typebulb 0.47.2 → 0.49.0
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- package/README.md +42 -36
- package/SKILL.md +45 -39
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- package/dist/agents/codex/index.html +2 -0
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- package/dist/agents/codex/typebulb-inv.png +0 -0
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- package/dist/agents/pi/matchu-patchu.ts +1 -1
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- package/dist/dts/tbTypings.d.ts +2 -2
- package/dist/dts/tbTypings.d.ts.map +1 -1
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- package/dist/dts/tbTypings.js.map +1 -1
- package/dist/format/index.d.ts +1 -0
- package/dist/format/index.d.ts.map +1 -1
- package/dist/format/index.js +1 -0
- package/dist/format/index.js.map +1 -1
- package/dist/format/mode.d.ts +23 -0
- package/dist/format/mode.d.ts.map +1 -0
- package/dist/format/mode.js +22 -0
- package/dist/format/mode.js.map +1 -0
- package/dist/format/pageShell.d.ts +4 -4
- package/dist/format/pageShell.d.ts.map +1 -1
- package/dist/format/pageShell.js +4 -4
- package/dist/format/pageShell.js.map +1 -1
- package/dist/format/parse.d.ts +5 -5
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- package/dist/index.js +325 -323
- package/dist/render.js +126 -126
- package/dist/servers.js +125 -125
- package/package.json +1 -1
package/README.md
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# typebulb
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**Typebulb** runs apps in markdown files called **bulbs**. Perfect for tools, visualizations & experiments. A bulb is a single self-contained file, so an agent can
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**Typebulb** runs apps in markdown files called **bulbs**. Perfect for tools, visualizations & experiments. A bulb is a single self-contained file, so an agent can inline a working app right into its reply, and the same file can be published as a stand-alone web app. The *"markdown with code blocks"* format is one LLMs find natural to write.
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* **typebulb CLI**: Lets a coding agent (Claude Code or Pi) build and run bulbs locally. Local bulbs can also call Node.js via a secure bridge.
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* **typebulb CLI**: Lets a coding agent (Claude Code, Codex, or Pi) build and run bulbs locally. Local bulbs can also call Node.js via a secure bridge.
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* **typebulb.com**: Share and publish bulbs. Also the quickest way to test AI models (BYOK) with zero setup. See [FAQ](https://typebulb.com/faq).
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One API runs everywhere: the same bulb works locally and in typebulb.com's sandbox, and can call AI models at runtime.
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- **Server-side code** — Add a `**server.ts**` section; exported functions become callable from the browser via `tb.server.<name>()` (e.g., `export async function query(...)` → `await tb.server.query(...)`). An `export async function*` **streams**: consume it with `for await (const chunk of tb.server.gen())`. Requires `--trust`.
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- **CLI logging** — `tb.log(...)` prints to the CLI's stdout, from `code.tsx` and `server.ts` alike (no trust needed)
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- **Wake-on-event** — `typebulb wait <file|agent>` blocks until the target server logs a new line, prints it, and exits. Run in the background, that exit *is* an agent's wake-up: a user action a bulb logs, or an
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- **Wake-on-event** — `typebulb wait <file|agent>` blocks until the target server logs a new line, prints it, and exits. Run in the background, that exit *is* an agent's wake-up: a user action a bulb logs, or an inline bulb's render outcome — no polling.
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- **Env files** — `.env` / `.env.local` load from cwd, `.env.local` overriding `.env` (an exported shell var wins over both). `--mode <name>` adds `.env.<name>` to switch environments (local/staging/prod); a startup line reports which keys loaded from where.
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- **Server mode** — `--server` runs only the `**server.ts**` section in Node, skipping the web server. Bulbs with only `**server.ts**` (no `**code.tsx**`) use this mode automatically.
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- **Type-check without running** — `typebulb check <file>` runs `tsc --noEmit` against the bulb: non-zero exit with diagnostics on errors, a one-line all-clear on stderr on success.
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- **`tb.infer()`** — one-shot runtime inference over the bulb's own blocks (`infer.md` + `data.txt` → `insight.json`), with a confirmation modal, streaming, and share/save of a good run. Requires `--trust`.
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- **Restricted by default** — A plain `npx typebulb my-app.bulb.md` runs with no filesystem or `server.ts` (like typebulb.com); `--trust` grants those for a run. Trust is **remembered**: `typebulb trust <file>` elevates a bulb once so later plain runs are trusted, `untrust` revokes it, and `--no-trust` forces a Restricted run.
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- **Predict trust** — `typebulb predict <file>` reports the capability a bulb will likely need (fs / AI / `server.ts`) without running it, so you can decide on `--trust` up front rather than after a mid-run permission failure.
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- **Agent mirror** — a browser view of your coding agent's sessions, rendering inline bulbs, KaTeX, and mermaid live in the conversation, plus runs/stops local bulbs. On Pi it also carries a prompt panel, so the user can drive their pi sessions from the mirror directly. `typebulb agent` brings it up, auto-detecting your harness (Claude Code, Codex, or Pi).
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- **Proxying Claude** — the agent mirror lets you proxy Claude with a model from [OpenRouter](https://openrouter.ai). This will apply to your project only.
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## Usage
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typebulb agent:{claude|codex|pi} Open a named harness's mirror in the foreground — the explicit form, or to override auto-detect
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