uv-agent 0.2.8

Experimental Python-runner coding agent with a Textual TUI

uv-agent

简体中文

uv-agent is an experimental coding agent with a Textual TUI. Its only external action surface is run_python: the model submits Python scripts to a managed uv run runner, and those scripts do the actual work.

The project is early and intentionally small. Public APIs, config fields, and runtime behavior may still change.

Install And Run

Run the latest published package:

uvx uv-agent@latest

Run from a local checkout:

uv run uv-agent

Ask a single prompt without opening the TUI:

uvx uv-agent@latest ask "Reply with exactly: ok"

Resume an existing thread:

uvx uv-agent@latest ask --thread thr_xxx "Continue from here"

Configuration

User config lives at ~/.uv-agent/config.json. A project can override it with .uv-agent/config.json; that project-local directory is ignored by git. Keep API keys in environment variables or ignored local config.

Minimal shape:

{
  "providers": {
    "main": {
      "base_url": "https://api.example.com/v1",
      "api_key_env": "UV_AGENT_API_KEY",
      "responses": { "path": "/responses" }
    }
  },
  "models": {
    "main": {
      "provider": "main",
      "model": "your-model-name",
      "api": "responses",
      "context_window_tokens": 128000
    }
  },
  "levels": {
    "medium": { "model": "main" }
  },
  "runtime": {
    "default_level": "medium"
  },
  "ui": {
    "language": "auto"
  }
}

Use /config in the TUI to switch the default level, language, and automatic compression. Set ui.language to zh-CN for a Chinese UI.

See configuration for all supported options and config.example.json for a detailed example.

Documentation

• Configuration
• Full config example
• TUI and slash commands
• Runtime and managed scripts

Core Ideas

• The agent has exactly one external action surface: run_python.
• Managed scripts declare third-party dependencies with PEP 723 inline metadata.
• The distributed package includes both uv_agent and uv_agent_runtime; managed scripts import helpers from uv_agent_runtime.
• Workspace rules, skills, and MCP declarations are progressively disclosed as context. MCP calls happen from Python runtime helpers, not direct model tools.
• Thread state, run logs, saved scripts, and attachments live under ~/.uv-agent/projects/<project-id>/.

Development

uv run pytest

Local debug state, screenshots, config, scripts, runs, and thread data belong in .uv-agent/ and should stay out of git.

License

MIT. See LICENSE.