Show HN: Build Your Own AI Agent CLI in 150 Lines
8 hours ago
- #developer tools
- #LLM integration
- #microservices
- Introduces micro chat, a CLI that allows users to interact with microservices through an LLM.
- Explains the four core components of any tool-calling agent: tool discovery, execution, model selection, and history management.
- Details how micro chat automatically discovers services and endpoints in go-micro, eliminating the need for manual tool schema writing.
- Provides code snippets demonstrating the setup and ask function, highlighting the simplicity of the implementation (about 150 lines).
- Discusses extensibility ideas, such as adding a UI, supporting different file formats, or integrating with workflow tools like micro flow.
- Emphasizes that the tool is a demonstration pattern, encouraging readers to adapt and build their own versions.
- Includes instructions for installing and running micro chat using go-micro and a provider like Anthropic.