augent 0.5.0

Lean package manager for various AI coding platforms

Augent

Augments AI coding platforms (such as Claude Code, OpenCode,Cursor) via packages (of skills, commands, rules, MCP servers...) in a reproducible, platform independent, and intuitive manner.

Quick Start

Install it from PyPI:

pip install augent

Alternatively, download binaries from GitHub Releases for your OS and put the binary in your PATH.

Your AI coding platforms are auto-detected in the workspace (Git repository).

To install a set of resources (bundles) for your AI coding platforms:

# Install bundle(s) from a public GitHub repository (select if many):
augent install @wshobson/agents

# List all installed bundles
augent list

# Show installation details
augent show @wshobson/agents

# Uninstall bundle (all under this prefix, select if many):
augent uninstall @wshobson/agents

Usage

Augent stores AI coding platform resources in universal format as bundles.

• Bundle: A directory containing the platform-independent resources
• Workspace: Your project's Git repository where you and your team work in
• Resources: Universal resources transformed and installed for specific AI coding platforms

Bundles are local directories within the same workspace, or remote Git repositories via https (or ssh).

When you install a bundle from a remote Git repository, Augent:

1. Fetches the bundle(s) and adds it to .augent/aument.yaml in your workspace
2. Resolves and locks the Git ref on first install (and creates a lockfile)
3. Transforms the bundle's resources to match your AI coding platform's format
4. Installs resources to the platforms (and creates an index what came where)

To ensure a coherent Augent setup across your team, store all the three created files in .augent/ (yaml, index, and lock) in your Git repository.

Install bundles

Install from local directory within workspace:

augent install ./local-bundle

Install only for specific platforms (otherwise installs to all detected):

augent install ./local-bundle --for cursor opencode

Install from GitHub repository, develop branch, subdirectory plugins/which:

augent install github:author/repo#develop:plugins/which

Install by using GitHub Web UI URL directly:

augent install https://github.com/author/bundle/tree/develop/plugins/which

Install from a Git repository over SSH:

augent install [e-mail]:author/bundled

Install understands different repo formats, such as Claude Marketplace plugins.

If repository has many bundles (or Claude Marketplace plugins), you can select those from the menu (or pass --select-all).

Most commands will display an interactive menu if used without arguments.

Lean package management

All commands operate in your current workspace (you can pass -w, --workspace <PATH> to use different workspace).

Resolves remote bundles to the latest versions (and updates the lockfile):

augent install --update

List all installed bundles:

augent list

Show where bundle's resources are enabled:

augent show @author/repository/bundle

Uninstall the bundle and remove its resources:

augent uninstall @author/repository/bundle

Resources that came from the bundle are removed, unless you modified them first.

It also uninstalls the bundles dependencies, unless used by other bundles.

Bundle Format

A bundle contains resources in platform-independent format, e.g.:

my-bundle/
├── augent.yaml          # Bundle metadata and dependencies (optional)
├── commands/            # Universal files for AI coding platforms
│   └── debug.md
├── skills/
│   └── web-browser.md
├── AGENTS.md
└── mcp.jsonc

Why Augent?

What it does:

• Distributes bundles via public or private Git repositories.
• Implements locking to ensure 100% reproducibility across teams.
• Frees you from burden of converting between AI coding platform specific formats.

What it does NOT:

• Rely on a central package registry.
• Cargo cult existing package managers.
• Require a PhD in dependency management.

Documentation

• Commands Reference - Detailed command documentation
• Bundle Format - Bundle structure and configuration
• Workspace Configuration - Workspace setup and management

License

AGPL v3 - see LICENSE for details.

Acknowledgments

• Platform conversion approach inspired by OpenPackage.