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Agent Orchestrator Documentation

Agent Orchestrator (formerly BTerminal) is a multi-project AI agent orchestration dashboard built with Tauri 2.x, Svelte 5, and the Claude Agent SDK. It transforms a traditional terminal emulator into a mission control for running, monitoring, and coordinating multiple AI agent sessions across multiple codebases simultaneously.

The application has three major version milestones:

  • v1 — A single-file Python GTK3+VTE terminal emulator with Claude Code session management. Production-stable, still shipped as bterminal.
  • v2 — A ground-up rewrite using Tauri 2.x (Rust backend) + Svelte 5 (frontend). Multi-pane terminal with structured agent sessions, subagent tree visualization, session persistence, multi-machine relay support, 17 themes, and comprehensive packaging.
  • v3 (Mission Control) — A further redesign on top of v2's codebase. Replaces the free-form pane grid with a project-group dashboard. Adds multi-agent orchestration (4 management roles), inter-agent messaging (btmsg), task boards (bttask), session anchors, health monitoring, FTS5 search, plugin system, Landlock sandboxing, secrets management, and 704 automated tests.

Important: The docs/ directory is the single source of truth for this project. Before making changes, consult the docs. After making changes, update the docs.


Documentation Map

Architecture & Design

Document What It Covers
architecture.md End-to-end system architecture: Rust backend, Svelte frontend, sidecar layer, data flow, IPC patterns
v3-task_plan.md v3 Mission Control architecture decisions, adversarial review, data model, component tree, layout system, 10-phase plan
task_plan.md v2 architecture decisions, technology choices, error handling strategy, testing strategy
multi-machine.md Multi-machine relay architecture: bterminal-core extraction, bterminal-relay binary, RemoteManager, WebSocket protocol, reconnection

Subsystem Guides

Document What It Covers
sidecar.md Sidecar process lifecycle, multi-provider runners (Claude/Codex/Ollama), env var stripping, CLI detection, NDJSON protocol
orchestration.md Multi-agent orchestration: btmsg messaging, bttask kanban, Tier 1/2 agent roles, wake scheduler, system prompts
production.md Production hardening: sidecar supervisor, Landlock sandbox, FTS5 search, plugin system, secrets management, notifications, health monitoring, audit logging
provider-adapter/ Multi-provider adapter pattern: architecture decisions, coupling analysis, implementation progress

Implementation & Progress

Document What It Covers
phases.md v2 implementation phases (1-7 + multi-machine A-D + profiles/skills) with checklists
v3-progress.md v3 session-by-session progress log (All Phases 1-10 + production hardening)
progress.md v2 session-by-session progress log (recent sessions)
progress-archive.md Archived v2 progress (2026-03-05 to 2026-03-06 early)

Research & Analysis

Document What It Covers
findings.md v2 research: Claude Agent SDK, Tauri+xterm.js, terminal performance, Zellij architecture, ultrawide design patterns
v3-findings.md v3 research: adversarial architecture review, production hardening analysis, provider adapter coupling map, session anchor design

Release

Document What It Covers
v3-release-notes.md v3.0 release notes: feature summary, breaking changes, test coverage, known limitations
e2e-testing.md E2E testing facility: WebDriverIO fixtures, test mode, LLM judge, CI integration, troubleshooting

Quick Orientation

If you are new to this codebase, read the documents in this order:

  1. architecture.md — Understand how the pieces fit together
  2. v3-task_plan.md — Understand the design decisions behind v3
  3. sidecar.md — Understand how agent sessions actually run
  4. orchestration.md — Understand multi-agent coordination
  5. e2e-testing.md — Understand how to test changes

For v2-specific context (the foundation that v3 builds on), read task_plan.md and findings.md.


Key Directories

Path Purpose
v2/src-tauri/src/ Rust backend: commands, SQLite, btmsg, bttask, search, secrets, plugins
v2/bterminal-core/ Shared Rust crate: PtyManager, SidecarManager, EventSink trait, Landlock sandbox
v2/bterminal-relay/ Standalone relay binary for remote machine support
v2/src/lib/ Svelte 5 frontend: components, stores, adapters, utils, providers
v2/sidecar/ Agent sidecar runners (Claude, Codex, Ollama) — compiled to ESM bundles
v2/tests/e2e/ WebDriverIO E2E tests, fixtures, LLM judge
ctx/ Context manager CLI tool (SQLite-based, standalone)
consult/ Multi-model tribunal CLI (OpenRouter, standalone Python)