# Geode Context > GEODE runtime context for model selection and metadata, architecture, packaging, release, docs, CI, AgenticLoop, async runtime, and plugin boundaries. - Skill: `mangowhoiscloud/geode-context` (Agent Skill) - Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add mangowhoiscloud/geode-context` - Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/mangowhoiscloud/geode-context/raw - Safety review: pending - Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex - Category: AI & ML - Author: mangowhoiscloud (https://skillmd.com/u/mangowhoiscloud) - Updated: 2026-09-17 - Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/mangowhoiscloud/geode-context --- # GEODE Context Version-agnostic runtime context. Use `geode version` / `geode about` for the installed version and runtime facts; never trust numbers remembered from this skill. ## Current Shape - GEODE is a general-purpose autonomous-agent harness whose runtime is `AgenticLoop(while tool_use)`. - The agent loop, sub-agents, plans, and batches are all instances of the same tool-use loop. - The runtime is domain-agnostic. Shipped packages: - `core/` — agent loop, tools, MCP, memory, hooks, wiring, CLI, server, gateway. - `evals/` — Petri audits, benchmarks, seed generation, and GEO measurement. - `evolve/` — scaffold search and Crucible experiment supervision. - `site/` is the public Next.js docs/site, not a Python package. - Dependency direction is `evolve -> evals -> core`; reverse imports are forbidden. ## Runtime Boundaries - Canonical execution path is async-first: `AgenticLoop.arun()`, tool `aexecute()`, async provider clients. - `core/agent/loop/agent_loop.py` is the implementation. `DEFAULT_MAX_ROUNDS = 0` means no round cap. Model completion and runtime guard exits are distinct `TerminationReason` values in `core/agent/loop/models.py`; a diagnostic or budget exit is not task success. - Sub-agents: `core/agent/sub_agent.py` (`SubAgentManager`) — max depth 1 (no recursion), session-wide cap 15, global Lane concurrency 50 (`core/wiring/container.py`). - Headless mode policy lives in `core/server/supervised/services.py`: `run_bash` and delegation remain denied; DAEMON desktop control requires explicit `gateway.allow_computer_use`, while SCHEDULER keeps the desktop denial. The active tool plan and profile can further restrict access. ## Prompt And Context Injection - `core/agent/system_prompt.py` builds the base prompt; `core/agent/loop/_context.py` composes skill and session context. `core/llm/prompt_assembler.py` contains shared formatting helpers, not another assembler. - `GEODE.md` (packaged as `core/GEODE.md`) is the SOUL source. The default loop extracts Identity, Voice & Conduct, Operating Principles and RUNTIME CANNOT into G1; persona-off and audit modes omit G1. The separate `ContextAssembler` exposes the full SOUL to explicit callers, not as the default loop prompt. - `PROMPT_CACHE_BOUNDARY` is the opening `` tag. Stable instructions precede it; per-turn context stays inside the closed envelope. `core/agent/loop/agent_loop.py` emits `PROMPT_ASSEMBLED` after each per-round rebuild. - Skill metadata is injected as `` (metadata only); full skill bodies load on demand via the `use_skill` tool. - Do not inject old Game IP pipeline facts, fixed DAG claims, analyst/evaluator topology, or confidence-threshold loop claims into the system prompt. ## Model Information Use the current `` for questions about the configured model; do not load a catalog merely to repeat fields already present. The normal and audit builders place it in dynamic context when a model is supplied. Explicit agent prompt overrides replace that base and need not contain a card; absence is not permission to guess from this skill or prior replies. | Question | Read or inspect | |----------|-----------------| | Which model is selected, and why? | `/model` for registered choices and role selections; `geode about` and `geode config explain model` for resolved settings. Project/global config and environment can override shipped defaults. | | Which defaults or fallback chains ship? | `core/config/routing.toml` and its loader `core/config/routing_manifest.py`; operator overrides live in `~/.geode/routing.toml`. Chains ship empty and require explicit opt-in. Do not silently switch model, provider or billing route. | | Where do limits and rate estimates come from? | `core/llm/model_pricing.toml` supplies catalog limits/rates; `core/llm/model_catalog.py` and provider adapters consume model metadata. Catalog context is not the runtime's remaining context budget; API rates are not subscription billing. Verify current vendor documentation when freshness matters. | | Does this account have access? | Picker availability checks a local credential route, not remote entitlement. A model ID in the catalog, a default binding or a configured credential does not establish successful provider access. Live probes need explicit approval. | See the [provider guide](https://mangowhoiscloud.github.io/geode/docs/run/providers/) for operator configuration. In a source checkout, use the existing [model-onboarding skill](../../../.agents/skills/model-onboarding/SKILL.md) for implementation changes; that development scaffold is not bundled with the runtime. Never copy a versioned model/spec table into this skill or the SOUL. ## Release Pipeline - Functional commits update `CHANGELOG.md`. - Quality gates: `ruff check` / `ruff format --check` (`core`, `evals`, `evolve`, `tests`, `scripts`), `mypy core/ evals/ evolve/`, `lint-imports`, `pytest -m "not live"`, `geode version` smoke. - Publishing is manual/approval-gated, not automatic on every main push. ## Guardrails - Do not restore the retired top-level `plugins`, `geode_product`, or `core.self_improving` packages. Evaluation and evolution stay explicit outer consumers of `core`. - Do not describe GEODE as a fixed Plan-and-Execute DAG, fixed StateGraph, or confidence-threshold pipeline. - Do not cite LangSmith as current observability; GEODE uses its own hooks, audit diagnostics, run logs, and site/docs gates. - Do not hard-code deprecated model names. Use the provider registries and token/cost tables.