# AI use cases for Rune (unstablebuild/rune) Repo: [unstablebuild/rune](https://github.com/unstablebuild/rune) | Use cases: 4 | Page: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/unstablebuild-rune/ Rune is a GPU-accelerated IDE and terminal multiplexer for Go developers that can also run headless on a remote machine and serve workspaces to your other devices. This file holds every use case of this repo. Each one starts with a "## " heading and ends with its URL. - Open projects from a home machine on your laptop: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/unstablebuild-rune/open-remote-projects-from-laptop/ - Install the Rune IDE on macOS or Linux: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/unstablebuild-rune/install-rune-on-mac-or-linux/ - Add a community extension from a Git repository: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/unstablebuild-rune/add-community-extension-from-git/ - Build Rune from source to test code changes: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/unstablebuild-rune/build-rune-from-source-to-test-changes/ ## How to open projects from a home machine on your laptop with Rune Repo: [unstablebuild/rune](https://github.com/unstablebuild/rune) | Difficulty: Intermediate | Time: 1 hour | Basis: From the README Run a headless Rune node on a dev machine and open its mounted projects from any other Rune instance. **Who it is for:** A developer whose code lives on a workstation or dev pod at home or in the office, who wants to keep working from a laptop with the same workspace. **The problem:** Source code and tools sit on one machine, so working from another device means copying files or losing the environment. **The outcome:** Your projects open in Rune on your laptop through the Rune network, served by a headless node on the dev machine. ### Steps 1. Start the headless node with the docker run command from the README's headless section, using the unstablebuild/rune image, --hostname devpod, and your projects folder mounted into the container. 2. Run `docker logs -f rune` to print the sign-in code. 3. Sign in to Rune on your other machine with that sign-in code. 4. From a connected Rune instance, run `workspaceopen rune://devpod/home/rune/projects` to open the mounted projects. 5. When Rune asks, approve installing any language package the node is missing so it installs on the node. ### Prompt to paste into your agent ```text Using the repo unstablebuild/rune, follow the headless section of its README to start a headless node with --hostname devpod and the projects folder mounted, then run `docker logs -f rune` and report the sign-in code location. Confirm the node is running with `docker ps` before reporting success. ``` ### Caveat The README says the headless guide covers systemd, launchd, OpenRC, and runit setups, but the network setup details are only in the external docs. Risk, credentials: The sign-in code gives access to your headless node, so do not share it or leave it in shared logs. Disclaimer: Third-party repos we don't own or vouch for. AI-generated use cases can be wrong: review everything and run at your own risk. Full text: https://dedupedai.com/disclaimer/ URL: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/unstablebuild-rune/open-remote-projects-from-laptop/ ## How to install the Rune IDE on macOS or Linux with Rune Repo: [unstablebuild/rune](https://github.com/unstablebuild/rune) | Difficulty: Beginner | Time: 15 minutes | Basis: From the README Install the latest Rune release with one command, or with Homebrew, and let it update itself. **Who it is for:** A developer on macOS or Linux who wants to try Rune as a desktop IDE and terminal multiplexer without building it. **The problem:** You want a fast native IDE that does not run on Electron, and you need a quick way to get it onto your machine. **The outcome:** Rune is installed and ready for your first steps from the getting started guide. ### Steps 1. Run `curl -fsSL https://rune.build/install.sh | sh` to install the latest release, which keeps itself up to date. 2. Or, on macOS or Linux with Homebrew, run `brew install unstablebuild/tap/rune`. 3. Check the requirements and first steps in the getting started guide at docs.rune.build. 4. Open the supported languages list at docs.rune.build/languages/supported to confirm your language has built-in intelligence. ### Prompt to paste into your agent ```text For the repo unstablebuild/rune, install the latest release on this macOS or Linux machine using the install command in its README, then report the installed version. Verify the install by confirming the rune command runs. ``` ### Caveat Packages from Homebrew, the .deb file, and the AUR are updated by your package manager instead of by Rune itself. Risk, remote script: The install command pipes a script from Rune.build straight into sh, so download and read it first if you do not trust the source. Disclaimer: Third-party repos we don't own or vouch for. AI-generated use cases can be wrong: review everything and run at your own risk. Full text: https://dedupedai.com/disclaimer/ URL: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/unstablebuild-rune/install-rune-on-mac-or-linux/ ## How to add a community extension from a Git repository with Rune Repo: [unstablebuild/rune](https://github.com/unstablebuild/rune) | Difficulty: Intermediate | Time: 30 minutes | Basis: From the README Install a Rune extension straight from a GitHub repo to add themes or other features. **Who it is for:** A Rune user who wants a feature or theme that is not built in and found a community extension in a Git repository. **The problem:** Built-in features may not cover your setup, and you want to add extensions without waiting for a release. **The outcome:** The extension is installed into Rune from its Git repository and ready to use. ### Steps 1. Install Rune first, following the install steps in the README. 2. Browse the official packages at Rune.build/packages if you want a vetted option. 3. Run `pkg install github.com/unstablebuild/rune-extension-themebuilder` inside Rune to install the example community extension. 4. Read the extension's repository before relying on it, since the README does not describe its contents. 5. Restart or reopen Rune if the extension needs it, following the extension's own instructions. ### Prompt to paste into your agent ```text For the repo unstablebuild/rune, check that Rune is installed, then run `pkg install ` with the target extension path from a community repository and report the install result. Verify by listing that the extension appears in Rune. ``` ### Caveat The README gives only one example extension and does not describe what pkg install does with the code it fetches. Risk, remote script: A Git-hosted extension runs code inside Rune, so review the source before installing it. Disclaimer: Third-party repos we don't own or vouch for. AI-generated use cases can be wrong: review everything and run at your own risk. Full text: https://dedupedai.com/disclaimer/ URL: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/unstablebuild-rune/add-community-extension-from-git/ ## How to build Rune from source to test code changes with Rune Repo: [unstablebuild/rune](https://github.com/unstablebuild/rune) | Difficulty: Advanced | Time: 1 hour | Basis: From the README Clone the repo, run Rune from source, and compile all executables to test your own changes. **Who it is for:** A contributor or Go developer who wants to modify Rune or check a fix before it ships in a release. **The problem:** You need a local build of Rune with your own changes to test them before opening a pull request. **The outcome:** Rune runs from your local source tree and the executables compile into ./bin. ### Steps 1. Run `git clone git@github.com:unstablebuild/rune.git` to get the source. 2. Change into the cloned folder and run `go run ./cmd/rune` to start Rune from source. 3. To create a macOS application bundle, run `make rune-dmg`. 4. Run `make -j16` to compile all executables into ./bin. 5. Read CONTRIBUTING.md before opening a pull request. ### Prompt to paste into your agent ```text In the repo unstablebuild/rune, clone the source, run `make -j16`, and report whether the executables appear in ./bin. Verify by listing the ./bin folder and confirming the build exits without errors. ``` ### Caveat The README does not list the Go version or other build prerequisites, so check the repository files before building. Disclaimer: Third-party repos we don't own or vouch for. AI-generated use cases can be wrong: review everything and run at your own risk. Full text: https://dedupedai.com/disclaimer/ URL: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/unstablebuild-rune/build-rune-from-source-to-test-changes/