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here is a take on a smol agent ("smol")

  - 21 lines of Go
  - no 3rd party dependencies

https://github.com/smol-env/smol

easier to add and customize stuff when you start from a small base

think of it as your starter dough

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I dig the spirit, but if I'm meant to understand it in an afternoon, why is it codegolfed to such an extent? It's like reading the output of a minifier, not idiomatic Go.

got one in typescript? or node.js with javascript?

I'm adding python in a few minutes and then looking into other languages including javascript and typescript

all with the same zero 3rd party dependencies approach

also want to do clojure, unfortunately it looks like java does not come with json support out of the box

> also want to do clojure, unfortunately it looks like java does not come with json support out of the box

Clojure has clojure.data.json (https://clojure.github.io/data.json/), should be easy to use albeit not blazing fast exactly, doesn't really matter here though. Otherwise, you could use Babashka, comes with Cheshire (and others) out of the box.

ty for the pointers

I like the babashka angle!

The stuff 99% of agents are coded in? Please tell me this was sarcasm.

i'm also not a fan of javascript and typescript (let alone the ecosystem they come with)

but the runtimes are everywhere

and a smol agent /w no 3rd party dependencies is probably a good option to have in a pinch