Buddhi AI - Intelligent Development Assistant
Project description
Buddhi AI
Buddhi AI is a local AI inference server, interactive web interface, and Model Context Protocol (MCP) server designed to supercharge developer workspaces.
The backend is powered by FastAPI and LiteRT-LM, providing an ultra-fast, OpenAI-compatible local API endpoint. The frontend is built with Streamlit. Additionally, Buddhi integrates a highly-optimized MCP server (CodeGraph) that compiles your codebase into an AST & call-graph SQLite database for token-saving workspace exploration and command execution.
Tech Stack
- Backend: Python, FastAPI, LiteRT-LM, Uvicorn
- Frontend: Streamlit
- Code Graph & MCP: SQLite, FastMCP (StdIO transport)
- Package Management:
uv(Python)
Prerequisites
Before you begin, ensure you have the following installed:
- Python 3.10+: Recommended to use uv for fast, reliable dependency management.
Setup & Quick Start
1. Backend Setup
Clone the repository and install all dependencies:
uv sync
2. Download the Model
Buddhi AI downloads models locally to the user's home directory (~/.buddhi/models/) to preserve space and enable shared reuse. Run the setup command:
# Downloads the gemma-4-E4B-it.litertlm model from HuggingFace
buddhi setup
3. Initialize the Workspace (MCP Server Integration)
Configure your active development environment (such as Cursor or Antigravity) to use the Buddhi MCP server by initializing the workspace:
buddhi init
This command will:
- Add dynamic agent workspace instruction block to
AGENTS.md. - Create or update
.agent/mcp_config.jsonregisteringbuddhi-mcp. - Re-index your codebase AST structures and call graph automatically into SQLite.
4. Start the Server and UI
To run both the backend server and Streamlit interface concurrently:
buddhi live
- Inference API endpoint:
http://127.0.0.1:58421/v1 - Health check:
http://127.0.0.1:58421/health - Streamlit UI:
http://127.0.0.1:58422
CLI Reference
Buddhi provides a CLI command suite:
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
buddhi setup |
Downloads the local edge inference model. |
buddhi init |
Configures AGENTS.md and .agent/mcp_config.json and indexes the codebase. |
buddhi update |
Explicitly scans the workspace and updates the CodeGraph database. |
buddhi live |
Launches the FastAPI server and Streamlit chat UI concurrently. |
buddhi server |
Launches the FastAPI backend server only (no Streamlit UI). |
buddhi mcp |
Starts the FastMCP server over StdIO transport. |
CodeGraph MCP Tools
The buddhi mcp server exposes highly optimized tools that save context tokens during AI agent interactions:
-
get_codebase_summary- Retrieves all classes, files, and main modules grouped by functional community clusters.
- Use case: Faster high-level codebase understanding upon startup.
-
find_relevant_symbols- Performs exact semantic search (FTS5 SQLite search) over symbol names and AST docstrings.
- Use case: Pinpoint specific functions/classes without messy, line-by-line grep output.
-
get_symbol_implementation- Retrieves exact source code for a symbol with a built-in guardrail: if the implementation exceeds 150 lines, it returns only the signature, docstring, and method outlines to prevent context window blowout.
- Use case: Safely inspect class or method implementations.
-
trace_impact_radius- Recursively traces upstream call graph chains up to 3 levels deep starting at a specific symbol.
- Use case: Identify the blast-radius before modifying/refactoring code.
-
update_codegraph- Rebuilds and updates the SQLite symbol and call dependency database.
- Use case: Call this tool immediately after every successful code change or implementation to keep the symbol graph fully up to date.
-
index_codebase- Re-builds/syncs the SQLite symbol and call dependency database.
- Use case: Run at startup or after major edits to ensure symbol synchronization.
-
execute_command_optimized- Executes local terminal commands and utilizes local Gemma models to summarize and format stdout/stderr into token-saving JSON.
- Use case: Compile, build, and test execution analysis.
Development Workflow
Backend & CLI
- Main Server Entry:
server/main.py - API Routes:
server/api/routes/ - CLI Entry:
cli/main.py - MCP Server Entry:
mcp/server.py
Frontend
- Main App:
ui/app.py
PyPI Publishing
To build and publish the buddhi CLI tool to PyPI:
-
Build the package:
uv build -
Publish to PyPI:
uv publish
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