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# AI Agent Instructions for LocalAI

## Project Overview
LocalAI is a Gradio-based application that implements MCP (Model Context Protocol) server/client architecture with specialized translation services. The system uses profile-guided AI agents to translate complex English into simplified, contextually-clear text and corresponding Python code.

## Architecture & Core Concepts

### The Two-Agent Translation System
This project implements a **two-stage pipeline** where distinct AI profiles work in sequence:

1. **English Translator** (`Profiles/Python Translator.txt`): Converts complex English specifications into simple, context-preserving sentences—breaking down compound/complex sentences into simple ones and replacing pronouns with antecedents.

2. **Python Translator** (`Profiles/Python Translator.txt`): Translates simplified English into Python code by mapping nouns/verbs to classes/functions and objects to constants/variables.

**Key insight**: The profiles deliberately separate concerns—the English translator handles human language clarity, the Python translator handles code generation. This allows each agent to specialize.

### Entry Point Architecture
- **`app.py`**: Single Gradio interface file that contains all application logic
  - Simple `greet()` function demonstrates the interface pattern
  - Uses `gr.Interface()` with text input/output
  - Profiles are loaded as string constants within the function (see `stProfile` variable)
  - Application is launched with `demo.launch()`

**Pattern**: Keep Gradio interfaces minimal—business logic should flow through function parameters into the translator profiles.

## Extending the System

### Adding New Translation Profiles
1. Create new `.txt` file in `Profiles/` directory
2. Follow the `[Begin Profile]...[End Profile]` format
3. Define role, transformation rules, and constraints clearly
4. Reference the profile in `app.py` as a string constant

### Modifying the Translation Pipeline
- Update the `greet()` function to accept more complex inputs
- Add intermediate processing steps between English and Python translation
- Maintain the **separation of concerns**: preserve English-to-simple and simple-to-code as distinct stages

## Configuration & Deployment
- **Gradio version**: 5.49.1 (specified in README.md)
- **SDK**: Gradio (not a custom SDK)
- **License**: Apache 2.0
- **Deployment**: Hugging Face Spaces (see README metadata)

The app follows Spaces configuration conventions—keep `app.py` as the entry point and maintain compatibility with the pinned SDK version.

## Development Patterns

### Profile-Driven Behavior
Instead of hardcoding logic, this system encodes behavioral specifications in profile strings. When extending:
- Put **rules** in profiles (not code)
- Put **execution** in functions (e.g., interface handlers)

### Interface Pattern
All user interactions flow through Gradio's `Interface.launch()`. When adding features:
1. Extend the input/output specification
2. Update the handler function to process new inputs
3. Add corresponding profile guidance if new translation rules are needed

## Common Tasks

**Running the application**: `python app.py` (Gradio will launch on localhost:7860)

**Testing translations**: Pass test strings through the Gradio interface—both profiles operate on the same text stream sequentially.

**Debugging profile behavior**: Enable Gradio's debug mode in `demo.launch()` to see intermediate outputs.