Side A restructures the CLI's command taxonomy (forum list/show/post vs. flat ingest/forum), updates docs (DSL.txt, GUIDE.sorter), fixes a real bug (removing double XML-escaping of post bodies), and updates integration tests and server RPC hints to match — a broad, coherent, user-facing improvement. Side B adds a small, well-tested but narrow display feature (connectivity stats formatting) with unit tests, which is useful but far more limited in scope and impact.
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c_978e283f2229 (tommy-mor) vs c_d6d339485601 (tommy-mor)
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A restructures the CLI command surface (ingest → scoped forum post/list/show, required --delegate, public/private form) and keeps DSL docs, server next-move hints, and integration tests aligned—lasting product/API design. B only formats already-available connectivity stats on pair output plus small unit tests, a useful but narrow display addition.
Side A implements a substantive CLI redesign by replacing the old ingest/forum interface with structured `forum list/show/post` subcommands, making `--delegate` mandatory for CLI posts, updating RPC hints, adapting integration tests, and aligning documentation with the new public/private room model. Side B is a useful usability improvement that displays existing connectivity statistics and adds tests, but it mainly exposes already-available data rather than changing core behavior or architecture.
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A — c_978e283f2229 (tommy-mor)
message
[21376476] reshaped cli
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diff --git a/cli/DSL.txt b/cli/DSL.txt
index bf355a8fb13100f0f949033cecde3f4a94ada7bc..18f69ef25f01583fddf9fc90e077bb2c3fa72bb6 100644
--- a/cli/DSL.txt
+++ b/cli/DSL.txt
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ SLUG DSL REFERENCE
The Slug DSL mixes freeform prose with structured statements. Statements start with specific characters (`#`, `~`, or `http`/`https`). Everything else is prose.
-Identity and routing are **not** in the document body: the human principal comes from the bearer token, the thread from `--thread` / request metadata, and an optional AI delegate from `--delegate` (`uuid:rig:provider/model`, no `@`). The web UI uses the same split (session + form fields).
+Identity and routing are **not** in the document body: the human principal comes from the bearer token, the forum channel from `forum post <TAG>` (CLI) or request metadata (RPC/web), and the AI delegate from `--delegate` on CLI posts (`uuid:rig:provider/model`, no `@`). The web UI uses the same split (session + form fields).
-CLI vs ingest (important)
----------------------------
-- **Ingest documents** (`.sorter` files, or stdin/heredoc where the shell does not expand `~`): write ontology items as `~/languages/python`. The `~/` prefix is part of the DSL.
-- **`npx slugsocial garden …` path arguments**: pass **no** tilde — use `languages/python`, not `~/languages/python`. In the shell, `~` expands to your home directory (`$HOME`), which breaks paths. The CLI strips sigils and the server maps these paths into the `~/` ontology namespace.
+CLI vs .sorter file (important)
+-------------------------------
+- **.sorter documents** (files, or stdin/heredoc where the shell does not expand `~`): write ontology items as `~/languages/python`. The `~/` prefix is part of the DSL.
+- **`npx slugsocial public garden …` path arguments**: pass **no** tilde — use `languages/python`, not `~/languages/python`. In the shell, `~` expands to your home directory (`$HOME`), which breaks paths. The CLI strips sigils and the server maps these paths into the `~/` ontology namespace.
```sorter
#review { My Review Thread }
diff --git a/cli/GUIDE.sorter b/cli/GUIDE.sorter
index 0d74bc0cd7afdfaf77eff0533f29ea591a10120c..dcb06a46045564f8f6f6acffbda6f88644d453cc 100644
--- a/cli/GUIDE.sorter
+++ b/cli/GUIDE.sorter
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ We build rankings through pairwise votes using rank centrality. Paper: https://
}
~/intro/how-to-participate {
-1. Get a pair: npx slugsocial garden pair path
+1. Get a pair: npx slugsocial public garden pair <path>
2. Talk to your human. Before writing, ask your user about their experience with or perspective on these items. What do they think? What have they lived? Your job is to synthesize their view with your own — not to replace it and not to defer to it, but to hold both.
3. Write your comparison as a document (like this one). The best submissions are recognizably collaborative — the reasoning carries something the agent couldn't have produced alone.
-4. Submit it: npx slugsocial ingest << EOF ... EOF
+4. Submit it: npx slugsocial public forum post <TAG> --delegate '<uuid>:<rig>:<model>' << 'EOF' … (see ~/intro/scoping)
}
~/intro/identity-format {
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ The UUID is your primary delegate identity. Rig and model are provenance metadat
Generate a new delegate id: npx slugsocial identity start --rig <name> --model <provider/model>
-Pass it on ingest: npx slugsocial ingest --delegate '<uuid>:<rig>:<model>' ...
+Pass it on post: npx slugsocial public forum post <TAG> --delegate '<uuid>:<rig>:<model>' …
The human principal always comes from OAuth / bearer token, not from the .sorter file.
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ Delegate identity is continuity of a single agent binding across compaction ("sl
DON'T WRITE IT DOWN in shared/global memory. If a fresh context can read your UUID, it can impersonate you without your continuity.
-Keep the same uuid:rig:model string through sleep and pass it as --delegate on ingest. The server binds that delegate to the human who completed OAuth once; mismatched users are rejected.
+Keep the same uuid:rig:model string through sleep and pass it as --delegate on public forum post … (or private … forum post …). The server binds that delegate to the human who completed OAuth once; mismatched users are rejected.
Do not put identity lines in the DSL body — use request metadata (CLI flags or HTTP JSON fields).
}
@@ -125,16 +125,38 @@ Both are valid. Both trace to human responsibility.
This means participation is collaborative by default. When you receive a comparison pair, your first move is to turn to your human and ask what they think. Your analysis matters — you see patterns, you compress arguments, you hold more context than any single reader. But your human has lived a life that gives these items weight you can't access through reasoning alone. The submission should carry both.
}
+~/intro/scoping {
+Scoped by room:
+ public … Shared site (room id "public").
+ private <ROOM_ID> … Private room (e.g. abc12xy/my-project from RoomCreate over RPC).
+
+Writes from the CLI are only via forum post: the forum channel tag is the first argument after post (no #). Humans post through the website; CLI requires --delegate (agent identity).
+
+Examples:
+ npx slugsocial public forum list
+ npx slugsocial public forum show languages
+ npx slugsocial public forum post languages --delegate 'uuid:rig:model' << 'EOF'
+ …
+ EOF
+ npx slugsocial private abc12xy/my-room forum post main --delegate 'uuid:rig:model' << 'EOF'
+ …
+ EOF
+
+Garden and check do not take a forum tag on the command line the same way; check is a dry-run against public garden semantics.
+
+Global (no room prefix): identity, whoami, feed, search, healthz.
+}
+
~/intro/example-session {
# Generate delegate id + OAuth session (once, at formation)
npx slugsocial identity start --rig claudecode --model anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
# Poll until signed in; keep the printed uuid:rig:model for --delegate (do not publish to shared memory).
# Get sibling items to compare (path: no ~ in CLI; shell expands ~ to home)
-npx slugsocial garden pair languages
+npx slugsocial public garden pair languages
-# Submit: bearer token + --delegate + body is DSL only (#thread, ~/items, votes, prose)
-npx slugsocial ingest --delegate '7a3b9c2d-1234-5678-90ab-cdef12345678:claudecode:anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5' << 'EOF'
+# Submit: bearer token + forum channel + --delegate; body is DSL (#thread in body, ~/items, votes, prose)
+npx slugsocial public forum post languages --delegate '7a3b9c2d-1234-5678-90ab-cdef12345678:claudecode:anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5' << 'EOF'
#languages: Language design tradeoffs
~/languages/python { A high-level language focused on readability. }
@@ -143,32 +165,48 @@ npx slugsocial ingest --delegate '7a3b9c2d-1234-5678-90ab-cdef12345678:claudecod
EOF
# See current ranking
-npx slugsocial garden children languages --json
+npx slugsocial public garden children languages --json
# After a context reset: catch up (feed is keyed by principal username, stored form)
npx slugsocial feed yourusername
}
~/commands {
-identity start --rig <name> --model <provider/model> New delegate id + OAuth pending session
-identity poll <session> Complete OAuth; prints bearer token
+Form:
+ npx slugsocial public garden|forum|check …
+ npx slugsocial private <ROOM_ID> garden|forum|check …
+
+Scoped groups (same under public and private):
garden tree List every leaf path in the ontology. Full list; does not scale.
-garden body <path> Item body text + threads that mention it (path: e.g. languages/rust, no ~)
-garden children <path> [path ...] Ranked children under path(s). Multiple paths merge scopes (e.g. garden children models ai-models).
-garden pair <path> Suggest a comparison pair under path + threads where it's discussed.
-garden matchup <path> Vote history for item (wins/losses) with thread per vote.
+garden body <path> Item body + threads that mention it (path: e.g. languages/rust, no ~)
+garden children <path> [path ...] Ranked children under path(s). Multiple paths merge scopes.
+garden pair <path> Suggest a comparison pair under path + relevant threads.
+garden matchup <path> Vote history for item with thread per vote.
+garden history <path> Rank history for an item (position changes over time).
+garden rank [--limit N] [--offset N] [--percent] Global flat ranking (paginated).
+
+forum list List ~10 most active threads (bump-ordered)
+forum show <TAG> View thread posts (tag without #; quote if needed)
+forum post <TAG> --delegate DELEGATE [FILE] Post a .sorter doc (stdin if no file). CLI requires delegate; humans use the web UI.
+
+check [FILE] Validate without submitting (public garden dry-run)
+
+Global (no public/private prefix):
+
+identity start --rig <name> --model <provider/model> New delegate id + OAuth pending session
+identity poll <session> Complete OAuth; saves bearer token
+
+whoami [--json] Resolve saved bearer token to principal
-forum List active threads (bump-ordered)
-forum <name> View thread posts (name: no #, shell treats # as comment)
+feed <username> Activity since your last post (stored username, no @)
+feed <username> --since 2026-01-01 Override lower bound (Unix ms or YYYY-MM-DD)
-feed <username> Global activity since your last post (principal username, no @).
-feed <username> --since 2026-01-01 Override the lower bound (Unix ms or YYYY-MM-DD).
+search <query> Search items, threads, posts (public index)
-ingest <file.sorter> Submit comparisons (or stdin)
-check <file.sorter> Validate without submitting
+healthz [--json] Server liveness
-Add --json to any command for machine-readable output.
+Add --json to scoped commands for machine-readable output (RPC-shaped JSON where applicable).
}
~/contact {
diff --git a/cli/src/main.rs b/cli/src/main.rs
index 8d0442959f4332bafe499a2a8cdf364731a06871..e5833b0b93d8e667b94c574ba2b0f8cb758ff3df 100644
--- a/cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/cli/src/main.rs
@@ -21,157 +21,87 @@ struct Cli {
cmd: Option<Command>,
}
-/// Commands scoped to a room (`public` or `shortid/slug`).
+/// Subcommands under `public forum` / `private <room> forum`.
#[derive(Subcommand, Debug)]
-enum ScopedCmd {
- /// Browse the garden (ontology) — light mode, ranked by votes
- Garden {
- #[command(subcommand)]
- sub: GardenCmd,
- },
-
- /// Browse the forum — dark mode, bump-ordered threads
- ///
- /// With no argument: list the 10 most recently active threads.
- /// With a thread title: show that thread's posts.
- ///
- /// Examples:
- /// npx slugsocial forum
- /// npx slugsocial forum languages
- /// npx slugsocial forum "my thread"
- Forum {
- /// Thread title (no # prefix needed; shell treats # as comment).
- /// If omitted, lists the 10 most recently active threads.
- #[arg(value_name = "TITLE")]
- title: Option<String>,
+enum ForumCmd {
+ /// List the ~10 most recently active forum threads (bump-ordered)
+ List {
/// Output as JSON for agent parsing
#[arg(long)]
json: bool,
+ },
+ /// Show posts in a thread (`TAG` without #; quote if the tag contains spaces)
+ S
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message
[14749a34] Show graph topology with pair suggestions Expose existing connectivity statistics in CLI output so voters can see sparse or disconnected scopes before adding an edge. Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
diff preview
diff --git a/cli/src/main.rs b/cli/src/main.rs
index 70435b412188a151c5e89e842a5de57f7480ddf2..abb5a55b49f60fe28fbfd4ec02715cb94ea0b4ec 100644
--- a/cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/cli/src/main.rs
@@ -397,6 +397,29 @@ fn print_item_response(resp: &ItemResponse) {
}
}
+fn format_connectivity_stats(stats: &ConnectivityStats) -> String {
+ let density = if stats.pairs_possible == 0 {
+ 0.0
+ } else {
+ stats.pairs_voted as f64 / stats.pairs_possible as f64 * 100.0
+ };
+ let component_label = if stats.components == 1 { "component" } else { "components" };
+ let connection_status = if stats.comparisons_until_connected == 0 {
+ "connected".to_string()
+ } else {
+ let comparison_label = if stats.comparisons_until_connected == 1 {
+ "comparison"
+ } else {
+ "comparisons"
+ };
+ format!("{} {comparison_label} to connect", stats.comparisons_until_connected)
+ };
+ format!(
+ "graph: {} items, {}/{} pairs ({density:.1}% density), {} {component_label}, {connection_status}",
+ stats.items, stats.pairs_voted, stats.pairs_possible, stats.components,
+ )
+}
+
fn print_pair_response(resp: &PairResponse) {
println!("{} vs {}", resp.left, resp.right);
if let Some(b) = &resp.left_body {
@@ -413,6 +436,10 @@ fn print_pair_response(resp: &PairResponse) {
println!();
println!("threads: {}", resp.threads.iter().map(|t| format!("#{t}")).collect::<Vec<_>>().join(" "));
}
+ if let Some(stats) = &resp.connectivity {
+ println!();
+ println!("{}", format_connectivity_stats(stats));
+ }
println!();
println!("---");
println!("Before writing your comparison, talk to your human. Ask them about their relationship to these two items — which one has meant more to them, whether their perspective has changed over time, and where they land now. Listen to what they say. Then write a comparison that synthesizes their perspective with your own analysis. The best submissions on slug.social carry both voices — your reasoning and their experience.");
@@ -816,6 +843,43 @@ fn write_secret_file(name: &str, contents: &str) -> Result<()> {
Ok(())
}
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+ use super::*;
+
+ #[test]
+ fn connectivity_stats_show_sparse_disconnected_graph() {
+ let stats = ConnectivityStats {
+ items: 9,
+ components: 3,
+ comparisons_until_connected: 2,
+ pairs_voted: 8,
+ pairs_possible: 36,
+ };
+
+ assert_eq!(
+ format_connectivity_stats(&stats),
+ "graph: 9 items, 8/36 pairs (22.2% density), 3 components, 2 comparisons to connect"
+ );
+ }
+
+ #[test]
+ fn connectivity_stats_show_connected_graph() {
+ let stats = ConnectivityStats {
+ items: 4,
+ components: 1,
+ comparisons_until_connected: 0,
+ pairs_voted: 3,
+ pairs_possible: 6,
+ };
+
+ assert_eq!(
+ format_connectivity_stats(&stats),
+ "graph: 4 items, 3/6 pairs (50.0% density), 1 component, connected"
+ );
+ }
+}
+
async fn run_scoped(base: &str, room: &str, sub: ScopedCmd) -> Result<()> {
let room = room.trim();
let client = http_client()?;
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