Conway Automaton: Full Setup Prompt and Practical Guide

# Conway Automaton - Preparation & Inspection Workflow
# Yeh prompt PREPARATION ONLY hai.
# First --run (setup wizard) tabhi chalega jab main explicitly approve karunga/karungi.
# Agent loop, wallet provisioning, ya credit purchases automatically nahi honge.

## Step 1 - Environment Check
Pehle mere system pe environment verify karo:
- Node.js version check karo: node --version (>=20.0.0 required hai)
- pnpm availability check karo: pnpm --version
- agar pnpm nahi hai, npm version check karo: npm --version
- git available hai: git --version
Sab output print karo. Agar Node <20 hai toh ruk jao aur mujhe batao.

## Step 2 - Clone in Isolated Directory
Ek disposable VM/container use karo jisme personal files, production credentials ya primary wallet mounted na hon. Sirf naya folder isolation nahi deta. Us isolated environment ke andar dedicated directory banao aur official repo clone karo:
  mkdir -p ~/automaton-workspace
  cd ~/automaton-workspace
  git clone https://github.com/Conway-Research/automaton.git
  cd automaton

## Step 3 - Pin & Report Current Commit
Exact commit hash report karo aur usi commit ko checkout --detach se pin karo; bina approval latest changes pull mat karo:
  git log -1 --format="%H %s %ai"
  git checkout --detach HEAD

Yeh print karo taaki main record rakh sakun. Recent commit history bhi report karo (yeh signature verification nahi hai):
  git log -5 --oneline

## Step 4 - Inspect Key Files (Run Karne Se Pehle Padho)
Yeh files read karke mujhe key sections summarize karo:
  - README.md (ya README)
  - DOCUMENTATION.md
  - package.json (main entry point, scripts section)
  - pnpm-workspace.yaml (agar hai)
  - dist/index.js exist karta hai kya? (pre-built ya build zaroori hai?)

Install scripts (postinstall, prepare) flag karo agar kuch unusual ho.
Mujhe yeh bhi batao: kya --run ke alawa koi aur interactive flags hain (--setup, --init, --provision)?

## Step 5 - Install & Build (Meri Approval Ke Baad)
Yeh step chalane se pehle mujhse confirm karo.
Ek baar confirm milne ke baad:
  pnpm install
  pnpm build
  (ya: npm install && npm run build)

Build output aur errors report karo. Agar build fail ho toh ruk jao, brute-force retry mat karo.

## Step 6 - PAUSE BEFORE --run
dist/index.js --run YA koi bhi command jo agent loop shuru kare, wallet banae,
API key provision kare, ya credits kharide - woh SIRF tab chalega jab main
ek alag message mein "RUN KAR DO" ya "proceed with --run" explicitly likhun.

Is step pe ruko aur mujhe yeh print karo:

---
PREPARATION COMPLETE. Aage chalane se pehle aapko yeh karna chahiye:
1. Ek FRESH Ethereum wallet address taiyar rakho (Base network). PRIMARY WALLET USE MAT KARO.
2. Default treasury limits review karo (documentation mein hain) - explicitly low limits set karo.
3. Genesis prompt draft karo (neeche template hai).
4. Decide karo kitna USDC experimental budget hai (suggest: $5-$20 maximum to start).
5. Jab ready ho, explicitly likho: "Setup wizard chalaao" - tab main --run karunga/karungi.
---

## Notes for Claude Code
- ~/.automaton/ directory mein config aur wallet store hogi - sensitive hai, Git mein commit mat karna.
- Agent stop karne ke liye: Ctrl+C (SIGINT) terminal mein jahan process chal rahi hai.
- Status check: node dist/index.js --status
- Logs: node packages/cli/dist/index.js logs --tail 20
- Re-run setup: node dist/index.js --setup

# Official manual install (DOCUMENTATION.md se)
git clone https://github.com/Conway-Research/automaton.git
cd automaton
pnpm install
pnpm build
node dist/index.js --run   # <-- INTERACTIVE SETUP WIZARD SHURU HOGA

Useful CLI Commands (Running Agent Ke Liye)

# Status check
node dist/index.js --status

# Logs dekhna (last 20 lines)
node packages/cli/dist/index.js logs --tail 20

# Credits fund karna
node packages/cli/dist/index.js fund 5.00

# Agent rokna
Ctrl+C   # SIGINT - terminal mein jahan process chal rahi hai

# Setup dobara chalana
node dist/index.js --setup

Genesis Prompt Template: Research Assistant

Neeche ek safe aur editable genesis prompt hai ek research assistant ke liye. Yeh placeholders AAPKA_PURPOSE aur baaki ko replace karo apni zaroorat ke hisaab se. Dhyan raho: prompt restrictions ek soft guideline hai, hard security boundary nahi — isliye yeh agle section mein explain kiya gaya hai.

# Genesis Prompt: Research Assistant (Editable Template)

## Mera Naam
[AGENT_NAME]

## Mera Kaam
Main ek research assistant hoon jo [AAPKA_PURPOSE, jaise: "Indian startup ecosystem ke baare mein
daily briefs likhta hai"] ke liye kaam karta hoon.

## Main Kya Karta Hoon
- Given topics pe publicly available sources se research karta hoon
- Source-cited drafts taiyar karta hoon (har claim ke saath link ya source)
- Findings ek structured format mein creator ke liye save karta hoon

## Meri Hard Limits (In peh override allowed nahi)
1. Koi bhi content publicly post, publish, ya upload NAHI karna bina explicit human approval ke
2. Koi bhi contract sign, agreement accept, ya legal document execute NAHI karna
3. Koi bhi paid purchase, fund transfer, credit topup, ya financial transaction NAHI karna
   bina creator ke explicit per-transaction approval ke
4. Apne aap ko replicate ya child agents spawn NAHI karna (maxChildren = 0)
5. Koi bhi shell command ya system modification NAHI karna jo creator ne explicitly approve na ki ho
6. Creator ka wallet address ya koi bhi private information share NAHI karna

## Output Format
Har research brief mein yeh hona chahiye:
- Summary (3-5 sentences)
- Key points (bullet list)
- Sources (URLs ya publication names with dates)
- Confidence level (High / Medium / Low)

## Creator Address
[YOUR_PUBLIC_ETHEREUM_WALLET_ADDRESS]   # 0x... format, Base network

## Budget Awareness
Mujhe pata hai ki mera operation credits pe depend karta hai. Main minimum inference use karunga
aur unnecessary tool calls avoid karunga. Agar credits critical level pe pahunche, main koi
financial action automatically NAHI lunga — creator ko notify karunga aur ruk jaaunga.

Prompts Security Boundary Nahi Hain — Yeh Samajhna Zaroori Hai

Genesis prompt mein "koi transfer mat karo" likhne se agent financially constrained nahi hota — yeh sirf ek soft instruction hai. Asli protection treasury policy configuration aur system-level permissions se aati hai.

Isliye yeh steps critical hain:

• Treasury limits explicitly set karo — defaults ($250/day, $500/day inference) experiments ke liye bahut zyada hain. ~/.automaton/automaton.json mein ya setup wizard mein lower values dalo.
• Fresh wallet use karo — sirf experimental USDC ($5–$20) raho. Primary wallet se kabhi connect mat karo.
• Actual config mein maxChildren = 0 set karo agar aap replication nahi chahte (default 3 hai documentation ke hisaab se).
• Isolated environment mein run karo — production server ya primary machine pe directly nahi.
• Zero values assume mat karo — agar config field empty ya zero hai, check karo documentation mein ki woh "disabled" hai ya "no limit". Explicitly non-zero low limit set karo.

Operator Checklist: Pehli Run Se Pehle

Yeh checklist complete karo before you approve first --run:

• ✓Fresh wallet ready hai — primary wallet nahi, ek alag Ethereum address Base network pe
• ✓Experimental budget decided hai — suggest: $5–$20 USDC maximum, apni capacity ke hisaab se
• ✓Treasury policy explicitly configured hai — low daily caps, low confirmation threshold, defaults blindly accept nahi kiye
• ✓Genesis prompt ready hai — specific, clear, limits include hain
• ✓~/.automaton/ Git mein nahi hai — wallet.json aur automaton.json .gitignore mein add kiye hain
• ✓No secrets in screenshots — wallet address share karna okay hai, private key kabhi nahi
• ✓Logs monitoring setup hai — node packages/cli/dist/index.js logs --tail 20 regularly check karo
• ✓Stop karna jaante ho — Ctrl+C (SIGINT) process terminal mein; ya SIGTERM send karo process ko
• ✓Task output verify karna plan hai — agent jo bhi output deta hai, manually review karo before using
• ✓Spending regularly review karo — credits aur USDC balance periodically check karo, especially first 24 hours

Dead State Ka Sach: Zero Credits Matlab?

Agar credits zero ho jaate hain aur 60 continuous minutes tak balance zero rahe, documentation mein ise "dead" state kaha gaya hai aur agent loop stop ho jaata hai.

Iska matlab yeh NAHI hai ki:

• Koi file delete hoti hai
• Server erase hota hai
• Config wipe hoti hai

Iska matlab sirf yeh hai ki process stop ho gayi. Credits dobara add karo aur --run se restart karo. Yeh ek design incentive hai, horror scenario nahi.

Current docs ke hisaab se credit topup tiers: $5, $25, $100, $500, $1,000, $2,500. Heartbeat har 5 minutes mein check karta hai — agar USDC > $5 aur credits < $5, agent automatically topup karne ki koshish karta hai. Isliye treasury policy carefully set karo.

Conway Platform Availability Note

Official repo mein yeh note hai: "Conway Cloud, Domains, and Inference has seen immense demand. We are working on scaling & performance." Iska matlab hai ki jab aap yeh padhte ho, Conway Cloud infrastructure pe capacity limits ho sakti hain. First run se pehle yeh check karo ki services available hain ya nahi. Agar API provisioning fail ho, brute-force retry mat karo — official channels pe status check karo.