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Synopsis

runagent init [PROJECT_NAME] [OPTIONS]

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Description

The init command creates a new RunAgent project with a pre-configured structure and optional template.

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Options

OptionDescriptionDefault
--framework, -fAI framework to uselanggraph
--template, -tProject templateBased on framework
--path, -pDirectory to create project inCurrent directory
--no-gitSkip git initializationfalse

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Examples

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Basic Usage

# Create a new project
runagent init my-agent

# Create with specific framework
runagent init my-agent --framework crewai

# Use a specific template
runagent init my-agent --template chatbot

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Advanced Usage

# Create in specific directory
runagent init my-agent --path ~/projects

# Skip git initialization
runagent init my-agent --no-git

# Interactive mode
runagent init

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Project Structure

The command creates: 
my-agent/
├── agent.py              # Main agent code
├── runagent.config.json  # Configuration
├── requirements.txt      # Dependencies
├── .env.example         # Environment template
├── .gitignore          # Git ignore rules
└── README.md           # Project documentation

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Templates

Available templates by framework:
  • LangGraph
  • CrewAI
  • Custom
  • problem-solver - Multi-step reasoning
  • chatbot - Conversational agent
  • researcher - Web research agent

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Interactive Mode

When run without arguments, enters interactive mode: 
$ runagent init
? Project name: my-awesome-agent
? Select framework: 
  ❯ langgraph
    crewai
    agno
    letta
    custom
? Choose a template:
  ❯ problem-solver
    chatbot
    minimal
? Initialize git repository? (Y/n)

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Post-Initialization

After creating a project: 
cd my-agent
pip install -r requirements.txt
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env with your API keys
runagent serve .

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