llayer applies the Unix philosophy to large language model orchestration by building framework-free agents with bash, curl, and jq. The architecture decomposes the agent lifecycle into three fundamentals: an append-only JSONL history file for state and memory, a jq stream reducer for context window management, and a standard bash while loop for control flow. This stateless text pipeline enables time-travel debugging via simple file slicing, zero abstraction tooling through native bash functions, and seamless POSIX tool integration for filtering or benchmarking. The system functions as a REPL-style loop that ingests user input, constructs context, evaluates it against a local model like Ollama, handles tool dispatches, and outputs results. All interactions are recorded immutably in a structured JSONL event schema, prioritizing transparency, composability, and minimalist design.
- Append-only JSONL history for auditing and replayability
- Modular command chaining for stateless and stateful interactions
- Docker Compose integration for local Ollama inference
- Transparent POSIX tool pipeline for data filtering and token benchmarking
- Minimalist schema with explicit event types and sources
- Append-only JSONL history for auditing and replayability
- Modular command chaining for stateless and stateful interactions
- Docker Compose integration for local Ollama inference
- Transparent POSIX tool pipeline for data filtering and token benchmarking
- Minimalist schema with explicit event types and sources
SDF is a community platform offering free shell access, a Mastodon instance (Fediverse), and exploration of vintage systems. Established in 1987, it's a non-profit organization supporting inspiring and implementing new ideas.
Fernando J. Corbató was a Professor Emeritus at MIT, renowned for his pioneering work in the development of time-sharing and resource-sharing computer systems. He was instrumental in creating the Compatible Time-Sharing System (CTSS) and Multics, both influential systems that laid the groundwork for modern operating systems. Corbató's contributions have been widely recognized through numerous awards and fellowships, including the Turing Award (1990) and the Computer Pioneer Award (1982). He was a long-time member of the MIT Computation Center and the Laboratory for Computer Science, and held leadership positions within the department. His work significantly impacted the field of computer science and the evolution of computing technology.
SDF User Contributed Tutorials - A collection of tutorials for existing and potential SDF users interested in the INTERNET, the UNIX operating system, and programming languages.
A program called rusage.com that reports richer resource usage statistics than the traditional UNIX time command, with examples and use cases for optimizing performance
The December 2024 newsletter from Obsolescence Guaranteed covers updates on new projects such as PiDP-10 and PiDP-1, news about existing projects like PiDP-8 and PiDP-11, and upcoming plans for 2025 including a PiDP-1 replica and an annual programming competition.
