feat: Add standalone agent run mode inspired by LocalAGI (#9056)

- Add 'agent' subcommand with 'run' and 'list' sub-commands
- Support running agents by name from pool.json registry
- Support running agents from JSON config files
- Implement foreground mode with --prompt flag for single-turn interactions
- Reuse AgentPoolService for consistent agent initialization
- Add comprehensive unit tests for config loading and overrides

Fixes #8960

Signed-off-by: localai-bot <localai-bot@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: localai-bot <localai-bot@noreply.github.com>
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2026-03-18 14:04:20 +01:00
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package cli
import (
"context"
"encoding/json"
"fmt"
"os"
"os/signal"
"syscall"
cliContext "github.com/mudler/LocalAI/core/cli/context"
"github.com/mudler/LocalAI/core/config"
"github.com/mudler/LocalAI/core/services"
"github.com/mudler/LocalAGI/core/state"
coreTypes "github.com/mudler/LocalAGI/core/types"
"github.com/mudler/xlog"
)
type AgentCMD struct {
Run AgentRunCMD `cmd:"" help:"Run an agent standalone (without the full LocalAI server)"`
List AgentListCMD `cmd:"" help:"List agents in the pool registry"`
}
type AgentRunCMD struct {
Name string `arg:"" optional:"" help:"Agent name to run from the pool registry (pool.json)"`
Config string `short:"c" help:"Path to a JSON agent config file (alternative to loading by name)" type:"path"`
Prompt string `short:"p" help:"Run in foreground mode: send a single prompt and print the response"`
// Agent pool settings (mirrors RunCMD agent flags)
APIURL string `env:"LOCALAI_AGENT_POOL_API_URL" help:"API URL for the agent to call (e.g. http://127.0.0.1:8080)" group:"agents"`
APIKey string `env:"LOCALAI_AGENT_POOL_API_KEY" help:"API key for the agent" group:"agents"`
DefaultModel string `env:"LOCALAI_AGENT_POOL_DEFAULT_MODEL" help:"Default model for the agent" group:"agents"`
MultimodalModel string `env:"LOCALAI_AGENT_POOL_MULTIMODAL_MODEL" help:"Multimodal model for the agent" group:"agents"`
TranscriptionModel string `env:"LOCALAI_AGENT_POOL_TRANSCRIPTION_MODEL" help:"Transcription model for the agent" group:"agents"`
TranscriptionLanguage string `env:"LOCALAI_AGENT_POOL_TRANSCRIPTION_LANGUAGE" help:"Transcription language for the agent" group:"agents"`
TTSModel string `env:"LOCALAI_AGENT_POOL_TTS_MODEL" help:"TTS model for the agent" group:"agents"`
StateDir string `env:"LOCALAI_AGENT_POOL_STATE_DIR" default:"agents" help:"State directory containing pool.json" type:"path" group:"agents"`
Timeout string `env:"LOCALAI_AGENT_POOL_TIMEOUT" default:"5m" help:"Agent timeout" group:"agents"`
EnableSkills bool `env:"LOCALAI_AGENT_POOL_ENABLE_SKILLS" default:"false" help:"Enable skills service" group:"agents"`
EnableLogs bool `env:"LOCALAI_AGENT_POOL_ENABLE_LOGS" default:"false" help:"Enable agent logging" group:"agents"`
CustomActionsDir string `env:"LOCALAI_AGENT_POOL_CUSTOM_ACTIONS_DIR" help:"Custom actions directory" group:"agents"`
}
func (r *AgentRunCMD) Run(ctx *cliContext.Context) error {
if r.Name == "" && r.Config == "" {
return fmt.Errorf("either an agent name or --config must be provided")
}
agentConfig, err := r.loadAgentConfig()
if err != nil {
return err
}
// Override agent config fields from CLI flags when provided
r.applyOverrides(agentConfig)
xlog.Info("Starting standalone agent", "name", agentConfig.Name)
appConfig := r.buildAppConfig()
poolService, err := services.NewAgentPoolService(appConfig)
if err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("failed to create agent pool service: %w", err)
}
if err := poolService.Start(appConfig.Context); err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("failed to start agent pool service: %w", err)
}
defer poolService.Stop()
pool := poolService.Pool()
// Start the agent standalone (does not persist to pool.json)
if err := pool.StartAgentStandalone(agentConfig.Name, agentConfig); err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("failed to start agent %q: %w", agentConfig.Name, err)
}
ag := pool.GetAgent(agentConfig.Name)
if ag == nil {
return fmt.Errorf("agent %q not found after start", agentConfig.Name)
}
// Foreground mode: send a single prompt and exit
if r.Prompt != "" {
xlog.Info("Sending prompt to agent", "agent", agentConfig.Name)
result := ag.Ask(coreTypes.WithText(r.Prompt))
if result == nil {
return fmt.Errorf("agent returned no result")
}
if result.Error != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("agent error: %w", result.Error)
}
fmt.Println(result.Response)
return nil
}
// Background mode: run until interrupted
xlog.Info("Agent running in background mode. Press Ctrl+C to stop.", "agent", agentConfig.Name)
sigCh := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
signal.Notify(sigCh, syscall.SIGINT, syscall.SIGTERM)
<-sigCh
xlog.Info("Shutting down agent", "agent", agentConfig.Name)
return nil
}
func (r *AgentRunCMD) loadAgentConfig() (*state.AgentConfig, error) {
// Load from JSON config file
if r.Config != "" {
data, err := os.ReadFile(r.Config)
if err != nil {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read config file %q: %w", r.Config, err)
}
var cfg state.AgentConfig
if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &cfg); err != nil {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse config file %q: %w", r.Config, err)
}
if cfg.Name == "" {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("agent config must have a name")
}
return &cfg, nil
}
// Load from pool.json by name
poolFile := r.StateDir + "/pool.json"
data, err := os.ReadFile(poolFile)
if err != nil {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read pool registry %q: %w", poolFile, err)
}
var pool map[string]state.AgentConfig
if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &pool); err != nil {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse pool registry %q: %w", poolFile, err)
}
cfg, ok := pool[r.Name]
if !ok {
available := make([]string, 0, len(pool))
for name := range pool {
available = append(available, name)
}
return nil, fmt.Errorf("agent %q not found in pool registry. Available agents: %v", r.Name, available)
}
cfg.Name = r.Name
return &cfg, nil
}
func (r *AgentRunCMD) applyOverrides(cfg *state.AgentConfig) {
if r.APIURL != "" {
cfg.APIURL = r.APIURL
}
if r.APIKey != "" {
cfg.APIKey = r.APIKey
}
if r.DefaultModel != "" && cfg.Model == "" {
cfg.Model = r.DefaultModel
}
if r.MultimodalModel != "" && cfg.MultimodalModel == "" {
cfg.MultimodalModel = r.MultimodalModel
}
if r.TranscriptionModel != "" && cfg.TranscriptionModel == "" {
cfg.TranscriptionModel = r.TranscriptionModel
}
if r.TranscriptionLanguage != "" && cfg.TranscriptionLanguage == "" {
cfg.TranscriptionLanguage = r.TranscriptionLanguage
}
if r.TTSModel != "" && cfg.TTSModel == "" {
cfg.TTSModel = r.TTSModel
}
}
func (r *AgentRunCMD) buildAppConfig() *config.ApplicationConfig {
appConfig := &config.ApplicationConfig{
Context: context.Background(),
}
appConfig.AgentPool = config.AgentPoolConfig{
Enabled: true,
APIURL: r.APIURL,
APIKey: r.APIKey,
DefaultModel: r.DefaultModel,
MultimodalModel: r.MultimodalModel,
TranscriptionModel: r.TranscriptionModel,
TranscriptionLanguage: r.TranscriptionLanguage,
TTSModel: r.TTSModel,
StateDir: r.StateDir,
Timeout: r.Timeout,
EnableSkills: r.EnableSkills,
EnableLogs: r.EnableLogs,
CustomActionsDir: r.CustomActionsDir,
}
return appConfig
}
type AgentListCMD struct {
StateDir string `env:"LOCALAI_AGENT_POOL_STATE_DIR" default:"agents" help:"State directory containing pool.json" type:"path" group:"agents"`
}
func (r *AgentListCMD) Run(ctx *cliContext.Context) error {
poolFile := r.StateDir + "/pool.json"
data, err := os.ReadFile(poolFile)
if err != nil {
if os.IsNotExist(err) {
fmt.Println("No agents found (pool.json does not exist)")
return nil
}
return fmt.Errorf("failed to read pool registry %q: %w", poolFile, err)
}
var pool map[string]state.AgentConfig
if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &pool); err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("failed to parse pool registry %q: %w", poolFile, err)
}
if len(pool) == 0 {
fmt.Println("No agents found in pool registry")
return nil
}
fmt.Printf("Agents in %s:\n", poolFile)
for name, cfg := range pool {
model := cfg.Model
if model == "" {
model = "(default)"
}
desc := cfg.Description
if desc == "" {
desc = "(no description)"
}
fmt.Printf(" - %s [model: %s] %s\n", name, model, desc)
}
return nil
}

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package cli
import (
"encoding/json"
"os"
"path/filepath"
"testing"
"github.com/mudler/LocalAGI/core/state"
)
func TestAgentRunCMD_LoadAgentConfigFromFile(t *testing.T) {
// Create a temporary agent config file
tmpDir := t.TempDir()
configFile := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "agent.json")
cfg := state.AgentConfig{
Name: "test-agent",
Model: "llama3",
SystemPrompt: "You are a helpful assistant",
}
data, err := json.MarshalIndent(cfg, "", " ")
if err != nil {
t.Fatal(err)
}
if err := os.WriteFile(configFile, data, 0644); err != nil {
t.Fatal(err)
}
cmd := &AgentRunCMD{
Config: configFile,
StateDir: tmpDir,
}
loaded, err := cmd.loadAgentConfig()
if err != nil {
t.Fatalf("loadAgentConfig() error: %v", err)
}
if loaded.Name != "test-agent" {
t.Errorf("expected name %q, got %q", "test-agent", loaded.Name)
}
if loaded.Model != "llama3" {
t.Errorf("expected model %q, got %q", "llama3", loaded.Model)
}
}
func TestAgentRunCMD_LoadAgentConfigFromPool(t *testing.T) {
tmpDir := t.TempDir()
pool := map[string]state.AgentConfig{
"my-agent": {
Model: "gpt-4",
Description: "A test agent",
SystemPrompt: "Hello",
},
"other-agent": {
Model: "llama3",
},
}
data, err := json.MarshalIndent(pool, "", " ")
if err != nil {
t.Fatal(err)
}
if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(tmpDir, "pool.json"), data, 0644); err != nil {
t.Fatal(err)
}
cmd := &AgentRunCMD{
Name: "my-agent",
StateDir: tmpDir,
}
loaded, err := cmd.loadAgentConfig()
if err != nil {
t.Fatalf("loadAgentConfig() error: %v", err)
}
if loaded.Name != "my-agent" {
t.Errorf("expected name %q, got %q", "my-agent", loaded.Name)
}
if loaded.Model != "gpt-4" {
t.Errorf("expected model %q, got %q", "gpt-4", loaded.Model)
}
}
func TestAgentRunCMD_LoadAgentConfigFromPool_NotFound(t *testing.T) {
tmpDir := t.TempDir()
pool := map[string]state.AgentConfig{
"existing-agent": {Model: "llama3"},
}
data, err := json.MarshalIndent(pool, "", " ")
if err != nil {
t.Fatal(err)
}
if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(tmpDir, "pool.json"), data, 0644); err != nil {
t.Fatal(err)
}
cmd := &AgentRunCMD{
Name: "nonexistent",
StateDir: tmpDir,
}
_, err = cmd.loadAgentConfig()
if err == nil {
t.Fatal("expected error for missing agent, got nil")
}
}
func TestAgentRunCMD_LoadAgentConfigNoNameOrConfig(t *testing.T) {
cmd := &AgentRunCMD{
StateDir: t.TempDir(),
}
_, err := cmd.loadAgentConfig()
if err == nil {
t.Fatal("expected error when no pool.json exists, got nil")
}
}
func TestAgentRunCMD_ApplyOverrides(t *testing.T) {
cfg := &state.AgentConfig{
Name: "test",
}
cmd := &AgentRunCMD{
APIURL: "http://localhost:9090",
APIKey: "secret",
DefaultModel: "my-model",
}
cmd.applyOverrides(cfg)
if cfg.APIURL != "http://localhost:9090" {
t.Errorf("expected APIURL %q, got %q", "http://localhost:9090", cfg.APIURL)
}
if cfg.APIKey != "secret" {
t.Errorf("expected APIKey %q, got %q", "secret", cfg.APIKey)
}
if cfg.Model != "my-model" {
t.Errorf("expected Model %q, got %q", "my-model", cfg.Model)
}
}
func TestAgentRunCMD_ApplyOverridesDoesNotOverwriteExisting(t *testing.T) {
cfg := &state.AgentConfig{
Name: "test",
Model: "existing-model",
}
cmd := &AgentRunCMD{
DefaultModel: "override-model",
}
cmd.applyOverrides(cfg)
if cfg.Model != "existing-model" {
t.Errorf("expected Model to remain %q, got %q", "existing-model", cfg.Model)
}
}
func TestAgentRunCMD_LoadConfigMissingName(t *testing.T) {
tmpDir := t.TempDir()
configFile := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "agent.json")
// Agent config with no name
cfg := state.AgentConfig{
Model: "llama3",
}
data, _ := json.MarshalIndent(cfg, "", " ")
os.WriteFile(configFile, data, 0644)
cmd := &AgentRunCMD{
Config: configFile,
StateDir: tmpDir,
}
_, err := cmd.loadAgentConfig()
if err == nil {
t.Fatal("expected error for config with no name, got nil")
}
}
func TestAgentListCMD_NoPoolFile(t *testing.T) {
cmd := &AgentListCMD{
StateDir: t.TempDir(),
}
// Should not error, just print "no agents found"
err := cmd.Run(nil)
if err != nil {
t.Fatalf("expected no error, got: %v", err)
}
}
func TestAgentListCMD_WithAgents(t *testing.T) {
tmpDir := t.TempDir()
pool := map[string]state.AgentConfig{
"agent-a": {Model: "llama3", Description: "First agent"},
"agent-b": {Model: "gpt-4"},
}
data, _ := json.MarshalIndent(pool, "", " ")
os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(tmpDir, "pool.json"), data, 0644)
cmd := &AgentListCMD{
StateDir: tmpDir,
}
err := cmd.Run(nil)
if err != nil {
t.Fatalf("expected no error, got: %v", err)
}
}

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Transcript TranscriptCMD `cmd:"" help:"Convert audio to text"`
Worker worker.Worker `cmd:"" help:"Run workers to distribute workload (llama.cpp-only)"`
Util UtilCMD `cmd:"" help:"Utility commands"`
Agent AgentCMD `cmd:"" help:"Run agents standalone without the full LocalAI server"`
Explorer ExplorerCMD `cmd:"" help:"Run p2p explorer"`
Completion CompletionCMD `cmd:"" help:"Generate shell completion scripts for bash, zsh, or fish"`
}