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gvShell: First Steps to Start Building
Recommended approach to begin gvShell Go development
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gvShell: First Steps
Based on gvPlatformVision.md Phase 2 and the project structure docs.
Step 1: Set Up New Git Repo
Create a fresh repo under the greatVibe org (separate from konnector):
# Option A: GitHub gh repo create greatvibe/gvshell --private --description "Interactive AI Shell" # Option B: Local first mkdir gvshell && cd gvshell git init go mod init github.com/greatvibe/gvshell
Step 2: Scaffold Project Structure
gvshell/ ├── cmd/gvshell/ │ └── main.go # Entry point ├── internal/ │ ├── repl/ # REPL engine (start here) │ ├── command/ # Command router │ ├── response/ # Response manager │ └── agent/ # Provider plugins, storage ├── go.mod ├── go.sum ├── Makefile └── README.md
Step 3: Build Minimal REPL First
Start with the simplest working shell:
// cmd/gvshell/main.go
package main
import (
"bufio"
"fmt"
"os"
"strings"
)
func main() {
fmt.Println("gvShell v0.1.0")
reader := bufio.NewReader(os.Stdin)
for {
fmt.Print("gv> ")
input, _ := reader.ReadString('\n')
input = strings.TrimSpace(input)
if input == "exit" || input == "quit" {
break
}
fmt.Printf("[TODO: process] %s\n", input)
}
}
Step 4: Add Claude Provider (MVP)
Get one provider working end-to-end:
- Create
internal/agent/provider/claude.go - Implement Anthropic API client (streaming)
- Wire
/claudecommand to provider - Store response in memory (SQLite comes later)
- Test:
gv> /claude explain hello world
Recommended Build Order
| Week 1 | REPL loop + command parser + /claude provider |
| Week 2 | Response references ($1, $2) + .code extraction |
| Week 3 | SQLite session storage + /history, /save, /load |
| Week 4 | Hub WebSocket connection + device auth flow |
Key Dependencies
go get github.com/chzyer/readline # Line editing go get github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 # Session storage go get github.com/gorilla/websocket # Hub connection go get github.com/spf13/cobra # CLI flags (optional)
My Recommendation
Start with Step 3 - a working REPL that just echoes input. Get that compiling and running on macOS/Linux. Then add Claude. Ship something that works in a few days, then iterate.
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Scope
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Created
6 Jan 2026, 10:51 am
Updated
6 Jan 2026, 10:51 am
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