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unicity-astrid/handbook — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-07-17 · repo last pushed 2026-06-06

7,481Audience · developerComplexity · 1/5MaintainedSetup · easy

tl;dr

Contributor handbook for the Astrid project explaining its polyrepo structure, design philosophy, RFC process, and release workflow, built as an mdBook site.

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    What it does
      Contributor guide
      RFC process
      Release workflow
    Tech Stack
      mdBook
      Markdown
    Use Cases
      Submit an RFC
      Understand review tiers
      Learn release process
    Audience
      Contributors
      Project managers

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what do people make with this?

VIBE 1

Learn how to submit an RFC proposal before building a significant new Astrid feature.

VIBE 2

Understand the polyrepo structure to find which repository your contribution belongs in.

VIBE 3

Check which review tier a contribution falls into before submitting it.

VIBE 4

Read the release process to understand when and how new Astrid versions ship.

what's the stack?

mdBookMarkdown

how it stacks up fr

unicity-astrid/handbookphoboslab/qoilcobucci/jwt
Stars7,4817,4807,479
LanguageCPHP
Last pushed2026-06-06
MaintenanceMaintained
Setup difficultyeasyeasyeasy
Complexity1/52/52/5
Audiencedeveloperdeveloperdeveloper

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how do i run it?

Difficulty · easy time til it works · 5min

README is brief, the substantive guidance lives inside the mdBook pages rather than the landing page.

License is not stated in the available content.

in plain english

The Astrid Contributor Handbook is a guide for anyone who wants to contribute to the Astrid project. Instead of being a software application itself, this repository contains a collection of documents that explain the rules, expectations, and workflows for people working on the codebase. It covers topics like how the project organizes its code across multiple repositories, the philosophy behind its core design, how changes get proposed, and how new versions are released. At a high level, the handbook is built as a digital book using a tool called mdBook, which turns plain text files into a readable, navigable website. To view the documentation locally, a contributor runs a single command that opens the book in their web browser. The content itself is organized around several core concepts: a "polyrepo" structure (meaning the project's code is split across many separate repositories rather than living in one giant one), a "kernel-is-dumb law" (a design principle suggesting the core of the system should remain simple), an "RFC trigger" (a process for proposing and discussing significant changes before building them), and a tiered system for managing different levels of contributions. This resource is aimed at developers and collaborators who are actively involved with the project, whether as internal team members at Unicity Labs or as outside contributors. For example, an engineer who wants to add a new feature would consult the handbook to learn how to submit an RFC proposal and understand what review tier their contribution falls into. A project manager might read it to understand the release process and when new versions ship. The README itself is quite brief and doesn't go into detail on the specific contents of each section, so the actual depth of the guidance lives inside the book's pages rather than on the repository's main landing page.

prompts (copy fr)

prompt 1
Explain the Astrid project's polyrepo structure and how it differs from a monorepo.
prompt 2
Walk me through the RFC trigger process described in this handbook for proposing a new feature.
prompt 3
Summarize the kernel-is-dumb design law and what it means for how I should design a contribution.
prompt 4
Help me run mdBook locally so I can browse this contributor handbook in my browser.
prompt 5
Explain the tiered contribution system so I know what level of review my change needs.

Frequently asked questions

what is handbook fr?

Contributor handbook for the Astrid project explaining its polyrepo structure, design philosophy, RFC process, and release workflow, built as an mdBook site.

Is handbook actively maintained?

Maintained — commit in last 6 months (last push 2026-06-06).

What license does handbook use?

License is not stated in the available content.

How hard is handbook to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is handbook for?

Mainly developer.

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