httpsphl · Oct 2, 2026 · Oct 2, 2026 · Oct 2, 2026
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/antivirus.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/antivirus.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+name: Antivirus warning
+description: Your antivirus or SmartScreen flagged a Botloft download or the installed app.
+labels: [bug]
+body:
+  - type: markdown
+    attributes:
+      value: |
+        Botloft's releases are not code-signed yet, so an antivirus may flag them by guesswork
+        (a "machine-learning" or "heuristic" detection). The
+        [code signing policy](https://github.com/httpsphl/botloft/blob/main/docs/code-signing-policy.md)
+        explains why and how each release is built. We report every false positive to the vendor.
+  - type: input
+    id: file
+    attributes:
+      label: File
+      description: The name of the file that was flagged.
+      placeholder: Botloft_0.8.0_x64-setup.exe
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: input
+    id: antivirus
+    attributes:
+      label: Antivirus
+      placeholder: Microsoft Defender
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: input
+    id: detection
+    attributes:
+      label: Detection name
+      placeholder: Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.C!ml
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: more
+    attributes:
+      label: Anything else
+      description: When it happened (on download, on install, while running) and a VirusTotal link, if you have one.
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+name: Bug report
+description: Something in Botloft does not work as it should.
+labels: [bug]
+body:
+  - type: markdown
+    attributes:
+      value: |
+        Thanks for reporting. Please leave out anything private: bot conversations, file contents,
+        tokens or names you would not post publicly.
+  - type: textarea
+    id: what
+    attributes:
+      label: What happened
+      description: What you saw, and what you expected instead.
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: steps
+    attributes:
+      label: Steps to reproduce
+      placeholder: |
+        1. Open a crew with ...
+        2. Send ...
+        3. ...
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: input
+    id: version
+    attributes:
+      label: Botloft version
+      description: Settings > About shows it.
+      placeholder: "0.8.0"
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: dropdown
+    id: os
+    attributes:
+      label: System
+      options:
+        - Windows
+        - Linux
+        - macOS
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: input
+    id: claude
+    attributes:
+      label: Claude Code version
+      description: Settings > About shows it too. Most useful when the problem involves bots.
+  - type: textarea
+    id: logs
+    attributes:
+      label: Logs or screenshots
+      description: Anything that helps. Check logs for private content before pasting.
+      render: text
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+blank_issues_enabled: true
+contact_links:
+  - name: Security problem
+    url: https://github.com/httpsphl/botloft/security/advisories/new
+    about: Report it privately, not in a public issue.
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+name: Idea or feature request
+description: Something Botloft could do, or do better.
+labels: [enhancement]
+body:
+  - type: textarea
+    id: problem
+    attributes:
+      label: What you want to do
+      description: The situation and what gets in the way today. A real example helps most.
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: idea
+    attributes:
+      label: How it could work
+      description: Your idea, if you have one. Rough is fine.
+  - type: checkboxes
+    id: help
+    attributes:
+      label: Building it
+      options:
+        - label: I would like to work on this myself.
diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+## What and why
+
+<!-- What this changes and the reason. Link the issue: "Closes #123". -->
+
+## How it was tested
+
+<!-- Tests added, and any manual check. If it depends on the real Claude Code, the steps you ran. -->
+
+## Checklist
+
+- [ ] `cargo fmt`, `clippy -D warnings` and `cargo test` pass
+- [ ] `pnpm check` passes (if the app changed)
+- [ ] New behavior has a test
+- [ ] New interface text is in English, Portuguese and Spanish
+- [ ] `docs/spec.md` still matches the code
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+# Contributing to Botloft
+
+Thanks for taking a look. Botloft is young (version 0.x) and every kind of help counts: trying it and
+reporting what broke, ideas, docs, translations and code.
+
+## Ways to help
+
+- **Try it and tell us.** A bug report with the steps to reproduce it is one of the most useful
+  things you can send. Use the [bug report form](https://github.com/httpsphl/botloft/issues/new/choose).
+- **Antivirus false positives.** Releases are not code-signed yet (see the
+  [code signing policy](docs/code-signing-policy.md)), so an antivirus may flag them by guesswork.
+  If yours does, open an issue with the file name, the detection name and the antivirus; we report
+  each one to the vendor.
+- **Pick an issue.** Issues labeled
+  [`good first issue`](https://github.com/httpsphl/botloft/labels/good%20first%20issue) are small and
+  self-contained; [`help wanted`](https://github.com/httpsphl/botloft/labels/help%20wanted) ones are
+  bigger. Comment on the issue before you start so two people do not do the same work.
+- **Translations.** The app speaks English, Brazilian Portuguese and Spanish. Fixes to wording are
+  welcome in any of them.
+- **Bigger changes.** For a new feature or a change in how something works, open an issue first and
+  describe it. It saves you from writing code that does not fit the plan.
+
+## Getting set up
+
+The [Development section of the README](README.md#status) lists what to install and the commands to
+build and test. The short version:
+
+```powershell
+cargo test --workspace
+cd app
+pnpm install
+pnpm dev          # the UI alone in a browser, with a fake daemon and sample crews
+```
+
+`pnpm dev` needs neither Rust nor Claude Code, so it is the quickest way to work on the interface.
+Running real bots needs Claude Code installed and signed in.
+
+During development, set `BOTLOFT_HOME` to an absolute path (for example `$PWD\.dev\home`) for both
+the daemon and the app, so they never touch a real Botloft installation.
+
+## How the project is organized
+
+```
+crates/botloft-core    domain types, IDs, message envelope, protocol types (exported to TypeScript)
+crates/botloft-store   SQLite storage, migrations in migrations/NNNN_name.sql
+crates/botloftd        the daemon: RPC, supervisor, bot runtime, chat, message delivery, MCP tools
+app/                   Tauri v2 + React 19 + TypeScript (strict) + Tailwind v4 + Zustand
+docs/                  specification and architecture decision records
+```
+
+[`docs/spec.md`](docs/spec.md) is the source of truth for architecture, protocol, data and states.
+It is written in Portuguese; a browser translation reads fine, and questions about it are welcome in
+an issue. If your change makes the spec wrong, update the spec in the same pull request.
+
+## Rules for code
+
+- **Write it yourself.** Botloft is its own implementation. Do not copy or adapt code, tests, texts
+  or schemas from other agent orchestration projects. The spec, the official Claude Code
+  documentation and the documentation of the libraries we use are fine sources.
+- **English** for code, identifiers, comments and commit messages.
+- **Small files.** Keep files under about 300 lines; split by responsibility past that.
+- **Errors:** `thiserror` in the library crates, `anyhow` only in the binary.
+- **Platform code** (Win32, systemd, launchd) lives in `crates/botloftd/src/platform/`. The rest of
+  the daemon does not call the OS directly.
+- **The UI talks only to `BotloftApi`** (`app/src/lib/api.ts`). Component tests use `FakeBotloft`.
+- **No interface text inside components.** Every string goes in
+  `app/src/i18n/{en,pt-BR,es}/<area>.ts`, in all three languages, and is read with `useT()`. The
+  TypeScript check flags a missing one. Use plain words: the app never says "daemon" or other jargon
+  to the user.
+- **Never edit `app/src/lib/protocol.gen.ts` by hand.** It is generated from the Rust types with
+  `cargo test -p botloft-core export_bindings`.
+- **Privacy.** Never log tokens, message bodies, attachments or chat items at `info` level or
+  above: bots may handle personal data. No telemetry.
+
+## Before you open a pull request
+
+1. `cargo fmt --all --check`, `cargo clippy --workspace --all-targets -- -D warnings` and
+   `cargo test --workspace` pass.
+2. If you changed the app: `pnpm check` passes (typecheck, Biome and Vitest).
+3. New behavior has a test. The supervisor, message delivery and chat are tested with
+   `FakeRuntime`; components with `FakeBotloft`.
+4. The spec still describes what the code does.
+5. If the change depends on how the real Claude Code behaves, say in the pull request how you tested
+   it by hand.
+
+Keep pull requests small, one change each, with a title in
+[Conventional Commits](https://www.conventionalcommits.org) form, such as
+`fix(chat): keep the draft when a bot restarts`. CI runs on Windows, Ubuntu and macOS and must pass
+before merging.
+
+Using an AI assistant to write your contribution is fine. You are still the one who answers for it:
+read every line, run the checks and make sure it follows the rules above.
+
+## License
+
+Botloft is licensed under the [Apache License 2.0](LICENSE). By sending a contribution, you agree
+that it is licensed under the same terms (section 5 of the license).
+
+## Security
+
+Please do not open a public issue for a security problem. See [SECURITY.md](SECURITY.md).
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
   <a href="#how-it-works">How it works</a>
   &nbsp;·&nbsp;
   <a href="#faq">FAQ</a>
+  &nbsp;·&nbsp;
+  <a href="#contributing">Contributing</a>
 </p>
 
 <picture>
@@ -193,9 +195,9 @@ and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Anthropic.
 ## Status
 
 Botloft is young (version 0.x) and moves fast. The daemon, the chat, crews with a Chief, messages
-and tasks between bots, routines, the live browser, screens, the installer and updates are in place.
-Planned next: a question box where bots ask you things, "always allow" for requests, search, and a
-code-signed installer. `main` can be ahead of the latest release.
+and tasks between bots, routines, the live browser, screens, "always allow" for requests, the
+installer and updates are in place. Planned next: a question box where bots ask you things, search,
+and a code-signed installer. `main` can be ahead of the latest release.
 
 <details>
 <summary><b>Development</b></summary>
@@ -246,6 +248,13 @@ docs/                  specification and ADRs
 ```
 </details>
 
+## Contributing
+
+Contributions are welcome: bug reports, ideas, translations and code. Start with
+[CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md); issues labeled
+[`good first issue`](https://github.com/httpsphl/botloft/labels/good%20first%20issue) are a good
+first step. Security problems go through [SECURITY.md](SECURITY.md), not public issues.
+
 ## License
 
 Botloft is licensed under the [Apache License 2.0](LICENSE). See [NOTICE](NOTICE) for the copyright

diff --git a/SECURITY.md b/SECURITY.md
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# Security policy
+
+## Reporting a problem
+
+Please report security problems privately, through GitHub:
+[Report a vulnerability](https://github.com/httpsphl/botloft/security/advisories/new). Do not open a
+public issue.
+
+Say what you found, how to reproduce it and which version you used. You will get an answer within a
+week. Once a fix is out, the advisory is published with credit to you, unless you prefer otherwise.
+
+## Supported versions
+
+Only the [latest release](https://github.com/httpsphl/botloft/releases/latest) gets security fixes.
+The app updates itself, so staying on it is one click.
+
+## Scope
+
+Botloft runs Claude Code bots on your computer, with your account. Some things are by design and not
+vulnerabilities:
+
+- Bots run as your user, without a sandbox. Keeping them apart is cooperative: a bot that may run
+  any command (or one set to skip permission prompts) can read what your user can read, including
+  other bots' folders and Botloft's own data. The app warns about this before you turn that on.
+- The background service listens on `127.0.0.1` only and asks every client for a token, which only
+  your user can read. Other programs running as your user are trusted as much as you are.
+
+A way around what a bot was allowed to do, a page or a message that gets a bot past a permission
+prompt, or a program reaching the service without the token is in scope and very welcome.
+
+Antivirus detections of the releases are not security reports: see the
+[code signing policy](docs/code-signing-policy.md) and open a normal issue.
diff --git a/docs/code-signing-policy.md b/docs/code-signing-policy.md
@@ -83,8 +83,9 @@ On Linux and macOS (preview since 0.8.0):
   `~/Library/Application Support/Botloft`. A launch agent,
   `~/Library/LaunchAgents/io.github.httpsphl.botloft.daemon.plist`, keeps the bots running; when
   Botloft opens its window at sign-in, it adds `io.github.httpsphl.botloft.app.plist` next to it.
-- Bots keep their work in `~/Botloft`, or in the folder you pick for a crew. Keeping the computer
-  awake while bots work is Windows-only for now.
+- Bots keep their work in `~/Botloft`, or in the folder you pick for a crew.
+- While a bot is working, a helper keeps the computer from sleeping when idle: `caffeinate` on
+  macOS, `systemd-inhibit` on Linux. Settings > General turns this off.
 
 ## Uninstalling