Advanced Reference

This page is the reference hub after the beginner Agent and Cog path.

Open these references after the no-credential direct Agent path, first real model run, core concepts, beginner Cog walkthrough, and branch/loop Cog walkthrough are clear.

Agent And Prompt Extension

• Agents: Agent lifecycle and standalone usage.
• Agent Prompts: Prompt YAML structure and variables.
• Agent Class: Base class reference and lifecycle hooks.
• Custom Agents: Advanced subclassing patterns.

Cog And Workflow Reference

• Cogs: Cog schema, transitions, branching, loops, memory declarations, and return values.

Provider And Settings Reference

• Settings: Settings overview.
• System Settings: Debug mode, logging, paths, persona defaults, and miscellaneous options.
• Model Settings: Provider and model selection.
• APIs: Provider integration and advanced custom API hooks.
• Vision: Multimodal provider support.

Optional Context Systems

• Memory: Memory concepts and Cog integration.
• Chat History Memory: Conversation history memory.
• Scratchpad Memory: Scratchpad memory.
• Persona Memory: Dynamic persona memory.
• Personas: Persona configuration.
• Storage: Chroma storage internals and advanced storage usage.

Utilities And Compatibility Surfaces

• Utilities: Discord, logger, parsing, prompt handling, and tool utility references.
• Tools & Actions: Legacy dynamic execution surface retained for trusted project-owned tools and compatibility.

Internal AgentForge development guidance is intentionally kept outside the public beginner docs path.

Navigation

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• Start: AgentForge Documentation
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