Just Bash

Pattern

Just Bash Skills Agent

Minimal ToolLoopAgent chat demo: on-call-style skills (incident triage + stakeholder comms) on disk, skill tool loads SKILL.md + paths, readFile pulls reference checklists and templates from the sandbox.

IntermediateApr 2026View the full pattern on desktop
Just Bash Skills Agent preview

Problems solved

  • Discover on-disk skill packs with a skill tool
  • Pull checklists and templates via sandboxed readFile
  • Keep the demo minimal with skill and readFile only
  • Stream an ops-style ToolLoopAgent chat UI

Use cases

  • Incident triage runbook copilots
  • Stakeholder communication assistants
  • Internal ops agents backed by markdown skills
  • Teaching skill loading without full bash access

AI SDK APIs

ToolLoopAgentcreateAgentUIStreamResponsegatewaystepCountIs

Tags

aiagentsbash-toolskillsreadfileagent-patternai-sdk

Requirements

Node.js
24+
Memory
512MB
Other
  • Vercel AI Gateway or provider API access
  • bash-tool runtime

Environment variables

External services

anthropic

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