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- makefile_agent-0.3.0/LICENSE +21 -0
- makefile_agent-0.3.0/PKG-INFO +265 -0
- makefile_agent-0.3.0/README.md +240 -0
- makefile_agent-0.3.0/make_agent/__init__.py +0 -0
- makefile_agent-0.3.0/make_agent/agent.py +190 -0
- makefile_agent-0.3.0/make_agent/agent_shell.py +93 -0
- makefile_agent-0.3.0/make_agent/app_dirs.py +51 -0
- makefile_agent-0.3.0/make_agent/builtin_tools.py +380 -0
- makefile_agent-0.3.0/make_agent/create_agent.py +228 -0
- makefile_agent-0.3.0/make_agent/main.py +210 -0
- makefile_agent-0.3.0/make_agent/memory.py +170 -0
- makefile_agent-0.3.0/make_agent/parser.py +351 -0
- makefile_agent-0.3.0/make_agent/settings.py +92 -0
- makefile_agent-0.3.0/make_agent/templates/orchestra.mk +99 -0
- makefile_agent-0.3.0/make_agent/tools.py +193 -0
- makefile_agent-0.3.0/makefile_agent.egg-info/PKG-INFO +265 -0
- makefile_agent-0.3.0/makefile_agent.egg-info/SOURCES.txt +31 -0
- makefile_agent-0.3.0/makefile_agent.egg-info/dependency_links.txt +1 -0
- makefile_agent-0.3.0/makefile_agent.egg-info/entry_points.txt +3 -0
- makefile_agent-0.3.0/makefile_agent.egg-info/requires.txt +2 -0
- makefile_agent-0.3.0/makefile_agent.egg-info/top_level.txt +1 -0
- makefile_agent-0.3.0/pyproject.toml +57 -0
- makefile_agent-0.3.0/setup.cfg +4 -0
- makefile_agent-0.3.0/tests/test_agent.py +163 -0
- makefile_agent-0.3.0/tests/test_app_dirs.py +89 -0
- makefile_agent-0.3.0/tests/test_builtin_tools.py +291 -0
- makefile_agent-0.3.0/tests/test_create_agent.py +325 -0
- makefile_agent-0.3.0/tests/test_e2e_smoke.py +37 -0
- makefile_agent-0.3.0/tests/test_main.py +72 -0
- makefile_agent-0.3.0/tests/test_memory.py +602 -0
- makefile_agent-0.3.0/tests/test_parser.py +498 -0
- makefile_agent-0.3.0/tests/test_settings.py +255 -0
- makefile_agent-0.3.0/tests/test_tools.py +333 -0
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Name: makefile-agent
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Summary: AI‑assistant‑as‑Makefile: a tool to create and manage AI agents using a simple YAML configuration.
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Author: Dmitriy Sorochenkov
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Keywords: ai,agent,makefile,llm,automation
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# make-agent
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An AI agent whose system prompt and tools are defined in a Makefile.
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Each Makefile target annotated with a `# <tool>` comment block becomes a callable tool. The agent invokes targets via `make`, passing parameters as `KEY=value` arguments. A `define SYSTEM_PROMPT` block sets the agent's system prompt.
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Requires Python 3.11+ and a working `make` binary. Uses [any-llm-sdk](https://pypi.org/project/any-llm-sdk/) for model access, so any API keys (e.g. `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY`) must be set in the environment.
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## Usage
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```
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ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=<key> uv run make_agent [run] [-f FILE] [--model MODEL] [--prompt PROMPT | --prompt-file FILE] [--with-memory]
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- `-f FILE` — Makefile to load. Searched in the current directory first, then `~/.make-agent/<project>/agents/`. Defaults to the value in `settings.yaml`, or `./Makefile` if not set.
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- `--model MODEL` — any-llm model string. Defaults to the value in `settings.yaml`.
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- `--agents-dir DIR` — directory for specialist `.mk` files (default: `~/.make-agent/<project>/agents/`)
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- `--agent-model MODEL` — model used when running specialist agents via `run_agent` (default: same as `--model`)
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- `--with-memory` — enable persistent conversation memory (see [Memory](#memory))
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- `--disable-builtin-tools TOOLS` — comma-separated built-in tool names to disable, or `all`
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- `--max-tool-output CHARS` — truncate tool stdout to this many characters; `0` = unlimited (default: 20000)
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- `--max-tokens N` — max tokens in the model response (default: 4096)
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