descartes-gui 0.1.0

Desktop GUI for Descartes AI orchestration
descartes-gui-0.1.0 is not a library.

descartes-gui

Desktop GUI for AI agent orchestration using the Ralph Wiggum loop pattern.

Installation

cargo install descartes-gui

Overview

The Descartes GUI provides visibility and control over AI agent execution, wrapping the Descartes v2 architecture with an Iced-based desktop application. It adapts the Ralph loop pattern for interactive use, giving users real-time control over agent behavior.

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                      Descartes GUI                          │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  ┌─────────┐  ┌─────────┐  ┌─────────┐                     │
│  │  Waves  │  │ Agents  │  │ Output  │  ← View Tabs        │
│  └─────────┘  └─────────┘  └─────────┘                     │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                                                             │
│  Wave 1:  [Task A] [Start]  [Task B] [Start]               │
│  Wave 2:  [Task C] [Start]  (depends on A, B)              │
│  Wave 3:  [Task D] [Start]  (depends on C)                 │
│                                                             │
│  [Refresh]                                                  │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  Status: Running │ Current: Task A                         │
│  [Pause] [Cancel]                                          │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Features

Wave Visualization

Displays tasks organized by parallel execution waves, computed from SCUD's dependency DAG.

  • Wave grouping: Tasks with satisfied dependencies are grouped into waves
  • Status display: Shows task ID, title, and current status
  • One-click start: Start button on each task to begin agent execution

Agent Control

Real-time control over running agents:

Control Description
Pause Suspends agent execution
Resume Continues paused agent
Cancel Terminates agent execution

Live Output

Streaming display of agent output with automatic scrolling.

Configuration

Environment Variables

Variable Description
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY API key for Claude models
XAI_API_KEY API key for xAI models (SCUD)
RUST_LOG Logging level (e.g., descartes_gui=debug)

SCUD Integration

The GUI reads from SCUD storage at .scud/tasks/tasks.scg:

# Ensure SCUD is configured
scud warmup

# View available tasks
scud list

# Start GUI
descartes-gui

Building from Source

git clone https://github.com/pyrex41/descartes
cd descartes/descartes-gui
cargo build --release

System Dependencies

macOS: No additional dependencies required.

Linux:

sudo apt install libxkbcommon-dev libwayland-dev

Related Crates

License

MIT