AI as the Engine of Application State

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This seems really interesting though I'm struggling to picture how the AI and UI interact? Is the UI just a reflection of the folders/files on disk that the AI updates? Are there UI interactions (buttons, etc.) that trigger the AI to do something, somehow? More detail would be super helpful!

Thank you for the kind words and feedback! Maybe I could have been more clear on the implementation details.

You were on the money with “UI just a reflection of the folders/files on disk that the AI updates.

There is no real UI integration with the AI, other than the UI embedding the chat interface of a coding agent (using an embedded terminal)

The UI just uses a filesystem watcher to keep track of updates to the relevant directories or files.

Ok cool - yeah that's a very reasonable place to start. I've been toying with ideas for "AI driven UIs" but haven't really experimented with much concrete yet. I feel like there's a lot of space to play here though. Eg. let the AI also create controls that are backed by prompts, etc.

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