Forge User Manual

Chapter 6

Forge Bot

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Deterministic operator — discovery, Context Packs, and capability gates.

  1. Bot finds relevant files and symbols
  2. Bot builds a Context Pack when reasoning is required
  3. AI creates a Draft
  4. Bot validates and prepares Review

What it is

Forge Bot is the deterministic operator inside Forge — not just another chat model.

It handles configuration, search/discovery, context preparation, and privileged capabilities through the capability gateway.

How it works

Bot finds.

AI thinks (only when needed).

Bot finishes.

Important notes / limitations

Bot can work before forge init for setup guidance.

Simple deterministic tasks can keep provider usage at 0.

Bot never silently bypasses Protected Source or Secrets.