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Illusion-Agent: Where fantasy meets functionality — an AI agent platform for terminal, browser, any model, any OS.
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- 30
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- License
- MIT
- Last commit
- Sep 2, 2026
- Latest release
- v0.4.13
Overview
Illusion-Agent: Where fantasy meets functionality — an AI agent platform for terminal, browser, any model, any OS.
Original README
Cached from the project repository on Sep 3, 2026. This is source content, separate from the Agents.md review above.
IllusionAgent
Where fantasy meets functionality. The best of many worlds, refined into one intelligent agent.
中文版 | English
📖 Introduction
IllusionAgent is an open-source AI agent platform. It unifies a multi-provider LLM gateway, a bilingual (Chinese/English) CLI, a browser-based Web UI, and a flexible extension ecosystem into a single intelligent agent — at home on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Whether you prefer the discipline of the terminal or the ease of the browser, IllusionAgent resonates with your workflow: a rich built-in toolset, specialized sub-agents, two compaction methods, MCP server support, hooks, plugins, and a cron scheduler for unattended automation — spanning Feishu, WeChat, and QQ.
Standing on the shoulders of giants — Claude Code prompts, OpenHarness architecture, OpenClaw scheduling, kimi-cli infrastructure, hermes-agent channels, cc-switch routing.
Core Features
- 🤖 Multi AI Provider Support - Anthropic, OpenAI, Copilot, Codex, and any compatible endpoint
- 🧠 Multi-Agent Collaboration - Built-in specialized agents (general-purpose, explore, verification)
- 🛠️ Rich Toolset - Full base + channel toolset + MCP dynamic tool extension
- 📦 Context Compaction - Microcompact (clear old tool results) + full compaction (LLM summary), auto-triggered as context fills
- 🌐 Web UI Interface - Browser-based chat interface with
illusion web, independently usable alongside the terminal - 🌍 Bilingual Interface - Chinese/English auto-switch via
ui_languagesetting - 📝 Comprehensive Markdown Rendering - Tables, code blocks, rich text
- 🔌 Flexible Extension System - Plugins, hooks, skills, MCP servers
- 🔐 Comprehensive Permission Control - Three modes + fine-grained rules
- 🎯 Reasoning Effort Control - low/medium/high/xhigh/max levels
- 🪟 Deep Windows Optimization - Auto-detect Git, PowerShell support
- 🖥️ Zero Terminal Flicker - Stable rendering based on Ink Static component
- 📦 Desktop Edition - Electron shell with bundled Python/Node.js, installers for Windows/macOS/Linux, zero environment setup, in-app auto-update
Interface Preview
Welcome screen & rich text rendering
🚀 Quick Start
Requirements
- Python >= 3.10
- Supports Windows, macOS, Linux
- Node.js 18+ (only for source install;
pip install illusion-agentdoes not require Node.js)
Installation
bash# Recommended: pip install from PyPI (no Node.js required) pip install illusion-agent # Alternative: from source (requires Node.js 18+) git clone https://github.com/YunTaiHua/illusion-agent.git cd illusion-agent pip install .
Desktop Edition
Prefer a desktop app without installing Python or Node.js? Download the installer for your platform — it bundles everything, zero environment setup:
| Platform | Download |
|---|---|
| Windows | IllusionAgent-Setup-<version>.exe (NSIS installer) |
| macOS | IllusionAgent-<version>-arm64.dmg |
| Linux | IllusionAgent-<version>-amd64.deb or IllusionAgent-<version>-x86_64.AppImage |
👉 Download from GitHub Release
The desktop edition bundles Python 3.12 and Node.js 24 runtimes internally. See Desktop Edition docs for details.
Basic Usage
bash1# First-time: configure authentication and working directory 2illusion auth login 3 4# Start interactive session (recommended) 5illusion 6 7# Launch Web UI in browser 8illusion web 9 10# Non-interactive print mode 11illusion -p "Analyze the structure of this project" 12 13# Set or update working directory 14illusion set "E:\Projects\my-project"
Print Mode Notes
-p / --print runs a single non-interactive request and exits:
bash1# Read-only analysis (safe, default permission mode) 2illusion -p "Analyze the structure of this project" 3 4# Allow file writes / command execution without interactive approval 5illusion --permission-mode full_auto -p "Fix the failing tests" 6 7# Resume after the process exits with code 2 (pending question/permission/plan) 8illusion -c -p "Y" 9 10# Specify model and effort for print mode 11illusion -m env_1.model_2 -e high -p "Refactor this module"
Important details:
- The prompt value must be the last argument because typer parses
-pgreedily. - In default permission mode, mutating tools exit with code 2 and persist a pending approval; answer it with
illusion -c -p "Y","F", or"N". - Exit codes:
0success,1error,2waiting for cross-turn input.
Interface Notes
The terminal (illusion) and Web UI (illusion web) are two independent, first-class interfaces. They share the same backend runtime, settings, and session storage — use whichever fits your workflow.
📚 Detailed Documentation
| Topic | English | 中文 |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction | docs/en/introduction.md | docs/zh-CN/introduction.md |
| Getting Started | docs/en/getting-started.md | docs/zh-CN/getting-started.md |
| Commands | docs/en/commands.md | docs/zh-CN/commands.md |
| Goal (Auto-Continuation) | docs/en/goal.md | docs/zh-CN/goal.md |
| Settings & Credentials | docs/en/settings.md | docs/zh-CN/settings.md |
| Project Files & Memory | docs/en/project-files.md | docs/zh-CN/project-files.md |
| Extensions (MCP, Plugins, Skills, Hooks) | docs/en/extensions.md | docs/zh-CN/extensions.md |
| Architecture | docs/en/architecture.md | docs/zh-CN/architecture.md |
| Web UI Security | docs/en/security.md | docs/zh-CN/security.md |
| Token Metering & Compaction | docs/en/token-metering.md | docs/zh-CN/token-metering.md |
| Messaging Channels | docs/en/channels.md | docs/zh-CN/channels.md |
| @ Mentions (Skills / Sessions / Files) | docs/en/mentions.md | docs/zh-CN/mentions.md |
| Desktop Edition | docs/en/desktop.md | docs/zh-CN/desktop.md |
📄 License
This project is open-sourced under the MIT license.
🤝 Contributing
Welcome to submit Issues and Pull Requests!