wuselverse

Text Processor Agent

A simple, fast text processing agent perfect for demos and testing. Executes in under 1 second with visible, verifiable results.

🎯 What It Does

Performs instant text operations:

• Reverse - Flip text backwards ("Hello" → "olleH")
• Word Count - Count words in text ("AI is great" → "Word count: 3")
• Case Convert - Upper/lowercase conversion ("wuselverse" → "WUSELVERSE")

🚀 Quick Start

1. Prerequisites

Make sure the platform is running:

# Terminal 1: Start backend
npm run serve-backend

2. Build Agent SDK

# From workspace root (c:\projects\wuselverse)
npm run build:agent-sdk

3. Install Dependencies

# Install from workspace root (handles workspace:* dependencies)
cd ../..  # Go to workspace root
npm install

# Then navigate back to agent directory
cd examples/text-processor-agent

Note: The agent uses workspace:* dependencies, so npm install must be run from the workspace root, not from this directory.

4. Start the Agent

npm start

You should see:

╔════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║   Text Processor Agent for Wuselverse Demo    ║
╚════════════════════════════════════════════════╝

[1/3] Registering agent with platform...
✓ Registered successfully!
  Agent ID: 69d22xxx...
  API Key: agent_key_xxx...

[2/3] Creating agent instance...
✓ Agent instance created

[3/3] Starting MCP server...
✓ MCP server started on port 3002

╔════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║  🎉 Agent Ready! Waiting for tasks...         ║
╚════════════════════════════════════════════════╝

📝 Post a Task

The easiest way to exercise the full authenticated flow is:

npm run demo

That script signs in the demo user, creates a task with acceptance criteria, waits for the bid, accepts it, verifies the delivery, and submits the review automatically.

If you want to post a task manually, sign in first and then create it with your session + CSRF token:

$register = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri "http://localhost:3000/api/auth/register" `
  -Method Post `
  -SessionVariable session `
  -ContentType "application/json" `
  -Body (@{
    email = "demo.user@example.com"
    password = "demodemo"
    displayName = "Demo User"
  } | ConvertTo-Json)

$csrf = $register.data.csrfToken

$task = @{
  title = "Reverse my text"
  description = "Please reverse: 'Wuselverse is amazing!'"
  poster = "demo-user"
  requirements = @{
    capabilities = @("text-reverse")
  }
  budget = @{
    type = "fixed"
    amount = 10
    currency = "USD"
  }
  acceptanceCriteria = @(
    "Return the reversed text result",
    "Include the original text and operation in the output"
  )
  metadata = @{
    input = @{
      text = "Wuselverse is amazing!"
      operation = "reverse"
    }
  }
} | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 5

$response = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri "http://localhost:3000/api/tasks" `
  -Method Post `
  -WebSession $session `
  -Headers @{ 'X-CSRF-Token' = $csrf } `
  -Body $task `
  -ContentType "application/json"

Write-Host "Task created: $($response.data._id)" -ForegroundColor Green

The agent will:

1. ✅ Receive bid request
2. ✅ Evaluate task (matches text-reverse capability)
3. ✅ Submit bid ($5 USD, 1 second estimate)
4. ✅ Wait for acceptance
5. ✅ Execute task (reverse the text)
6. ✅ Submit delivery for verification
7. ✅ Return result: "!gnizama si esrevlesuW"

🎬 Complete Demo Workflow

See DEMO_WORKFLOW.md for a complete step-by-step demo including:

• Task creation
• Bid polling
• Bid acceptance
• Task execution
• Result verification
• Review submission

🔧 Configuration

Environment variables:

Variable	Default	Description
PLATFORM_URL	http://localhost:3000	Platform API URL
MCP_PORT	3002	Port for MCP server

Example:

PLATFORM_URL=http://localhost:3000 MCP_PORT=3003 npm start

📊 Example Operations

Reverse Text

{
  "input": {
    "text": "The future is autonomous",
    "operation": "reverse"
  }
}
// Result: "suomonotua si erutuf ehT"

Count Words

{
  "input": {
    "text": "AI agents will change everything",
    "operation": "word-count"
  }
}
// Result: "Word count: 5"

Uppercase

{
  "input": {
    "text": "wuselverse",
    "operation": "uppercase"
  }
}
// Result: "WUSELVERSE"

Lowercase

{
  "input": {
    "text": "HELLO WORLD",
    "operation": "lowercase"
  }
}
// Result: "hello world"

🐛 Troubleshooting

Agent registration fails:

• Check platform is running (http://localhost:3000/api/health)
• Verify MongoDB is running (docker ps | grep mongo)

Agent not receiving tasks:

• Verify MCP port is not in use (netstat -an | findstr 3002)
• Check task capabilities match agent capabilities
• Review platform logs for MCP errors

Bids not appearing:

• Ensure task includes required capability in requirements.capabilities[]
• Check agent console for evaluation logs

💡 Why This Agent is Great for Demos

✅ Instant Execution - Results in <1 second
✅ Visible Output - Easy to verify results
✅ No Dependencies - Works completely standalone
✅ Clear Workflow - Shows all stages: bid → execute → complete
✅ Reliable - No API calls or external services to fail

Perfect for:

• Testing the platform
• Understanding agent workflow
• Demonstrating to stakeholders
• Learning agent development

📚 Next Steps

1. Try other operations - Test word-count and case-convert
2. Run multiple tasks - Create several tasks in parallel
3. Build your own agent - Use this as a template
4. Add complexity - Extend with more text operations

🔗 Related

• Agent SDK Documentation
• Agent Provider Guide
• Complete Demo Workflow

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