{"slug": "everyone-will-have-an-ai-coding-agent", "title": "Everyone Will Have an AI Coding Agent", "summary": "Clawie, a new AI coding agent tool, launches with a packaged workspace combining Rust and Python sides, featuring a Lean Ladder to prevent over-engineering, a REPL with commit and undo commands, SQLite-based vector indexing for semantic search, a Web UI with live log streaming and visual diffing, and a gamified pixel-art dashboard. The tool aims to streamline development by enforcing minimal code practices and providing real-time agent monitoring.", "body_md": "Clawie is a packaged workspace that keeps both sides of the project together:\n\n`rust-clawie`\n\n(main CLI/runtime side)`python-clawie`\n\n(Python mirror/workspace side)\n\nThis repository exists so the full project is shareable and runnable from one folder.\n\nConfigure your environment variables, provider, model, API key, and base URL interactively:\n\n```\n./clawie setup\n```\n\nSettings are persisted in `settings.json`\n\nunder the Clawie config directory.\n\nClawie enforces a **Lean Ladder** to prevent over-engineering:\n\n*Does this need to exist?**Is it already in this codebase?** Does stdlib do it?**Does a native platform feature cover it?** Does an installed dependency solve it?**Can it be one line?** Only then write the minimum code.*\n\nManage this mode directly inside the REPL session:\n\n`/lean [lite|full|ultra|off]`\n\n: Switch or view the active lean mode (default is`full`\n\n).`/lean-review`\n\n: Review current diff for over-engineering.`/lean-audit`\n\n: Scan repository for over-engineering.`/lean-debt`\n\n: Harvest`clawie:`\n\nsimplification comments into a ledger.`/lean-gain`\n\n: Show benchmark impact metrics.`/lean-help`\n\n: Print command reference.\n\nUse the `/map`\n\n(or `/repo-map`\n\n) command in the REPL to generate a ranked map of the repository's files and extracted symbols, helping navigate large codebases.\n\nManage commits directly from the REPL:\n\n`/commit`\n\n: Preflight checks changes, generates a commit message, and commits them.`/undo`\n\n: Undoes the last commit (soft reset, keeping changes).\n\nSQLite-backed vector indexing service for semantic repository searches:\n\n**Ingest files**:`cargo run -p claw-rag-service -- ingest --workspace .`\n\n**Serve API & UI**:`cargo run -p claw-rag-service -- serve`\n\nAdvanced graphical interface features for the local Clawie Web UI:\n\n**WebSocket Live Log Streaming**: Dynamic real-time execution log streams. Rather than pulling static snapshots, the UI connects to a background socket (`/ws-log`\n\n) to monitor process events as they happen.**Side-by-Side Visual Diffing**: Compare original files vs agent improvements or current edits. Clicking \"Show Diff\" provides visual red/green deletions/additions side-by-side with automatic layout alignment.\n\nChecks sync and parity between the Rust codebase and Python mirrors:\n\n**Sync Auditor CLI**:`./scripts/check_rust_python_sync.py`\n\nanalyzes command/tool definitions and file parity.**Unit Testing**: Tests defined in`test_rust_python_sync.py`\n\nrun checks in continuous integration.\n\nA gamified, real-time pixel-art dashboard showing active agent instances and status:\n\n**Draggable Agents**: CLI processes are rendered as active pixel-art characters in visual rooms (complete with desks, computers, bookshelves, and server racks).**Session Actions**: Terminate active agent sessions directly from the visual interface.** State Beacons**: Displays process statuses (thinking, executing, idle, closed) dynamically via color-coded status lights.\n\n- Set up the workspace:\n\n```\n./clawie setup\n```\n\n- Launch the Clawie agent REPL:\n\n```\n./clawie\n```\n\n- Work in these folders depending on focus:\n\n`rust-clawie`\n\nfor CLI/runtime behavior`python-clawie`\n\nfor Python-side mirrored modules and tooling\n\n```\nClawie/\n├── README.md\n├── clawie\n├── rust-clawie/\n└── python-clawie/\n```\n\nThe runtime defaults were increased to better support longer sessions:\n\n`max_turns`\n\n:`64`\n\n(was lower)`max_budget_tokens`\n\n:`12000`\n\n(was lower)`compact_after_turns`\n\n:`48`\n\n`turn-loop --max-turns`\n\n: default`12`\n\nYou can tune these at runtime with environment variables:\n\n```\nexport CLAWIE_MAX_TURNS=120\nexport CLAWIE_MAX_BUDGET_TOKENS=30000\nexport CLAWIE_COMPACT_AFTER_TURNS=80\nexport CLAWIE_STRUCTURED_OUTPUT=false\nexport CLAWIE_STRUCTURED_RETRY_LIMIT=2\n./clawie\n```\n\nNotes:\n\n- Invalid values fall back to defaults.\n- Numeric values are clamped to at least\n`1`\n\n.\n\nRun from repository root.\n\n```\n# Python-side summary\npython3 -m python-clawie.src.main summary\n\n# Run a stateful loop with explicit turn count\npython3 -m python-clawie.src.main turn-loop \"audit this module\" --max-turns 30\n\n# Resume an existing session\npython3 -m python-clawie.src.main resume-session <session_id> \"continue\"\n```\n\nWhen running complex agent tasks (e.g. running a multi-turn audit session with `/lean-audit`\n\n), developers can launch the Web UI alongside their terminal and watch the agent's actions live.\n\n**Workflow**:- Start a CLI session:\n`./clawie`\n\n- Open the Web UI by running\n`/webui`\n\nin the CLI REPL or by running`./clawie --webui`\n\n- Click on the active room's terminal monitor inside the Web UI dashboard to open the Log Console.\n- The console connects via WebSocket to\n`/ws-log?pid=<PID>`\n\nand streams process lifecycle updates, command elapsed times, and execution details in real time as the agent runs.\n\n- Start a CLI session:\n\nWhen Clawie suggests changes to code files, you can review, edit, and apply them using the side-by-side split screen.\n\n**Workflow**:- Ask Clawie to improve a file:\n`\"Optimize main.py\"`\n\n(which generates a`.improvements.md`\n\nfile). - Open the Web UI and select the file from the workspace explorer sidebar.\n- Click the\n**\"Show Diff\"** button at the top right of the editor. - Compare the\n**Original File**(left pane, red deletions) and the** Improvements / Edited**(right pane, green additions). - Switch back to the editor with\n**\"Show Editor\"** to make manual refinements, then click**\"Save\"**.\n\n- Ask Clawie to improve a file:\n\nTo ensure that CLI runtime command/tool updates inside `rust-clawie`\n\nare mirrored properly inside `python-clawie`\n\nwithout creating feature drift:\n\n**Workflow**:- Run the sync check CLI tool:\n`./scripts/check_rust_python_sync.py`\n\n- The tool outputs a detailed parity report comparing commands in Rust\n`commands.json`\n\nvs Python's snapshot, and tool specifications in Rust`tools/src/lib.rs`\n\nvs Python's snapshot. - If there are missing files or content drifts, the script exits with code\n`1`\n\n, serving as a validator in Git hooks or CI pipelines. - Run\n`python3 -m unittest python-clawie/tests/test_rust_python_sync.py`\n\nto assert package structure sync.\n\n- Run the sync check CLI tool:\n\n`Clawie`\n\n: product name`ShrimpAI`\n\n: parent brand`Jameclaw`\n\n: legacy/origin naming context\n\nEarlier working copies were split across multiple local folders. 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