Estela / Salvora — StratML Part 3 Editor

Download and setup instructions, compiled from Jorge Sanchez's email correspondence (Aug 5, 2026 and Jul 18, 2026) and the public GitHub repositories.

Estela is a StratML Part 3 form and follow-up (reporting) application. It runs on your own computer as a small local web server named Salvora; you access it afterward through your regular web browser at an address on your own machine (not a public website).

1. What you're downloading

Component	What it is	Link
Estela	The StratML Part 3 editor/reporting application itself (forms, config, sample data)	github.com/vionta/estela (release beta-0.4)
Salvora (source)	The underlying local server engine — source code and release listing	github.com/vionta/Salvora/releases
Salvora (binary jar)	The runnable Java file — this is the one file you actually execute	salvora-2.0.0-fat.jar

Background / context (optional)

Declarative Amsterdam 2024 program page (where a StratML 3 form was first presented): declarative.amsterdam/program-2024
Companion repo from that presentation: github.com/vionta/declarativeamsterdamstratml3
Schema-view companion repo: github.com/vionta/declarativeamsterdamschemaview
Recorded presentation: youtube.com/watch?v=5rrs_H-yvpU

2. Prerequisite: Java

Salvora is a Java program (a .jar file), so a Java runtime (JRE or JDK, version 11+ should be safe) must be installed first. Most Macs and many Windows PCs already have one. To check, open a terminal / command prompt and run:

java -version

If that returns a version number, you're set. If it says the command isn't found, install a free JDK (e.g. Eclipse Temurin) from adoptium.net before continuing.

3. Download the files

From the Estela beta-0.4 release page, download the release archive (it includes the form, data, and conf folders plus correr-salvora.sh / run.bat launcher scripts and mapping-simple.xml).
Download salvora-2.0.0-fat.jar from the link above.
Place the jar file in the same top-level folder where you unzipped the Estela archive (alongside correr-salvora.sh / run.bat), so the launcher script can find it. Jorge's note confirms the earlier beta-0.3 zip was missing this jar — beta-0.4 exists specifically to pair with it, but it's still a separate download.

4. Run it

Platform	How to launch
Windows	Double-click `run.bat` in the Estela folder
Mac / Linux	In a terminal, `cd` into the Estela folder, then run: `sh correr-salvora.sh` (you may need `chmod +x correr-salvora.sh` first)
Manual (any OS)	`java -jar salvora-2.0.0-fat.jar` from inside the folder

This starts the local server. Leave that terminal/command window open while you're using the tool — closing it shuts the server down.

5. Open it in your browser

Once running, open a browser and go to the local address the console output reports (typically something like http://localhost:8080 — the exact port will print in the terminal window when it starts).

6. Basic usage (per Estela's own README)

Create a plan: go to the plan functionality and choose "create a new plan."
Define evaluation rules: for each Performance Indicator you want tracked numerically, set an evaluation rule (target vs. actual, and whether a higher or lower value is "better").
Define a plan group: navigate to "Plan groups / Manage" → "New Plan Group," and include at least one plan.
Browse follow-up reports: from the main menu, go to "Follow Up" to see plan groups with result diagrams, then drill down to individual plans.

7. Open question for testing

Jorge's Estela is one of at least two known implementations targeting the StratML Part 3 standard. The other is a browser-based authoring form available at stratml.us/forms/Claude/Part3.html. Whether an XML instance produced by one tool is directly importable into — or interchangeable with — the other has not yet been tested. That's a natural first step for anyone interested in helping validate Part 3 in practice: try producing a plan in each tool and see whether the two accept each other's output.