agentik-framework 1.1.3

Agentik — a CLI-first, modular agent framework that runs LLMs via OpenRouter.

Agentik

A CLI‑first, modular agent framework that runs LLMs via OpenRouter. Agentik focuses on developer ergonomics: clean YAML configs, a batteries‑included CLI, safe tool execution, rich transcripts, and a dev watcher for rapid iteration.

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Highlights

• CLI‑first workflow: agentik run, agentik dev watch, agentik tools ...

• OpenRouter integration: one key → many models

• Agent loop: plan → (optional tool) → reflect → finalize

• Pluggable tooling (via entry points) with built‑ins:

  • http_fetch — GET with caching + limits
  • html_to_text — HTML → text
  • write_file — safe file writer

• Policies enforced per tool call: allow_network, allow_filesystem

• Transcripts: JSONL with timing, token stats, tags, cost estimates

• Run profiles: fast, thorough, deterministic, creative, cheap, dev

• Dev watcher: auto‑rerun on save (no extra deps)

• Memory: file‑backed minimal memory (json) or in‑memory dict

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Prerequisites

• Python 3.10+

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Installation

1) Install the package

Windows (PowerShell)

pip install agentik-framework

macOS/Linux

pip install agentik-framework

For local development inside the repo:

pip install -e .[dev]

2) Set your OpenRouter API key (one‑time)

Windows (PowerShell)

setx OPENROUTER_API_KEY "sk-or-XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
# reopen your PowerShell window afterwards

macOS/Linux (bash/zsh)

echo 'export OPENROUTER_API_KEY="sk-or-XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"' >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc   # or: source ~/.zshrc

Or store via Agentik’s RC:

agentik keys set openrouter sk-or-XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX --global

3) Verify your setup

Windows (PowerShell)

agentik self-test
agentik models list --filter gpt --refresh   # optional

macOS/Linux

agentik self-test
agentik models list --filter gpt --refresh

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Quick Start

A) Initialize a project

Windows (PowerShell)

mkdir my-agent; cd my-agent
agentik init . --template basic --name "My Agent Project"

macOS/Linux

mkdir my-agent && cd my-agent
agentik init . --template basic --name "My Agent Project"

B) Scaffold an agent

PowerShell

agentik new agent research `
  --template basic `
  --tools http_fetch,html_to_text,write_file `
  --with-tests `
  --to .

macOS/Linux

agentik new agent research \
  --template basic \
  --tools http_fetch,html_to_text,write_file \
  --with-tests \
  --to .

C) Minimal config (paste into agents/agent.yaml)

agent:
  name: ResearchBot
  goal: "Research and summarize information."
  loop:
    max_steps: 3
    reflect: true

llm:
  model: openai/gpt-4o-mini
  temperature: 0.3

memory:
  type: json
  path: ./memory/research.json

policies:
  allow_network: true
  allow_filesystem: true

tools:
  - http_fetch
  - html_to_text
  - write_file

D) Run your agent

PowerShell

agentik run .\agents\agent.yaml `
  -p "Summarize the main differences between GPT-4o and small LLMs in 5 bullets." `
  --profile fast `
  --stream `
  --save-transcript .\runs\first-run.jsonl

macOS/Linux

agentik run ./agents/agent.yaml \
  -p "Summarize the main differences between GPT-4o and small LLMs in 5 bullets." \
  --profile fast \
  --stream \
  --save-transcript ./runs/first-run.jsonl

E) Use the dev watcher (auto re‑run on file save)

PowerShell tip: quote your globs (e.g., '**/*.py') to avoid expansion.

PowerShell

agentik dev watch .\agents\agent.yaml `
  --prompt "Summarize this project in 3 bullets." `
  --path . `
  --include '**/*.py' --include '**/*.yaml' --include 'templates/**' `
  --exclude '.venv/**' --exclude 'runs/**' `
  --save-transcripts .\runs `
  --profile dev `
  --stream

macOS/Linux

agentik dev watch ./agents/agent.yaml \
  --prompt "Summarize this project in 3 bullets." \
  --path . \
  --include '**/*.py' --include '**/*.yaml' --include 'templates/**' \
  --exclude '.venv/**' --exclude 'runs/**' \
  --save-transcripts ./runs \
  --profile dev \
  --stream

F) Run tools directly (no agent loop)

PowerShell

agentik tools run http_fetch --arg url=https://example.com --arg ttl=3600 --arg allow_network=true --json
agentik tools run html_to_text --arg "html=<p>Hello</p>" --arg keep_newlines=true --json
agentik tools run write_file --arg path=out\hello.txt --arg "content=Hello" --arg allow_filesystem=true --json

macOS/Linux

agentik tools run http_fetch --arg url=https://example.com --arg ttl=3600 --arg allow_network=true --json
agentik tools run html_to_text --arg 'html=<p>Hello</p>' --arg keep_newlines=true --json
agentik tools run write_file --arg path=out/hello.txt --arg 'content=Hello' --arg allow_filesystem=true --json

G) Memory helpers

PowerShell

agentik memory init --type json --path .\memory\agentik.json
agentik memory recall --n 10 --config .\agents\agent.yaml
agentik memory summarize --n 20 --max-chars 1200 --config .\agents\agent.yaml

macOS/Linux

agentik memory init --type json --path ./memory/agentik.json
agentik memory recall --n 10 --config ./agents/agent.yaml
agentik memory summarize --n 20 --max-chars 1200 --config ./agents/agent.yaml

H) Batch prompts from a file

PowerShell

agentik batch run .\prompts.jsonl --column prompt --out .\results.jsonl --model openai/gpt-4o-mini

macOS/Linux

agentik batch run ./prompts.jsonl --column prompt --out ./results.jsonl --model openai/gpt-4o-mini

prompts.jsonl example:

{"prompt": "Write a haiku about summer."}
{"prompt": "One sentence on the solar eclipse."}

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CLI Reference (Concise)

agentik version

Print the current CLI version.

agentik self-test

Environment checks (Python, OS, OpenRouter key, RC path).

agentik init

Initialize a project directory.

agentik init [PATH] --template basic --force --name "Project Name"

agentik new

Scaffold from templates.

• Agent

PowerShell

agentik new agent NAME `
  --template basic `
  --tools "t1,t2" `
  --memory json `
  --memory-path ./memory/agent.json `
  --to . `
  --with-tests `
  --force

macOS/Linux

agentik new agent NAME \
  --template basic \
  --tools "t1,t2" \
  --memory json \
  --memory-path ./memory/agent.json \
  --to . \
  --with-tests \
  --force

• Tool

PowerShell

agentik new tool NAME `
  --template python `
  --to . `
  --with-tests `
  --force

macOS/Linux

agentik new tool NAME \
  --template python \
  --to . \
  --with-tests \
  --force

agentik template

PowerShell

agentik template list

agentik template apply kind/name `
  --to . `
  --force `
  --name MyArtifact

agentik template pull <git-or-zip-url> `
  --to .

macOS/Linux

agentik template list

agentik template apply kind/name \
  --to . \
  --force \
  --name MyArtifact

agentik template pull <git-or-zip-url> \
  --to .

agentik run

Run the agent loop with profiles and run metadata.

PowerShell

agentik run CONFIG `
  -p "Prompt text" `
  --model TEXT `
  --temperature FLOAT `
  --stream `
  --dry-run `
  --save-transcript PATH `
  --profile [fast|thorough|deterministic|creative|cheap|dev|none] `
  --tag TAG `
  --note TEXT `
  --run-id TEXT `
  --obs-max-chars INT

macOS/Linux

agentik run CONFIG \
  -p "Prompt text" \
  --model TEXT \
  --temperature FLOAT \
  --stream \
  --dry-run \
  --save-transcript PATH \
  --profile [fast|thorough|deterministic|creative|cheap|dev|none] \
  --tag TAG \
  --note TEXT \
  --run-id TEXT \
  --obs-max-chars INT

agentik dev watch

Watch files and auto‑rerun.

PowerShell

agentik dev watch CONFIG `
  -p "Prompt text" `
  --prompt-file PATH `
  --path PATH `            # repeatable (default .)
  --include GLOB `         # repeatable
  --exclude GLOB `         # repeatable
  --interval 0.6 `
  --debounce 0.5 `
  --clear/--no-clear `
  --stream/--no-stream `
  --profile dev `
  --save-transcripts DIR `
  --obs-max-chars 800 `
  --no-initial-run `
  --tag TAG `              # repeatable
  --note TEXT

macOS/Linux

agentik dev watch CONFIG \
  -p "Prompt text" \
  --prompt-file PATH \
  --path PATH \            # repeatable (default .)
  --include GLOB \         # repeatable
  --exclude GLOB \         # repeatable
  --interval 0.6 \
  --debounce 0.5 \
  --clear/--no-clear \
  --stream/--no-stream \
  --profile dev \
  --save-transcripts DIR \
  --obs-max-chars 800 \
  --no-initial-run \
  --tag TAG \              # repeatable
  --note TEXT

agentik keys

PowerShell

agentik keys set openrouter sk-or-... [--global|--local]
agentik keys show

macOS/Linux

agentik keys set openrouter sk-or-... [--global|--local]
agentik keys show

agentik models

PowerShell

agentik models list [--filter TEXT] [--refresh]

macOS/Linux

agentik models list [--filter TEXT] [--refresh]

agentik tools

PowerShell

agentik tools list
agentik tools info NAME

agentik tools run NAME `
  --arg key=value `
  --arg key2=value2 `
  [--json]

macOS/Linux

agentik tools list
agentik tools info NAME

agentik tools run NAME \
  --arg key=value \
  --arg key2=value2 \
  [--json]

agentik validate

PowerShell

agentik validate file CONFIG.yaml `
  --show-effective `
  --model TEXT `
  --temperature FLOAT `
  --max-steps INT

macOS/Linux

agentik validate file CONFIG.yaml \
  --show-effective \
  --model TEXT \
  --temperature FLOAT \
  --max-steps INT

agentik batch

Process prompts from CSV/JSONL.

PowerShell

agentik batch run FILE `
  --column prompt `
  --out results.jsonl `
  --model TEXT `
  --temperature FLOAT

macOS/Linux

agentik batch run FILE \
  --column prompt \
  --out results.jsonl \
  --model TEXT \
  --temperature FLOAT

agentik memory

PowerShell

agentik memory init --type json --path ./memory/agentik.json
agentik memory recall --n 10 [--config CONFIG.yaml]
agentik memory summarize --n 20 --max-chars 1200 [--config CONFIG.yaml]
agentik memory clear [--config CONFIG.yaml]
agentik memory path [--config CONFIG.yaml]

macOS/Linux

agentik memory init --type json --path ./memory/agentik.json
agentik memory recall --n 10 [--config CONFIG.yaml]
agentik memory summarize --n 20 --max-chars 1200 [--config CONFIG.yaml]
agentik memory clear [--config CONFIG.yaml]
agentik memory path [--config CONFIG.yaml]

agentik eval

Tiny harness to check expected substrings/regex.

PowerShell

agentik eval run FILE.jsonl `
  --config CONFIG.yaml `
  --out eval_results.jsonl

macOS/Linux

agentik eval run FILE.jsonl \
  --config CONFIG.yaml \
  --out eval_results.jsonl

agentik config

Locate RC paths.

PowerShell

agentik config path --global
agentik config path --local

macOS/Linux

agentik config path --global
agentik config path --local

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Built‑in Tools & Policies

Selected built‑ins

• http_fetch(url, ttl, timeout, max_bytes, headers, allow_network) → {ok, data, error, meta} with data.text, data.status, cache hints
• html_to_text(html, keep_newlines, drop_links, max_chars) → plaintext
• write_file(path, content, encoding, overwrite, allow_abs, allow_filesystem) → safe writer with sandboxing/system‑path guards

Policies (YAML)

policies:
  allow_network: true
  allow_filesystem: false

If a tool requires a disabled capability, Agentik blocks it and records an observation.

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Transcripts & Cost

Each run can append JSONL records via --save-transcript. A transcript includes:

• meta_start: run id, profile, tags, agent, model, policies, memory path
• Tool calls and assistant responses
• meta_end: timings (planner/tools/reflect), tokens (prompt/completion/total), estimated cost

Override pricing via env vars (USD per 1K tokens): PowerShell

$env:AGENTIK_PRICE_PROMPT_PER_1K = "0.50"
$env:AGENTIK_PRICE_COMPLETION_PER_1K = "1.50"

macOS/Linux

export AGENTIK_PRICE_PROMPT_PER_1K="0.50"
export AGENTIK_PRICE_COMPLETION_PER_1K="1.50"

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Configuration Reference

agent:
  name: my-agent
  goal: "Help with tasks."
  loop:
    max_steps: 4
    reflect: true

llm:
  model: openai/gpt-4o-mini
  temperature: 0.2

memory:
  type: json         # json | dict
  path: ./memory/agent.json

policies:
  allow_network: true
  allow_filesystem: false

tools:
  - http_fetch
  - html_to_text

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Troubleshooting

• “Network error talking to OpenRouter.” Confirm your key in the current shell:

  • PowerShell: echo $env:OPENROUTER_API_KEY
  • macOS/Linux: echo $OPENROUTER_API_KEY Then try: agentik models list --refresh. Behind a proxy? Set HTTP_PROXY/HTTPS_PROXY.

• Dev watcher: “unexpected extra arguments …”

  • Quote globs in PowerShell: --include '**/*.py' (single quotes).

• Edited code but CLI didn’t change?

  • Reinstall editable: pip install -e .[dev] from project root.

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Development

• Lint/format: ruff check . and black .
• Tests: pytest -q
• Build: python -m build
• Publish: twine upload dist/*

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Authors

• Vinay Joshi — [e-mail]
• Avinash Raghuvanshi — [e-mail]

License

MIT

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Happy building with Agentik!