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Release 0.0.2: M3 logger (CLI + GUI), GUI-first, CI release workflow
Crash-capture logger (M3):
- crash-safe JSONL (fsync per sample), size-based rotation, GPU-lost/recovered
  markers, atomic status file
- CLI: record run/start/stop/status/report (run = systemd-ready entrypoint)
- shared core.reccontrol so CLI + GUI drive the same recorder
- crashlog tests (writer, rotation, reader, summary, recorder)

GUI:
- Recording/Logs page: start/stop/interval controls, live status, post-crash report
- shared render helpers (format_raw/headline, render_summary)

Docs/decisions:
- GUI-first (D17); CLI keeps full parity
- D8 revised: user-local self-updating install primary, .deb optional
- planned: M12 session sharing (D16), M13 no-root auto-update from public repo (D18)
- versioning + CHANGELOG convention (D19)

Infra:
- .gitea/workflows/release.yml: build wheel+sdist and publish a Gitea release
  v<version> on push to main
- align version to the 0.0.x release line; bump to 0.0.2

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-05-21 17:16:41 +02:00

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# RigDoctor
A **modular diagnostics, monitoring, and health-check toolkit for Linux gamers.**
> **Status:** 🟢 Phase 1 (MVP) in progress. The **sensor core (M1)** and **crash-capture
> logger (M3)** work — `snapshot`/`monitor` read NVIDIA GPU, CPU, memory, and NVMe live, and
> `record` captures a crash-safe log with a post-crash report. A desktop GUI (M10) is also
> up. Health report (M4) is next. See `docs/ROADMAP.md`.
## Why this exists
Linux gaming hardware faults are hard to diagnose: GPUs falling off the PCIe bus, the screen
suddenly going black mid-game, silent thermal/VRAM throttling, power transients,
driver/library mismatches, Proton quirks, and CPU governor / power-profile misconfiguration.
The data needed to diagnose them is scattered across `nvidia-smi`, `/sys/class/hwmon`,
`journalctl`, SMART, and more — and the most useful readings (the ones right before a hard
freeze) are usually lost because nothing flushed them to disk.
RigDoctor pulls all of that into one modular tool: live monitoring, crash-safe logging, a
one-shot health report, and an interactive installer that only sets up the modules a given
user actually needs for their hardware.
**Seed use cases:** an RTX 3070 that intermittently "falls off the bus" under heavy GPU load
(Path of Exile on Linux, Escape from Tarkov on Windows), and a monitor going black mid-game.
See `docs/SPEC.md` §1.
## How you run it
RigDoctor is **GUI-first** — the desktop app is the primary way in — but every feature is
also available headless:
- **Desktop GUI** — graphical dashboard, recording controls, log browser, reports. The
default interface for most users.
- **Tray applet** — a small top-menu-bar applet with quick actions and at-a-glance status.
- **CLI** — full functionality from the terminal; works over SSH and in scripts.
The GUI/tray are optional modules; a headless (CLI-only) install loses no capability.
## Key decisions (settled)
| Topic | Decision |
|-------|----------|
| Name | **RigDoctor** |
| Language / stack | **Python 3 + Qt (PySide6)** — core/CLI/daemon stdlib-only; Qt only for GUI/tray |
| Primary distro | **Ubuntu** (Debian via apt); others best-effort later |
| Primary GPU | **NVIDIA** first; AMD, then Intel later |
| MVP | **Sensor core + crash logger + health report** (NVIDIA-only, CLI-first) |
| Distribution | **User-local install** (self-updating from the public repo, no root); **`.deb`** optional |
| Scope of action | **Read-only + suggestions** (no auto-apply yet) |
| Stress tests | **Out of scope** |
Full rationale and the still-open questions are in `docs/DECISIONS.md`.
## Repo layout
| Path | Purpose |
|------|---------|
| `docs/SPEC.md` | Product specification — vision, requirements, modules (the main planning doc) |
| `docs/ARCHITECTURE.md` | Technical design — core engine, front-ends, daemon, installer |
| `docs/MODULES.md` | Catalog of modules with scope, dependencies, status |
| `docs/ROADMAP.md` | Phased milestones |
| `docs/DECISIONS.md` | Decision log + remaining open questions |
| `src/rigdoctor/` | Source code — `core/` engine + sources, `cli.py`, `render.py` |
| `installer/` | Installer / `.deb` packaging (empty until Phase 4) |
| `tests/` | Tests (stdlib `unittest`) |
## Run it (dev)
Stdlib-only, no install needed (target is Python ≥ 3.11; tested on 3.14):
```bash
PYTHONPATH=src python3 -m rigdoctor snapshot # one-shot sensor read
PYTHONPATH=src python3 -m rigdoctor snapshot --json
PYTHONPATH=src python3 -m rigdoctor monitor -n 1 # live view (Ctrl-C to quit)
PYTHONPATH=src python3 -m rigdoctor sources # list detected sensor sources
PYTHONPATH=src python3 -m unittest discover -s tests
```
### Crash-capture logger (M3)
A crash-safe background logger (JSONL, `fsync` per sample, bounded by rotation) for catching
the state right before a freeze:
```bash
rigdoctor record start # start logging in the background
rigdoctor record status # is it running? latest readings, sample count
rigdoctor record stop # stop it
rigdoctor record report # post-crash summary: peaks, events, last samples
rigdoctor record run # run in the foreground (the systemd-ready entrypoint)
```
Logs live in `~/.local/share/rigdoctor/logs/`. It detects GPU "lost"/hang (nvidia-smi query
timeout) and writes an event marker. Trigger modes (always-on / game-launch) and the
`systemd --user` service arrive in Phase 4.
### Desktop GUI (M10)
The GUI uses PySide6 (Qt) — the only part of RigDoctor that needs a non-stdlib dep:
```bash
pip install -e '.[gui]' # core + PySide6, gives `rigdoctor` and `rigdoctor-gui`
rigdoctor gui # or: rigdoctor-gui
```
It opens a dark-themed window with sidebar navigation and a **live dashboard** over the
same sensor core — circular gauges for the headline metrics plus collapsible per-subsystem
cards (GPU/CPU/memory/storage) with temperature-colored values (icey-blue → green → red).
The **Logs** section is a full recording page (start/stop, live status, and the post-crash
report); Health / Inventory are placeholders until M4 / M5 land.
Without the GUI extra, `pip install -e .` gives just the stdlib-only CLI.
## Start here
1. Read `docs/SPEC.md` for what we're building.
2. Read `docs/ROADMAP.md` for the build order (Phase 1 = the MVP).
3. Read `docs/DECISIONS.md` for the settled decisions (D1D15).
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