Refactor desktop app into separate client and proxy apps

.claude-context.md

@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@ Make Yaak runnable as a standalone CLI without Tauri as a dependency. The core R
 ## Project Structure
 ```
 crates/           # Core crates - should NOT depend on Tauri
-crates-tauri/     # Tauri-specific crates (yaak-app, yaak-tauri-utils, etc.)
+crates-tauri/     # Tauri-specific crates (yaak-app-client, yaak-tauri-utils, etc.)
 crates-cli/       # CLI crate (yaak-cli)
 ```
 
 ## Completed Work
 
 ### 1. Folder Restructure
-- Moved Tauri-dependent app code to `crates-tauri/yaak-app/`
+- Moved Tauri-dependent app code to `crates-tauri/yaak-app-client/`
 - Created `crates-tauri/yaak-tauri-utils/` for shared Tauri utilities (window traits, api_client, error handling)
 - Created `crates-cli/yaak-cli/` for the standalone CLI
 
@@ -43,13 +43,13 @@ crates-cli/       # CLI crate (yaak-cli)
 3. Move extension traits (e.g., `SomethingManagerExt`) to yaak-app or yaak-tauri-utils
 4. Initialize managers in yaak-app's `.setup()` block
 5. Remove `tauri` from Cargo.toml dependencies
-6. Update `crates-tauri/yaak-app/capabilities/default.json` to remove the plugin permission
+6. Update `crates-tauri/yaak-app-client/capabilities/default.json` to remove the plugin permission
 7. Replace `tauri::async_runtime::block_on` with `tokio::runtime::Handle::current().block_on()`
 
 ## Key Files
-- `crates-tauri/yaak-app/src/lib.rs` - Main Tauri app, setup block initializes managers
+- `crates-tauri/yaak-app-client/src/lib.rs` - Main Tauri app, setup block initializes managers
-- `crates-tauri/yaak-app/src/commands.rs` - Migrated Tauri commands
+- `crates-tauri/yaak-app-client/src/commands.rs` - Migrated Tauri commands
-- `crates-tauri/yaak-app/src/models_ext.rs` - Database plugin and extension traits
+- `crates-tauri/yaak-app-client/src/models_ext.rs` - Database plugin and extension traits
 - `crates-tauri/yaak-tauri-utils/src/window.rs` - WorkspaceWindowTrait for window state
 - `crates/yaak-models/src/lib.rs` - Contains `init_standalone()` for CLI usage
 
@@ -68,5 +68,5 @@ e718a5f1 Refactor models_ext to use init_standalone from yaak-models
 
 ## Testing
 - Run `cargo check -p <crate>` to verify a crate builds without Tauri
-- Run `npm run app-dev` to test the Tauri app still works
+- Run `npm run client:dev` to test the Tauri app still works
 - Run `cargo run -p yaak-cli -- --help` to test the CLI

.gitattributes

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-crates-tauri/yaak-app/vendored/**/* linguist-generated=true
+crates-tauri/yaak-app-client/vendored/**/* linguist-generated=true
-crates-tauri/yaak-app/gen/schemas/**/* linguist-generated=true
+crates-tauri/yaak-app-client/gen/schemas/**/* linguist-generated=true
 **/bindings/* linguist-generated=true
 crates/yaak-templates/pkg/* linguist-generated=true
 

.github/workflows/release-app.yml

@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ jobs:
           security list-keychain -d user -s $KEYCHAIN_PATH
 
           # Sign vendored binaries with hardened runtime and their specific entitlements
-          codesign --force --options runtime --entitlements crates-tauri/yaak-app/macos/entitlements.yaakprotoc.plist --sign "$APPLE_SIGNING_IDENTITY" crates-tauri/yaak-app/vendored/protoc/yaakprotoc || true
+          codesign --force --options runtime --entitlements crates-tauri/yaak-app-client/macos/entitlements.yaakprotoc.plist --sign "$APPLE_SIGNING_IDENTITY" crates-tauri/yaak-app-client/vendored/protoc/yaakprotoc || true
-          codesign --force --options runtime --entitlements crates-tauri/yaak-app/macos/entitlements.yaaknode.plist --sign "$APPLE_SIGNING_IDENTITY" crates-tauri/yaak-app/vendored/node/yaaknode || true
+          codesign --force --options runtime --entitlements crates-tauri/yaak-app-client/macos/entitlements.yaaknode.plist --sign "$APPLE_SIGNING_IDENTITY" crates-tauri/yaak-app-client/vendored/node/yaaknode || true
 
       - uses: tauri-apps/tauri-action@v0
         env:
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ jobs:
           releaseBody: "[Changelog __VERSION__](https://yaak.app/blog/__VERSION__)"
           releaseDraft: true
           prerelease: true
-          args: "${{ matrix.args }} --config ./crates-tauri/yaak-app/tauri.release.conf.json"
+          args: "${{ matrix.args }} --config ./crates-tauri/yaak-app-client/tauri.release.conf.json"
 
       # Build a per-machine NSIS installer for enterprise deployment (PDQ, SCCM, Intune)
       - name: Build and upload machine-wide installer (Windows only)
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ jobs:
           TAURI_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.TAURI_KEY_PASSWORD }}
         run: |
           Get-ChildItem -Recurse -Path target -File -Filter "*.exe.sig" | Remove-Item -Force
-          npx tauri bundle ${{ matrix.args }} --bundles nsis --config ./crates-tauri/yaak-app/tauri.release.conf.json --config '{"bundle":{"createUpdaterArtifacts":true,"windows":{"nsis":{"installMode":"perMachine"}}}}'
+          npx tauri bundle ${{ matrix.args }} --bundles nsis --config ./crates-tauri/yaak-app-client/tauri.release.conf.json --config '{"bundle":{"createUpdaterArtifacts":true,"windows":{"nsis":{"installMode":"perMachine"}}}}'
           $setup = Get-ChildItem -Recurse -Path target -Filter "*setup*.exe" | Select-Object -First 1
           $setupSig = "$($setup.FullName).sig"
           $dest = $setup.FullName -replace '-setup\.exe$', '-setup-machine.exe'

.github/workflows/release-cli-npm.yml

@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: vendored-assets
           path: |
-            crates-tauri/yaak-app/vendored/plugin-runtime/index.cjs
+            crates-tauri/yaak-app-client/vendored/plugin-runtime/index.cjs
-            crates-tauri/yaak-app/vendored/plugins
+            crates-tauri/yaak-app-client/vendored/plugins
           if-no-files-found: error
 
   build-binaries:
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: vendored-assets
-          path: crates-tauri/yaak-app/vendored
+          path: crates-tauri/yaak-app-client/vendored
 
       - name: Set CLI build version
         shell: bash

.gitignore

@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ codebook.toml
 target
 
 # Per-worktree Tauri config (generated by post-checkout hook)
-crates-tauri/yaak-app/tauri.worktree.conf.json
+crates-tauri/yaak-app-client/tauri.worktree.conf.json
+crates-tauri/yaak-app-proxy/tauri.worktree.conf.json
 
 # Tauri auto-generated permission files
 **/permissions/autogenerated

Cargo.lock

@@ -10240,7 +10240,7 @@ dependencies = [
 ]
 
 [[package]]
-name = "yaak-app"
+name = "yaak-app-client"
 version = "0.0.0"
 dependencies = [
  "charset",
@@ -10300,6 +10300,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "yaak-ws",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "yaak-app-proxy"
+version = "0.0.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+ "tauri",
+ "tauri-build",
+ "yaak-proxy",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "yaak-cli"
 version = "0.1.0"

Cargo.toml

@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ members = [
     # CLI crates
     "crates-cli/yaak-cli",
     # Tauri-specific crates
-    "crates-tauri/yaak-app",
+    "crates-tauri/yaak-app-client",
+    "crates-tauri/yaak-app-proxy",
     "crates-tauri/yaak-fonts",
     "crates-tauri/yaak-license",
     "crates-tauri/yaak-mac-window",

README.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <p align="center">
   <a href="https://github.com/JamesIves/github-sponsors-readme-action">
-    <img width="200px" src="https://github.com/mountain-loop/yaak/raw/main/crates-tauri/yaak-app/icons/icon.png">
+    <img width="200px" src="https://github.com/mountain-loop/yaak/raw/main/crates-tauri/yaak-app-client/icons/icon.png">
   </a>
 </p>