marfrit 4d5f93aaa5 repl: :diff meta + _git_clean_cmd helper (Phase 6 commit #3)
User-driven git diff injection. The model sees the diff on the next
ask_ai turn through the existing exec_output channel.

Changes:
  - _git_clean_cmd(subcmd_and_args) helper near _scan_project_tree.
    B1: every git invocation that flows into context MUST use
    `--no-pager -c color.ui=never`. Forkpty makes git think stdout
    is a TTY, enabling both color and the pager's keypad/line-clear
    escapes — these would pollute the captured context block. The
    helper is the single chokepoint; commit #4's @<r1>..<r2> retry
    will reuse it.

  - :diff [<args>] meta:
      - Reads cwd at meta invocation (R6: differs from :tree's
        scan-time cwd capture; documented in §5).
      - Runs `_git_clean_cmd("diff " .. args)` via executor.exec.
      - Empty output -> "(no diff): <label>" status, no context append.
      - Non-zero exit -> "diff failed (exit N): <label>" status,
        no context append. git's stderr already streamed to the
        user via executor.exec's live multiplex, so the failure
        reason is visible.
      - Success -> appends "[diff <label>]\n<output>" via
        ctx:append_exec_output. Label is "(working tree)" for empty
        args, else verbatim args.
      - Status confirms injection size: "diff injected: <label> (N bytes)".

  - HELP gains :diff line with three example arg shapes; N3-resolved
    (no `staged` alias — the meta is thin pass-through to git's grammar).

Smoke verified across four scenarios in an ephemeral test repo:
  - Working-tree dirty -> 110-byte diff injected, no ANSI escapes
  - --cached -> 118-byte staged diff injected, clean
  - garbage..nonexistent -> exit 128, status + skip
  - Clean working tree -> "(no diff)", status + skip

Regression: test_safety 87/87, test_router_model 31/31, repl loads.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-05-16 22:17:18 +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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