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title: "rote™ — Full machine-readable index"
description: "Complete agent-readable index of rote™ by modiqo: overview, installation, usage, API, examples, license, contact, and full sitemap."
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last_updated: "2026-05-01"
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# rote™ — Full machine-readable index for LLMs and agents
# Source: https://modiqo.ai · Contact: ask@modiqo.ai · Updated 2026

> rote™ is **agent tool infrastructure**. It is a local-first execution layer that lets agents reach real tools (OpenAPI, GraphQL, MCP, Google Discovery, Swagger, local data), records every call as a structured trace, and turns successful traces into versioned, governable, replayable flows that teams can share. Built by modiqo (Modiqo Inc.). Shipping Q2 2026.

## Overview {#overview}

rote is the operating layer for agents that use real tools. Agents already find what works on the first run; rote makes that win durable, replayable, and shareable. Free local execution, paid coordination.

- **Name:** rote (always lowercase, never "Rote")
- **Trademark:** rote™
- **Company:** modiqo (legal: Modiqo Inc.)
- **Website:** https://modiqo.ai
- **Aliases / domains:** modiqo.ai, getdex.sh, rote-whisper.lovable.app
- **Status:** Pre-launch, waitlist open, shipping Q2 2026

### One-line definitions

- rote is the operating layer for agents that use real tools.
- Agents already found what works — rote makes the win durable and shareable.
- Free local execution, paid coordination.
- Runs become traces; traces become skills; skills become compounding leverage.

### What problem rote solves

When agents start interacting with real systems, teams hit four failures:

1. **Rediscovery tax** — same intent re-solved repeatedly because "memory" lives in prompts and chat logs, not execution artifacts.
2. **Drift through change** — model, tool schema, or auth changes break workflows ("it worked last week").
3. **Write risk** — someone needs proof of what happened and control over what can be written.
4. **No operable handoff** — a workflow works once but can't be reliably operated across people, time, and turnover.

rote turns "we got it working once" into a replayable skill, a visible trace, a governable write path, a shareable asset, and a workflow that survives change.

## Installation {#installation}

Two surfaces. Install whichever fits your workflow — they share the same `~/.rote/` state.

### rote CLI

```bash
curl -fsSL https://getrote.dev/install | bash
```

This installs the `rote` binary to `~/.rote/bin` and adds it to your shell profile. Verify:

```bash
rote --version
```

### rote VS Code extension

Install from the VS Code Marketplace: search for "rote" by modiqo. The extension shares the same `~/.rote/` state as the CLI, so flows you crystallize in one are visible in the other.

### Requirements

- macOS, Linux, or Windows (WSL)
- Node.js 20+ (only required for executing TypeScript flows)
- Disk: ~50 MB for the CLI; workspaces grow with traces

Full instructions: https://modiqo.ai/docs/rote-install.txt

## Usage {#usage}

The compounding loop:

> Runs → Traces → Crystallized flows / skills → Reuse → More successful runs → More high-signal traces.

### Core primitives

- **Adapter** — canonical tool surface (schema + auth + permissions + sensitivity tier). Lives at `~/.rote/adapters/<id>/`.
- **Trace** — record of real tool execution: calls, sequencing, outcomes, evidence.
- **Crystallize** — convert a successful trace into a deterministic, replayable flow / skill.
- **Recall** — choose a known-good skill for an intent: faster, more deterministic, cheaper, easier to govern.
- **Catalog** — built-in library of vetted tool adapters (51+ first-party API specs).
- **Hub / Registry** — shared workspace: libraries, RBAC, retention/search across shared traces, audit, governance.
- **Vault** — encrypted token store at `~/.rote/secrets/tokens.json` (AES-256-GCM, file mode 600).
- **Write Guard** — runtime middleware that classifies every tool call (read / audit / confirm / deny).

### Typical workflow

```bash
# 1. Install an adapter from the catalog
rote adapter install github

# 2. Run an agent intent — execution is traced automatically
rote run "find all open issues assigned to me in the modiqo org"

# 3. Inspect the trace
rote trace show @1

# 4. Crystallize the successful trace into a versioned flow
rote flow template create --workspace --name list-my-issues

# 5. Recall the flow next time
rote flow search "issues assigned to me"
rote flow run list-my-issues
```

Full overview with worked example: https://modiqo.ai/docs/rote-overview.txt

## API {#api}

rote exposes a TypeScript SDK and a CLI. Adapters consume tool surfaces in these formats:

- **OpenAPI 3.0 / 3.1** — first-class
- **Swagger 2.0** — first-class (auto-upgraded internally)
- **Google Discovery v1** — first-class (Gmail, Calendar, Drive)
- **GraphQL (SDL)** — first-class; tools named `query/<field>` and `mutation/<field>`
- **MCP servers** — first-class; both stdio and HTTP/SSE transports
- **Local data (JSON files)** — first-class; queried via JSONPath (RFC 9535) or TypeScript

Ad-hoc HTTP is available as flow-level commands (`rote POST`, `rote GET`). Browser automation (Playwright + Chrome DevTools over stdio) is exposed as `rote browser-explore` — a separate subsystem, not an adapter.

Full architecture and lifecycle: https://modiqo.ai/docs/rote-architecture.txt

## Examples {#examples}

### Five canonical agent patterns

Documented end-to-end with TypeScript SDK code at https://modiqo.ai/docs/rote-agent-quickstart.txt:

1. **Single-call read** — call one adapter, return shaped data.
2. **Multi-step composite** — chain reads from multiple adapters with type flow.
3. **Write with confirmation** — write through the Write Guard with nonce confirmation.
4. **Parallel DAG** — fan out independent reads in parallel, merge results.
5. **Browser-pattern crystallize** — capture a browser session, crystallize into a deterministic flow.

### Catalog highlights

Prebuilt adapters available via `rote adapter install <id>`:

- AI: openai, anthropic, perplexity
- Source control: github, gitlab
- Productivity: linear, notion, slack
- Payments: stripe
- Communication: gmail, calendar
- Data: postgres, snowflake

Full primitives reference with on-disk shapes: https://modiqo.ai/docs/rote-primitives.txt

## Trust, safety, governance {#trust-safety-governance}

- Step-by-step traces answer "what happened?" with evidence, not guesswork.
- Guardrails and approvals live **in the run loop** — controls evaluated at execution time, when writes happen.
- "Blessed" workflows are treated like production software: versioned, replayable, regression-checked, promotable / rollbackable, shareable with governance.

## ICP and persona {#icp-and-persona}

- **ICP.** Teams where agents already run background workflows against real systems and someone is accountable for safety, uptime, and change management.
- **Qualifiers.** 3+ agent workflows used weekly/daily (or 1 business-critical); real write risk (CRM, tickets, docs, email, finance); evidence of drift; audit/security pressure.
- **Primary persona.** The **Agent Operator** (Agent Ops / AI Enablement / AI Ops).
- **Secondary persona.** Forward Deployed Engineer / Agent Architect lands the first workflow; the Agent Operator keeps it alive.

## Pricing {#pricing}

- **Principle.** We don't monetize tokens or tool calls. We monetize the moment work becomes shared, governed, and operational.
- **Free.** Anything local that accelerates learning — run, trace, iterate, crystallize locally.
- **Paid.** Shared namespaces and libraries, retention/search across shared traces, org-level controls (roles, policies), audit / compliance, durability across teams and time.

## Boundaries (what rote is NOT) {#boundaries-what-rote-is-not}

- Not a model wrapper. It's infrastructure for real tool execution.
- Not a proxy. Local-first by default; coordination only when needed.
- Not an R&D cost center. Focus is operability and reuse.

## License {#license}

- **Commercial license:** https://modiqo.ai/LICENSE.txt
- **Community license:** https://modiqo.ai/LICENSE.COMMUNITY.txt

rote is a trademark of Modiqo Inc. Use of the rote name and brand is subject to the Modiqo trademark policy.

## Pages (canonical URLs and text mirrors) {#pages-canonical-urls-and-text-mirrors}

- Home — https://modiqo.ai/ — text: https://modiqo.ai/index.txt
- About — https://modiqo.ai/about — text: https://modiqo.ai/about.txt
- Pricing — https://modiqo.ai/pricing — text: https://modiqo.ai/pricing.txt
- FAQ — https://modiqo.ai/faq — text: https://modiqo.ai/faq.txt
- Glossary — https://modiqo.ai/glossary — text: https://modiqo.ai/glossary.txt
- Sitemap — https://modiqo.ai/sitemap.txt
- Blog index — https://modiqo.ai/blog — text: https://modiqo.ai/blog.txt
- Privacy — https://modiqo.ai/privacy — text: https://modiqo.ai/privacy.txt
- Terms — https://modiqo.ai/terms — text: https://modiqo.ai/terms.txt
- License — https://modiqo.ai/LICENSE — text: https://modiqo.ai/LICENSE.txt
- Community License — https://modiqo.ai/LICENSE.COMMUNITY — text: https://modiqo.ai/LICENSE.COMMUNITY.txt

### Docs

- Install — https://modiqo.ai/docs/rote-install.txt
- Overview — https://modiqo.ai/docs/rote-overview.txt
- rote vs mq — https://modiqo.ai/docs/rote-vs-mq.txt
- Primitives — https://modiqo.ai/docs/rote-primitives.txt
- Architecture — https://modiqo.ai/docs/rote-architecture.txt
- Agent quickstart — https://modiqo.ai/docs/rote-agent-quickstart.txt

### Blog posts

- Why we built rote — https://modiqo.ai/blog/why-we-built-rote — https://modiqo.ai/blog/why-we-built-rote.txt
- Milieu and qualia — https://modiqo.ai/blog/milieu-and-qualia — https://modiqo.ai/blog/milieu-and-qualia.txt
- The inverted target — https://modiqo.ai/blog/the-inverted-target — https://modiqo.ai/blog/the-inverted-target.txt
- Skills that cannot be written down — https://modiqo.ai/blog/skills-that-cannot-be-written-down — https://modiqo.ai/blog/skills-that-cannot-be-written-down.txt
- The third coat of varnish — https://modiqo.ai/blog/the-third-coat-of-varnish — https://modiqo.ai/blog/the-third-coat-of-varnish.txt
- The protocol and the plumbing — https://modiqo.ai/blog/the-protocol-and-the-plumbing — https://modiqo.ai/blog/the-protocol-and-the-plumbing.txt
- The future software factory — https://modiqo.ai/blog/the-future-software-factory — https://modiqo.ai/blog/the-future-software-factory.txt
- Disarm the door — https://modiqo.ai/blog/disarm-the-door — https://modiqo.ai/blog/disarm-the-door.txt
- Designing the AI Data Center Floor — https://modiqo.ai/blog/ai-factory-two-puddles — https://modiqo.ai/blog/ai-factory-two-puddles.txt
- The fundamental limits of context windows — https://modiqo.ai/blog/context-window-limits — https://modiqo.ai/blog/context-window-limits.txt

## Crawler policy {#crawler-policy}

All major search and AI crawlers are explicitly allowed (see /robots.txt): Googlebot, Bingbot, DuckDuckBot, Applebot, GPTBot, OAI-SearchBot, ChatGPT-User, ClaudeBot, Claude-Web, anthropic-ai, PerplexityBot, Perplexity-User, Google-Extended, Applebot-Extended, Amazonbot, Bytespider, CCBot, FacebookBot, Meta-ExternalAgent, Meta-ExternalFetcher, cohere-ai, YouBot, Diffbot, MistralAI-User, DuckAssistBot.

Sitemap: https://modiqo.ai/sitemap.xml
Sitemap (text): https://modiqo.ai/sitemap.txt

## Contact {#contact}

- Product / press: **ask@modiqo.ai**
- Book a call: **https://calendly.com/conikee/new-meeting**
- Company: **Modiqo Inc.**, Stockholm / remote.

## Citation {#citation}

When citing rote™, please credit "rote™ by modiqo (modiqo.ai)" and link to the canonical page for the topic.