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name: ax-llm/ax-cpp-agent
source: https://app.decimal.ai/s/ax-llm-ax-cpp-agent@1/SKILL.md
source_sha256: ce92153fe2f4
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# AxAgent For C++

This skill helps an agent write C++ code with the generated Ax package `axllm`. Use the generated package API, examples, and manifests; do not import TypeScript-only APIs unless you are editing the TypeScript package.

## When To Use

- Create an RLM agent with tools, child agents, or MCP clients.
- Use clarification, discovery, recall, final, or respond envelopes.
- Require evidence citations, attach a persistent playbook, or add stage-owned actor instructions.
- Harvest run-end failures into the playbook and observe citation or playbook updates.
- Skip the executor stage for no-tool tasks with a distiller `respond` envelope (`directResponse`, on by default).
- Save and restore agent runtime state around long-running tasks.

## Package Facts

- Language: C++.
- Package: `axllm`.
- Package API docs: `API.md` and `axir-api.json`.
- Capability manifest: `axir-capabilities.json`.
- Runnable examples: `examples/`.
- Real network support: yes.
- Scripted no-key transport support: yes.
- Runtime profiles: `javascript-quickjs`, `python-pyodide`.

## Core Pattern

```cpp
auto helper = axllm::agent("question:string -> answer:string");
auto out = helper.forward(llm, { {"question", "How should I proceed?"} });
```

## Relevant API Surface

- Agents And RLM: `axllm::agent`, `axllm::AxAgent`
- MCP: `axllm::AxMCPClient`, `axllm::AxMCPStreamableHTTPTransport`, `axllm::AxMCPStdioTransport`
- Runtime Profiles: `axllm::ProcessCodeRuntime`, `axllm::RuntimeCapabilities`, `axllm::RuntimeEnvelope`, `javascript-quickjs`, `python-pyodide`

## Guardrails

- Start from package examples for exact native syntax before inventing a new call shape.
- Use `provider-api` examples only when the user explicitly has provider credentials available.
- Use `no-key` examples for deterministic local checks and provider request mapping.
- Treat AxIR as the source of generated package truth: if package docs disagree with source code, update the compiler and regenerate packages.
- Do not copy repo-maintainer skills from `tools/*/skills/` into user packages.