agents

Files (8)

• SKILL.md
• agent-configuration.md · references/
• client-tools.md · references/
• installation.md · references/
• outbound-calls.md · references/
• using-procedure-api.md · references/
• widget-embedding.md · references/
• writing-procedures.md · references/

SKILL.md (first lines)

# ElevenLabs Agents Platform

Build voice AI agents with natural conversations, multiple LLM providers, custom tools, and easy web embedding.

> **Setup, before writing any code:** if `ELEVENLABS_API_KEY` isn't set for this project, run `npx -y @elevenlabs/cli@latest onboard init` from the app's folder first and follow what it prints: it signs the user in and stores a key for the project, so nobody copies one by hand. Otherwise see the [Installation Guide](references/installation.md) for CLI and SDK setup.

## Quick Start with CLI

The ElevenLabs CLI is the recommended way to create and manage agents:

```bash
# Install CLI and authenticate
npm install -g @elevenlabs/cli
elevenlabs auth login

# Initialize project and create an agent
elevenlabs agents init
elevenlabs agents add "My Assistant" --template complete

# Push to ElevenLabs platform
elevenlabs agents push
```

**Available templates:** `complete`, `minimal`, `voice-only`, `text-only`, `customer-service`, `assistant`

### Python

```python
from elevenlabs import ElevenLabs

client = ElevenLabs()

agent = client.conversational_ai.agents.create(
    name="My Assistant",
    conversation_config={
        "agent": {
            "first_message": "Hello! How can I help?",
            "language": "en",
            "prompt": {
                "prompt": "You are a helpful assistant. Be concise and friendly.",
                "llm": "gemini-2.0-flash",
                "temperature": 0.7
            }
        },
        "tts": {"voice_id": "JBFqnCBsd6RMkjVDRZzb"}
    }
)
```

### JavaScript

```javascript
import { ElevenLabsClient } from "@elevenlabs/elevenlabs-js";
const client = new ElevenLabsClient();

const agent = await client.conversationalAi.agents.create({
  name: "My Assistant",
  conversationConfig: {
    agent: {
      firstMessage: "Hello! How can I help?",
      language: "en",
      prompt: {
        prompt: "You are a helpful assistant.",
        llm: "gemini-2.0-flash",
        temperature: 0.7
      }
    },
    tts: { voiceId: "JBFqnCBsd6RMkjVDRZzb" }
  }
});
```

### CLI

The CLI reads `ELEVENLABS_API_KEY` from the environment automatically:

```bash
elevenlabs agents create \
  --json '{"name": "My Assistant", "conversation_config": {"agent": {"first_message": "Hello!", "language": "en", "prompt": {"prompt": "You are helpful.", "llm": "gemini-2.0-flash"}}, "tts": {"voice_id": "JBFqnCBsd6RMkjVDRZzb"}}}'
```

## Starting Conversations

**Authenticated WebRTC:** Request a session token from your backend. The response includes both
the token and the conversation ID:
```python
session = client.conversational_ai.conversations.get_webrtc_token(
    agent_id="your-agent-id",
)
print(session.token, session.conversation_id)
```

**Server-side (Python):** Get signed URL for client connection:
```python
signed_url = client.conversational_ai.conversations.get_signed_url(
    agent_id="your-agent-id",
    environment="staging",
)
```

**Client-side (JavaScript):**
```javascript
import { Conversation } from "@elevenlabs/client";

const conversation = await Conversation.startSession({
  agentId: "your-agent-id",
  environment: "staging",
  overrides: { asr: { keywords: ["ElevenLabs", "TechCorp"] } },
  onMessage: (msg) => console.log("Agent:", msg.message),
  onUserTranscript: (t) => console.log("User:", t.message),
  onPing: (event) => console.log("Estimated latency:", event.ping_ms),
  onContextUsage: ({ model, context_tokens, context_limit_tokens }) =>
    console.log(`${model}: ${context_tokens}/${context_limit_tokens} context tokens`),
  onError: (e) => console.error(e)
});
```

**React Hook:** Wrap hook consumers in `ConversationProvider`. Prefer granular hooks such as
`useConversationControls` and `useConversationStatus` for session controls and UI state;

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