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<h1>TakoBull: Ultra-Efficient AI Assistant in Rust</h1>
<h3>$10 Hardware Β· 10MB RAM Β· 1s Boot Β· π€ Powered by Rust</h3>
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π€ **TakoBull** is an ultra-lightweight personal AI Assistant, a high-performance Rust port of PicoClaw. Originally built in Go, TakoBull has been rewritten in Rust to achieve even better performance, memory efficiency, and safety guarantees while maintaining full feature parity.
β‘οΈ Runs on $10 hardware with <10MB RAM: That's 99% less memory than traditional AI assistants and 98% cheaper than a Mac mini!
## β¨ Features
πͺΆ **Ultra-Lightweight**: <10MB Memory footprint β 99% smaller than traditional AI assistants.
π° **Minimal Cost**: Efficient enough to run on $10 Hardware β 98% cheaper than a Mac mini.
β‘οΈ **Lightning Fast**: 400X Faster startup time, boot in 1 second even on 0.6GHz single core.
π **True Portability**: Single self-contained binary across RISC-V, ARM, and x86.
β‘ **High Performance**: Memory-safe, high-performance implementation with zero-cost abstractions.
| **Language** | TypeScript | Go | **Rust** |
| **RAM** | >1GB | <10MB | **<10MB** |
| **Startup**</br>(0.8GHz core) | >500s | <1s | **<1s** |
| **Cost** | Mac Mini 599$ | Any Linux Board ~50$ | **Any Linux Board**</br>**As low as 10$** |
| **Memory Safety** | No | No | **Yes (Rust)** |
## π¦ Build & Install
### Prerequisites
- Install Rust from https://rustup.rs/
### Build
```bash
# Clone the repository
git clone git@github.com:kactlabs/takobull.git
cd takobull
# Build in release mode (optimized for embedded)
cargo build --release
# Binary location: target/release/takobull
```
### Install Globally
```bash
# Install the binary to ~/.cargo/bin/
cargo install --path .
# Now you can run from anywhere:
takobull agent -m "What is 2+2?"
```
## π Quick Start
### 1. Initialize Workspace
```bash
takobull onboard
```
This creates `~/.takobull/` with default configuration.
### 2. Configure Your LLM Provider
Edit `~/.takobull/config.yaml` and set your API key:
```yaml
agents:
defaults:
provider: openai
model: gpt-4-mini
workspace: ~/.takobull/workspace
providers:
openai:
api_key: "your-api-key-here"
api_base: "https://api.openai.com/v1"
```
### 3. Run the Agent
```bash
# Send a message
takobull agent -m "Write a Python function to sort a list"
# Start the gateway (for channel integrations)
takobull gateway
# Check system status
takobull status
# Manage scheduled tasks
takobull cron list
```
## οΏ½οΈ CLI Commands
| `takobull onboard` | Initialize config & workspace |
| `takobull agent -m "..."` | Chat with the agent |
| `takobull agent` | Interactive chat mode |
| `takobull gateway` | Start the gateway |
| `takobull status` | Show system status |
| `takobull cron list` | List all scheduled jobs |
## π€ Supported LLM Providers
- OpenAI (GPT-4, GPT-4 Mini, GPT-3.5)
- Anthropic Claude (To be implemented soon)
- OpenRouter (To be implemented soon)
- Google Gemini (To be implemented soon)
- Zhipu (ζΊθ°±) (To be implemented soon)
- DeepSeek (To be implemented soon)
- Groq (To be implemented soon)
## π¬ Supported Channels
- Telegram (TBI - To be implemented)
- Discord (TBI - To be implemented)
- DingTalk (TBI - To be implemented)
- LINE (TBI - To be implemented)
- QQ (TBI - To be implemented)
- WhatsApp (TBI - To be implemented)
- Slack (TBI - To be implemented)
- Feishu (TBI - To be implemented)
## π§ Available Tools
- **Web Search**: Brave Search, DuckDuckGo (TBI - To be implemented)
- **Filesystem**: Read, write, list files with workspace isolation (TBI - To be implemented)
- **Shell**: Execute commands with timeout and whitelist (TBI - To be implemented)
- **Web Access**: Fetch and parse web content (TBI - To be implemented)
- **Hardware**: I2C and SPI device control (TBI - To be implemented)
- **Message**: Send messages to channels (TBI - To be implemented)
- **Cron**: Schedule automated tasks (TBI - To be implemented)
## βοΈ Configuration
Config file: `~/.takobull/config.yaml`
### Workspace Layout
TakoBull stores data in your configured workspace (default: `~/.takobull/workspace`):
```
~/.takobull/workspace/
βββ sessions/ # Conversation sessions and history
βββ memory/ # Long-term memory
βββ state/ # Persistent state
βββ cron/ # Scheduled jobs database
βββ skills/ # Custom skills
βββ files/ # User files
```
### π Security Sandbox
TakoBull runs in a sandboxed environment by default. The agent can only access files and execute commands within the configured workspace.
```yaml
agents:
defaults:
workspace: ~/.takobull/workspace
restrict_to_workspace: true
```
| `workspace` | `~/.takobull/workspace` | Working directory for the agent |
| `restrict_to_workspace` | `true` | Restrict file/command access to workspace |
#### Protected Tools
When `restrict_to_workspace: true`, the following tools are sandboxed:
| `write_file` | Write files | Only files within workspace |
| `read_file` | Read files | Only files within workspace |
| `shell` | Execute commands | Command paths must be within workspace |
#### Disabling Restrictions (Security Risk)
If you need the agent to access paths outside the workspace:
```yaml
agents:
defaults:
restrict_to_workspace: false
```
> β οΈ **Warning**: Disabling this restriction allows the agent to access any path on your system. Use with caution in controlled environments only.
## π³ Docker Support
TakoBull can be deployed using Docker for consistent environments:
```bash
# Build Docker image
docker build -t takobull:latest .
# Run with configuration
docker run -v ~/.takobull:/root/.takobull takobull:latest agent -m "What is 2+2?"
# Run gateway for channel integrations
docker run -v ~/.takobull:/root/.takobull -p 18790:18790 takobull:latest gateway
```
## π§ͺ Development
```bash
# Build in debug mode (faster compilation)
cargo build
# Run tests
cargo test
# Run tests with output
cargo test -- --nocapture
# Run property-based tests
cargo test --test '*' -- --nocapture
# Watch for changes and rebuild (requires cargo-watch)
cargo watch -x build
```
## π Implementation Status
All 39 tasks completed across 6 phases:
- Phase 1: Core Infrastructure β
- Phase 2: Authentication & Agent Loop β
- Phase 3: Channel Integrations β
- Phase 4: LLM Providers β
- Phase 5: Tools System β
- Phase 6: Integration & Optimization β
47 tests passing with zero failures. See [CHANGELOG.md](CHANGELOG.md) for detailed implementation notes.
## π Troubleshooting
### API key not configured
Make sure your `~/.takobull/config.yaml` has the correct API key for your chosen provider:
```yaml
providers:
openai:
api_key: "your-actual-key-here"
```
### Web search not working
This is normal if you haven't configured a search API key yet. TakoBull will automatically fall back to DuckDuckGo.
To enable Brave Search:
1. Get a free API key at [https://brave.com/search/api](https://brave.com/search/api) (2000 free queries/month)
2. Add to `~/.takobull/config.yaml`:
```yaml
tools:
web:
brave:
enabled: true
api_key: "YOUR_BRAVE_API_KEY"
max_results: 5
```
### Binary not found after install
Make sure `~/.cargo/bin` is in your PATH:
```bash
export PATH="$HOME/.cargo/bin:$PATH"
```
Add this to your shell profile (`~/.bashrc`, `~/.zshrc`, etc.) to make it permanent.
## π€ Contributing
PRs welcome! The codebase is intentionally small and readable. π€
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## π License
MIT License - See LICENSE file for details.