gvShell Design Review - Pre-Documentation Thoughts

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  "title": "gvShell Design Review - Pre-Documentation Thoughts",
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    "output": "<div style=\"background:#1e1e1e;color:#e0e0e0;padding:20px;border-radius:8px;font-family:'Consolas','Monaco',monospace;\"><h2 style=\"font-family:sans-serif;color:#fff;margin:0 0 16px 0;\">🐚 gvShell Design Review - Pre-Documentation Thoughts</h2><p style=\"color:#9ca3af;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0 0 20px 0;\">Before I create the docs, here are key architectural considerations</p><div style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:16px;\"><h3 style=\"color:#98c379;margin:0 0 12px 0;\">✅ What I Love About This Direction</h3><ul style=\"margin:0;padding-left:20px;color:#e0e0e0;line-height:1.8;\"><li><strong style=\"color:#e5c07b;\">JSON output mode</strong> - This is huge. Sessions from greatVibe.ai can call gvShell commands like RPC functions. The shell becomes a programmable API.</li><li><strong style=\"color:#e5c07b;\">Multi-agent orchestration</strong> - The gvSystem session as a control plane for n-tier dev environments is genuinely powerful.</li><li><strong style=\"color:#e5c07b;\">Unix philosophy</strong> - Treating AI responses as files/streams that compose naturally.</li></ul></div><div style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:16px;\"><h3 style=\"color:#61afef;margin:0 0 12px 0;\">🤔 Architectural Questions to Resolve</h3><div style=\"background:#1a1a1a;padding:12px;border-radius:4px;margin-bottom:12px;\"><h4 style=\"color:#c678dd;margin:0 0 8px 0;\">1. Remote Shell Execution Model</h4><p style=\"color:#9ca3af;margin:0 0 8px 0;\">How does VM-A's gvShell invoke commands on VM-B?</p><pre style=\"color:#e0e0e0;margin:0;\"><span style=\"color:#7f848e;\"># Option A: Direct SSH tunnel (peer-to-peer)</span>\ngv&gt; /remote vm-b \"explain this codebase\"\n<span style=\"color:#56b6c2;\">→ gvAgent-A SSHs to VM-B, invokes gvShell there</span>\n\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\"># Option B: Hub-mediated (star topology)</span>\ngv&gt; /remote vm-b \"explain this codebase\"\n<span style=\"color:#56b6c2;\">→ gvAgent-A → greatVibe.ai → gvAgent-B → response back</span>\n\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\"># Option C: Hybrid (hub for discovery, direct for data)</span>\ngv&gt; /remote vm-b \"explain this codebase\"\n<span style=\"color:#56b6c2;\">→ greatVibe.ai brokers connection, then P2P</span></pre><p style=\"color:#e5c07b;margin:8px 0 0 0;\">Recommendation: <strong>Option C</strong> - Hub authenticates and discovers, then agents communicate directly for low latency.</p></div><div style=\"background:#1a1a1a;padding:12px;border-radius:4px;margin-bottom:12px;\"><h4 style=\"color:#c678dd;margin:0 0 8px 0;\">2. Session Identity Across VMs</h4><p style=\"color:#9ca3af;margin:0 0 8px 0;\">When a session spans multiple agents, who owns it?</p><pre style=\"color:#e0e0e0;margin:0;\"><span style=\"color:#7f848e;\"># Scenario: User starts on laptop, orchestrates 3 VMs</span>\n┌─────────────┐\n│ greatVibe.ai│ ← Session authority, token issuer\n└──────┬──────┘\n       │ gvSystem session\n       ├─────────────┬─────────────┐\n       ▼             ▼             ▼\n   [Laptop]      [VM-Dev]     [VM-Prod]\n   gvAgent-1     gvAgent-2    gvAgent-3\n   primary       worker       worker</pre><p style=\"color:#e5c07b;margin:8px 0 0 0;\">Proposal: <strong>Federated sessions</strong> - One primary agent owns the session, workers get scoped sub-tokens.</p></div><div style=\"background:#1a1a1a;padding:12px;border-radius:4px;margin-bottom:12px;\"><h4 style=\"color:#c678dd;margin:0 0 8px 0;\">3. JSON Output Schema</h4><p style=\"color:#9ca3af;margin:0 0 8px 0;\">Should we define a standard response envelope?</p><pre style=\"color:#e0e0e0;margin:0;\"><span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">// gvShell JSON output mode</span>\n{\n  <span style=\"color:#98c379;\">\"success\"</span>: true,\n  <span style=\"color:#98c379;\">\"command\"</span>: <span style=\"color:#98c379;\">\"ask claude 'explain quicksort'\"</span>,\n  <span style=\"color:#98c379;\">\"response\"</span>: {\n    <span style=\"color:#98c379;\">\"content\"</span>: <span style=\"color:#98c379;\">\"Quicksort is...\"</span>,\n    <span style=\"color:#98c379;\">\"provider\"</span>: <span style=\"color:#98c379;\">\"claude\"</span>,\n    <span style=\"color:#98c379;\">\"model\"</span>: <span style=\"color:#98c379;\">\"opus-4\"</span>,\n    <span style=\"color:#98c379;\">\"tokens\"</span>: { <span style=\"color:#98c379;\">\"input\"</span>: 50, <span style=\"color:#98c379;\">\"output\"</span>: 234 },\n    <span style=\"color:#98c379;\">\"cost_usd\"</span>: 0.0023,\n    <span style=\"color:#98c379;\">\"latency_ms\"</span>: 1450\n  },\n  <span style=\"color:#98c379;\">\"ref\"</span>: <span style=\"color:#98c379;\">\"$1\"</span>  <span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">// Can be referenced later</span>\n}</pre><p style=\"color:#e5c07b;margin:8px 0 0 0;\">This makes gvShell a proper RPC interface for greatVibe sessions.</p></div><div style=\"background:#1a1a1a;padding:12px;border-radius:4px;\"><h4 style=\"color:#c678dd;margin:0 0 8px 0;\">4. Security Boundaries</h4><p style=\"color:#9ca3af;margin:0 0 8px 0;\">Remote execution is powerful but dangerous:</p><ul style=\"margin:0;padding-left:20px;color:#e0e0e0;line-height:1.6;\"><li><span style=\"color:#e5c07b;\">Allowlists</span> - Which agents can a session invoke remotely?</li><li><span style=\"color:#e5c07b;\">Command restrictions</span> - Can remote calls execute arbitrary shell? Or only AI queries?</li><li><span style=\"color:#e5c07b;\">Data boundaries</span> - Can VM-A access VM-B's filesystem via AI?</li><li><span style=\"color:#e5c07b;\">Audit trail</span> - All cross-agent calls logged to greatVibe.ai</li></ul></div></div><div style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:16px;\"><h3 style=\"color:#e5c07b;margin:0 0 12px 0;\">📋 Proposed Document Structure</h3><pre style=\"background:#1a1a1a;padding:12px;border-radius:4px;overflow-x:auto;line-height:1.6;\"><span style=\"color:#56b6c2;font-weight:bold;\">/gv/docs/</span>\n├── <span style=\"color:#e5c07b;\">gvAgentDesign.md</span>        <span style=\"color:#7f848e;\"># Add Section 17: gvShell Overview</span>\n│   └── Brief intro, link to full doc\n│\n└── <span style=\"color:#98c379;font-weight:bold;\">gvShellDesign.md</span>         <span style=\"color:#7f848e;\"># NEW - Full design document</span>\n    ├── 1. Overview & Philosophy\n    ├── 2. Architecture (embedded in gvAgent)\n    ├── 3. Authentication & Bootstrap\n    │   ├── 3.1 Device Linking (Spotify model)\n    │   ├── 3.2 gvSystem Session\n    │   └── 3.3 Token Security (proxy model)\n    ├── 4. Command Reference\n    │   ├── 4.1 Provider Commands (/claude, /gpt, /ollama)\n    │   ├── 4.2 Session Commands (/new, /history, /save)\n    │   ├── 4.3 Response References ($1, $2, $claude)\n    │   ├── 4.4 Project Commands (/init, /context)\n    │   ├── 4.5 Remote Commands (/remote, /agents)\n    │   └── 4.6 Utility Commands (/pipe, /diff, /template)\n    ├── 5. Output Modes\n    │   ├── 5.1 Plain Text (human readable)\n    │   └── 5.2 JSON (programmatic/RPC)\n    ├── 6. Response File Semantics\n    │   ├── 6.1 Reference Syntax\n    │   ├── 6.2 Subfield Extraction\n    │   └── 6.3 Storage Modes\n    ├── 7. Multi-Agent Orchestration\n    │   ├── 7.1 Agent Discovery\n    │   ├── 7.2 Remote Execution\n    │   ├── 7.3 Federated Sessions\n    │   └── 7.4 N-Tier Dev Environments\n    ├── 8. Unix Integration\n    │   ├── 8.1 Pipes & Streams\n    │   ├── 8.2 Batch Scripting (.gv files)\n    │   └── 8.3 FUSE Mount (optional)\n    ├── 9. Security Model\n    │   ├── 9.1 Remote Execution Boundaries\n    │   ├── 9.2 Audit Logging\n    │   └── 9.3 Token Scoping\n    └── 10. Configuration Reference</pre></div><div style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:16px;\"><h3 style=\"color:#c678dd;margin:0 0 12px 0;\">💡 Additional Ideas While Documenting</h3><ul style=\"margin:0;padding-left:20px;color:#e0e0e0;line-height:1.8;\"><li><strong style=\"color:#98c379;\">/broadcast</strong> - Send same prompt to all connected agents simultaneously</li><li><strong style=\"color:#98c379;\">/sync</strong> - Sync response history across agents</li><li><strong style=\"color:#98c379;\">/watch</strong> - Stream another agent's output in real-time</li><li><strong style=\"color:#98c379;\">/delegate</strong> - Hand off current task to another agent with context</li><li><strong style=\"color:#98c379;\">Agent aliases</strong> - <code>gv&gt; /remote prod-api</code> instead of <code>/remote 192.168.1.50</code></li></ul></div><div style=\"background:#1a3d1a;border:1px solid #2d5a2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;\"><h4 style=\"margin:0 0 8px 0;color:#98c379;\">Ready to Proceed?</h4><p style=\"color:#a0d0a0;margin:0;\">These are my thoughts before diving into documentation. If you're happy with the direction (especially the hybrid connection model and federated sessions), I'll create both documents with the full command reference and all the ideation we've discussed.</p></div></div>",
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