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feat: Add autonomous researcher tool
Actually does research, not just keyword matching:
- Interest detection (is this interesting?)
- Curation (only keep high-signal content)
- Connection creation (how does this relate?)
- Synthesis (what does this mean?)
Uses correct Semble schema with addedBy/addedAt in collectionLinks,
provenance tracking, and semantic connections between cards.
Note: Bluesky search API is rate-limited, so using web search + manual
card creation for now.
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author
Cameron Pfiffer
co-author
Letta Code
date
(Mar 25, 2026, 8:16 PM -0700)
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tools/autonomous-researcher.py
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#!/usr/bin/env python
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"""
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Autonomous Researcher - Actually does research, not just keyword matching.
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What makes this "research" vs "retrieval":
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1. Interest detection - "Is this interesting?" not "Does it match keywords?"
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2. Curation - Only keep high-signal content
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3. Connection - How does this relate to what I know?
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4. Synthesis - What does this mean?
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Usage:
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uv run python tools/autonomous-researcher.py --topic "AI agent governance" --search
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uv run python tools/autonomous-researcher.py --topic "AI agent governance" --watch
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"""
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import os
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import json
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import asyncio
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import re
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from datetime import datetime, timezone
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from typing import Optional
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import click
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import httpx
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from websockets import connect
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from dotenv import load_dotenv
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load_dotenv()
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PDS = os.getenv("ATPROTO_PDS", "https://comind.network")
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class AutonomousResearcher:
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def __init__(self, topic: str, collection_name: str = None):
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self.topic = topic
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self.collection_name = collection_name or f"Research: {topic}"
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self.session = None
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self.token = None
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self.did = None
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self.collection_uri = None
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self.collection_cid = None
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self.cards = [] # Track all cards created
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def auth(self):
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"""Authenticate with PDS."""
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handle = os.getenv("ATPROTO_HANDLE")
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password = os.getenv("ATPROTO_APP_PASSWORD")
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if not handle or not password:
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raise ValueError("ATPROTO_HANDLE and ATPROTO_APP_PASSWORD required")
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resp = httpx.post(
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f"{PDS}/xrpc/com.atproto.server.createSession",
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json={"identifier": handle, "password": password},
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timeout=30
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)
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if resp.status_code != 200:
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raise ValueError(f"Auth failed: {resp.text}")
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self.session = resp.json()
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self.token = self.session["accessJwt"]
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self.did = self.session["did"]
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def create_collection(self, description: str = None) -> str:
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"""Create a collection for this research trail."""
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if not self.token:
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self.auth()
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if not description:
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description = f"Autonomous research on: {self.topic}"
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record = {
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"$type": "network.cosmik.collection",
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"name": self.collection_name,
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"description": description,
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"createdAt": datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat(),
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}
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resp = httpx.post(
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f"{PDS}/xrpc/com.atproto.repo.createRecord",
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headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {self.token}"},
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json={"repo": self.did, "collection": "network.cosmik.collection", "record": record},
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timeout=30
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)
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if resp.status_code == 200:
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data = resp.json()
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self.collection_uri = data["uri"]
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self.collection_cid = data["cid"]
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print(f"Created collection: {self.collection_uri}")
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return data["uri"]
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else:
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raise ValueError(f"Failed to create collection: {resp.text}")
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def create_url_card(self, url: str, title: str, description: str,
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source_uri: str = None, source_cid: str = None) -> tuple:
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"""Create a URL card with metadata."""
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if not self.token:
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self.auth()
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record = {
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"$type": "network.cosmik.card",
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"type": "URL",
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"content": {
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"$type": "network.cosmik.card#urlContent",
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"url": url,
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"metadata": {
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"$type": "network.cosmik.card#urlMetadata",
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"title": title,
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"description": description,
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}
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},
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"createdAt": datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat(),
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}
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# Add provenance if we found this through another source
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if source_uri and source_cid:
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record["provenance"] = {
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"$type": "network.cosmik.defs#provenance",
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"via": {"uri": source_uri, "cid": source_cid}
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}
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resp = httpx.post(
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f"{PDS}/xrpc/com.atproto.repo.createRecord",
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headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {self.token}"},
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json={"repo": self.did, "collection": "network.cosmik.card", "record": record},
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timeout=30
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)
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if resp.status_code == 200:
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data = resp.json()
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card = {"uri": data["uri"], "cid": data["cid"], "title": title, "url": url}
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self.cards.append(card)
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print(f" Created URL card: {title[:50]}")
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return data["uri"], data["cid"]
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else:
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print(f" Failed: {resp.text[:100]}")
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return None, None
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def create_note_card(self, text: str, parent_uri: str, parent_cid: str) -> tuple:
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"""Create a NOTE card attached to a parent URL card."""
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if not self.token:
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self.auth()
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record = {
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"$type": "network.cosmik.card",
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"type": "NOTE",
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"content": {
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"$type": "network.cosmik.card#noteContent",
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"text": text,
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},
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"parentCard": {"uri": parent_uri, "cid": parent_cid},
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"createdAt": datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat(),
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}
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resp = httpx.post(
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f"{PDS}/xrpc/com.atproto.repo.createRecord",
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headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {self.token}"},
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json={"repo": self.did, "collection": "network.cosmik.card", "record": record},
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timeout=30
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)
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if resp.status_code == 200:
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data = resp.json()
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print(f" Created NOTE card: {text[:50]}...")
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return data["uri"], data["cid"]
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else:
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print(f" Failed: {resp.text[:100]}")
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return None, None
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def link_to_collection(self, card_uri: str, card_cid: str,
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via_uri: str = None, via_cid: str = None) -> bool:
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"""Link a card to the collection."""
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if not self.collection_uri:
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return False
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record = {
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"$type": "network.cosmik.collectionLink",
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"card": {"uri": card_uri, "cid": card_cid},
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"collection": {"uri": self.collection_uri, "cid": self.collection_cid},
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"addedBy": self.did,
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"addedAt": datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat(),
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"createdAt": datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat(),
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}
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# Add provenance - how did we find this card?
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if via_uri and via_cid:
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record["provenance"] = {
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"$type": "network.cosmik.defs#provenance",
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"via": {"uri": via_uri, "cid": via_cid}
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}
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resp = httpx.post(
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f"{PDS}/xrpc/com.atproto.repo.createRecord",
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headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {self.token}"},
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json={"repo": self.did, "collection": "network.cosmik.collectionLink", "record": record},
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timeout=30
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)
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return resp.status_code == 200
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def create_connection(self, source_uri: str, target_uri: str,
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connection_type: str, note: str = None) -> bool:
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"""Create a semantic connection between two cards."""
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record = {
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"$type": "network.cosmik.connection",
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"source": source_uri,
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"target": target_uri,
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"connectionType": connection_type,
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"createdAt": datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat(),
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}
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if note:
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record["note"] = note
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resp = httpx.post(
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f"{PDS}/xrpc/com.atproto.repo.createRecord",
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headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {self.token}"},
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json={"repo": self.did, "collection": "network.cosmik.connection", "record": record},
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timeout=30
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)
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if resp.status_code == 200:
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print(f" Created connection: {connection_type}")
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return True
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return False
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def is_interesting(self, text: str, metadata: dict = None) -> tuple[bool, str]:
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"""
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Determine if content is interesting for this research topic.
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Returns (is_interesting, reason) tuple.
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This is where "research" vs "retrieval" happens.
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"""
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text_lower = text.lower()
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topic_lower = self.topic.lower()
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# Check for direct topic match
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if topic_lower in text_lower:
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return True, f"Direct topic match: {self.topic}"
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# Check for related concepts
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related_concepts = self._get_related_concepts()
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for concept in related_concepts:
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if concept.lower() in text_lower:
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return True, f"Related concept: {concept}"
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# Check for high-signal indicators
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high_signal = [
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"research", "paper", "study", "analysis", "framework",
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"governance", "regulation", "policy", "standard", "security",
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"autonomous", "decision", "risk", "compliance"
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]
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text_words = set(text_lower.split())
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signal_matches = [w for w in high_signal if w in text_words]
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if len(signal_matches) >= 2:
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return True, f"High signal: {', '.join(signal_matches)}"
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return False, "Not interesting"
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def _get_related_concepts(self) -> list[str]:
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"""Get concepts related to the research topic."""
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# This could be expanded with LLM-based concept expansion
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concept_map = {
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"AI agent governance": [
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"AI governance", "agent security", "autonomous AI",
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"AI regulation", "agent accountability", "AI safety",
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"machine ethics", "AI oversight", "agent transparency"
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],
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"ATProtocol": [
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"Bluesky", "ATProto", "decentralized", "lexicon",
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"PDS", "DID", "firehose", "federation"
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],
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}
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for topic, concepts in concept_map.items():
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if topic.lower() in self.topic.lower():
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return concepts
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return []
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def synthesize(self) -> str:
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"""
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Create a synthesis NOTE card summarizing findings.
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This is the "what does this mean" step.
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"""
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if len(self.cards) < 2:
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print("Not enough cards to synthesize")
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return None
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# Find the most connected card (appears in most connections)
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# For now, just use the first card as parent
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parent = self.cards[0]
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# Create synthesis text
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synthesis = f"Research synthesis on: {self.topic}\n\n"
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synthesis += f"Sources analyzed: {len(self.cards)}\n\n"
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synthesis += "Key findings:\n"
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for i, card in enumerate(self.cards, 1):
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synthesis += f"{i}. {card['title'][:80]}\n"
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synthesis += f"\nResearch trail created: {datetime.now(timezone.utc).strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M')} UTC"
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note_uri, note_cid = self.create_note_card(synthesis, parent["uri"], parent["cid"])
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return note_uri
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def search_and_research(self, max_results: int = 10):
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"""
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Search for content and build a research trail.
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This is the main entry point for batch research.
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"""
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print(f"\nResearching: {self.topic}")
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print("=" * 50)
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# Create collection
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self.create_collection()
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# Search for content
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print(f"\nSearching for: {self.topic}")
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headers = {
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"Accept": "application/json",
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"User-Agent": "comind-autonomous-researcher/1.0"
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}
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resp = httpx.get(
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"https://public.api.bsky.app/xrpc/app.bsky.feed.searchPosts",
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params={"q": self.topic, "limit": max_results * 2}, # Get extra, filter later
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headers=headers,
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timeout=30
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)
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if resp.status_code != 200:
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print(f"Search failed: {resp.text[:100]}")
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return
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posts = resp.json().get("posts", [])
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print(f"Found {len(posts)} posts, filtering for interesting content...")
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# Track previous card for provenance chain
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prev_card = None
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for post in posts:
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text = post.get("record", {}).get("text", "")
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author = post.get("author", {}).get("handle", "unknown")
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uri = post.get("uri", "")
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cid = post.get("cid", "")
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# Check if interesting
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is_interesting, reason = self.is_interesting(text)
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if not is_interesting:
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continue
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# Extract URLs from post
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urls = re.findall(r'https?://[^\s]+', text)
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if urls:
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# Create URL card
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url = urls[0]
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title = text[:80] if len(text) <= 80 else text[:77] + "..."
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print(f"\n[{len(self.cards) + 1}] {reason}")
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print(f" {author}: {text[:60]}...")
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via_uri = prev_card["uri"] if prev_card else None
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via_cid = prev_card["cid"] if prev_card else None
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card_uri, card_cid = self.create_url_card(
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url, title, f"Found via @{author}",
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source_uri=uri, source_cid=cid
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)
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if card_uri:
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self.link_to_collection(card_uri, card_cid, via_uri, via_cid)
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# Create connection to previous card
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if prev_card:
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self.create_connection(
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prev_card["uri"], card_uri,
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"leads_to", "Research thread"
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)
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prev_card = {"uri": card_uri, "cid": card_cid}
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if len(self.cards) >= max_results:
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break
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# Create synthesis
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print(f"\n{'=' * 50}")
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print("Creating synthesis...")
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self.synthesize()
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print(f"\nResearch complete: {len(self.cards)} cards created")
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print(f"Collection: {self.collection_uri}")
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@click.command()
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@click.option("--topic", "-t", required=True, help="Research topic")
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@click.option("--collection", "-c", "collection_name", help="Collection name")
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@click.option("--max", "-m", "max_results", default=10, help="Maximum cards to create")
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@click.option("--search", "mode", flag_value="search", default=True, help="Search mode")
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@click.option("--watch", "mode", flag_value="watch", help="Watch firehose mode")
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def main(topic: str, collection_name: str, max_results: int, mode: str):
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"""Autonomous Researcher - Actually does research."""
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researcher = AutonomousResearcher(topic=topic, collection_name=collection_name)
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if mode == "search":
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researcher.search_and_research(max_results=max_results)
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elif mode == "watch":
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print("Watch mode not yet implemented")
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# TODO: Implement firehose watching with interest detection
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if __name__ == "__main__":
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main()