Building AI Agents

A comprehensive guide to creating, configuring, and deploying autonomous AI agents with AgentForge.

Quick Start

AgentForge is a framework for building, testing, and deploying autonomous AI agents. It provides a unified API across multiple LLM providers.

npm install -g @agentforge/cli
agentforge init my-agent
cd my-agent
agentforge dev

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+ — The runtime for running agents locally
• An API key — From OpenAI, Anthropic, or any supported provider
• Git — For version control and template management

Installation

AgentForge supports multiple installation methods. The npm package is recommended for most users.

npm install -g @agentforge/cli

Configuration

AgentForge uses a YAML configuration file at the root of your project. The CLI generates a default config during init.

Agents

An agent is an AI entity configured with a system prompt, a model, and a set of tools. Agents process tasks autonomously or within workflows.

const agent = new Agent({
  name: 'research-assistant',
  model: 'gpt-4o'
});

Tools

Tools are functions that agents can call during task execution. AgentForge includes built-in tools and supports custom tool creation.

Workflows

Workflows chain multiple agents and tools into multi-step processes. Each step receives the output of the previous step as context.

API Reference

AgentForge provides both REST and WebSocket APIs for managing agents programmatically.