This commit integrates LightRAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) MCP server support into CHORUS, enabling graph-based knowledge retrieval to enrich AI reasoning and context resolution. ## New Components 1. **LightRAG Client** (pkg/mcp/lightrag_client.go) - HTTP client for LightRAG MCP server - Supports 4 query modes: naive, local, global, hybrid - Health checking, document insertion, context retrieval - 277 lines with comprehensive error handling 2. **Integration Tests** (pkg/mcp/lightrag_client_test.go) - Unit and integration tests - Tests all query modes and operations - 239 lines with detailed test cases 3. **SLURP Context Enricher** (pkg/slurp/context/lightrag.go) - Enriches SLURP context nodes with RAG data - Batch processing support - Knowledge base building over time - 203 lines 4. **Documentation** (docs/LIGHTRAG_INTEGRATION.md) - Complete integration guide - Configuration examples - Usage patterns and troubleshooting - 350+ lines ## Modified Components 1. **Configuration** (pkg/config/config.go) - Added LightRAGConfig struct - Environment variable support (5 variables) - Default configuration with hybrid mode 2. **Reasoning Engine** (reasoning/reasoning.go) - GenerateResponseWithRAG() - RAG-enriched generation - GenerateResponseSmartWithRAG() - Smart model + RAG - SetLightRAGClient() - Client configuration - Non-fatal error handling (graceful degradation) 3. **Runtime Initialization** (internal/runtime/shared.go) - Automatic LightRAG client setup - Health check on startup - Integration with reasoning engine ## Configuration Environment variables: - CHORUS_LIGHTRAG_ENABLED (default: false) - CHORUS_LIGHTRAG_BASE_URL (default: http://127.0.0.1:9621) - CHORUS_LIGHTRAG_TIMEOUT (default: 30s) - CHORUS_LIGHTRAG_API_KEY (optional) - CHORUS_LIGHTRAG_DEFAULT_MODE (default: hybrid) ## Features - ✅ Optional and non-blocking (graceful degradation) - ✅ Four query modes for different use cases - ✅ Context enrichment for SLURP system - ✅ Knowledge base building over time - ✅ Health monitoring and error handling - ✅ Comprehensive tests and documentation ## Testing LightRAG server tested at http://127.0.0.1:9621 - Health check: ✅ Passed - Query operations: ✅ Tested - Integration points: ✅ Verified 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
CHORUS – Container-First Context Platform (Alpha)
CHORUS is the runtime that ties the CHORUS ecosystem together: libp2p mesh, DHT-backed storage, council/task coordination, and (eventually) SLURP contextual intelligence. The repository you are looking at is the in-progress container-first refactor. Several core systems boot today, but higher-level services (SLURP, SHHH, full HMMM routing) are still landing.
Current Status
| Area | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| libp2p node + PubSub | ✅ Running | internal/runtime/shared.go spins up the mesh, hypercore logging, availability broadcasts. |
| DHT + DecisionPublisher | ✅ Running | Encrypted storage wired through pkg/dht; decisions written via ucxl.DecisionPublisher. |
| Leader Election System | ✅ FULLY FUNCTIONAL | 🎉 MILESTONE: Complete admin election with consensus, discovery protocol, heartbeats, and SLURP activation! |
| SLURP (context intelligence) | 🚧 Stubbed | pkg/slurp/slurp.go contains TODOs for resolver, temporal graphs, intelligence. Leader integration scaffolding exists but uses placeholder IDs/request forwarding. |
| SHHH (secrets sentinel) | 🚧 Sentinel live | pkg/shhh redacts hypercore + PubSub payloads with audit + metrics hooks (policy replay TBD). |
| HMMM routing | 🚧 Partial | PubSub topics join, but capability/role announcements and HMMM router wiring are placeholders (internal/runtime/agent_support.go). |
See docs/progress/CHORUS-WHOOSH-development-plan.md for the detailed build plan and docs/progress/CHORUS-WHOOSH-roadmap.md for sequencing.
Quick Start (Alpha)
The container-first workflows are still evolving; expect frequent changes.
git clone https://gitea.chorus.services/tony/CHORUS.git
cd CHORUS
cp docker/chorus.env.example docker/chorus.env
# adjust env vars (KACHING license, bootstrap peers, etc.)
docker compose -f docker/docker-compose.yml up --build
You’ll get a single agent container with:
- libp2p networking (mDNS + configured bootstrap peers)
- election heartbeat
- DHT storage (AGE-encrypted)
- HTTP API + health endpoints
Missing today: SLURP context resolution, advanced SHHH policy replay, HMMM per-issue routing. Expect log warnings/TODOs for those paths.
🎉 Leader Election System (NEW!)
CHORUS now features a complete, production-ready leader election system:
Core Features
- Consensus-based election with weighted scoring (uptime, capabilities, resources)
- Admin discovery protocol for network-wide leader identification
- Heartbeat system with automatic failover (15-second intervals)
- Concurrent election prevention with randomized delays
- SLURP activation on elected admin nodes
How It Works
- Bootstrap: Nodes start in idle state, no admin known
- Discovery: Nodes send discovery requests to find existing admin
- Election trigger: If no admin found after grace period, trigger election
- Candidacy: Eligible nodes announce themselves with capability scores
- Consensus: Network selects winner based on highest score
- Leadership: Winner starts heartbeats, activates SLURP functionality
- Monitoring: Nodes continuously verify admin health via heartbeats
Debugging
Use these log patterns to monitor election health:
# Monitor WHOAMI messages and leader identification
docker service logs CHORUS_chorus | grep "🤖 WHOAMI\|👑\|📡.*Discovered"
# Track election cycles
docker service logs CHORUS_chorus | grep "🗳️\|📢.*candidacy\|🏆.*winner"
# Watch discovery protocol
docker service logs CHORUS_chorus | grep "📩\|📤\|📥"
Roadmap Highlights
- Security substrate – land SHHH sentinel, finish SLURP leader-only operations, validate COOEE enrolment (see roadmap Phase 1).
- Autonomous teams – coordinate with WHOOSH for deployment telemetry + SLURP context export.
- UCXL + KACHING – hook runtime telemetry into KACHING and enforce UCXL validator.
Track progress via the shared roadmap and weekly burndown dashboards.
Related Projects
- WHOOSH – council/team orchestration
- KACHING – telemetry/licensing
- SLURP – contextual intelligence prototypes
- HMMM – meta-discussion layer
Contributing
This repo is still alpha. Please coordinate via the roadmap tickets before landing changes. Major security/runtime decisions should include a Decision Record with a UCXL address so SLURP/BUBBLE can ingest it later.