npm package: @push.rocks/smartagent
Description: Agentic loop for ai-sdk (Vercel AI SDK). Wraps streamText with stopWhen for parallel multi-step tool execution. Built on @push.rocks/smartai.
Author: Task Venture Capital GmbH
Latest version: 3.0.2

# @push.rocks/smartagent

A lightweight agentic loop built on **Vercel AI SDK v6** via `@push.rocks/smartai`. Register tools, get a model, call `runAgent()` — done. 🚀

## Install

```bash
pnpm install @push.rocks/smartagent
```

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## Overview

`@push.rocks/smartagent` wraps the AI SDK's `streamText` with `stopWhen: stepCountIs(n)` for **parallel multi-step tool execution**. No classes to instantiate, no lifecycle to manage — just one async function:

```typescript
import { runAgent, tool, z } from '@push.rocks/smartagent';
import { getModel } from '@push.rocks/smartai';

const model = getModel({
  provider: 'anthropic',
  model: 'claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929',
  apiKey: process.env.ANTHROPIC_TOKEN,
});

const result = await runAgent({
  model,
  prompt: 'What is 7 + 35?',
  system: 'You are a helpful assistant. Use tools when asked.',
  tools: {
    calculator: tool({
      description: 'Perform arithmetic',
      inputSchema: z.object({
        operation: z.enum(['add', 'subtract', 'multiply', 'divide']),
        a: z.number(),
        b: z.number(),
      }),
      execute: async ({ operation, a, b }) => {
        const ops = { add: a + b, subtract: a - b, multiply: a * b, divide: a / b };
        return String(ops[operation]);
      },
    }),
  },
  maxSteps: 10,
});

console.log(result.text);    // "7 + 35 = 42"
console.log(result.steps);   // number of agentic steps taken
console.log(result.usage);   // { promptTokens, completionTokens, totalTokens }
```

## Architecture

```
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  runAgent({ model, prompt, tools, maxSteps })   │
│                                                 │
│  ┌────────────┐   ┌───────────┐   ┌───────────┐ │
│  │ Messages   │──▶│ streamText│──▶│  Tools    │ │
│  │ (history)  │◀──│ (AI SDK)  │◀──│ (ToolSet) │ │
│  └────────────┘   └───────────┘   └───────────┘ │
│                                                 │
│  stopWhen: stepCountIs(maxSteps)                │
│  + retry with backoff on 429/529/503            │
│  + context overflow detection & recovery        │
│  + tool call repair (case-insensitive matching) │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
```

**Key features:**

- 🔄 **Multi-step agentic loop** — the model calls tools, sees results, and continues reasoning until done
- ⚡ **Parallel tool execution** — multiple tool calls in a single step are executed concurrently
- 🔧 **Auto-retry with backoff** — handles 429/529/503 errors with header-aware retry delays
- 🩹 **Tool call repair** — case-insensitive name matching + invalid tool sink prevents crashes
- 📊 **Token streaming** — `onToken` and `onToolCall` callbacks for real-time progress
- 💥 **Context overflow handling** — detects overflow and invokes your `onContextOverflow` callback

## Core API

### `runAgent(options): Promise<IAgentRunResult>`

The single entry point. Options:

| Option | Type | Default | Description |
|--------|------|---------|-------------|
| `model` | `LanguageModelV3` | *required* | Model from `@push.rocks/smartai`'s `getModel()` |
| `prompt` | `string` | *required* | The user's task/question |
| `system` | `string` | `undefined` | System prompt |
| `tools` | `ToolSet` | `{}` | Tools the agent can call |
| `maxSteps` | `number` | `20` | Max agentic steps before stopping |
| `messages` | `ModelMessage[]` | `[]` | Conversation history (for multi-turn) |
| `maxRetries` | `number` | `5` | Max retries on rate-limit/server errors |
| `onToken` | `(delta: string) => void` | — | Streaming token callback |
| `onToolCall` | `(name: string) => void` | — | Called when a tool is invoked |
| `onContextOverflow` | `(messages) => messages` | — | Handle context overflow (e.g., compact messages) |

### `IAgentRunResult`

```typescript
interface IAgentRunResult {
  text: string;              // Final response text
  finishReason: string;      // 'stop', 'tool-calls', 'length', etc.
  steps: number;             // Number of agentic steps taken
  messages: ModelMessage[];  // Full conversation for multi-turn
  usage: {
    promptTokens: number;
    completionTokens: number;
    totalTokens: number;
  };
}
```

## Defining Tools 🛠️

Tools use Vercel AI SDK's `tool()` helper with Zod schemas:

```typescript
import { tool, z } from '@push.rocks/smartagent';

const myTool = tool({
  description: 'Describe what this tool does',
  inputSchema: z.object({
    param1: z.string().describe('What this parameter is for'),
    param2: z.number().optional(),
  }),
  execute: async ({ param1, param2 }) => {
    // Do work, return a string
    return `Result: ${param1}`;
  },
});
```

Pass tools as a flat object to `runAgent()`:

```typescript
await runAgent({
  model,
  prompt: 'Do the thing',
  tools: { myTool, anotherTool },
  maxSteps: 10,
});
```

## ToolRegistry

A lightweight helper for collecting tools:

```typescript
import { ToolRegistry, tool, z } from '@push.rocks/smartagent';

const registry = new ToolRegistry();

registry.register('random_number', tool({
  description: 'Generate a random integer between min and max',
  inputSchema: z.object({
    min: z.number(),
    max: z.number(),
  }),
  execute: async ({ min, max }) => {
    return String(Math.floor(Math.random() * (max - min + 1)) + min);
  },
}));

registry.register('is_even', tool({
  description: 'Check if a number is even',
  inputSchema: z.object({ number: z.number() }),
  execute: async ({ number: n }) => n % 2 === 0 ? 'Yes' : 'No',
}));

const result = await runAgent({
  model,
  prompt: 'Generate a random number and tell me if it is even',
  tools: registry.getTools(),
  maxSteps: 10,
});
```

## Built-in Tool Factories 🧰

Import from the `@push.rocks/smartagent/tools` subpath:

```typescript
import { filesystemTool, shellTool, httpTool, jsonTool } from '@push.rocks/smartagent/tools';
```

### `filesystemTool(options?)`

Returns: `read_file`, `write_file`, `list_directory`, `delete_file`

```typescript
const tools = filesystemTool({ rootDir: '/home/user/workspace' });

await runAgent({
  model,
  prompt: 'Create a file called hello.txt with "Hello World"',
  tools,
  maxSteps: 5,
});
```

Options:
- `rootDir` — restrict all file operations to this directory. Paths outside it throw `Access denied`.

### `shellTool(options?)`

Returns: `run_command`

```typescript
const tools = shellTool({ cwd: '/tmp', allowedCommands: ['ls', 'echo', 'cat'] });

await runAgent({
  model,
  prompt: 'List all files in /tmp',
  tools,
  maxSteps: 5,
});
```

Options:
- `cwd` — working directory for commands
- `allowedCommands` — whitelist of allowed commands (if set, others are rejected)

### `httpTool()`

Returns: `http_get`, `http_post`

```typescript
const tools = httpTool();

await runAgent({
  model,
  prompt: 'Fetch the data from https://api.example.com/status',
  tools,
  maxSteps: 5,
});
```

### `jsonTool()`

Returns: `json_validate`, `json_transform`

```typescript
const tools = jsonTool();

// Direct usage:
const result = await tools.json_validate.execute({
  jsonString: '{"name":"test","value":42}',
  requiredFields: ['name', 'value'],
});
// → "Valid JSON: object with 2 keys"
```

## Streaming & Callbacks 🎥

Monitor the agent in real-time:

```typescript
const result = await runAgent({
  model,
  prompt: 'Analyze this data...',
  tools,
  maxSteps: 10,

  // Token-by-token streaming
  onToken: (delta) => process.stdout.write(delta),

  // Tool call notifications
  onToolCall: (toolName) => console.log(`\n🔧 Calling: ${toolName}`),
});
```

## Context Overflow Handling 💥

For long-running agents that might exceed the model's context window, use the compaction subpath:

```typescript
import { runAgent } from '@push.rocks/smartagent';
import { compactMessages } from '@push.rocks/smartagent/compaction';

const result = await runAgent({
  model,
  prompt: 'Process all 500 files...',
  tools,
  maxSteps: 100,

  onContextOverflow: async (messages) => {
    // Summarize the conversation to free up context space
    return await compactMessages(model, messages);
  },
});
```

## Output Truncation ✂️

Prevent large tool outputs from consuming too much context:

```typescript
import { truncateOutput } from '@push.rocks/smartagent';

const { content, truncated, notice } = truncateOutput(hugeOutput, {
  maxLines: 2000,   // default
  maxBytes: 50_000, // default
});
```

The built-in tool factories use `truncateOutput` internally.

## Multi-Turn Conversations 💬

Pass the returned `messages` back for multi-turn interactions:

```typescript
// First turn
const turn1 = await runAgent({
  model,
  prompt: 'Create a project structure',
  tools,
  maxSteps: 10,
});

// Second turn — continues the conversation
const turn2 = await runAgent({
  model,
  prompt: 'Now add a README to the project',
  tools,
  maxSteps: 10,
  messages: turn1.messages, // pass history
});
```

## Exports

### Main (`@push.rocks/smartagent`)

| Export | Type | Description |
|--------|------|-------------|
| `runAgent` | function | Core agentic loop |
| `ToolRegistry` | class | Tool collection helper |
| `truncateOutput` | function | Output truncation utility |
| `ContextOverflowError` | class | Error type for context overflow |
| `tool` | function | Re-exported from `@push.rocks/smartai` |
| `z` | object | Re-exported Zod for schema definitions |
| `stepCountIs` | function | Re-exported from AI SDK |
| `jsonSchema` | function | Re-exported from `@push.rocks/smartai` |

### Tools (`@push.rocks/smartagent/tools`)

| Export | Type | Description |
|--------|------|-------------|
| `filesystemTool` | factory | File operations (read, write, list, delete) |
| `shellTool` | factory | Shell command execution |
| `httpTool` | factory | HTTP GET/POST requests |
| `jsonTool` | factory | JSON validation and transformation |

### Compaction (`@push.rocks/smartagent/compaction`)

| Export | Type | Description |
|--------|------|-------------|
| `compactMessages` | function | Summarize message history to free context |

## Dependencies

- **[`@push.rocks/smartai`](https://code.foss.global/push.rocks/smartai)** — Provider registry, `getModel()`, re-exports `tool`/`jsonSchema`
- **[`ai`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/ai)** v6 — Vercel AI SDK (`streamText`, `stepCountIs`, `ModelMessage`)
- **[`zod`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/zod)** — Tool input schema definitions
- **[`@push.rocks/smartfs`](https://code.foss.global/push.rocks/smartfs)** — Filesystem tool implementation
- **[`@push.rocks/smartshell`](https://code.foss.global/push.rocks/smartshell)** — Shell tool implementation
- **[`@push.rocks/smartrequest`](https://code.foss.global/push.rocks/smartrequest)** — HTTP tool implementation

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