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 "generated": "2026-10-26",
 "id": "hezaohezao-poirot--study-agent-kernel-with-tests",
 "repo": "HezaoHezao/poirot",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/HezaoHezao/poirot",
 "repo_slug": "hezaohezao-poirot",
 "title": "Study the agent kernel and run its test suite",
 "page_title": "How to study the agent kernel and run its test suite with Poirot",
 "summary": "Install the dev dependencies, run the tests, and trace the middleware layers.",
 "who": "An engineer or AI agent evaluating how a research agent is architected before adopting or forking its design.",
 "problem": "Architecture claims are hard to judge without reading the code and checking that the tests pass.",
 "outcome": "A checked-out copy of Poirot with its test suite run and a short map of the middleware and memory layers.",
 "steps": [
  "Clone the repo from https://github.com/HezaoHezao/poirot and change into the project folder. (inferred, check the README)",
  "Create a virtual environment with `python -m venv .venv`.",
  "Activate it with `source .venv/bin/activate` on Linux or macOS, or `.venv\\Scripts\\activate` on Windows.",
  "Install the dev extras with `pip install -e \".[dev]\"`.",
  "Run the test suite with `pytest`. (inferred, check the README)",
  "Read the Core Modules and Architecture sections of the README, then list the middleware in the agents package."
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  "any"
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 "difficulty": "Intermediate",
 "time": "30 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "The README gives no test command, so the pytest step is inferred and may need adjusting to the project's test setup.",
 "category": "Research",
 "tags": [
  "Research"
 ],
 "lang": "python",
 "requirements": [
  "Python 3.12 or newer",
  "A DeepSeek API key (the README says to set DEEPSEEK_API_KEY in .env)",
  "Git and a terminal",
  "Docker only if you want the container sandbox"
 ],
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 "mentioned_publicly": false,
 "risks": [],
 "best": false,
 "score": 0.9,
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