---
title: Quickstart
description: Get started with Deep Agents and CopilotKit in minutes.
icon: "lucide/Rocket"
---
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  variant="card"
  title="Ship Deep Agents to production"
  body="Add persistent threads, observability, and the inspector with the Enterprise Intelligence Platform."
  ctaLabel="Create a free account"
  surface="docs_deepagents_quickstart"
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## Prerequisites

Before you begin, you'll need the following:

- An OpenAI API key
- Node.js 20+
- Your favorite package manager
- A LangGraph Platform API key - only required if deploying to the Deep Agent platform

## Getting started

<Steps>
    <Step>
        ### Create a free account

        <SignupLink surface="docs_deepagents_quickstart_step1">Sign up for a free developer account</SignupLink> on our Enterprise Intelligence Platform to get a license key. You'll use it later to enable persistent threads, observability, and the inspector.
    </Step>

    <Step>
        ### Initialize your agent project

        <Tabs groupId="agent_language" items={['Python', 'TypeScript']} persist>
            <Tab value="Python">
                If you don't already have a Python project set up, create one using `uv`:

                ```bash
                uv init my-agent
                cd my-agent
                ```
            </Tab>
            <Tab value="TypeScript">
                If you don't already have a Node.js project set up, create one using `npm`:

                ```bash
                mkdir my-agent
                cd my-agent
                npm init -y
                ```
            </Tab>
        </Tabs>
    </Step>
    <Step>
        ### Add necessary dependencies

        <Tabs groupId="agent_language" items={['Python', 'TypeScript']} persist>
            <Tab value="Python">
                Add the `deepagents`, `langchain-openai`, and `copilotkit` packages:

                ```bash
                uv add deepagents copilotkit langchain-openai
                ```
            </Tab>
            <Tab value="TypeScript">
                Add the `deepagents`, `@langchain/langgraph`, `@copilotkit/sdk-js`, and `@langchain/openai` packages:

                ```bash
                npm install deepagents @langchain/langgraph @copilotkit/sdk-js @langchain/openai
                ```
            </Tab>
        </Tabs>
    </Step>
    <Step>
        ### Create your Deep Agent

        <Tabs groupId="agent_setup" items={['Python', 'TypeScript', 'FastAPI']}>
            <Tab value="Python">
                Create a simple Deep Agent:

                ```python title="main.py"
                from deepagents import create_deep_agent
                from copilotkit import CopilotKitMiddleware

                def get_weather(location: str):
                    """Get weather for a location"""
                    return f"The weather in {location} is sunny."

                agent = create_deep_agent(
                    model="openai:gpt-4o",
                    tools=[get_weather],
                    middleware=[CopilotKitMiddleware()], # for frontend tools and context
                    system_prompt="You are a helpful research assistant.",
                )
                ```

                Then to test and deploy with Deep Agent, create a `langgraph.json`:

                ```sh
                touch langgraph.json
                ```

                ```json title="langgraph.json"
                {
                    "python_version": "3.12",
                    "dockerfile_lines": [],
                    "dependencies": ["."],
                    "package_manager": "uv",
                    "graphs": {
                        "sample_agent": "./main.py:agent"
                    },
                    "env": ".env"
                }
                ```
            </Tab>
            <Tab value="TypeScript">
                Create a simple Deep Agent:

                ```ts title="agent.ts"
                import { createDeepAgent } from "deepagents";
                import { copilotkitMiddleware } from "@copilotkit/sdk-js/langgraph";
                import { tool } from "langchain";
                import { z } from "zod";

                const getWeather = tool(
                    async ({ location }) => `The weather in ${location} is sunny.`,
                    {
                        name: "get_weather",
                        description: "Get the weather for a given location.",
                        schema: z.object({ location: z.string().describe("The location to get the weather for") }),
                    }
                );

                export const agent = createDeepAgent({
                    model: "openai:gpt-4o",
                    tools: [getWeather],
                    middleware: [copilotkitMiddleware],
                    systemPrompt: "You are a helpful research assistant.",
                });
                ```

                Then to test and deploy with Deep Agent, create a `langgraph.json`:

                ```sh
                touch langgraph.json
                ```

                ```json title="langgraph.json"
                {
                    "node_version": "20",
                    "dependencies": ["."],
                    "package_manager": "npm",
                    "graphs": {
                        "sample_agent": "./agent.ts:agent"
                    },
                    "env": ".env"
                }
                ```

                <Callout type="info">
                    When setting up the Copilot Runtime in the next steps, select the **Deep Agent** tab.
                </Callout>
            </Tab>
            <Tab value="FastAPI">
                Add the `ag-ui-langgraph`, `fastapi`, and `uvicorn` packages:

                ```bash
                uv add ag-ui-langgraph fastapi uvicorn
                ```

                Create a Deep Agent and expose it as an AG-UI endpoint:

                ```python title="main.py"
                from ag_ui_langgraph import add_langgraph_fastapi_endpoint
                from copilotkit import CopilotKitMiddleware, LangGraphAGUIAgent
                from deepagents import create_deep_agent
                from fastapi import FastAPI
                from langgraph.checkpoint.memory import MemorySaver

                app = FastAPI()

                def get_weather(location: str):
                    """Get weather for a location"""
                    return f"The weather in {location} is sunny."

                agent = create_deep_agent(
                    model="openai:gpt-4o",
                    tools=[get_weather],
                    middleware=[CopilotKitMiddleware()], # for frontend tools and context
                    system_prompt="You are a helpful research assistant.",
                    checkpointer=MemorySaver()
                )

                add_langgraph_fastapi_endpoint(
                    app=app,
                    agent=LangGraphAGUIAgent(
                        name="sample_agent",
                        description="An example agent to use as a starting point for your own agent.",
                        graph=agent,
                    ),
                    path="/",
                )

                def main():
                    """Run the uvicorn server."""
                    import uvicorn
                    uvicorn.run(
                        "main:app",
                        host="0.0.0.0",
                        port=8123,
                        reload=True,
                    )

                if __name__ == "__main__":
                    main()
                ```
            </Tab>
        </Tabs>

        <Callout type="info" title="What is AG-UI?">
            AG-UI is an open protocol for frontend-agent communication. Deep Agents use it to stream state and tool calls to your frontend in real-time.
        </Callout>
    </Step>
    <Step>
        ### Configure your environment

        Create a `.env` file in your agent directory and add your OpenAI API key:

        ```plaintext title=".env"
        OPENAI_API_KEY=your_openai_api_key
        ```

        <Callout type="info" title="Other models">
        Deep Agents support any model available via LangChain. Change the `model` parameter in `create_deep_agent` to switch providers.
        </Callout>
    </Step>
    <Step>
        ### Create your frontend

        CopilotKit works with any React-based frontend. We'll use Next.js for this example.

        ```bash
        npx create-next-app@latest frontend
        cd frontend
        ```
    </Step>
    <Step>
        ### Install CopilotKit packages

        ```npm
        npm install @copilotkit/react-ui @copilotkit/react-core @copilotkit/runtime
        ```
    </Step>
    <Step>
        ### Setup Copilot Runtime

        Create an API route to connect CopilotKit to your Deep Agent:

        ```sh
        mkdir -p app/api/copilotkit && touch app/api/copilotkit/route.ts
        ```

        <Callout type="info" title="Using Next.js is optional">
            If you'd rather skip the Next.js API proxy, see LangChain's
            [CopilotKit integration guide](https://docs.langchain.com/oss/python/langchain/frontend/integrations/copilotkit)
            for how to add a custom CopilotKit route directly to your LangGraph deployment.
        </Callout>

        <Tabs groupId="deployment_method" items={['Deep Agent', 'FastAPI']}>
            <Tab value="Deep Agent">
                ```tsx title="app/api/copilotkit/route.ts"
                import {
                    CopilotRuntime,
                    ExperimentalEmptyAdapter,
                    copilotRuntimeNextJSAppRouterEndpoint,
                } from "@copilotkit/runtime";
                import { LangGraphAgent } from "@copilotkit/runtime/langgraph";
                import { NextRequest } from "next/server";

                const serviceAdapter = new ExperimentalEmptyAdapter();

                const runtime = new CopilotRuntime({
                    agents: {
                        sample_agent: new LangGraphAgent({
                            deploymentUrl: process.env.LANGGRAPH_DEPLOYMENT_URL || "http://localhost:8123",
                            graphId: "sample_agent",
                            langsmithApiKey: process.env.LANGSMITH_API_KEY || "",
                        }),
                    }
                });

                export const POST = async (req: NextRequest) => {
                    const { handleRequest } = copilotRuntimeNextJSAppRouterEndpoint({
                        runtime,
                        serviceAdapter,
                        endpoint: "/api/copilotkit",
                    });

                    return handleRequest(req);
                };
                ```
            </Tab>
            <Tab value="FastAPI">
                ```tsx title="app/api/copilotkit/route.ts"
                import {
                    CopilotRuntime,
                    ExperimentalEmptyAdapter,
                    copilotRuntimeNextJSAppRouterEndpoint,
                } from "@copilotkit/runtime";
                import { LangGraphHttpAgent } from "@copilotkit/runtime/langgraph";
                import { NextRequest } from "next/server";

                const serviceAdapter = new ExperimentalEmptyAdapter();

                const runtime = new CopilotRuntime({
                    agents: {
                        sample_agent: new LangGraphHttpAgent({
                            url: process.env.LANGGRAPH_DEPLOYMENT_URL || "http://localhost:8123",
                        }),
                    }
                });

                export const POST = async (req: NextRequest) => {
                    const { handleRequest } = copilotRuntimeNextJSAppRouterEndpoint({
                        runtime,
                        serviceAdapter,
                        endpoint: "/api/copilotkit",
                    });

                    return handleRequest(req);
                };
                ```
            </Tab>
        </Tabs>
    </Step>
    <Step>
        ### Configure CopilotKit Provider

        Wrap your application with the CopilotKit provider:

        ```tsx title="app/layout.tsx"
        import { CopilotKit } from "@copilotkit/react-core/v2";
        import "@copilotkit/react-core/v2/styles.css";

        // ...

        export default function RootLayout({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
            return (
                <html lang="en">
                    <body>
                        <CopilotKit runtimeUrl="/api/copilotkit" agent="sample_agent">
                            {children}
                        </CopilotKit>
                    </body>
                </html>
            );
        }
        ```
    </Step>
    <Step>
        ### Add the chat interface

        Add the CopilotSidebar component to your page:

        ```tsx title="app/page.tsx"
        "use client";

        import { CopilotSidebar } from "@copilotkit/react-core/v2";
        import { useDefaultRenderTool } from "@copilotkit/react-core/v2";

        export default function Page() {
            useDefaultRenderTool({
                render: ({ name, status, parameters, result }) => (
                    <details>
                        <summary>
                            {status === "complete" ? `Called ${name}` : `Calling ${name}`}
                        </summary>
                        <p>Status: {status}</p>
                        <p>Args: {JSON.stringify(parameters)}</p>
                        <p>Result: {JSON.stringify(result)}</p>
                    </details>
                ),
            });

            return (
                <main>
                    <h1>Your App</h1>
                    <CopilotSidebar />
                </main>
            );
        }
        ```
    </Step>
    <Step>
        ### Start your agent

        <Tabs groupId="deployment_method" items={['Deep Agent', 'FastAPI']}>
            <Tab value="Deep Agent">
                ```bash
                npx @langchain/langgraph-cli dev --port 8123 --no-browser
                ```
            </Tab>
            <Tab value="FastAPI">
                ```bash
                uv run main.py
                ```
            </Tab>
        </Tabs>

        Your agent will be available at `http://localhost:8123`.

        <Callout type="info">
            If port 8123 is already in use, change the `--port` flag (or the `port=` argument
            in the FastAPI `main.py`) and update `LANGGRAPH_DEPLOYMENT_URL` in Step 7 to match.
        </Callout>
    </Step>
    <Step>
        ### Start your UI

        In a separate terminal, navigate to your frontend directory and start the development server:

        <Tabs groupId="package-manager" items={['npm', 'pnpm', 'yarn', 'bun']}>
            <Tab value="npm">
                ```bash
                cd frontend && npm run dev
                ```
            </Tab>
            <Tab value="pnpm">
                ```bash
                cd frontend && pnpm dev
                ```
            </Tab>
            <Tab value="yarn">
                ```bash
                cd frontend && yarn dev
                ```
            </Tab>
            <Tab value="bun">
                ```bash
                cd frontend && bun dev
                ```
            </Tab>
        </Tabs>
    </Step>

</Steps>