Add four CLI-based integration test cases to the M5 E2E verification suite that exercise the exact commands from the v3.4.0 milestone description via real subprocess calls to `python -m cleveragents`. CLI test cases: - CLI Project Create Large Project: `agents project create local/large-project` - CLI Resource Add Git Checkout: `agents resource add git-checkout ...` - CLI Project Link Resource: `agents project link-resource ...` - CLI Project Show Displays Linked Resource: `agents project show ...` Each test creates an isolated temp directory with its own CLEVERAGENTS_HOME, initialises a workspace via `agents init`, runs the target CLI command as a subprocess with `on_timeout=kill`, asserts zero exit code and verifies expected output, then tears down the temp directory. Bug fix: ProjectResourceLinkRepository.create_link() and remove_link() only called session.flush() without session.commit(), causing linked resource data to be silently lost between sessions. Added session.commit() to both methods, plus finally: session.close() to match the session-factory lifecycle pattern used by all other mutating repository methods. Added session.refresh() and session.expunge() before return in create_link() so the returned ORM instance is fully loaded and usable in detached state after session close. Regression guard: Added two cross-session persistence Behave scenarios (project_repository.feature) that open a new session from the same engine after create_link/remove_link and verify the operation was durably committed. Test improvements from review feedback (rounds 1 and 2): - Per-test CLEVERAGENTS_HOME isolation via env: override on all Run Process calls to prevent shared state between tests. - Stronger ULID-based assertions: CLI tests capture the resource_id ULID from resource show output and verify the exact ID in project show output. - Regex-based branch assertion (branch.*main) instead of generic string match. - Test 4 differentiated from Test 3 by verifying resource show independently after linking and asserting the specific resource ULID. - Documentation noting context tier and ACMS criteria are validated at the Python API level via helper_m5_e2e_verification.py. - Updated ProjectResourceLinkRepository class docstring documenting commit and close behaviour of mutating methods. - CHANGELOG entry for both test additions and production bug fix. - Redundant Library imports removed, --format plain on project list, comments explaining fake repo directories, standardised Run Process line style. Context/ACMS CLI coverage is intentionally not added because the CLI does not yet expose dedicated context/ACMS inspection commands. These criteria are validated at the Python API level via helper_m5_e2e_verification.py. ISSUES CLOSED: #496
CleverAgents Core
CleverAgents is a Python-first automation platform. It provides a unified agents CLI, embedded runtime, and service orchestration tools while embracing modern Python tooling.
Highlights
- Unified CLI entry points:
cleveragentsandagents - Fast Typer/Click-based interface with parity for help/version behavior
- Behavior-driven coverage via Behave and Robot Framework
- Nox automation for linting, typing, testing, docs, builds, and benchmarks
- MkDocs-powered documentation with CleverAgents branding
Quick Start
# clone the CleverAgents core repository
git clone https://git.cleverthis.com/cleveragents/core.git
cd core
# install dependencies
python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
pip install -e ".[dev,tests,docs]"
# set up pre-commit hooks and verify tooling
bash scripts/setup-dev.sh
# verify the CLI
agents --help
agents --version
Developing
Pre-commit hooks run automatically on every git commit (formatting, linting, type
checking, security scanning). To run checks manually:
# core validation
nox -s format # ruff auto-formatting
nox -s lint # ruff linting
nox -s typecheck # pyright type checking
nox -s unit_tests # behave unit tests
nox -s integration_tests # robot integration tests
# quality & security
nox -s security_scan # bandit security scanning
nox -s dead_code # vulture dead code detection
nox -s complexity # radon complexity analysis
nox -s pre_commit # run all pre-commit hooks
nox -s adr_compliance # verify ADR compliance
For the full quality automation guide, see docs/development/quality-automation.md.
Documentation
nox -s docs
nox -s serve_docs
Tests
Behave feature scenarios live under features/ and Robot suites under robot/. Use the Nox sessions above to execute them in parity with the implementation plan.
Observability
LangSmith tracing is optional and off by default. Enable it by exporting CLEVERAGENTS_LANGSMITH_ENABLED=true along with a project name and API key (CLEVERAGENTS_LANGSMITH_PROJECT, CLEVERAGENTS_LANGSMITH_API_KEY). The settings module automatically mirrors these values to LANGCHAIN_TRACING_V2, LANGCHAIN_PROJECT, and LANGCHAIN_API_KEY, so LangChain/LangGraph agents emit traces without extra wiring. Additional knobs such as CLEVERAGENTS_LANGSMITH_ENDPOINT, CLEVERAGENTS_LANGSMITH_USER_ID, and CLEVERAGENTS_LANGSMITH_TAGS are documented in docs/observability.md.
LLM provider configuration
CleverAgents ships with a LangChain/LangGraph powered provider registry that discovers whichever API keys you export and automatically selects the best available provider. The CLI now uses actors: select an actor with --actor <name> (or set a default via agents actor set-default). Actors embed provider/model choices; built-in actors are seeded from CLEVERAGENTS_DEFAULT_PROVIDER / CLEVERAGENTS_DEFAULT_MODEL, then fall back to the built-in order (openai → anthropic → google → azure → openrouter → groq → together → cohere → gemini).
Required environment variables
| Provider | Primary variables |
|---|---|
| OpenAI | OPENAI_API_KEY |
| Anthropic | ANTHROPIC_API_KEY |
GOOGLE_API_KEY or GOOGLE_GENAI_API_KEY |
|
| Azure OpenAI | AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY plus AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT/AZURE_OPENAI_DEPLOYMENT |
| OpenRouter | OPENROUTER_API_KEY (+ optional CLEVERAGENTS_OPENROUTER_ORGANIZATION for sanitized headers) |
| Gemini | GEMINI_API_KEY or GOOGLE_GEMINI_API_KEY |
| Cohere | COHERE_API_KEY |
| Groq | GROQ_API_KEY |
| Together | TOGETHER_API_KEY |
Set CLEVERAGENTS_DEFAULT_PROVIDER to pin the global provider (for example export CLEVERAGENTS_DEFAULT_PROVIDER=openai) and CLEVERAGENTS_DEFAULT_MODEL to lock in a model ID. When unset, the registry picks the first configured provider and uses its published default model such as gpt-4o for OpenAI or claude-sonnet-4-20250514 for Anthropic.
Diagnostics and testing shortcuts
agents diagnosticsprints whether the registry can see your credentials and which actor/provider is selected.agents tellandagents buildrequire--actor <name>unless a default actor is set; useagents actor set-default <name>to configure one.- Built-in actors (
<provider>/<model>) are immutable, custom actors must be namedlocal/<id>, and the default actor cannot be removed. Use--unsafewhen adding/updating configs marked unsafe; runtime only warns when invoking unsafe actors. CLEVERAGENTS_TESTING_USE_MOCK_AI=trueforces the in-repo mock provider so Behave/Robot suites never hit external APIs.- The full capability matrix (streaming, tool calls, JSON mode, etc.) is documented in
docs/reference/providers.md.