Docs

Documentation

Everything about D9010 VmApp: how to use it, how it works, and how to build for it. New here? Start with Start here, or read How it works in plain words.

Overview

Start here: Seven levels, from "what is this?" to shipping updates. Stop at any level.
Try it: Run the samples, build a first app, give a demo.
Using the launcher: Permissions, the Inspector, updates and resets.
FAQ: Design questions and their answers.
Vision: Directions worth building toward, with the honest limits.
Why D9010 VmApp?: Why not Electron, a container or a virtual machine: the comparison, and what you give up.

Concepts

Architecture: The layers, how messages travel, and the reasons behind each design choice.
Security model: What it promises, the threat model, and what it does not protect against.
Message protocol: The bridge between an app's window, the launcher and the app's engine.
Platforms: macOS today, and what Windows and Linux need.
Host capabilities: Screen, input, tools, MCP and the GPU, for computer-use agents and local AI.
Benchmarks: How to reproduce every performance number.

Build and ship

Building apps: The complete developer guide, from manifest to tests.
Converting an app: Bring an Electron app or a web app with a local server.
Publishing: Putting an app in a registry, owner tokens and withdrawing a version.
Distributing: Trust, verified publishers and hosting your own registry.
Toolchain: What you need to build the platform and its runtimes from source.
Releasing: Building, signing, notarizing and hosting releases.
Reviewing contributions: How a change is reviewed against the governance rules.

Project

Specification: The binding contract for the app format and the platform's rules.
Governance: The numbered invariants every change is reviewed against.
Contributing: How to contribute to the platform.
Security policy: How to report a vulnerability.