Flux

Publish events and query shared world state via Flux state engine. Use when agents need to share observations, coordinate on shared data, or track entity state across systems.

Flux Skill

Flux is a persistent, shared, event-sourced world state engine. Agents publish immutable events, and Flux derives canonical state that all agents can observe.

Key Concepts

• Events: Immutable observations (temperature readings, status changes, etc.)
• Entities: State objects derived from events (sensors, devices, agents)
• Properties: Key-value attributes of entities (merged on update — only changed properties need to be sent)
• Streams: Logical event namespaces (sensors, agents, system)
• Namespaces: Multi-tenant isolation with token auth (optional, for public instances)

Prerequisites

Public instance: https://api.flux-universe.com (namespace purchased at flux-universe.com — name auto-assigned at purchase, e.g. dawn-coral) Local instance: http://localhost:3000 (default, override with FLUX_URL env var)

Authentication: Set FLUX_TOKEN to your bearer token. Required for the public instance. Optional for local instances with auth disabled.

Namespace Prefix

All entity IDs must be prefixed with your namespace: yournamespace/entity-name

Example with namespace dawn-coral:

bash

./scripts/flux.sh publish sensors agent-01 dawn-coral/sensor-01 \
  '{"temperature":22.5}'
./scripts/flux.sh get dawn-coral/sensor-01

Entity IDs without a namespace prefix will be rejected on auth-enabled instances.

Getting Started

First, verify your connection:

bash

./scripts/flux.sh health

Then check the directory to see what's available on the Flux Universe:

bash

./scripts/flux.sh get flux-core/directory

The directory lists all active namespaces, entity counts, and total entities — a good way to discover what data is flowing through the system.

Scripts

Use the provided bash script in the scripts/ directory:

• flux.sh - Main CLI tool

Common Operations

Publish Event

bash

./scripts/flux.sh publish <stream> <source> <entity_id> <properties_json>

# Replace dawn-coral with your namespace
# Example: Publish sensor reading
./scripts/flux.sh publish sensors agent-01 dawn-coral/temp-sensor-01 '{"temperature":22.5,"unit":"celsius"}'

Query Entity State

bash

./scripts/flux.sh get <entity_id>

# Replace dawn-coral with your namespace
# Example: Get current sensor state
./scripts/flux.sh get dawn-coral/temp-sensor-01

List All Entities

bash

./scripts/flux.sh list

# Filter by prefix
./scripts/flux.sh list --prefix scada/

Delete Entity

bash

./scripts/flux.sh delete <entity_id>

# Example: Remove old test entity
./scripts/flux.sh delete test/old-entity

Batch Publish Events

bash

# Replace dawn-coral with your namespace
./scripts/flux.sh batch '[
  {"stream":"sensors","source":"agent-01","payload":{"entity_id":"dawn-coral/sensor-01","properties":{"temp":22}}},
  {"stream":"sensors","source":"agent-01","payload":{"entity_id":"dawn-coral/sensor-02","properties":{"temp":23}}}
]'

Check Connector Status

bash

./scripts/flux.sh connectors

Admin Config

bash

# Read runtime config
./scripts/flux.sh admin-config

# Update (requires FLUX_ADMIN_TOKEN)
./scripts/flux.sh admin-config '{"rate_limit_per_namespace_per_minute": 5000}'

Use Cases

Multi-Agent Coordination

Agents publish observations to shared entities:

bash

# Replace dawn-coral with your namespace
# Agent A observes temperature
flux.sh publish sensors agent-a dawn-coral/room-101 '{"temperature":22.5}'

# Agent B queries current state
flux.sh get dawn-coral/room-101
# Returns: {"temperature":22.5,...}

Status Tracking

Track service/system state:

bash

# Replace dawn-coral with your namespace
# Publish status change
flux.sh publish system monitor dawn-coral/api-gateway '{"status":"healthy","uptime":3600}'

# Query current status
flux.sh get dawn-coral/api-gateway

API Endpoints

Event Ingestion:

• POST /api/events — Publish single event (1 MB limit)
• POST /api/events/batch — Publish multiple events (10 MB limit)

State Query:

• GET /api/state/entities — List all entities (supports ?prefix= and ?namespace= filters)
• GET /api/state/entities/:id — Get specific entity

Entity Management:

• DELETE /api/state/entities/:id — Delete single entity
• POST /api/state/entities/delete — Batch delete (by namespace/prefix/IDs)

Real-time Updates:

• GET /api/ws — WebSocket subscription

Connectors:

• GET /api/connectors — List connectors and status
• POST /api/connectors/:name/token — Store PAT credential
• DELETE /api/connectors/:name/token — Remove credential

Admin:

• GET /api/admin/config — Read runtime config
• PUT /api/admin/config — Update runtime config (requires FLUX_ADMIN_TOKEN)

Namespaces (auth mode only):

• POST /api/namespaces — Register namespace (returns auth token)

Notes

• Events auto-generate UUIDs (no need to provide eventId)
• Properties merge on updates — only send changed properties, existing ones are preserved
• Timestamp field must be epoch milliseconds (i64) — required by the API, auto-generated by flux.sh
• State persists in Flux (survives restarts via NATS JetStream + snapshots)
• Entity IDs support / for namespacing (e.g., scada/pump-01)