Score for Aesthetic.Computer & Pals

Name: io.github.whistlegraph/aesthetic-computer
Author: whistlegraph

As implemented in this monorepo through the direction of @jeffrey (ORCID).

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Front Door

359 built-in pieces (341 JS + 18 KidLisp), ~90 API endpoints.<br> 2812 registered handles, 265 user-published pieces, 4429 paintings, 16779 KidLisp programs, 18107 chat messages, 20 prints ordered.<br> Last refreshed: Mar 16, 2026

Visit https://aesthetic.computer — press the top left of the screen or type any key to activate the prompt.

Enter names of built-in pieces like notepat, boyfriend, or list for a scrollable index. User-published pieces live at handles like @bash/hub.

Every piece is URL addressable (e.g. https://aesthetic.computer/notepat). Generate QR codes with share notepat.

Getting started:

Enter imnew to register
Verify your email
Set a @handle via handle your-name
Enter chat to say hi

Recipes: See USER-GUIDE.md for making paintings, playing melodies, and joining the community.

Links:

GitHub: https://github.com/whistlegraph/aesthetic-computer
No Paint (predecessor): https://nopaint.art (HN 2020)
Notepat on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41526754

Back Door

Architecture

Frontend (system/)

system/public/aesthetic.computer/ — Web client (Canvas + WebGL)
- bios.mjs — Core runtime, loads pieces
- boot.mjs — System initialization
- disk.mjs — Piece loader and lifecycle
- disks/*.mjs — Individual pieces (programs)
- lib/*.mjs — Shared libraries and utilities

Backend

session-server/ — Real-time multiplayer (Socket.io)
Netlify deployment for static assets
Authentication and data storage

Languages

kidlisp/ — KidLisp dialect (Lisp for generative art)
- compiler.mjs — Parser and compiler
- spec/*.mjs — Test specs

Desktop

ac-electron/ — Electron wrapper for native apps

Bare Metal OS (fedac/native/)

ac-os build — Full build: binary → initramfs → kernel (produces build/vmlinuz)
ac-os flash — Build + flash to USB
ac-os upload — Build + upload OTA release (always rebuilds — never uploads stale kernels)
ac-os flash+upload — Build + flash + upload
Important: The kernel embeds the git hash and build name at compile time. upload without build would serve a stale kernel. The ac-os script enforces a full rebuild before every upload.

AC Native Backlog:

Other Projects

tezos/ — NFT/blockchain experiments
grab/ — Media utilities
feed/ — RSS/content feeds

How to Run

Start the dev server:

bash

npm start
# Visit http://localhost:8888

Run all tests:

bash

npm test

Run KidLisp tests:

bash

npm run test:kidlisp
# Or filter: npm run test:kidlisp -- --filter=<spec-name>

Development Environment

Terminal Workflow (IMPORTANT):

Use Emacs MCP + fishy terminal for all command execution
DO NOT use Bash tool for running commands - use fishy via Emacs MCP instead
The fishy terminal (🐟-fishy) is the primary shell for all development commands

Emacs Terminal Buffers: The development environment uses Emacs with named terminal buffers. Use Emacs MCP tools (mcp_emacs_*) to interact with them:

🐟-fishy — Main fish shell (use this for all commands!)
🌐-site — Site/web server logs
📋-session — Session server logs
🧪-kidlisp — KidLisp test runner
🔴-redis — Redis logs
📊-top — System monitoring
🚇-tunnel — Tunnel logs
(See AGENTS.md.backup for full list)

How to run commands in fishy:

Use mcp_emacs_emacs_switch_buffer to switch to 🐟-fishy
Use mcp_emacs_emacs_send_keys to send the command
Send newline to execute

Fish Shell Commands (ac-* helpers):

Emacs & Development Environment

ac-aesthetic — Connect to aesthetic emacs UI (alias for aesthetic-now)
ac-emacs-restart — Kill and restart emacs daemon
ac-emacs-full-restart — Restart emacs and reconnect UI
ac-emacs-kill — Kill emacs daemon
ac-emacs-status — Check emacs daemon health
ac-emacs-logs — View emacs logs
ac-emacs-health-check — Verify emacs config loaded correctly
ac-restart — Restart all AC tabs/processes (calls emacs ac-restart)
ac-crash-diary — View emacs crash log
ac-emacs-crash-monitor — Background process that monitors emacs

Core Development

ac-artery — Start artery development server
ac-artery-dev — Start artery in dev mode
ac-site — Start site server
ac-session — Start session server
ac-url — Get local tunnel URL
ac-views — View stats
ac-watch — Watch and rebuild (alias for npm run watch)
ac-repl — Start REPL

KidLisp Tools

ac-st — KidLisp source tree viewer (ac-st cow, ac-st $cow, ac-st cow --source)

Testing & Debugging

ac-test-tabs — Test tab functionality
ac-diagnose — Run diagnostics
ac-profile-start — Start performance profiling
ac-profile-stop — Stop performance profiling
ac-profile-report — Generate profile report
ac-watch-cpu — Monitor CPU usage
ac-dev-log — View development logs
ac-dev-logs — View all dev logs
ac-dev-log-clean — Clean old logs
ac-dev-log-new — Create new log

Deployment & Distribution

ac-pack — Package for distribution
ac-unpack — Unpack distribution
ac-ship — Deploy/ship changes
ac-keep — Save state/backup
ac-keeps — List saved states
ac-keep-test — Test keep functionality

Media & Recording

ac-tv — TV mode
ac-record — Start recording
ac-pix — Image utilities
ac-media — Media server

Services & Infrastructure

ac-servers — Start all servers
ac-tunnel — Start tunnel
ac-chat-system — Start chat system
ac-chat-sotce — Start sotce chat
ac-chat-clock — Start clock chat
ac-stripe-print — Stripe print service
ac-stripe-ticket — Stripe ticket service
ac-logger — View netlify function logs
ac-oven — Oven service
ac-offline — Offline mode

Authentication & Tokens

ac-login — Login to AC
ac-token — Manage auth tokens

Host Access (Docker)

When running inside a Docker container on Jeffrey's MacBook (or any local Docker host), SSH to the host machine via:

fish

ssh jas@host.docker.internal

"SSH into my macbook" or "SSH into my host" means: connect to host.docker.internal from within the container
ac-host lists all machines from vault/machines.json and can SSH to them
The host machine resolves via host.docker.internal — do NOT use the LAN IP from machines.json when running in Docker

Other Tools

ac-host — List machines, SSH connection info
ac-cdp-tunnel — CDP tunnel
ac-cdp-status — CDP status
ac-extension — Build VSCode extension

Quick Start:

fish

ac-aesthetic          # Connect to development UI
ac-emacs-full-restart # Restart everything
ac-restart            # Restart AC services only

NPM Scripts:

npm run aesthetic — Full-stack local (site + session + services)
npm run site — Client stack only
npm test — Integration tests
npm run test:perf — Performance tests
npm run url — Get local tunnel URL

Notation:

compush — commit, push

Keeps Market Stats (Tezos / Objkt)

Use this flow for live Keeps market checks (jas.tez, keeps.tez, contract-level stats).

bash

# 1) Resolve domains + active Keeps contract
curl -sS "https://api.tzkt.io/v1/domains?name=jas.tez" | jq '.[0] | {name,address,owner,reverse}'
curl -sS "https://api.tzkt.io/v1/domains?name=keepz.tez" | jq '.[0] // "not-registered"'
curl -sS "https://api.tzkt.io/v1/domains?name=keeps.tez" | jq '.[0] | {name,address,owner,reverse}'
curl -sS "https://aesthetic.computer/api/keeps-config?network=mainnet" | jq .

bash

# 2) Collection snapshot (Objkt v3 GraphQL, values are mutez)
CONTRACT="KT1Q1irsjSZ7EfUN4qHzAB2t7xLBPsAWYwBB"
read -r -d '' Q <<'EOF'
query ($contract: String!) {
  fa(where: { contract: { _eq: $contract } }) {
    contract
    name
    items
    owners
    active_listing
    active_auctions
    floor_price
    volume_24h
    volume_total
  }
}
EOF
curl -sS "https://data.objkt.com/v3/graphql" \
  -H "content-type: application/json" \
  --data "$(jq -n --arg q "$Q" --arg contract "$CONTRACT" '{query:$q,variables:{contract:$contract}}')" \
  | jq '.data.fa[0] | . + {floor_price_xtz:(.floor_price/1000000),volume_24h_xtz:(.volume_24h/1000000),volume_total_xtz:(.volume_total/1000000)}'

bash

# NOTE: for Objkt `offer_active` / `listing_active` rows:
# - `id` is the database row id
# - `bigmap_key` is the on-chain offer/ask id used by contract entrypoints
# Use `bigmap_key` for fulfill/retract calls.
read -r -d '' IDS_Q <<'EOF'
query ($contract: String!) {
  offer_active(where: { fa_contract: { _eq: $contract } }, order_by: { price_xtz: desc }, limit: 20) {
    id
    bigmap_key
    price_xtz
    token { token_id name }
  }
}
EOF
curl -sS "https://data.objkt.com/v3/graphql" \
  -H "content-type: application/json" \
  --data "$(jq -n --arg q "$IDS_Q" --arg contract "$CONTRACT" '{query:$q,variables:{contract:$contract}}')" \
  | jq '.data.offer_active'

bash

# 3) "Today" window in Los Angeles (matches local day conversations)
START="$(TZ=America/Los_Angeles date -d 'today 00:00' -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)"
END="$(TZ=America/Los_Angeles date -d 'tomorrow 00:00' -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)"
echo "$START -> $END"

# Mint count today (from=null means mint)
curl -sS "https://api.tzkt.io/v1/tokens/transfers?token.contract=$CONTRACT&timestamp.ge=$START&timestamp.lt=$END&limit=200" \
  | jq '[.[] | select(.from==null)] | {mint_count:length, token_ids:map(.token.tokenId)}'

bash

# 4) Sales today (listing_sale + offer_sale)
read -r -d '' SALES_Q <<'EOF'
query ($contract: String!, $start: timestamptz!, $end: timestamptz!) {
  listing_sale(
    where: {
      _and: [
        { token: { fa_contract: { _eq: $contract } } }
        { timestamp: { _gte: $start, _lt: $end } }
      ]
    }
    order_by: { timestamp: desc }
    limit: 200
  ) { id timestamp price_xtz seller_address buyer_address token { token_id name } }
  offer_sale(
    where: {
      _and: [
        { token: { fa_contract: { _eq: $contract } } }
        { timestamp: { _gte: $start, _lt: $end } }
      ]
    }
    order_by: { timestamp: desc }
    limit: 200
  ) { id timestamp price_xtz seller_address buyer_address token { token_id name } }
}
EOF
curl -sS "https://data.objkt.com/v3/graphql" \
  -H "content-type: application/json" \
  --data "$(jq -n --arg q "$SALES_Q" --arg contract "$CONTRACT" --arg start "$START" --arg end "$END" '{query:$q,variables:{contract:$contract,start:$start,end:$end}}')" \
  | jq '{listing_sales_count:(.data.listing_sale|length),offer_sales_count:(.data.offer_sale|length),volume_xtz:((([.data.listing_sale[].price_xtz]|add // 0)+([.data.offer_sale[].price_xtz]|add // 0))/1000000),sales:(.data.listing_sale + .data.offer_sale | sort_by(.timestamp))}'

Resources

The AC Story — Technical history and evolution
Write a Piece — Create your own AC program
KidLisp Docs — Language reference
User Guide — How to use AC as a player

Ant Guidance

The ant-specific mindset and rules now live in ants/mindset-and-rules.md.

Embodiments

Different agents perform from this score in different ways.

AestheticAnts — Automated AI colony that makes small, confident changes. See ants/ for colony rules and implementation.
Human contributors — Welcome in chat. Read the score, pick a task, follow signal.
@jeffrey (the queen) — Writes and maintains this score.

io.github.whistlegraph/aesthetic-computer

Score for Aesthetic.Computer & Pals

Front Door

Back Door

Architecture

How to Run

Development Environment

Emacs & Development Environment

Core Development

KidLisp Tools

Testing & Debugging

Deployment & Distribution

Media & Recording

Services & Infrastructure

Authentication & Tokens

Host Access (Docker)

Other Tools

Keeps Market Stats (Tezos / Objkt)

Resources

Ant Guidance

Embodiments

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