docs: Add reference documentation for the RemoteBuildService
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Current evaluation
Adds 121 lines of reference documentation for RemoteBuildService across 2 files. CI passing, no reviews or comments. Author is a maintainer. Service still exists in codebase; target docs file not yet in main.
Suggested action: needs review
Reason: The PR is 179 days old with zero comments or reviews, but the project is active (recent commits through #1168 in docs/reference) and RemoteBuildService still exists in craft_application/services/remotebuild.py. The target docs file does not yet exist in main, so the PR is not superseded. It simply needs a maintainer to review and merge.
Impact:
25
Quick Win:
22.5
Staleness:
55
Complexity:
10
Confidence:
78
Issue body
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CRAFT-4505
I tried a fresh approach on this one — instead of writing it myself, I
acted as a sloperator, asking Copilot (specifically Claude Haiku 4.5)
to write this slopumentation, referencing the other service reference
docs and the current open PRs for service reference docs. I also had
it reference the Snapcraft documentation to determine what additional
references would be useful to an application author.
I've kept the commit history as I either did things manually or asked Claude to do them, and I have read through the full final version to verify its technical correctness.
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.8-27b |
Impact:
25
Quick Win:
22.5
Staleness:
55
Complexity:
10
Confidence:
78
|
needs review | Adds 121 lines of reference documentation for RemoteBuildService across 2 files. CI passing, no reviews or comments. Author is a maintainer. Service still exists in codebase; target docs file not yet in main. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
45
Complexity:
15
Confidence:
90
|
needs review | Adds reference documentation for RemoteBuildService. All CI checks pass. Awaiting maintainer review. No comments or reviews yet. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
45
Complexity:
10
Confidence:
70
|
needs review | Adds reference documentation for RemoteBuildService, generated with AI assistance and manually verified. Currently unmerged and inactive for 125 days with no comments or CI status. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
65
Complexity:
10
Confidence:
85
|
needs review | Adds reference documentation for the RemoteBuildService. Maintainer-verified AI-generated content. Open 138 days with zero comments or labels, currently inactive and awaiting triage or review. |
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Related work
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Related To:
rockcraft#778
(confidence 40%)
Rockcraft PR adding remote builds reference docs; different project but same documentation effort for the remote-build feature family.
Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #778 docs: reference docs for remote builds | rockcraft | merged | Merged documentation update adding reference guides for remote builds, complementing autogenerated command docs and resolving issue #597. Approved with minor template discussion. Changes add 51 lines across two files. | |
| #746 docs: add remote build how-to and reference docs | craft-application | merged | Merged documentation update adding remote build how-to and reference guides alongside a new common docs module. Approved by three reviewers and passed CI checks despite one failing snap-test. Modified 11 files with 411 additions and 6 deletions. | |
| #2702 docs: add common remote build pages | charmcraft | merged | Merged after being held in draft pending a hotfix. Added how-to and reference documentation for common remote builds. Approved by two reviewers and passed CI checks. | |
| #800 docs: add remote-build how-to | rockcraft | merged | Merged documentation update adding a remote-build how-to guide. Approved by three reviewers, the change adds 152 lines across three files detailing remote build procedures. | |
| #4882 docs: add explanation for remote build | snapcraft | merged | Merged documentation update detailing current and legacy remote builder behaviors. Approved by reviewers and passed CI. Resolves issue #4842 by establishing comprehensive guidance prior to future behavioral changes. | |
| #999 docs: reference document for the Build Plan Service | craft-application | merged | Merged documentation update adding a reference guide for the Build Plan Service (CRAFT-4498). Approved by two reviewers, passed all CI checks, and modified three files with 26 additions and one deletion. | |
| #1000 docs: add reference document for the ConfigService | craft-application | merged | Merged documentation update adding a reference guide for the ConfigService. Approved by two reviewers with all CI checks passing. The change adds 118 lines across six files and resolves CRAFT-4499. |