agents

# Inkeep Agents Inkeep is a platform to build AI Agents with a **No-Code Visual Builder** or **TypeScript SDK**. Agents can be edited in either code or no-code with **full 2-way sync**, so your technical and non-technical teams can create and manage Agents in a single platform. ## Use Cases Inkeep Agents can operate as real-time **AI Chat Assistants** as: - a customer experience agent for customer support, technical docs, or in-app product copilot - an internal copilot to assist your support, sales, marketing, ops, and other teams Agents can also be used to automate complex **AI Workflows** for tasks like: - Creating and updating knowledge bases, docs, and blogs - Updating CRMs, triaging tickets, and completing other business processes To get started, see the [docs](https://docs.inkeep.com). ## Two ways to build ### No-Code Visual Agent Builder A no-code drag-and-drop canvas designed to let both technical and non-technical teams create and manage Agents. <img src="agents-docs/public/gifs/visual-builder.gif" alt="No-Code Agent Builder demo" width="100%" style={{ borderRadius: "10px" }} /> ### TypeScript Agents SDK A code-first approach for building and managing teams of Agents with a multi-agent architecture. The SDK allows developers to build with the tools engineering teams expect. ```typescript import { agent, subAgent } from "@inkeep/agents-sdk"; const helloAgent = subAgent({ id: "hello-agent", name: "Hello Agent", description: "Says hello", prompt: 'You are a basic Agent that just says hello. You only reply with the word "hello", but you may do it in different variations like h3110, h3110w0rld, h3110w0rld! etc...', }); export const basicAgent = agent({ id: "basic-agent", name: "Basic Agent Example", description: "A basic agent", defaultSubAgent: helloAgent, subAgents: () => [helloAgent], }); ``` The **Visual Builder and TypeScript SDK are fully interoperable**: your technical and non-technical teams can edit and manage Agents in either format and switch or collaborate with others at any time. ## Platform The Inkeep Agent platform includes: - A Visual Builder & TypeScript SDK with 2-way sync - Multi-Agent architecture for building teams of agents - MCP Tools with Credential Management - A UI Component Library for dynamic AI chat experiences - Triggering Agents with MCP, A2A, & Vercel SDK APIs - Observability via a Traces UI & OpenTelemetry - Easy deployment to Vercel and Docker For a full overview, see the [Concepts](https://docs.inkeep.com/concepts) guide. ## Architecture The Inkeep Agent Platform is composed of several key services and libraries that work together: - **agents-manage-api**: An API that handles configuration of Agents, Sub Agents, MCP Servers, Credentials, and Projects with a REST API. - **agents-manage-ui**: Visual Builder web interface for creating and managing Agents. Writes to the `agents-manage-api`. - **agents-sdk**: TypeScript SDK (`@inkeep/agents-sdk`) for declaratively defining Agents and custom tools in code. Writes to `agents-manage-api`. - **agents-cli**: Includes various handy utilities, including `inkeep push` and `inkeep pull` which sync your TypeScript SDK code with the Visual Builder. - **agents-run-api**: The Runtime API that exposes Agents as APIs and executes Agent conversations. Keeps conversation state and emits OTEL traces. - **agents-ui**: A UI component library of chat interfaces for embedding rich, dynamic Agent conversational experiences in web apps. Underneath the hood, the framework uses the [Vercel AI SDK](https://ai-sdk.dev/docs/introduction) for interfacing with LLM providers. The `agents-sdk`/ `agents-manage-api` share many concepts with Vercel's `ai` SDK, and `agents-run-api` outputs an chat stream compatible with Vercel's [`useChat`](https://ai-sdk.dev/docs/ai-sdk-ui) and [AI Elements](https://ai-sdk.dev/elements/overview) primitives for custom UIs. ## License and Community The Inkeep Agent Framework is licensed under the **Elastic License 2.0** ([ELv2](https://www.elastic.co/licensing/elastic-license)) subject to **Inkeep's Supplemental Terms** ([SUPPLEMENTAL_TERMS.md](https://github.com/inkeep/agents/blob/main/SUPPLEMENTAL_TERMS.md)). This is a [fair-code](https://faircode.io/), source-available license that allows broad usage while protecting against certain competitive uses. Inkeep is designed to be extensible and open: you can use the LLM provider of your choice, use Agents via open protocols, and easily deploy and self-host Agents in your own infra. If you'd like to contribute, follow our [contribution guide](https://docs.inkeep.com/community/contributing/overview). [Follow us](https://docs.inkeep.com/community/inkeep-community) to stay up to date, get help, and share feedback.