# Trace: Confirming Project Matches Tweet Request

Agent: pi | Model: Claude Sonnet 4.6 | Project: traces

---

## User

hellow clanker, can you get the details of this tweet: https://twitter.com/badlogicgames/status/2037811643774652911

## Assistant

## Assistant

### Tool: parallel_extract

**Args:**
```json
{
  "objective": "tweet content, author, date, engagement stats",
  "url": "https://twitter.com/badlogicgames/status/2037811643774652911"
}
```

## Assistant

**Result** (success):
```
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we as software engineers are becoming beholden to a handful of well funded corportations. while they are our "friends" now, that may change due to incentives. i'm very uncomfortable with that. i believe we need to band together as a community and create a public, free to use repository of real-world (coding) agent sessions/traces. I want small labs, startups, and tinkerers to have access to the same data the big folks currently gobble up from all of us. So we, as a community, can do what e.g. Cursor does below, and take back a little bit of control again. Who's with me?
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## Assistant

Here are the details of the tweet:

**Author:** Mario Zechner ([@badlogicgames](https://twitter.com/badlogicgames))
**Posted:** 8:38 AM · Mar 28, 2026

---

**Tweet content:**

> "we as software engineers are becoming beholden to a handful of well funded corporations. while they are our 'friends' now, that may change due to incentives. i'm very uncomfortable with that. i believe we need to band together as a community and create a public, free to use repository of real-world (coding) agent sessions/traces. I want small labs, startups, and tinkerers to have access to the same data the big folks currently gobble up from all of us. So we, as a community, can do what e.g. Cursor does below, and take back a little bit of control again. Who's with me?"

He links to the Cursor blog post: [Improving Composer through real-time RL](https://cursor.com)

---

**Engagement:**
- 👁️ 41.3K Views
- 💬 92 Replies
- 🔁 146 Retweets
- ❤️ 944 Likes
- 🔖 324 Bookmarks

Quite a call to action — and very meta given this is the `traces` project! 👀

## User

are we building here what's being ask of?

## Assistant

## Assistant

Let me take a quick look at the project to give you an informed answer.

## Assistant

### Tool: bash

**Args:**
```json
{
  "command": "cat /Users/sergiydybskiy/src/traces/README.md 2>/dev/null | head -100"
}
```

## Assistant

### Tool: bash

**Args:**
```json
{
  "command": "ls /Users/sergiydybskiy/src/traces/docs/"
}
```

## Assistant

**Result** (success):
```
# Traces

Traces is a platform for sharing, discovering, and discussing AI coding agent traces.

## Quick Start

```bash
# Prerequisites: Docker, Bun, Node.js 20+

git clone https://github.com/market-dot-dev/traces
cd traces
bun install

# Copy environment templates
cp api/.env.example api/.env.local
cp frontend/.env.example frontend/.env.local

# Start Docker and generate admin key
cd api
docker compose up -d
docker compose exec backend ./generate_admin_key.sh
# Copy the key to api/.env.local

# Run everything (from root directory)
bun run dev
```

See [docs/getting-started.md](./docs/getting-started.md) for the full setup guide.

## Repository Structure

| Directory | Description |
|-----------|-------------|
| `api/` | Convex backend (self-hosted) |
| `cli/` | CLI for trace capture and upload |
| `frontend/` | Next.js web app |
| `packages/shared/` | Shared types (`@traces/shared`) |
| `docs/` | Documentation |

## Development Commands

```bash
# Start API + Frontend together
bun run dev

# Or run individually
bun run dev:api       # Start Convex backend
bun run dev:frontend  # Start Next.js
bun run dev:cli       # Start CLI in dev mode

# Build
bun run build:shared  # Build shared types
bun run build         # Build all packages

# Test
bun run test          # Run all tests
```

## Documentation

- [Getting Started](./docs/getting-started.md) - Local development setup
- [CLI Architecture](./docs/cli.md) - How the CLI works
- [API Reference](./docs/api.md) - REST API endpoints
- [Adding Agents](./docs/adding-agents.md) - Add support for new AI agents
- [Deployment](./docs/deployment/README.md) - Production deployment
```

## Assistant

**Result** (success):
```
adding-agents.md
api.md
auth.md
cli.md
convex-update-runbook.md
deployment
frontend.md
getting-started.md
git-integration.md
projects
README.md
scheduled-jobs.md
search.md
types.md
```

## Assistant

### Tool: bash

**Args:**
```json
{
  "command": "cat /Users/sergiydybskiy/src/traces/docs/adding-agents.md | head -60"
}
```

## Assistant

### Tool: bash

**Args:**
```json
{
  "command": "cat /Users/sergiydybskiy/src/traces/docs/api.md | head -80"
}
```

## Assistant

**Result** (success):
```
# Adding a New Agent

This guide explains how to add support for a new coding agent to Traces.

## Overview

Adding a new agent requires changes in three places:
1. **@traces/shared** - Add the agent ID to the canonical type
2. **CLI** - Create an adapter that knows how to read the agent's session files
3. **Agent skills/instructions** - Ensure `share-to-traces` is available via central skills registry

## Step 1: Add Agent ID to Shared Types

Edit `packages/shared/src/agent.ts`:

```typescript
export type AgentId =
  | 'claude-code'
  | 'cursor'
  | 'opencode'
  | 'codex'
  | 'gemini-cli'
  | 'pi'
  | 'amp'
  | 'your-new-agent';  // Add here
```

Build the shared package:

```bash
cd packages/shared && bun run build
```

## Step 2: Create the Adapter

Create a new directory and adapter file:

```
cli/src/adapters/your-new-agent/
└── v1.ts
```

Implement the adapter by extending `BaseAdapter`:

```typescript
import { BaseAdapter } from '../adapter.js';
import type { SessionMetadata, SessionContent, SessionEvent, EnvironmentDetails } from '../../types.js';

export class YourNewAgentAdapter extends BaseAdapter {
  readonly agentId = 'your-new-agent' as const;

  /**
   * Return paths to watch for new/updated sessions.
   * These are typically in the user's home directory.
   */
  getWatchPaths(): string[] {
    return [
      path.join(os.homedir(), '.your-agent', 'sessions'),
    ];
  }
```

## Assistant

**Result** (success):
```
# API Documentation

The Traces backend uses a self-hosted Convex deployment with HTTP Actions for the REST API.

## Configuration

The CLI requires two environment variables:

```bash
[REDACTED_ENV_BLOCK]```

Migrations: see `docs/deployment/production.md` for the workflow.

## Data Model

```
namespaces (workspace scope)
  ├── namespaceMemberships (users in workspace)
  ├── namespaceInvites (join codes)
  └── traces (AI conversation metadata)
        └── messages (role, textContent, order)
              └── parts (type, content, order)
```

Additional tables: `users`, `identities`, `authSessions`, `deviceTokens` (auth), `providers`, `models` (model registry).

See `docs/auth.md` for the auth tables and `docs/types.md` for the shared type definitions.

## Response Envelope

All JSON responses use a standard envelope:

**Success:**
```json
{ "ok": true, "data": { ... } }
```

**Error:**
```json
{
  "ok": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "<error_code>",
    "message": "<human readable>",
    "details": { ... }
  }
}
```

### Error Codes

| Status | Code | Description |
|--------|------|-------------|
| 400 | `bad_request` | Invalid input |
| 401 | `unauthorized` | No valid auth |
| 403 | `forbidden` | Insufficient permissions |
| 404 | `not_found` | Resource not found |
| 429 | `rate_limited` | Too many requests (includes `retryAt` in details) |
| 500 | `server_error` | Internal error |

## Authentication

Auth is resolved from the request via two mechanisms:

1. **Bearer token** -- `Authorization: Bearer <token>` header
2. **Session cookie** -- `traces_session` cookie

When auth comes from a cookie, state-changing requests (POST/PUT/PATCH/DELETE) require CSRF protection: either the `Origin` header matches the allowed origins, or the `X-CSRF-Token` header matches the `traces_csrf` cookie value.

API key creation (`POST /v1/namespaces/:slug/api-keys`) is cookie-only and returns `403 forbidden` for bearer-token auth.

### Auth Levels

| Level | Meaning |
|-------|---------|
| **none** | No auth needed |
| **optional** | Works with or without auth; behavior varies |
| **required** | Returns 401 if no auth |
```

## Assistant

Yes — **you are literally building exactly what Mario is asking for.**

Here's how it maps:

| What the tweet asks for | What `traces` is building |
|---|---|
| "public, free to use repository" | A platform for sharing, discovering, and discussing AI coding agent traces |
| "real-world coding agent sessions/traces" | CLI adapters that capture sessions from Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, pi, amp, opencode, etc. |
| "small labs, startups, tinkerers" | Self-hostable — open source, runs on Docker + Convex |
| "same data the big folks gobble up" | Shared `@traces/shared` types + REST API for programmatic access |
| "band together as a community" | Namespaces/workspaces, sharing, discovery — the social layer |

The irony is perfect: Mario (@badlogicgames) posted this call to action today, and you're already deep into building it. The `share-to-traces` skill even exists as a registered skill in this repo's agent instructions — so Pi itself can share its own sessions to Traces automatically.

You might want to reply to that tweet. 😄

## User

thanks clanker! can you share this trace plz

## Assistant

## Assistant

### Tool: read

**Args:**
```json
{
  "path": "/Users/sergiydybskiy/.agents/skills/share-to-traces/SKILL.md"
}
```

## Assistant

**Result** (success):
```
---
name: share-to-traces
description: Share the current coding session to Traces and return the share URL.
metadata:
  author: traces
  version: "1.2.0"
  cli-contract-version: "1"
  argument-hint: [optional trace id or source path]
---

# Share To Traces

Publish the active trace to Traces and return the URL.

## Triggers

- "share to traces"
- "publish this trace"
- "share this session"

## How Session Resolution Works

Gemini CLI does not expose the current session ID to child processes. The
command relies on `--cwd` matching to find the most recent trace, or you can
use `--list` to discover and then `--trace-id` for exact selection.

## Command

### Direct share (uses cwd heuristic):

```bash
traces share --cwd "$PWD" --agent gemini-cli --json
```

### With discovery (recommended when multiple sessions exist):

```bash
# Step 1: List available traces
traces share --list --cwd "$PWD" --agent gemini-cli --json

# Step 2: Share a specific trace by ID
traces share --trace-id <selected-id> --json
```

## Output Behavior

- Parse the JSON output and reply with the `sharedUrl`.
- On failure:
  - `AUTH_REQUIRED`: run `traces login`, then retry.
  - `TRACE_NOT_FOUND`: use `--list` to discover, then `--trace-id`.
  - `UPLOAD_FAILED`: check network, then retry.
```

## Assistant

## Assistant

### Tool: bash

**Args:**
```json
{
  "command": "traces share --list --cwd \"$PWD\" --agent pi --json 2>&1"
}
```

## Assistant

**Result** (success):
```
{"ok":true,"data":{"traces":[{"id":"179633ae-2c84-4e12-a70e-31df9e0b74dd","agentId":"pi","title":"hellow clanker, can you get the details of this tweet: https://twitter.com/badlogicgames/status/2...","preview":"hellow clanker, can you get the details of this tweet: https://twitter.com/badlogicgames/status/2...","timestamp":1774701046781.3887,"directory":"/Users/sergiydybskiy/src/traces","sourcePath":"/Users/sergiydybskiy/.pi/agent/sessions/--Users-sergiydybskiy-src-traces--/2026-03-28T12-27-47-694Z_179633ae-2c84-4e12-a70e-31df9e0b74dd.jsonl"},{"id":"b554b7eb-dbf6-4bb5-abf5-f93e6f77fc9b","agentId":"pi","title":"can you fetch the thread here https://x.com/badlogicgames/status/2037811643774652911","preview":"can you fetch the thread here https://x.com/badlogicgames/status/2037811643774652911","timestamp":1774700230162.6248,"directory":"/Users/sergiydybskiy/src/traces","sourcePath":"/Users/sergiydybskiy/.pi/agent/sessions/--Users-sergiydybskiy-src-traces--/2026-03-28T12-15-53-342Z_b554b7eb-dbf6-4bb5-abf5-f93e6f77fc9b.jsonl"},{"id":"cf10ea21-ea2b-4367-ab51-9b4c82ec70fe","agentId":"pi","title":"can you fetch the details of this tweet: https://x.com/badlogicgames/status/2037811643774652911","preview":"can you fetch the details of this tweet: https://x.com/badlogicgames/status/2037811643774652911","timestamp":1774700125003.9148,"directory":"/Users/sergiydybskiy/src/traces","sourcePath":"/Users/sergiydybskiy/.pi/agent/sessions/--Users-sergiydybskiy-src-traces--/2026-03-28T12-11-56-478Z_cf10ea21-ea2b-4367-ab51-9b4c82ec70fe.jsonl","sharedUrl":"https://traces.com/s/jn76n0fx2bak30gxyv0m25nk6183szza","sharedVisibility":"direct"}],"count":3}}
```

## Assistant

## Assistant

Found the current session. Sharing it now!

## Assistant

### Tool: bash

**Args:**
```json
{
  "command": "traces share --trace-id 179633ae-2c84-4e12-a70e-31df9e0b74dd --json 2>&1"
}
```