Developer Ops

The desktop Developer Ops screen provides a supervised command palette and a console transcript. It runs fixed local actions only. arketype_launcher_ops.py parses every command against an explicit allowlist and invokes the existing CLI using subprocess argument arrays (shell=False). Unknown commands, python -c, rm, curl, publishing and activation are rejected.

Command	Operation	Writes library files?
help, status	Show help or local catalogue counts	No
list, search WORDS, show SLUG	Explore archetypes	No
profiles, profile SLUG	Explore use-case profiles	No
recipes, recipe ID	Explore composition proposals	No
validate, validate --check-kit	Validate catalogue and optionally all Local Kit templates	No
test	Run the Python unit test suite (may create temporary test workspaces)	No intended changes to shipped library
inventory	Verify recorded local file hashes	No
compat [--framework DIR --kit DIR --workspace DIR --manager DIR --bootstrap DIR]	Inspect selected local ecosystem sources and their status (read-only)	No
build-html	Rebuild the local visual HTML from JSON	Yes, local HTML only
open-catalogue	Open the local HTML in the default browser	No
clear	Clear the console transcript	No

The long-running processes run in background threads; GUI updates remain on the main thread. The Create Kristal form is the designated operation for creating a workspace, including preview and explicit confirmation.

Not a shell or deployment service

Developer Ops deliberately does not run arbitrary commands, execute downloaded scripts, access connected services, modify a remote repository, certify factual claims, or publish/activate Kristals.

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Ecosystem Compatibility tab

The companion tab performs safe local file inspection, with explicit optional checkout paths. A hash or declared version match is not an independent qualification. See Ecosystem Compatibility and Ecosystem Alignment.