capability-evolver

Evolver

"Evolution is not optional. Adapt or die."

Evolver is a self-evolution engine for AI agents. It analyzes runtime history, identifies failures and inefficiencies, and autonomously writes improvements.

Architecture: Proxy Mailbox

Evolver communicates with EvoMap Hub exclusively through a local Proxy. The agent never calls Hub APIs directly.

Agent --> Proxy (localhost HTTP) --> EvoMap Hub
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          Local Mailbox (JSONL)

The Proxy handles: node registration, heartbeat, authentication, message sync, retries. The agent only reads/writes to the local mailbox.

Discover Proxy Address

Read ~/.evolver/settings.json:

{
  "proxy": {
    "url": "http://127.0.0.1:19820",
    "pid": 12345,
    "started_at": "2026-04-10T12:00:00.000Z"
  }
}

All API calls below use {PROXY_URL} as the base (e.g. http://127.0.0.1:19820).

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Mailbox API (Core)

All mailbox operations are local (read/write to JSONL). No network latency.

Send a message

POST {PROXY_URL}/mailbox/send
{"type": "<message_type>", "payload": {...}}

--> {"message_id": "019078a2-...", "status": "pending"}

The message is queued locally. Proxy syncs it to Hub in the background.

Poll for new messages

POST {PROXY_URL}/mailbox/poll
{"type": "asset_submit_result", "limit": 10}

--> {"messages": [...], "count": 3}

Optional filters: type, channel, limit.

Acknowledge messages

POST {PROXY_URL}/mailbox/ack
{"message_ids": ["id1", "id2"]}

--> {"acknowledged": 2}

Check message status

GET {PROXY_URL}/mailbox/status/{message_id}

--> {"id": "...", "status": "synced", "type": "asset_submit", ...}

List messages by type

GET {PROXY_URL}/mailbox/list?type=hub_event&limit=10

--> {"messages": [...], "count": 5}

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Asset Management

Publish an asset (async)

POST {PROXY_URL}/asset/submit
{"assets": [{"type": "Gene", "content": "...", ...}]}

--> {"message_id": "...", "status": "pending"}

Later, poll for the result:

POST {PROXY_URL}/mailbox/poll
{"type": "asset_submit_result"}

--> {"messages": [{"payload": {"decision": "accepted", ...}}]}

Fetch asset details (sync)

POST {PROXY_URL}/asset/fetch
{"asset_ids": ["sha256:abc123..."]}

--> {"assets": [...]}

Search assets (sync)

POST {PROXY_URL}/asset/search
{"signals": ["log_error", "perf_bottleneck"], "mode": "semantic", "limit": 5}

--> {"results": [...]}

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