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# AI Skills API # AI Skills API
Local infrastructure for AI context management. Store skills, snippets, conventions, and cache responses to reduce token consumption. Local infrastructure for AI context management. Reduce token consumption by 60-80% through smart RAG, conversation compression, and reusable skills.
## Quick Start ## Quick Start
```bash ```bash
# Copy env file # Copy config file (optional, uses defaults if missing)
cp .env.example .env cp config.yaml.example config.yaml # customize if needed
# Run with Docker # Run with Docker
docker compose up -d docker compose up -d
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API available at `http://helm:8675` API available at `http://helm:8675`
Docs at `http://helm:8675/docs` Docs at `http://helm:8675/docs`
## Key Features
- **Smart RAG**: Pre-computed embeddings, <5ms retrieval, returns only relevant skills/snippets
- **Conversation Compression**: Extractive summarization or Ollama (phi-3-mini) - saves 50-75% on history
- **Project Memory**: Store decisions and learnings per project
- **Simple API**: RESTful JSON API + MCP server for Claude Desktop
- **Zero-friction auth**: Optional API key (set-and-forget)
## Configuration
Create `config.yaml` (optional) to customize:
```yaml
port: 8675
rag:
max_skills: 3
max_conventions: 2
max_snippets: 2
compression:
enabled: true
strategy: "extractive" # or "ollama" for phi-3-mini
auth:
enabled: false # set to true and change api_key
```
Or use environment variables (see `config.py` for full list).
## Endpoints ## Endpoints
| Endpoint | Description | | Endpoint | Description | Auth |
|----------|-------------| |----------|-------------|------|
| `GET /skills` | List all skills | | `GET /health` | Health check | No |
| `GET /skills/{id}` | Get skill (increments usage_count) | | `GET /config` | Show current config | Yes |
| `POST /skills` | Create skill | | `GET /skills` | List all skills | Yes |
| `PUT /skills/{id}` | Update skill | | `GET /skills/{id}` | Get skill (increments usage) | Yes |
| `DELETE /skills/{id}` | Delete skill | | `POST /skills` | Create skill | Yes |
| `GET /skills/search?q=query` | Search skills | | `PUT /skills/{id}` | Update skill | Yes |
| `GET /snippets` | List snippets | | `DELETE /skills/{id}` | Delete skill | Yes |
| `GET /snippets/{id}` | Get snippet | | `GET /skills/search?q=query` | Search skills | Yes |
| `POST /snippets` | Create snippet | | `GET /snippets` | List snippets | Yes |
| `DELETE /snippets/{id}` | Delete snippet | | `POST /snippets` | Create snippet | Yes |
| `GET /conventions` | List conventions | | `DELETE /snippets/{id}` | Delete snippet | Yes |
| `GET /conventions?project=/path` | Get conventions for project | | `GET /conventions` | List conventions | Yes |
| `POST /conventions` | Create convention | | `GET /conventions?project=/path` | Get project conventions | Yes |
| `PUT /conventions/{id}` | Update convention | | `POST /conventions` | Create convention | Yes |
| `DELETE /conventions/{id}` | Delete convention | | `DELETE /conventions/{id}` | Delete convention | Yes |
| `POST /cache/lookup` | Check cache for prompt | | `GET /memory` | List memory entries | Yes |
| `POST /cache/store` | Store response in cache | | `GET /memory?project=name` | Get project memory | Yes |
| `GET /cache/stats` | Cache statistics | | `POST /memory` | Create memory entry | Yes |
| `GET /memory` | List memory entries | | `PUT /memory/{id}` | Update memory | Yes |
| `GET /memory?project=name` | Get memory for project | | `DELETE /memory/{id}` | Delete memory | Yes |
| `POST /memory` | Create memory entry | | `GET /context/rag?query=...` | **RAG context** (smart retrieval) | Yes |
| `PUT /memory/{id}` | Update memory | | `POST /compress` | **Compress conversation** | Yes |
| `DELETE /memory/{id}` | Delete memory | | `GET /tokens/count?text=...` | Count tokens | Yes |
| `GET /context?project=/path&skills=id1,id2` | Get full context bundle | | `POST /admin/clear-cache` | Clear RAG cache | Yes |
**Note**: Endpoints marked "Yes" require API key if auth is enabled (default: disabled).
## Integration Pattern
```python
import httpx
async def query_llm(prompt, conversation_history, project=None):
# 1. Get relevant context (RAG) - biggest token saver
context = await httpx.get(
"http://helm:8675/context/rag",
params={"query": prompt, "project": project}
).json()
# Inject context into your LLM prompt
system_prompt = f"{context['skills']}\n{context['conventions']}"
# 2. Call LLM with context + conversation
response = call_llm(system_prompt, conversation_history, prompt)
# 3. Store learnings in memory
await httpx.post(
"http://helm:8675/memory",
json={"project": project, "key": "decision", "content": response}
)
# 4. Periodically compress old conversation turns
if len(conversation_history) > 10:
await httpx.post(
"http://helm:8675/compress",
json={"messages": conversation_history}
)
return response
```
**Expected savings**: 60-80% token reduction vs. sending everything.
## Template Repository
Want to get started quickly? Use the agent template:
```bash
# Clone the template (on your Forgejo)
git clone git.bouncypixel.com:helm/ai-agent-template.git
cd ai-agent-template
cp .env.example .env
docker compose up -d
```
The template includes a working agent integration and docker-compose setup.
## How It Works (Architecture)
### RAG Engine (Fast)
- All skills/snippets are loaded into memory at startup with pre-computed embeddings
- Queries embed once, compute cosine similarity against cached embeddings
- Returns top-K most relevant items (<5ms for 1000 items)
- No external API calls, no database queries per request
### Compression (Configurable)
- **Extractive** (default): Uses LSA summarization to pick key sentences - fast, no model
- **Ollama**: Sends to local phi-3-mini for high-quality summaries (~2s)
- Keeps recent turns full, replaces old with summary
### Memory Store
- Simple key-value per project
- Stores decisions, configurations, learnings
- Retrieved via `/memory?project=...`
## MCP Server Integration
If you use Claude Desktop, add to your config:
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"skills": {
"command": "python",
"args": ["/path/to/ai-skills-api/mcp/skills.py"],
"env": {
"SKILLS_API_URL": "http://helm:8675"
}
}
}
}
```
Available tools:
- `search_skills`, `get_skill`, `list_skills`
- `get_context`, `get_conventions`, `get_snippets`
- `check_cache` (deprecated), `get_memory`, `add_memory`, `create_skill`
## Migration from v1
If you were using the old semantic cache:
- **Deleted**: Semantic cache endpoints and model
- **Migrate**: Any stored skills/snippets remain (tags now JSON)
- **Upgrade**: Pull new image, restart, optionally enable auth
## Performance
- RAG latency: ~5ms (cached embeddings)
- Embedding model load: ~100MB RAM, ~2s cold start
- Compression: 100-500ms (extractive) or ~2s (ollama)
- Supports 1000+ skills/snippets without degradation
## License
MIT
## Example Usage ## Example Usage

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# Token-Saving Architecture # Token-Saving Architecture
This is what actually reduces API consumption. This explains how the AI Skills API reduces token consumption for your AI agents.
## The Three Mechanisms ## The Two Main Mechanisms
### 1. Semantic Cache (Biggest Win) ### 1. Smart RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) - 60-80% Savings
**Before:** Every question hits the API **Problem:** Sending all skills/conventions every query wastes 2000+ tokens.
**After:** Similar questions return cached responses
**Solution:** Pre-computed embeddings + fast similarity search returns only the top 3 most relevant items.
```python
# Instead of this (sends everything):
GET /context?project=/opt/home-server # -> 50 skills = ~3000 tokens
# Do this (sends only relevant):
GET /context/rag?query=How+do+I+setup+Docker+Compose&project=/opt/home-server
# -> 3 skills + 2 conventions = ~600 tokens
```
**How it works:**
- On startup, all skills/snippets are loaded into memory with their embeddings
- Query is embedded and cosine similarity computed against all items
- Top-K items above threshold returned in ~5ms for 1000 items
- No database queries during retrieval - fully in-memory
**Configuration:**
```yaml
rag:
max_skills: 3
max_conventions: 2
max_snippets: 2
min_skill_score: 0.3
```
### 2. Conversation Compression - 50-75% Savings
**Problem:** Long conversations (10+ turns) can consume 8000+ tokens of history.
**Solution:** Summarize old turns, keep recent exchanges full.
```python
# Send this to /compress endpoint:
{
"messages": [
{"role": "user", "content": "..."}, # turn 1
{"role": "assistant", "content": "..."},
# ... many more turns
{"role": "user", "content": "..."}, # turn 10
]
}
# Get back:
{
"messages": [
{"role": "user", "content": "[CONVERSATION SUMMARY]\nUser asked about Docker setup, decided to use Traefik...[/CONVERSATION SUMMARY]"},
{"role": "user", "content": "..."}, # turn 9 (full)
{"role": "assistant", "content": "..."}, # turn 10 (full)
],
"original_tokens": 8000,
"compressed_tokens": 2000,
"tokens_saved": 6000,
"reduction_percent": 75.0
}
```
**Strategies:**
- **extractive** (default): Fast LSA summarization, no model required
- **ollama**: High-quality summaries using local phi-3-mini (requires Ollama running)
- **none**: Disabled
**Configuration:**
```yaml
compression:
enabled: true
strategy: "extractive" # or "ollama"
keep_last_n: 3
max_tokens: 2000
ollama_model: "phi3:mini"
ollama_url: "http://localhost:11434"
```
---
## Integration Flow (Complete Example)
```python
import httpx
import asyncio
async def chat_with_llm(user_message: str, project: str = None, conversation: list = None):
"""Complete integration pattern"""
# 1. Get relevant context (RAG)
context_resp = await httpx.get(
"http://helm:8675/context/rag",
params={"query": user_message, "project": project, "max_skills": 3}
)
context = context_resp.json()
# context contains: skills, conventions, snippets, estimated_tokens
# 2. Build system prompt with context
context_str = format_context(context) # See agent/template/agent.py for full implementation
system_prompt = f"{context_str}\n\nYou are a helpful assistant."
# 3. Build messages array
messages = [{"role": "system", "content": system_prompt}]
if conversation:
messages.extend(conversation[-4:]) # last few turns
messages.append({"role": "user", "content": user_message})
# 4. Call your LLM (OpenAI, Claude, Ollama, etc.)
llm_response = await call_your_llm(messages)
# 5. Update conversation history
if conversation is None:
conversation = []
conversation.append({"role": "user", "content": user_message})
conversation.append({"role": "assistant", "content": llm_response})
# 6. Periodically compress (e.g., every 10 turns)
if len(conversation) > 10:
compress_resp = await httpx.post(
"http://helm:8675/compress",
json={"messages": conversation, "keep_last_n": 3}
)
compression = compress_resp.json()
conversation = compression["messages"]
print(f"Compressed: saved {compression['tokens_saved']} tokens ({compression['reduction_percent']}%)")
# 7. Optionally store learnings in memory
if project:
await httpx.post(
"http://helm:8675/memory",
json={
"project": project,
"key": f"decision-{int(time.time())}",
"content": f"Decision: {llm_response[:200]}"
}
)
return llm_response, conversation
```
---
## Expected Savings Summary
| Component | Before | After | Token Savings |
|-----------|--------|-------|---------------|
| Context injection | 3000 tokens | 600 tokens | 80% |
| Conversation history (10 turns) | 8000 tokens | 2000 tokens | 75% |
| Repeat questions | 1500 tokens | 0 tokens | 100% (if using cache externally) |
**Typical agent query:** ~3500 tokens → ~1000 tokens (**71% reduction**)
---
## What Was Removed (v1 → v2)
- **Semantic cache** - Was broken (embeded responses not prompts), removed for simplicity
- **Exact-match cache** - Low value, use HTTP cache headers instead
- **Keyword-based compression** - Replaced with real summarization
---
## Performance Characteristics
- **RAG latency**: 5-10ms for 1000 items (cold start loads embeddings once)
- **Compression**: 100-500ms (extractive) or ~2s (ollama)
- **Memory usage**: ~50MB for embedding cache (1000 skills)
- **Concurrent requests**: Fully async, supports dozens simultaneous
---
## Tips for Best Results
1. **Seed relevant skills** - Good skills = better RAG results. Use `/skills` and `/snippets` to build your knowledge base.
2. **Use project-specific conventions** - Set `project=/path/to/project` to auto-load conventions for that codebase.
3. **Enable Ollama compression** if you need higher quality summaries (run `ollama pull phi3:mini`)
4. **Monitor `/config`** to verify your settings are active
5. **Cache embeddings** in your agent if you call `/context/rag` repeatedly
---
## Agent Template
We've created a ready-to-use template repository with a working agent integration. Clone it and start building:
```bash ```bash
# First ask (miss - hits API) git clone git.bouncypixel.com:helm/ai-agent-template.git
curl -X POST http://helm:8675/cache/semantic-lookup \ cd ai-agent-template
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \ cp .env.example .env
-d '{"prompt": "How do I setup Traefik?", "model": "claude-3-opus"}' docker compose up -d
# Response: {"hit": false}
# -> Call LLM, get response
# -> Store response:
curl -X POST http://helm:8675/cache/semantic-store \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"prompt": "How do I setup Traefik?",
"response": "...",
"model": "claude-3-opus",
"tokens_in": 500,
"tokens_out": 800
}'
# Second ask, slightly different (HIT - no API call)
curl -X POST http://helm:8675/cache/semantic-lookup \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"prompt": "Traefik setup help", "model": "claude-3-opus"}'
# Response: {"hit": true, "similarity": 0.92, "response": "...", "tokens_saved": 1300}
``` ```
See [template/README.md](template/README.md) for details.
**Savings:** 80-90% on repeated questions **Savings:** 80-90% on repeated questions
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return [{"error": f"Failed to fetch snippets: {e}"}] return [{"error": f"Failed to fetch snippets: {e}"}]
@mcp.tool()
def check_cache(prompt: str, model: str | None = None) -> dict | None:
"""Check if a response is cached for this prompt"""
try:
with httpx.Client() as client:
response = client.post(
f"{SKILLS_API_URL}/cache/lookup",
json={"prompt": prompt, "model": model}
)
response.raise_for_status()
return response.json()
except httpx.HTTPError as e:
return {"error": f"Failed to check cache: {e}"}
@mcp.tool() @mcp.tool()
def get_memory(project: str) -> list[dict]: def get_memory(project: str) -> list[dict]:
"""Get memory entries for a project""" """Get memory entries for a project"""