meeting-assistant/openspec/changes/generalize-settings-and-logs-agent/proposal.md

Generalize settings and logs assistant

Why

The tray-launched rules and identities chat is becoming the local operational assistant for Meeting Assistant. It should be presented as a broader settings and logs window and should be able to inspect and edit local configuration, explain configuration from docs, and inspect runtime logs without relying on external stdout redirection.

What Changes

• Rename the tray/menu/window surface from Edit rules and identities to Settings and logs and generalize its placeholder text.
• Add agent tools to read and edit the local appsettings configuration file, read configuration documentation, tail/read logs, and search logs.
• Move detailed configuration documentation out of README.md into a dedicated docs file that is copied with the application.
• Add application-owned file logging under the temp folder with four rotated older files.
• Update repository agent instructions with concise Meeting Assistant context for future agents.

Impact

• Existing rules and speaker identity tools remain available.
• The local chat assistant can now help with configuration and logs in addition to rules and identities.
• Runtime logs are available even when stdout/stderr redirection changes.