tauri

Tauri lets you build desktop (and mobile) apps with a Rust Core process and a frontend running in the OS WebView. Use these skills when scaffolding projects, wiring commands and events, configuring capabilities and permissions, or authoring plugins.

The skill is based on Tauri v2, generated at 2026-01-30.

Core References

Topic	Description	Reference
Architecture	Core crates, WRY/TAO, tooling, plugins	core-architecture
IPC	Events (fire-and-forget) vs Commands (invoke/response), when to use each	core-ipc
Process Model	Core process vs WebView processes, security implications	core-process-model
Project Structure	src-tauri layout, tauri.conf.json, capabilities, build flow	core-project-structure
App Size	Why small, Cargo release profile (LTO, strip, opt-level)	concept-size
IPC Patterns	Brownfield (default) vs Isolation (sandbox, encrypt)	concept-ipc-patterns

Start

Topic	Description	Reference
Create Project	create-tauri-app vs tauri init, dev server URL	start-create-project
Prerequisites	System deps, Rust, Node, WebView2, mobile (Android/iOS)	start-prerequisites
Frontend	Static host model, Vite/Next/Nuxt/SvelteKit/Leptos/Trunk	start-frontend
Migrate	Upgrading from Tauri 1.x or 2 beta, migrate command	start-migrate

Develop

Topic	Description	Reference
Configuration Files	tauri.conf.json, platform overrides, Cargo.toml, package.json	develop-configuration-files
Commands	#[tauri::command], invoke, args, errors, async, State, channels	develop-commands
Events and Channels	Emit/listen, global vs webview-specific, streaming with Channel	develop-events-and-channels
State Management	app.manage(), State<T> in commands, Mutex	develop-state-management
Windows	Creating windows (config vs WebviewWindowBuilder), label, url, visible	develop-windows
Icons	tauri icon command, bundle.icon, platform formats	develop-icons
Resources	Bundled resources, resolve path, $RESOURCE, fs permissions	develop-resources
Sidecar	externalBin, shell plugin, spawn from Rust/JS, permissions	develop-sidecar
Debug	dev vs build, Rust console, WebView devtools, RUST_BACKTRACE	develop-debug
Tests	Mock runtime, WebDriver E2E, CI	develop-tests
Tests Mocking	mockIPC, mockWindows, clearMocks (frontend tests)	develop-tests-mocking
Tests WebDriver	tauri-driver, platform drivers, Selenium/WebdriverIO, CI	develop-tests-webdriver
Updating Dependencies	npm/Cargo version sync, tauri and plugins	develop-updating-dependencies
Plugins Mobile	Android (Kotlin), iOS (Swift), desktop vs mobile impl	develop-plugins-mobile

Security

Topic	Description	Reference
Capabilities	Which permissions apply to which windows; capability files, remote, platforms	security-capabilities
Permissions	Allow/deny commands, scopes, permission sets; plugin vs app permissions	security-permissions
Scopes	allow/deny per command or global, path/URL patterns	security-scope
CSP	Content Security Policy config, script-src, style-src	security-csp
HTTP Headers	CORS, COOP, Permissions-Policy for webview responses	security-http-headers
Runtime Authority	Core enforces permissions on every invoke; denied = never run	security-runtime-authority

Best Practices

Topic	Description	Reference
Security Lifecycle	Upstream, development, build, runtime; deps, audit, dev server	best-practices-security-lifecycle
Writing Plugin Permissions	Autogenerated allow/deny, permission files, default set, scope schema	best-practices-writing-plugin-permissions

Features

Topic	Description	Reference
Plugins	Plugin development, lifecycle hooks, commands, permissions, state	features-plugins
Official Plugins Overview	dialog, fs, shell, store, updater, and others; when to use which	features-official-plugins-overview
Deep Linking	Custom URL scheme, App/Universal Links, single-instance + argv	features-deep-linking
Updater	In-app updates — check, download, install, signing, static/dynamic endpoints	features-updater

Distribute

Topic	Description	Reference
Packaging	build, bundle, installers (DMG, MSI, AppImage, etc.), signing overview	distribute-packaging
Signing	Code signing per platform (macOS, Windows, Linux, Android, iOS)	distribute-signing
Pipelines	GitHub Actions (tauri-action), CI signing, CrabNebula Cloud	distribute-pipelines

Learn

Topic	Description	Reference
Menus and Tray	Window menu, system tray, Menu/TrayIcon, predefined items	learn-windows-menus-tray
Window Customization	Custom titlebar, decorations, data-tauri-drag-region, transparent (macOS)	learn-window-customization
Splashscreen	Extra window, visible/hidden main, setup tasks, close when ready	learn-splashscreen
Sidecar Node.js	Node app as binary (pkg), externalBin, shell plugin	learn-sidecar-nodejs
Using Plugin Permissions	Add plugin, capability, allow commands, default permissions	learn-using-plugin-permissions
Capabilities per Window/Platform	Different capabilities per window; platforms array	learn-capabilities-windows-platforms

Reference

Topic	Description	Reference
CLI	dev, build, icon, init, migrate, bundle	reference-cli
Environment Variables	CI, config depth, signing, Apple/Windows/Linux, hook env	reference-environment-variables
WebView Versions	WebView2 (Windows), WKWebView (macOS/iOS), WebKitGTK (Linux)	reference-webview-versions
Core Permissions (ACL)	core:default, app, event, window, path, menu, tray, resources	reference-acl-core-permissions