APAW/AGENTS.md

Kilo Code Agents Reference

This file configures AI agent behavior for the APAW project - a self-improving code pipeline with Gitea logging.

Pipeline Workflow

The main workflow is /pipeline - use it to process issues through all agents automatically.

User: /pipeline 42
Agent: Runs full pipeline for issue #42 with Gitea logging

Commands (Slash Commands)

Command	Description	Usage
/pipeline <issue>	Run full agent pipeline for issue	/pipeline 42
/nextjs	Next.js 14+ full-stack app pipeline	/nextjs my-app
/vue	Vue/Nuxt 3 full-stack app pipeline	/vue my-app
/laravel	Laravel full-stack app pipeline	/laravel my-app
/wordpress	WordPress plugin/site pipeline	/wordpress my-plugin
/feature	Feature development pipeline	/feature
/commerce	E-commerce site pipeline	/commerce
/status <issue>	Check pipeline status for issue	/status 42
/evolve	Run evolution cycle with fitness scoring	/evolve --issue 42
/evaluate <issue>	Generate performance report	/evaluate 42
/plan	Creates detailed task plans	/plan feature X
/ask	Answers codebase questions	/ask how does auth work
/debug	Analyzes and fixes bugs	/debug error in login
/code	Quick code generation	/code add validation
/research [topic]	Run research and self-improvement	/research multi-agent
/evolution log	Log agent model change	/evolution log planner "reason"
/evolution report	Generate evolution report	/evolution report
/web-test <url>	Visual regression testing in Docker	/web-test https://bbox.wtf
/e2e-test <url>	E2E browser automation tests	/e2e-test https://my-app.com

Pipeline Agents (Subagents)

These agents are invoked automatically by /pipeline or manually via @mention:

Core Development

Agent	Role	Model	Variant	Can Call
@requirement-refiner	Converts ideas to User Stories	glm-5.1	thinking	history-miner, system-analyst
@history-miner	Finds duplicates in git	nemotron-3-super	—	(read-only)
@system-analyst	Designs specifications	glm-5.1	thinking	sdet-engineer, orchestrator
@sdet-engineer	Writes tests (TDD)	qwen3-coder:480b	thinking	lead-developer, orchestrator
@lead-developer	Implements code	qwen3-coder:480b	thinking	code-skeptic, orchestrator
@frontend-developer	UI (Next.js, Vue/Nuxt, React)	qwen3-coder:480b	—	code-skeptic, visual-tester, orchestrator
@backend-developer	Node.js/Express/APIs	qwen3-coder:480b	—	code-skeptic, orchestrator
@php-developer	PHP/Laravel/Symfony/WordPress	qwen3-coder:480b	thinking	code-skeptic, security-auditor, orchestrator
@python-developer	Python/Django/FastAPI	qwen3-coder:480b	thinking	code-skeptic, security-auditor, orchestrator
@go-developer	Go backend services	qwen3-coder:480b	—	code-skeptic, orchestrator
@flutter-developer	Flutter mobile apps	qwen3-coder:480b	—	code-skeptic, orchestrator

Quality Assurance

Agent	Role	Model	Variant	Can Call
@code-skeptic	Adversarial review	minimax-m2.5	—	the-fixer, performance-engineer, orchestrator
@the-fixer	Fixes issues	minimax-m2.5	—	code-skeptic, orchestrator
@performance-engineer	Performance review	nemotron-3-super	—	the-fixer, security-auditor, orchestrator
@security-auditor	Security audit	nemotron-3-super	—	the-fixer, release-manager, orchestrator
@visual-tester	Visual regression + bbox extraction + console/network errors	qwen3-coder:480b	—	the-fixer, orchestrator
@browser-automation	E2E testing	qwen3-coder:480b	—	orchestrator

DevOps & Infrastructure

Agent	Role	Model	Variant	Can Call
@devops-engineer	Docker/K8s/CI-CD	nemotron-3-super	—	code-skeptic, security-auditor, orchestrator
@release-manager	Git operations, releases	glm-5.1	—	evaluator

Meta & Process

Agent	Role	Model	Variant	Can Call
@evaluator	Scores effectiveness	glm-5.1	thinking	prompt-optimizer, product-owner, orchestrator
@pipeline-judge	Objective fitness scoring	glm-5.1	—	prompt-optimizer
@prompt-optimizer	Improves prompts	glm-5.1	instant	(edits files)
@product-owner	Manages issues/tracking	glm-5.1	—	(read-only)

Analysis & Design

Agent	Role	Model	Variant	Can Call
@capability-analyst	Analyzes task coverage	glm-5.1	—	agent-architect, orchestrator
@agent-architect	Creates new agents	glm-5.1	thinking	capability-analyst, requirement-refiner, system-analyst
@workflow-architect	Creates workflows	glm-5.1	thinking	(edits files)
@markdown-validator	Validates Markdown	nemotron-3-nano:30b	—	orchestrator

Cognitive Enhancement

Agent	Role	Model	Variant	Can Call
@planner	Task decomposition	nemotron-3-super	—	(read-only)
@reflector	Self-reflection	nemotron-3-super	—	(read-only)
@memory-manager	Memory systems	nemotron-3-super	—	(read-only)

Workflow State Machine

[new] 
  ↓ @requirement-refiner
[planned] 
  ↓ @capability-analyst → (gaps?) → @agent-architect → create new agents
  ↓ @history-miner
[researching] 
  ↓ @system-analyst
[designed] 
  ↓ @sdet-engineer (writes failing tests)
[testing] 
  ↓ @lead-developer (makes tests pass)
[implementing] 
  ↓ @code-skeptic (review)
[reviewing] ──[fail]──→ [fixing] ──→ [reviewing]
  ↓ @review-watcher → (auto-validate) → create fix tasks
  ↓ [pass]
[perf-check] 
  ↓ @performance-engineer
[security-check] 
  ↓ @security-auditor
[releasing] 
  ↓ @release-manager
[evaluated] 
  ↓ @evaluator (subjective score 1-10)
  ├── [score ≥ 7] → [@pipeline-judge] → fitness scoring
  └── [score < 7] → @prompt-optimizer → [@evaluated]
        ↓
    [@pipeline-judge] ← runs tests, measures tokens/time
        ↓
    fitness score
        ↓
┌──────────────────────────────────────┐
│ fitness >= 0.85                      │──→ [completed]
│ fitness 0.70-0.84                    │──→ @prompt-optimizer → [evolving]
│ fitness < 0.70                      │──→ @prompt-optimizer (major) → [evolving]
│ fitness < 0.50                      │──→ @agent-architect → redesign
└──────────────────────────────────────┘
        ↓
[evolving] → re-run workflow → [@pipeline-judge]
        ↓
    compare fitness_before vs fitness_after
        ↓
    [improved?] → commit prompts → [completed]
              └─ [not improved?] → revert → try different strategy

Capability Analysis Flow

When starting a complex task:

[User Request]
      ↓
[@capability-analyst] ← Analyzes requirements vs existing capabilities
      ↓
[Gap Analysis] ← Identifies missing agents, workflows, skills
      ↓
[Recommendations] → Create new or enhance existing?
      ↓
[Decision]
  ├── [Create New] → [@agent-architect] → Create component → Review
  └── [Enhance] → [@lead-developer] → Modify existing
      ↓
[Integration] ← Verify new component works with system
      ↓
[Complete] ← Task can now be handled

Gitea Integration

Status Labels

Pipeline uses Gitea labels to track progress:

• status: new → status: planned → status: researching → ...
• Agents add/remove labels automatically

Performance Logging

Each agent logs to Gitea issue comments:

## ✅ lead-developer completed

**Score**: 8/10
**Duration**: 1.2h
**Files**: src/auth.ts, src/user.ts

### Notes
- Clean implementation
- Follows existing patterns
- Tests passing

Efficiency Tracking

Scores saved to .kilo/logs/efficiency_score.json:

{
  "version": "1.0",
  "history": [
    {
      "issue": 42,
      "date": "2024-01-02T10:00:00Z",
      "agents": {
        "lead-developer": 8,
        "code-skeptic": 7,
        "the-fixer": 9
      },
      "iterations": 2,
      "duration_hours": 1.5
    }
  ]
}

Fitness Tracking

Fitness scores saved to .kilo/logs/fitness-history.jsonl:

{"ts":"2026-04-06T00:00:00Z","issue":42,"workflow":"feature","fitness":0.82,"tokens":38400,"time_ms":245000,"tests_passed":45,"tests_total":47}
{"ts":"2026-04-06T01:30:00Z","issue":43,"workflow":"bugfix","fitness":0.91,"tokens":12000,"time_ms":85000,"tests_passed":47,"tests_total":47}

Manual Agent Invocation

// Use Task tool to invoke subagent
Task tool with:
  subagent_type: "lead-developer"
  prompt: "Implement authentication for issue #42"

Or via @mention:

@lead-developer implement authentication flow

Environment Variables

Gitea integration uses centralized authentication (see .kilo/shared/gitea-auth.md and .kilo/gitea.jsonc):

Variable	Required	Description
GITEA_API_URL	No	API base URL (default: https://git.softuniq.eu/api/v1)
GITEA_TOKEN	Preferred	Pre-existing API token
GITEA_USER	Fallback	Username for Basic Auth token creation
GITEA_PASS	Fallback	Password for Basic Auth token creation
GITEA_TARGET_REPO	No	Override target project (auto-detected otherwise)

Auth resolution: GITEA_TOKEN → GITEA_USER+GITEA_PASS → ValueError. NEVER hardcode credentials.

Self-Improvement Cycle

1. Pipeline runs for each issue
2. Evaluator scores each agent (1-10) - subjective
3. Pipeline Judge measures fitness objectively (0.0-1.0)
4. Low fitness (<0.70) triggers prompt-optimizer
5. Prompt optimizer analyzes failures and improves prompts
6. Re-run workflow with improved prompts
7. Compare fitness before/after - commit if improved
8. Log results to .kilo/logs/fitness-history.jsonl

Evaluator vs Pipeline Judge

Aspect	Evaluator	Pipeline Judge
Type	Subjective	Objective
Score	1-10 (opinion)	0.0-1.0 (metrics)
Metrics	Observations	Tests, tokens, time
Trigger	After workflow	After evaluator
Action	Logs to Gitea	Triggers optimization

Fitness Score Components

fitness = (test_pass_rate × 0.50) + (quality_gates_rate × 0.25) + (efficiency_score × 0.25)

where:
  test_pass_rate = passed_tests / total_tests
  quality_gates_rate = passed_gates / total_gates (build, lint, types, tests, coverage)
  efficiency_score = 1.0 - clamp(normalized_cost, 0, 1)

Architecture Files

File	Purpose
AGENTS.md	This file - main config
.kilo/agents/*.md	Agent definitions with prompts
.kilo/commands/*.md	Workflow commands
.kilo/rules/*.md	Custom rules loaded globally
.kilo/skills/	Skill modules
.kilo/shared/gitea-auth.md	Centralized Gitea auth (env vars, no hardcoded creds)
.kilo/gitea.jsonc	Gitea auth structure (env var mapping)
.kilo/shared/gitea-api.md	Centralized Gitea API client
.kilo/shared/gitea-commenting.md	Comment format for Gitea
.kilo/shared/self-evolution.md	Self-evolution protocol
src/kilocode/	TypeScript API for programmatic use

Using the TypeScript API

import { 
  PipelineRunner, 
  GiteaClient, 
  decideRouting 
} from './src/kilocode/index.js'

const runner = await createPipelineRunner({
  giteaToken: process.env.GITEA_TOKEN
})

await runner.run({ issueNumber: 42 })

Agent Evolution Dashboard

Track agent model changes, performance, and recommendations in real-time.

Access

# Sync agent data
bun run sync:evolution

# Open dashboard
bun run evolution:dashboard
bun run evolution:open
# or visit http://localhost:3001

Dashboard Tabs

Tab	Description
Overview	Stats, recent changes, pending recommendations
All Agents	Filterable agent cards with history
Timeline	Full evolution history
Recommendations	Priority-based model suggestions
Model Matrix	Agent × Model mapping with fit scores

Data Sources

Source	What it tracks
.kilo/agents/*.md	Model, description, capabilities
.kilo/kilo.jsonc	Model assignments
.kilo/capability-index.yaml	Capability routing
Git History	Model and prompt changes
Gitea Comments	Performance scores

Evolution Data Structure

{
  "agents": {
    "lead-developer": {
      "current": { "model": "qwen3-coder:480b", "fit_score": 92 },
      "history": [{ "type": "model_change", "from": "deepseek", "to": "qwen3" }],
      "performance_log": [{ "issue": 42, "score": 8, "success": true }]
    }
  }
}

Recommendations Priority

Priority	When	Example
Critical	Fit score < 70	Immediate model change required
High	Model unavailable	Switch to fallback
Medium	Better model available	Consider upgrade
Low	Optimization possible	Optional improvement

Agent Execution Monitoring

Every agent invocation is logged to .kilo/logs/agent-executions.jsonl for project-level monitoring.

Log Format

{"ts":"2026-04-18T14:00:00Z","agent":"php-developer","issue":42,"project":"UniqueSoft/my-shop","task":"Create Product model","subtask_type":"model_creation","duration_ms":45000,"tokens_used":8500,"status":"success","files":["app/Models/Product.php"],"score":8,"next_agent":"code-skeptic"}

Monitoring Commands

# Agent stats report
bun run scripts/agent-stats.ts

# Stats for last 7 days
bun run scripts/agent-stats.ts --last 7

# Stats for specific project
bun run scripts/agent-stats.ts --project UniqueSoft/my-shop

Required Logging Fields

Field	Description
agent	Agent name
issue	Gitea issue number
project	Target project repo (NOT hardcoded APAW)
task	Atomic task description
duration_ms	Execution time
tokens_used	Token estimate
status	success/fail/pass/blocked

Critical Rules

Target Project (NOT APAW)

Issues MUST be created in the target project repository, NOT in APAW. APAW is the agent framework, not the default project.

# Auto-detect from git remote
TARGET_REPO=$(git remote get-url origin | sed 's:/*$::' | sed -E 's|.*[:/]([^/]+/[^/]+?)(\.git)?$|\1|')

Atomic Tasks (1 action = 1 task)

Every agent invocation solves exactly ONE atomic task:

• ❌ "Implement the entire e-commerce backend"
• ✅ "Create Product model with migration"
• ✅ "Add POST /api/products endpoint"

Modular Code

• Maximum 100 lines per file
• Maximum 30 lines per function
• Features organized as independent modules
• Cross-module communication via events/interfaces only

Token Budgets

Task Size	Max Tokens	Example
Tiny	2,000	Fix typo, add config
Small	5,000	Create model + migration
Medium	10,000	Create API endpoint + test
Large	20,000	Create service with 3 methods

Code Style

• Use TypeScript for new files
• Follow existing patterns
• Write tests before code (TDD)
• Keep functions under 50 lines
• Use early returns
• No comments unless explicitly requested