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- # Updated README.md: v0.0.5 Released; --spawn Flag & CodeServer Enhancements
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- # @j-o-r/hello-dave
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- [![npm version](https://badge.fury.io/js/%40j-o-r%2Fhello-dave.svg)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/%40j-o-r%2Fhello-dave)
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- [![Apache 2.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-Apache%202.0-blue.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/Apache-2.0)
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- [![Node.js >=20](https://img.shields.io/badge/Node.js-%3E=20-green.svg)](https://nodejs.org/)
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- ## Table of Contents
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- - [Description](#description)
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- - [Features](#features)
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- - [Installation](#installation)
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- - [Quick Start](#quick-start)
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- - [Usage](#usage)
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- - [Startup Modes](#startup-modes)
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- - [Examples](#examples)
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- - [Development](#development)
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- - [Changelog](#changelog)
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- - [Contributing](#contributing)
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- - [License](#license)
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- - [TODO Alignment](#todo-alignment)
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- ## Description
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- **@j-o-r/hello-dave** is a lightweight, ESM-only Node.js framework for building intelligent AI agents powered by large language models (LLMs) such as xAI Grok, Anthropic Claude, or OpenAI GPT. It simplifies the creation of custom agents with features like the central `AgentManager` class, WebSocket-based client/server support for networked agents, seamless tool integration (e.g., bash execution, web search), customizable system prompts, and robust session management supporting large context windows (up to millions of tokens).
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- The framework emphasizes ease of use, allowing developers and non-experts alike to rapidly prototype and deploy specialized agents. Core integrations include unified xAI Grok API access, WebSocket (WS) networking with secret-based authentication, and direct CLI/cron messaging (no heartbeat/ping mechanism required). Example scripts like `readmeDave`, `todoDave`, and others have been reorganized into the `examples/` folder for clarity.
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- Whether youre building a code reviewer, a research assistant, or a creative collaborator, `@j-o-r/hello-dave` abstracts away API complexities, providing a unified interface across providers. Its alpha-stage but production-ready for personal projects, with persistence for sessions and logs in NDJSON format.
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- ## Features
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- - **Unified LLM Access**: Seamless integration with xAI Grok API, Anthropic Claude, and OpenAI GPT via a single API.
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- - **AgentManager Class**: Core orchestrator for prompts, tools, sessions, and interactions (CLI, direct calls, WebSocket).
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- - **Tool Integration**: Built-in tools for bash scripting, web search, JavaScript execution, and more; easily extensible.
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- - **WebSocket Networking with Secrets**: Agents can act as servers or clients with optional secret authentication, enabling secure distributed agent networks across machines.
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- - **Direct CLI/Cron Messaging**: Simplified interactions without needing heartbeat mechanisms—ideal for scheduled tasks.
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- - **Customizable Prompts**: Tailor agent behavior with system prompts for specialized tasks (e.g., music production, code analysis).
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- - **Session Management**: Persistent conversations with large context windows; automatic truncation and history search.
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- - **CLI Utilities**: Core tool at `bin/dave.js` for cache management, WS connections, interactive queries, spawning agents, and CodeServer launches; plus agent generator.
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- - **Lightweight & TypeScript-Friendly**: ESM-only, no heavy deps; full types included.
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- - **Memory Tools**: Generic tools `memory_recall` and `memory_write` for persisting and recalling tasks, errors, and preferences in `.cache/memory.ndjson`, optimizing loops and long-running agent sessions (available in `toolsetMode: auto`).
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- ## Installation
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- Install as a dependency in your Node.js project (requires Node.js >= 20 with `"type": "module"` in `package.json`):
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- ## Quick Start
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- - Launches an interactive agent session using default Grok tools. Use `Alt+d` to exit, `Alt+r` to reset.
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- - Interactive: Follow prompts to create a new agent script in `bin/` (e.g., `bin/myagent.js`).
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- - Supports one-shot: `echo "Create code-review agent" | npx @j-o-r/hello-dave spawn_agent --cwd ~/proj`.
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- - Uses default `AgentManager` with xAI Grok API integration, adds tools like `web_search`, `x_search`, `open_link`, `send_email`, `history_search`.
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- - **WebSocket Export Refinements**: lib/index.js now exports `wsCli` and `wsIO` for seamless programmatic access and integration (e.g., in bin/dave.js using package imports instead of relative paths). Improves modularity for consumers without breaking existing APIs.
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- - **Prompt Safeguards**: Added STRICT NO-CODING RULE to non-coding agents (e.g., todo_agent.js, readme_agent.js, docs_agent.js, prompt_agent.js) to prevent misuse of tools like execute_code, write_file, syntax_check. Matches todo_agent.js style; verified no regressions.
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- - **Memory Protocol Enhancements**: Updated prompts (e.g., spawn_agent.js, test_agent.js) to mandate memory_recall/write FIRST/LAST for tasks/errors/prefs/decisions, reducing token burn and enabling human handoff. Integrated into workflows for iterative testing and agent generation.
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- - **File Renames and Cleanup**: Renamed all examples/ files to *_agent.js (e.g., codedave.js → code_agent.js); updated references in README.md, docs/, TODO.md, package.json. Removed all old "Dave/dave" references (grep -r confirmed zero remnants).
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- - **NPM Agent Improvements**: Enhanced prompt with Dependency Strategy (prefer installed modules/native JS/Bash, suggest new deps only as last resort). Added full npm ls -a scanning for subdeps; strict no-installs policy. Vague query handling improved (e.g., auto-cache for tests).
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- - **Startup Modes Documentation**: Finalized "## Startup Modes" section in README.md with 5 unified modes (Direct Call, CLI, Server, Client, Hybrid), AgentManager.start() explanations, CLI/programmatic examples, and links to docs/agent-manager.md. Aligned with all agent help outputs.
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- - **Test Agent Enhancements**: test_agent.js standardized; prompt updated for Test class usage in scenarios/*.test.js (e.g., toolset.test.js generation/validation). Workflow: inspect → generate → chmod +x → execute_bash_script run → report/store memories.
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- - **WS Client Refinements**: lib/wsCli.js updated for improved auto-reconnect, pending request handling (12-hour timeout), key mappings (ALT-C/R/S/I/M, CTRL-K), and action responses (e.g., server_reset, sessionlist). Clipboard copy via xclip; better error logging.
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- - **TODO Alignment**: High-priority items cleared (e.g., explain startup modes, agent standardization, prompt updates). No high-priority pending; project reviewed stable as of April 02, 2026.
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- - **CodeServer TODOs**: Related tasks marked complete (e.g., --code flag implementation/docs, preference for codeserver.sh portability). No high-priority pending; sub-tasks on testing/alternatives deprioritized.
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