishu/ telegram/
Tested: cd adapters && bunx tsc --noEmit
Not-tested: Full GitHub Actions release run on all three desktop platforms
Not-tested: Local DMG packaging end-to-end on Apple Silicon
Not-tested: Real Feishu/Telegram device sessions against a live adapter process
