feat: Step 5 AI agent command bridge

- Add new Engine.AI project referenced by the App.
- Define JSON command model: spawn_model, set_transform, delete_entity, list_entities.
- Implement AiCommandProcessor with System.Text.Json and custom Vector3/Quaternion converters.
- Wire processor into Program.cs; demo commands spawn and move a second cube.
- AI commands are executed against the live Flecs world and visible in the next frame.

CORTEX_ENGINE.sln

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "Engine.Graphics", "src\Engi
 EndProject
 Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "CortexEngine.App", "src\CortexEngine.App\CortexEngine.App.csproj", "{33333333-3333-3333-3333-333333333333}"
 EndProject
+Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "Engine.AI", "src\Engine.AI\Engine.AI.csproj", "{44444444-4444-4444-4444-444444444444}"
+EndProject
 Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
 		Debug|Any CPU = Debug|Any CPU
@@ -33,5 +35,11 @@ Global
 		{33333333-3333-3333-3333-333333333333}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
 		{33333333-3333-3333-3333-333333333333}.ReleaseAOT|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = ReleaseAOT|Any CPU
 		{33333333-3333-3333-3333-333333333333}.ReleaseAOT|Any CPU.Build.0 = ReleaseAOT|Any CPU
+		{44444444-4444-4444-4444-444444444444}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{44444444-4444-4444-4444-444444444444}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{44444444-4444-4444-4444-444444444444}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{44444444-4444-4444-4444-444444444444}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{44444444-4444-4444-4444-444444444444}.ReleaseAOT|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = ReleaseAOT|Any CPU
+		{44444444-4444-4444-4444-444444444444}.ReleaseAOT|Any CPU.Build.0 = ReleaseAOT|Any CPU
 	EndGlobalSection
 EndGlobal

src/CortexEngine.App/CortexEngine.App.csproj

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\Engine.Core\Engine.Core.csproj" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\Engine.Graphics\Engine.Graphics.csproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\Engine.AI\Engine.AI.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>

src/CortexEngine.App/Program.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Numerics;
+using Engine.AI;
 using Engine.Core;
 using Engine.Core.Components;
 using Engine.Graphics;
@@ -13,23 +14,22 @@ class Program
 {
     static void Main(string[] args)
     {
-        Console.WriteLine("Cortex Engine Step 4 — Starting up...");
+        Console.WriteLine("Cortex Engine Step 5 — Starting up...");
 
         try
         {
             using var world = World.Create();
-            using var window = new Sdl3Window("Cortex Engine — Step 4", 1280, 720);
+            using var window = new Sdl3Window("Cortex Engine — Step 5", 1280, 720);
             var timing = new Timing();
             var input = new InputMapping();
             using var vulkan = new VulkanContext(window, enableValidation: false);
             using var swapchain = new Swapchain(vulkan);
             using var renderer = new MeshRenderer(vulkan, swapchain);
 
+            var ai = new AiCommandProcessor(world, LoadModel);
+
             var modelPath = FindModelPath(args);
-            var mesh = modelPath.EndsWith(".gltf", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+            var mesh = LoadModel(modelPath);
-                || modelPath.EndsWith(".glb", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
-                    ? GltfLoader.Load(modelPath, new Vector3(0.7f, 0.6f, 0.5f))
-                    : ObjLoader.Load(modelPath, new Vector3(0.7f, 0.6f, 0.5f));
 
             var model = world.Entity("Model")
                 .Set(new Transform(new Vector3(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f), Quaternion.Identity, new Vector3(0.5f)))
@@ -45,6 +45,13 @@ class Program
                     0.1f,
                     100.0f));
 
+            // Demo: AI agent commands.
+            Console.WriteLine("AI demo commands:");
+            Console.WriteLine(ai.Process("""{ "type": "list_entities" }""").Message);
+            Console.WriteLine(ai.Process("""{ "type": "spawn_model", "name": "SecondCube", "modelPath": "Content/cube.obj", "position": [0.8, 0, 0], "scale": [0.3, 0.3, 0.3] }""").Message);
+            Console.WriteLine(ai.Process("""{ "type": "list_entities" }""").Message);
+            Console.WriteLine(ai.Process("""{ "type": "set_transform", "name": "SecondCube", "position": [0.8, 0.5, 0], "rotation": [0, 0, 0, 1], "scale": [0.3, 0.3, 0.3] }""").Message);
+
             var frames = 0;
             var lastFpsTime = 0.0;
             var lastWidth = window.Width;
@@ -90,6 +97,14 @@ class Program
         }
     }
 
+    private static Mesh LoadModel(string path)
+    {
+        return path.EndsWith(".gltf", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+            || path.EndsWith(".glb", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                ? GltfLoader.Load(path, new Vector3(0.7f, 0.6f, 0.5f))
+                : ObjLoader.Load(path, new Vector3(0.7f, 0.6f, 0.5f));
+    }
+
     private static string FindModelPath(string[] args)
     {
         if (args.Length > 0 && File.Exists(args[0]))

src/Engine.AI/AiCommandProcessor.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+using System.Numerics;
+using System.Text.Json;
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+using Engine.AI.Commands;
+using Engine.AI.Serialization;
+using Engine.Core;
+using Engine.Core.Components;
+using Flecs.NET.Core;
+
+namespace Engine.AI;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Parses and executes JSON commands from an AI agent.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class AiCommandProcessor
+{
+    private readonly World _world;
+    private readonly Func<string, Mesh> _modelLoader;
+    private readonly JsonSerializerOptions _jsonOptions;
+
+    public AiCommandProcessor(World world, Func<string, Mesh> modelLoader)
+    {
+        _world = world;
+        _modelLoader = modelLoader;
+        _jsonOptions = new JsonSerializerOptions
+        {
+            PropertyNameCaseInsensitive = true,
+            Converters =
+            {
+                new JsonStringEnumConverter(),
+                new Vector3JsonConverter(),
+                new QuaternionJsonConverter()
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Process a single JSON command string.
+    /// </summary>
+    public AiCommandResult Process(string json)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            var command = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<AiCommand>(json, _jsonOptions);
+            if (command == null)
+                return AiCommandResult.Error("Failed to parse command.");
+
+            return command switch
+            {
+                SpawnModelCommand c => SpawnModel(c),
+                SetTransformCommand c => SetTransform(c),
+                DeleteEntityCommand c => DeleteEntity(c),
+                ListEntitiesCommand => ListEntities(),
+                _ => AiCommandResult.Error($"Unknown command type: {command.Type}")
+            };
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            return AiCommandResult.Error($"Command execution failed: {ex.Message}");
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Process a batch of JSON commands separated by newlines.
+    /// </summary>
+    public AiCommandResult[] ProcessBatch(string jsonBatch)
+    {
+        var lines = jsonBatch.Split(new[] { '\n', '\r' }, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);
+        return lines.Select(Process).ToArray();
+    }
+
+    private AiCommandResult SpawnModel(SpawnModelCommand command)
+    {
+        var mesh = _modelLoader(command.ModelPath);
+        var entity = _world.Entity(command.Name)
+            .Set(new Transform(command.Position, command.Rotation, command.Scale))
+            .Set(mesh);
+
+        return AiCommandResult.Ok($"Spawned entity '{command.Name}' with model '{command.ModelPath}' (id {(ulong)entity.Id}).");
+    }
+
+    private AiCommandResult SetTransform(SetTransformCommand command)
+    {
+        var entity = _world.Lookup(command.Name);
+        if ((ulong)entity.Id == 0)
+            return AiCommandResult.Error($"Entity '{command.Name}' not found.");
+
+        ref var transform = ref entity.Ensure<Transform>();
+
+        if (command.Position.HasValue)
+            transform.Position = command.Position.Value;
+        if (command.Rotation.HasValue)
+            transform.Rotation = command.Rotation.Value;
+        if (command.Scale.HasValue)
+            transform.Scale = command.Scale.Value;
+
+        return AiCommandResult.Ok($"Updated transform for entity '{command.Name}'.");
+    }
+
+    private AiCommandResult DeleteEntity(DeleteEntityCommand command)
+    {
+        var entity = _world.Lookup(command.Name);
+        if ((ulong)entity.Id == 0)
+            return AiCommandResult.Error($"Entity '{command.Name}' not found.");
+
+        entity.Destruct();
+
+        return AiCommandResult.Ok($"Deleted entity '{command.Name}'.");
+    }
+
+    private AiCommandResult ListEntities()
+    {
+        var names = new List<string>();
+        _world.Each((Entity e, ref Transform t) =>
+        {
+            var name = e.Name();
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(name))
+                names.Add(name);
+        });
+
+        var json = JsonSerializer.Serialize(names, _jsonOptions);
+        return AiCommandResult.Ok(json);
+    }
+}

src/Engine.AI/AiCommandResult.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+namespace Engine.AI;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Result returned by the AI command processor.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record AiCommandResult(bool Success, string Message)
+{
+    public static AiCommandResult Ok(string message) => new(true, message);
+    public static AiCommandResult Error(string message) => new(false, message);
+}

src/Engine.AI/Commands/AiCommand.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+
+namespace Engine.AI.Commands;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Base class for AI commands sent to the engine as JSON.
+/// The discriminator is the <c>type</c> property.
+/// </summary>
+[JsonPolymorphic(TypeDiscriminatorPropertyName = "type")]
+[JsonDerivedType(typeof(SpawnModelCommand), "spawn_model")]
+[JsonDerivedType(typeof(SetTransformCommand), "set_transform")]
+[JsonDerivedType(typeof(DeleteEntityCommand), "delete_entity")]
+[JsonDerivedType(typeof(ListEntitiesCommand), "list_entities")]
+public abstract record AiCommand
+{
+    public string Type => GetType().Name.Replace("Command", "").ToLowerInvariant();
+}

src/Engine.AI/Commands/DeleteEntityCommand.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+namespace Engine.AI.Commands;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Delete an entity by name.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record DeleteEntityCommand : AiCommand
+{
+    public required string Name { get; init; }
+}

src/Engine.AI/Commands/ListEntitiesCommand.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+namespace Engine.AI.Commands;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// List all named entities in the ECS world.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record ListEntitiesCommand : AiCommand;

src/Engine.AI/Commands/SetTransformCommand.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+using System.Numerics;
+
+namespace Engine.AI.Commands;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Update the Transform component of an existing entity by name.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record SetTransformCommand : AiCommand
+{
+    public required string Name { get; init; }
+    public Vector3? Position { get; init; }
+    public Quaternion? Rotation { get; init; }
+    public Vector3? Scale { get; init; }
+}

src/Engine.AI/Commands/SpawnModelCommand.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+using System.Numerics;
+
+namespace Engine.AI.Commands;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Spawn a named entity with a Mesh loaded from a model file and a Transform.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record SpawnModelCommand : AiCommand
+{
+    public required string Name { get; init; }
+    public required string ModelPath { get; init; }
+    public Vector3 Position { get; init; } = Vector3.Zero;
+    public Quaternion Rotation { get; init; } = Quaternion.Identity;
+    public Vector3 Scale { get; init; } = Vector3.One;
+}

src/Engine.AI/Engine.AI.csproj

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <TargetFramework>net9.0</TargetFramework>
+    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+    <AllowUnsafeBlocks>false</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\Engine.Core\Engine.Core.csproj" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>

src/Engine.AI/Serialization/QuaternionJsonConverter.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+using System.Numerics;
+using System.Text.Json;
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+
+namespace Engine.AI.Serialization;
+
+public sealed class QuaternionJsonConverter : JsonConverter<Quaternion>
+{
+    public override Quaternion Read(ref Utf8JsonReader reader, Type typeToConvert, JsonSerializerOptions options)
+    {
+        if (reader.TokenType != JsonTokenType.StartArray)
+            throw new JsonException("Expected array for Quaternion.");
+
+        reader.Read();
+        var x = reader.GetSingle();
+        reader.Read();
+        var y = reader.GetSingle();
+        reader.Read();
+        var z = reader.GetSingle();
+        reader.Read();
+        var w = reader.GetSingle();
+        reader.Read();
+
+        if (reader.TokenType != JsonTokenType.EndArray)
+            throw new JsonException("Expected 4 elements for Quaternion.");
+
+        return new Quaternion(x, y, z, w);
+    }
+
+    public override void Write(Utf8JsonWriter writer, Quaternion value, JsonSerializerOptions options)
+    {
+        writer.WriteStartArray();
+        writer.WriteNumberValue(value.X);
+        writer.WriteNumberValue(value.Y);
+        writer.WriteNumberValue(value.Z);
+        writer.WriteNumberValue(value.W);
+        writer.WriteEndArray();
+    }
+}

src/Engine.AI/Serialization/Vector3JsonConverter.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+using System.Numerics;
+using System.Text.Json;
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+
+namespace Engine.AI.Serialization;
+
+public sealed class Vector3JsonConverter : JsonConverter<Vector3>
+{
+    public override Vector3 Read(ref Utf8JsonReader reader, Type typeToConvert, JsonSerializerOptions options)
+    {
+        if (reader.TokenType != JsonTokenType.StartArray)
+            throw new JsonException("Expected array for Vector3.");
+
+        reader.Read();
+        var x = reader.GetSingle();
+        reader.Read();
+        var y = reader.GetSingle();
+        reader.Read();
+        var z = reader.GetSingle();
+        reader.Read();
+
+        if (reader.TokenType != JsonTokenType.EndArray)
+            throw new JsonException("Expected 3 elements for Vector3.");
+
+        return new Vector3(x, y, z);
+    }
+
+    public override void Write(Utf8JsonWriter writer, Vector3 value, JsonSerializerOptions options)
+    {
+        writer.WriteStartArray();
+        writer.WriteNumberValue(value.X);
+        writer.WriteNumberValue(value.Y);
+        writer.WriteNumberValue(value.Z);
+        writer.WriteEndArray();
+    }
+}