nekova-lang 1.3.0

NEKOVA - AI-Native Programming Language by SYNEKCOT Tech

NEKOVA Programming Language

The AI-Native Programming Language by SYNEKCOT Tech

"The first programming language where AI is syntax, not a library."

Install · Features · Examples · CLI Reference · Roadmap

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What is NEKOVA?

NEKOVA means "Connected Forge" — from Latin nectere (to connect) and kova (to forge). Built by SYNEKCOT Tech in Nigeria, for the world.

NEKOVA is an AI-native programming language where think is syntax. AI isn't a library you import — it's part of the language itself. In one file you can write web routes, query a database, call an AI model, and define a class — with no boilerplate.

# AI is just syntax
think "What should I build today?" as text

# Remember context across calls
remember "user" as "Emmanuel"
recall "user"

# Chain AI agents with ->
"Nigerian fintech trends" -> researcher -> analyst -> writer

# Full web server
route GET "/":
    think "Write a welcome message" as text

serve port: 8080

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Why NEKOVA?

"I didn't just learn to code. I built the tools other people use to code." — Emmanuel King Christopher, Founder of SYNEKCOT Tech

NEKOVA was born in Nigeria to prove that world-class programming languages can come from anywhere. 744 tests. 12 development phases. One language.

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Installation

Option 1 — pip (recommended)

pip install nekova-lang

Add your AI key to a .env file in your project:

# You only need ONE key — NEKOVA auto-detects it
GEMINI_API_KEY=your_key_here        # Free — aistudio.google.com
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=your_key_here     # console.anthropic.com
OPENAI_API_KEY=your_key_here        # platform.openai.com

Run your first program:

nekova hello.nk

Option 2 — Clone from GitHub

git clone https://github.com/kinghenesey/NEKOVA.git
cd NEKOVA
pip install -r requirements.txt
python main.py examples/hello.nk

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AI Providers

Provider	Environment Variable	Free?
Google Gemini	GEMINI_API_KEY	✅ aistudio.google.com
Anthropic Claude	ANTHROPIC_API_KEY	console.anthropic.com
OpenAI GPT	OPENAI_API_KEY	platform.openai.com
Mock (no key)	—	✅ Always available

Switch providers at runtime:

model "gemini"
think "Using Gemini" as text

model "claude"
think "Using Claude" as text

model "openai"
think "Using GPT" as text

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Features

Feature	Syntax	Description
🧠 Think	think "prompt" as json	AI call — returns text, json, list, bool, or schema
💾 Memory	remember / recall / forget	Session memory built into the language
🔗 Agent Pipelines	researcher -> analyst -> writer	Chain AI agents with ->
🔀 Model Routing	model "gemini"	Switch providers at runtime
🌐 Web DSL	route GET "/" ... serve port: 8080	HTTP server with zero boilerplate
🗄️ Database DSL	connect / query / insert / create	SQLite built in
🏗️ Class System	object / init / self / extends	Full OOP with inheritance
🔀 Pattern Matching	match / when	Rust-style exhaustive matching
📦 Package System	nekova install <pkg>	11 built-in packages
📚 Stdlib	use json / env / uuid / crypto	Standard modules via use
⚡ Async / Await	async task / await	First-class async support
⚡ Parallel	autonomous parallel:	Run tasks simultaneously
🔒 Sandbox	sandbox strict:	Secure execution environment
🧬 Neural Pipeline	pipeline name:	Full AI workflow in one block
🏗️ Compiler	nekova compile app.nk	Compile to standalone Python
☁️ Deploy	nekova deploy cloud app.nk	One-command cloud deploy
🎨 Templates	nekova new app --template web	Scaffold web / ai / fullstack projects
👁️ Auto-rerun	nekova run --watch	Re-run on every file save
🖥️ REPL	nekova repl	Interactive shell with history

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Examples

Hello World

name = "Emmanuel"
show "Hello {name}!"
show "Welcome to NEKOVA — where AI is syntax."

AI as Syntax

# Text response
think "What is the capital of Nigeria?" as text

# Captured result
idea = think "Give me one startup idea in one sentence" as text
show idea

# Structured JSON
data = think "Return a JSON object with name and country" as json
show data["name"]

# List response
ideas = think "List 3 African tech trends" as list
for item in ideas:
    show item

# Memory
remember "language" as "NEKOVA"
recall "language"
forget "language"

Web Server

route GET "/":
    return "Welcome to NEKOVA!"

route GET "/health":
    return "OK"

route POST "/ai":
    think request.body as text

serve port: 8080

Database

let db = connect("myapp.db")
db.create("users", "name text, age integer")
db.insert("users", "Emmanuel, 20")
let rows = db.query("users")
show rows

Class System

object Animal:
    init(name, sound):
        self.name = name
        self.sound = sound

    task speak():
        show "{self.name} says {self.sound}!"

object Dog extends Animal:
    init(name):
        super("Dog", "Woof")
        self.name = name

let d = new Dog("Rex")
d.speak()

Pattern Matching

let status = "active"

match status:
    when "active":  show "User is active"
    when "banned":  show "User is banned"
    else:           show "Unknown status"

Package System

# Install a package
nekova install validation

# Use it
use validation
let ok = validate_email("[e-mail]")
show ok

Standard Library

use json
use env
use uuid
use crypto

let id   = uuid()
let key  = env("API_KEY")
let hash = sha256("hello")
let obj  = json.parse('{"x": 1}')
show id

Agent Pipelines

# Chain agents — output flows left to right
"Analyze Nigerian tech ecosystem" -> researcher -> marketer -> reporter

# Captured result
report = "Future of AI in Africa" -> analyst -> writer
show report

Neural Pipeline

pipeline market_research:
    collect "Nigerian startup ecosystem 2025"
    process with ai
    generate report
    save to database

run pipeline market_research

Parallel Execution

autonomous parallel:
    think "Capital of Nigeria?" as text
    think "Capital of Ghana?" as text
    think "Capital of Kenya?" as text

Async / Await

async task fetch_data(url):
    let result = await http_get(url)
    return result

await fetch_data("https://api.example.com/data")

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CLI Reference

# Run files
nekova run app.nk
nekova run app.nk --debug
nekova run app.nk --watch       # Auto-rerun on save
nekova run                      # Uses entry from nekova.toml

# Project scaffolding
nekova new myapp                            # Blank project
nekova new myapp --template web             # Web server project
nekova new myapp --template ai              # AI-native project
nekova new myapp --template fullstack       # Web + AI + database

# Developer tools
nekova repl                     # Interactive shell (arrow-key history)
nekova build app.nk             # Validate without running
nekova fmt app.nk               # Format source
nekova fmt --check              # Dry-run formatting check
nekova check app.nk             # Static analysis
nekova test                     # Run test suite
nekova info                     # System info
nekova clean                    # Remove cache files

# Package manager
nekova install <package>        # Install a package
nekova uninstall <package>      # Uninstall a package
nekova search <query>           # Search packages
nekova info <package>           # Package details
nekova deps                     # Install from nekova.toml

# Deploy & compile
nekova compile app.nk           # Compile to Python
nekova deploy app.nk            # Full deploy pipeline
nekova deploy cloud app.nk      # Deploy to cloud
nekova export app.nk            # Export to HTML/script

# Other
nekova --version
nekova --help

REPL Commands

help / ?help      Show help
vars / ?vars      Show all variables
history           Show last 10 commands
reset             Clear session
templates         List project templates
version           Show version
exit / quit / q   Exit

Arrow keys navigate history. ?<cmd> is a shorthand for any command.

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Project Templates

Template	Command	Includes
default	nekova new myapp	Blank starter project
web	nekova new myapp --template web	Routes, serve, API scaffold
ai	nekova new myapp --template ai	think, remember, recall, agent tasks
fullstack	nekova new myapp --template fullstack	Web + AI + SQLite database

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Built-in Packages

Install any of these with nekova install <name>:

Package	Description
requests	HTTP client
validation	Input validation (email, URL, schema)
crypto	Hashing, encryption, JWT
charts	ASCII + data charts
ui	HTML UI generation
scheduler	Cron-style task scheduler
forms	Form parsing and validation
auth	JWT authentication
email	Email sending
storage	File and object storage
ml	Simple ML utilities

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Standard Library

Module	Key Exports
use json	json.parse, json.stringify
use env	env("KEY")
use uuid	uuid()
use crypto	sha256, md5, encrypt, decrypt
use math	sqrt, floor, ceil, abs, pi
use text	upper, lower, trim, replace, split

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nekova.toml

Every NEKOVA project is configured with nekova.toml:

[project]
name        = "myapp"
version     = "0.1.0"
description = "My NEKOVA project"
entry       = "src/main.nk"

[ai]
model   = "claude"      # claude | gemini | openai | mock
api_key = ""            # or set via .env

[dependencies]
packages = ["validation", "requests"]

[run]
strict_types = false
debug        = false

Run nekova install (no args) to install all packages listed in [dependencies].

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Error Messages

NEKOVA produces Rust-style error output with source context, carets, error codes, and did-you-mean suggestions:

error[E005] undefined variable 'nme'
  --> app.nk:3:6
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 3 |   show nme
   |        ^^^ not found in this scope
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   = did you mean: name

Error codes: E001–E011, W003, W005, W006.

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Project Structure

NEKOVA/
├── main.py                   ← CLI entry point
├── runner.py                 ← File runner
├── repl.py                   ← Interactive shell
├── watcher.py                ← --watch auto-rerun
├── nekova.toml               ← Project config
├── CHANGELOG.md
├── nekova/
│   ├── config.py             ← Version & constants
│   ├── lexer/                ← Tokenizer
│   ├── parser/               ← AST builder
│   ├── interpreter/          ← Execution engine
│   │   ├── interpreter.py
│   │   ├── class_interpreter.py
│   │   └── environment.py
│   ├── ai/                   ← AI runtime
│   │   ├── think_engine.py
│   │   ├── memory_store.py
│   │   └── providers/        ← claude / gemini / openai / mock
│   ├── cli/
│   │   ├── commands.py
│   │   ├── templates.py      ← Project scaffolding
│   │   ├── package_manager.py
│   │   ├── formatter.py
│   │   └── checker.py
│   ├── stdlib/               ← use json/env/uuid/crypto
│   ├── packages/             ← 11 built-in packages
│   ├── database/             ← SQLite DSL
│   ├── compiler/             ← Bytecode compiler + VM
│   └── deploy/               ← Deploy pipeline
└── tests/                    ← 744 passing tests

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Roadmap

• Core language — lexer, parser, interpreter
• Standard library — json, env, uuid, crypto
• AI runtime — Claude, Gemini, OpenAI, Mock
• think keyword — AI as syntax (text, json, list, bool, schema)
• remember / recall / forget — session memory
• Agent pipelines — -> operator
• Model routing — model "gemini"
• Web DSL — route / serve
• Database DSL — connect / query / insert
• Class system — object / init / self / extends
• Pattern matching — match / when
• Async / await
• Parallel execution — autonomous parallel
• Neural pipelines — pipeline name:
• Sandbox — sandbox strict / relaxed
• Rust-style errors with did-you-mean
• Strict types + type registry
• CLI args via ArgsObject
• nekova fmt — formatter
• nekova check — static analyser
• Package system — 11 built-in packages
• Bytecode compiler + VM
• Cloud deployment
• VS Code extension
• PyPI package (nekova-lang)
• Project templates — --template web / ai / fullstack
• REPL improvements — history, ?help, persistent ~/.nekova_history
• nekova run --watch — auto-rerun on save
• Native compilation
• Language Server Protocol (LSP)
• NEKOVA community platform

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Built By

Emmanuel King Christopher — Founder, SYNEKCOT Tech. Built from scratch in Nigeria.

"I didn't just learn to code. I built the tools other people use to code."

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License

MIT — free to use, modify, and distribute.

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