zestic@duck-factory ~ zsh
zestic@factory:~$ zestic init --factory dark
Initialising AI Dark Factory...
Configuration loaded from /etc/zestic/factory.conf
Loading duck agents... quack quack
Neural forge: online
Conveyor belt: operational
Quality control: armed
 
Factory online. All systems nominal.
Deployed agents: 2,847 | Uptime: 99.97% | Avg latency: 14ms
zestic@factory:~$ 
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  >(o )___
   ( ._>  /    ZESTIC AI
    `---'      THE DUCK FACTORY
$ man zestic

ZESTIC(1) -- AI Agent Factory Command Reference

Name

zestic AI agent factory management and deployment toolkit

Synopsis

zestic [command] [options] [arguments]

Commands

--hatch <spec> Create a new AI agent from specification file. Supports YAML, TOML, and JSON configs.
--deploy <agent> Deploy agent to production. Runs pre-flight checks, stress tests, and integration verification.
--pond list List all active agents in the duck pond. Shows PID, uptime, memory, and quack-rate.
--forge <model> Fine-tune a base model with domain-specific data. Supports incremental and batch training.
--recall <agent> Recall an agent for maintenance. Graceful shutdown, state preservation, queue draining.
--debug Rubber duck debugging mode. Agent explains its reasoning step by step.

Environment Variables

ZESTIC_FACTORY_URL Base URL of the factory API endpoint
ZESTIC_API_KEY Authentication key for factory access
ZESTIC_QUACK_LEVEL Verbosity level (0=silent, 1=quack, 2=loud-quack, 3=full-pond)
$ ps aux | grep duck

Active agents on the factory floor.

PID AGENT TYPE %CPU %MEM UPTIME STATUS QUACKS/s
42001 duck-support-alpha customer-service 12.3 4.2 47d 12h RUNNING 847
42002 duck-analyst-beta data-analysis 34.7 12.8 23d 6h RUNNING 1,204
42003 duck-writer-gamma content-gen 8.1 3.5 89d 2h RUNNING 423
42004 duck-guard-delta security 2.4 1.8 120d 18h RUNNING 12,847
42005 duck-code-epsilon code-review 22.1 8.4 15d 9h RUNNING 562
42006 duck-onboard-zeta hr-onboarding 0.3 0.9 5d 14h IDLE 0
$ duck --version --changelog

Release history.

v3.2.0 (latest)
2026-03-28
  • Multi-agent orchestration with shared context pools
  • Rubber duck debugging mode for transparent reasoning
  • WebSocket streaming for real-time quack events
  • Privacy-first: all data stays in your pond
v3.1.0
2026-02-14
  • Agent memory persistence across sessions
  • Batch deployment pipelines
  • Custom knowledge base ingestion
v3.0.0
2026-01-10
  • Complete factory rewrite in Rust
  • Sub-15ms response latency
  • New duck-typed agent configuration format
  • Breaking: removed legacy quack-v1 protocol