Bronie: AI Agent Terminal System for Developers
Bronie - AI Agent Terminal System
Bronie is a sophisticated AI-powered software engineering assistant that operates through a modern terminal interface. It's designed to help developers with code editing, file management, and software engineering tasks using natural language commands.
Core Architecture
Bronie is built around an AI agent system that:
- Uses OpenRouter API to access multiple LLM providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, etc.)
- Operates through a tool-based architecture where the AI can call specific functions
- Provides a rich terminal UI built with the Rich library for an interactive experience
- Supports multimodal interactions including text and image inputs
Key Features
1. AI-Powered Code Editing
- Natural language code editing: Describe changes in plain English
- Visual editing: Attach images from clipboard for visual context
- Smart diff generation: Shows exactly what changes were made
- Multi-model support: Uses different models for agent tasks vs. code editing
- Streaming responses: Real-time feedback during code generation
2. File System Operations
- File exploration: List, read, and search through project files
- Grep search: Pattern-based file searching
- File tree visualization: Interactive project structure display
- Shell command execution: Direct terminal command execution
3. Rich Terminal Interface
- Modern UI: Beautiful terminal interface with panels and layouts
- Live updates: Real-time conversation history and file tree updates
- Syntax highlighting: Code and diff visualization
- Interactive animations: Loading spinners and progress indicators
- Image support: Paste images from clipboard for visual context
4. Tool Ecosystem
The system includes 10+ specialized tools:
- edit_file: AI-powered code editing with visual support
- list_files: Directory exploration
- read_file: File content reading
- search_files: Pattern-based file searching
- grep_search: Text pattern searching
- exec_shell: Shell command execution
- talk_to_user: User communication
- clipboard_image: Image handling from clipboard
5. Advanced Capabilities
- Token tracking: Monitor API usage and costs
- Multi-model support: Configure different models for different tasks
- Error handling: Graceful error recovery and user feedback
- Interruption handling: Ctrl+C support for canceling operations
- Cross-platform: Works on Windows, macOS, and Linux
Technical Stack
- Python 3.8+ as the core language
- Rich for terminal UI and formatting
- OpenAI Python SDK for API communication
- OpenRouter for multi-provider LLM access
- Pillow for image processing
- Tiktoken for token counting
- Prompt Toolkit for advanced input handling
Use Cases
Bronie is ideal for:
- Code refactoring and maintenance
- File organization and project structure management
- Debugging with AI assistance
- Documentation generation and updates
- Rapid prototyping with natural language instructions
- Code review and improvement suggestions
- Project exploration and understanding
Configuration
The system is highly configurable:
- Model selection: Choose different LLMs for different tasks
- API key management: Environment-based configuration
- Tool customization: Extensible tool registry
- UI preferences: Customizable terminal appearance
Security & Safety
- Controlled tool access: AI can only use predefined, safe tools
- File system isolation: Works within specified project directories
- Error boundaries: Graceful handling of unexpected errors
- User confirmation: Clear display of all operations before execution
Bronie essentially transforms your terminal into an intelligent coding assistant that can understand natural language requests, make code changes, explore projects, and provide a modern development experience�all while maintaining the power and flexibility of a command-line interface.
Learn More & Source Code
Bronie is open source! You can find the code, contribute, or report issues at: