Nested tutorial-guide reference for lessons 10–12: TUI commands, lifecycle exercises, addons, external connections, and graduation.
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Last verified 8/19/2026
What it changes
Passed 10 of 15 test cases with the skill, and 4 of 15 without it.
Without skill27%
With skill64%
Checks it passed that the model alone missed
Explains that ctrl+e launches an external text editor.
States that closing the TUI does not stop running agents.
Mentions that the network grows with every avatar spawned.
and 9 more in the full report
8 fixed6 passed either way8 still failing0 broke
Pass-rate lift
+36 pp
Tokens
-31%
Agent turns
0%
Response time
-54%
Model gemini-3.6-flashMeasured 8/19/2026v114 of 22 cases passed with skill · 15 comparable
Tokens, turns and time describe resource use, not a dollar price.
See it in action
One of 8 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.
1 of 8
Prompt
What command should I execute in the terminal shell to discover all available subcommands for headless management of Lingtai agents?
What was checked, without and with the skill
Checked
Without skill
With skill
Specifies running lingtai-tui --help to discover subcommands.
Missed
Passed
case-13 · gemini-3.6-flash · 8/19/2026 · answers are capped and redacted
What's inside
The instructions your model reads when the skill loads.
SKILL.md38 linessingle file
Tutorial Guide — Operations and Graduation Lessons
Nested tutorial-guide reference for operations and graduation lessons 10–12, reached from the root tutorial-guide router. Teach live per the router's discover, don't recite rule: read the real file or run the real command before explaining it.
Lesson 10: TUI Commands and Lifecycle
Read ~/.lingtai-tui/commands.json via bash. Parse the JSON and present each command with its detailed description in the human's language.
Keyboard shortcuts: explain ctrl+o (three verbose modes: off → verbose → extended) and ctrl+e (external editor).
Hands-on lifecycle exercise:
/sleep → agent sleeps → human sends message to wake
/suspend → agent dies → human uses /refresh to revive → sends message to wake
Explain /sleep all and /suspend all for network management
CLI commands: run lingtai-tui --help to discover and explain available subcommands.
Critical warning: closing the TUI does NOT stop agents. They are independent processes. Teach the CLI management commands for headless control.
Lesson 11: Addons — External Connections
Addon setup route:
Start with mcp-manual and its reference/curated-addons.md.
Use the relevant provider documentation for exact fields and supported setup steps; do not invent config paths or duplicate the kernel schema here.
Require explicit authorization before making each config change.
Key concepts to teach:
Avatars do NOT inherit addons
/mcp TUI command is read-only inspection of MCP configuration and status; it is not a setup or editor mechanism
Run /refresh only after an authorized config change
Lesson 12: Graduation
Congratulate the human.
Next step: run lingtai-tui in a new project to create their own agent.
Remind them to follow the current MCP/curated-addon documentation for addon setup, with explicit authorization; use /mcp only to inspect config/status.
To resume tutorial: rerun lingtai-tui in the same folder. To restart: /nirvana then /setup with Tutorial recipe.