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+/-  spider
+/+  *strandio
+::
+=,  strand=strand:spider
+::
+::  send on /spider/garden/json/get-dudes/json
+::
+|%
+++  buds                                                 ::  get agents currently running
+  |=  p=desk
+  =/  m  (strand ,(list dude:gall))
+  ^-  form:m
+  ?.  =(%$ p)
+    ;<  q=(list dude:gall)  bind:m  (suds p)
+    (pure:m q)
+  ;<  q=(list desk)  bind:m  duds
+  =|  r=(list (list dude:gall))
+  |-  ^-  form:m
+  =*  s  $
+  ?~  q  (pure:m (zing r))
+  ;<  t=(list dude:gall)  bind:m  (suds i.q)
+  s(q t.q, r [t r])
+::
+++  suds                                                 ::  clean %ge scry
+  |=  p=desk
+  =/  m  (strand ,(list dude:gall))
+  ^-  form:m
+  ;<  q=(set [dude:gall ?])  bind:m
+    (scry (set ,[dude:gall ?]) /ge/(scot %tas p))
+  %-  pure:m
+  (murn ~(tap in q) |=([dude:gall ?] ?.(+.+< ~ `-.+<)))
+::
+++  duds                                                 ::  get desks
+  =/  m  (strand ,(list desk))
+  ^-  form:m
+  ;<  p=(set desk)  bind:m  (scry (set ,desk) /cd/base)
+  (pure:m ~(tap in p))
+--
+::
+^-  thread:spider
+|=  jon=vase
+=/  m  (strand ,vase)
+^-  form:m
+;<  =bowl:spider  bind:m  get-bowl
+=,  bowl
+?~  know=!<((unit json) jon)
+  (pure:m !>(`json`[%s 'invalid-request']))
+?.  ?=([%s @] u.know)
+  (pure:m !>(`json`[%s 'invalid-request']))
+=,  format
+;<  breh=(list @tas)  bind:m  (buds (so:dejs u.know))
+%-  pure:m  
+!>(`json`(frond:enjs 'buds' a+(turn breh |=(@tas s+[+<]))))