Small tools. A clear promise.
A Blake.ist tool should solve a useful job, be understandable in a minute, and leave you in control of your work and your data.
Three stages
- Private alpha
- Still being built and tested. Source may be available; internal builds carry no public release promise.
- Firstdrop
- A public preview with a focused scope. Installation, permissions, recovery, and the main workflow must be tested. Mac downloads must be signed and notarized.
- Release
- The same baseline, plus a tested upgrade from the previous public version and a clearer ongoing support commitment.
What comes with a tool
A plain description, a real example or screenshot, an honest list of supported systems, setup instructions, permission and privacy details, recovery and uninstall steps, change history, and a way to get help.
Mac apps should open normally after download. Each new package is tied to a source version and checked after downloading it from its public address. Previous versions remain intact so a faulty release can be rolled back.
Skills need a versioned installation path, a license, examples, and tested behavior in their stated hosts. Web tools need a working public URL, a tested main workflow, and clear data handling and deletion behavior.
Moving the existing tools to this standard
This is the standard for new releases. Existing downloads are being brought into line; their pages state current limitations. A stage label alone does not certify an older package.
Grindset’s acceptance test starts with its purpose: close a MacBook while a local agent continues working and stays connected to an available network, then confirm normal sleep returns when the session ends.