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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](https://github.com/sipeed/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€
## Screenshots
### OpenAI
```
provider: "openai"
model: "gpt-4.1-mini"
openai:
api_key: "sk.."
api_base: "https://api.openai.com/v1"
```
### Llama.cpp
```
provider: "vllm"
model: "default"
vllm:
api_key: "none"
api_base: "http://0.0.0.0:8080/"
```
### Ollama
```
provider: "ollama"
model: "llama2"
vllm:
api_key: "none"
api_base: "http://0.0.0.0:11434/"
```
## π License
MIT License - See LICENSE file for details.