mhoennigandClaude Fable 5
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Decided 2026-09-01: Werkator becomes the executing app, the remote script a thin wrapper (build, transport, remote execution, service switching). Parameters travel as env files instead of many options — 'remote --env .env.mih34 werkator ...' selects the target, and 'werkator --env ... init' reads the same file and writes real values into the files it owns, idempotently; the wrapper's YAML heredocs and sed patches (the duplicate-block class) die. control-token becomes a werkator subcommand, check-prerequisites delegates to werkdock doctor. Explicitly not the removed legacy env-to-YAML conversion: the env file is setup-time input to init, never runtime configuration. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Werkator
Lightweight, declarative and highly opinionated software build system (CI/CD).
Documentation
- docs/configuration.md — configuration reference
- docs/bootstrapping.md — initializing a repository with
init - docs/deployment.md — running Werkator as a systemd service behind a reverse proxy
Developer Setup
Source .envrc to add tools/ to your PATH, or install direnv to have this done automatically on cd:
source .envrc
Common tasks:
./gradlew build # compile and run all checks
./gradlew test # run tests
./gradlew ktlintFormat # auto-format Kotlin sources
./gradlew ktlintCheck # check formatting (also runs as part of build)
adr-status # show all architecture decisions at a glance
direnv
direnv sources .envrc automatically whenever you enter the repository and unloads it when you leave.
# Ubuntu
sudo apt install direnv
# add to ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc
eval "$(direnv hook bash)" # or: eval "$(direnv hook zsh)"
Trust the project's .envrc once per clone:
direnv allow
Tools (tools/)
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
adr-status |
List all Architecture Decision Records with their status and decision summary |
Architecture Decision Records
Major technical decisions are documented as ADRs in docs/adrs/.
adr-status # show all decisions at a glance
New ADRs follow the template at docs/adrs/0000-00-00.adr-template.md.