Agent

An autonomous agent framework for seamless AI-developer collaboration 🤖✨

Agent is a comprehensive system that bridges the gap between AI agents and developer workflows. It provides both a powerful CLI tool for terminal-based agent interaction and a sophisticated Neovim plugin for real-time code collaboration with autonomous agents.

Who This Is For

👩‍💻 Developers who want to integrate AI agents directly into their coding workflow without context switching

🚀 Teams building autonomous agent systems and need robust communication protocols

🧑‍🎓 Researchers exploring human-AI collaboration patterns in software development

🔧 Tool builders who need a foundation for agent-based development tools

Quick Start

# Build the agent CLI
go build -o agent .

# Start a chat session with an AI agent
./agent chat

# Or run an agent server
./agent serve

For Neovim integration, see our agent.nvim plugin documentation.

Documentation

Our documentation is organized by use case and component:

📚 Core Documentation

• Implementation Summary - Technical overview of the current implementation
• Configuration Guide - How to configure the agent system
• Testing Workflow - Testing strategies and tools

🖥️ User Interfaces

• Chat Interface - Terminal-based chat with AI agents
• Neovim Plugin - Real-time agent integration for Neovim

🔧 Development

• Command Planning - Roadmap for CLI command development

Goals

🎯 Primary Goals

• Seamless Integration: Make AI agent interaction feel native to developer workflows
• Real-time Collaboration: Enable agents to edit code and provide feedback in real-time
• Protocol Standardization: Establish robust communication patterns between humans and agents
• Developer Experience: Prioritize clarity, usability, and reliability in all interfaces

🎯 Secondary Goals

• Cross-editor Support: While starting with Neovim, design for eventual multi-editor support
• Agent Ecosystem: Provide a foundation for diverse autonomous agent implementations
• Research Platform: Enable exploration of human-AI collaboration patterns

Non-Goals

❌ What We're Not Building

• AI Agent Implementation: We provide the communication layer, not the AI models themselves
• IDE Replacement: We enhance existing editors rather than replacing them
• General Chat Application: Our chat interface is specifically designed for development workflows
• Cloud Service: This is a local-first tool designed for developer control and privacy

Architecture

The agent system consists of three main components:

┌─────────────────┐    ┌─────────────────┐    ┌─────────────────┐
│   Agent CLI     │◄──►│  Socket Server  │◄──►│  agent.nvim     │
│  (Terminal UI)  │    │   (TCP:7070)    │    │ (Neovim Plugin) │
└─────────────────┘    └─────────────────┘    └─────────────────┘
         │                       │                       │
         ▼                       ▼                       ▼
    User Commands          Message Routing         Code Integration

• Agent CLI: Terminal interface for agent interaction and system management
• Socket Server: MessagePack-based communication hub for real-time message routing
• agent.nvim: Neovim plugin for seamless code editing and agent collaboration

Current Status

This project is in active development. Core functionality is implemented and working:

✅ Chat Interface - Full terminal UI for agent communication
✅ Socket Communication - Robust TCP socket with MessagePack protocol
✅ Neovim Integration - Complete plugin with real-time code editing
✅ Configuration System - Flexible YAML/JSON/TOML configuration

🚧 In Progress - Additional CLI commands and enhanced agent protocols
🔮 Planned - Multi-agent support and extended editor integrations

Contributing

We welcome contributions! The codebase prioritizes clarity and maintainability. Please check our documentation for architecture details and coding patterns.

License

See here.

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