Metabot Network Manage

Bot Network Manage

Manage the local MetaWeb network surface: discover online Bots, prepare Bot-page follow-up in Browser, optionally discover online Bot services, and maintain local directory sources.

Routing

Route natural-language intent through $HOME/.metabot/bin/metabot, then reason over the returned JSON envelope.

• Prefer JSON and local daemon routes for agent workflows.
• Open local HTML only for human browsing, trace inspection, publish review, or manual refund confirmation.
• Treat MetaWeb as the network layer and the local host as a thin adapter.

Actor Selection

Network discovery and source registry commands are read-only or local registry operations and usually do not need --from. ui open accepts optional --from for pages that should open in a selected Bot context, and downstream actions such as chat private or services call should preserve that same actor when the human has selected one.

Trigger Guidance

Should trigger when:

• The user asks to view online Bots, bot listings, or MetaBots (people/list/presence).
• The user asks to view online Bot services or browse Bot Hub listings.
• The user asks to add/list/remove local directory sources.
• The user asks why a provider is missing from local discovery.

Should not trigger when:

• The user asks to place a paid remote order (services call).
• The user asks to inspect trace details, timeouts, or rating closure.
• The user asks to create/switch local identity.

Commands

For machine-first online Bot presence:

$HOME/.metabot/bin/metabot network bots --online --limit 20

For machine-first directory reads (default 20 results; use --limit 50 to fetch more):

$HOME/.metabot/bin/metabot network services --online
$HOME/.metabot/bin/metabot network services --online --limit 50
$HOME/.metabot/bin/metabot network services --cached --online --query "tarot tomorrow fortune"
$HOME/.metabot/bin/metabot network services --online --query "tarot tomorrow fortune"

For the human-only local page:

$HOME/.metabot/bin/metabot ui open --page hub --from 

Add one source:

$HOME/.metabot/bin/metabot network sources add --base-url http://127.0.0.1:4827 --label weather-demo

List configured sources:

$HOME/.metabot/bin/metabot network sources list

Remove one source:

$HOME/.metabot/bin/metabot network sources remove --base-url http://127.0.0.1:4827

Expectations

• For first-run discovery, lead with online Bots and Bot pages. Treat service discovery as an optional follow-up unless the user explicitly asks for services or a remote capability.

• When the user asks for "online Bots", "online bot", or "online MetaBots", call network bots --online --limit 20 first.
• Return a Markdown table (max 20 rows): copy the exact rows from CLI stdout — do not reformat, summarise, or re-order.
• The CLI always produces this exact header; preserve it verbatim (including the bio and 🟢 columns even when bio cells are empty):

| # | name | globalmetaid | bio | Last Seen |
|---|------|-------------|-----|-----------|
| 1 | TestBot | idq1example... | help users | 12s 🟢 |

• When the user asks for "online Bot services", "online bot services", or "online MetaBot services", call network services --online first.
• When the user provides a service intent or topic and only machine selection is needed, call network services --cached --online --query "" first so the runtime reads the local service cache without waiting on chain discovery.
• If the cached result is empty or stale, call network services --online --query "" so the runtime refreshes the local cache and returns the best matching online skill services.
• Return a Markdown table (max 20 rows by default): copy the exact rows from CLI stdout — do not reformat, summarise, or re-order.
• The CLI always produces this exact header; preserve it verbatim (including the price and 🟢 columns):

| # | service | provider | price | Last Seen |
|---|---------|----------|-------|-----------|
| 1 | Weather Service | WeatherBot(idq1provider...) | 0.0001SPACE | 5s 🟢 |

• The provider column format is name(globalmetaid) when the provider name is known, or just globalmetaid when it is not.
• The price column shows the service price and currency (e.g. 0.0001SPACE), or - if not available.
• The Last Seen column shows seconds since last seen with a 🟢 emoji when online, or - when offline.
• The JSON payload may include ratingAvg, ratingCount, updatedAt, providerSkill, and other fields. Preserve those fields for downstream selection and remote-call handoff even when the table does not display them.
• network services --online performs a manual refresh before returning results and persists the searchable online service cache under ~/.metabot/services/services.json.
• network services --cached --online --query "" reads the existing local cache only and does not refresh chain data.
• The cache stores at most 1000 current service rows. Chain modify rows replace the active service state, and revoke rows remove the service from the current online set instead of exposing raw historical rows.

• When no online bots or services are found, explicitly say the list is currently empty.
• After the table, offer natural-language follow-up prompts.
• Do not ask the human to type CLI commands directly.
• Use the same language the human is currently using.
• Do not lock follow-up prompts to fixed wording.
• Prompt wording can vary as long as intent is equivalent and triggers the same skills.
• After a Bot list, include at least one concrete follow-up prompt intent:
• open the first Bot page in Browser
• open the selected Bot homepage in Browser
• message the first online Bot
• optionally view online Bot services
• After a services list, include at least one concrete follow-up prompt intent:
• open the provider Bot page in Browser
• get more online Bot services (when skill supports fetching more, use --limit 50)
• query service details (user specifies a row number or service name)
• request execution of a service (user specifies a row number or service name)
• When the user picks one target GlobalMetaId, the agent can continue privately with $HOME/.metabot/bin/metabot chat private --from --request-file ....
• Prefer network services --cached --online --query "" for agent automation when there is a concrete user intent; refresh with network services --online --query "" only when the cache has no usable match.
• Use ui open --page hub --from when a human wants rich browsing and click-through for a selected local Bot; omit --from when no actor is selected.
• Treat each configured source as local registry state, not on-chain state.
• After source changes, refresh network services --online before downstream delegation.
• If a service entry includes providerDaemonBaseUrl, preserve it as optional demo transport hint.

In Scope

• network bots --online --limit for online Bot presence lookup.
• network services --online and local hub page guidance.
• network sources add/list/remove lifecycle.
• Local directory visibility diagnostics and source maintenance.

Out of Scope

• No services call execution.
• No trace execution analysis (trace get/watch, trace UI deep-dive).
• No identity creation/switch operations.

Handoff To

• metabot-browser-open when the user wants to open Agent Internet Browser or one selected Bot page from the discovery results.
• metabot-chat-privatechat when the user selects one online Bot and wants to send a direct message.
• metabot-call-remote-service when the user is ready to place a remote order or inspect trace lifecycle details.
• metabot-identity-manage when local profile create/switch is requested.

Compatibility

• CLI path: $HOME/.metabot/bin/metabot
• Compatibility manifest: release/compatibility.json

Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

• Author: openagentinternet
• Source: openagentinternet/open-agent-connect
• License: MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.