Explain how to use local GPG keys for a repository
Metadata
Current evaluation
Triaged documentation gap remains: local GPG keys for custom package repositories lack guidance on the required key filename format and storage location.
Suggested action: keep open
Reason: docs/reference/package-repositories.rst still delegates configuration to Craft Archives, whose repository-properties page documents key-id and key-server but not local key assets. Craft Archives requires the asset filename to contain the uppercase final eight key-ID characters and selects the ASCII .asc format, so the reported documentation gap remains valid and well scoped.
Evaluated by: mr-cal-bot
Impact:
30
Quick Win:
19
Complexity:
24
Confidence:
95
Actionability:
82
Issue body
### What needs to get done
[This page](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/snapcraft/stable/reference/package-repositories/) refers to the craft-archives docs for information about adding repositories, but craft-archives makes the local keyring location configurable. We should explain the format of the keyring and where it needs to be stored
### Why it needs to get done
Prevent user confusion
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha |
Impact:
30
Quick Win:
19
Complexity:
24
Confidence:
95
Actionability:
82
|
keep open | Triaged documentation gap remains: local GPG keys for custom package repositories lack guidance on the required key filename format and storage location. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Impact:
30
Quick Win:
17
Complexity:
20
Confidence:
80
Actionability:
70
|
keep open | Documentation enhancement to explain local GPG keyring format and storage location for craft-archives repository configuration. | |
| qwen/qwen3.8-27b |
Impact:
25
Quick Win:
21
Staleness:
72
Complexity:
15
Confidence:
78
Support Request:
5
|
keep open | Docs enhancement: package-repositories reference page links to craft-archives but doesn't explain local GPG keyring format or storage location. Triaged, no activity in ~12.7 months, gap still present in docs. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
80
Complexity:
20
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
25
|
keep open | Documentation enhancement to explain local GPG keyring format and storage location for craft-archives to prevent user confusion. Currently triaged but inactive for nearly a year. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
80
Complexity:
15
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
5
|
keep open | Documentation enhancement to explain local GPG keyring format and storage for repository configuration. Currently triaged but inactive for over a year. |
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Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #190 No explanation for using local GPG keys | craft-archives | open | Docs gap: repo_properties.rst and how-to/add_repo.rst document key-id and key-server but never explain that local key assets (snap/keys/<last8upper>.asc) take priority over the keyserver. Triaged by lengau, still open. |