Hone IDE

AI-native code editor for all platforms — macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, iPadOS, Android, Web.

Built with Perry: TypeScript compiled to native UI. Powered by @honeide/core for all headless services.

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What it is

Hone is an IDE designed from the ground up for AI-assisted development:

• Native on every platform — one TypeScript codebase, compiled to native UI via Perry
• Mobile-first — full IDE experience on iPad and Android tablet; focused editing on iPhone/Android phone
• AI-native — inline completions, chat sidebar, autonomous agent mode, AI PR review
• Fully customizable — sidebar left or right, activity bar position, keybindings, themes

Status

Slice	Feature	Status
0	Workbench shell, theme engine	✅
1	Workspace & file explorer	✅
2	Settings, keybindings, onboarding	✅
3	Editor integration	🔜
4	Git & source control	🔜
5	Search	🔜
6	LSP & language intelligence	🔜
7	Debug (DAP)	🔜
8	AI provider system	🔜
9	AI inline completion	🔜
10	AI chat	🔜
11	Terminal integration	🔜
12	AI agent mode	🔜
13	AI PR review	🔜
14	Extension system	🔜
15	Polish & packaging	🔜

Architecture

hone-ide/
├── src/
│   ├── app.ts                    # Perry entry point
│   ├── platform.ts               # Platform detection (macOS/iOS/Android/Web)
│   ├── commands.ts               # Built-in command registrations
│   ├── keybindings.ts            # Default keybindings per platform
│   ├── menu.ts                   # Application menu (desktop) / action sheet (mobile)
│   ├── window.ts                 # Window management
│   └── workbench/
│       ├── render.ts             # Main workbench renderer
│       ├── settings.ts           # Runtime workbench settings
│       ├── layout/
│       │   ├── grid.ts           # Resizable split panel engine
│       │   ├── tab-manager.ts    # Editor tab management
│       │   ├── panel-registry.ts # Panel registration
│       │   └── activity-bar.ts   # Activity bar / bottom nav
│       ├── theme/
│       │   ├── theme-loader.ts   # Load & resolve theme colors
│       │   ├── builtin-themes.ts # Bundled themes (Hone Dark, ...)
│       │   └── token-theme.ts    # TextMate token color resolution
│       └── views/                # (coming: explorer, git, search, AI chat, ...)

Building

Perry compiler required. Install from perry-lang.dev.

# Compile for current platform
perry compile src/app.ts --output hone-ide

# Run
./hone-ide

Platform layout modes

Mode	Platforms	Layout
Full workbench	Desktop, iPad landscape	Activity bar + sidebar + editor + panels
Split	iPad portrait, Android tablet	Narrow sidebar + editor
Compact	iPhone, Android phone	Single panel, bottom tab bar

Customization

Settings are respected at runtime:

import { updateSettings } from './workbench/settings';

// Move explorer to the right
updateSettings({ sidebarLocation: 'right' });

// Change theme
updateSettings({ colorTheme: 'Hone Light' });

Full settings UI in Slice 2.

License

MIT