# LightTable documentation

The [README](../README.md) covers what LightTable is and how to install it.
[CONTRIBUTING](../CONTRIBUTING.md) covers source setup, tests, and review.

## Using LightTable

- [CLI and automation](cli.md) — generated reference for `lighttable` commands,
  the MCP server, and agent control.
- [Digital asset management](digital-asset-management.md) — catalog, keywords,
  collections, stacks, and XMP sidecar exchange.
- [Film profiles](film-profiles.md) — measured film data and its provenance.
- [Preset interchange](preset-interchange.md) — importing and exporting presets,
  and compatibility with other editors.
- [Catalog recovery](recovery.md) — backups, and repairing a damaged catalog.
- [In-app help](help/README.md) — maintaining the bundled Help articles.
- [Localization](localization/README.md) — the shipped languages and how to
  contribute translations.

## Platforms

- [Windows](platforms/windows.md) — architecture, build, and installer tooling.
- [Linux](platforms/linux.md) — build instructions, dependencies, and desktop
  integration.
- [Linux distribution](platforms/linux-distribution.md) — how a Linux release is
  built, validated, and published.
- [Windows client acceptance](windows-client-acceptance.md) — the 0.6.1
  acceptance record.

## Engineering notes

- [Processing correctness](processing-correctness.md) — the render parity and
  frozen-golden gates.
- [Journey testing](journey-testing.md) — the product journeys a change should
  exercise.
- [Performance](performance.md) and [responsiveness](responsiveness.md) —
  measurement method and recorded results.
- [Thumbnail previews](thumbnail-previews.md) — preview sizes and replacement.
- [People](people-design.md) — the optional local face-grouping feature.
- [Release promotion](release-promotion.md) — preparing once and promoting one
  platform at a time.
- [Community feedback follow-up](community-feedback-followup.md) — how public
  discussion is used as evidence.

## Roadmaps

Implementation plans and current status. These are not release guarantees; check
[Releases](https://github.com/reville/lighttable-digital-darkroom/releases) for
what has actually shipped.

- [RAW development](roadmap/develop.md)
- [Catalog and workflow](roadmap/workflow.md)
- [Remaining gaps](roadmap/gaps.md)
- [CLI and agent control](roadmap/cli.md)

## Archive

Point-in-time reports, kept for reference and no longer maintained.

- [Bug hunt, 2026-09-08](archive/bug-hunt-2026-09-08.md)