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# HomeAgent Architecture
The kernel performs zero IO; all external interaction comes from plugins.
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## Message Processing Flow
### Full Pipeline
```
External input (via plugin InjectInput)
│
▼
eventLoop() → processTextInput()
│
├── on_input stage Plugins can intercept/rewrite/short-circuit
├── Context.Append Record to context window
├── Context.Prune Low-relevance events archived to Document
├── buildMemoryContext() Indexer recall → GraphDB BFS traversal
│
├── pre_action stage Plugins can inject system messages
│
├── [Tool Loop] process()
│ ├── buildSystemPrompt Persona + Memory + Knowledge + Context
│ ├── buildToolDefs Built-in tools + Plugin tools
│ ├── provider.Chat() LLM call
│ ├── post_action stage Plugins see LLM output + tool list
│ ├── Has tools?
│ │ ├── before_toolcall Plugins can reject/modify params
│ │ ├── executeToolCall Route to plugin/built-in
│ │ ├── after_toolcall Plugins can modify results
│ │ └── → back to post_action
│ └── No tools → exit loop
│
├── Context.Append(response)
├── before_output stage Plugins can modify final text
├── emitResponse() Send via output_send
└── after_output stage Read-only, cleanup
```
Code: `internal/agent/core/agent.go` — `process()` is the main tool loop
### 7 Stage Hooks
| Stage | Trigger | Plugin Capabilities |
|-------|---------|---------------------|
| `on_input` | Message arrives at Agent, zero processing | Blacklist/rate-limit/short-circuit reply |
| `pre_action` | Context ready, before LLM call | Inject external data into context |
| `post_action` | LLM returns text + tool list | Sensitive word filter/forced redirect |
| `before_toolcall` | Before single tool execution | Audit/reject/modify params |
| `after_toolcall` | After single tool execution | Desensitize/sort results |
| `before_output` | Final text ready, before sending | Format adaptation |
| `after_output` | Already sent | Statistics/logging |
Code: `internal/agent/core/stages.go` — `StageHost` orchestration
### Loop Rules
`post_action → [before_toolcall → execute → after_toolcall] → post_action` forms the inner loop.
Exit conditions: LLM has no tool calls / all rejected / exceeded limit.
### Short-Circuit Rules
Setting `ctx.Response` at any stage jumps to `after_output`.
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## Three-Layer Memory
### Memory Flow
```
① Context (Working Window)
RelevanceContext — In-memory events[] + JSON persistence
Append: Each input, CleanTemplateText → three-branch vector(textForVector)
agent→Response, user→Input, cold_storage→Input+Response
StaticEmbedder pretrained word embedding / TF-IDF fallback
Prune: StaticEmbedder CosineSimilarity, keep topK + last 10
├── Keep → timeline → chronologically sorted → system prompt
└── Low score → Document layer archive (original timestamp)
Save: 5s debounce write to disk
↓ Prune archive ↑ LLM active recall
② Document (File Memory)
DocStore — JSON files + TF-IDF InvertedIndex
Write: Prune archive / doc_commit / Graph snapshot (syncGraphToDocs)
Read:
├── Auto-inject: Query(input, top3) → similarity summary → [Related Memory Docs] → system prompt (read-only)
└── LLM active: doc_query → Consume(read and delete)
→ context.Append{Timestamp: d.CreatedAt, Source: "cold_storage"} per doc
→ Docs written to context timeline with original timestamps, deleted from docStore
Cold: FindColdDocs(72h, ≤2 accesses) → docToTriples → Graph
↓ Cold doc distillation ↑ Auto recall
③ Graph (Graph Database)
SQLite — entities + relations tables
Write: memory_commit / cold doc distillation / Pipeline rule distillation / memory_merge
Read:
├── Auto recall: Indexer.BuildContext(input)
│ → CleanTemplateText → vector entity search + jieba keywords → SQLite LIKE + BFS depth=2
│ → [Memory Index] → system prompt
└── LLM active: memory_recall / memory_merge / memory_purge / memory_edit / memory_delete_entity
Social: person_query / set_trait / relate (wraps GraphDB)
④ Distillation Pipeline (30min heartbeat)
distillContext → window > 2×maxSize → force Prune
syncGraphToDocs → Graph snapshot to Document (cross-layer searchable)
reorgGraph:
Step1: indexer.Sync — rebuild entity vector index
Step2: docStore.Reindex — rebuild document vector index
Step3: Cold docs → docToTriples → GraphDB.Commit
Step4: Entity similarity (Bigram Jaccard > 0.75) → consolidation → LLM decides merge
Step5: evaluateGraphQuality → LLM decides keep/delete
⑤ Pipeline Rule Distiller (every heartbeat)
distillOnce → regex match personal info:
我叫X / 我住在X / 我喜欢X / 我X岁 / 我的工作是X
→ triples → GraphDB.Commit
```
### Vectorization: Pretrained Word Embedding + TF-IDF Fallback
All vectorization unified under `StaticEmbedder` (`internal/memory/static_embedder.go`):
**Primary Strategy — Pretrained Word Embedding (aligned 300d)**
- Model sources: ConceptNet Numberbatch (77-language aligned) / fastText Chinese / fastText English
- Configured via `core.agent.embedding_model_path` (comma-separated multi-model)
- Path containing `numberbatch` → auto-download ConceptNet; `cc.zh.` → fastText Chinese; `cc.en.` → fastText English
- Falls back to ConceptNet by default if no match
- **Pre-processing**: `CleanTemplateText` strips QQ tool-call templates and timestamp noise
- **Three-branch vector source**: agent→Response, user→Input, cold_storage→Input+Response
- **TF-IDF fallback**: auto-fallback to bag-of-words TF-IDF if model download fails or not configured
| Location | File | Purpose | Algorithm |
|----------|------|---------|-----------|
| Context Prune | `context.go:155` | Trim low-relevance context events | VectorizeClean → CosineSimilarity(queryVec, evt.Vector) |
| DocStore Query | `document.go:206` | Recall from document memory | TF-IDF Vectorize → vec.Search |
| Indexer Entity Search | `indexer.go:96+111` | Recall from Graph | vector entity search + jieba keywords → SQLite LIKE + BFS |
| Entity Similarity Detection | `agent.go` | Detect similar entities in Graph | Bigram Jaccard (>0.75 → consolidation) |
### Context Layer
`internal/agent/core/context.go` — `RelevanceContext`
- Maintains recent event list, writes JSON on each Append/Prune to prevent data loss
- Pre-vectorization pipeline runs through `CleanTemplateText` to remove template noise
- Three-branch `textForVector`: agent events → Response, user events → Input, cold_storage → Input+Response
- Pretrained word embedding `StaticEmbedder` → CosineSimilarity, auto-fallback to TF-IDF if unavailable
- Protects last 10 events from eviction; excess candidates are sorted by relevance and archived to document memory
- Archived events retain original timestamps; on `doc_query` recall they re-insert into the context timeline at their original position
### Document Layer
`internal/memory/document/document.go` — `Store`
- Consume-on-read mode: deleted after `doc_query` retrieval
- Dual recall: char-bigram TF-IDF vector search + jieba keyword extraction
### Graph Layer
`internal/memory/graph.go` — `GraphDB`
- SQLite WAL mode, two tables (driver: mattn/go-sqlite3, CGo)
- `Commit(triples)` — UPSERT entities + INSERT relations
- `Recall(keywords, depth)` — Keyword LIKE search + BFS traversal
### Memory Tools (LLM-callable)
| Tool | Purpose |
|------|---------|
| `memory_recall` | Recall from Graph |
| `memory_commit` | Write triples to Graph |
| `memory_merge` | Merge two entity nodes |
| `memory_purge` | Delete entity node |
| `memory_edit` | Edit existing entity/relation |
| `memory_delete_entity` | Delete entity and all its relations |
| `memory_introspect` | View memory statistics |
| `doc_query` | Search from Document |
| `doc_commit` | Write to Document |
### Other Memory Layers
- **Social** (`internal/memory/social/social.go`) — Persona traits and relationship network, wraps GraphDB entity types
- **Text Memory** (`internal/memory/text/text.go`) — Raw conversation JSONL logs, rotation strategy
- **Memory Indexer** (`internal/memory/indexer.go`) — Entity vectorization + jieba keyword extraction, auto-inject into system prompt
### Distillation Pipeline
`internal/memory/pipeline/pipeline.go`
- 10-minute tick, 7-day retention
- Rule-based triple extraction (name / location / likes / age / job patterns)
- Writes to GraphDB
### Context Pruning
```
Heartbeat 30min:
├── distillContext() — Distill current context
├── syncGraphToDocs() — Graph → Document sync
└── reorgGraph()
├── Indexer.Sync()
├── DocStore.Reindex()
├── Cold docs → Graph
└── Entity conflicts → enqueueConsolidationTask()
│
selfInputCh → LLM decides merge/skip
```
Entity conflict detection heuristic (bigram Jaccard > 0.75), routed through `selfInputCh` internal channel, LLM makes the final merge decision.
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## Knowledge Base
`internal/knowledge/knowledge.go`
- File directory `knowledge//content.md`
- Independent TF-IDF index, separate from memory system
- `knowledge_search` / `knowledge_create` / `knowledge_list`
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## Provider & Lua Adapter Layer
```
Agent
│
▼
Provider Interface (Name / Chat / ChatStream)
│
├── OpenAIProvider — Standard OpenAI API
├── OllamaProvider — Local Ollama
└── LuaAdaptedProvider (primary)
├── Serialize CompletionRequest → JSON
├── adapter.transform_request() → API format
├── HTTP request + adapter.headers
├── adapter.transform_response() → unified format
└── Deserialize
```
Code: `internal/agent/api/provider.go`
ProviderManager manages multiple sources, fallback in registration order. Lua adapters at `internal/lua/adapters/`, each `.lua` script defines `transform_request` / `transform_response` / `transform_stream_chunk`.
VM built-ins: `json.encode` / `json.decode` / `log` / `http_get` / `http_post`.
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## Plugin System
### Three Loading Methods
| Method | Registration Mechanism | Compilation | Usage |
|--------|----------------------|-------------|-------|
| Built-in | `init()` → `RegisterFactory` | `internal/plugins/` compiled into kernel | webui/cli/timer/mcp etc. |
| External `.so` | C ABI dynamic loading | `-buildmode=c-shared` + bridge | qq/files/web/memo etc. |
| Lua script plugin | Parse `main.lua` to register tools | No compilation, hot-reload | luaplugintest/testlua etc. |
| SKILL plugin | Parse `SKILL.md` | Markdown definition | OpenClaw compatible |
Built-in plugin registration: `internal/plugins/all.go` blank imports → each plugin `init()` → `Registry.Load()` scans directory to match factory.
External plugin loading: `internal/plugin/dynamic.go` → copy to SHA256 temp path (bypass `plugin.Open` path cache) → `Open` + `Lookup("NewPlugin")`.
Lua script plugin loading: `internal/lua/` → parse `main.lua` via Lua VM, call `start()` to register tools.
### PluginSDK Four Channels
```
Plugin ──→ Kernel
RegisterTool(name, fn) ──→ buildToolDefs() / executeToolCall()
RegisterStage(stage, fn, scope...) ──→ runStage() called at corresponding phase (scope: global / own-tools-only)
Subscribe(event, fn) ──→ Publish() notify all subscribers
RegisterOutputChannel(name, caps, desc, handler) ──→ output_send__{name} tool generation
```
`internal/sdk/` bridges external SDK interface to kernel, defines complete PluginSDK:
```go
sdk.RegisterTool(name, def, handler)
sdk.RegisterStage(stage, handler, scope...)
sdk.Publish(event)
sdk.InjectInput(source, channel, payload)
sdk.InjectInterrupt(source, channel, payload)
sdk.Memory().Recall/Commit
sdk.Knowledge().Search/Create
sdk.Settings().Get/Set/List
sdk.RegisterOutputChannel("qq", sdk.CapText, "QQ消息通道,content为JSON: {text, group_id, user_id}", handler)
```
### Plugin Interface
```go
type Plugin interface {
Name() string
Start(sdk *PluginSDK) error
Stop() error
}
```
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## Output Channel System
Each output channel generates two tools:
| Tool | Type | Purpose |
|------|------|---------|
| `output_send__{name}` | function | Accepts a `content` JSON string parameter, transparently routed to the plugin's registered handler |
| `output_send__{name}_help` | function | Returns the channel's JSON format documentation (desc field) |
Capability flags:
| Flag | Value | Meaning |
|------|-------|---------|
| CapText | 1 | Plain text |
| CapFile | 2 | File |
| CapImage | 4 | Image |
| CapAudio | 8 | Audio |
| CapStructured | 16 | Structured data |
System prompt injection: output gate rules, multi-call support, long message splitting.
Child agent permission: `output_send__` prefix tools are allowed.
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## EventAgentLLMChain Event
- Event type `agent_llm_chain` emitted after each LLM turn
- Contains the full LLM response (text + tool calls + reasoning)
- WebUI subscribes to this event via SSE for real-time display
- Plugins can subscribe via EventSubscriber (read-only for external plugins)
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## Restricted External Plugin API
Layered architecture: internal plugins get full PluginSDK, external plugins get restricted SDK.
| API | Internal Plugin | External Plugin |
|-----|-----------------|-----------------|
| SocialAPI | Full read/write | Read-only (GetPerson / GetTrait / GetRelations / GetNetwork / ListPersons) |
| EventSubscriber | Subscribe + Publish | Subscribe-only (no Publish capability) |
Extended fields:
- Triple extensions: Confidence, SubjectType, ObjectType
- Relation extension: Confidence
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## Interrupt Mechanism
```
interceptLoop (goroutine)
├── InputInterruptChan() ← Timer/message notifications
├── (a) cancelLLM() → Cancel Provider HTTP request
├── (b) interceptCh → process() pre-loop read [interrupt message]
└── (c) InjectInput() → Trigger new processing when idle
```
Three delivery paths:
| Path | Effect | Timing |
|------|--------|--------|
| cancelLLM | Cancel current HTTP request | On context.Canceled |
| interceptCh | Insert `[interrupt message]` in process() | Before each LLM call |
| InjectInput | Trigger new processing when eventLoop is idle | No ongoing request |
Code: `internal/agent/core/agent.go` — `interceptLoop` / `drainInterrupt`
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## Configuration System
`internal/config/registry.go` — ConfigRegistry
- SQLite storage, `config` table + `config_` independent tables
- Namespaces: `core.*` / `plugin..*`
- `RegisterDefault` inserts ~80 default keys (seeds for 8 LLM sources)
- WebUI settings page `/api/v1/settings` for read/write
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## Code Structure
```
cmd/homed/main.go — Entry: assembles all subsystems
cmd/waiter/main.go — CLI client (Unix socket)
internal/
├── agent/
│ ├── core/ — Agent core (eventLoop/process/stages/context)
│ │ └── plugin_health.go — Plugin health monitoring and auto-restart
│ ├── api/ — Provider interface + LuaAdaptedProvider
│ ├── io/ — IOManager (queue/interrupt/output)
│ └── personal.go — Persona loading
├── plugin/
│ ├── registry.go — Registry + lifecycle
│ ├── dynamic.go — .so dynamic loader
│ └── manifest.go — plugin.json metadata
├── plugins/ — Built-in plugin implementations
│ ├── all.go — Blank imports
│ ├── webui/ — HTTP server + embedded SPA
│ ├── cli/ — Unix socket CLI
│ ├── timer/ — Timer
│ ├── cmd/ — Command execution
│ ├── mcp/ — MCP protocol
│ ├── openclaw/ — OpenClaw compatible
│ ├── agentcli/ — PTY terminal
│ ├── healthcheck/ — Health check
│ └── pluginmgr/ — Plugin manager
├── sdk/ — PluginSDK definitions
│ ├── plugin.go — Plugin interface + PluginSDK
│ ├── memory.go — MemoryAPI
│ ├── knowledge.go — KnowledgeAPI
│ ├── settings.go — SettingsAPI
│ └── llm.go — LLMAPI
├── memory/
│ ├── graph.go — SQLite graph database
│ ├── indexer.go — Graph → vector index
│ ├── vector/store.go — TF-IDF vector engine
│ ├── document/document.go — Document memory
│ ├── text/text.go — Text logs
│ └── pipeline/ — Distiller
├── knowledge/knowledge.go — Knowledge base
├── lua/
│ ├── vm.go — Lua VM (json/log/http)
│ └── adapters/ — 8 LLM adapter scripts
├── config/registry.go — SQLite config center
├── events/bus.go — Event bus
├── tracker/ — OverlayFS change tracking
├── supervisor/ — Daemon management
├── skill/ — Skill plugin management
│ └── manager.go — Skill loading/matching
└── meta/ — Meta information
└── meta.go — Agent metadata
```