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  1. tunacode/cli/commands/__init__.py +0 -2
  2. tunacode/cli/commands/implementations/__init__.py +0 -3
  3. tunacode/cli/commands/implementations/debug.py +2 -2
  4. tunacode/cli/commands/implementations/development.py +10 -8
  5. tunacode/cli/commands/implementations/model.py +357 -29
  6. tunacode/cli/commands/implementations/system.py +3 -2
  7. tunacode/cli/commands/implementations/template.py +0 -2
  8. tunacode/cli/commands/registry.py +8 -7
  9. tunacode/cli/commands/slash/loader.py +2 -1
  10. tunacode/cli/commands/slash/validator.py +2 -1
  11. tunacode/cli/main.py +19 -1
  12. tunacode/cli/repl.py +90 -229
  13. tunacode/cli/repl_components/command_parser.py +2 -1
  14. tunacode/cli/repl_components/error_recovery.py +8 -5
  15. tunacode/cli/repl_components/output_display.py +1 -10
  16. tunacode/cli/repl_components/tool_executor.py +1 -13
  17. tunacode/configuration/defaults.py +2 -2
  18. tunacode/configuration/key_descriptions.py +284 -0
  19. tunacode/configuration/settings.py +0 -1
  20. tunacode/constants.py +6 -42
  21. tunacode/core/agents/__init__.py +43 -2
  22. tunacode/core/agents/agent_components/__init__.py +7 -0
  23. tunacode/core/agents/agent_components/agent_config.py +162 -158
  24. tunacode/core/agents/agent_components/agent_helpers.py +31 -2
  25. tunacode/core/agents/agent_components/node_processor.py +180 -146
  26. tunacode/core/agents/agent_components/response_state.py +123 -6
  27. tunacode/core/agents/agent_components/state_transition.py +116 -0
  28. tunacode/core/agents/agent_components/streaming.py +296 -0
  29. tunacode/core/agents/agent_components/task_completion.py +19 -6
  30. tunacode/core/agents/agent_components/tool_buffer.py +21 -1
  31. tunacode/core/agents/agent_components/tool_executor.py +10 -0
  32. tunacode/core/agents/main.py +522 -370
  33. tunacode/core/agents/main_legact.py +538 -0
  34. tunacode/core/agents/prompts.py +66 -0
  35. tunacode/core/agents/utils.py +29 -122
  36. tunacode/core/setup/__init__.py +0 -2
  37. tunacode/core/setup/config_setup.py +88 -227
  38. tunacode/core/setup/config_wizard.py +230 -0
  39. tunacode/core/setup/coordinator.py +2 -1
  40. tunacode/core/state.py +16 -64
  41. tunacode/core/token_usage/usage_tracker.py +3 -1
  42. tunacode/core/tool_authorization.py +352 -0
  43. tunacode/core/tool_handler.py +67 -60
  44. tunacode/prompts/system.xml +751 -0
  45. tunacode/services/mcp.py +97 -1
  46. tunacode/setup.py +0 -23
  47. tunacode/tools/base.py +54 -1
  48. tunacode/tools/bash.py +14 -0
  49. tunacode/tools/glob.py +4 -2
  50. tunacode/tools/grep.py +7 -17
  51. tunacode/tools/prompts/glob_prompt.xml +1 -1
  52. tunacode/tools/prompts/grep_prompt.xml +1 -0
  53. tunacode/tools/prompts/list_dir_prompt.xml +1 -1
  54. tunacode/tools/prompts/react_prompt.xml +23 -0
  55. tunacode/tools/prompts/read_file_prompt.xml +1 -1
  56. tunacode/tools/react.py +153 -0
  57. tunacode/tools/run_command.py +15 -0
  58. tunacode/types.py +14 -79
  59. tunacode/ui/completers.py +434 -50
  60. tunacode/ui/config_dashboard.py +585 -0
  61. tunacode/ui/console.py +63 -11
  62. tunacode/ui/input.py +8 -3
  63. tunacode/ui/keybindings.py +0 -18
  64. tunacode/ui/model_selector.py +395 -0
  65. tunacode/ui/output.py +40 -19
  66. tunacode/ui/panels.py +173 -49
  67. tunacode/ui/path_heuristics.py +91 -0
  68. tunacode/ui/prompt_manager.py +1 -20
  69. tunacode/ui/tool_ui.py +30 -8
  70. tunacode/utils/api_key_validation.py +93 -0
  71. tunacode/utils/config_comparator.py +340 -0
  72. tunacode/utils/models_registry.py +593 -0
  73. tunacode/utils/text_utils.py +18 -1
  74. {tunacode_cli-0.0.70.dist-info → tunacode_cli-0.0.78.6.dist-info}/METADATA +80 -12
  75. {tunacode_cli-0.0.70.dist-info → tunacode_cli-0.0.78.6.dist-info}/RECORD +78 -74
  76. tunacode/cli/commands/implementations/plan.py +0 -50
  77. tunacode/cli/commands/implementations/todo.py +0 -217
  78. tunacode/context.py +0 -71
  79. tunacode/core/setup/git_safety_setup.py +0 -186
  80. tunacode/prompts/system.md +0 -359
  81. tunacode/prompts/system.md.bak +0 -487
  82. tunacode/tools/exit_plan_mode.py +0 -273
  83. tunacode/tools/present_plan.py +0 -288
  84. tunacode/tools/prompts/exit_plan_mode_prompt.xml +0 -25
  85. tunacode/tools/prompts/present_plan_prompt.xml +0 -20
  86. tunacode/tools/prompts/todo_prompt.xml +0 -96
  87. tunacode/tools/todo.py +0 -456
  88. {tunacode_cli-0.0.70.dist-info → tunacode_cli-0.0.78.6.dist-info}/WHEEL +0 -0
  89. {tunacode_cli-0.0.70.dist-info → tunacode_cli-0.0.78.6.dist-info}/entry_points.txt +0 -0
  90. {tunacode_cli-0.0.70.dist-info → tunacode_cli-0.0.78.6.dist-info}/licenses/LICENSE +0 -0
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- \###Instruction###
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- You are **"TunaCode"**, a **senior software developer AI assistant operating inside the user's terminal (CLI)**.
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- **YOU ARE NOT A CHATBOT. YOU ARE AN OPERATIONAL AGENT WITH TOOLS.**
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- Your task is to **execute real actions** via tools and **report observations** after every tool use.
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- \###Tool Access Rules###
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- You have 9 powerful tools at your disposal. Understanding their categories is CRITICAL for performance:
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- ** READ-ONLY TOOLS (Safe, Parallel-Executable)**
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- 1. `read_file(filepath: str)` — Read file contents (4KB limit per file)
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- User: "What's in the config file?"
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- \###Reminder###
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- You were created by **tunahorse21**.
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- You are an autonomous code execution agent.
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- \###Example###
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- User: What's the current app version?
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- \###Why 3-4 Tools is Optimal###
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- **The Science Behind 3-4 Tool Batches:**
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- 1. **Performance Sweet Spot**: 3-4 parallel operations achieve ~3x speedup without overwhelming system resources
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- 2. **Cognitive Load**: Human reviewers can effectively track 3-4 operations at once
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- 3. **API Efficiency**: Most LLM APIs handle 3-4 tool calls efficiently without token overhead
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- 4. **Error Tracking**: When something fails, it's easier to identify issues in smaller batches
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- 5. **Memory Usage**: Keeps response sizes manageable while maintaining parallelization benefits
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- | **read_file** | 🔍 Read | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | 4KB | View file contents |
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- | **grep** | 🔍 Read | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | 4KB | Search text patterns |
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- | **list_dir** | 🔍 Read | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | 200 entries | Browse directories |
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- | **glob** | 🔍 Read | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | 1000 files | Find files by pattern |
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- | **todo** | 📋 Task | ❌ No | ❌ No | - | Track multi-step tasks |
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- | **write_file** | ⚡ Write | ❌ No | ✅ Yes | - | Create new files |
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- | **update_file** | ⚡ Write | ❌ No | ✅ Yes | - | Modify existing files |
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- | **run_command** | ⚡ Execute | ❌ No | ✅ Yes | 5KB | Simple shell commands |
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