astropods-adapter-core 0.4.1

Framework-agnostic bridge between agent adapters and the Astropods messaging service

astropods-adapter-core

Framework-agnostic bridge between Python agents and the Astropods messaging service.

Installation

pip install astropods-adapter-core

Requires Python 3.10+.

Usage

If you're using a supported framework, use the pre-built adapter package instead (e.g. astropods-adapter-langchain). Use this package directly to connect a custom or unsupported framework.

Create a class with name, stream, and get_config, then call serve():

from astropods_adapter_core import StreamHooks, StreamOptions, serve

class MyAdapter:
    name = "My Agent"

    async def stream(self, prompt: str, hooks: StreamHooks, options: StreamOptions) -> None:
        try:
            hooks.on_chunk("Hello!")
            hooks.on_finish()
        except Exception as e:
            hooks.on_error(e)

    def get_config(self) -> dict:
        return {"system_prompt": "You are a helpful assistant.", "tools": []}

serve(MyAdapter())

serve() blocks until SIGINT or SIGTERM. Under ast dev, GRPC_SERVER_ADDR is injected automatically.

API

AgentAdapter protocol

Member	Description
name: str	Display name used in logs and registration
async stream(prompt, hooks, options)	Stream a response, invoking hooks as the agent progresses
get_config() -> dict	Return {"system_prompt": str, "tools": [...]} for playground display

StreamHooks

Call these inside stream() as the agent produces output:

Method	When to call
on_chunk(text)	Each text token or fragment from the LLM
on_status_update({"status": "..."})	Agent state change — valid values: THINKING, SEARCHING, GENERATING, PROCESSING, ANALYZING, CUSTOM
on_finish()	Response complete — call exactly once per request
on_error(exception)	Error occurred — call instead of on_finish

For CUSTOM status, include "custom_message" in the dict:

hooks.on_status_update({"status": "CUSTOM", "custom_message": "Fetching data..."})

StreamOptions

Per-request context passed to stream():

Field	Description
conversation_id	Stable ID for the conversation thread
user_id	ID of the user who sent the message
platform_context	Optional[PlatformContext] — platform-specific fields (channel, thread, workspace, event kind). None for messages from non-platform sources (playground, direct gRPC).

Using platform_context

PlatformContext exposes the source-event fields adapters often need to branch on — the channel and thread to reply into, the workspace, the bot's own user ID, and an event_kind enum that distinguishes a DM from an @-mention from a thread reply without having to inspect message content.

from astropods_adapter_core import PlatformContext, StreamHooks, StreamOptions

async def stream(self, prompt, hooks: StreamHooks, options: StreamOptions) -> None:
    pc = options.platform_context
    if pc and pc.event_kind == PlatformContext.EVENT_KIND_APP_MENTION:
        hooks.on_chunk(f"You @-mentioned me in {pc.channel_name or pc.channel_id}.")
    else:
        hooks.on_chunk("Hello!")
    hooks.on_finish()

Always null-check first — platform_context is None for messages from the playground or direct gRPC clients. See PlatformContext for the full field list.

serve(adapter, options?)

Connects the adapter to the messaging service and blocks until shutdown.

from astropods_adapter_core import ServeOptions, serve

# Override the gRPC address (default: GRPC_SERVER_ADDR env var or localhost:9090)
serve(adapter, ServeOptions(server_address="astro-messaging:9090"))

MessagingBridge

serve() is a thin wrapper around MessagingBridge. Use it directly if you need lifecycle control:

import asyncio
from astropods_adapter_core import MessagingBridge

bridge = MessagingBridge(adapter)
asyncio.run(bridge.start())