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muesli-dev-build-lanes

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Use when working on Muesli local dev builds, fixed dev lanes, parallel worktrees, SwiftPM scratch paths, app bundle IDs, app support directories, signing, entitlements, iCloud/APNs-capable builds, or local-only builds that should omit cloud entitlements.

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Muesli Dev Build Lanes

Overview

Use this skill to build and reason about local Muesli dev apps across multiple worktrees without overwriting app bundles, sharing support data, or accidentally requiring iCloud/APNs entitlements.

Core Workflow

  1. Read AGENTS.md first for current scratch-path and lane policy.
  2. Inspect scripts/dev-test.sh, scripts/build_native_app.sh, and scripts/muesli_spm_cache.sh before changing build behavior.
  3. Preserve default ./scripts/dev-test.sh behavior unless explicitly changing the default dev app.
  4. Prefer fixed lanes A, B, and C; do not create arbitrary branch-named bundle IDs unless the user explicitly accepts repeated macOS permission prompts.
  5. Do not delete app support data or reset TCC permissions unless explicitly asked.

Lane Mapping

Default dev app:

App:        /Applications/MuesliDev.app
Bundle ID:  com.muesli.dev
Support:    ~/Library/Application Support/MuesliDev

Fixed lanes:

A -> MuesliDevA, com.muesli.dev.a, process MuesliDevA, ~/Library/Application Support/MuesliDevA
B -> MuesliDevB, com.muesli.dev.b, process MuesliDevB, ~/Library/Application Support/MuesliDevB
C -> MuesliDevC, com.muesli.dev.c, process MuesliDevC, ~/Library/Application Support/MuesliDevC

Entitlement Modes

Use local-only entitlements when testing non-sync features:

./scripts/dev-test.sh --lane A --local-only

Named lanes default to local-only entitlements. This uses scripts/MuesliLocalOnly.entitlements and clears provisioning/APNs env for the build.

Use cloud entitlements only when iCloud/APNs behavior is under test and the bundle ID has a matching Apple Developer profile:

MUESLI_PROVISIONING_PROFILE="/path/to/profile.provisionprofile" \
MUESLI_SIGN_IDENTITY="Apple Development: Name (TEAMID)" \
MUESLI_CODESIGN_TIMESTAMP=none \
./scripts/dev-test.sh --lane A --cloud-entitlements

Plain ./scripts/dev-test.sh keeps the existing cloud-entitlement-capable MuesliDev behavior.

Build Cache Rules

Use the shared SwiftPM scratch path resolver. For direct SwiftPM commands, pass --scratch-path yourself. Never run concurrent worktrees into the same scratch path.

If /Volumes/MuesliBuildCache/muesli-spm is mounted, prefer it. Otherwise scripts fall back to ~/Library/Caches/muesli-spm.