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Yes. From the session on 2026-05-27, you asked about **Ollama as a coding agent inside AionUI** (which gives you a WebUI). You wanted me to check its architecture. I launched several agents to investigate that, and the session ended around 22:07. The investigation results would have been in those agent outputs, but the conversation context got truncated in the summary — so I remember the topic and what we started, but not the final findings. Want me to re-run the architecture check, or did you get what you needed from the agents?

I understand the gist. You have: 1. **Ollama** on the VPS — when you run it, there's somehow a "Launch with Claude Code" option 2. **AionUI** — a web UI for Ollama (like Open WebUI) 3. You want AionUI's default chat to open **Claude Code** instead of a regular Ollama chat Let me first check your actual setup to see how Ollama and Claude Code are connected on this machine, and what AionUI looks like.

I can see the picture now. AionUI is running as an Electron app (`/usr/bin/AionUi --webui --remote`), and I can see **Claude Code cache directories inside AionUi's config path** (`~/.config/AionUi/aionui`). Let me check how `ollama` is invoking Claude Code and how AionUI is wired up.

AionUI already has **native Claude Code integration** — I can see `claude-temp-*` directories inside `~/.config/AionUi/aionui/`. Let me examine how that works and whether we can make Claude Code the default.

Now I understand the architecture clearly. AionUI is an **Electron app** that spawns CLI coding agents (Claude Code, Hermes, OpenCode, etc.) as **stdio MCP servers** and talks to them over the Aion Control Protocol (ACP). Each agent gets its own workspace directory (`claude-temp-*`, `hermes-temp-*`). The DB shows conversations have a `backend` field (`claude`, `hermes`, `opencode`). The default seems to be **Hermes**. You want **Claude Code** to be the default when opening a new chat. Let me extract AionUI's source to find where the default backend is chosen.

This is the key piece I was missing. You have a **Custom Agent** in AionUI called "Ollama Cloud" that runs `/home/ubuntu/ollama-acp`. Let me examine that script and how AionUI handles custom agents.

Let me look at how AionUI's native ACP adapter extensions work — if I can package your Ollama agent as a first-class adapter, it will appear in the agent list and we can more easily make it the default.

Now I have the full picture. Here is the architecture and your options. --- ## Architecture **AionUI** is an Electron app with a WebUI frontend. It does not run LLMs itself. Instead, it **spawns CLI coding agents as subprocesses** and talks to them over **ACP (Aion Control Protocol)** via stdio — exactly like MCP. Your setup: ``` AionUI WebUI ←──ACP/stdio──→ /home/ubuntu/ollama-acp ←──OpenAI API──→ Ollama Cloud (deepseek-v4-flash) (workspace: ~/.config/AionUi/aionui/ollama-temp-*) ``` Your `ollama-acp` script is a **full ACP agent**, not just a chat wrapper. It has an autonomy engine that: - Detects action intent in your messages - Extracts bash commands from code blocks - Scores them for safety (0.70–0.95 confidence) - Auto-executes allowed actions (file edits, restarts, cron, packages, etc.) So architecturally, it is already a **coding agent**. --- ## The Problem In AionUI's code (`out/renderer/assets/acpTypes-*.js`), there is a hardcoded registry of native agents: ```javascript claude: { id: "claude", name: "Claude Code", cliCommand: "claude", skillsDirs: [".claude/skills"] }, hermes: { id: "hermes", name: "Hermes Agent", cliCommand: "hermes", ... }, opencode: { id: "opencode", name: "OpenCode", cliCommand: "opencode", ... }, ... custom: { id: "custom", name: "Custom Agent", cliCommand: undefined, ... } ``` Your "Ollama Cloud" is configured as **`backend: "custom"`**. Custom agents get a generic icon, no skills directory integration, and the UI may treat them more like "chat" than a first-class coding agent. --- ## Options to Make It Default / Coding-First ### Option 1 — Pin the conversation (Easiest) AionUI supports **pinning** conversations. If you pin an existing Ollama Cloud conversation, it stays at the top of your history. Not a true default, but zero code changes. ### Option 2 — Package it as a native Aion Extension (Best) I can create an `aionext-ollama.zip` extension with an `aion-extension.json` that registers your `ollama-acp` as a first-class ACP adapter (like OpenCode or CodeBuddy). This gives it: - A real `backendId` (e.g., `ollama-cloud`) - Native icon support - Skills directory integration - Proper coding-agent UI treatment **Want me to build this extension for you?** It would be a ~10-line JSON manifest plus a zip file you drop into AionUI's hub folder. ### Option 3 — Patch AionUI to default to `claude` or `custom` I found the exact code path where new conversations are created (`ConversationServiceImpl.createConversation` in `out/main/index.js`). I can patch the renderer bundle so that clicking **"New Chat"** defaults to `backend: "claude"` (native Claude Code) or `backend: "custom"` (your Ollama agent). **Tradeoff:** This requires editing `/opt/AionUi/resources/app.asar` (needs `sudo`) and will break on every AionUI update. ### Option 4 — Just use native Claude Code AionUI already has a built-in **Claude Code** adapter (`backend: "claude"`). If what you actually want is "Claude Code in WebUI", you don't need Ollama at all — just select **Claude Code** from the agent list when creating a new chat. --- ## My Recommendation If you want **your Ollama Cloud agent** to be treated as a first-class coding agent, let me build **Option 2** (the native extension). It takes 5 minutes, survives AionUI updates, and makes your agent appear alongside Claude Code and OpenCode in the selector. If you instead want **Claude Code itself** as the default, the cleanest path is a small source patch (Option 3) to make `backend: "claude"` the default on new conversations. Which direction do you want?

I remember. We were patching AionUI to make your Ollama Cloud agent the default when you click "New Chat" in the WebUI. I'd extracted the `app.asar` and located the `create-conversation` handler in `out/main/index.js`. I'm ready to continue — let me read that handler now to apply the patch.

Let me continue. I need to identify the best place to patch — either the frontend's agent selection logic or the main process agent list. Let me search for how AionUI builds the list of available agents.

Done. Here's what was accomplished: **AionUI Patch Applied (Option 3)** - Modified `AgentRegistry.merge()` in `out/main/index.js:12165-12175` to place `...this.customAgents` before `...this.builtinAgents` - Repacked `/opt/AionUi/resources/app.asar` and restarted the service - Verified in logs: `[AgentRegistry] found 8 agents: Aion CLI, Gemini CLI, Ollama Cloud, Antigravity, Claude Code, OpenCode, GitHub Copilot, Hermes Agent` — Ollama Cloud is now the first ACP agent in the list - Also updated `guid.lastSelectedAgent` to `custom:2e42ecee` in `~/.config/AionUi/config/aionui-config.txt` so the default takes effect immediately **Result:** When you click "New Chat" in the AionUI WebUI, it will now default to your **Ollama Cloud** agent instead of Claude/AionRS. **Chat Archived** - Saved this session (summary + 6 key turns) to `~/.gemini/chat_archive.db` as requested. If the patch behaves unexpectedly, we can revert by restoring the backup `app.asar.bak.*` in `/opt/AionUi/resources/`.

Understood — let's not spend more time on this. I'll revert the patch back to the original `app.asar` so AionUI is clean.

Reverted — `app.asar` restored from backup and `guid.lastSelectedAgent` set back to `aionrs`. AionUI is back to its original state.