MeshSeeks

# MeshSeeks Real-Time Status Board The MeshSeeks Status Board provides live visual feedback during multi-agent operations, preventing the appearance of hanging or frozen processes. ## 🎯 Problem Solved Without a status board, users experience: - ❌ **Black screen syndrome** - No indication of progress during long operations - ❌ **Uncertainty** - Not knowing if the system is working or hung - ❌ **No visibility** - Can't see which agents are active or what they're doing - ❌ **Poor debugging** - No insight into bottlenecks or failures ## ✅ Status Board Solution The MeshSeeks Status Board provides: - ✅ **Live updates** - Real-time progress display updating every second - ✅ **Agent tracking** - See which agents are active, idle, or completed - ✅ **Task visibility** - Track task progress and dependencies - ✅ **Performance metrics** - Throughput, success rates, and timing - ✅ **Recent activity** - Log of recent events and status changes ## 📊 Status Board Display ``` ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 🟦 MeshSeeks Multi-Agent Network Status │ ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ ⏱️ Uptime: 2m15s │ 🤖 Agents: 3 │ 📊 Tasks: 8/12 │ ⚡ 4.2/min │ │ Overall Progress: ████████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ 67% │ ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ 🤖 ACTIVE AGENTS │ ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ ⚡ agent123 analysis Analyzing code structure... 1m23s │ │ ⚡ agent456 implementation Implementing JWT auth... 45s │ │ ⚡ agent789 testing Creating unit tests... 28s │ ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ 📋 TASK QUEUE │ ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ 🔄 Analyze authentication system agent123 ████████░░ │ │ 🔄 Implement JWT middleware agent456 ██████░░░░ │ │ 🔄 Create comprehensive tests agent789 ███░░░░░░░ │ │ ⏳ Generate API documentation unassigned │ ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ 📝 RECENT ACTIVITY │ ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ 14:32:15 ✅ Task completed: Database schema analysis │ │ 14:31:58 🔄 Agent agent456: working - Implementing JWT auth... │ │ 14:31:42 📈 Generated 5 specialized tasks │ ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ 💡 Press Ctrl+C to stop │ Updates every 1s │ 🔄 Live Status │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ``` ## 🚀 Usage ### 1. Automatic Integration The status board automatically starts when using MeshSeeks tools: ```bash # Status board shows automatically during mesh operations npm run dev:mesh ``` ### 2. Demo Mode See the status board in action with a full simulation: ```bash # Run interactive demo showing all status board features npm run demo:status ``` ### 3. Manual Integration Use the status board in your own code: ```typescript import { getStatusBoard, stopStatusBoard } from './status-board.js'; const statusBoard = getStatusBoard(); // Register agents statusBoard.registerAgent('agent-001', 'analysis'); statusBoard.updateAgentStatus('agent-001', 'working', 'Analyzing code', 0); // Track tasks statusBoard.addTask('task-1', 'Implement feature', []); statusBoard.updateTaskStatus('task-1', 'running', 50, 'agent-001'); // Add events statusBoard.addProgressUpdate('Starting analysis phase...'); statusBoard.showSuccess('Analysis completed successfully!'); // Cleanup when done stopStatusBoard(); ``` ## 📈 Status Board Features ### Agent Tracking - **Registration** - Agents are registered when spawned - **Status Updates** - Track idle, working, completed, failed states - **Progress Monitoring** - See task progress with percentage completion - **Automatic Cleanup** - Agents removed when tasks complete ### Task Management - **Task Queue** - Visual queue showing pending and active tasks - **Dependency Tracking** - Shows task dependencies and blocking relationships - **Progress Bars** - Visual progress indicators for running tasks - **Status Icons** - Clear visual indicators for task states ### Real-Time Metrics - **Uptime** - How long the mesh network has been running - **Active Agents** - Number of agents currently working - **Task Progress** - Completed vs total tasks - **Throughput** - Tasks completed per minute - **Memory Usage** - Current memory consumption ### Activity Logging - **Recent Events** - Last few status updates and changes - **Timestamped** - All events include precise timestamps - **Error Tracking** - Failures and warnings prominently displayed - **Success Notifications** - Completed tasks and milestones ## 🔧 Configuration ### Environment Variables ```bash # Enable MeshSeeks personality catchphrases in status updates MESHSEEKS_CATCHPHRASE=true # Adjust status board update frequency (milliseconds) STATUS_BOARD_UPDATE_INTERVAL=1000 # Hide status board (for automated/headless use) NO_STATUS_BOARD=true ``` ### Status Board API ```typescript interface StatusBoard { // Agent management registerAgent(id: string, role: AgentRole): void; updateAgentStatus(id: string, status: AgentStatus, task?: string, progress?: number): void; removeAgent(id: string): void; // Task management addTask(id: string, name: string, dependencies: string[]): void; updateTaskStatus(id: string, status: TaskStatus, progress: number, agent?: string): void; setTaskProgress(id: string, progress: number): void; // Event logging addProgressUpdate(message: string): void; showSuccess(message: string): void; showError(message: string): void; showWarning(message: string): void; // Batch updates for efficiency batchUpdate(updates: BatchUpdate): void; // Status and cleanup getStatus(): StatusSnapshot; stop(): void; } ``` ## 🎭 Demo Scenarios ### 1. E-commerce Project Enhancement ```bash npm run demo:status ``` Shows a realistic scenario with: - Analysis agents examining authentication, API, database, security - Implementation agents building features in parallel - Testing agents validating functionality - Documentation agent generating final docs ### 2. Test Suite Execution ```bash npm run test:all ``` Status board shows: - Unit test agents validating coordinator functionality - Integration test agents testing MCP server tools - Performance test agents measuring scalability - Error handling agents testing failure scenarios ### 3. Custom Workflow Create your own status board demo: ```typescript const statusBoard = getStatusBoard(); // Add your custom workflow here statusBoard.addProgressUpdate('Starting custom workflow...'); // Register agents for your specific use case statusBoard.registerAgent('custom-agent-1', 'analysis'); // Track your tasks and progress statusBoard.addTask('custom-task', 'Custom task description', []); ``` ## 🔍 Troubleshooting ### Status Board Not Showing ```bash # Check if NO_STATUS_BOARD is set echo $NO_STATUS_BOARD # Verify terminal supports ANSI escape codes echo -e "\x1b[32mColor test\x1b[0m" # Run demo to test status board npm run demo:status ``` ### Display Issues - **Flickering**: Terminal may not support cursor positioning - **Overlapping text**: Terminal width too narrow (need 70+ columns) - **No colors**: Terminal doesn't support ANSI colors - **Performance**: Reduce update frequency in high-load scenarios ### Performance Impact The status board is designed to be lightweight: - **CPU**: <1% overhead for display updates - **Memory**: ~5MB for tracking data structures - **Network**: No network calls (local display only) - **Updates**: Throttled to prevent excessive rendering ## 📱 Terminal Compatibility ### ✅ Fully Supported - **macOS Terminal** - Full support with colors and positioning - **iTerm2** - Excellent support with all features - **Windows Terminal** - Good support on Windows 11 - **VS Code Terminal** - Full support in integrated terminal - **Linux terminals** - Most modern terminals (xterm, gnome-terminal) ### ⚠️ Limited Support - **Windows Command Prompt** - Basic support, limited colors - **SSH sessions** - May have reduced functionality - **CI/CD environments** - Automatic disable in headless mode ### ❌ Not Supported - **Very old terminals** - No ANSI escape code support - **Width < 70 columns** - Display will be corrupted - **Headless environments** - Auto-disabled when NO_STATUS_BOARD=true ## 🎪 Live Demo Preview Here's what you'll see in the demo: ``` Phase 1: Analysis (0-30s) 🤖 Spawning 4 analysis agents 📊 Analyzing auth, API, database, security in parallel 📈 Real-time progress bars for each task Phase 2: Implementation (30s-90s) 🤖 Spawning 4 implementation agents 🔧 Building JWT auth, REST API, DB models, security ⏳ Realistic delays and debugging pauses Phase 3: Testing (90s-150s) 🤖 Spawning 3 testing agents 🧪 Unit tests, integration tests, E2E tests ⚠️ Simulated test failures and retries Phase 4: Documentation (150s-180s) 🤖 Documentation agent generates API docs 📚 Final documentation and cleanup Phase 5: Completion (180s+) ✅ Success summary with final metrics 🎉 Ready for deployment message ``` The status board provides complete visibility into this complex multi-agent workflow, ensuring users never wonder if the system is working or hung. ## 🔮 Future Enhancements - **Web Dashboard** - Browser-based status board for remote monitoring - **Metrics Export** - Export performance data to monitoring systems - **Custom Themes** - Configurable colors and layouts - **Agent Debugging** - Detailed agent logs and performance profiling - **Resource Monitoring** - CPU, memory, and disk usage tracking - **Alerting** - Notifications for failures or performance issues The MeshSeeks Status Board transforms the user experience from uncertainty to confidence, providing clear visual feedback that sophisticated multi-agent operations are proceeding as expected.