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Simple AI agent in POSIX shell

A lightweight AI coding agent implemented in under 1,000 lines of POSIX-compliant shell script. It automates tasks by iteratively querying a language model for shell commands, executing them, and adapting based on output.

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  • SSA is a simple AI agent written in POSIX shell that executes model-generated commands.
  • It supports both OpenAI-compatible APIs and local llama.cpp models.
  • Safety features include sandboxing via script runners.

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