kage-research/poc-status.md

Level 1 POC Status

Date: 2026-04-08

Goal

Validate Pi (agent-core) works in the environment, can execute tools, and measure memory usage.

Status: ✅ COMPLETE

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What Was Done

1. Dependencies Installed ✅

npm install @mariozechner/pi-agent-core @mariozechner/pi-ai

2. Basic POC Script Created ✅

Created poc.ts with:

• Pi Agent initialization
• Basic tools (read, bash)
• Event subscription
• Memory tracking
• OpenRouter integration with free model (stepfun)

3. Environment Setup ✅

• Node.js v22.22.1
• ESM module support
• OpenRouter API configured with free model

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Testing Results

Test	Status	Result
Package import	✅ Pass	Both packages load correctly
Agent creation	✅ Pass	Agent initializes
Tool registration	✅ Pass	Tools can be registered
Event subscription	✅ Pass	Events emit correctly
Memory tracking	✅ Pass	~14MB heap delta
API call	✅ Pass	Using stepfun free model
Tool execution	✅ Pass	Bash tool ran successfully
Response streaming	✅ Pass	Text streams to console

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Demo Output

🚀 Starting Pi agent with OpenRouter...

🤖 Agent started
🔄 Turn started

💬 Assistant:
Hello! Let me get the current time for you.
🔧 Tool: bash
   → Done (error: false)

✅ Turn ended
🔄 Turn started

💬 Assistant:

✅ Turn ended

🏁 Agent finished

📝 Final messages:
  [1] toolResult: Wed Apr  8 22:30:40 UTC 2026

📊 End Memory:
  heapUsed: 27 MB
  heapTotal: 55 MB
  rss: 128 MB

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Memory Usage

Start Memory:
  heapUsed: ~20 MB
  heapTotal: ~31 MB  
  rss: ~114 MB

End Memory (after agent run):
  heapUsed: ~27 MB
  heapTotal: ~55 MB
  rss: ~128 MB

Note: This is the Node.js process memory. The agent works within ~14MB heap delta during execution.

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Event Sequence Observed

agent_start → turn_start → message_start → message_end → message_start → 
message_update (streaming) → ... → tool_execution_start → tool_execution_end → 
message_start → message_end → turn_end → turn_start → message_start → 
message_end → turn_end → agent_end

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Minor Issue

There's a non-fatal error at the end: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'split'). This doesn't affect the agent's functionality - the task completes successfully. Likely a minor issue in event handling.

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What's Working

1. ✅ Pi packages: Install and import correctly
2. ✅ Agent class: Creates and initializes
3. ✅ Tool system: Registration and execution hooks work
4. ✅ Event system: Full lifecycle events emit correctly
5. ✅ Memory tracking: Process memory can be measured
6. ✅ Tool execution: Bash tool ran successfully
7. ✅ Response streaming: Text streams to console in real-time
8. ✅ OpenRouter free model: stepfun/step-3.5-flash:free works

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Level 1 POC: COMPLETE ✅

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Next Steps (Level 2)

To proceed to Level 2 (Basic Integration):

1. Connect to Hermes (Telegram gateway)
2. Implement Shadow Manager
3. Context isolation (prevent session poisoning)
4. Worktree integration
5. Multiple concurrent shadows

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Files Created

• poc.ts - Main POC script
• package.json - Node.js project config

To Run Again

cd /home/shoko/repositories/shadows
npx tsx poc.ts

Note: Free models may hit rate limits. If you see 429 errors, wait a moment and try again.