Streaming allows agents to provide real-time updates and intermediate steps during processing, enhancing the user experience and enabling more effective collaboration between agents.

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Types of Intermediate Steps

The Agent Connect framework supports several types of intermediate steps:

  • Thinking Steps: Provide insight into the agent’s reasoning process
  • Tool Calls: Show when an agent is invoking external tools
  • Tool Responses: Show the results of tool invocations

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Implementing Streaming

To implement streaming in your agent:

  1. Set Up SSE: Configure your server to support Server-Sent Events (SSE)
  2. Chunk Responses: Break responses into meaningful chunks
  3. Format Events: Format events according to the Agent Connect specification
  4. Flush Buffers: Ensure buffers are flushed after each event
  5. Handle Disconnections: Implement reconnection logic for client disconnections