openhoof 2.1.6

Lightweight agent runtime library for autonomous edge agents

OpenHoof v2.0

Standalone agent runtime library for autonomous LLM agents — runs on-device, no server required.

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v1 was a FastAPI server. WebSockets, session management, a CLI, a UI, a gateway. You needed it running somewhere reachable to use it.

v2 is a library. pip install openhoof. Import it. Your agent runs anywhere — laptop, phone, edge device, Rust daemon.

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Install

pip install openhoof

Or from source:

git clone https://github.com/llama-farm/openhoof.git
cd openhoof
pip install -e .

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Quick Start

from openhoof import Agent, bootstrap_agent, get_builtin_tool_schemas, create_tool_schema

# 1. Create a complete agent workspace (SOUL.md, MEMORY.md, HEARTBEAT.md, etc.)
bootstrap_agent(
    workspace="./my-agent",
    name="MyBot",
    emoji="🤖",
    mission="Your mission here",
    user_name="Rob",
    timezone="America/Chicago"
)

# 2. Define your tools (OpenAI-compatible format)
my_tool = create_tool_schema(
    name="get_status",
    summary="Get current system status",
    parameters={"type": "object", "properties": {"system": {"type": "string"}}, "required": ["system"]}
)

def my_executor(tool_name: str, params: dict) -> dict:
    if tool_name == "get_status":
        return {"status": "operational", "uptime": "4h"}
    return {"error": "unknown tool"}

# 3. Run the agent — it chains tool calls autonomously until the task is done
agent = Agent(
    soul="./my-agent/SOUL.md",
    memory="./my-agent/MEMORY.md",
    tools=get_builtin_tool_schemas() + [my_tool],
    executor=my_executor,
    workspace="./my-agent",
    max_turns=10
)

response = agent.reason("Check system status and log the result")
print(response)

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How It Works

agent.reason(prompt) runs a multi-turn loop — the LLM decides which tools to call, executes them, feeds results back in, and repeats until the task is complete:

Turn 1: LLM → call get_status("server") → "operational, 4h uptime"
Turn 2: LLM → call log("Server operational") → logged to memory
Turn 3: LLM → no more tool calls → "Server is operational. Uptime: 4h. Logged."

max_turns is configurable at init or per-call:

agent = Agent(..., max_turns=20)
response = agent.reason("complex task", max_turns=5)  # per-call override

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Built-in Tools

Every agent gets 10+ built-in tools automatically — no extra setup:

Tool	What it does
memory_search(query)	Semantic search across MEMORY.md
memory_append(text)	Append to daily memory log
memory_read()	Read full MEMORY.md
get_time()	Current timestamp
log(msg, level)	Structured log with emoji levels
save_state(key, value)	Persist state across sessions
load_state(key)	Restore saved state
mission_start(id, goal)	Start mission with fresh context
checkpoint(summary)	Save progress mid-mission
mission_complete(summary)	Archive mission + clear context
read_soul()	Load SOUL.md on demand
read_user()	Load USER.md on demand
read_agents()	Load AGENTS.md on demand
read_tool_guide(tool)	Load tool-specific guidance

Token Budget Strategy

Mobile models have 2,048 tokens total. Loading all context upfront wastes most of it.

OpenHoof keeps the system prompt to ~200 tokens (SOUL.md core only). Everything else lazy-loads via built-in tools when the agent actually needs it:

memory_search("last waypoint altitude")   # 3 snippets, ~80 tokens
read_tool_guide("drone_goto")             # tool guidance on-demand

Result: 95% of context window available for actual work.

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LlamaFarm Integration

Configure your models in llamafarm.yaml:

llamafarm:
  endpoint: "http://localhost:11540/v1"

models:
  router:
    model: "functiongemma"       # Fast tool routing (<300ms)
  reasoning:
    model: "unsloth/Qwen3-1.7B-GGUF"  # Agentic loop
  mobile:
    model: "llama3.2:1b"         # On-device (phone)
  fallback:
    model: "gpt-4o-mini"         # Cloud fallback

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DDIL Support

Built for offline-first operation — Denied, Degraded, Intermittent, Limited networks:

• Store-and-forward: Data buffers locally when offline, syncs when connectivity returns
• Local model fallback: Agent loop continues with on-device models during outages
• Checkpoint/resume: Mission progress saved so agents recover from crashes

from openhoof import Agent, DDILBuffer

agent = Agent(..., ddil_enabled=True)
agent.run()  # Keeps running even when network drops

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FunctionGemma Training Pipeline

Fine-tune a 270M parameter model to route tool calls with >99% accuracy in <300ms.

Every tool call the agent makes is automatically captured as JSONL training data:

# Check captured training data
python -m training.pipeline status

# Fine-tune FunctionGemma on your captured data
python -m training.pipeline run

# Export for deployment
python -m training.pipeline export

Run missions → capture data → fine-tune → your router learns your exact domain.

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Repo Structure

openhoof/               # Library (pip install openhoof)
├── agent.py            # Core Agent class + reasoning loop
├── soul.py             # SOUL.md loading → system prompt
├── memory.py           # MEMORY.md + semantic search
├── heartbeat.py        # Heartbeat + exit conditions
├── events.py           # Event queue
├── ddil.py             # Store-and-forward buffer
├── training.py         # Training data capture (JSONL)
├── models.py           # LlamaFarm model integration
├── tool_registry.py    # Tool registration + execution
├── bootstrap.py        # Workspace bootstrapping
└── builtin_tools/      # 10+ built-in agent tools

training/               # FunctionGemma fine-tuning pipeline
├── pipeline.py         # Training orchestration
└── train_tool_router.py

examples/               # Example agent configs
├── basic-agent/
├── drone-agent/
├── fuel-analyst/
├── orchestrator/
└── customer-support/

docs/                   # Design docs
tests/                  # Test suite

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Roadmap

• Phase 2 (now): Pure Kotlin Android — direct DJI SDK + ONNX Runtime, no React Native
• Phase 3: Rust core with JNI/PyO3 bindings — same runtime, any platform

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License

Apache 2.0 — see LICENSE

Built by LlamaFarm