| # Fuchsia IDK |
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| This directory contains build instructions for the core of Fuchsia, the |
| [Fuchsia Integrator Development Kit (IDK)](../docs/glossary.md#fuchsia-idk). |
| The IDK is produced (or built) by processing the contents of this directory. |
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| Software outside of the [Platform Source |
| Tree](../docs/glossary.md#platform-source-tree) should depend only on the Fuchsia |
| IDK. |
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| > [Learn more](../docs/development/sdk/) |
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| Developer-facing development kits are then derived from the IDK. For example |
| (this list is not exhaustive): |
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| - Software Development Kit (SDK) |
| - Product Development Kit (PDK) |
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| ## Categories |
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| Not all the interfaces defined in this directory are part of every Fuchsia SDK. |
| Instead, interfaces have a `category` label that determines whether the |
| interface can be included in a given SDK. For example, interfaces with the |
| `internal` category are available only within the |
| [Platform Source Tree](../docs/glossary.md#platform-source-tree). |
| Interfaces with the `partner` category are additionally available to partner |
| projects. See [sdk_atom.gni](../build/sdk/sdk_atom.gni) for more details. |
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| ## Version history |
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| The `version_history.json` file is not yet fully baked. Please use with |
| caution. |
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| ## Governance |
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| The API surface described by the IDK is governed by the [Fuchsia API |
| Council](/docs/contribute/governance/api_council.md) and should conform to the |
| appropriate [API rubrics](/docs/concepts/api/README.md). |
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| ## Listing of FIDL libraries |
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| Within the Fuchsia build, all FIDL libraries which are included in the SDK |
| are listed in the `sdk_fidl_json.json` file. |
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| See [`//build/fidl:sdk_fidl`](/build/fidl/BUILD.gn) and |
| [fidl.gni](/build/fidl/fidl.gni) for further details. |
