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horus_harness-0.0.1/NOTICE

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+Horus (horus-harness)
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+Metadata-Version: 2.4
+Name: horus-harness
+Version: 0.0.1
+Summary: Project-centric continuity and control panel for official coding-agent CLIs
+Author: Rafael M. J. Figueiredo
+License: Apache-2.0
+Project-URL: Homepage, https://github.com/rafaelmjf/horus-harness
+Project-URL: Repository, https://github.com/rafaelmjf/horus-harness
+Project-URL: Issues, https://github.com/rafaelmjf/horus-harness/issues
+Keywords: claude-code,codex,coding-agents,continuity,cli,dashboard
+Classifier: Development Status :: 3 - Alpha
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+Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3
+Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11
+Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12
+Classifier: Topic :: Software Development
+Classifier: Topic :: Utilities
+Requires-Python: >=3.11
+Description-Content-Type: text/markdown
+License-File: LICENSE
+License-File: NOTICE
+Dynamic: license-file
+
+# Horus
+
+> Project-centric continuity and control panel for official coding-agent CLIs.
+
+Horus keeps a project understandable over time — across agents (Claude Code, Codex),
+accounts, environments, and days. It does not reimplement an agent loop and does not
+use model API keys; it wraps the official CLIs and keeps durable project state in
+repo-local `.horus/` files that native tools can read even when Horus is not running.
+
+**Status:** early (alpha). MVP0/MVP1 shipped: continuity scaffolding, health checks,
+a read-only dashboard, session/closure commands, and instruction-block sync. Agent
+execution is intentionally deferred.
+
+## Install
+
+With [uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/):
+
+```sh
+uv tool install horus-harness     # installs the `horus` command
+# or run without installing:
+uvx --from horus-harness horus --help
+```
+
+With pip:
+
+```sh
+pip install horus-harness
+```
+
+## Commands
+
+```sh
+horus init [path]                 # scaffold .horus/ + managed AGENTS.md/CLAUDE.md blocks
+horus doctor [project|instructions|all]   # continuity + instruction-drift health checks
+horus dashboard                   # local, read-only multi-project web view (127.0.0.1:8765)
+horus session new "<title>"       # create a dated session summary from the template
+horus close                       # verify continuity and print the closure ritual
+horus reconcile instructions      # deterministic AGENTS.md <-> CLAUDE.md managed-block sync
+horus forget <path> | horus prune # manage the dashboard's project registry
+```
+
+## Repo-local continuity
+
+```text
+.horus/
+  project.md      # purpose, current focus, shape (committed)
+  roadmap.md      # roadmap + current focus (committed)
+  decisions.md    # durable decisions + reasoning (committed)
+  sessions/       # local session summaries (gitignored by default)
+```
+
+`AGENTS.md` and `CLAUDE.md` stay native; Horus only syncs the marked
+`<!-- HORUS:BEGIN shared-instructions -->` block and detects drift elsewhere.
+
+## License
+
+Apache-2.0

horus_harness-0.0.1/README.md

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+# Horus
+
+> Project-centric continuity and control panel for official coding-agent CLIs.
+
+Horus keeps a project understandable over time — across agents (Claude Code, Codex),
+accounts, environments, and days. It does not reimplement an agent loop and does not
+use model API keys; it wraps the official CLIs and keeps durable project state in
+repo-local `.horus/` files that native tools can read even when Horus is not running.
+
+**Status:** early (alpha). MVP0/MVP1 shipped: continuity scaffolding, health checks,
+a read-only dashboard, session/closure commands, and instruction-block sync. Agent
+execution is intentionally deferred.
+
+## Install
+
+With [uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/):
+
+```sh
+uv tool install horus-harness     # installs the `horus` command
+# or run without installing:
+uvx --from horus-harness horus --help
+```
+
+With pip:
+
+```sh
+pip install horus-harness
+```
+
+## Commands
+
+```sh
+horus init [path]                 # scaffold .horus/ + managed AGENTS.md/CLAUDE.md blocks
+horus doctor [project|instructions|all]   # continuity + instruction-drift health checks
+horus dashboard                   # local, read-only multi-project web view (127.0.0.1:8765)
+horus session new "<title>"       # create a dated session summary from the template
+horus close                       # verify continuity and print the closure ritual
+horus reconcile instructions      # deterministic AGENTS.md <-> CLAUDE.md managed-block sync
+horus forget <path> | horus prune # manage the dashboard's project registry
+```
+
+## Repo-local continuity
+
+```text
+.horus/
+  project.md      # purpose, current focus, shape (committed)
+  roadmap.md      # roadmap + current focus (committed)
+  decisions.md    # durable decisions + reasoning (committed)
+  sessions/       # local session summaries (gitignored by default)
+```
+
+`AGENTS.md` and `CLAUDE.md` stay native; Horus only syncs the marked
+`<!-- HORUS:BEGIN shared-instructions -->` block and detects drift elsewhere.
+
+## License
+
+Apache-2.0

horus_harness-0.0.1/horus/__init__.py

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+"""Horus - project-centric continuity and control panel for official coding-agent CLIs."""
+
+__version__ = "0.0.1"

horus_harness-0.0.1/horus/__main__.py

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+"""Enable `python -m horus`."""
+
+from horus.cli import main
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    raise SystemExit(main())

horus_harness-0.0.1/horus/cli.py

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+"""Horus command-line entry point."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import argparse
+import re
+from datetime import date
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from horus import __version__, config, dashboard, initialize, templates
+from horus.continuity import HORUS_DIR, SESSIONS_DIR, check_project
+from horus.instructions import check_drift, reconcile
+
+_LEVEL_TAG = {"ok": "[ ok ]", "warn": "[warn]", "fail": "[fail]"}
+
+
+def _print_findings(findings) -> bool:
+    """Print findings; return True if all good (no warn/fail)."""
+    healthy = True
+    for f in findings:
+        print(f"  {_LEVEL_TAG.get(f.level, '[????]')} {f.message}")
+        if f.level in ("warn", "fail"):
+            healthy = False
+    return healthy
+
+
+def cmd_init(args: argparse.Namespace) -> int:
+    root = Path(args.path).resolve()
+    print(f"Initializing Horus continuity in {root}")
+    actions = initialize.init_project(
+        root, assume_yes=args.yes, no_input=args.no_input
+    )
+    for a in actions:
+        print(f"  [{a.status}] {a.message}")
+    skipped = [a for a in actions if a.status == "skipped"]
+    if skipped:
+        print(f"\n{len(skipped)} item(s) skipped. Rerun with --yes to apply.")
+    print("\nDone.")
+    return 0
+
+
+def cmd_doctor(args: argparse.Namespace) -> int:
+    root = Path(args.path).resolve()
+    rc = 0
+
+    if args.target in ("project", "all"):
+        print(f"doctor project: {root}")
+        if not _print_findings(check_project(root)):
+            rc = 1
+        print()
+
+    if args.target in ("instructions", "all"):
+        print(f"doctor instructions: {root}")
+        agents, claude = root / "AGENTS.md", root / "CLAUDE.md"
+        if not agents.exists() or not claude.exists():
+            missing = [p.name for p in (agents, claude) if not p.exists()]
+            print(f"  {_LEVEL_TAG['fail']} missing file(s): {', '.join(missing)}")
+            rc = 1
+        else:
+            report = check_drift(
+                agents.read_text(encoding="utf-8"), "AGENTS.md",
+                claude.read_text(encoding="utf-8"), "CLAUDE.md",
+            )
+            if report.status == "aligned":
+                print(f"  {_LEVEL_TAG['ok']} {report.detail}")
+            elif report.status == "missing":
+                print(f"  {_LEVEL_TAG['fail']} {report.detail}")
+                rc = 1
+            else:
+                print(f"  {_LEVEL_TAG['warn']} managed blocks drifted:")
+                for line in report.detail.splitlines():
+                    print(f"      {line}")
+                rc = 1
+        print()
+
+    return rc
+
+
+def cmd_dashboard(args: argparse.Namespace) -> int:
+    dashboard.serve(host=args.host, port=args.port)
+    return 0
+
+
+def cmd_forget(args: argparse.Namespace) -> int:
+    root = Path(args.path).resolve()
+    if config.unregister_project(root):
+        print(f"Removed from registry: {root}")
+        return 0
+    print(f"Not in registry: {root}")
+    return 1
+
+
+def cmd_prune(args: argparse.Namespace) -> int:
+    removed = config.prune_projects()
+    if not removed:
+        print("Nothing to prune; all registered projects still have a .horus/ directory.")
+        return 0
+    print(f"Pruned {len(removed)} stale project(s):")
+    for p in removed:
+        print(f"  - {p}")
+    return 0
+
+
+def _slugify(text: str) -> str:
+    slug = re.sub(r"[^a-z0-9]+", "-", text.lower()).strip("-")
+    return slug or "session"
+
+
+def cmd_session(args: argparse.Namespace) -> int:
+    root = Path(args.path).resolve()
+    sessions = root / HORUS_DIR / SESSIONS_DIR
+    if not (root / HORUS_DIR).is_dir():
+        print(f"No {HORUS_DIR}/ here (run `horus init` first).")
+        return 1
+    sessions.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+    today = date.today().isoformat()
+    path = sessions / f"{today}-{_slugify(args.title)}.md"
+    if path.exists():
+        print(f"Already exists: {path}")
+        return 1
+    path.write_text(
+        templates.session_summary(
+            title=args.title,
+            date=today,
+            project=root.name,
+            agent=args.agent,
+            account=args.account,
+            environment=args.environment,
+        ),
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+    print(f"Created {path}")
+    return 0
+
+
+def cmd_close(args: argparse.Namespace) -> int:
+    root = Path(args.path).resolve()
+    print(f"Closure check: {root}")
+    healthy = _print_findings(check_project(root))
+    print("\n" + templates.CLOSURE_PROMPT)
+    return 0 if healthy else 1
+
+
+def cmd_reconcile(args: argparse.Namespace) -> int:
+    root = Path(args.path).resolve()
+    agents, claude = root / "AGENTS.md", root / "CLAUDE.md"
+    if not agents.exists() or not claude.exists():
+        missing = [p.name for p in (agents, claude) if not p.exists()]
+        print(f"Cannot reconcile; missing file(s): {', '.join(missing)}")
+        return 1
+
+    if args.source == "claude":
+        src, src_name, tgt, tgt_name = claude, "CLAUDE.md", agents, "AGENTS.md"
+    else:
+        src, src_name, tgt, tgt_name = agents, "AGENTS.md", claude, "CLAUDE.md"
+
+    result = reconcile(
+        src.read_text(encoding="utf-8"), src_name,
+        tgt.read_text(encoding="utf-8"), tgt_name,
+    )
+    if result.status == "no-source-block":
+        print(f"{src_name} has no managed block to project from.")
+        return 1
+    if result.status == "already-aligned":
+        print(f"Already aligned: {tgt_name} matches {src_name}.")
+        return 0
+    tgt.write_text(result.new_target_text, encoding="utf-8")
+    print(f"Synced {src_name} -> {tgt_name}.")
+    return 0
+
+
+def build_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(prog="horus", description=__doc__)
+    parser.add_argument("--version", action="version", version=f"horus {__version__}")
+    sub = parser.add_subparsers(dest="command", required=True)
+
+    p_init = sub.add_parser("init", help="scaffold .horus/ and managed instruction blocks")
+    p_init.add_argument("path", nargs="?", default=".", help="project root (default: cwd)")
+    p_init.add_argument("--yes", "-y", action="store_true", help="auto-confirm block injection")
+    p_init.add_argument("--no-input", action="store_true", help="never prompt; skip injection")
+    p_init.set_defaults(func=cmd_init)
+
+    p_doctor = sub.add_parser("doctor", help="check continuity and instruction health")
+    p_doctor.add_argument(
+        "target",
+        nargs="?",
+        choices=("project", "instructions", "all"),
+        default="all",
+        help="what to check (default: all)",
+    )
+    p_doctor.add_argument("--path", default=".", help="project root (default: cwd)")
+    p_doctor.set_defaults(func=cmd_doctor)
+
+    p_dash = sub.add_parser("dashboard", help="serve the read-only multi-project dashboard")
+    p_dash.add_argument("--host", default="127.0.0.1", help="bind host (default: 127.0.0.1)")
+    p_dash.add_argument("--port", type=int, default=8765, help="bind port (default: 8765)")
+    p_dash.set_defaults(func=cmd_dashboard)
+
+    p_forget = sub.add_parser("forget", help="remove a project from the dashboard registry")
+    p_forget.add_argument("path", nargs="?", default=".", help="project root (default: cwd)")
+    p_forget.set_defaults(func=cmd_forget)
+
+    p_prune = sub.add_parser("prune", help="drop registered projects whose .horus/ is gone")
+    p_prune.set_defaults(func=cmd_prune)
+
+    p_session = sub.add_parser("session", help="create a new session summary from the template")
+    session_sub = p_session.add_subparsers(dest="session_cmd", required=True)
+    p_session_new = session_sub.add_parser("new", help="create a new session summary")
+    p_session_new.add_argument("title", help="short session title")
+    p_session_new.add_argument("--path", default=".", help="project root (default: cwd)")
+    p_session_new.add_argument("--agent", default="claude")
+    p_session_new.add_argument("--account", default="personal")
+    p_session_new.add_argument("--environment", default="host")
+    p_session_new.set_defaults(func=cmd_session)
+
+    p_close = sub.add_parser("close", help="verify continuity and print the closure ritual")
+    p_close.add_argument("--path", default=".", help="project root (default: cwd)")
+    p_close.set_defaults(func=cmd_close)
+
+    p_recon = sub.add_parser("reconcile", help="sync the managed instruction block across files")
+    p_recon.add_argument("target", nargs="?", choices=("instructions",), default="instructions")
+    p_recon.add_argument("--path", default=".", help="project root (default: cwd)")
+    p_recon.add_argument(
+        "--from", dest="source", choices=("agents", "claude"), default="agents",
+        help="canonical source file (default: agents)",
+    )
+    p_recon.set_defaults(func=cmd_reconcile)
+
+    return parser
+
+
+def main(argv: list[str] | None = None) -> int:
+    parser = build_parser()
+    args = parser.parse_args(argv)
+    return args.func(args)

horus_harness-0.0.1/horus/config.py

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+"""User-level Horus config: the list of project paths the dashboard knows about.
+
+Stored at ``~/.horus/config.toml``. Read with stdlib ``tomllib``; written with a
+tiny hand-rolled serializer (paths only) to stay dependency-free. Paths are
+stored with forward slashes so they need no TOML escaping and work on Windows.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import tomllib
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+def config_dir() -> Path:
+    return Path.home() / ".horus"
+
+
+def config_path() -> Path:
+    return config_dir() / "config.toml"
+
+
+def load_projects() -> list[str]:
+    path = config_path()
+    if not path.exists():
+        return []
+    data = tomllib.loads(path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+    projects = data.get("projects", [])
+    if not isinstance(projects, list):
+        return []
+    return [str(p) for p in projects]
+
+
+def _as_key(path: Path) -> str:
+    return path.resolve().as_posix()
+
+
+def _write_projects(projects: list[str]) -> None:
+    config_dir().mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    lines = ["# Horus user config", "projects = ["]
+    lines += [f'  "{p}",' for p in projects]
+    lines.append("]")
+    config_path().write_text("\n".join(lines) + "\n", encoding="utf-8")
+
+
+def register_project(project_path: Path) -> bool:
+    """Add ``project_path`` to the user config. Returns True if newly added."""
+    key = _as_key(project_path)
+    existing = load_projects()
+    if key in existing:
+        return False
+    existing.append(key)
+    _write_projects(existing)
+    return True
+
+
+def unregister_project(project_path: Path) -> bool:
+    """Remove ``project_path`` from the user config. Returns True if it was present."""
+    key = _as_key(project_path)
+    existing = load_projects()
+    if key not in existing:
+        return False
+    _write_projects([p for p in existing if p != key])
+    return True
+
+
+def prune_projects() -> list[str]:
+    """Drop registered projects whose path is gone or lacks a `.horus/` dir.
+
+    Returns the list of removed paths.
+    """
+    existing = load_projects()
+    kept, removed = [], []
+    for p in existing:
+        if (Path(p) / ".horus").is_dir():
+            kept.append(p)
+        else:
+            removed.append(p)
+    if removed:
+        _write_projects(kept)
+    return removed