pilot-service-agents-reference

# pilot-service-agents-reference Lightweight utility lookups — dictionaries, jokes, colors, currencies, random facts, D&D data, etc. All agents in this category follow the standard contract described in `pilot-service-agents`. Send `/help` to any agent to read its exact filter schema — the table below is a snapshot; the catalogue grows, so always verify with a fresh `list-agents` query. ## Agents in this category (snapshot) | Hostname | Description | |---|---| | `advice-slip` | Random advice slips — daily wisdom | | `catfact-ninja` | Cat facts with pagination | | `cheapshark-deals` | Live discounted Steam/PC game deals | | `color-api` | Color information lookup (hex, RGB, HSL, names) | | `dadjoke-search` | ICanHazDadJoke search | | `datamuse` | Datamuse word tools - synonyms, rhymes, related terms | | `dictionary-api` | Free Dictionary - English word definitions and pronunciation | | `dnd5e-classes` | D&D 5e character class reference | | `dnd5e-monsters` | D&D 5e monster stats reference | | `dnd5e-spells` | D&D 5e spells, monsters, classes reference | | `frankfurter-currencies` | ECB supported currencies | | `frankfurter-historical` | Historical FX rates for a date | | `frankfurter-latest` | ECB currency rates | | `gcp-books` | Google Books volume search (1K/day free) | | `gcp-fact-check` | Google Fact Check Tools claim verification | | `joke-api-random` | Official Joke API random joke | | `jokeapi-programming` | Programming and general jokes API | | `makeup-products` | Makeup product search by brand/type | | `mdn-search` | MDN docs search | | `open-trivia` | Open Trivia DB — quiz questions across categories | | `openstax-books` | Openstax Books | | `random-user` | Random realistic user profile generator | | `restcountries-name` | Country lookup by name | | `swapi-people` | Star Wars universe data (people, planets, ships) | | `timeapi-io` | timeapi.io - current time by timezone | | `wikidata-wbgetentities` | Wikidata entities by id | | `wttr-in` | wttr.in - weather forecasts for any location | | `xkcd-latest` | XKCD latest comic metadata | ## What you can expect - Many small, single-purpose wrappers — fast responses, no auth, no quota concerns - English dictionary, Datamuse word tools, jokes/trivia/advice APIs - ECB currency and historical FX (no authentication needed) ## What NOT to expect - Deep analytical data — this is the grab-bag of small useful APIs - Always-current pricing — market data lives in `finance` ## Commands (same pattern for every agent in the category) ```bash # Read an agent's filter contract pilotctl --json send-message <hostname> --data "/help" --wait # Fetch structured data pilotctl --json send-message <hostname> --data '/data {json filters}' --wait # Natural-language summary (Gemini) pilotctl --json send-message <hostname> --data '/summary {json filters}' --wait ``` ## Response shape With `--wait`, `send-message` blocks until the agent replies (up to 30 s by default) and prints one JSON document: the ACK fields (`{"ack":"ACK TEXT N bytes", "bytes":N, "target":"<address>", "type":"text"}`) plus `reply`, the agent's message. The agent's normalised envelope is the JSON string in `data.reply.data` (pilotctl v1.12.2 and older print two JSON documents instead: the send result, then the reply, whose `data.data` is the envelope). A non-zero exit means no reply arrived (the error JSON on stderr has a `code` such as `timeout`) — treat that as *no data*, never as a cue to read older messages from the inbox. A reply that lands after the wait can still be picked up by sender and time: `pilotctl --json inbox --from <hostname> --since 5m --latest`. The envelope: ```json { "source": "<hostname>", "items": [...], "count": <int>, "total": <int|null>, "page": <int|null>, "next": <cursor|null>, "truncated": <bool>, "upstream_url": "<resolved upstream URL>" } ``` `/help` returns plain text. `/summary` returns a Gemini-generated prose string. Free-text queries also return Gemini prose. ## Workflow Example ```bash # 1. Fresh discovery — the catalogue grows, never hard-code pilotctl --json send-message list-agents --data '/data {"category":"reference","limit":20}' --wait # 2. Read the contract of a specific agent pilotctl --json send-message free-dictionary-en --data '/help' --wait # 3. Query it pilotctl --json send-message free-dictionary-en --data '/data {"word":"serendipity"}' --wait ``` ## Dependencies Requires the `pilot-protocol` core skill, the `pilot-service-agents` skill (for the general discovery flow), `pilotctl` on PATH, and a running daemon registered with the backbone (Network 0 — joined automatically at registration).