Create a project with Hara Chrome

Hara Chrome puts the shared Studio workspace inside a Chrome DevTools panel. It combines a browser-resident Hara runtime, a file and space view, and a REPL that evaluates in the active kernel.

Load the extension

The extension currently ships as a developer build. Build it from the Hara workspace, open chrome://extensions, enable Developer mode, and use Load unpacked on extensions/hara-chrome. Open DevTools for any page and select the hara panel.

Create a project directory

Make a directory with a project file and a source directory:

orbit-game/
  project.edn
  workspace.edn
  src/
    game.hal

project.edn tells the panel where to resolve required namespaces and which capabilities the project requests. workspace.edn declares its files, areas, nodes, and connections. Both manifests are required for new projects; the legacy executable project.hal descriptor is supported only by the migration bridge.

Connect the panel to the project

1. Select choose home in the Hara panel and select orbit-game/.
2. Create or open a .hal file in the project.
3. Use run .hal file to load a file into the active kernel.
4. Use the Studio REPL to evaluate small changes while the file remains open.

The browser keeps Studio spaces/files locally in IndexedDB. The chosen home directory is the bridge to your local source tree; it is remembered only while the browser permission remains available.

What to use it for

Use Hara Chrome when the thing you are making lives in, observes, or controls a browser. The panel also exposes the explicit chrome.api host namespace for Chrome API work. Treat the optional local RESP bridge as a privileged developer tool: any local process that connects can evaluate code with the panel's Chrome capabilities.

Next, build a first browser game or learn the shared workspace model.