marfrit a75118b2ae readline: bind() via rl_bind_keyseq; repl reserves \C-n no-op
Phase 1 readline binding wiring per PHASE1.md §7.

ffi/readline:
  M.bind(seq, lua_fn) -> bool
    Wraps lua_fn as a C callback (signature `int (int, int)` per
    readline's rl_command_func_t) and registers it via
    rl_bind_keyseq(seq, cb). Returns true on success (rl returns 0).
    Trampolines are pinned in module-local state so they outlive the
    bind call — readline retains the function pointer for the process
    lifetime. Rebinding the same seq frees the previous trampoline.
    Bound handlers are pcall-wrapped so a Lua error doesn't crash
    readline's input loop.

repl:
  Binds \C-n to a no-op that emits
    "[aish] Norris mode not yet implemented (Phase 3)"
  Verifies the mechanism end-to-end; Phase 3 (Norris autonomous mode)
  replaces the body with the actual toggle.

Smoke covers bind / rebind-same-seq (exercises the :free path) /
bind-different-seq with no errors. Live keyboard verification waits
on user-test.

Phase 1's 8(+1) inner loop is now functionally through `implement`;
next inner phase is `verify` (review pass) followed by memory-update.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-05-10 19:26:58 +00:00
2026-05-09 23:16:07 +00:00
2026-05-09 23:16:07 +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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AI-augmented conversational shell — LuaJIT REPL with llama.cpp broker, shell executor, and routed AI inference.
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