google/bottery

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Bottery is a syntax, editor, and simulator for prototyping generative contextual conversations modeled as finite state machines, with maps written in JSON. It includes BotteryStudio, a JavaScript front-end for visualizing, editing, and simulating conversations similar to tools like Twine and DialogFlow.

Use cases

• prototype a chatbot conversation as a finite state machine
• write generative dialogue for a game or interactive story
• simulate a conversational agent before deploying to DialogFlow
• design branching dialogue trees with state and variables
• teach non-coders how conversational agents work
• generate text with Tracery-style grammars inside a bot

When to choose

• you want a visual, writer-friendly tool for prototyping contextual chatbots
• you need FSM-based conversation design with blackboard state variables
• you like Tracery-style generative grammar and want it in a dialogue tool

When to avoid

• you need a production chatbot platform with NLU and integrations
• you require active maintenance or recent updates - the project hasn't been released since 2018
• you need voice or multichannel bot deployment

Facets

library · maturity abandoned

chatbot parser editor gui simulation artificial-intelligence chatbots developer-tools browser conversational-agents finite-state-machines tracery prototyping interactive-fiction generative-text natural-language-processing game-development web-server javascript nodejs

Member repositories

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="google/bottery")