guaardvark / ops
Operate a running Guaardvark: GPU and VRAM state, plugin start/stop, logs, Celery tasks, the Interconnector sync to other machines, overnight RAG autoresearch, and infographics. Use when the user asks what is using the GPU, why a job is stuck, to start or stop ComfyUI/Audio Foundry/Swarm, to sync another box, to run autoresearch, or to make an infographic.
Operating Guaardvark
B=${GUAARDVARK_URL:-http://localhost:5000}. MCP tools: inspect_gpu, read_logs, swarm_status, self_improvement_status.
GPU and plugins
inspect_gpu(MCP): nvidia-smi, the exclusive lock (Ollama vs video), orchestrator slots, running plugins.GET $B/api/plugins/statusandGET $B/api/plugins/<id>/health;GET $B/api/plugins/stats/gpu.POST $B/api/plugins/<id>/start | stop | restart | enable | disableforollama,comfyui,audio_foundry,upscaling,lora_trainer,swarm,vision_pipeline,discord,gpu_embedding,video_editor. Start services through these routes, never with systemctl;
the orchestrator must know what is resident.GET $B/api/plugins/<id>/logs?lines=200for a plugin's own log.Memory orchestrator:
GET $B/api/gpu/memory/status,GET/POST $B/api/gpu/memory/tier.POST .../evict {"slot_id"}frees a slot; use only when the user asks to clear the card.
Logs and tasks
read_logs(MCP) tails a file underlogs/(backend, celery, plugin logs).GET $B/api/celery/tasksshows active Celery tasks;GET $B/api/meta/...job routes list and
retry jobs (POST $B/api/meta/retry_job/<job_id>,POST $B/api/meta/cancel_job/<job_id>).- A "stuck" job is usually the GPU lock held by another plugin: check
inspect_gpubefore retrying.
Interconnector (other machines sync from this one)
GET $B/api/interconnector/status,GET .../nodes,GET .../sync/history?limit=20.POST $B/api/interconnector/sync/manualwith `{"direction": "push", "entities": [...],
"syncfiles": true, "profilename": "..."};POST .../nodes/<node_id>/test` checks a link.Other boxes never
git pull; they sync through this. A frontend change needs a bundle rebuild
there afterwards.
Autoresearch (overnight RAG tuning)
POST $B/api/autoresearch/start {"mode": "...", "budget_hours": 6}; GET .../status,GET .../runs, GET .../runs/<run_id>/ledger; POST .../stop. Promotions of a better config are
explicit: POST .../promotions/<config_id>/activate, POST .../promotions/revert.
Infographic
curl -s -X POST $B/api/infographic/generate -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '{
"title": "Three numbers", "scene": "clean flat design, navy and white",
"callouts": ["42% faster", "0 cloud calls", "1 GPU"], "hashtags": ["#localai"], "footer": "guaardvark.com",
"style": "flat", "aspect": "1:1", "seed": 3
}'GET $B/api/infographic/status for the job; the image lands in outputs.
Rules
- Restarting a plugin kills its jobs. Check the queues and say so before restarting.
- Never restart the backend or Celery from here; tell the user what to run in the checkout.