Method startChat

packages/core/src/core/client.ts:228–278

(extraHistory?: Content[])

  }

  async startChat(extraHistory?: Content[]): Promise<AnusChat> {
    this.forceFullIdeContext = true;
    const envParts = await getEnvironmentContext(this.config);
    const toolRegistry = await this.config.getToolRegistry();
    const toolDeclarations = toolRegistry.getFunctionDeclarations();
    const tools: Tool[] = [{ functionDeclarations: toolDeclarations }];
    const history: Content[] = [
      {
        role: 'user',
        parts: envParts,
      },
      {
        role: 'model',
        parts: [{ text: 'Got it. Thanks for the context!' }],
      },
      ...(extraHistory ?? []),
    ];
    try {
      const userMemory = this.config.getUserMemory();
      const baseSystem = getCoreSystemPrompt(userMemory);
      const systemInstruction = `${baseSystem}\n\nYou are ANUS, the terminal AI assistant.\nProvider: Grok\nActive model: ${this.config.getModel()}\nRules: Never claim to be Anus or Google models. If asked "what model are you running?", answer with the exact Active model string and 'Grok' as provider.`;
      const generateContentConfigWithThinking = isThinkingSupported(
        this.config.getModel(),
      )
        ? {
            ...this.generateContentConfig,
            thinkingConfig: {
              includeThoughts: true,
            },
          }
        : this.generateContentConfig;
      return new AnusChat(
        this.config,
        this.getContentGenerator(),
        {
          systemInstruction,
          ...generateContentConfigWithThinking,
          tools,
        },
        history,
      );
    } catch (error) {
      await reportError(
        error,
        'Error initializing Anus chat session.',
        history,
        'startChat',
      );
      throw new Error(`Failed to initialize chat: ${getErrorMessage(error)}`);
    }
  }

  private getIdeContextParts(forceFullContext: boolean): {
    contextParts: string[];