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Argus, a new desktop coding assistant, has launched with a multi-agent architecture that simulates a real-world software team to autonomously execute coding tasks. The tool uses four AI roles—Project Manager, Software Engineer, Approver, and Monitor—to understand natural language requirements, generate code, and enforce quality through independent code review and veto power. This design aims to prevent stalls and ensure code reliability by mimicking human team workflows with automated checks and fail-safes.

Vibe Coding Platform — A desktop coding assistant powered by a four-role AI Agent architecture PM / SE / AP / C that understands your intent and executes coding tasks autonomously, with a built-in independent approver to ensure code quality. Argus employs a PM Project Manager + SE Software Engineer + AP Approver + C Monitor four-role design that simulates real-world software team workflows: ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 👤 User │ │ You - Provide Requirements │ └──────────────┬──────────────────────────────┘ │ Natural Language Input ▼ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 🎯 PM │ │ AI Project Manager │ │ • Understands your requirements │ │ • Breaks down tasks & delegates to SE │ │ • Reviews SE output Code Review + tools │ │ • Communicates progress with you │ └──────────────┬──────────────────────────────┘ │ Task Assignment + Quality Control ▼ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 💻 SE │ │ AI Software Engineer │ │ • Generates code │ │ • Writes/edits files │ │ • Executes commands │ │ • Self-testing verification │ └──────────────┬──────────────────────────────┘ │ Task Complete → PM Review Passed ▼ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 🔍 AP │ │ AI Approver │ │ • Independent Code Review uninfluenced │ │ • QA Verification runs compile/test │ │ • Veto Power AP says no → task not done │ │ • Up to 3 rounds of tool calls │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ▲ ┌──────────────┴──────────────────────────────┐ │ 📊 C │ │ Background Monitor │ │ • Monitors PM/SE health status │ │ • Detects Git changes + auto-commit │ │ • Identifies stalls and alerts │ │ • PM→AP handover timeout fallback │ │ • Read-only — never acts autonomously │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────┘ | Role | Prefix | Intelligence | Responsibility | |---|---|---|---| 👤 USR | USR | Human | Provides requirements, makes decisions | 🎯 PM | PM | AI LLM | Task planning, routing, quality control | 💻 SE | SE | AI LLM | Code generation, file operations, command execution | 🔍 AP | AP | AI LLM | Independent approval, QA verification, veto power | 📊 C | Sys C | Mechanical | Health monitoring, change detection, handover fallback | Natural language interaction : Chat with PM in Chinese/English; PM automatically breaks down tasks for SE @mention routing : Use @PM , @SE , @AP to direct messages to specific agents Triple quality assurance :- PM Code Review mandatory review of SE output, verified with tools - AP Independent Approval uninfluenced by PM, personally runs compile/test - SE Self-test Verification must pass before submission AP Veto Power : If AP rejects, the task cannot be closed — SE must rework Real-time visibility into AI thinking process : Token-by-token display Event-driven push : pm started → se started → writing file → executing → done Heartbeat keep-alive mechanism : Automatic disconnect recovery Four-state state machine : idle → running → done → approved Anti-infinite-loop mechanism : PM review max 10 rounds, SE execution threshold Crash recovery system : SQLite persistence + task memory recovery Rate limiting & circuit breaker protection : Prevents API overload and cascading failures C monitoring system : 30s health checks, Git change detection, progressive timeouts, handover fallback Path security sandbox : File operations restricted to working directory Multi-model support : OpenAI-compatible API Qwen, DeepSeek, GLM, GPT, Claude, etc. Multi-config management : Switch API providers anytime IM multi-channel integration : DingTalk bidirectional, Stream mode , Enterprise WeChat/Feishu interface reserved Git integration : View changes, manual commits, SE output verification Modern GUI : Wails desktop app no CLI/TUI Role-differentiated display : Color-coded messages USR/PM/SE/Sys C/Sys SE Monaco editor : VS Code's editor with syntax highlighting Embedded terminal : xterm.js terminal File tree browser : Sidebar project navigation Draggable windows : Freely arrange panels Internationalization : Chinese/English interface Multi-level notifications : Silent / Popup / Emergency IM push Dark theme Three-tier decision authority : Auto / Ask / Block IM switch guard : No accidental messages Message deduplication : Frontend + backend filtering Auto-backup : Before file modification, backup to .argus/backups/ Global panic recovery : Goroutine panic protection For the quickest experience, download the latest argus-desktop.exe from the Releases https://github.com/ArgusTek/argus/releases page. No build required — just run the exe. Go 1.22+ Node.js 18+ Wails CLI : go install github.com/wailsapp/wails/v2/cmd/wails@latest OS : Windows primary; macOS/Linux builds may work but are untested go version go1.22.0+ node --version v18.0.0+ wails doctor should pass all checks build.bat Clone git clone https://github.com/ArgusTek/argus.git cd argus Install frontend deps cd frontend && npm install && cd .. Configure AI API see Configuration section Build frontend cd frontend && npm run build && cd .. Build Go app wails build Run ./build/bin/argus-desktop.exe ⚠️ After modifying frontend code, you must run npm run build first, then wails build . Configure in the app Settings panel, or copy and edit the template: cp config/config.example.json config/config.json { "apiConfigs": { "id": "1", "name": "Qwen Turbo", "provider": "qwen", "baseUrl": "https://dashscope.aliyuncs.com/compatible-mode/v1", "apiKey": "sk-your-api-key-here", "modelName": "qwen-turbo", "isDefault": true } } See config/config.example.json for the full configuration template. Settings → IM Integration, or copy and edit: cp config/dingtalk.example.json config/dingtalk.json { "enabled": true, "clientId": "your-dingtalk-app-client-id", "clientSecret": "your-dingtalk-app-client-secret" } See config/dingtalk.example.json for the full template. | Input Example | Effect | |---|---| Help me write a Hello World | Send to PM default , PM analyzes then assigns to SE for execution | @PM analyze this project's architecture | Explicitly send to PM | @SE fix the bug at line 20 in main.go | Directly ask SE to execute fix task | @AP review the current changes | Request AP to perform independent review | | Shortcut | Action | |---|---| Ctrl+Enter | Send message | Ctrl+L | Clear chat history | Ctrl+S | Save current file | Esc | Stop current task | 👤 User: Create a Go REST API ↓ 🎯 PM: I'll break this down: 1. Create main.go with HTTP server framework 2. Add /health endpoint 3. Add /api/users endpoint @SE please start with task 1 ↓ 💻 SE: Creates main.go, writes HTTP server code @PM Task 1 complete, file created ↓ 🎯 PM: Reviews main.go using read file/exec tools ✓ Passed @SE please continue with task 2 ↓ 💻 SE: Adds /health endpoint @PM Task 2 complete ↓ 🎯 PM: Reviews again ✓ All passed @AP Task verified, please perform final quality approval ↓ 🔍 AP: Independent Code Review + runs compile/test ✅ Project approved ↓ 👤 User: Received completion notification REST API is ready argus/ ├── main.go Wails application entry point ├── app.go Core business logic & API bindings ├── terminal.go Terminal management ├── http server.go HTTP API server ├── wails.json Wails configuration ├── build.bat One-click build script ├── go.mod / go.sum Go dependencies │ ├── cmd/ CLI tools testing/debugging │ ├── argus/ Main launcher │ ├── pm/ Standalone PM test │ ├── se/ Standalone SE test │ └── test/ Integration tests │ ├── config/ Configuration files │ ├── config.example.json API configuration template │ └── dingtalk.example.json DingTalk configuration template │ ├── internal/ │ ├── ai/ AI client & prompts │ │ ├── client.go OpenAI-compatible API client │ │ ├── pm prompt.go PM system prompt & processor │ │ ├── se prompt.go SE system prompt & processor │ │ ├── se prompt test.go SE prompt tests │ │ └── ap prompt.go AP approval prompt & processor │ ├── chat/ Chat management │ │ ├── manager.go Unified ChatManager PM/SE/AP/C orchestration │ │ ├── router.go @mention message router │ │ ├── sse bridge.go SSE streaming bridge │ │ └── sse bridge test.go SSE bridge tests │ ├── monitor/ Background monitoring │ │ └── c monitor.go C monitor health, git, alerts, handover fallback │ ├── memory/ Memory & context system │ │ ├── manager.go SQLite-backed memory store │ │ ├── compressor.go Context compression │ │ ├── context.go Context builder │ │ ├── session.go Session management │ │ └── working.go Working memory │ ├── executor/ Command executor │ │ └── executor.go Secure command execution with sandboxing │ ├── pm/ PM executor │ │ └── executor.go Task management │ ├── se/ SE executor │ │ └── executor.go Code generation & file operations │ ├── board/ Task board Kanban │ │ └── board.go Board state management │ ├── dingtalk/ DingTalk integration │ │ ├── dingtalk.go Bot client │ │ └── stream.go Stream mode handler │ ├── limiter/ Rate limiting & safety │ │ ├── ratelimit.go API rate limiter │ │ ├── circuit breaker.go Circuit breaker │ │ └── logger.go Request logger │ ├── git/ Git operations │ │ └── git.go Git integration status, diff, commit │ ├── i18n/ Internationalization │ │ └── i18n.go Locale management │ └── types/ Shared type definitions │ └── types.go │ ├── frontend/ Vue 3 frontend │ ├── src/ │ │ ├── App.vue Root component │ │ ├── main.ts Vue entry point │ │ ├── style.css Global styles │ │ ├── components/ UI components │ │ │ ├── ChatPanel.vue Chat interface │ │ │ ├── EditorArea.vue Monaco editor │ │ │ ├── FileTreeWindow.vue File browser │ │ │ ├── TerminalWindow.vue xterm.js terminal │ │ │ ├── GitWindow.vue Git status panel │ │ │ ├── SettingsDialog.vue Settings modal │ │ │ ├── StatusBar.vue Bottom status bar │ │ │ └── ... 22+ components │ │ └── composables/ │ │ └── useDraggable.ts Drag & drop │ ├── wailsjs/ Auto-generated Wails bindings │ ├── package.json │ └── vite.config.ts │ └── build/ Build output gitignored └── bin/ └── argus-desktop.exe wails dev Starts the Go backend and Vue dev server with hot reload. Vue Source Code ↓ npm run build frontend/dist static files ↓ wails build embed build/bin/argus-desktop.exe Run all tests go test ./... Run specific package tests go test ./internal/chat/... go test ./internal/ai/... go vet ./... go fmt ./... Windows only primary platform; macOS/Linux may work but are untested Core loop stability : Under certain conditions, the PM-SE-AP chain may hang especially on complex multi-step tasks . We are actively debugging and will release a hotfix. Test coverage : Insufficient unit tests; most validation is manual. Large project performance : 1000 files may slow file tree rendering. AP approval degradation : Models without tool-calling support fall back to a no-tools approval path. SSE single connection : Only one HTTP client can subscribe to the event stream at a time. Message routing complexity : The four-step chain can occasionally break on edge cases mitigated by fallback layers . We are working hard to resolve these. Your issue reports are highly appreciated - PM/SE/AP/C four-role collaboration architecture - AP independent approval + veto power - PM→SE→PM Review→AP Approval complete pipeline - SSE streaming output - Complete state machine management - Anti-infinite-loop mechanism - Crash recovery + task memory - C monitoring system including PM→AP handover fallback - Rate limiting & circuit breaker protection - IM multi-channel integration DingTalk/Enterprise WeChat/Feishu - Internationalization support Chinese/English - Message deduplication mechanism - Global panic recovery protection - Local model support Ollama integration - VS Code plugin version - Memory system integration into ChatManager context-aware conversations - Basic unit test coverage - Plugin SDK v0.1 preview - Full macOS/Linux support - Multi-SE parallel execution - Enterprise WeChat & Feishu official integration - Plugin marketplace open - Performance optimization large project support - Comprehensive test suite coverage 80% - CI/CD pipeline - Complete user documentation & video tutorials - Cloud Hosting SaaS version - Open Core commercialization exploration We welcome all forms of contribution Whether it's code, documentation, bug reports, or feature suggestions. - Fork this repository - Create a feature branch git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature - Commit your changes git commit -m 'Add amazing feature' - Push to the branch git push origin feature/amazing-feature - Create a Pull Request - Check Good First Issue /argustek/Argus/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22good+first+issue%22 for beginner-friendly tasks - Feel free to open an issue for any bug report or feature request This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE /argustek/Argus/blob/main/LICENSE file for details. 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