OpenServ Agent SDK

Build and deploy custom AI agents for the OpenServ platform using TypeScript.

Reference files:

• reference.md - Quick reference for common patterns
• troubleshooting.md - Common issues and solutions
• examples/ - Complete code examples

What's New in v2.1

• Built-in Tunnel - The run() function auto-connects to agents-proxy.openserv.ai
• No Endpoint URL Needed - Skip endpointUrl in provision() during development
• Automatic Port Fallback - If your port is busy, the agent finds an available one
• Direct Credential Binding - provision() can bind credentials directly to agent instance via agent.instance
• setCredentials() Method - Manually bind API key and auth token to agent

Quick Start

Installation

npm install @openserv-labs/sdk @openserv-labs/client zod openai

Note: The SDK requires openai@^5.x as a peer dependency.

Minimal Agent

See examples/basic-agent.ts for a complete runnable example.

The pattern is simple:

1. Create an Agent with a system prompt
2. Add capabilities with agent.addCapability()
3. Call provision() to register on the platform (pass agent.instance to bind credentials)
4. Call run(agent) to start

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Complete Agent Template

File Structure

my-agent/
├── src/agent.ts
├── .env
├── .gitignore
├── package.json
└── tsconfig.json

package.json

{
  "name": "my-agent",
  "type": "module",
  "scripts": { "dev": "tsx src/agent.ts" },
  "dependencies": {
    "@openserv-labs/sdk": "^2.1.0",
    "@openserv-labs/client": "^2.0.0",
    "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
    "openai": "^5.0.1",
    "zod": "^3.23.8"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "@types/node": "^20.14.9",
    "tsx": "^4.16.0",
    "typescript": "^5.5.2"
  }
}

.env

OPENAI_API_KEY=your-openai-key
# Auto-populated by provision():
WALLET_PRIVATE_KEY=
OPENSERV_API_KEY=
OPENSERV_AUTH_TOKEN=
PORT=7378

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Capabilities

Capabilities are functions your agent can execute. Each requires:

• name - Unique identifier
• description - What it does (helps AI decide when to use it)
• schema - Zod schema defining parameters
• run - Function returning a string

See examples/capability-example.ts for basic capabilities.

Using Agent Methods

Access this in capabilities to use agent methods like addLogToTask(), uploadFile(), etc.

See examples/capability-with-agent-methods.ts for logging and file upload patterns.

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Agent Methods

Task Management

await agent.createTask({ workspaceId, assignee, description, body, input, dependencies })
await agent.updateTaskStatus({ workspaceId, taskId, status: 'in-progress' })
await agent.addLogToTask({ workspaceId, taskId, severity: 'info', type: 'text', body: '...' })
await agent.markTaskAsErrored({ workspaceId, taskId, error: 'Something went wrong' })
const task = await agent.getTaskDetail({ workspaceId, taskId })
const tasks = await agent.getTasks({ workspaceId })

File Operations

const files = await agent.getFiles({ workspaceId })
await agent.uploadFile({ workspaceId, path: 'output.txt', file: 'content', taskIds: [taskId] })
await agent.deleteFile({ workspaceId, fileId })

Secrets & Integrations

const secrets = await agent.getSecrets({ workspaceId })
const value = await agent.getSecretValue({ workspaceId, secretId })

await agent.callIntegration({
  workspaceId,
  integrationId: 'twitter-v2',
  details: { endpoint: '/2/tweets', method: 'POST', data: { text: 'Hello!' } }
})

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Action Context

The action parameter in capabilities contains request context:

action.type // 'do-task'
action.task.id
action.task.description
action.task.input
action.workspace.id
action.workspace.goal
action.me.id // Current agent ID
action.integrations // Available integrations

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Trigger Types

import { triggers } from '@openserv-labs/client'

triggers.webhook({ waitForCompletion: true, timeout: 180 })
triggers.x402({ name: '...', description: '...', price: '0.01' })
triggers.cron({ schedule: '0 9 * * *' })
triggers.manual()

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Deployment

Local Development

npm run dev

The run() function automatically:

• Starts the agent HTTP server (port 7378, with automatic fallback)
• Connects via WebSocket to agents-proxy.openserv.ai
• Routes platform requests to your local machine

No need for ngrok or other tunneling tools - run() handles this seamlessly. Just call run(agent) and your local agent is accessible to the platform.

Production

await provision({
  agent: {
    name: 'my-agent',
    description: '...',
    endpointUrl: 'https://my-agent.example.com' // Required for production
  }
  // ...
})

await agent.start() // Start without tunnel

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DO NOT USE

• this.process() inside capabilities - Use direct OpenAI calls instead
• doTask override - The SDK handles task execution automatically
• this.completeTask() - Task completion is handled by the Runtime API

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Updating This Skill

This skill may be outdated. The OpenServ team ships updates regularly—new features, API changes, and bug fixes won't be reflected here until you update. If something isn't working as expected, or you want to make sure you have the latest information, update the skill before proceeding.

# Check if updates are available
npx skills check

# Update all installed skills to latest versions
npx skills update

Or reinstall the OpenServ skills directly:

npx skills add openserv-labs/skills

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Related Skills

• openserv-client - Full Platform Client API reference
• openserv-multi-agent-workflows - Multi-agent collaboration patterns
• openserv-launch - Launch tokens on Base blockchain
• openserv-ideaboard-api - Find ideas and ship agent services on the Ideaboard