BuildRadar
A future release-readiness cockpit for solo-development projects, intended to collect build status, tests, packaging, artifacts and deployment checks in one view.
Who this product is for
Solo builders and small software teams that need a clearer release-readiness view than “the build passed”.
The decision moment
You want build, tests, packaging, artifact identity and deployment checks visible as separate gates. BuildRadar is currently a concept, not a released tool.
Why this product exists
Small projects often rely on scattered scripts and memory for release readiness. BuildRadar would make the path from source to tested installer visible.
What it can do
- Planned build and test status overview
- Planned release-readiness checklist
- Planned artifact and version history
- Planned packaging and smoke-test evidence
How it is intended to work
- Read project and build metadata
- Run or import approved verification results
- Show missing release requirements
- Retain artifacts and evidence for the release decision
Release status should be evidence, not memory
BuildRadar is intended to separate a successful build from a release-ready build. Compilation, tests, packaging, smoke checks and artifact identity are different gates, so the concept keeps them visible instead of collapsing them into one green badge.
What belongs in the cockpit
- Build identity, branch, version and artifact metadata
- Imported or approved test results with timestamps
- Packaging and smoke-test evidence for the candidate release
- Explicit missing gates before a release decision
The concept is deliberately not an autonomous deployment system. Project-specific adapters and any release-changing action would remain bounded and approval-gated.
Limits and unfinished work
- Future concept; no product implementation is claimed
- Would require per-project adapters
- Automated release actions must remain approval-gated
Future concept only.