AG-UI Headless UI Integration

@cloudbase/agent-react-core provides the core APIs needed to integrate AG-Kit conversational capabilities in React applications, enabling quick integration with AI Agents that conform to the AG-UI protocol.

Feature Overview

• Chat state management
• Message sending and aborting
• Session thread switching
• Client-side tool registration
• Custom Tool Call rendering
• Transport layer integration

Installation

npm install @cloudbase/agent-react-core

Quick Start

It is recommended to first initialize the runtime with AgKit, then read messages and send content in child components via useChat.

import cloudbase from "@cloudbase/js-sdk";
import { AgKit, CloudBaseTransport, useChat } from "@cloudbase/agent-react-core";

const app = cloudbase.init({ env: "your-env-id" });
const transport = new CloudBaseTransport({
  app,
  agentId: "your-agent-id",
});

function ChatView() {
  const { uiMessages, sendMessage, streaming, abort } = useChat();

  return (
    <div>
      <button onClick={() => sendMessage("你好")}>Send</button>
      <button onClick={abort} disabled={!streaming}>
        Stop
      </button>

      {uiMessages.map((message) => (
        <div key={message.id}>
          <strong>{message.role}:</strong> {message.content}
        </div>
      ))}
    </div>
  );
}

export function App() {
  return (
    <AgKit transport={transport}>
      <ChatView />
    </AgKit>
  );
}

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API Reference

AgKit

AgKit is used to initialize the chat runtime and provide context to child components.

AgKitProps

Option	Required	Type	Description
transport	Yes	Transport	Transport layer instance responsible for sending messages to the backend and consuming the event stream
defaultThreadId	No	string	Default thread ID used during initial initialization, only effective at runtime initialization
instanceId	No	string	Instance identifier for isolating state in multi-chat instance scenarios
children	Yes	React.ReactNode	Child components

Example

<AgKit transport={transport} defaultThreadId="thread-001">
  <ChatView />
</AgKit>

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useChat

useChat provides the core state and operation methods during the chat process.

Parameters UseChatOptions

Option	Required	Type	Description
instanceId	No	string	Instance identifier for multi-instance scenarios, used to associate with a specific AgKit instance

Return Value UseChatReturn

Option	Type	Description
messages	Message[]	Underlying raw message data
uiMessages	UIMessage[]	Message list suitable for direct rendering (merges consecutive assistant messages, supports parts structure)
streaming	boolean	Whether a streaming response is in progress
error	AGUIClientError | null	Current error state
initialized	boolean	Whether the runtime has completed initialization
actions	Record<string, Action>	Dictionary of currently registered tools (Actions)
sendMessage	(input: string | ToolMessage) => Promise<void>	Send a text message or tool message
clearMessages	() => void	Clear all messages
addAction	(action: Action) => void	Register an Action
removeAction	(actionName: string) => void	Remove an Action by name
switchThread	(threadId: string, options?: SwitchThreadOptions) => void	Switch session thread
abort	() => void	Abort the current request

SwitchThreadOptions

Option	Required	Type	Description
clearMessages	No	boolean	Whether to clear current messages when switching threads
abortActiveRun	No	boolean	Whether to abort the ongoing request when switching threads

Example

function ChatActions() {
  const { uiMessages, sendMessage, streaming, abort, clearMessages } = useChat();

  return (
    <div>
      <button onClick={() => sendMessage("介绍一下 AG-Kit")}>Send Message</button>
      <button onClick={abort} disabled={!streaming}>
        Stop Generating
      </button>
      <button onClick={clearMessages}>Clear Messages</button>

      {uiMessages.map((message) => (
        <div key={message.id}>{message.content}</div>
      ))}
    </div>
  );
}

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useHeadlessChat

useHeadlessChat is a standalone version of useChat that can be used without the AgKit Provider, suitable for scenarios that require full control over the runtime lifecycle.

Parameters UseHeadlessChatOptions

Option	Required	Type	Description
transport	Yes	Transport	Transport layer instance
threadId	No	string	Initial thread ID
instanceId	No	string	Instance identifier for multi-instance scenarios

Return Value

Same as the useChat return value, see UseChatReturn.

Example

function HeadlessChat() {
  const transport = useMemo(() => new CloudBaseTransport({ app, agentId: "xxx" }), []);
  const { uiMessages, sendMessage } = useHeadlessChat({ transport });

  return (
    <div>
      {uiMessages.map((msg) => (
        <div key={msg.id}>{msg.parts.map((p) => p.type === "text" && p.text)}</div>
      ))}
      <button onClick={() => sendMessage("Hello")}>Send</button>
    </div>
  );
}

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useClientTool

useClientTool is used to register client-side tools. Once registered, the model can initiate corresponding tool calls, and the frontend can optionally execute them locally and return results.

Parameters UseClientToolOptions

Option	Required	Type	Description
name	Yes	string	Tool name (unique key)
description	Yes	string	Tool description sent to the model
parameters	Yes	object	JSON Schema parameter definition sent to the model
handler	No	(params: ToolHandlerParams) => string | Promise<string>	Local tool handler function
render	No	(context: ToolRenderContext) => string | React.ReactElement	Custom tool render function
instanceId	No	string	Instance identifier for multi-instance support
enabled	No	boolean	Whether to enable tool registration, defaults to true

ToolHandlerParams

Option	Type	Description
name	string	Tool name
description	string	Tool description
toolCallId	string	Unique ID for this call
args	Record<string, unknown>	Parameters passed by the model

ToolRenderContext

Option	Type	Description
toolCall	ToolCallState	Complete state of the tool call
respond	(result: string) => void	Return tool result to the model

Example

import { useClientTool } from "@cloudbase/agent-react-core";

function ToolRegistration() {
  useClientTool({
    name: "get_local_weather",
    description: "Get local weather",
    parameters: {
      type: "object",
      properties: {
        city: { type: "string" },
      },
    },
    handler: ({ args }) => {
      return JSON.stringify({
        city: String(args.city ?? "Shanghai"),
        weather: "sunny",
      });
    },
  });

  return null;
}

Suitable for the following scenarios:

• Reading browser local capabilities
• Calling business methods in the frontend context
• Returning tool results as structured data to the model

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useToolCall

useToolCall is used to register a custom render function for a specified tool, making it easy to display interaction interfaces tailored to business scenarios in the message list.

Parameters UseToolCallOptions

Option	Required	Type	Description
name	Yes	string	Tool name (unique key)
render	Yes	(context: ToolRenderContext) => string | React.ReactElement	Custom render function
instanceId	No	string	Instance identifier for multi-instance support
enabled	No	boolean	Whether to enable render registration, defaults to true

Example

import { useToolCall } from "@cloudbase/agent-react-core";

function ToolRenderer() {
  useToolCall({
    name: "get_local_weather",
    render: ({ toolCall }) => (
      <div>
        Weather tool parameters: {JSON.stringify(toolCall.args)}
      </div>
    ),
  });

  return null;
}

Suitable for the following scenarios:

• Displaying tool parameters and execution results
• Adding confirmation interactions for tool calls
• Rendering tool output as cards, tables, or custom views

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Transport

Transport Interface

All transport layers need to implement the Transport interface:

Method	Type	Description
run	(input: RunAgentInput) => AsyncIterable<BaseEvent>	Execute an agent run and return an async event iterator
abort	() => void	Abort the current run

To connect to a custom backend, you can implement the Transport interface yourself.

CloudBaseTransport

Built-in transport layer for connecting to the CloudBase Agent SSE interface. Supports Bearer Token authentication, automatic retry on token expiration, and AbortController cancellation.

Constructor Parameters

Option	Required	Type	Description
app	Yes	cloudbase.app.App	CloudBase JS SDK application instance
agentId	Yes	string	Agent ID
fetch	No	typeof globalThis.fetch	Custom fetch function, defaults to globalThis.fetch
headers	No	Record<string, string>	Custom request headers

Example

import cloudbase from "@cloudbase/js-sdk";
import { CloudBaseTransport } from "@cloudbase/agent-react-core";

const app = cloudbase.init({ env: "your-env-id" });
const transport = new CloudBaseTransport({
  app,
  agentId: "your-agent-id",
});