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|  | 1 | +--- | 
|  | 2 | +title: "Agents APIs" | 
|  | 3 | +sidebarTitle: "Agents" | 
|  | 4 | +description: | 
|  | 5 | +  "Build stateful agents that maintain persistent memory across interactions" | 
|  | 6 | +icon: "circle-small" | 
|  | 7 | +iconType: "solid" | 
|  | 8 | +--- | 
|  | 9 | + | 
|  | 10 | +import { SdkHeader } from "/snippets/sdk-header.mdx" | 
|  | 11 | +import SdkTip from "/snippets/sdk-tip.mdx" | 
|  | 12 | + | 
|  | 13 | +<SdkHeader language="AssemblyScript" feature="Agents" /> | 
|  | 14 | + | 
|  | 15 | +The Modus Agents APIs allow you to create stateful agents that maintain | 
|  | 16 | +persistent memory across interactions, survive system failures, and coordinate | 
|  | 17 | +complex multi-step operations. | 
|  | 18 | + | 
|  | 19 | +## Import | 
|  | 20 | + | 
|  | 21 | +To begin, import the `agents` namespace and `Agent` base class from the SDK: | 
|  | 22 | + | 
|  | 23 | +```ts | 
|  | 24 | +import { agents, Agent, AgentInfo } from "@hypermode/modus-sdk-as" | 
|  | 25 | +``` | 
|  | 26 | + | 
|  | 27 | +## Agent APIs | 
|  | 28 | + | 
|  | 29 | +{/* vale Google.Headings = NO */} | 
|  | 30 | + | 
|  | 31 | +The APIs in the `agents` namespace are below, organized by category. | 
|  | 32 | + | 
|  | 33 | +<SdkTip /> | 
|  | 34 | + | 
|  | 35 | +### Agent Management Functions | 
|  | 36 | + | 
|  | 37 | +#### register | 
|  | 38 | + | 
|  | 39 | +Register an agent class with the Modus runtime before it can be instantiated. | 
|  | 40 | + | 
|  | 41 | +```ts | 
|  | 42 | +function register<T extends Agent>(): void | 
|  | 43 | +``` | 
|  | 44 | + | 
|  | 45 | +<ResponseField name="T" required> | 
|  | 46 | +  The agent class type that extends the `Agent` base class. | 
|  | 47 | +</ResponseField> | 
|  | 48 | + | 
|  | 49 | +<Note> | 
|  | 50 | +  Agent registration must be done at the module level, outside of any function. | 
|  | 51 | +</Note> | 
|  | 52 | + | 
|  | 53 | +#### start | 
|  | 54 | + | 
|  | 55 | +Create and start a new agent instance. | 
|  | 56 | + | 
|  | 57 | +```ts | 
|  | 58 | +function start(agentName: string): AgentInfo | 
|  | 59 | +``` | 
|  | 60 | + | 
|  | 61 | +<ResponseField name="agentName" type="string" required> | 
|  | 62 | +  The name of the agent class to instantiate. This must match the `name` | 
|  | 63 | +  property returned by the agent class. | 
|  | 64 | +</ResponseField> | 
|  | 65 | + | 
|  | 66 | +#### stop | 
|  | 67 | + | 
|  | 68 | +Stop an agent instance. Once stopped, the agent can't be resumed. | 
|  | 69 | + | 
|  | 70 | +```ts | 
|  | 71 | +function stop(agentId: string): AgentInfo | 
|  | 72 | +``` | 
|  | 73 | + | 
|  | 74 | +<ResponseField name="agentId" type="string" required> | 
|  | 75 | +  The unique identifier of the agent instance to stop. | 
|  | 76 | +</ResponseField> | 
|  | 77 | + | 
|  | 78 | +#### get info | 
|  | 79 | + | 
|  | 80 | +Get information about a specific agent instance. | 
|  | 81 | + | 
|  | 82 | +```ts | 
|  | 83 | +function getInfo(agentId: string): AgentInfo | 
|  | 84 | +``` | 
|  | 85 | + | 
|  | 86 | +<ResponseField name="agentId" type="string" required> | 
|  | 87 | +  The unique identifier of the agent instance. | 
|  | 88 | +</ResponseField> | 
|  | 89 | + | 
|  | 90 | +#### list all | 
|  | 91 | + | 
|  | 92 | +List all active agent instances. | 
|  | 93 | + | 
|  | 94 | +```ts | 
|  | 95 | +function listAll(): AgentInfo[] | 
|  | 96 | +``` | 
|  | 97 | + | 
|  | 98 | +### Communication Functions | 
|  | 99 | + | 
|  | 100 | +#### send message | 
|  | 101 | + | 
|  | 102 | +Send a synchronous message to an agent and wait for a response. | 
|  | 103 | + | 
|  | 104 | +```ts | 
|  | 105 | +function sendMessage( | 
|  | 106 | +  agentId: string, | 
|  | 107 | +  messageName: string, | 
|  | 108 | +  data: string | null = null, | 
|  | 109 | +): string | null | 
|  | 110 | +``` | 
|  | 111 | + | 
|  | 112 | +<ResponseField name="agentId" type="string" required> | 
|  | 113 | +  The unique identifier of the target agent instance. | 
|  | 114 | +</ResponseField> | 
|  | 115 | + | 
|  | 116 | +<ResponseField name="messageName" type="string" required> | 
|  | 117 | +  The name of the message to send to the agent. | 
|  | 118 | +</ResponseField> | 
|  | 119 | + | 
|  | 120 | +<ResponseField name="data" type="string | null"> | 
|  | 121 | +  Optional data payload to send with the message. | 
|  | 122 | +</ResponseField> | 
|  | 123 | + | 
|  | 124 | +#### sendMessageAsync | 
|  | 125 | + | 
|  | 126 | +Send an asynchronous message to an agent without waiting for a response. | 
|  | 127 | + | 
|  | 128 | +```ts | 
|  | 129 | +function sendMessageAsync( | 
|  | 130 | +  agentId: string, | 
|  | 131 | +  messageName: string, | 
|  | 132 | +  data: string | null = null, | 
|  | 133 | +): void | 
|  | 134 | +``` | 
|  | 135 | + | 
|  | 136 | +<ResponseField name="agentId" type="string" required> | 
|  | 137 | +  The unique identifier of the target agent instance. | 
|  | 138 | +</ResponseField> | 
|  | 139 | + | 
|  | 140 | +<ResponseField name="messageName" type="string" required> | 
|  | 141 | +  The name of the message to send to the agent. | 
|  | 142 | +</ResponseField> | 
|  | 143 | + | 
|  | 144 | +<ResponseField name="data" type="string | null"> | 
|  | 145 | +  Optional data payload to send with the message. | 
|  | 146 | +</ResponseField> | 
|  | 147 | + | 
|  | 148 | +### Agent Base Class | 
|  | 149 | + | 
|  | 150 | +#### Agent | 
|  | 151 | + | 
|  | 152 | +The base class that all agents must extend. | 
|  | 153 | + | 
|  | 154 | +```ts | 
|  | 155 | +abstract class Agent { | 
|  | 156 | +  abstract get name(): string | 
|  | 157 | +  abstract onReceiveMessage( | 
|  | 158 | +    messageName: string, | 
|  | 159 | +    data: string | null, | 
|  | 160 | +  ): string | null | 
|  | 161 | + | 
|  | 162 | +  getState(): string | null | 
|  | 163 | +  setState(data: string | null): void | 
|  | 164 | +  onInitialize(): void | 
|  | 165 | +  onSuspend(): void | 
|  | 166 | +  onResume(): void | 
|  | 167 | +  onTerminate(): void | 
|  | 168 | +} | 
|  | 169 | +``` | 
|  | 170 | +
 | 
|  | 171 | +<ResponseField name="name" type="string" required> | 
|  | 172 | +  Abstract property that must return a unique name for the agent class. | 
|  | 173 | +</ResponseField> | 
|  | 174 | +
 | 
|  | 175 | +<ResponseField | 
|  | 176 | +  name="onReceiveMessage(messageName, data)" | 
|  | 177 | +  type="method" | 
|  | 178 | +  required | 
|  | 179 | +> | 
|  | 180 | +  Abstract method that handles incoming messages to the agent. Must be | 
|  | 181 | +  implemented by all agent classes. | 
|  | 182 | +</ResponseField> | 
|  | 183 | +
 | 
|  | 184 | +<ResponseField name="getState()" type="method"> | 
|  | 185 | +  Optional method that returns the agent's current state as a string for | 
|  | 186 | +  persistence. Called automatically when the agent needs to be suspended or | 
|  | 187 | +  migrated. | 
|  | 188 | +</ResponseField> | 
|  | 189 | +
 | 
|  | 190 | +<ResponseField name="setState(data)" type="method"> | 
|  | 191 | +  Optional method that restores the agent's state from a string. Called | 
|  | 192 | +  automatically when the agent is resumed or migrated. | 
|  | 193 | +</ResponseField> | 
|  | 194 | +
 | 
|  | 195 | +<ResponseField name="onInitialize()" type="method"> | 
|  | 196 | +  Optional lifecycle method called when the agent is first created. | 
|  | 197 | +</ResponseField> | 
|  | 198 | +
 | 
|  | 199 | +<ResponseField name="onSuspend()" type="method"> | 
|  | 200 | +  Optional lifecycle method called when the agent is about to be suspended. | 
|  | 201 | +</ResponseField> | 
|  | 202 | +
 | 
|  | 203 | +<ResponseField name="onResume()" type="method"> | 
|  | 204 | +  Optional lifecycle method called when the agent is resumed from suspension. | 
|  | 205 | +</ResponseField> | 
|  | 206 | +
 | 
|  | 207 | +<ResponseField name="onTerminate()" type="method"> | 
|  | 208 | +  Optional lifecycle method called when the agent is about to be terminated. | 
|  | 209 | +</ResponseField> | 
|  | 210 | +
 | 
|  | 211 | +### Types | 
|  | 212 | +
 | 
|  | 213 | +#### AgentInfo | 
|  | 214 | +
 | 
|  | 215 | +Information about an agent instance. | 
|  | 216 | +
 | 
|  | 217 | +```ts | 
|  | 218 | +class AgentInfo { | 
|  | 219 | +  id: string | 
|  | 220 | +  name: string | 
|  | 221 | +  status: string | 
|  | 222 | +} | 
|  | 223 | +``` | 
|  | 224 | +
 | 
|  | 225 | +<ResponseField name="id" type="string"> | 
|  | 226 | +  The unique identifier of the agent instance. | 
|  | 227 | +</ResponseField> | 
|  | 228 | +
 | 
|  | 229 | +<ResponseField name="name" type="string"> | 
|  | 230 | +  The name of the agent class. | 
|  | 231 | +</ResponseField> | 
|  | 232 | +
 | 
|  | 233 | +<ResponseField name="status" type="string"> | 
|  | 234 | +  The current status of the agent instance. | 
|  | 235 | +</ResponseField> | 
|  | 236 | +
 | 
|  | 237 | +## Example Usage | 
|  | 238 | +
 | 
|  | 239 | +Here's a complete example of a simple counter agent: | 
|  | 240 | +
 | 
|  | 241 | +### Agent Implementation | 
|  | 242 | +
 | 
|  | 243 | +```ts | 
|  | 244 | +import { Agent } from "@hypermode/modus-sdk-as" | 
|  | 245 | + | 
|  | 246 | +export class CounterAgent extends Agent { | 
|  | 247 | +  get name(): string { | 
|  | 248 | +    return "Counter" | 
|  | 249 | +  } | 
|  | 250 | + | 
|  | 251 | +  private count: i32 = 0 | 
|  | 252 | + | 
|  | 253 | +  getState(): string | null { | 
|  | 254 | +    return this.count.toString() | 
|  | 255 | +  } | 
|  | 256 | + | 
|  | 257 | +  setState(data: string | null): void { | 
|  | 258 | +    if (data == null) { | 
|  | 259 | +      return | 
|  | 260 | +    } | 
|  | 261 | +    this.count = i32.parse(data) | 
|  | 262 | +  } | 
|  | 263 | + | 
|  | 264 | +  onInitialize(): void { | 
|  | 265 | +    console.info("Counter agent started") | 
|  | 266 | +  } | 
|  | 267 | + | 
|  | 268 | +  onReceiveMessage(name: string, data: string | null): string | null { | 
|  | 269 | +    if (name == "count") { | 
|  | 270 | +      return this.count.toString() | 
|  | 271 | +    } | 
|  | 272 | + | 
|  | 273 | +    if (name == "increment") { | 
|  | 274 | +      if (data != null) { | 
|  | 275 | +        this.count += i32.parse(data) | 
|  | 276 | +      } else { | 
|  | 277 | +        this.count++ | 
|  | 278 | +      } | 
|  | 279 | +      return this.count.toString() | 
|  | 280 | +    } | 
|  | 281 | + | 
|  | 282 | +    return null | 
|  | 283 | +  } | 
|  | 284 | +} | 
|  | 285 | +``` | 
|  | 286 | + | 
|  | 287 | +### Function Integration | 
|  | 288 | + | 
|  | 289 | +```ts | 
|  | 290 | +import { agents, AgentInfo } from "@hypermode/modus-sdk-as" | 
|  | 291 | +import { CounterAgent } from "./counterAgent" | 
|  | 292 | + | 
|  | 293 | +// Register the agent | 
|  | 294 | +agents.register<CounterAgent>() | 
|  | 295 | + | 
|  | 296 | +export function startCounterAgent(): AgentInfo { | 
|  | 297 | +  return agents.start("Counter") | 
|  | 298 | +} | 
|  | 299 | + | 
|  | 300 | +export function getCount(agentId: string): i32 { | 
|  | 301 | +  const count = agents.sendMessage(agentId, "count") | 
|  | 302 | +  if (count == null) { | 
|  | 303 | +    return 0 | 
|  | 304 | +  } | 
|  | 305 | +  return i32.parse(count) | 
|  | 306 | +} | 
|  | 307 | + | 
|  | 308 | +export function updateCount(agentId: string): i32 { | 
|  | 309 | +  const count = agents.sendMessage(agentId, "increment") | 
|  | 310 | +  if (count == null) { | 
|  | 311 | +    return 0 | 
|  | 312 | +  } | 
|  | 313 | +  return i32.parse(count) | 
|  | 314 | +} | 
|  | 315 | + | 
|  | 316 | +export function updateCountAsync(agentId: string, qty: i32): void { | 
|  | 317 | +  agents.sendMessageAsync(agentId, "increment", qty.toString()) | 
|  | 318 | +} | 
|  | 319 | +``` | 
|  | 320 | + | 
|  | 321 | +### GraphQL Usage | 
|  | 322 | + | 
|  | 323 | +Once deployed, your agent functions become available via GraphQL: | 
|  | 324 | + | 
|  | 325 | +```graphql | 
|  | 326 | +# Start a new agent | 
|  | 327 | +mutation { | 
|  | 328 | +  startCounterAgent { | 
|  | 329 | +    id | 
|  | 330 | +    name | 
|  | 331 | +    status | 
|  | 332 | +  } | 
|  | 333 | +} | 
|  | 334 | + | 
|  | 335 | +# Get the current count | 
|  | 336 | +query { | 
|  | 337 | +  getCount(agentId: "agent_abc123") | 
|  | 338 | +} | 
|  | 339 | + | 
|  | 340 | +# Increment the count | 
|  | 341 | +mutation { | 
|  | 342 | +  updateCount(agentId: "agent_abc123") | 
|  | 343 | +} | 
|  | 344 | +``` | 
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