OpenAB — Open Agent Broker

A lightweight, secure, cloud-native ACP harness that bridges Discord and any Agent Client Protocol-compatible coding CLI (Kiro CLI, Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, etc.) over stdio JSON-RPC — delivering the next-generation development experience.

┌──────────────┐  Gateway WS   ┌──────────────┐  ACP stdio    ┌──────────────┐
│   Discord    │◄─────────────►│ openab │──────────────►│  coding CLI  │
│   User       │               │   (Rust)     │◄── JSON-RPC ──│  (acp mode)  │
└──────────────┘               └──────────────┘               └──────────────┘

Demo

Features

Pluggable agent backend — swap between Kiro CLI, Claude Code, Codex, Gemini via config
@mention trigger — mention the bot in an allowed channel to start a conversation
Thread-based multi-turn — auto-creates threads; no @mention needed for follow-ups
Edit-streaming — live-updates the Discord message every 1.5s as tokens arrive
Emoji status reactions — 👀→🤔→🔥/👨‍💻/⚡→👍+random mood face
Session pool — one CLI process per thread, auto-managed lifecycle
ACP protocol — JSON-RPC over stdio with tool call, thinking, and permission auto-reply support
Kubernetes-ready — Dockerfile + k8s manifests with PVC for auth persistence

Quick Start

1. Create a Discord Bot

See docs/discord-bot-howto.md for a detailed step-by-step guide.

In short:

Go to https://discord.com/developers/applications and create an application
Bot tab → enable Message Content Intent
OAuth2 → URL Generator → scope: bot → permissions: Send Messages, Send Messages in Threads, Create Public Threads, Read Message History, Add Reactions, Manage Messages
Invite the bot to your server using the generated URL

2. Configure

cp config.toml.example config.toml

Edit config.toml:

[discord]
bot_token = "${DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN}"
allowed_channels = ["YOUR_CHANNEL_ID"]

[agent]
command = "kiro-cli"
args = ["acp", "--trust-all-tools"]
working_dir = "/tmp"

3. Build & Run

export DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN="your-token"

# Development
cargo run

# Production
cargo build --release
./target/release/openab config.toml

If no config path is given, it defaults to config.toml in the current directory.

4. Use

In your Discord channel:

@AgentBroker explain this code

The bot creates a thread. After that, just type in the thread — no @mention needed.

Pluggable Agent Backends

Swap backends using the agent.preset Helm value or manual config. Tested backends:

Preset	CLI	ACP Adapter	Auth
(default)	Kiro CLI	Native `kiro-cli acp`	`kiro-cli login --use-device-flow`
`codex`	Codex	@zed-industries/codex-acp	`codex login --device-auth`
`claude`	Claude Code	@agentclientprotocol/claude-agent-acp	`claude setup-token`
`gemini`	Gemini CLI	Native `gemini --acp`	Google OAuth or `GEMINI_API_KEY`

Helm Install (recommended)

helm repo add openab https://openabdev.github.io/openab
helm repo update

# Kiro CLI (default)
helm install openab openab/openab \
  --set discord.botToken="$DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN" \
  --set-string discord.allowedChannels[0]="YOUR_CHANNEL_ID"

# Codex
helm install openab openab/openab \
  --set discord.botToken="$DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN" \
  --set-string discord.allowedChannels[0]="YOUR_CHANNEL_ID" \
  --set agent.preset=codex

# Claude Code
helm install openab openab/openab \
  --set discord.botToken="$DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN" \
  --set-string discord.allowedChannels[0]="YOUR_CHANNEL_ID" \
  --set agent.preset=claude

# Gemini
helm install openab openab/openab \
  --set discord.botToken="$DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN" \
  --set-string discord.allowedChannels[0]="YOUR_CHANNEL_ID" \
  --set agent.preset=gemini

Then authenticate inside the pod (first time only):

# Kiro CLI
kubectl exec -it deployment/openab -- kiro-cli login --use-device-flow

# Codex
kubectl exec -it deployment/openab -- codex login --device-auth

# Claude Code
kubectl exec -it deployment/openab -- claude setup-token
# Then: helm upgrade openab openab/openab --set env.CLAUDE_CODE_OAUTH_TOKEN="<token>"

# Gemini (Google OAuth — open URL in browser, curl callback from pod)
kubectl exec -it deployment/openab -- gemini
# Or use API key: helm upgrade openab openab/openab --set env.GEMINI_API_KEY="<key>"

Restart after auth: kubectl rollout restart deployment openab

Manual config.toml

For non-Helm deployments, swap the [agent] block:

# Kiro CLI (default)
[agent]
command = "kiro-cli"
args = ["acp", "--trust-all-tools"]
working_dir = "/tmp"

# Codex (requires codex-acp in PATH)
[agent]
command = "codex-acp"
args = []
working_dir = "/tmp"

# Claude Code (requires claude-agent-acp in PATH)
[agent]
command = "claude-agent-acp"
args = []
working_dir = "/tmp"

# Gemini
[agent]
command = "gemini"
args = ["--acp"]
working_dir = "/tmp"
env = { GEMINI_API_KEY = "${GEMINI_API_KEY}" }

Configuration Reference

[discord]
bot_token = "${DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN}"   # supports env var expansion
allowed_channels = ["123456789"]      # channel ID allowlist

[agent]
command = "kiro-cli"                  # CLI command
args = ["acp", "--trust-all-tools"]   # ACP mode args
working_dir = "/tmp"                  # agent working directory
env = {}                              # extra env vars passed to the agent

[pool]
max_sessions = 10                     # max concurrent sessions
session_ttl_hours = 24                # idle session TTL

[reactions]
enabled = true                        # enable emoji status reactions
remove_after_reply = false            # remove reactions after reply

[reactions.emojis]
queued = "👀"
thinking = "🤔"
tool = "🔥"
coding = "👨‍💻"
web = "⚡"
done = "🆗"
error = "😱"

[reactions.timing]
debounce_ms = 700                     # intermediate state debounce
stall_soft_ms = 10000                 # 10s idle → 🥱
stall_hard_ms = 30000                 # 30s idle → 😨
done_hold_ms = 1500                   # keep done emoji for 1.5s
error_hold_ms = 2500                  # keep error emoji for 2.5s

Kubernetes Deployment

The Docker image bundles both openab and kiro-cli in a single container (openab spawns kiro-cli as a child process).

Pod Architecture

┌─ Kubernetes Pod ─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                                                                  │
│  ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐     │
│  │  openab (main process, PID 1)                     │     │
│  │                                                         │     │
│  │  ┌──────────────┐   ┌──────────────┐   ┌───────────┐    │     │
│  │  │ Discord      │   │ Session Pool │   │ Reaction  │    │     │
│  │  │ Gateway WS   │   │ (per thread) │   │ Controller│    │     │
│  │  └──────┬───────┘   └──────┬───────┘   └───────────┘    │     │
│  │         │                  │                            │     │
│  └─────────┼──────────────────┼────────────────────────────┘     │
│            │                  │                                  │
│            │ @mention /       │ spawn + stdio                    │
│            │ thread msg       │ JSON-RPC (ACP)                   │
│            │                  │                                  │
│            ▼                  ▼                                  │
│  ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐    │
│  │  kiro-cli acp --trust-all-tools  (child process)         │    │
│  │                                                          │    │
│  │  stdin  ◄── JSON-RPC requests  (session/new, prompt)     │    │
│  │  stdout ──► JSON-RPC responses (text, tool_call, done)   │    │
│  │  stderr ──► (ignored)                                    │    │
│  └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘    │
│                                                                  │
│  ┌─ PVC Mount (/data) ──────────────────────────────────────┐    │
│  │  ~/.kiro/              ← settings, skills, sessions      │    │
│  │  ~/.local/share/kiro-cli/ ← OAuth tokens (data.sqlite3)  │    │
│  └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘    │
│                                                                  │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
         │
         │ WebSocket (wss://gateway.discord.gg)
         ▼
┌──────────────────┐         ┌──────────────┐
│  Discord API     │ ◄─────► │  Discord     │
│  Gateway         │         │  Users       │
└──────────────────┘         └──────────────┘

Single container — openab is PID 1, spawns kiro-cli as a child process
stdio JSON-RPC — ACP communication over stdin/stdout, no network ports needed
Session pool — one kiro-cli process per Discord thread, up to max_sessions
PVC — persists OAuth tokens and settings across pod restarts

Install with Your Coding CLI

Use one of these prompts with any coding CLI (Kiro CLI, Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, etc.) on the host that has helm and kubectl access to your cluster:

Kiro CLI (default):

Install openab on my local k8s cluster using the Helm chart from https://openabdev.github.io/openab. My Discord bot token is in the environment variable DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN and my channel ID is <REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_CHANNEL_ID>. After install, follow the NOTES output to authenticate, then restart the deployment.

Codex:

Install openab on my local k8s cluster using the Helm chart from https://openabdev.github.io/openab with --set agent.preset=codex. My Discord bot token is in the environment variable DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN and my channel ID is <REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_CHANNEL_ID>. After install, follow the NOTES output to authenticate, then restart the deployment.

Claude Code:

Install openab on my local k8s cluster using the Helm chart from https://openabdev.github.io/openab with --set agent.preset=claude. My Discord bot token is in the environment variable DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN and my channel ID is <REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_CHANNEL_ID>. After install, follow the NOTES output to authenticate, then restart the deployment.

Gemini:

Install openab on my local k8s cluster using the Helm chart from https://openabdev.github.io/openab with --set agent.preset=gemini. My Discord bot token is in the environment variable DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN and my channel ID is <REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_CHANNEL_ID>. After install, follow the NOTES output to authenticate, then restart the deployment.

Build & Push

docker build -t openab:latest .
docker tag openab:latest <your-registry>/openab:latest
docker push <your-registry>/openab:latest

Deploy

# Create the secret with your bot token
kubectl create secret generic openab-secret \
  --from-literal=discord-bot-token="your-token"

# Edit k8s/configmap.yaml with your channel IDs
kubectl apply -f k8s/configmap.yaml
kubectl apply -f k8s/pvc.yaml
kubectl apply -f k8s/deployment.yaml

Authenticate kiro-cli (first time only)

kiro-cli requires a one-time OAuth login. The PVC persists the tokens across pod restarts.

kubectl exec -it deployment/openab -- kiro-cli login --use-device-flow

Follow the device code flow in your browser, then restart the pod:

kubectl rollout restart deployment openab

Manifests

File	Purpose
`k8s/deployment.yaml`	Single-container pod with config + data volume mounts
`k8s/configmap.yaml`	`config.toml` mounted at `/etc/openab/`
`k8s/secret.yaml`	`DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN` injected as env var
`k8s/pvc.yaml`	Persistent storage for auth + settings

The PVC persists two paths via subPath:

~/.kiro — settings, skills, sessions
~/.local/share/kiro-cli — OAuth tokens (data.sqlite3 → auth_kv table), conversation history

Project Structure

├── Dockerfile          # multi-stage: rust build + debian-slim runtime with kiro-cli
├── config.toml.example # example config with all agent backends
├── k8s/                # Kubernetes manifests
│   ├── deployment.yaml
│   ├── configmap.yaml
│   ├── secret.yaml
│   └── pvc.yaml
└── src/
    ├── main.rs         # entrypoint: tokio + serenity + cleanup + shutdown
    ├── config.rs       # TOML config + ${ENV_VAR} expansion
    ├── discord.rs      # Discord bot: mention, threads, edit-streaming
    ├── format.rs       # message splitting (2000 char limit)
    ├── reactions.rs    # status reaction controller (debounce, stall detection)
    └── acp/
        ├── protocol.rs # JSON-RPC types + ACP event classification
        ├── connection.rs # spawn CLI, stdio JSON-RPC communication
        └── pool.rs     # thread_id → AcpConnection map

Inspired By

sample-acp-bridge — ACP protocol + process pool architecture
OpenClaw — StatusReactionController emoji pattern

License

MIT

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Dockerfile		Dockerfile
Dockerfile.claude		Dockerfile.claude
Dockerfile.codex		Dockerfile.codex
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OpenAB — Open Agent Broker

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Quick Start

1. Create a Discord Bot

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3. Build & Run

4. Use

Pluggable Agent Backends

Helm Install (recommended)

Manual config.toml

Configuration Reference

Kubernetes Deployment

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Quick Start

1. Create a Discord Bot

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Pluggable Agent Backends

Helm Install (recommended)

Manual config.toml

Configuration Reference

Kubernetes Deployment

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Install with Your Coding CLI

Build & Push

Deploy

Authenticate kiro-cli (first time only)

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