How to use Kyb (alex09x/kyb): 4 use cases

4 use cases

Give every agent one shared record of your infrastructure

Store server layout, service wiring and deploy steps once so each agent finds them instead of rediscovering them.
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```
Use the KYB repo at alex09x/kyb. Run `kyb query "<topic>"` against the local server and summarise the matching entries for <topic>. Expected output: a short list of keys with titles. Verify that each key returned exists by running `kyb get <key>` on one of them.
```

Log an outage with its fix so the next one is faster

Capture what broke, the affected windows and how it ended as a searchable incident report.

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Use the KYB repo at alex09x/kyb. Create an incident report for <service> using `kyb incident` with the key inc-<date>-<service>-<short-name>. Expected output: the server reply, including any hints about missing parts. Verify that the reply has no missing-field hints, or list the hints you still need to fix.

Track which agent holds each task and what it waits on

Share task status, owners and blockers across agents so work is not picked up twice or lost.
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```
Use the KYB repo at alex09x/kyb. Run `kyb tasks` and list the tasks with status blocked and their blocked_reason. Expected output: one line per blocked task. Verify each reason by opening the task with `kyb get <task-key>`.
```

Check what the knowledge said before a change

Query the base as it stood on a past date and diff an entry to see what moved.

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Use the KYB repo at alex09x/kyb. Run `kyb query "<topic>" --as-of <YYYY-MM-DD>` and report the entries that were current on that date. Expected output: a list of keys with the version that was active. Verify one result by running `kyb diff <key>` and confirming the change dates.

Quick start with Kyb

Check you have what it needs: A Rust toolchain with cargo, to run cargo install knowyourbusiness --locked; A host or Docker setup where the kyb-server process can keep its data directory; Network access from agent machines to the server port, default 127.0.0.1:9310.
Open alex09x/kyb on GitHub and read the README and license.
Install the server with cargo install knowyourbusiness --locked.
Start it with kyb-server and leave it running on 127.0.0.1:9310.
Install the client skill with bash skills/install.sh from the repository checkout.
Query before acting with kyb query "nats streams".

These steps come from our top use case, Give every agent one shared record of your infrastructure, which also has a copy-paste agent prompt.

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About this repo

Who it is forEngineers and ops teams running several AI coding agents across machines who need them to share infrastructure facts, incident history and task state.
Why it is hot127 stars, launched 77 days ago
LanguageRust
Sourcegithub.com/alex09x/kyb · Back to Hot repos

Requirements

A Rust toolchain with cargo, to run cargo install knowyourbusiness --locked
A host or Docker setup where the kyb-server process can keep its data directory
Network access from agent machines to the server port, default 127.0.0.1:9310
Optional: a model directory with model.onnx and tokenizer.json for hybrid search; without it the server runs lexical-only

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Questions about Kyb

What is Kyb?

KYB is a git-backed, searchable shared memory and incident tracker that AI agent fleets can use through a CLI, HTTP API and MCP server. It is an open-source project on GitHub: https://github.com/alex09x/kyb.

Who is Kyb for?

Engineers and ops teams running several AI coding agents across machines who need them to share infrastructure facts, incident history and task state.

What can I do with Kyb?

4 use cases so far, for example: Give every agent one shared record of your infrastructure; Log an outage with its fix so the next one is faster; Track which agent holds each task and what it waits on. Each has steps and a copy-paste agent prompt.

What do I need to run Kyb?

A Rust toolchain with cargo, to run cargo install knowyourbusiness --locked; A host or Docker setup where the kyb-server process can keep its data directory; Network access from agent machines to the server port, default 127.0.0.1:9310; Optional: a model directory with model.onnx and tokenizer.json for hybrid search; without it the server runs lexical-only.

What are alternatives to Kyb?

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Is Kyb safe to run?

Deduped does not own, audit or vouch for it. Read the README and license, run it on your own systems first and review every command before you run it.