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The samples/ folder contains complete applications demonstrating Dartantic in action. These aren’t toy examples; they’re functional tools you can use and extend.

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Dartantic CLI

A full-featured command-line interface for the Dartantic framework. Think of it as curl for AI: scriptable, composable, and ready for shell pipelines. Key features:
  • Multiple commands: chat, generate, embed, models
  • Custom agents via settings file
  • DotPrompt templates with variable substitution
  • MCP server integration
  • Structured JSON output with schemas
dartantic -p "What is 2+2?"
dartantic -a anthropic -p "Explain recursion"
dartantic generate --mime image/png -p "A robot logo"
dartantic embed create docs/*.txt > index.json

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Chatarang

An interactive REPL chat application with multi-provider support and tool calling. Perfect for exploring what AI can do when given real capabilities. Key features:
  • Switch providers mid-conversation
  • Built-in tools: weather, location, web fetch
  • Slash commands for app control
  • Conversation history with tool visibility
You: what's the weather at the moda center?
Tool.call: location-lookup({"location": "Moda Center, Portland"})
Tool.call: weather({"zipcode": "97240"})
google:gemini-2.0-flash: It's currently 55°F with light rain.

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Patterns

These samples show two different patterns:
  • Dartantic CLI: Non-interactive, scriptable, single-turn. Great for automation, shell scripts, and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Chatarang: Interactive REPL with multi-turn conversations. Great for exploration and debugging.
Both use the same underlying Dartantic framework, so the skills transfer directly to building your own applications.

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Next Steps