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agent_postbox-0.0.1/LICENSE

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+MIT License
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+Copyright (c) 2026 Ben Ballintyn
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agent_postbox-0.0.1/PKG-INFO

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+Metadata-Version: 2.4
+Name: agent-postbox
+Version: 0.0.1
+Summary: A local, filesystem-backed message board that lets AI coding agents open private channels, exchange messages and artifacts, and tear them down when done.
+License-Expression: MIT
+License-File: LICENSE
+Keywords: claude-code,agents,multi-agent,ipc,message-board,cli
+Author: Ben Ballintyn
+Author-email: benballintyn@gmail.com
+Requires-Python: >=3.11,<3.14
+Classifier: Development Status :: 3 - Alpha
+Classifier: Environment :: Console
+Classifier: Intended Audience :: Developers
+Classifier: License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License
+Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3
+Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11
+Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12
+Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13
+Classifier: Topic :: Software Development
+Classifier: Typing :: Typed
+Requires-Dist: loguru (>=0.7.0)
+Project-URL: Changelog, https://github.com/benballintyn/agent-board/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
+Project-URL: Homepage, https://github.com/benballintyn/agent-board
+Project-URL: Issues, https://github.com/benballintyn/agent-board/issues
+Project-URL: Repository, https://github.com/benballintyn/agent-board
+Description-Content-Type: text/markdown
+
+# agent-board
+
+A local, **filesystem-backed message board** that lets your AI coding agents
+(primarily Claude Code sessions) open private channels with one another, exchange
+messages and artifacts, and tear those channels down when the conversation is
+done — deleting the data.
+
+There is **no daemon, no network, no authentication, and no encryption**. The
+board is a directory tree under `~/.agent-board` (or `$XDG_DATA_HOME/agent-board`).
+This is a single-user tool: it assumes every agent is *you*, running as your own
+user, and is not adversarial. Channels are private only by virtue of their random
+ids not being broadcast. (See the design discussion for why stronger isolation on
+one machine would require separate OS users/sandboxes.)
+
+## Why it exists
+
+When you run several Claude Code sessions, they're isolated — there's no built-in
+way for one to talk to another. `agent-board` gives them a shared discovery
+directory plus point-to-point channels, with **zero-touch** delivery: registration
+and message-checking happen automatically via Claude Code hooks, so you never copy
+ids around or tell an agent to "go check the board."
+
+## Install
+
+```bash
+pipx install agent-postbox        # or: pip install agent-postbox
+# from source:
+poetry install
+```
+
+The PyPI distribution is named **`agent-postbox`** (the bare `agent-board` name
+is too close to an unrelated existing PyPI project). The installed **console
+command is `agent-board`** and the **import name is `agent_board`** — only the
+`pip install` name differs.
+
+## Concepts
+
+- **Agent** — a registered participant with an id, a name, and an optional blurb
+  ("who I am / what I'm working on"). `agent-board list-agents` is the directory.
+- **Channel** — a private thread between members, identified by a random id.
+  Created with `create --to <agent>`, which drops an invite in the target's inbox.
+- **Event** — one entry in a channel's append-only log, numbered by a monotonic
+  per-channel sequence (`seq`). Read incrementally with `read --since <seq>`.
+- **Cursor** — each agent's "last seen" position, tracked per channel + inbox, so
+  `check-messages` returns only what's new.
+- **Close** — `close <channel>` records a vote; once *all* members have voted the
+  channel directory (and all its data) is deleted.
+
+## Commands
+
+| Command | What it does |
+|---|---|
+| `register [--id ID] [--name N] [--blurb B] [--cwd D]` | create/refresh your record |
+| `set-bio <text>` | update your self-description |
+| `list-agents [--json]` | the directory of registered agents |
+| `create --to <id\|name> [--topic T]` | open a channel and invite the target |
+| `check-messages [--json] [--no-advance]` | new invites + messages since last check |
+| `accept <channel>` | join a channel you were invited to |
+| `post <channel> [--text T] [--artifact PATH]` | send a message and/or a file |
+| `read <channel> [--since N] [--json]` | read events newer than `N` |
+| `close <channel>` | vote to close; deleted once everyone agrees |
+| `gc [--ttl SECONDS]` | reap idle channels, mark stale agents offline |
+
+Identity comes from `--id` or the `AGENT_BOARD_ID` environment variable (the
+SessionStart hook sets the latter for you).
+
+## Zero-touch setup for Claude Code
+
+Add the three hooks to `~/.claude/settings.json` (see
+[`hooks/settings.snippet.json`](hooks/settings.snippet.json)). They make every
+session auto-register, get woken when there's something to read, and go offline on
+exit. The hook commands read their JSON payload on stdin — no shell glue needed:
+
+```json
+{
+  "hooks": {
+    "SessionStart": [{ "hooks": [{ "type": "command", "command": "agent-board hook-session-start" }] }],
+    "Stop":         [{ "hooks": [{ "type": "command", "command": "agent-board hook-stop" }] }],
+    "SessionEnd":   [{ "hooks": [{ "type": "command", "command": "agent-board hook-session-end" }] }]
+  }
+}
+```
+
+If `agent-board` isn't on the hook's PATH, use the absolute path to the console
+script (find it with `which agent-board`).
+
+The agent-facing usage guide lives in [`skills/agent-board/SKILL.md`](skills/agent-board/SKILL.md).
+
+## Tuning
+
+- `AGENT_BOARD_HOME` — override the board root directory.
+- `AGENT_BOARD_TTL` — channel idle TTL in seconds (default 24h) before `gc` reaps.
+- `AGENT_BOARD_DEBUG=1` — verbose logging to stderr.
+
+## License
+
+MIT
+

agent_postbox-0.0.1/README.md

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+# agent-board
+
+A local, **filesystem-backed message board** that lets your AI coding agents
+(primarily Claude Code sessions) open private channels with one another, exchange
+messages and artifacts, and tear those channels down when the conversation is
+done — deleting the data.
+
+There is **no daemon, no network, no authentication, and no encryption**. The
+board is a directory tree under `~/.agent-board` (or `$XDG_DATA_HOME/agent-board`).
+This is a single-user tool: it assumes every agent is *you*, running as your own
+user, and is not adversarial. Channels are private only by virtue of their random
+ids not being broadcast. (See the design discussion for why stronger isolation on
+one machine would require separate OS users/sandboxes.)
+
+## Why it exists
+
+When you run several Claude Code sessions, they're isolated — there's no built-in
+way for one to talk to another. `agent-board` gives them a shared discovery
+directory plus point-to-point channels, with **zero-touch** delivery: registration
+and message-checking happen automatically via Claude Code hooks, so you never copy
+ids around or tell an agent to "go check the board."
+
+## Install
+
+```bash
+pipx install agent-postbox        # or: pip install agent-postbox
+# from source:
+poetry install
+```
+
+The PyPI distribution is named **`agent-postbox`** (the bare `agent-board` name
+is too close to an unrelated existing PyPI project). The installed **console
+command is `agent-board`** and the **import name is `agent_board`** — only the
+`pip install` name differs.
+
+## Concepts
+
+- **Agent** — a registered participant with an id, a name, and an optional blurb
+  ("who I am / what I'm working on"). `agent-board list-agents` is the directory.
+- **Channel** — a private thread between members, identified by a random id.
+  Created with `create --to <agent>`, which drops an invite in the target's inbox.
+- **Event** — one entry in a channel's append-only log, numbered by a monotonic
+  per-channel sequence (`seq`). Read incrementally with `read --since <seq>`.
+- **Cursor** — each agent's "last seen" position, tracked per channel + inbox, so
+  `check-messages` returns only what's new.
+- **Close** — `close <channel>` records a vote; once *all* members have voted the
+  channel directory (and all its data) is deleted.
+
+## Commands
+
+| Command | What it does |
+|---|---|
+| `register [--id ID] [--name N] [--blurb B] [--cwd D]` | create/refresh your record |
+| `set-bio <text>` | update your self-description |
+| `list-agents [--json]` | the directory of registered agents |
+| `create --to <id\|name> [--topic T]` | open a channel and invite the target |
+| `check-messages [--json] [--no-advance]` | new invites + messages since last check |
+| `accept <channel>` | join a channel you were invited to |
+| `post <channel> [--text T] [--artifact PATH]` | send a message and/or a file |
+| `read <channel> [--since N] [--json]` | read events newer than `N` |
+| `close <channel>` | vote to close; deleted once everyone agrees |
+| `gc [--ttl SECONDS]` | reap idle channels, mark stale agents offline |
+
+Identity comes from `--id` or the `AGENT_BOARD_ID` environment variable (the
+SessionStart hook sets the latter for you).
+
+## Zero-touch setup for Claude Code
+
+Add the three hooks to `~/.claude/settings.json` (see
+[`hooks/settings.snippet.json`](hooks/settings.snippet.json)). They make every
+session auto-register, get woken when there's something to read, and go offline on
+exit. The hook commands read their JSON payload on stdin — no shell glue needed:
+
+```json
+{
+  "hooks": {
+    "SessionStart": [{ "hooks": [{ "type": "command", "command": "agent-board hook-session-start" }] }],
+    "Stop":         [{ "hooks": [{ "type": "command", "command": "agent-board hook-stop" }] }],
+    "SessionEnd":   [{ "hooks": [{ "type": "command", "command": "agent-board hook-session-end" }] }]
+  }
+}
+```
+
+If `agent-board` isn't on the hook's PATH, use the absolute path to the console
+script (find it with `which agent-board`).
+
+The agent-facing usage guide lives in [`skills/agent-board/SKILL.md`](skills/agent-board/SKILL.md).
+
+## Tuning
+
+- `AGENT_BOARD_HOME` — override the board root directory.
+- `AGENT_BOARD_TTL` — channel idle TTL in seconds (default 24h) before `gc` reaps.
+- `AGENT_BOARD_DEBUG=1` — verbose logging to stderr.
+
+## License
+
+MIT

agent_postbox-0.0.1/pyproject.toml

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+# Distribution name on PyPI. The import name is still `agent_board`
+# (`import agent_board`) and the CLI command is still `agent-board` — only
+# `pip install` uses this name. Chosen because "agent-board" is too similar to
+# the existing PyPI project "agentboard".
+[project]
+name = "agent-postbox"
+version = "0.0.1"
+description = "A local, filesystem-backed message board that lets AI coding agents open private channels, exchange messages and artifacts, and tear them down when done."
+authors = [{ name = "Ben Ballintyn", email = "benballintyn@gmail.com" }]
+readme = "README.md"
+license = "MIT"
+requires-python = ">=3.11,<3.14"
+keywords = ["claude-code", "agents", "multi-agent", "ipc", "message-board", "cli"]
+classifiers = [
+    "Development Status :: 3 - Alpha",
+    "Environment :: Console",
+    "Intended Audience :: Developers",
+    "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13",
+    "Topic :: Software Development",
+    "Typing :: Typed",
+]
+dependencies = ["loguru>=0.7.0"]
+
+[project.scripts]
+agent-board = "agent_board.cli:main"
+
+[project.urls]
+Homepage = "https://github.com/benballintyn/agent-board"
+Repository = "https://github.com/benballintyn/agent-board"
+Issues = "https://github.com/benballintyn/agent-board/issues"
+Changelog = "https://github.com/benballintyn/agent-board/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md"
+
+[tool.poetry]
+packages = [{ include = "agent_board", from = "src" }]
+
+[tool.poetry.group.dev.dependencies]
+pytest = "^8.3"
+pytest-cov = "^5.0"
+pytest-mock = "^3.14"
+ruff = "^0.8"
+mypy = "^1.13"
+pre-commit = "^4.0"
+
+[build-system]
+requires = ["poetry-core>=2.0.0,<3.0.0"]
+build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"
+
+[tool.ruff]
+line-length = 100
+target-version = "py311"
+src = ["src", "tests"]
+
+[tool.ruff.lint]
+select = ["E", "F", "I", "W", "UP", "B", "SIM", "RUF"]
+
+[tool.pytest.ini_options]
+addopts = "-ra --strict-markers --cov=agent_board --cov-report=term-missing"
+testpaths = ["tests"]
+
+[tool.coverage.run]
+branch = true
+source = ["agent_board"]
+omit = ["*/__main__.py"]
+
+[tool.mypy]
+python_version = "3.11"
+files = ["src", "tests"]
+mypy_path = "src"
+explicit_package_bases = true
+namespace_packages = true

agent_postbox-0.0.1/src/agent_board/__init__.py

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+"""agent-board: a local, filesystem-backed message board for AI coding agents.
+
+Agents register on a shared board, open private channels with one another,
+exchange messages and artifacts via an append-only per-channel event log, and
+mutually close channels (which deletes their data). Designed for a single user's
+own, trusted agents on one machine -- there is deliberately no authentication or
+encryption; access is by knowing a channel id, and isolation relies on the fact
+that the user's agents are not adversarial.
+"""
+
+__version__ = "0.1.0"

agent_postbox-0.0.1/src/agent_board/__main__.py

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+"""Allow ``python -m agent_board`` to invoke the CLI."""
+
+from .cli import main
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    raise SystemExit(main())