Specification

The Locara specification.
Living draft. Open decisions marked.

The technical specification for Locara. Each document covers one design surface; the numbering reflects the spec's own architectural layering. Decisions marked (open) in the body of any document are unresolved and tracked through ADRs.

Start with the overview → Architecture decisions

52 Documents 6 Layers v0.0.1 Draft

Foundations

Spec 00–05

6 documents

00 Overview
01 Architecture
02 Manifest
03 Capabilities
04 Modalities
05 Sdk

Runtime surfaces

Spec 06–12

7 documents

06 Cli
07 Runtime
08 Storage
09 Models
10 Tools
11 Components
12 Registry

Security & policy

Spec 13–22

10 documents

13 Security Privacy
14 Trust Safety
15 Distribution
16 Build
17 Repo Layout
18 Phasing
19 Glossary
20 Accessibility
21 Performance Budgets
22 Content Policy

Project operation

Spec 23–35

13 documents

23 Governance
24 Monetization
25 Onboarding
26 Compliance
27 Crisis Runbook
28 Release Process
29 Branding
30 Testing Strategy
31 Capability Analyzer
32 Resource Policy
33 Streaming
34 Documentation Strategy
35 Migrations

Platform integration

Spec 36–49

14 documents

36 Notifications Background
37 Settings
38 Mcp
39 I18n
40 Operational Security
41 Telemetry Zero
42 Threat Model
43 Registry Api
44 Templates
45 Website
46 Privacy Labels
47 Account Recovery
48 Durability
49 Toolchain

Other

The Locara specification. Living draft. Open decisions marked.