Agent CLI

CLI tools for managing multi-agent development environments with tmux. Streamline your multi-agent workflow by automating tmux session creation, agent initialization, and inter-agent communication.

Features

• 🚀 Automated Setup: Initialize complex multi-agent tmux sessions with a single command
• 📤 Inter-Agent Messaging: Send messages between agents without switching panes
• 🔍 Smart Configuration: Automatically discovers configuration files in parent directories
• 📊 Flexible Layouts: Support for various pane layouts (2x4 grid by default)
• 📝 Activity Logging: Keep track of all agent interactions and messages
• 🎯 Project-Specific Config: Define different agent setups for different projects

Installation

# Global installation (recommended)
npm install -g ca-agent-cli

# Or install locally in your project
npm install --save-dev ca-agent-cli

Quick Start

1. Install the CLI globally:

   npm install -g ca-agent-cli

2. Create a .agentconfig.yml in your project:

   cat > .agentconfig.yml << 'EOF'
   session:
     name: myproject
     window: agents
     layout: 2x4
   
   agents:
     - name: frontend
       pane: 1
       role: "Frontend Developer"
       init_command: "echo 'Frontend agent ready'"
   
     - name: backend
       pane: 2
       role: "Backend Developer"
       init_command: "echo 'Backend agent ready'"
   EOF

3. Initialize your agents:

   agent-init

4. Send messages between agents:

   agent-send send backend "Please create the user API endpoint"

Configuration

Configuration File

Create a .agentconfig.yml file in your project root. The CLI will search for this file in the current directory and all parent directories.

# Session configuration
session:
  name: multiagent          # tmux session name
  window: agent            # tmux window name
  layout: 2x4              # Layout pattern (2 columns x 4 rows)

# Agent definitions
agents:
  - name: architect
    pane: 1                # Pane number (1-8 for 2x4 layout)
    role: "System Architect"
    init_command: |        # Command to run when initializing
      export ANTHROPIC_MODEL="claude-3-opus-20240229"
      claude
    init_message: |        # Initial message to send
      You are the system architect. Please review the requirements.

  - name: frontend
    pane: 2
    role: "Frontend Developer"
    init_command: "node"
    init_message: "Ready for frontend development tasks"

# Logging configuration (optional)
logging:
  enabled: true
  directory: logs
  format: "[{{timestamp}}] {{agent}}: {{action}} - \"{{message}}\""

Layout Options

Currently supports:

• 2x4: 2 columns × 4 rows (8 panes total)
• More layouts coming soon!

Usage

Initialize Session

# Basic initialization
agent-init

# With custom config file
agent-init -c /path/to/custom-config.yml

# Without auto-attaching to the session
agent-init --no-attach

Send Messages

# Send a message to an agent
agent-send send <agent-name> "<message>"

# Examples
agent-send send frontend "Please update the login component"
agent-send send backend "Database migration completed"

# List all available agents
agent-send list

# Use custom config file
agent-send send architect "Review the API design" -c ./configs/project.yml

Command Options

agent-init

• -c, --config <path>: Path to configuration file
• --no-attach: Don't attach to session after creation
• -h, --help: Display help
• -V, --version: Display version

agent-send

• send <agent> <message>: Send message to agent
• list: List all configured agents
• -c, --config <path>: Path to configuration file
• -h, --help: Display help

Advanced Usage

Multiple Projects

You can manage multiple projects by using different configuration files:

# Project A
agent-init -c ~/projects/projectA/.agentconfig.yml

# Project B
agent-init -c ~/projects/projectB/.agentconfig.yml

CI/CD Integration

# .github/workflows/agent-test.yml
- name: Setup agents
  run: |
    npm install -g ca-agent-cli
    agent-init --no-attach

- name: Run agent tasks
  run: |
    agent-send send tester "Run all tests"
    agent-send send builder "Build the project"

Scripting

#!/bin/bash
# deploy.sh

# Initialize agents
agent-init --no-attach

# Send deployment commands
agent-send send devops "Pull latest changes"
agent-send send backend "Run database migrations"
agent-send send frontend "Build production bundle"
agent-send send devops "Deploy to production"

Requirements

• Node.js >= 14.0.0
• tmux installed on your system
  • macOS: brew install tmux
  • Ubuntu/Debian: sudo apt-get install tmux
  • RHEL/CentOS: sudo yum install tmux

Troubleshooting

tmux not found

# Install tmux first
brew install tmux  # macOS
sudo apt-get install tmux  # Ubuntu/Debian

Session already exists

# Kill existing session
tmux kill-session -t <session-name>

# Or use a different session name in config

Configuration file not found

# Check file exists
ls -la .agentconfig.yml

# Specify path explicitly
agent-init -c ./path/to/.agentconfig.yml

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Support

• 📧 Email: support@nowly-lab.com
• 🐛 Issues: GitHub Issues
• 💬 Discussions: GitHub Discussions

Roadmap

• Support for more layout patterns
• Agent health monitoring
• Message history and replay
• Web UI for agent management
• Plugin system for custom agent types
• Integration with popular AI platforms

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