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Quantex can currently model managed installs for bun, npm, brew, cargo, and winget, but uv tool installs are not represented as a first-class managed installer. Python-based agent CLIs that recommend uv tool install ... are therefore modeled as unmanaged command hints or one-off self-update commands instead of participating in the shared managed lifecycle.
Local intake examples:
src/agents/definitions/openhands.ts exposes binaryInstall('uv tool install openhands --python 3.12') and a uv tool upgrade ... self-update command.
src/agents/definitions/kimi.ts exposes uv tool upgrade kimi-cli --no-cache as a self-update command.
ManagedInstallType currently excludes uv, so capabilities, doctor, state, schema, grouped updates, and install guidance cannot treat uv-installed agents as managed installs.
That leaves uv-supported agents less agent-friendly than npm/cargo/brew agents even when upstream documents uv as the preferred installation path.
Desired outcome
Users and agents should be able to install, inspect, update, and uninstall supported uv-distributed agent CLIs through Quantex using a first-class uv managed install method when upstream documentation verifies uv tool install as a supported distribution channel.
Expected direction:
Add uv as a managed install type and package metadata target where appropriate.
Add a catalog helper such as uvToolInstall(...) for agent definitions, including support for package install args like --python 3.12 and --no-cache when needed.
Add uv availability to qtx capabilities and qtx doctor output.
Add a uv package-manager provider for uv tool install, uv tool upgrade, uv tool uninstall, and installed-version inspection where reliable.
Update structured schema/spec coverage so uv is part of the stable machine-readable contract.
Migrate verified uv-based agent definitions, starting with OpenHands and Mistral Vibe if their uv install paths remain upstream-supported.
Scope and non-goals
In scope:
Modeling uv tool installs as managed installer lifecycle operations.
Cross-platform command planning for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Detection of an available uv command.
State recording, command rendering, grouped update behavior, structured output, and validation updates needed for the new install type.
OpenSpec coverage for the behavior contract before implementation.
Non-goals:
Treating uv as a full Python environment manager inside Quantex.
Managing virtualenv creation, Python version installation policy, pyenv/asdf policy, or arbitrary uv run workflows.
Replacing separate pip support; pip and uv should remain distinct installer surfaces because they have different lifecycle commands and state behavior.
Publishing Quantex itself through Python packaging.
Expanding Quantex into a workflow orchestration platform.
Linked discussion or prior context
Related issue: #238 tracks first-class pip install support. This issue should stay separate because uv is not pip-compatible lifecycle plumbing; it uses uv tool ... commands and has different state/update semantics.
src/agents/definitions/openhands.ts, src/agents/definitions/vibe.ts, and src/agents/definitions/kimi.ts already reference uv commands.
openspec/specs/agent-catalog/spec.md already mentions uv-based Kimi self-update behavior.
Which durable artifacts should this likely create or update?
OpenSpec
Done when
An OpenSpec change captures the uv managed-install contract before implementation starts.
uv is represented in agent package metadata, managed install types, install method helpers, installer capabilities, command rendering, grouped update ordering, and structured schema where applicable.
qtx capabilities and qtx doctor report uv availability consistently with other managed installers.
Install, update, uninstall, inspect/resolve guidance, and recorded install state handle uv-installed agents consistently with the existing lifecycle model.
Verified uv-distributed agent definitions are migrated from unmanaged command hints to the new managed uv method where upstream docs support it.
Tests cover the new managed installer behavior, structured output/schema changes, and representative catalog usage with install args.
User-facing docs/specs are updated if the observable install surface changes.
Guardrails
I understand this issue should promote durable outcomes into repo-native docs instead of adding new ad hoc root markdown files.
I understand this issue should stay within Quantex's lifecycle CLI scope unless an explicit decision changes that scope.
Problem or opportunity
Quantex can currently model managed installs for
bun,npm,brew,cargo, andwinget, butuvtool installs are not represented as a first-class managed installer. Python-based agent CLIs that recommenduv tool install ...are therefore modeled as unmanaged command hints or one-off self-update commands instead of participating in the shared managed lifecycle.Local intake examples:
src/agents/definitions/openhands.tsexposesbinaryInstall('uv tool install openhands --python 3.12')and auv tool upgrade ...self-update command.src/agents/definitions/vibe.tsexposesbinaryInstall('uv tool install mistral-vibe').src/agents/definitions/kimi.tsexposesuv tool upgrade kimi-cli --no-cacheas a self-update command.ManagedInstallTypecurrently excludesuv, so capabilities, doctor, state, schema, grouped updates, and install guidance cannot treat uv-installed agents as managed installs.That leaves uv-supported agents less agent-friendly than npm/cargo/brew agents even when upstream documents uv as the preferred installation path.
Desired outcome
Users and agents should be able to install, inspect, update, and uninstall supported uv-distributed agent CLIs through Quantex using a first-class
uvmanaged install method when upstream documentation verifiesuv tool installas a supported distribution channel.Expected direction:
uvas a managed install type and package metadata target where appropriate.uvToolInstall(...)for agent definitions, including support for package install args like--python 3.12and--no-cachewhen needed.qtx capabilitiesandqtx doctoroutput.uv tool install,uv tool upgrade,uv tool uninstall, and installed-version inspection where reliable.uvis part of the stable machine-readable contract.Scope and non-goals
In scope:
uv toolinstalls as managed installer lifecycle operations.uvcommand.Non-goals:
uv runworkflows.pipsupport; pip and uv should remain distinct installer surfaces because they have different lifecycle commands and state behavior.Linked discussion or prior context
Related issue: #238 tracks first-class pip install support. This issue should stay separate because uv is not pip-compatible lifecycle plumbing; it uses
uv tool ...commands and has different state/update semantics.Local context observed during intake:
src/agents/types.tscurrently definesManagedInstallType = 'bun' | 'npm' | 'brew' | 'cargo' | 'winget'.src/agents/definitions/openhands.ts,src/agents/definitions/vibe.ts, andsrc/agents/definitions/kimi.tsalready referenceuvcommands.openspec/specs/agent-catalog/spec.mdalready mentions uv-based Kimi self-update behavior.Which durable artifacts should this likely create or update?
Done when
uvis represented in agent package metadata, managed install types, install method helpers, installer capabilities, command rendering, grouped update ordering, and structured schema where applicable.qtx capabilitiesandqtx doctorreport uv availability consistently with other managed installers.Guardrails