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# ScaiEdit

ScaiEdit is the ScaiLabs **Markdown and code editor** — a modern, agent-aware
editor that ships in two shapes: a **standalone desktop app** you install
directly, and an **embeddable component** other ScaiLabs products drop into
their own UIs.

> This namespace is freshly bootstrapped. Real content lands here as the
> ScaiEdit team ships. Watch this space for install guides, keybindings,
> extension APIs, and integration recipes.

## Two shapes, one editor

### Standalone

Install ScaiEdit as a native app on macOS, Windows, or Linux. First-class
Markdown authoring (WYSIWYG + source, live preview, tables, math),
syntax-highlighted code editing for 100+ languages, and built-in
integrations for the rest of ScaiLabs (ScaiKey sign-in, ScaiDrive files,
ScaiGit repos, ScaiAtlas models).

Downloads land on the ScaiLabs [`/downloads` page](https://www.scailabs.ai/downloads)
under **Applications & Clients** — one card per platform (macOS, Windows,
Linux, AppImage, DEB, MSI, DMG).

### Embedded

Import the ScaiEdit component into an existing ScaiLabs UI (or any web app)
to get the same editing experience — same keybindings, same theming, same
extension API. Used inside ScaiCMS for authoring content, inside ScaiAtlas
for editing model cards, and available for third-party integrators.

## What ScaiEdit offers

- **Markdown-first** — commonmark + GFM extensions (tables, task lists,
  strikethrough, autolinks), tri-mode toggle (source / preview / split),
  math via KaTeX, mermaid + PlantUML diagrams.
- **Code-first** — 100+ language grammars, LSP client, tree-sitter
  incremental parsing, multi-cursor + column edit, integrated search
  across a workspace.
- **Agent-native** — first-class ScaiBot / ScaiCore inline chat, inline
  completions, refactor commands, and the ScaiEdit `/agent` prompt
  channel for scripted transforms.
- **Themable** — the same design tokens as the rest of ScaiLabs, plus
  community themes via ScaiExchange.
- **Extensible** — TypeScript extension API with the same shape in both
  standalone and embedded builds. Package extensions and publish through
  ScaiExchange.

## For end users

Install guides per platform, keyboard shortcuts, and how-tos will land
under `/docs/scaiedit/using/`.

## For integrators

Embedding the component, initialising it with your own file provider,
theming, and wiring the extension API will land under
`/docs/scaiedit/embedding/`.

## For extension authors

Extension anatomy, publishing to ScaiExchange, and API reference will
land under `/docs/scaiedit/extensions/`.

## For operators

Enterprise deployment (auto-update channels, licence enforcement, group
policy) will land under `/docs/scaiedit/operating/`.

## Status

| Item                            | State        |
|---------------------------------|--------------|
| Namespace bootstrapped          | ✅ done       |
| Standalone builds pipeline      | 🚧 pending    |
| Embeddable NPM package          | 🚧 pending    |
| Extension API                   | 🚧 pending    |
| Agent integrations              | 🚧 pending    |
| Auto-update channels            | 🚧 pending    |

More content lands here as the ScaiEdit team ships.