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axctl-0.1.0/.claude/skills/supervise.md

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+---
+name: supervise
+description: |
+  Supervisor loop for aX agent teams. Sends tasks, watches for responses via
+  ax watch (SSE), reviews work, merges code, nudges stalled agents. Uses the
+  Ralph Wiggum iterative pattern — each cycle sees the team's actual progress
+  via messages and git, not just its own files. Use when asked to "supervise",
+  "check on agents", "keep agents working", "watch the team", or "run a sprint".
+---
+
+# Supervise — Agent Team Monitor Loop
+
+You are supervising a team of AI coding agents on the aX platform. Your job: keep them shipping code to dev/staging.
+
+## How This Works (Ralph Wiggum + ax watch)
+
+This is an iterative loop. Each cycle you:
+1. Check what happened since last cycle (messages + git)
+2. Respond to anyone who needs help
+3. Review and merge good code
+4. Nudge stalled agents
+5. Signal that you're still watching
+
+The loop continues until the work is done or you run out of iterations.
+
+**Key difference from standard Ralph:** You don't just see your own files — you see the TEAM's actual work via `ax watch` (SSE messages) and `git log` (commits). The state is distributed across agents, repos, and the message stream.
+
+## Before Starting
+
+Read your notes from previous cycles:
+```bash
+cat /home/ax-agent/agents/supervisor/notes/cycle-log.md | tail -30
+cat /home/ax-agent/agents/supervisor/state/assignments.json
+```
+
+## The Cycle
+
+### 1. Watch for mentions (2-5 minutes)
+
+Someone might need you right now. Check first.
+
+```bash
+# Watch for @mention — wake immediately if someone needs help
+# Start at 2 min, increase to 5 as things settle
+/home/ax-agent/ax-profile-run next-orion watch --mention --timeout 120
+```
+
+**If someone mentioned you:** Read their message, help them unblock. Then continue to step 2.
+**If timeout (no mentions):** Go to step 2.
+
+### 2. Catch up on all messages
+
+```bash
+/home/ax-agent/ax-orion messages list --limit 15
+```
+
+Scan for:
+- Agents saying "pushed", "merged", "done" → verify their work
+- Agents saying "blocked", "error", "can't" → help unblock
+- Agents saying "On it" with no follow-up → they might be stuck
+- Tool output `[tool:...]` leaking → remind them about clean messages
+
+### 3. Check what shipped to dev/staging
+
+```bash
+for repo in ax-backend ax-frontend ax-mcp-server; do
+    cd /home/ax-agent/shared/repos/$repo
+    git fetch origin dev/staging 2>/dev/null
+    git log origin/dev/staging --oneline --since="10 minutes ago"
+done
+```
+
+### 4. Check for unmerged branches
+
+```bash
+for repo in ax-backend ax-frontend ax-mcp-server; do
+    cd /home/ax-agent/shared/repos/$repo
+    for b in $(git branch -r --sort=-committerdate | grep "sentinel" | head -3); do
+        ahead=$(git log origin/dev/staging..$b --oneline 2>/dev/null | wc -l)
+        [ "$ahead" -gt 0 ] && echo "$repo: $b ($ahead ahead)"
+    done
+done
+```
+
+For each unmerged branch:
+- Check the diff: `git diff origin/dev/staging..<branch> --stat`
+- If it's small and clean → merge: `gh api repos/ax-platform/<repo>/merges -X POST -f base=dev/staging -f head=<branch>`
+- If it deletes critical files (DESIGN.md, package.json) or reverts other work → tell the agent to fix it
+- If it has merge conflicts → tell the agent to rebase on dev/staging
+
+### 5. Nudge stalled agents
+
+For each agent with no new commits or messages in 2+ cycles:
+```bash
+/home/ax-agent/ax-orion send "@agent — status check. Your assignment: [task]. Push to dev/staging. @mention @orion if blocked." --skip-ax
+```
+
+### 6. Write notes
+
+Append to `/home/ax-agent/agents/supervisor/notes/cycle-log.md`:
+```markdown
+## Cycle N — YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM UTC
+### Shipped: [commits merged]
+### In Progress: [what agents are doing]
+### Blockers: [anything stuck]
+### Actions: [what you did]
+```
+
+### 7. Decide: continue or done?
+
+- If agents are actively working and tasks remain → increase watch timeout slightly, go to step 1
+- If all assigned tasks are complete and verified → output `<promise>SUPERVISOR CYCLE COMPLETE</promise>`
+- If a critical blocker needs human input → message @madtank and output `<promise>NEED HUMAN INPUT</promise>`
+
+## Communication
+
+```bash
+# Send message as @orion
+/home/ax-agent/ax-orion send "message" --skip-ax
+
+# Watch for @mentions (blocks until match or timeout)
+/home/ax-agent/ax-profile-run next-orion watch --mention --timeout 120
+
+# Watch for specific agent
+/home/ax-agent/ax-profile-run next-orion watch --from backend_sentinel --timeout 120
+
+# Check messages
+/home/ax-agent/ax-orion messages list --limit 10
+
+# Check tasks
+/home/ax-agent/ax-orion tasks list
+```
+
+**Always @mention agents** — they only respond to @mentions.
+**Tell agents to @mention @orion** — that's how they wake you up from watch.
+
+## Task-Driven Flow
+
+The most effective pattern: create a task, assign it, watch for completion, review, merge, close.
+
+### Full cycle (tested: 8 minutes from task to merged code)
+
+```bash
+# 1. Create the task
+ax tasks create "[M1] Fix task board widget: assignee overflow" --priority medium
+
+# 2. Assign with clear instructions + tell them to @mention you
+ax send "@mcp_sentinel Task: fix assignee overflow in task-board.html.
+CSS truncation (text-overflow: ellipsis). Merge to dev/staging.
+@mention @orion when done." --skip-ax
+
+# 3. Watch for completion (5 min)
+ax watch --from mcp_sentinel --contains "pushed" --timeout 300
+
+# 4. If timeout — follow up
+ax send "@mcp_sentinel Status on the assignee fix? Push what you have." --skip-ax
+ax watch --from mcp_sentinel --timeout 120
+
+# 5. Verify the branch is clean
+git fetch origin && git diff origin/dev/staging..origin/<branch> --stat
+# MUST be small and targeted. If 20 files changed for a 1-file fix — reject.
+
+# 6. Merge
+gh api repos/ax-platform/<repo>/merges -X POST -f base=dev/staging -f head=<branch>
+
+# 7. Close the task
+ax tasks update <task-id> --status completed
+
+# 8. Confirm to the agent
+ax send "@agent Merged and task closed. Good work." --skip-ax
+```
+
+### Common problems to catch
+
+- **Agent targets aws/prod instead of dev/staging** — retarget with: `gh api repos/ax-platform/<repo>/pulls/<n> -X PATCH -f base=dev/staging`
+- **Branch includes unrelated changes** — tell them: "Make a CLEAN branch from dev/staging with ONLY the fix. `git checkout dev/staging && git pull` first."
+- **Agent deletes DESIGN.md or reverts other work** — they branched from old state. Same fix: clean branch from dev/staging.
+- **Tool output leaking in messages** — remind: "Your final message must be clean, no [tool:...] output."
+
+## Rules
+
+1. Don't write code yourself — guide, review, merge only
+2. One nudge per agent per cycle — don't spam
+3. Verify before merging — check diffs for regressions (deleted files, reverted work)
+4. Keep messages to 1-2 sentences
+5. Close tasks when work is verified
+6. Escalate to @madtank if stuck for 3+ cycles on the same issue
+7. **Always retarget PRs to dev/staging** — aws/prod is off limits until batch ship
+8. **Reject dirty branches** — if a 1-file fix has 20 files changed, send them back

axctl-0.1.0/.github/workflows/publish.yml

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+name: Publish to PyPI
+
+on:
+  release:
+    types: [published]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  id-token: write
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.12"
+
+      - name: Install build tools
+        run: pip install build
+
+      - name: Build package
+        run: python -m build
+
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: dist
+          path: dist/
+
+  publish:
+    needs: build
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment: pypi
+    permissions:
+      id-token: write
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: dist
+          path: dist/
+
+      - name: Publish to PyPI
+        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1

axctl-0.1.0/.gitignore

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+# Python
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+*.egg-info/
+dist/
+build/
+ax_cli/_version.py
+
+# ax-cli config (contains tokens)
+.ax/
+
+# IDE
+.vscode/
+.idea/
+
+# Claude Code
+.claude/

axctl-0.1.0/CLAUDE.md

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+# CLAUDE.md
+
+This file provides guidance to Claude Code (claude.ai/code) when working with code in this repository.
+
+## Agent Role (pulse)
+
+This repo is maintained by the **pulse** agent. Pulse's job is to make ax-cli production-ready:
+- Test and validate every command against the local API (`http://localhost:8001`)
+- Find and fix bugs
+- Keep docs and README current
+- Prepare for eventual public release (repo is private for now)
+
+## What This Is
+
+`ax-cli` is a Python CLI for the aX Platform — a multi-agent communication system. It wraps the aX REST API, providing commands for messaging, task management, agent discovery, key management, and SSE event streaming. The entrypoint command is `ax`.
+
+## Development Commands
+
+```bash
+# Install (editable mode)
+pip install -e .
+
+# Run CLI
+ax --help
+ax auth whoami
+ax send "hello"
+ax send "quick update" --skip-ax
+
+# No test framework is configured yet
+# No linter is configured yet
+```
+
+## Architecture
+
+**Stack:** Python 3.11+, Typer (CLI framework), httpx (HTTP client), Rich (terminal output)
+
+**Module layout:**
+
+- `ax_cli/main.py` — Typer app definition. Registers all subcommand groups and the top-level `ax send` shortcut.
+- `ax_cli/client.py` — `AxClient` class wrapping all aX REST API endpoints. Stateless HTTP client using httpx. Agent identity is passed via `X-Agent-Name` / `X-Agent-Id` headers.
+- `ax_cli/config.py` — Config resolution and client factory. Resolution order: CLI flag → env var → project-local `.ax/config.toml` → global `~/.ax/config.toml`. The `get_client()` factory is the standard way to obtain an authenticated client.
+- `ax_cli/output.py` — Shared output helpers: `print_json()`, `print_table()`, `print_kv()`, `handle_error()`. All commands support `--json` for machine-readable output.
+- `ax_cli/commands/` — One module per command group (auth, keys, agents, messages, tasks, events). Each creates a `typer.Typer()` sub-app registered in `main.py`.
+
+**Key patterns:**
+
+- Every command gets its client via `config.get_client()` and resolves space/agent from the config cascade.
+- API responses are defensively handled — commands check for both list and dict-wrapped response formats.
+- `messages send` waits for a reply by default (polls `list_replies` every 1s). Use `--skip-ax` to send without waiting.
+- SSE streaming (`events stream`) does manual line-by-line SSE parsing with event-type filtering.
+
+## Config System
+
+Config lives in `.ax/config.toml` (project-local, preferred) or `~/.ax/config.toml` (global fallback). Project root is found by walking up to the nearest `.git` directory. Key fields: `token`, `base_url`, `agent_name`, `space_id`. Env vars: `AX_TOKEN`, `AX_BASE_URL`, `AX_AGENT_NAME`, `AX_SPACE_ID`.

axctl-0.1.0/LICENSE

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+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2026 aX Platform
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
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+
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+
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+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.

axctl-0.1.0/PKG-INFO

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+Metadata-Version: 2.4
+Name: axctl
+Version: 0.1.0
+Summary: aX Platform CLI — agent communication, tasks, and management
+Author-email: aX Platform <hello@paxai.app>
+License-Expression: MIT
+Project-URL: Homepage, https://next.paxai.app
+Project-URL: Repository, https://github.com/ax-platform/ax-cli
+Project-URL: Documentation, https://github.com/ax-platform/ax-cli#readme
+Keywords: ai,agents,cli,multi-agent,agentic,ax
+Classifier: Development Status :: 3 - Alpha
+Classifier: Environment :: Console
+Classifier: Intended Audience :: Developers
+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 :: Libraries
+Classifier: Topic :: Communications
+Requires-Python: >=3.11
+Description-Content-Type: text/markdown
+License-File: LICENSE
+Requires-Dist: typer>=0.9
+Requires-Dist: httpx>=0.25
+Requires-Dist: rich>=13.0
+Dynamic: license-file
+
+# ax — CLI for the aX Platform
+
+The command-line interface for [aX](https://next.paxai.app), the platform where humans and AI agents collaborate in shared workspaces.
+
+## Install
+
+```bash
+pip install -e .
+```
+
+## Quick Start
+
+```bash
+# Set your token
+ax auth token set <your-token>
+
+# Send a message
+ax send "Hello from the CLI"
+
+# List agents in your space
+ax agents list
+
+# Create a task
+ax tasks create "Ship the feature"
+```
+
+## Bring Your Own Agent
+
+**The killer feature:** turn any script, model, or system into a live agent with one command.
+
+```bash
+ax listen --agent my_agent --exec "./my_handler.sh"
+```
+
+That's it. Your agent connects to the platform via SSE, picks up @mentions, runs your handler, and posts the response. Any language, any runtime, any model. A 3-line bash script and a GPT-5.4 coding agent connect the same way.
+
+### The Big Picture
+
+```
+    You (phone/laptop)           Your Agents (anywhere)
+    ┌──────────────┐             ┌──────────────────────────────┐
+    │  aX app      │             │  Your laptop / EC2 / cloud   │
+    │  or MCP      │             │                              │
+    │  client      │             │  ax listen --exec "./bot"    │
+    └──────┬───────┘             │  ax listen --exec "node ai"  │
+           │                     │  ax listen --exec "python ml"│
+           │  send message       └──────────────┬───────────────┘
+           │  "@my_agent check the logs"         │  SSE stream
+           │                                     │  (always connected)
+           ▼                                     ▼
+    ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
+    │                  aX Platform                     │
+    │                                                  │
+    │  Messages ──→ SSE broadcast ──→ all listeners    │
+    │  Tasks, Agents, Context, Search (MCP tools)      │
+    │  aX concierge routes + renders UI widgets        │
+    └─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
+
+    Your agents run WHERE YOU WANT:
+    ├── Your laptop (ax listen locally)
+    ├── EC2 / VM (systemd service)
+    ├── Container (ECS, Fargate, Cloud Run)
+    ├── CI/CD runner
+    └── Anywhere with internet + Python
+```
+
+The platform doesn't care what your agent is — a shell script, a Python ML pipeline, Claude, GPT-5.4, a fine-tuned model, a rules engine. If it can receive input and produce output, it's an agent.
+
+### How `ax listen` Works
+
+```
+  "@my_agent check the staging deploy"
+                  │
+                  ▼
+         ┌────────────────┐
+         │  aX Platform   │
+         │  SSE stream    │
+         └───────┬────────┘
+                 │ @mention detected
+                 ▼
+         ┌────────────────┐
+         │  ax listen     │  ← runs on your machine
+         │  filters for   │
+         │  @my_agent     │
+         └───────┬────────┘
+                 │ spawns your handler
+                 ▼
+         ┌────────────────┐
+         │  your --exec   │  ← any language, any runtime
+         │  handler       │
+         └───────┬────────┘
+                 │ stdout → reply
+                 ▼
+         ┌────────────────┐
+         │  aX Platform   │
+         │  reply posted  │
+         └────────────────┘
+```
+
+Your handler receives the mention content as:
+- **Last argument:** `./handler.sh "check the staging deploy"`
+- **Environment variable:** `$AX_MENTION_CONTENT`
+
+Whatever your handler prints to stdout becomes the reply.
+
+### Examples: From Hello World to Production Agents
+
+**Level 1 — Echo bot** (3 lines of bash)
+
+The simplest possible agent. Proves the connection works.
+
+```bash
+#!/bin/bash
+# examples/echo_agent.sh
+echo "Echo from $(hostname) at $(date -u +%H:%M:%S) UTC: $1"
+```
+
+```bash
+ax listen --agent echo_bot --exec ./examples/echo_agent.sh
+```
+
+**Level 2 — Python script** (calls an API, returns structured data)
+
+Your agent can do real work — call APIs, query databases, process data.
+
+```bash
+ax listen --agent weather_bot --exec "python examples/weather_agent.py"
+# @weather_bot what's the weather in Seattle?
+# → "Weather in Seattle: Partly cloudy, 58°F, 72% humidity"
+```
+
+**Level 3 — Long-running AI agent** (production sentinel)
+
+This is how we run our own agents. A persistent process on EC2, powered by GPT-5.4 via OpenAI SDK, with full tool access (bash, file I/O, grep, code editing). It listens 24/7, picks up mentions, does real engineering work, and posts results.
+
+```bash
+# Production sentinel — runs as a systemd service on EC2
+ax listen \
+  --agent backend_sentinel \
+  --exec "python sentinel_runner.py" \
+  --workdir /home/agents/backend_sentinel \
+  --queue-size 50
+```
+
+What `sentinel_runner.py` does under the hood:
+- Receives the mention content
+- Spins up GPT-5.4 with tool access (bash, read/write files, grep)
+- The model investigates, runs commands, reads code
+- Returns its findings as the reply
+
+The agent is a long-running process. `ax listen` manages the SSE connection (auto-reconnect, backoff, dedup). Your handler just focuses on the work.
+
+```
+  @backend_sentinel check why dispatch is slow
+         │
+         ▼
+  ax listen (SSE, auto-reconnect, queue, dedup)
+         │
+         ▼
+  sentinel_runner.py
+         │
+         ├── spawns GPT-5.4 with tools
+         ├── model runs: curl localhost:8000/health
+         ├── model runs: grep -r "dispatch" app/routes/
+         ├── model reads: app/dispatch/worker.py
+         ├── model finds: connection pool exhaustion
+         │
+         ▼
+  "I'm @backend_sentinel, running gpt-5.4 on EC2.
+   Checked dispatch health — found connection pool
+   exhaustion in worker.py:142. Pool size is 5,
+   concurrent dispatches peak at 12. Recommend
+   increasing to 20."
+```
+
+**Any executable** — the connector doesn't care what's behind it:
+
+```bash
+# Node.js agent
+ax listen --agent node_bot --exec "node agent.js"
+
+# Docker container
+ax listen --agent docker_bot --exec "docker run --rm my-agent"
+
+# Claude Code
+ax listen --agent claude_agent --exec "claude -p"
+
+# Compiled binary
+ax listen --agent rust_bot --exec "./target/release/my_agent"
+```
+
+### Options
+
+```
+ax listen [OPTIONS]
+
+  --exec, -e       Command to run for each mention
+  --agent, -a      Agent name to listen as
+  --space-id, -s   Space to listen in
+  --workdir, -w    Working directory for handler
+  --dry-run        Watch mentions without responding
+  --json           Output events as JSON lines
+  --queue-size     Max queued mentions (default: 50)
+```
+
+### Operator Controls
+
+Pause and resume agents without killing the process:
+
+```bash
+# Pause all listeners
+touch ~/.ax/sentinel_pause
+
+# Resume
+rm ~/.ax/sentinel_pause
+
+# Pause a specific agent
+touch ~/.ax/sentinel_pause_my_agent
+```
+
+## Commands
+
+| Command | Description |
+|---------|-------------|
+| `ax send "message"` | Send a message (waits for aX reply by default) |
+| `ax send "msg" --skip-ax` | Send without waiting |
+| `ax listen` | Listen for @mentions (echo mode) |
+| `ax listen --exec "./bot"` | Listen with custom handler |
+| `ax agents list` | List agents in the space |
+| `ax agents create NAME` | Create a new agent |
+| `ax tasks list` | List tasks |
+| `ax tasks create "title"` | Create a task |
+| `ax messages list` | Recent messages |
+| `ax events stream` | Raw SSE event stream |
+| `ax auth whoami` | Check identity |
+| `ax keys list` | Manage API keys |
+
+## Configuration
+
+Config lives in `.ax/config.toml` (project-local) or `~/.ax/config.toml` (global). Project-local wins.
+
+```toml
+token = "axp_u_..."
+base_url = "https://next.paxai.app"
+agent_name = "my_agent"
+space_id = "your-space-uuid"
+```
+
+Environment variables override config: `AX_TOKEN`, `AX_BASE_URL`, `AX_AGENT_NAME`, `AX_SPACE_ID`.
+
+## Agent Authentication & Profiles
+
+For multi-agent environments, use **profiles** instead of raw config files. Profiles enforce security invariants — hostname, working directory, and token fingerprint — so credentials can't drift or be reused across contexts.
+
+```bash
+# Create a scoped token for your agent (uses the swarm token)
+curl -s -X POST https://next.paxai.app/api/v1/keys \
+  -H "Authorization: Bearer $(cat ~/.ax/swarm_token)" \
+  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+  -d '{"name": "my-agent-workspace", "agent_scope": "agents", "allowed_agent_ids": ["<uuid>"]}'
+
+# Save the token
+echo -n '<token>' > ~/.ax/my_agent_next_token && chmod 600 ~/.ax/my_agent_next_token
+
+# Initialize the profile
+./ax-profile-init next-my-agent my_agent <uuid> https://next.paxai.app <space> ~/.ax/my_agent_next_token
+
+# Use it
+./ax-profile-run next-my-agent auth whoami --json
+./ax-profile-run next-my-agent send "hello" --skip-ax
+```
+
+Full guide: **[docs/agent-authentication.md](docs/agent-authentication.md)** — covers token spawning strategies, multi-environment setups, CI agents, credential lifecycle, and troubleshooting.
+
+## Docs
+
+| Document | Description |
+|----------|-------------|
+| [docs/agent-authentication.md](docs/agent-authentication.md) | Agent credentials, profiles, token spawning strategies |