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Script Kit GPUI codebase architecture. Use when navigating the codebase, understanding module structure, or tracing data flow. Covers repository structure, SDK deployment, configuration, and secondary windows.

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Script Kit Architecture

Overview of the Script Kit GPUI codebase structure.

Repository Structure (Key Modules)

src/

  • main.rs - app entry + window setup + main render loop + ErrorNotification UI
  • error.rs - ScriptKitError, ErrorSeverity, NotifyResultExt
  • theme.rs - theme system
  • prompts.rs - ArgPrompt, DivPrompt, EditorPrompt
  • actions.rs - ActionsDialog
  • protocol.rs - stdin JSON protocol + ParseResult
  • scripts.rs - script loading + execution instrumentation
  • config.rs - config loading + defaults
  • executor.rs - bun execution + timing spans + structured logging
  • watcher.rs - file watchers
  • panel.rs - macOS panel configuration
  • perf.rs - perf timing utilities
  • logging.rs - dual-output logging (JSONL + pretty/compact)
  • lib.rs - exports
  • utils.rs - shared utilities
  • notes/ - Notes window module
  • ai/ - AI chat window module

Logs: ~/.scriptkit/logs/script-kit-gpui.jsonl

SDK Deployment Architecture

SDK source: scripts/kit-sdk.ts

Two-tier deployment:

  1. Build time (dev): build.rs copies scripts/kit-sdk.ts to ~/.scriptkit/sdk/
  2. Compile time: executor.rs embeds via include_str!("../scripts/kit-sdk.ts")
  3. Runtime: ensure_sdk_extracted() writes embedded SDK to ~/.scriptkit/sdk/kit-sdk.ts
  4. Execution: bun run --preload ~/.scriptkit/sdk/kit-sdk.ts <script>

Tests import ../../scripts/kit-sdk (repo path). Production uses runtime-extracted SDK.

tsconfig mapping:

{ "compilerOptions": { "paths": { "@scriptkit/sdk": ["./sdk/kit-sdk.ts"] } } }

User Configuration (~/.scriptkit/config.ts)

import type { Config } from "@scriptkit/sdk";
export default {
  hotkey: { modifiers: ["meta"], key: "Semicolon" },
  padding: { top: 8, left: 12, right: 12 },
  editorFontSize: 16,
  terminalFontSize: 14,
  uiScale: 1.0,
  builtIns: { clipboardHistory: true, appLauncher: true },
  bun_path: "/opt/homebrew/bin/bun",
  editor: "code"
} satisfies Config;

Rust helpers (use these; they handle defaults):

  • config.get_editor_font_size() (default 14)
  • config.get_terminal_font_size() (default 14)
  • config.get_padding() (top 8, left/right 12)
  • config.get_ui_scale() (default 1.0)
  • config.get_builtins() (clipboardHistory/appLauncher default true)
  • config.get_editor() (default "code")

Font sizing:

  • Editor: line_height = font_size * 1.43
  • Terminal: line_height = font_size * 1.3

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