zeph

Zeph configuration reference for LLM providers, memory, tools, channels, and features. Use when the user asks about setup, configuration, environment variables, TOML settings, or how to enable specific features like Telegram, Qdrant, A2A, MCP, Candle, or orchestrator. Keywords: config, setup, install, configure, toml, environment, provider, feature, enable.

Switch to ultra-compressed, telegraphic output. Use when the user asks for terse, brief, minimal, "caveman", or no-fluff answers; wants responses with articles and filler words dropped; or requests maximally short fragments. Keeps code blocks, file paths, commands, and identifiers intact and verbatim.

Cross-platform OS automation — send desktop notifications, read and write the clipboard, take screenshots, open files and URLs in default apps, launch and manage applications, control system volume, check WiFi status, create scheduled tasks and cron jobs, and manage display brightness. Use when the user asks to send a notification, copy to clipboard, take a screenshot, open a file or URL, launch an app, adjust volume, check WiFi, schedule a task, or control OS UI and system settings on macOS, Windows, or Linux. Do not use for running arbitrary shell commands or scripts — use the shell tool instead.

Monitor, manage, and control system processes. Use when the user asks to list running processes, find a process by name or PID, kill or terminate processes, manage background jobs, check resource usage, set resource limits, manage system services with systemctl or launchctl, or troubleshoot CPU and RAM usage with ps, top, htop, kill, pgrep, and related tools.

Handoff protocol for the Rust multi-agent development team (rust-architect, rust-developer, rust-testing-engineer, rust-performance-engineer, rust-security-maintenance, rust-code-reviewer, rust-cicd-devops, rust-debugger, rust-critic). Use only when orchestrating subagents via structured YAML files in .local/handoff/. Not for general agent interactions or memory updates.

Send HTTP API requests using curl. Use when the user asks to call an API, fetch data from a URL, send POST/PUT/PATCH/DELETE requests, work with REST or GraphQL endpoints, upload files, authenticate with Bearer tokens or API keys, debug HTTP responses, or interact with any web service via HTTP.

Browser automation via Playwright MCP — navigate pages, click elements, fill forms, take screenshots, extract text, manage tabs, and run JavaScript in the browser. Use when the user asks to open a website, interact with a web page, scrape dynamic content, fill out forms, take a page screenshot, test a web application, or automate browser workflows. Requires a Playwright MCP server configured in [[mcp.servers]].

LSP-based code analysis via mcpls MCP server. Use for compiler-accurate type inspection, go-to-definition, find-all-references, diagnostics, call hierarchy, workspace symbol search, code actions, rename refactoring, and document formatting. Provides real compiler errors — not guesses. Keywords: LSP, language server, type, definition, references, diagnostics, hover, symbol, call hierarchy, rename, refactor, code actions, rust-analyzer, pyright, gopls, clangd.

Schedule recurring and one-time tasks using cron, crontab, at, and launchd. Use when the user asks to set up scheduled jobs, configure crontab entries, write cron expressions, schedule one-time tasks with at, create launchd plist files on macOS, debug why a cron job is not running, or manage periodic automated tasks on Unix/Linux/macOS systems.

Query and manage SQLite, PostgreSQL, and MySQL databases from the command line. Use when the user asks to run SQL queries, inspect database schemas, create or alter tables, import or export data, manage indexes, analyze query performance with EXPLAIN, back up or restore databases, or perform CRUD operations via sqlite3, psql, or mysql CLI tools.

Manage Docker containers, images, volumes, networks, and Compose stacks. Use when the user asks to build, run, stop, restart, remove, inspect, or debug containers; pull, push, tag, or delete images; manage volumes and networks; run docker compose services; view logs or resource usage; clean up unused objects; or troubleshoot container issues. Keywords: docker, container, image, dockerfile, compose, volume, network, registry, build, deploy.

File system operations — list directory contents, find files by name or glob pattern, search text inside files with grep or ripgrep, read and display file contents, analyze file size and type, count lines, compare files with diff, check permissions, and compute checksums. Use when the user asks to locate files, search code, inspect directory trees, diff files, or examine file metadata on Linux, macOS, or Windows.

Run git version control commands for repository management. Use when the user asks to check status, view history or diffs, stage and commit changes, manage branches, merge or rebase, work with remotes, stash changes, tag releases, cherry-pick commits, bisect regressions, resolve conflicts, manage worktrees or submodules, or perform any source control operation. Keywords: git, commit, branch, merge, rebase, diff, log, push, pull, stash, tag, remote, conflict.

GitHub CLI (gh) for repository management, issues, pull requests, releases, workflows, search, gists, and API access. Use when the user asks about any GitHub operation — creating repos, forking, cloning, PR workflows, issue triage, CI/CD runs, code search, release management, or direct API calls. Keywords: github, gh, pull request, issue, repository, release, workflow, actions, search, gist, fork, clone, label, milestone, project.

Parse, query, transform, validate, and convert JSON and YAML data using jq and fy (fast-yaml). Use when the user asks to filter JSON arrays, extract nested fields, reshape data structures, convert between JSON and YAML formats, validate or lint YAML files, pretty-print or minify JSON, format YAML, or perform complex data transformations on structured data.

Network diagnostics, DNS lookup, port scanning, and connectivity testing. Use when the user asks to check if a host is reachable, trace network routes, resolve DNS records, inspect open ports, debug HTTP requests, check SSL/TLS certificates, test bandwidth, diagnose network latency, or troubleshoot connectivity issues using ping, traceroute, dig, nslookup, netstat, ss, curl, and related tools.

Manage Qdrant vector database via REST API. Use when the user asks to create or delete collections, upsert or search vectors, inspect points, filter by payload fields, manage snapshots, check cluster status, or debug semantic search issues. Covers collection CRUD, point upsert/search/scroll/count, payload indexes, filtering (must/should/must_not), recommend, discover, snapshots, aliases, and cluster operations.

Write, test, and debug regular expressions for pattern matching, search, and text extraction across programming languages. Use when the user asks to match patterns in text, validate input formats (email, URL, IP, phone, date), extract data with capture groups, build search patterns with lookahead or lookbehind, or understand regex syntax differences between PCRE, POSIX, JavaScript, Python, and Rust flavors.

Create, cancel, and manage periodic (cron) and one-shot (deferred) background tasks. Use when the user wants to schedule recurring work (daily summaries, cleanups), run something at a specific time, set reminders, or manage existing scheduled tasks. Keywords: schedule, cron, timer, remind, recurring, periodic, deferred, at, every, cancel.

Audit installed skills for agentskills.io specification compliance and security issues. Use when the user asks to review, audit, check, validate, or lint skills, or asks about skill safety, quality, and spec conformance. Keywords: audit, review, check, validate, lint, security, compliance, quality.

Create new Agent Skills following the agentskills.io specification. Use when the user asks to create, write, build, or generate a new skill, or asks how to make a SKILL.md file, structure a skill directory, or write skill frontmatter. Keywords: create, new, skill, generate, write, build, template, SKILL.md.

Manage SSH connections, key management, remote command execution, tunneling, and file transfer with scp and rsync. Use when the user asks to connect to a remote server, generate SSH keys, set up port forwarding or tunnels, transfer files remotely, configure jump hosts, manage known_hosts, or set up SSH config for multiple hosts.

System diagnostics and resource monitoring — retrieve OS version and kernel info, check CPU load and core count, inspect memory and swap usage, analyze disk space and filesystem mounts, list running processes sorted by resource consumption, show network interfaces and open ports, display system uptime and boot time, review hardware details and installed packages. Use when the user asks about system health, performance bottlenecks, resource utilization, disk pressure, process monitoring, or environment diagnostics on Linux, macOS, or Windows.

Transform, filter, sort, and analyze text using sed, awk, sort, uniq, cut, tr, wc, and other text processing tools. Use when the user asks to find and replace text in files, extract columns from data, count lines or words, sort and deduplicate output, reformat delimited data, perform field-based calculations, or build text transformation pipelines.

Extract structured data from web pages using CSS selectors. Use when the user asks to scrape a website, extract text or links from a page, parse HTML content, get data from a table, read article content, collect image URLs, or pull structured information from any web page. Keywords: scrape, extract, parse, crawl, get page content, read website, pull data, HTML.

Search the internet for current information using the DuckDuckGo Instant Answer API. Use when the user asks to find, look up, or search for something online, needs up-to-date information, wants facts about a topic, definitions, or general knowledge that is not available locally. Keywords: search, find, look up, google, what is, who is, define, current, latest, news.