@andreprado/agentkit 0.1.0-alpha.3 → 0.1.0-alpha.4

package/src/runtime/chat.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { getProviderAdapter } from "../providers";
 import type { AgentMessage, ProviderRunResult } from "../providers";
 import type { ToolRuntimeContext } from "../index";
-import type { PersistedChatRun } from "../storage/sqlite";
+import type { ConversationRecord, ConversationSummary, PersistedChatRun } from "../storage/sqlite";
 import type { LoadedAgentCapsule } from "./config";
 import { loadAgentCapsule } from "./config";
 import { openPreparedCapsuleStore } from "./database";
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { createToolRuntime } from "./tools";
 
 export type RunAgentMessageOptions = {
   message: string;
+  conversationId?: string;
   signal?: AbortSignal;
   runtime?: Partial<ToolRuntimeContext>;
 };
@@ -36,12 +37,14 @@ export async function runAgentMessage(
 
   const adapter = getProviderAdapter(capsule.config.provider);
   const env = await loadCapsuleEnv(capsule.root);
-  const messages: AgentMessage[] = [{ role: "user", content }];
   const { store } = await openPreparedCapsuleStore(capsule);
-  const conversation = store.createConversation({
+  const conversationId = normalizeConversationId(options.conversationId);
+  const { conversation, previousMessages } = resolveConversation(store, {
     agentName: capsule.config.name,
-    title: titleFromMessage(content),
+    conversationId,
+    firstMessage: content,
   });
+  const messages: AgentMessage[] = [...previousMessages, { role: "user", content }];
   const userMessage = store.appendMessage({
     conversationId: conversation.id,
     role: "user",
@@ -116,6 +119,58 @@ export async function runAgentMessage(
   }
 }
 
+function resolveConversation(
+  store: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof openPreparedCapsuleStore>>["store"],
+  input: {
+    agentName: string;
+    conversationId?: string;
+    firstMessage: string;
+  },
+): { conversation: ConversationSummary; previousMessages: AgentMessage[] } {
+  if (input.conversationId) {
+    const existing = store.getConversation(input.conversationId);
+
+    if (existing) {
+      return {
+        conversation: existing,
+        previousMessages: toProviderMessages(existing),
+      };
+    }
+  }
+
+  const conversation = store.createConversation({
+    id: input.conversationId,
+    agentName: input.agentName,
+    title: titleFromMessage(input.firstMessage),
+  });
+
+  return {
+    conversation,
+    previousMessages: [],
+  };
+}
+
+function toProviderMessages(conversation: ConversationRecord): AgentMessage[] {
+  return conversation.messages.map((message) => ({
+    role: message.role,
+    content: message.content,
+  }));
+}
+
+function normalizeConversationId(value: string | undefined): string | undefined {
+  if (value === undefined) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+
+  const conversationId = value.trim();
+
+  if (!conversationId) {
+    throw new AgentKitError("validation_error", "conversationId must be a non-empty string when provided.");
+  }
+
+  return conversationId;
+}
+
 function withToolVisibilityInstructions(instructions: string, tools: LoadedAgentCapsule["config"]["tools"] = []): string {
   const internalTools = tools.filter((tool) => tool.visibility === "internal").map((tool) => tool.name).sort();
 

package/src/runtime/dev-server.ts

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { createHash } from "node:crypto";
 import { mkdir, readFile, rm, writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
 import { createServer as createHttpServer, type IncomingMessage, type Server, type ServerResponse } from "node:http";
 import { createServer as createNetServer } from "node:net";
@@ -21,12 +22,18 @@ import { runToolFromCwd } from "./tool-runner";
 export type AgentDevServerOptions = {
   port?: number;
   hostname?: string;
+  basePort?: number;
 };
 
 export type AgentDevServer = {
   capsule: LoadedAgentCapsule;
   hostname: string;
+  requestedPort: number | null;
   port: number;
+  portConflict: {
+    port: number;
+    agent?: string;
+  } | null;
   urls: {
     chat: string;
     api: string;
@@ -46,34 +53,83 @@ export async function startAgentDevServer(
 ): Promise<AgentDevServer> {
   const capsule = await loadAgentCapsule(cwd);
   const hostname = options.hostname ?? DEFAULT_HOSTNAME;
-  const port = options.port === 0 ? await findAvailablePort() : options.port ?? DEFAULT_PORT;
-  const channelDedupeKeys = new Set<string>();
-  const server = createHttpServer((incoming, outgoing) => {
-    void handleNodeRequest(capsule, incoming, outgoing, channelDedupeKeys);
-  });
-  const actualPort = await listen(server, hostname, port);
+  const requestedPort = options.port ?? options.basePort ?? DEFAULT_PORT;
+  const autoPort = options.port === undefined;
+  const start = await listenForDevServer(capsule, hostname, requestedPort, autoPort);
 
-  if (actualPort === undefined) {
+  if (start.actualPort === undefined) {
     throw new AgentKitError("runtime_error", "Could not determine the AgentKit dev server port.");
   }
 
+  const actualPort = start.actualPort;
+
   return {
     capsule,
     hostname,
+    requestedPort: options.port === undefined || options.port === 0 ? null : options.port,
     port: actualPort,
+    portConflict: start.portConflict,
     urls: {
       chat: `http://${hostname}:${actualPort}`,
       api: `http://${hostname}:${actualPort}/v1/chat`,
       inspect: `http://${hostname}:${actualPort}/_agentkit`,
     },
     storage: capsule.storagePath ? relativePath(capsule.root, capsule.storagePath) : null,
-    server,
+    server: start.server,
     async stop() {
-      await closeServer(server);
+      await closeServer(start.server);
     },
   };
 }
 
+async function listenForDevServer(
+  capsule: LoadedAgentCapsule,
+  hostname: string,
+  requestedPort: number,
+  autoPort: boolean,
+): Promise<{ server: Server; actualPort: number; portConflict: AgentDevServer["portConflict"] }> {
+  if (requestedPort === 0) {
+    const server = createDevHttpServer(capsule);
+    const actualPort = await listen(server, hostname, await findAvailablePort());
+    return { server, actualPort, portConflict: null };
+  }
+
+  let firstConflict: AgentDevServer["portConflict"] = null;
+  const lastPort = autoPort ? requestedPort + 50 : requestedPort;
+
+  for (let port = requestedPort; port <= lastPort; port += 1) {
+    const server = createDevHttpServer(capsule);
+
+    try {
+      const actualPort = await listen(server, hostname, port);
+      return { server, actualPort, portConflict: port === requestedPort ? null : firstConflict };
+    } catch (error) {
+      await closeServerAfterListenError(server);
+
+      if (!autoPort || !isAddressInUseError(error)) {
+        throw error;
+      }
+
+      firstConflict ??= {
+        port,
+        agent: await detectAgentKitOccupant(hostname, port),
+      };
+    }
+  }
+
+  throw new AgentKitError(
+    "runtime_error",
+    `Could not allocate a local AgentKit dev server port after ${requestedPort}-${lastPort}.`,
+  );
+}
+
+function createDevHttpServer(capsule: LoadedAgentCapsule): Server {
+  const channelDedupeKeys = new Set<string>();
+  return createHttpServer((incoming, outgoing) => {
+    void handleNodeRequest(capsule, incoming, outgoing, channelDedupeKeys);
+  });
+}
+
 async function handleNodeRequest(
   capsule: LoadedAgentCapsule,
   incoming: IncomingMessage,
@@ -163,9 +219,10 @@ async function handleDevServerRequest(
 
     if (request.method === "POST" && (route === "/v1/chat" || route === "/chat")) {
       const body = await readJsonBody(request);
-      const message = readUserMessage(body);
+      const { message, conversationId } = readChatRequest(body);
       const result = await runAgentMessage(capsule, {
         message,
+        conversationId,
         signal: request.signal,
       });
 
@@ -280,6 +337,7 @@ async function handlePortableChannel(
 
     const result = await runAgentMessage(capsule, {
       message: event.message.content,
+      conversationId: channelConversationId(channel.name, event.externalIdentity.key),
       signal: request.signal,
     });
     deliveries.push({
@@ -377,20 +435,61 @@ async function readJsonBody(request: Request): Promise<unknown> {
   }
 }
 
-function readUserMessage(body: unknown): string {
-  if (!isRecord(body) || !isRecord(body.message)) {
+function readChatRequest(body: unknown): { message: string; conversationId?: string } {
+  if (!isRecord(body)) {
+    throw new AgentKitError(
+      "validation_error",
+      'Expected body shape: {"message":{"role":"user","content":"hello"},"conversationId":"optional-id"}.',
+    );
+  }
+
+  const message = readUserMessage(body.message);
+  const conversationId = readOptionalConversationId(body.conversationId);
+
+  return { message, conversationId };
+}
+
+function readUserMessage(message: unknown): string {
+  if (typeof message === "string") {
+    const content = message.trim();
+
+    if (!content) {
+      throw new AgentKitError("validation_error", "message must be a non-empty string.");
+    }
+
+    return content;
+  }
+
+  if (!isRecord(message)) {
     throw new AgentKitError("validation_error", 'Expected body shape: {"message":{"role":"user","content":"hello"}}.');
   }
 
-  if (body.message.role !== "user") {
+  if (message.role !== "user") {
     throw new AgentKitError("validation_error", 'message.role must be "user".');
   }
 
-  if (typeof body.message.content !== "string" || body.message.content.trim().length === 0) {
+  if (typeof message.content !== "string" || message.content.trim().length === 0) {
     throw new AgentKitError("validation_error", "message.content must be a non-empty string.");
   }
 
-  return body.message.content;
+  return message.content.trim();
+}
+
+function readOptionalConversationId(value: unknown): string | undefined {
+  if (value === undefined || value === null) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+
+  if (typeof value !== "string" || value.trim().length === 0) {
+    throw new AgentKitError("validation_error", "conversationId must be a non-empty string when provided.");
+  }
+
+  return value.trim();
+}
+
+function channelConversationId(channelName: string, externalIdentityKey: string): string {
+  const hash = createHash("sha256").update(`${channelName}:${externalIdentityKey}`).digest("hex").slice(0, 32);
+  return `chn_${hash}`;
 }
 
 function readToolInput(body: unknown): unknown {
@@ -805,6 +904,7 @@ function renderChatApp(capsule: LoadedAgentCapsule, baseUrl: string, env: Record
       const textarea = document.querySelector("#message");
       const messages = document.querySelector("#messages");
       const button = form.querySelector("button");
+      let conversationId = null;
 
       function addMessage(role, content, className = "") {
         const wrapper = document.createElement("article");
@@ -830,7 +930,7 @@ function renderChatApp(capsule: LoadedAgentCapsule, baseUrl: string, env: Record
           const response = await fetch("/v1/chat", {
             method: "POST",
             headers: { "content-type": "application/json" },
-            body: JSON.stringify({ message: { role: "user", content } }),
+            body: JSON.stringify({ message: { role: "user", content }, conversationId }),
           });
           const data = await response.json();
 
@@ -838,6 +938,7 @@ function renderChatApp(capsule: LoadedAgentCapsule, baseUrl: string, env: Record
             throw new Error(data.error?.message || "Chat request failed.");
           }
 
+          conversationId = data.conversationId || conversationId;
           addMessage(data.message.role, data.message.content);
         } catch (error) {
           addMessage("error", error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error), "error");
@@ -881,6 +982,19 @@ function listen(server: Server, hostname: string, port: number): Promise<number>
   });
 }
 
+async function closeServerAfterListenError(server: Server): Promise<void> {
+  if (!server.listening) {
+    try {
+      server.close();
+    } catch {
+      // The server never reached the listening state.
+    }
+    return;
+  }
+
+  await closeServer(server);
+}
+
 function closeServer(server: Server): Promise<void> {
   return new Promise((resolvePromise, reject) => {
     server.close((error) => {
@@ -894,6 +1008,30 @@ function closeServer(server: Server): Promise<void> {
   });
 }
 
+function isAddressInUseError(error: unknown): boolean {
+  return error instanceof Error && "code" in error && error.code === "EADDRINUSE";
+}
+
+async function detectAgentKitOccupant(hostname: string, port: number): Promise<string | undefined> {
+  const controller = new AbortController();
+  const timeout = setTimeout(() => controller.abort(), 300);
+
+  try {
+    const response = await fetch(`http://${hostname}:${port}/_agentkit`, { signal: controller.signal });
+    const payload = await response.json().catch(() => null);
+
+    if (payload && typeof payload === "object" && "agent" in payload && typeof payload.agent === "string") {
+      return payload.agent;
+    }
+  } catch {
+    return undefined;
+  } finally {
+    clearTimeout(timeout);
+  }
+
+  return undefined;
+}
+
 function findAvailablePort(): Promise<number> {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     const server = createNetServer();

package/src/runtime/runtime-contract.ts

@@ -42,17 +42,31 @@ export async function assertRuntimeContract(
   const chat = await fetchJson(`${baseUrl}/chat`, {
     method: "POST",
     headers: { "content-type": "application/json" },
-    body: JSON.stringify({ message: { role: "user", content: "contract hello" } }),
+    body: JSON.stringify({ message: { role: "user", content: "my name is Ada" } }),
   });
   expect(chat.status).toBe(200);
   expect(chat.body).toMatchObject({
     message: {
       role: "assistant",
-      content: "Echo: contract hello",
+      content: "Echo: my name is Ada",
     },
   });
   expect(typeof chat.body.conversationId).toBe("string");
 
+  const continuedChat = await fetchJson(`${baseUrl}/chat`, {
+    method: "POST",
+    headers: { "content-type": "application/json" },
+    body: JSON.stringify({ message: "what is my name?", conversationId: chat.body.conversationId }),
+  });
+  expect(continuedChat.status).toBe(200);
+  expect(continuedChat.body).toMatchObject({
+    conversationId: chat.body.conversationId,
+    message: {
+      role: "assistant",
+      content: "Your name is Ada.",
+    },
+  });
+
   const tool = await fetchJson(`${baseUrl}/tools/${encodeURIComponent(options.tool.name)}`, {
     method: "POST",
     headers: { "content-type": "application/json" },

package/src/runtime/targets/cloudflare/build.ts

@@ -542,9 +542,33 @@ export class AgentKitConversationStore extends DurableObject {
       return this.persistMessages(await request.json());
     }
 
+    if (request.method === "GET" && url.pathname === "/messages") {
+      return this.getMessages(url.searchParams.get("conversationId"));
+    }
+
     return Response.json({ error: { code: "not_found", message: "Unknown Durable Object route." } }, { status: 404 });
   }
 
+  getMessages(conversationId) {
+    if (!conversationId) {
+      return Response.json({ messages: [] });
+    }
+
+    const rows = this.sql.exec(
+      "SELECT role, content FROM messages WHERE conversation_id = ? ORDER BY rowid ASC",
+      String(conversationId),
+    ).toArray();
+
+    return Response.json({
+      messages: rows
+        .filter((row) => row.role === "user" || row.role === "assistant")
+        .map((row) => ({
+          role: String(row.role),
+          content: String(row.content),
+        })),
+    });
+  }
+
   persistMessages(input) {
     const now = new Date().toISOString();
     const conversationId = String(input.conversationId || crypto.randomUUID());
@@ -915,7 +939,15 @@ async function handleChat(request, env) {
     );
   }
 
-  const conversationId = String(body.conversationId || crypto.randomUUID());
+  let conversationId;
+
+  try {
+    conversationId = normalizeConversationId(body.conversationId) ?? crypto.randomUUID();
+  } catch (error) {
+    return hostedErrorResponse(error);
+  }
+
+  const previousMessages = await loadConversationMessages(env, conversationId).catch(() => []);
   let content;
   const toolCalls = [];
 
@@ -943,7 +975,7 @@ async function handleChat(request, env) {
 
   if (content === undefined) {
     try {
-      content = await callHostedProvider(env, message, request.signal);
+      content = await callHostedProvider(env, [...previousMessages, { role: "user", content: message }], request.signal);
     } catch (error) {
       await persistFailure(env, conversationId, message, error);
       return hostedErrorResponse(error);
@@ -982,7 +1014,7 @@ function isRecord(value) {
   return typeof value === "object" && value !== null && !Array.isArray(value);
 }
 
-async function callHostedProvider(env, message, signal) {
+async function callHostedProvider(env, messages, signal) {
   const adapter = getProviderAdapter(manifest.provider);
   const result = await adapter.run({
     agent: {
@@ -991,7 +1023,7 @@ async function callHostedProvider(env, message, signal) {
       provider: manifest.provider,
     },
     instructions: withToolVisibilityInstructions(instructions, hostedTools),
-    messages: [{ role: "user", content: message }],
+    messages,
     tools: hostedTools,
     toolRuntime: createHostedProviderToolRuntime(env, signal),
     env,
@@ -1570,6 +1602,49 @@ async function persist(env, input) {
   return response.json();
 }
 
+async function loadConversationMessages(env, conversationId) {
+  if (!env.AGENTKIT_CONVERSATIONS || !conversationId) {
+    return [];
+  }
+
+  const id = env.AGENTKIT_CONVERSATIONS.idFromName(conversationId);
+  const stub = env.AGENTKIT_CONVERSATIONS.get(id);
+  const response = await stub.fetch(
+    \`https://agentkit.internal/messages?conversationId=\${encodeURIComponent(conversationId)}\`,
+  );
+
+  if (!response.ok) {
+    return [];
+  }
+
+  const payload = await response.json();
+  return Array.isArray(payload.messages)
+    ? payload.messages.filter((message) =>
+        message &&
+        typeof message === "object" &&
+        (message.role === "user" || message.role === "assistant") &&
+        typeof message.content === "string"
+      )
+    : [];
+}
+
+function normalizeConversationId(value) {
+  if (value === undefined || value === null) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  if (typeof value !== "string") {
+    throw agentKitError("validation_error", "conversationId must be a non-empty string when provided.");
+  }
+
+  const conversationId = value.trim();
+  if (!conversationId) {
+    throw agentKitError("validation_error", "conversationId must be a non-empty string when provided.");
+  }
+
+  return conversationId;
+}
+
 function agentKitError(code, message) {
   const error = new Error(message);
   error.code = code;

package/src/storage/sqlite.ts

@@ -218,10 +218,10 @@ export class SqliteAgentKitStore {
     this.db.close();
   }
 
-  createConversation(input: { agentName: string; title: string | null; now?: string }): ConversationSummary {
+  createConversation(input: { id?: string; agentName: string; title: string | null; now?: string }): ConversationSummary {
     return this.sqlite(() => {
       const now = input.now ?? new Date().toISOString();
-      const id = randomId();
+      const id = input.id ?? randomId();
 
       this.db
         .prepare(

package/src/templates/blank.ts

@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ node_modules/
         contents: `# Optional: only needed after switching agentkit.config.ts to a Pi-backed real provider.
 OPENAI_API_KEY=
 ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=
+OPENROUTER_API_KEY=
 `,
       },
       {
@@ -151,6 +152,7 @@ Start building immediately:
 - Edit \`prompts/instructions.md\` for the agent behavior.
 - Edit \`agentkit.config.ts\` for provider, tools, secrets, access, and storage.
 - Add TypeScript tools under \`tools/\` when the requested agent needs actions or external data.
+- Do not wait for a wizard or recipe. AgentKit provides the scaffold and contract; you decide the implementation from the owner's brief.
 - Ask follow-up questions only when missing information blocks a safe local implementation.
 - State assumptions in the final response.
 
@@ -170,6 +172,13 @@ Start building immediately:
 - \`npm run agentkit -- env list\`: list local secret names without printing values.
 - \`npm run agentkit -- docs full\`: print the full AgentKit contract path.
 
+## Testing With A UI
+
+- Local UI: run \`npm run dev\`, open the printed \`Chat:\` URL, and tell the owner the exact URL.
+- Hosted UI: after \`npm run agentkit -- deploy\`, run \`npm run agentkit -- chat-ui --deploy\`, open the printed \`Chat:\` URL, and tell the owner it is connected to the hosted deploy.
+- \`test/fake\` is deterministic. It is useful for scaffold checks, direct tool checks, and fake-provider evals, but it does not validate natural conversation quality.
+- Before claiming real conversation behavior is tested, ask the owner which provider to use: OpenRouter, OpenAI, Anthropic, or another supported provider. Do not choose for them.
+
 This blank capsule starts with the built-in \`test/fake\` provider, so local chat works without secrets or internet access. It is also deploy-ready by default: the user can edit the prompt, add tools, and run \`npm run agentkit -- deploy\`.
 
 ## Local Runtime Contract
@@ -213,11 +222,13 @@ Use \`ctx.db\` as the canonical helper. \`ctx.database\` and \`ctx.storage.sql\`
 - Put production secret values into managed secrets with \`npm run agentkit -- secret set <NAME> --from-local-env\`, \`--from-env\`, or \`--stdin\`, not into committed files or shell history.
 - The user should not choose a deploy target, create hosted databases, create buckets, copy production secrets into this capsule, or run operator/admin commands.
 - Hosted deploy writes the local chat/UI deploy access token to \`.agentkit/chat-access-token.json\`. Create extra client-facing tokens with \`npm run agentkit -- access token create <name> --out <path>\`.
+- Use \`npm run agentkit -- deploy --smoke "hello"\` or \`npm run agentkit -- deploy smoke --message "hello"\` for an official hosted chat smoke check.
 
 ## Rules
 
 - Keep required local secret names in \`.env.schema\` and values in ignored \`.env\`. AgentKit local commands load \`.env\` directly.
 - Real providers are resolved by AgentKit through the internal Pi SDK backend; keep project code on \`@andreprado/agentkit\`.
+- The owner must choose the real provider before you switch from \`test/fake\`. Update \`agentkit.config.ts\`, \`.env.schema\`, and local/hosted secrets after that choice.
 - Do not commit \`.env\` or \`.agentkit/\`.
 - Edit the agent contract in \`agentkit.config.ts\`.
 - Edit instructions in \`prompts/instructions.md\`.
@@ -243,6 +254,7 @@ Turn the request into a working local capsule:
 - Update \`agentkit.config.ts\` when tools, secrets, provider, or access rules change.
 - Add TypeScript tools under \`tools/\` for real actions or external data.
 - Keep the first version runnable with \`test/fake\` unless the owner explicitly asks for a real provider.
+- Do not use a wizard or recipe. Build the capsule directly from the scaffold, the AgentKit contract, and the owner's brief.
 - Make practical assumptions and list them in your final response.
 - Ask follow-up questions only when missing information blocks a safe local implementation.
 
@@ -254,6 +266,8 @@ npm run agentkit -- inspect
 npm run chat -- --message "hello"
 \`\`\`
 
+\`test/fake\` proves the scaffold and deterministic tool paths. It does not prove natural conversation quality.
+
 \`agentkit new\` installs dependencies by default. Run \`npm install\` only if the capsule was created with \`--no-install\`, install failed, or \`node_modules\` was deleted.
 
 Set local development secrets without opening code:
@@ -264,6 +278,27 @@ npm run agentkit -- inspect
 npm run chat -- --message "hello"
 \`\`\`
 
+## Testing With A UI
+
+Local UI:
+
+\`\`\`sh
+npm run dev
+\`\`\`
+
+Open the printed \`Chat:\` URL and tell the owner the exact URL.
+
+Hosted deploy UI:
+
+\`\`\`sh
+npm run agentkit -- deploy
+npm run agentkit -- chat-ui --deploy
+\`\`\`
+
+Open the printed \`Chat:\` URL and tell the owner this local UI is connected to the hosted deploy.
+
+Before claiming real conversation behavior has been tested, ask the owner which provider to use: OpenRouter, OpenAI, Anthropic, or another supported provider. Do not choose for them. After they choose, update \`agentkit.config.ts\`, \`.env.schema\`, local secrets, hosted secrets if deploying, then rerun chat/UI checks.
+
 If you add a tool, also run a fake-provider tool smoke test:
 
 \`\`\`sh
@@ -287,6 +322,7 @@ This capsule is hosted-deploy ready by default.
 5. Put production secrets into managed secrets with \`npm run agentkit -- secret set <NAME> --from-local-env\`, \`--from-env\`, or \`--stdin\`.
 6. Run \`npm run agentkit -- deploy\`.
 7. Run \`npm run agentkit -- chat-ui --deploy\` to test the hosted agent through a local UI using the auto-created \`.agentkit/chat-access-token.json\`. Create extra client-facing deploy access tokens with \`npm run agentkit -- access token create <name> --out <path>\` when a separate website or app needs its own credential.
+8. Use \`npm run agentkit -- deploy --smoke "hello"\` during deploy or \`npm run agentkit -- deploy smoke --message "hello"\` afterward for an official hosted smoke check.
 
 AgentKit owns hosted infrastructure and production secrets. Do not put production secret values in this capsule. Do not run operator/admin commands from a user capsule.
 `,
@@ -303,6 +339,7 @@ Use AgentKit conventions when editing this project.
 - Local runtime state lives in \`.agentkit/\` and should not be committed.
 - The default provider is \`test/fake\`, which needs no secrets.
 - Real providers run through AgentKit's internal Pi SDK backend.
+- Ask the owner which real provider to use before switching from \`test/fake\`; do not choose OpenRouter, OpenAI, or Anthropic automatically.
 - Production secrets must be managed secrets, not committed files.
 - Keep required local secret names in \`.env.schema\` and values in ignored \`.env\`. AgentKit local commands load \`.env\` directly.
 - Treat the owner's natural-language request as the brief and start implementing inside this capsule.
@@ -328,6 +365,10 @@ When a real provider or tool needs a local development secret, keep the required
 
 \`npm run dev\` runs the whole capsule locally. It should expose local chat, API, inspect, and storage endpoints.
 
+For UI testing, run \`npm run dev\` and open the printed \`Chat:\` URL. After hosted deploy, run \`npm run agentkit -- chat-ui --deploy\` and open its printed \`Chat:\` URL.
+
+\`test/fake\` does not validate real conversation quality. The owner must choose OpenRouter, OpenAI, Anthropic, or another supported provider before real model behavior is tested.
+
 ## Files
 
 - \`agentkit.config.ts\`: agent contract.