Show HN: Create purposeful, self-extending agents
Wolli is an open-source framework for creating long-running, self-extending AI agents that build themselves around a specific purpose. Agents can set up logging, communication channels (Telegram, WhatsApp), and integrate with services like Minecraft. The system is designed to be flexible and extensible while keeping a minimal core to avoid context bloat.
Background
- Show HN is a tradition on Hacker News (HN) where developers share their personal projects for feedback from the tech community.
- The project addresses a known problem with LLM-based agents: "context bloat." As an agent accumulates history and instructions, its performance degrades because the AI model's limited context window fills up with noise.
- Most existing agent frameworks (e.g., AutoGPT, LangChain agents) take a "monolithic" approach: one agent is given all tools and instructions upfront. This project tries the opposite — a minimal core that grows new capabilities only as needed for its stated goal ("purpose").
- The mention of Telegram, WhatsApp, and Minecraft integrations signals that this is pitched at developers who want agents that operate in real-world communication channels and game environments, not just chatbots.