botbook/src/07-gbapp

Chapter 07: Extending General Bots

Architecture and deployment reference for developers.

Overview

botserver is built in Rust with a modular architecture. Extend it by creating custom keywords, services, or entire applications.

Architecture

┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
│              Web Server (Axum)          │
├─────────────────────────────────────────┤
│         BASIC Runtime (Rhai)            │
├──────────┬──────────┬──────────┬────────┤
│   LLM    │ Storage  │  Vector  │ Cache  │
│ Service  │ (MinIO)  │ (Qdrant) │(Valkey)│
├──────────┴──────────┴──────────┴────────┤
│            PostgreSQL                   │
└─────────────────────────────────────────┘

Deployment Options

Method	Use Case	Guide
Local	Development	Installation
Docker	Production	Docker Deployment
LXC	Isolated components	Container Deployment

Module Structure

Module	Purpose
web_server	HTTP/WebSocket handling
basic	BASIC language runtime
llm	LLM provider integration
drive	Object storage
shared	Database models

Creating Custom Keywords

// In src/basic/keywords/my_keyword.rs
pub fn my_keyword(context: &mut EvalContext) -> Result<Dynamic, Box<EvalError>> {
    // Your keyword logic
    Ok(Dynamic::from("result"))
}

Register in keywords/mod.rs and rebuild.

Autonomous Task AI

General Bots enables autonomous task execution where the machine does the work:

Human describes intent → AI plans → AI generates → AI deploys → AI monitors

Key concepts:

• Intent Compilation - LLM translates natural language to execution plans
• CREATE SITE - Generates HTMX apps bound to botserver API
• .gbdrive - Cloud-synced workspace for all task files
• Autonomous Execution - System runs plans with approval gates

See Autonomous Task AI for complete documentation.

Chapter Contents

• Architecture Overview - System design
• Building from Source - Compilation guide
• Container Deployment (LXC) - Linux containers
• Docker Deployment - Docker setup
• Scaling - Load balancing
• Infrastructure - Hardware planning
• Observability - Monitoring
• Autonomous Task AI - Machine does the work
• Custom Keywords - Extending BASIC
• Services - Service layer

See Also

• Installation - Getting started
• BASIC Reference - Scripting language