Chaosmith Core

Chaosmith Core is the central Model Context Protocol (MCP) daemon โ the brainstem of the Chaosmith organism.
It indexes your reality: walks files, embeds meaning, and serves structured context to Letta-style agents.
No cloud, no telemetry, no simulation โ only native daemons and verified tool results.
๐ฉ Architecture
| Component |
Role |
| SurrealDB |
Memory cortex โ stores graphs, vectors, and facts. |
| Core MCP (main.go) |
Brainstem โ binds config, SurrealDB, and MCP tools. |
| Embedding Executor |
External HTTP service (OpenAI-compatible) for vector generation. |
Indexer Engine (internal/indexer) |
Tokenizes via tiktoken, writes NDJSON evidence, upserts Surreal records. |
Run Context (internal/runctx) |
Generates deterministic run_ids and artifact trees. |
| Executors (planned) |
Limbs โ offload embedding, graph analysis, or workspace crawling. |
Everything runs as native daemons. No containers. No Kubernetes. No third-party brokers.
- indexer โ deterministic workspace scanning, chunking, embedding.
- context โ vector and text search utilities for RAG pipelines.
- lists โ minimal SurrealDB-backed workspace notes.
- graph (planned) โ dependency and symbol relations.
- exec (planned) โ remote command dispatch via NATS.
All tools expose Acceptance Test (AT) evidence as required by PCS/INST/1.0.
If the evidence is missing, the run is invalid โ by design.
๐ฐ๏ธ Streamable HTTP Endpoint
Chaosmith Core serves MCP over Streamable HTTP by default.
Build and launch the daemon:
go build -o bin/chaosmith-mcp .
./bin/chaosmith-mcp --config etc/centralmcp.toml --listen :9878
# -> Streamable HTTP active on :9878/mcp
index_workspace_scan โ walk workspace, store directory/file rows, emit artifacts under /var/lib/chaosmith/artifacts/<run_id>/.
index_workspace_embed โ chunk and embed text, upsert vector_chunk rows.
index_workspace_all โ combine scan + embed in one deterministic pass.
workspace_list โ list registered workspaces.
workspace_tree โ return directory and file tree for a workspace.
workspace_find_file โ find files in a workspace by exact/partial path.
workspace_search_text โ find exact text within workspace files.
file_search_text โ find exact text within a specific file.
file_vector_search โ vector similarity search within a file.
workspace_vector_search โ vector similarity search across a workspace.
workspace_register โ upsert a workspace bound to an existing node.
node_register, node_list โ manage/list nodes.
workspace_read_file โ read a file slice by character range; supports hex mode for binary-safe reads.
term_exec, term_pty โ controlled host command execution.
Each call produces a run report (run_id, AT pass/fail, artifact paths, risks) per PCS/INST/1.0.
๐ Optional stdio Bridge
For Letta or local sidecar agents, you can run both transports:
./bin/chaosmith-mcp --stdio --listen :9878
Stdio sessions share the same SurrealDB and tool registry as HTTP.
๐ง Philosophy
Freedom. Mastery. Chaos. Artistry.
Chaosmith Core replaces cloud dependence with local sovereignty.
Every vector, every file, every thought โ stored and verified on your own iron.
๐งฐ Quickstart
Prerequisites
- Go 1.25+
- SurrealDB 2.2+
- Embedding service speaking OpenAI-compatible API
- File system access to target workspaces
Configuration
etc/centralmcp.toml defines connection and embedding parameters:
surreal_url = "http://127.0.0.1:8000"
surreal_user = "root"
surreal_pass = "root"
surreal_ns = "chaos"
surreal_db = "core"
embed_url = "http://127.0.0.1:1234/v1/embeddings"
embed_model = "text-embedding-nomic-embed-text-v1.5"
effective_dim = 768
artifact_root = "var/lib/chaosmith/artifacts"
Override with environment variables (SURREAL_URL, EMBED_URL, etc.) or CHAOSMITH_CONFIG.
Run
go run . --config etc/centralmcp.toml --listen :9878 --stdio
Artifacts appear under <artifact_root>/<run_id>/ as NDJSON: files.ndjson, dirs.ndjson, vectors.ndjson.
๐ Local Search Harness
Run the workspace search tool directly without MCP:
go run ./cmd/test_workspace_search --config etc/centralmcp.toml
| Category |
Tools |
| Indexing |
index_workspace_scan, index_workspace_embed, index_workspace_all |
| Inventory |
node_register, node_list, workspace_register, workspace_list, workspace_tree, workspace_find_file |
| Search |
workspace_search_text, file_search_text, file_vector_search, workspace_vector_search |
| Content |
workspace_read_file |
| Terminal |
term_exec, term_pty |
All facts are derived from executors or SurrealDB โ never hallucination.
๐งพ License
Chaosmith Core is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0.
If you deploy it as a network service, you must make your modified source available.
Commercial or closed-source use requires a separate license agreement.