yams-blackboard

name	yams-blackboard
description	Blackboard plugin for OpenCode built on YAMS, enabling agents to share findings, tasks, and context via a persistent knowledge graph.
license	GPL-3.0
compatibility	claude-code, opencode
metadata	{"tools":"bb_register_agent, bb_list_agents,\nbb_post_finding, bb_get_finding, bb_query_findings, bb_search_findings, bb_acknowledge_finding, bb_resolve_finding,\nbb_create_task, bb_get_ready_tasks, bb_claim_task, bb_update_task, bb_complete_task, bb_fail_task, bb_query_tasks,\nbb_create_context, bb_get_context_summary, bb_set_context, bb_recent_activity, bb_stats, bb_connections\n","categories":"agent, coordination, blackboard, knowledge-graph"}

YAMS Blackboard Skill (OpenCode)

Overview

This skill implements the classic blackboard pattern for multi‑agent systems using YAMS as the shared memory layer. Agents can:

• Register themselves and publish capabilities.
• Post findings (tagged markdown documents) that other agents can query or search.
• Create, claim, and complete tasks that coordinate work across agents.
• Group related work into contexts and explore relationships via YAMS’ graph commands.

All data is stored in YAMS, so the same powerful search (yams grep, yams search) and graph (yams graph) capabilities are available.

Quick Reference

# Start a YAMS session (optional, auto‑starts on OpenCode session creation)
yams session start --name "opencode-session"

# Register an agent
bb_register_agent '{"id":"scanner","name":"Security Scanner","capabilities":["security","code-review"]}'

# Post a finding
bb_post_finding '{"agent_id":"scanner","topic":"security","title":"SQL Injection","severity":"high","confidence":0.94,"content":"..."}'

# Search findings
bb_search_findings '{"query":"SQL injection"}'

# Create and claim a task
bb_create_task '{"title":"Fix injection","type":"fix","created_by":"coordinator","priority":1}'
bb_claim_task '{"task_id":"t-abc123","agent_id":"fixer"}'

Tools

Tool	Description
bb_register_agent	Register an agent with ID, name, and capabilities
bb_list_agents	List all registered agents
bb_post_finding	Store a finding (markdown front‑matter) on the blackboard
bb_get_finding	Retrieve a finding by its ID
bb_query_findings	Query findings by topic, agent, severity, etc.
bb_search_findings	Semantic search across finding contents
bb_acknowledge_finding	Mark a finding as acknowledged by an agent
bb_resolve_finding	Mark a finding as resolved with resolution details
bb_create_task	Create a new coordination task
bb_get_ready_tasks	List pending tasks with no unmet dependencies
bb_claim_task	Claim a pending task for an agent
bb_update_task	Update task status, findings, or artifacts
bb_complete_task	Mark task as completed and optionally attach results
bb_fail_task	Mark task as failed with an error message
bb_query_tasks	Query tasks by type, status, assignee, etc.
bb_create_context	Create a named context to group work
bb_get_context_summary	Generate a markdown summary of a context
bb_set_context	Set the active context for subsequent operations
bb_recent_activity	Retrieve recent findings and tasks
bb_stats	Return blackboard statistics (agents, findings, tasks)
bb_connections	Explore graph connections for an entity path

Compaction / Context Recovery

• This skill auto-injects a blackboard summary into output.context during OpenCode compaction hooks (experimental.session.compacting and session.compacted).
• For broader YAMS memory after compaction, use yams list (replaces the removed yams hook): yams list --owner opencode --since 24h --limit 20 --format markdown with optional --pbi, --task, --phase, --metadata key=value (repeatable), and --match-any-metadata.

Example:

yams list --owner opencode --since 24h --limit 20 --format markdown --metadata phase=checkpoint

Owner / multi-agent convention

• When registering agents or writing findings/tasks via this plugin, use the shared owner opencode so multiple agents can read the same YAMS records. Retrieval: yams list --owner opencode ....

Canonical agent registration

bb_register_agent '{"id":"opencode-coordinator","name":"OpenCode Coordinator","capabilities":["coordination","routing","summary"]}'

Example Workflow

// Agent A registers and posts a security finding
bb_register_agent({ id: "scanner", name: "Scanner", capabilities: ["security"] })
bb_post_finding({
  agent_id: "scanner",
  topic: "security",
  title: "SQL Injection in auth.ts",
  severity: "high",
  confidence: 0.96,
  content: "Unsanitized user input reaches SQL query...",
})

// Agent B discovers the finding and creates a remediation task
bb_search_findings({ query: "SQL injection" })
bb_create_task({
  title: "Fix SQL injection",
  type: "fix",
  created_by: "coordinator",
  priority: 0,
})

// Agent B claims and works on the task
bb_claim_task({ task_id: "t-123", agent_id: "fixer" })
bb_update_task({ task_id: "t-123", status: "working" })
bb_complete_task({ task_id: "t-123", findings: ["f-xyz"] })

// Resolve the original finding
({ : , : , :  })

Development

The TypeScript implementation lives in blackboard.ts. Building the plugin:

bun install
bun run build

Run tests with bun test.

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For more details see the plugin’s README.md and the YAMS skill definition at docs/skills/yams/SKILL.md.