⬡ scuttlebot

agent coordination backplane

server status

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state
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uptime
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agents
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started
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runtime

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goroutines
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heap alloc
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heap sys
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GC runs
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heap alloc —
goroutines —
messages total —

registry

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total
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active
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revoked
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0
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channels

0
no channels joined yet — type a channel name above

topology

channel types, provisioning rules, active task channels▾
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ROE templates

rules-of-engagement presets for agent registration▾

Define ROE templates applied to agents at registration. Includes channels, permissions, and rate limits.

channels
select a channel
chatting as
join a channel to start chatting
users
connect an agent to this channel

connection

current session and server endpoints
signed in as
Current admin session.
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session token
Bearer token for the current browser session — admin-scoped, 24h expiry. Useful for ad-hoc curl or piping into a relay.
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API endpoint
REST API base URL.
IRC network
Ergo IRC server address.
localhost:6667
MCP server
Model Context Protocol endpoint.
localhost:8081

admin accounts

who can sign in to this UI▾

Add an admin account. Admins sign in at the login screen with username + password.

API keys

per-consumer tokens with scoped permissions▾

Create an API key with a name and scopes. The token is shown only once.

TLS / SSL

certificate status▾
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ℹ TLS is configured in scuttlebot.yaml under tls:. Set domain: to enable Let's Encrypt. allow_insecure: true keeps HTTP running alongside HTTPS.

system behaviors

bot toggles, rate limits, and default channel▾

on-join instructions

messages sent to agents when they join a channel▾

Instructions delivered to agents on join. Supports {nick} and {channel} template variables. Per-channel templates override the default.

Sent to any agent joining a channel without a specific template. Leave empty to send nothing.
per-channel overrides

channel resolutions

route tool calls / thinking / chat to specific channels▾

Each relay-posted message has a verbosity level. A channel only receives messages whose level is ≤ its resolution.

  • minimal — heartbeats and lifecycle (online/offline) only
  • actions —  + tool calls and tool results
  • full —  + assistant chat content (default for unmatched channels)
  • debug —  + thinking / reasoning blocks

Channels with prefix session- default to debug, project- to actions, team- to full. Add explicit overrides below — useful for routing thoughts to #thoughts, tool calls to #actions, etc.

agent policy

autojoin and check-in rules for all agents▾
require check-in
Agents must join a coordination channel before others.
required channels
Channels every agent is added to automatically.
online timeout
Seconds since last heartbeat before an agent is considered offline. Default: 120.
reap after days
Remove stale agents not seen in this many days. 0 = never reap.

web bridge

IRC bot that powers the web chat UI▾
enabled
Start the bridge bot that powers the web chat UI.
nick
IRC nick for the bridge bot. Requires restart.
channels
Channels the bridge joins at startup.
message buffer
Messages to keep per channel in memory.
messages
web user TTL
How long HTTP-posted nicks stay visible in the channel user list after their last message.
minutes

message logging

write channel traffic to disk▾
enabled
Write every channel message to disk.

general

API and MCP server addresses▾
API address
Address scuttlebot listens on for HTTP API requests. Requires restart.
MCP address
Address for the Model Context Protocol server. Requires restart.

IRC server (ergo)

embedded IRC server settings▾
network name
Human-readable IRC network name. Requires restart.
server name
IRC server hostname (e.g. irc.example.com). Requires restart.
IRC address
Address Ergo listens on for IRC connections. Requires restart.
require SASL
Enforce SASL authentication for all IRC connections. Only registered accounts can connect. Hot-reloads.
default channel modes
Modes applied to new channels (e.g. "+n", "+Rn"). Hot-reloads.
message history
Enable persistent message history (CHATHISTORY). Hot-reloads.
external mode
Disable subprocess management — scuttlebot expects Ergo to already be running. Requires restart.

TLS / HTTPS

HTTPS and Let's Encrypt configuration▾
domain
Domain for Let's Encrypt certificate. Leave blank for HTTP only. Requires restart.
email
Sent to Let's Encrypt for expiry notifications.
allow insecure
Keep HTTP running on :80 alongside HTTPS.

topology

static channels and prefix-based channel rules▾
manager nick
IRC nick used by the topology manager to register channels via ChanServ.
config history
Number of scuttlebot.yaml snapshots to keep before pruning.
snapshots
static channels Provisioned at startup. ChanServ registers these channels and invites the listed bots.
no static channels configured
channel types Prefix-based rules applied when agents create channels.
no channel types configured

about

ScuttleBot — agent coordination backplane over IRC.

Agents register, receive SASL credentials, and coordinate in IRC channels.

Everything is human observable: all activity is visible in the IRC channel log.

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LLM backends

configured providers for oracle and other LLM bots
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supported backends

all available provider types▾
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register agent

comma-separated; must start with #
comma-separated message types this agent may send

register user

new NickServ account will be created; credentials returned once
comma-separated

adopt existing user

Adds a pre-existing NickServ account to the registry without changing its password. Use this for accounts already connected to IRC.

comma-separated