# CLAUDE.md This file provides guidance to Claude Code (claude.ai/code) when working with code in this repository. ## Build and test commands ### Rust - `cargo build --workspace` — build all crates - `cargo test --workspace` — run all tests - `cargo test -p arc-api` — test a single crate - `cargo test -p arc-workflows -- test_name` — run a single test - `cargo fmt --check --all` — check formatting - `cargo clippy --workspace -- -D warnings` — lint ### TypeScript (arc-web) - `cd apps/arc-web && bun run dev` — start React dev server - `cd apps/arc-web && bun test` — run tests - `cd apps/arc-web && bun run typecheck` — type check - `cd apps/arc-web && bun run build` — production build ### Dev servers 1. `arc serve` — starts the Rust API server (demo mode is per-request via `X-Arc-Demo: 1` header) 2. `cd apps/arc-web && bun run dev` — starts the React dev server ## API workflow The OpenAPI spec at `docs/api-reference/arc-api.yaml` is the source of truth for the arc-api HTTP interface. 1. Edit `docs/api-reference/arc-api.yaml` 2. `cargo build -p arc-types` — build.rs regenerates Rust types via typify 3. Write/update handler in `lib/crates/arc-api/src/server.rs`, add route to `build_router()` 4. `cargo test -p arc-api` — conformance test catches spec/router drift 5. `cd lib/packages/arc-api-client && bun run generate` — regenerates TypeScript Axios client ## Architecture Arc is an AI-powered workflow orchestration platform. Workflows are defined as DOT graphs, where each node is a stage (agent, prompt, command, conditional, human, parallel, etc.) executed by the workflow engine. ### Rust crates (`lib/crates/`) - **arc-cli** — CLI entry point. Commands: `run`, `exec`, `serve`, `validate`, `parse`, `cp`, `model`, `doctor`, `setup`, `ps`, `system prune`, `llm` - **arc-workflows** — Core workflow engine. Parses DOT graphs, runs stages, manages checkpoints/resume, hooks, retros, and human-in-the-loop interactions - **arc-agent** — AI coding agent with tool use (Bash, Read, Write, Edit, Glob, Grep, WebFetch). `Sandbox` trait abstracts execution environments - **arc-api** — Axum HTTP server. Routes for runs, sessions, models, completions, usage. SSE event streaming. Demo mode via header - **arc-exe** — SSH-based sandbox implementation (`ExeSandbox`) - **arc-sprites** — Sprites VM sandbox implementation via `sprite` CLI - **arc-llm** — Unified LLM client with providers: Anthropic, OpenAI, Gemini, OpenAI-compatible, plus retry/middleware/streaming - **arc-types** — Auto-generated Rust types from OpenAPI spec (build.rs + typify) - **arc-github** — GitHub App auth (JWT signing, installation tokens, PR creation) - **arc-db** — SQLite with WAL mode, schema migrations - **arc-mcp** — Model Context Protocol client/server - **arc-slack** — Slack integration (socket mode, blocks API) - **arc-devcontainer** — Parses `.devcontainer/devcontainer.json` for container setup - **arc-git-storage** — Git-based storage with branch store and snapshots - **arc-util** — Shared utilities (redaction, telemetry, terminal formatting) ### TypeScript (`apps/` and `lib/packages/`) - **apps/arc-web** — React 19 + React Router + Vite + Tailwind CSS frontend - **lib/packages/arc-api-client** — Auto-generated TypeScript Axios client from OpenAPI spec ### Key design patterns - **Sandbox trait** — Uniform interface for local, Docker, SSH (ExeSandbox), Sprites, and Daytona execution environments - **DOT graph workflows** — Stages and transitions defined as DOT graph attributes - **OpenAPI-first** — `arc-api.yaml` drives both Rust type generation (typify) and TypeScript client generation (openapi-generator) - **Checkpoint/resume** — Workflows can be paused, checkpointed, and resumed ## Logging and events When working on Rust crates, read the relevant strategy doc **before** making changes: - **`docs-internal/logging-strategy.md`** — read when adding `tracing` calls (`info!`, `debug!`, `warn!`, `error!`), working on error handling paths, or adding new operations that should be observable - **`docs-internal/events-strategy.md`** — read when adding or modifying `WorkflowRunEvent` variants, touching `EventEmitter`/`emit()`, changing `progress.jsonl` output, or adding new workflow stage types ## Shell quoting in sandbox code When interpolating values into shell command strings (in `arc-exe` and `arc-workflows`), always use the `shell_quote()` helper (backed by `shlex::try_quote`). Never use manual `replace('\'', "'\\''")` or unquoted interpolation. This applies to file paths, branch names, URLs, env vars, image names, glob patterns, and any other user-controlled input assembled into a shell script. ## Testing workflows When manually testing workflows with `arc run`, use `--no-retro` to skip the retro step and finish faster.