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  1. package/dist/ab.d.ts +8 -95
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  45. package/dist/docs/example-agents/approval-buddy.html +34 -0
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  99. package/dist/internal/cursor-event-relay.d.ts +4 -1
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  105. package/dist/internal/cursor-slack-relay.d.ts +2 -2
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  109. package/dist/internal/eval-run-store.d.ts +33 -30
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  112. package/dist/internal/init-project.d.ts.map +1 -1
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  134. package/docs/README.md +34 -5
  135. package/docs/deployment.md +352 -149
  136. package/docs/example-agents/approval-buddy.md +270 -0
  137. package/docs/example-agents/benny.md +186 -0
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  149. package/package.json +1 -1
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  151. package/src/bin/agent-serve.ts +14 -6
  152. package/src/evals.ts +4 -118
  153. package/src/index.ts +2 -0
  154. package/src/internal/ab-collector.ts +12 -22
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  157. package/src/internal/cli-deploy.ts +5 -2
  158. package/src/internal/cursor-event-relay.ts +10 -1
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  160. package/src/internal/cursor-slack-relay.ts +6 -2
  161. package/src/internal/discovery.ts +2 -2
  162. package/src/internal/eval-run-store.ts +86 -100
  163. package/src/internal/init-project.ts +3 -2
  164. package/src/internal/playground-proxy.ts +5 -5
  165. package/src/internal/resolve-prod-target.ts +101 -3
  166. package/src/internal/server.ts +5 -3
  167. package/src/internal/session-engine.ts +9 -29
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href="#deployment" aria-label="Permalink to &quot;Deployment&quot;">​</a></h1><p>agentkit is a plain Node HTTP server. It runs anywhere Node 22.13+ runs: a VM, a container platform, ECS. This page covers the parts that matter beyond local development: who can reach the server, where credentials and state live, and the flags that change meaning in production.</p><h2 id="the-security-model-in-one-minute" tabindex="-1">The security model in one minute <a class="header-anchor" href="#the-security-model-in-one-minute" aria-label="Permalink to &quot;The security model in one minute&quot;">​</a></h2><p>Everything defaults to loopback-only. Until you change something, no route is reachable from another machine. <code>serve</code> binds <code>127.0.0.1</code> unless you pass <code>--host</code>. Every route runs an auth-policy chain whose default, <code>localDevStrict()</code>, admits direct loopback callers only, rejects requests carrying proxy-forwarding headers (<code>X-Forwarded-For</code>, <code>X-Real-IP</code>, <code>Forwarded</code>, <code>X-Forwarded-Host</code>), and requires a loopback <code>Host</code> header. A same-host reverse proxy, a tunnel, or a DNS-rebinding page can&#39;t silently re-expose the API.</p><p>Three ways to open it up, in order of preference:</p><ol><li><strong><code>--bearer-token &lt;secret&gt;</code></strong> replaces the default with <code>bearerAuth(secret)</code> on every channel that doesn&#39;t author its own auth. Clients send <code>Authorization: Bearer &lt;secret&gt;</code>; the playground has a token field. Use this for anything shared.</li><li><strong>Authored auth.</strong> Channels declare their own <code>auth</code> chains: <code>bearerAuth</code>, signature verification, custom policies. Authored chains always win over serve-level flags. The GitHub channel is the model: <code>allowAll()</code> at the route plus HMAC verification in the channel.</li><li><strong><code>--allow-anonymous</code></strong> replaces the default with <code>allowAll()</code>, and every caller shares one <code>anonymous</code> principal. Only behind a trusted network boundary. The server refuses to start when <code>--allow-anonymous</code> is combined with Cursor account MCP connections, because any admitted caller could drive the signed-in account&#39;s connectors. Mutually exclusive with <code>--bearer-token</code>.</li></ol><p>Session routes also bind to the principal that created the session (other principals get <code>403</code>). A single static bearer token maps every holder to one shared principal. So it isolates the host, not the users on it. For per-user isolation, pass a verifier function to <code>bearerAuth</code> that returns a distinct principal per presented token.</p><h2 id="credentials" tabindex="-1">Credentials <a class="header-anchor" href="#credentials" aria-label="Permalink to &quot;Credentials&quot;">​</a></h2><p>A host reads at most five kinds of credentials.</p><table tabindex="0"><thead><tr><th>Credential</th><th>Used for</th><th>Provide it as</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Cursor API key</td><td>model turns, cloud runtime, Cursor account MCP connections</td><td><code>agentkit login</code> (stores a revocable key), <code>CURSOR_API_KEY</code>, or <code>--api-key</code> / <code>serve({ apiKey })</code></td></tr><tr><td>Slack tokens</td><td>Slack channels</td><td><code>&lt;PREFIX&gt;_SLACK_BOT_TOKEN</code> + <code>&lt;PREFIX&gt;_SLACK_APP_TOKEN</code> per agent</td></tr><tr><td>GitHub webhook secret</td><td>delivery signature verification</td><td><code>GITHUB_WEBHOOK_SECRET</code>, same value on server and signer</td></tr><tr><td>GitHub API</td><td>outbound API calls</td><td>a GitHub App (<code>GITHUB_APP_ID</code> + <code>GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY</code> + installation id) or <code>GITHUB_TOKEN</code> / <code>gh auth login</code></td></tr><tr><td>MCP connection tokens</td><td>authored MCP connections</td><td>whatever env vars your <code>mcp-connections/*.ts</code> read</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The Cursor credential resolves in one order everywhere: an explicit <code>apiKey</code> option or <code>--api-key</code>, then <code>CURSOR_API_KEY</code>, then the key stored by <code>agentkit login</code>. <code>agentkit whoami</code> shows which one is active and why. <code>logout</code> removes the stored key, and revoking it in the Cursor dashboard invalidates it immediately. Mint a dedicated key per host. <code>login</code> names it after the hostname, so you can revoke each one independently.</p><h2 id="state" tabindex="-1">State <a class="header-anchor" href="#state" aria-label="Permalink to &quot;State&quot;">​</a></h2><p>Durable state lives under <code>--state-root</code> (default <code>&lt;project&gt;/.agentkit</code>): sessions, event streams, session workspaces, the SDK conversation store, channel buffers, cursor-events offsets.</p><p>Put it on a persistent volume. Sessions survive restarts and streams replay only if the directory does. Put it outside any repository, to keep ambient <code>AGENTS.md</code> or <code>.cursor</code> rules out of session workspaces. <code>/var/lib/agentkit</code> is a good home. Back it up like the conversation history it is. Deleting a session directory removes that session from the server. 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- <span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;"> --state-root</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> /var/lib/agentkit</span><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;"> --bearer-token</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> &quot;</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">$CURSOR_AGENT_KIT_TOKEN</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;">&quot;</span></span>
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data-v-82133de6></span></button><div class="menu" data-v-82133de6><div class="VPMenu" data-v-82133de6 data-v-759c9e19><!----><!--[--><!--[--><!----><div class="group" data-v-f3b584b7><div class="item appearance" data-v-f3b584b7><p class="label" data-v-f3b584b7>Appearance</p><div class="appearance-action" data-v-f3b584b7><button class="VPSwitch VPSwitchAppearance" type="button" role="switch" title aria-checked="false" data-v-f3b584b7 data-v-182deabf data-v-2562b538><span class="check" data-v-2562b538><span class="icon" data-v-2562b538><!--[--><span class="vpi-sun sun" data-v-182deabf></span><span class="vpi-moon moon" data-v-182deabf></span><!--]--></span></span></button></div></div></div><!----><!--]--><!--]--></div></div></div><!--[--><!--]--><button type="button" class="VPNavBarHamburger hamburger" aria-label="mobile navigation" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="VPNavScreen" data-v-dd8a1864 data-v-ab07e844><span class="container" data-v-ab07e844><span class="top" data-v-ab07e844></span><span class="middle" data-v-ab07e844></span><span class="bottom" data-v-ab07e844></span></span></button></div></div></div></div><div class="divider" data-v-dd8a1864><div class="divider-line" data-v-dd8a1864></div></div></div><!----></header><div class="VPLocalNav has-sidebar empty" data-v-05085060 data-v-826b8761><div class="container" data-v-826b8761><button class="menu" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="VPSidebarNav" data-v-826b8761><span class="vpi-align-left menu-icon" data-v-826b8761></span><span class="menu-text" data-v-826b8761>Menu</span></button><div class="VPLocalNavOutlineDropdown" style="--vp-vh:0px;" data-v-826b8761 data-v-01af9e73><button data-v-01af9e73>Return to top</button><!----></div></div></div><aside class="VPSidebar" data-v-05085060 data-v-5cd5b4d8><div class="curtain" data-v-5cd5b4d8></div><nav class="nav" id="VPSidebarNav" aria-labelledby="sidebar-aria-label" tabindex="-1" data-v-5cd5b4d8><span class="visually-hidden" id="sidebar-aria-label" data-v-5cd5b4d8> Sidebar Navigation </span><!--[--><!--]--><!--[--><div class="no-transition group" data-v-6b69f472><section class="VPSidebarItem level-0" data-v-6b69f472 data-v-b6893b1b><div class="item" role="button" tabindex="0" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="indicator" data-v-b6893b1b></div><h2 class="text" data-v-b6893b1b>Getting started</h2><!----></div><div class="items" data-v-b6893b1b><!--[--><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="item" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="indicator" data-v-b6893b1b></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/" data-v-b6893b1b><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-b6893b1b>Overview</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="item" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="indicator" data-v-b6893b1b></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/quickstart.html" data-v-b6893b1b><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-b6893b1b>Quickstart</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="item" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="indicator" data-v-b6893b1b></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/scaffolding-agents.html" data-v-b6893b1b><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-b6893b1b>Scaffold an agent with Cursor</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="item" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="indicator" data-v-b6893b1b></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/concepts.html" data-v-b6893b1b><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-b6893b1b>Concepts</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><!--]--></div></section></div><div class="no-transition group" data-v-6b69f472><section class="VPSidebarItem level-0" data-v-6b69f472 data-v-b6893b1b><div class="item" role="button" tabindex="0" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="indicator" data-v-b6893b1b></div><h2 class="text" data-v-b6893b1b>Improving agents</h2><!----></div><div class="items" data-v-b6893b1b><!--[--><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="item" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="indicator" data-v-b6893b1b></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/building-with-agents.html" data-v-b6893b1b><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-b6893b1b>Building agents with agents</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="item" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="indicator" data-v-b6893b1b></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/evals.html" data-v-b6893b1b><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-b6893b1b>Evals</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="item" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="indicator" data-v-b6893b1b></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/ab.html" data-v-b6893b1b><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-b6893b1b>Live A/B metrics</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="item" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="indicator" data-v-b6893b1b></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/storage.html" data-v-b6893b1b><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-b6893b1b>Storage</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="item" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="indicator" data-v-b6893b1b></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/hillclimbing.html" data-v-b6893b1b><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-b6893b1b>Hillclimbing</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><!--]--></div></section></div><div class="no-transition group" data-v-6b69f472><section class="VPSidebarItem level-0" data-v-6b69f472 data-v-b6893b1b><div class="item" role="button" tabindex="0" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="indicator" data-v-b6893b1b></div><h2 class="text" data-v-b6893b1b>Guides</h2><!----></div><div class="items" data-v-b6893b1b><!--[--><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="item" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="indicator" data-v-b6893b1b></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/guides/webhooks.html" data-v-b6893b1b><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-b6893b1b>Webhooks & custom channels</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="item" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="indicator" data-v-b6893b1b></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/guides/github.html" data-v-b6893b1b><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-b6893b1b>GitHub</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="item" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="indicator" data-v-b6893b1b></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/guides/slack.html" data-v-b6893b1b><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-b6893b1b>Slack</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="item" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="indicator" data-v-b6893b1b></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/guides/human-in-the-loop.html" data-v-b6893b1b><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-b6893b1b>Human-in-the-loop approvals</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="item" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="indicator" data-v-b6893b1b></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/guides/agent-to-agent.html" data-v-b6893b1b><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-b6893b1b>Agent-to-agent</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="item" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="indicator" data-v-b6893b1b></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/guides/cloud-runtime.html" data-v-b6893b1b><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-b6893b1b>Cloud runtime</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><!--]--></div></section></div><div class="no-transition group" data-v-6b69f472><section class="VPSidebarItem level-0" data-v-6b69f472 data-v-b6893b1b><div class="item" role="button" tabindex="0" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="indicator" data-v-b6893b1b></div><h2 class="text" data-v-b6893b1b>Example agents</h2><!----></div><div class="items" data-v-b6893b1b><!--[--><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="item" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="indicator" data-v-b6893b1b></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/example-agents/" data-v-b6893b1b><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-b6893b1b>Choose an example</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="item" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="indicator" data-v-b6893b1b></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/example-agents/weather-agent.html" data-v-b6893b1b><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-b6893b1b>Weather agent</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="item" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="indicator" data-v-b6893b1b></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/example-agents/slack-agent.html" data-v-b6893b1b><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-b6893b1b>Slack agent</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="item" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="indicator" data-v-b6893b1b></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/example-agents/concierge.html" data-v-b6893b1b><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-b6893b1b>Concierge</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="item" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="indicator" data-v-b6893b1b></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/example-agents/benny.html" data-v-b6893b1b><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-b6893b1b>Playbook router</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="item" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="indicator" data-v-b6893b1b></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/example-agents/bugbot.html" data-v-b6893b1b><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-b6893b1b>PR evidence reviewer</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="item" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="indicator" data-v-b6893b1b></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/example-agents/approval-buddy.html" data-v-b6893b1b><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-b6893b1b>Approval Buddy</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="item" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="indicator" data-v-b6893b1b></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/example-agents/security-reviewer.html" data-v-b6893b1b><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-b6893b1b>Security Reviewer</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="item" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="indicator" data-v-b6893b1b></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/example-agents/fsd.html" data-v-b6893b1b><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-b6893b1b>Remote PR coordinator</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="item" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="indicator" data-v-b6893b1b></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/example-agents/knowledge-base.html" data-v-b6893b1b><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-b6893b1b>Knowledge base</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="item" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="indicator" data-v-b6893b1b></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/example-agents/codebase-wiki.html" data-v-b6893b1b><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-b6893b1b>Codebase wiki</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="item" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="indicator" data-v-b6893b1b></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/example-agents/codeowners-review.html" data-v-b6893b1b><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-b6893b1b>Codeowners review</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><!--]--></div></section></div><div class="no-transition group" data-v-6b69f472><section class="VPSidebarItem level-0 has-active" data-v-6b69f472 data-v-b6893b1b><div class="item" role="button" tabindex="0" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="indicator" data-v-b6893b1b></div><h2 class="text" data-v-b6893b1b>Operating</h2><!----></div><div class="items" data-v-b6893b1b><!--[--><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="item" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="indicator" data-v-b6893b1b></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/deployment.html" data-v-b6893b1b><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-b6893b1b>Deployment</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="item" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="indicator" data-v-b6893b1b></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/troubleshooting.html" data-v-b6893b1b><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-b6893b1b>Fix common problems</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><!--]--></div></section></div><div class="no-transition group" data-v-6b69f472><section class="VPSidebarItem level-0 collapsible" data-v-6b69f472 data-v-b6893b1b><div class="item" role="button" tabindex="0" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="indicator" data-v-b6893b1b></div><h2 class="text" data-v-b6893b1b>Reference</h2><div class="caret" role="button" aria-label="toggle section" tabindex="0" data-v-b6893b1b><span class="vpi-chevron-right caret-icon" data-v-b6893b1b></span></div></div><div class="items" data-v-b6893b1b><!--[--><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="item" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="indicator" data-v-b6893b1b></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/reference/project-layout.html" data-v-b6893b1b><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-b6893b1b>Project layout</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="item" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="indicator" data-v-b6893b1b></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/reference/agent-config.html" data-v-b6893b1b><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-b6893b1b>Agent config</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="item" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="indicator" data-v-b6893b1b></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/reference/instructions.html" data-v-b6893b1b><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-b6893b1b>Instructions</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="item" data-v-b6893b1b><div class="indicator" data-v-b6893b1b></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/reference/tools.html" data-v-b6893b1b><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-b6893b1b>Tools</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div 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Channel delivery paths differ. Cursor-managed hosting is preferred for most agents.</p><table tabindex="0"><thead><tr><th>Option</th><th>Use it when</th><th>You manage</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Cursor-managed hosting (preferred)</td><td>You want the shortest path from a Git repo to a running agent</td><td>Agent code, external storage, declared egress, and deployment secrets</td></tr><tr><td>Self-hosting</td><td>You need your own network, proxy, persistent filesystem, or process controls</td><td>Agent code, Node process, TLS, auth, secrets, durable state, monitoring, and upgrades</td></tr></tbody></table><h2 id="cursor-managed-hosting" tabindex="-1">Cursor-managed hosting <a class="header-anchor" href="#cursor-managed-hosting" aria-label="Permalink to &quot;Cursor-managed hosting&quot;">​</a></h2><p>Cursor builds the selected Git ref into a deployment. The deployment exposes a stable URL while Cursor manages its runtime lifecycle.</p><h3 id="before-you-deploy" tabindex="-1">Before you deploy <a class="header-anchor" href="#before-you-deploy" aria-label="Permalink to &quot;Before you deploy&quot;">​</a></h3><ul><li>Confirm managed hosting is enabled for the account and team.</li><li>Sign in with an account holding team-admin deployment permission.</li><li>Add <code>@cursor/july</code> to the agent project.</li></ul><p>For a GitHub source, install the Cursor GitHub App on the repository owner and grant it access to the repository. Cursor builds through its repository integration, not your local Git credentials. Commit and push the Git ref before deploying it.</p><h3 id="declare-hosting-needs" tabindex="-1">Declare hosting needs <a class="header-anchor" href="#declare-hosting-needs" aria-label="Permalink to &quot;Declare hosting needs&quot;">​</a></h3><p>If the agent needs extra egress or deployment secrets, add a <code>hosting</code> block to <code>agent/agent.ts</code>:</p><div class="language-ts vp-adaptive-theme"><button title="Copy Code" class="copy"></button><span class="lang">ts</span><pre class="shiki shiki-themes github-light github-dark vp-code" tabindex="0"><code><span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#D73A49;--shiki-dark:#F97583;">import</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"> { defineAgent } </span><span style="--shiki-light:#D73A49;--shiki-dark:#F97583;">from</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> &quot;@cursor/july&quot;</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">;</span></span>
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- <span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#6A737D;--shiki-dark:#6A737D;"># index at /, each agent at /&lt;slug&gt;/v1/*, /&lt;slug&gt;/playground</span></span></code></pre></div><p><code>GET /</code> is a web index of every agent and <code>GET /v1/agents</code> is the JSON equivalent. Sessions are isolated per agent under <code>&lt;stateRoot&gt;/&lt;slug&gt;/</code>. Each agent needs its own Slack app and token pair. Agents without tokens mount with their Slack channel idle.</p><p>Only mount what you mean to run. Every mounted agent&#39;s channels are live, and webhook-driven agents spend model budget on every wake. <code>--mode single</code> serves exactly one agent at the unslugged <code>/v1/*</code> when that agent is the whole host.</p><h2 id="the-production-flags" tabindex="-1">The production flags <a class="header-anchor" href="#the-production-flags" aria-label="Permalink to &quot;The production flags&quot;">​</a></h2><p>These flags change meaning between a laptop and production.</p><table tabindex="0"><thead><tr><th>Flag</th><th>In production</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>--dev</code></td><td>Off. Dev mode admits unsigned loopback GitHub deliveries, widens playground session listing on loopback, and never auto-fires schedules.</td></tr><tr><td><code>--bearer-token</code></td><td>On for anything shared. Rotate it like any secret.</td></tr><tr><td><code>--allow-anonymous</code></td><td>Only behind a trusted network boundary (e.g. an SSO-authenticating load balancer). Also widens playground session listing/streaming so Slack and webhook sessions appear. Never with account-level connectors.</td></tr><tr><td><code>--state-root</code></td><td>A persistent volume, outside any repo.</td></tr><tr><td><code>--public-url</code></td><td>Set when cloud-runtime turns must call back into peers on this host.</td></tr><tr><td><code>--no-playground</code></td><td>Optional hardening when no human needs the UI. Also removes the <code>/</code> and <code>/v1/agents</code> index routes.</td></tr><tr><td><code>--no-docs</code></td><td>Removes the documentation site at <code>/docs</code>.</td></tr><tr><td><code>--no-schedules</code></td><td>Disable cron firing on secondary hosts so schedules run exactly once.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Schedules fire on their cron cadence (UTC) in production mode. They have no cross-host coordination, so enable them on exactly one serving process per project.</p><h2 id="restarts-and-upgrades" tabindex="-1">Restarts and upgrades <a class="header-anchor" href="#restarts-and-upgrades" aria-label="Permalink to &quot;Restarts and upgrades&quot;">​</a></h2><p>Restarts are safe by design: sessions, event streams, and the SDK conversation store are durable under the state root. Two caveats. Parked tool approvals don&#39;t survive a restart. They resolve as interrupted, and you re-run the turn. And reminders created with in-memory <code>run</code> handlers are disarmed after a restart (<code>handler_lost_on_restart</code>). Re-arm them from the code path that created them, or use prompt-form reminders.</p><h2 id="observability" tabindex="-1">Observability <a class="header-anchor" href="#observability" aria-label="Permalink to &quot;Observability&quot;">​</a></h2><p><code>GET /v1/logs</code> (per agent) exposes recent server log lines: the same ring buffer the playground&#39;s Logs tab polls. For structured export, author a <a href="./reference/hooks.html">hook</a>. Subscribe to <code>turn.completed</code>, <code>turn.failed</code>, and <code>action.result</code>, then forward to your metrics system. Hook errors are logged, never fatal. For any incident, the session streams under the state root are the source of truth: <code>agentkit trajectory --events &lt;file&gt;</code> summarizes one, and the playground renders it.</p><h2 id="what-s-next" tabindex="-1">What&#39;s next <a class="header-anchor" href="#what-s-next" aria-label="Permalink to &quot;What&#39;s next&quot;">​</a></h2><p>Continue with these pages:</p><ul><li><a href="./reference/channels.html#auth-policies">Channels</a>: the auth policies in detail</li><li><a href="./guides/github.html">GitHub guide</a>: delivery paths that don&#39;t need a public URL</li><li><a href="./troubleshooting.html">Troubleshooting</a>: the symptom table for when a deploy misbehaves</li></ul></div></div></main><footer class="VPDocFooter" data-v-53b9fda6 data-v-3958cc3f><!--[--><!--]--><!----><nav class="prev-next" aria-labelledby="doc-footer-aria-label" data-v-3958cc3f><span class="visually-hidden" id="doc-footer-aria-label" data-v-3958cc3f>Pager</span><div class="pager" data-v-3958cc3f><a class="VPLink link pager-link prev" href="/docs/guides/cloud-runtime.html" data-v-3958cc3f><!--[--><span class="desc" data-v-3958cc3f>Previous page</span><span class="title" data-v-3958cc3f>Cloud runtime</span><!--]--></a></div><div class="pager" data-v-3958cc3f><a class="VPLink link pager-link next" href="/docs/troubleshooting.html" data-v-3958cc3f><!--[--><span class="desc" data-v-3958cc3f>Next page</span><span class="title" data-v-3958cc3f>Fix common problems</span><!--]--></a></div></nav></footer><!--[--><!--]--></div></div></div><!--[--><!--]--></div></div><!----><!--[--><!--]--></div></div>
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+ <span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;"> --host</span><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;"> 0.0.0.0</span><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;"> --port</span><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;"> 3000</span><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;"> \</span></span>
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+ <span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;"> --bearer-token</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> &quot;</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">$AGENTKIT_BEARER_TOKEN</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;">&quot;</span></span></code></pre></div><p>Mount the state root as a persistent volume and inject secrets at startup. Install <code>git</code> and <code>gh</code> when channels need host-side GitHub work. Don&#39;t put secrets in the image.</p><h3 id="serve-many-agents-from-one-process" tabindex="-1">Serve many agents from one process <a class="header-anchor" href="#serve-many-agents-from-one-process" aria-label="Permalink to &quot;Serve many agents from one process&quot;">​</a></h3><p>Point <code>serve</code> at a folder of agent projects and every child mounts under its directory name on one port. One process, one state root, one credential:</p><div class="language-bash vp-adaptive-theme"><button title="Copy Code" class="copy"></button><span class="lang">bash</span><pre class="shiki shiki-themes github-light github-dark vp-code" tabindex="0"><code><span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#6F42C1;--shiki-dark:#B392F0;">agentkit</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> serve</span><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;"> --dir</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> /srv/agents</span></span>
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