marfrit 3b074afaee repl: memory handle + :remember + :memory meta (Phase 4 commit #3)
Phase 4 commit #3 per docs/PHASE4.md §12. End-to-end memory wiring.

Startup:
  - Opens memory handle at <history.dir>/memory.jsonl via
    history.open_memory(). Status-logs failure (e.g. flock held by
    another aish) and continues without memory.
  - inject_memory(): loads via history.load_memory(), truncates by
    cfg.memory.inject_max_chars (default 2000), populates
    ctx.memory_items. Status line announces N items injected.
  - shutdown_session() now also closes memory (releases flock).

Meta commands:
  :remember <text>       — shortcut for :memory add fact <text>;
                            auto-refreshes ctx.memory_items so the
                            next AI turn sees the new item without
                            restart
  :memory list           — show id / ts / kind / content (truncated
                            at 80 chars per line)
  :memory add <kind> <t> — fact|pref|context required; rejects other
                            kinds
  :memory forget <id>    — N1: checks active-set first, surfaces
                            "id N not active (already forgotten or
                            never existed)" without appending if
                            the id isn't live
  :memory clear          — [y/N] confirm prompt; tombstones every
                            active item
  :memory inject         — N4: reload memory.jsonl into
                            ctx.memory_items, replacing existing.
                            Useful after manual file edits.

Help block extended with the new commands.

End-to-end verified:
  Boot 1 → :remember×2 + :memory add → 3 items, :memory list shows all
           three with timestamps
  Boot 2 → memory: 3 items injected (startup status); :memory list
           same three; ctx.turns empty (history is sessions/, memory
           is separate)
  Boot 3 → :memory forget 2 succeeds; :memory forget 99 → "not
           active" status without writing a tombstone; :memory list
           shows 2 items; :memory clear → confirm prompt → "cleared 2
           items"; :memory list → "(no memory items)"

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-05-13 05:11:48 +00:00

aish

aish — AI-augmented conversational shell.

A single REPL that interleaves shell command execution and language-model conversation, backed by a llama.cpp HTTP broker. Implementation is LuaJIT 2.x with FFI bindings to libcurl, GNU readline, and libc — no C extensions, no build step, one source tree.

Why

Three flows that currently live in three windows fold into one:

  1. "Run this command and show me the output" — fast feedback loop, no copy-paste between terminal and chat.
  2. "Explain or write code based on the output we just looked at" — exec output is automatically injected into the model's context.
  3. "Plan and execute a multi-step task with confirmation gates" — landing in Phase 3 as Chuck Norris autonomous mode.

aish is not a wrapper around bash. It's a first-class interactive environment where the shell is one of several execution channels.

Status

Component State
Repository skeleton in this commit
Phase 0 manifest docs/PHASE0.md — locked
Phase 0 implementation 🔜 next session
Phase 1+ 📋 enumerated in PHASE0.md §11

Every module file currently raises not implemented (Phase 0 pending) when called. luajit main.lua fails loudly at the first un-implemented function, never silently.

Quick orientation

Read this If you want to know
docs/PHASE0.md §12 What aish is and what Phase 0 ships
docs/PHASE0.md §3 Technology decisions (LuaJIT, FFI, readline, libcurl, llama.cpp)
docs/PHASE0.md §4 Directory layout — these file names are stable across all phases
docs/PHASE0.md §5 How input is dispatched (meta / shell / AI)
docs/PHASE0.md §6 Broker contract: /v1/chat/completions, CMD: extraction
docs/PHASE0.md §10 Config schema and resolution order
docs/PHASE0.md §11 Phase sequence (what lands when)
docs/PHASE0.md §13 Open questions, tracked per phase
CLAUDE.md Project conventions for AI-assisted contributors

Directory layout

aish/
├── main.lua              # entry point
├── repl.lua              # readline loop, dispatch, prompt
├── broker.lua            # llama.cpp HTTP client
├── router.lua            # input classifier (meta/shell/AI)
├── executor.lua          # command exec + CMD: extraction
├── context.lua           # in-memory turn history
├── history.lua           # disk persistence (Phase 1+)
├── safety.lua            # destructive-op gate (Phase 3+)
├── renderer.lua          # output formatting
├── config.lua            # default model registry + preferences
├── ffi/
│   ├── curl.lua          # libcurl easy interface
│   ├── readline.lua      # GNU readline
│   ├── pty.lua           # forkpty (Phase 1+)
│   └── libc.lua          # chdir, errno, strerror
└── docs/
    └── PHASE0.md         # locked substrate

Build / runtime dependencies

System packages (Debian / ALARM / Arch names):

  • luajit (>= 2.0)
  • libcurl4 / libcurl-openssl-3 runtime
  • libreadline8 runtime
  • libc6 runtime (always present)

No compilation, no luarocks, no make. Just luajit main.lua.

Running

Once Phase 0 ships:

luajit main.lua                          # uses ~/.config/aish/config.lua
luajit main.lua --config ./config.lua    # explicit config path
AISH_CONFIG=/path/to/config.lua luajit main.lua

Config resolution order is documented in docs/PHASE0.md §10.

Configuration

config.lua is a Lua file returning a single table. The committed config.lua in this repo is both the canonical example and the development-fallback config (lowest precedence). Copy it to ~/.config/aish/config.lua and edit endpoints to your local llama.cpp servers, or point AISH_CONFIG at your own.

The default endpoints assume mfritsche's home network:

  • fastdirac.fritz.box:8081 (Qwen2.5-Coder-7B q4 8k ctx)
  • deepdirac.fritz.box:8080 (Qwen2.5-Coder-7B q4 32k ctx)
  • cloudhossenfelder.fritz.box:8082 (forwards to OpenRouter)

Replace these with your own llama.cpp endpoints if you're not on that LAN.

License

Not yet selected. Default-private until decided.

Project conventions

See CLAUDE.md for contribution conventions, commit style, and the phase-loop discipline this project follows.

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