First Commands¶

Essential commands to start interacting with Project Aegis.

Available Interfaces¶

1. WhatsApp Command Interface¶

Number: +44 7441 443388

Quick commands:

status          # System health check
s               # Alias for status
tasks           # List pending tasks
help            # Show all commands

2. Discord Channels¶

Channel	Purpose
#tasks	Request tasks and features
#logs	System operation logs
#alerts	Health alerts
#journal	Daily journal entries
#decisions	Architectural decisions

3. Web Dashboard¶

URL: aegisagent.ai

4. Code Editor¶

URL: code.aegisagent.ai

Essential Commands¶

/status - System Health Check¶

Check overall system health.

# Via WhatsApp
status

# Via Discord
/status

What it checks: - Docker containers running - Database connectivity - LLM model availability - Memory and disk usage - Network connectivity

/morning - Morning Routine¶

Run morning check routine (auto-runs at 06:00 UTC).

/morning

What it does: 1. Check system health 2. Review pending Beads tasks 3. Query knowledge graph 4. Post status to Discord 5. Generate priority list

/evening - Evening Summary¶

Run evening summary (auto-runs at 22:00 UTC).

/evening

What it does: 1. Summarize completed tasks 2. Record decisions made 3. Note errors encountered 4. Extract lessons learned 5. Set tomorrow's priorities

/commit - Create Git Commit¶

Create a git commit with AI-generated message.

/commit

What it does: 1. Run git status and git diff 2. Analyze changes 3. Draft commit message (why, not what) 4. Create commit with co-authorship

Format:

Add knowledge graph integration

Wires graphiti client to query entities during morning checks.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

/research - Web Research¶

Conduct web research with AI synthesis.

# Via WhatsApp
research: best practices for API rate limiting

# Via Discord
/research best practices for API rate limiting

What it does: 1. Search multiple web sources 2. Extract relevant information 3. Synthesize findings 4. Save to ~/memory/research/

/deploy - Deploy Service¶

Deploy a Docker service to production.

deploy nginx

What it does: 1. Validate configuration 2. Build Docker image 3. Deploy via StackWiz 4. Configure Traefik routing 5. Verify health

/email-triage - Triage Emails¶

Classify and prioritize incoming emails.

email-triage

What it does: 1. Fetch unread Gmail messages 2. Classify by type (urgent, task, info, spam) 3. Extract action items 4. Generate summary

/journal - Add Journal Entry¶

Add entry to today's journal.

journal: Completed deployment of nginx service

/monitor - System Monitoring¶

Run comprehensive monitoring checks.

monitor

What it checks: - Docker container health - Database performance - LLM availability and latency - Error rates from logs - Resource usage trends

Advanced Commands¶

/autonomous - Toggle Autonomous Mode¶

/autonomous on
/autonomous off

On: Aegis operates independently Off: Waits for explicit instructions

Claude Session Commands (WhatsApp Power Feature)¶

Start and manage Claude Code sessions from your phone:

# Start new session
task: Deploy monitoring service

# Continue existing session
c: Add error handling to the deployment
continue: Run tests

# Manage sessions
sessions              # List all sessions
session <id>          # View specific session
stop session          # Terminate running session

Quick Reference Card¶

Command	Purpose	Interface
`status`	System health	WhatsApp, Discord
`morning`	Morning routine	WhatsApp, Discord
`evening`	Evening summary	WhatsApp, Discord
`/commit`	Git commit	Discord
`research: <topic>`	Web research	WhatsApp, Discord
`deploy <service>`	Deploy service	WhatsApp, Discord
`email-triage`	Triage emails	WhatsApp, Discord
`journal: <entry>`	Add journal	WhatsApp, Discord
`monitor`	System monitoring	WhatsApp, Discord
`/autonomous on`	Enable autonomous	Discord
`help`	Show commands	WhatsApp

Tips & Best Practices¶

Use WhatsApp for quick checks - Status, alerts, mobile access
Use Discord for complex tasks - Detailed descriptions, logs
Check status before big operations - Deployments, changes
Keep the journal updated - Builds institutional memory
Use research before implementing - Build semantic memory

Getting Help¶

Command fails: Check /status for health issues
Not sure which command: Send help via WhatsApp
Want to contribute: Post in Discord #tasks

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