FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Short answers to the questions people ask first.
Which AI coding tools does Workloom render for?
The wl CLI renders for Claude Code, Codex and GitHub Copilot. Adapters for Gemini and Cursor exist in the source with their own tests, but the CLI does not use them yet.
Will Workloom overwrite files I wrote myself?
No. Files Workloom does not own are user_owned and are never touched. A Workloom-owned file you edited is owned_locally_modified, and the conflict policy (fail by default) decides what a pull does with it.
Can a package put a hook or an MCP server on my machine without asking?
No. Hooks, MCP servers and tool permissions have trust classes that a trust gate blocks until someone explicitly approves them. A blocked pull exits with code 5.
How do I fail CI on drift?
Run `wl sync` in the pipeline. It never writes, and it exits 1 when files have drifted from the desired state. `wl ci setup` can generate a GitHub Actions workflow for it.
What does telemetry collect, and how do I turn it off?
Operational events such as sync, pull and publish, with anonymized IDs. A redaction guard blocks prompts, outputs, exact paths, file contents, tokens, usernames, emails and diffs. The CLI sends events only when a workspace key is configured and the workspace policy allows it; `wl telemetry opt-out` turns it off on your machine regardless.
Does AI review decide whether a package is published?
No. The deterministic content scan gates promotion. AI review is advisory: it suggests findings and never blocks.
How do I install the CLI?
With the installer script from the public workloom-baro-releases repository. It downloads the prebuilt wl binary for macOS on Apple silicon or Linux x64 and verifies its checksum; on Windows, download the .exe from the releases page. The CLI is not on npm, and the current published build is a test release.
Is there a desktop app?
Yes, built with Tauri. It connects to a registry with an API token, finds a directory’s binding, watches its files, and queues pull, push and sync. The current builds for macOS, Linux and Windows are early test releases.
Are the plans real?
No. Workloom has no billing yet. The plans page shows sample names and prices only, and no payment is taken on this site.
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