Cristobal Escobar

Table of Contents What we’ll CoverPrerequisitesStep 1 — Install BoxLangStep 2 — Install the bx-ai ModuleStep 3 — Set Up Your .env FileStep 4 — Configure config/boxlang.jsonStep 5 — Run Your First ScriptWhat Are AI Agents?What Is BoxLang AI?Core Concept …

Table of Contents 🔌 Consuming MCP Servers — The Client SideSeeding Agents with MCP ServersHow MCPTool Works🖥️ Building MCP Servers — The Server SideSimple ServerHTTP Transport for WebWeb Application Integration🔒 Enterprise Security FeaturesCORSRequest Body Size LimitsAPI Key ValidationAutomatic Security HeadersSecurity …

Table of Contents 🧠 Two Categories of Memory📋 Standard Memory TypesSummary Memory — How It Actually Works🔍 Vector Memory TypesHybrid Memory — The Best of Both🏢 Per-Call Multi-Tenant Identity Routing📚 Document Loaders🔗 Building a Complete RAG PipelineStep 1: IngestStep 2: …

Table of Contents 🗺️ The Full Provider Matrix🏗️ The Provider Hierarchy🎯 IAiService — The Trimmed Interface🛡️ The Capability SystemRuntime Capability DetectionQuerying CapabilitiesEnforced at the BIF Level🔧 BaseService — The Transport Layer⚙️ Provider Configuration🔀 Custom Base URLs🏠 Ollama — Local AI, …

Table of Contents 🏗️ The Middleware Architecture🎯 AiMiddlewareResult — Typed Flow Control📝 LoggingMiddleware — Instant Observability🔁 RetryMiddleware — Resilience Without Boilerplate🛡️ GuardrailMiddleware — Defense in Depth🙋 HumanInTheLoopMiddleware — Keeping Humans in Control🎙️ FlightRecorderMiddleware — AI Testing Solved🔢 MaxToolCallsMiddleware — Runaway …

Table of Contents 🌲 The Agent TreeCycle Detection Built-In🤖 Sub-Agents as Tools🏢 AiAgent is Now Fully Stateless🧠 Per-Call Identity Routing on Memory🏗️ The Agent Run Lifecycle🌊 Streaming with Multi-Agent Teams🔄 Suspend and Resume🔍 Introspection🚀 A Complete Multi-Agent ExampleWhat’s Next BoxLang …

Table of Contents 🏗️ The Tool Hierarchy🧱 BaseTool — The Abstract FoundationFluent Schema Description⚡ ClosureTool — Zero-Boilerplate Tool CreationTools Get the Full Chat Request🗄️ The Global AI Tool RegistryModule Namespacing@AITool Annotation ScanningTwo-Step Resolution🔧 Built-In Core Tools — now@bxai🔌 MCPTool — …

Table of Contents 🧠 What Is a Skill?📄 The SKILL.md File Format🔧 Creating Skills⚡ Two Injection ModesAlways-On SkillsLazy / Available SkillsThe loadSkill Tool — Auto-Registered, Not MagicPromoting Lazy Skills Mid-Session🌍 Global Skills Pool🎨 How Skills Render🔍 Introspection📋 Full Skills API …

Table of Contents Keyboard ShortcutsStreaming Test Execution via SSEDry Run & Spec DiscoveryBoxLang CLI Runner — New Power OptionsOther Notable ImprovementsTestBox CLI Updates (v1.8.0)Upgrade Now TestBox 7.x focuses on improving testing workflows for BoxLang and CFML applications. This release introduces …

Table of Contents 🌐 What is BoxLang?✨ Zero-Config Spring Boot IntegrationGradleGradle🚀 From Controller to Template in Minutes🌐 Full Web Scopes — Out of the Box🔥 Hot-Reload During Development⚙️ Configuration That Stays Out of Your Way🔀 Coexist With Any Other View …