ai-sdk
Vercel AI SDK expert guidance. Use when building AI-powered features — chat interfaces, text generation, structured output, tool calling, agents, MCP integration, streaming, embeddings, reranking, image generation, or working with any LLM provider.
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---
name: ai-sdk
description: Vercel AI SDK expert guidance. Use when building AI-powered features — chat interfaces, text generation, structured output, tool calling, agents, MCP integration, streaming, embeddings, reranking, image generation, or working with any LLM provider.
metadata:
priority: 8
docs:
- "https://sdk.vercel.ai/docs"
- "https://sdk.vercel.ai/docs/reference"
sitemap: "https://sdk.vercel.ai/sitemap.xml"
pathPatterns:
- "app/api/chat/**"
- "app/api/completion/**"
- "src/app/api/chat/**"
- "src/app/api/completion/**"
- "pages/api/chat.*"
- "pages/api/chat/**"
- "pages/api/completion.*"
- "pages/api/completion/**"
- "src/pages/api/chat.*"
- "src/pages/api/chat/**"
- "src/pages/api/completion.*"
- "src/pages/api/completion/**"
- "lib/ai/**"
- "src/lib/ai/**"
- "lib/ai.*"
- "src/lib/ai.*"
- "ai/**"
- "apps/*/app/api/chat/**"
- "apps/*/app/api/completion/**"
- "apps/*/src/app/api/chat/**"
- "apps/*/src/app/api/completion/**"
- "apps/*/lib/ai/**"
- "apps/*/src/lib/ai/**"
- "lib/agent.*"
- "src/lib/agent.*"
- "app/actions/chat.*"
- "src/app/actions/chat.*"
importPatterns:
- "ai"
- "@ai-sdk/*"
bashPatterns:
- '\bnpm\s+(install|i|add)\s+[^\n]*\bai\b'
- '\bpnpm\s+(install|i|add)\s+[^\n]*\bai\b'
- '\bbun\s+(install|i|add)\s+[^\n]*\bai\b'
- '\byarn\s+add\s+[^\n]*\bai\b'
- '\bnpm\s+(install|i|add)\s+[^\n]*@ai-sdk/'
- '\bpnpm\s+(install|i|add)\s+[^\n]*@ai-sdk/'
- '\bbun\s+(install|i|add)\s+[^\n]*@ai-sdk/'
- '\byarn\s+add\s+[^\n]*@ai-sdk/'
- '\bnpx\s+@ai-sdk/devtools\b'
- '\bnpx\s+@ai-sdk/codemod\b'
- '\bnpx\s+mcp-to-ai-sdk\b'
promptSignals:
phrases:
- "ai sdk"
- "vercel ai"
- "generatetext"
- "streamtext"
allOf:
- [streaming, generation]
- [structured, output]
anyOf:
- "usechat"
- "usecompletion"
- "tool calling"
- "embeddings"
noneOf:
- "openai api directly"
minScore: 6
---
## Prerequisites
Before searching docs, check if `node_modules/ai/docs/` exists. If not, install **only** the `ai` package using the project's package manager (e.g., `pnpm add ai`).
Do not install other packages at this stage. Provider packages (e.g., `@ai-sdk/openai`) and client packages (e.g., `@ai-sdk/react`) should be installed later when needed based on user requirements.
## Critical: Do Not Trust Internal Knowledge
Everything you know about the AI SDK is outdated or wrong. Your training data contains obsolete APIs, deprecated patterns, and incorrect usage.
**When working with the AI SDK:**
1. Ensure `ai` package is installed (see Prerequisites)
2. Search `node_modules/ai/docs/` and `node_modules/ai/src/` for current APIs
3. If not found locally, search ai-sdk.dev documentation (instructions below)
4. Never rely on memory - always verify against source code or docs
5. **`useChat` has changed significantly** - check [Common Errors](references/common-errors.md) before writing client code
6. When deciding which model and provider to use (e.g. OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini), use the Vercel AI Gateway provider unless the user specifies otherwise. See [AI Gateway Reference](references/ai-gateway.md) for usage details.
7. **Always fetch current model IDs** - Never use model IDs from memory. Before writing code that uses a model, run `curl -s https://ai-gateway.vercel.sh/v1/models | jq -r '[.data[] | select(.id | startswith("provider/")) | .id] | reverse | .[]'` (replacing `provider` with the relevant provider like `anthropic`, `openai`, or `google`) to get the full list with newest models first. Use the model with the highest version number (e.g., `claude-sonnet-4-5` over `claude-sonnet-4` over `claude-3-5-sonnet`).
8. Run typecheck after changes to ensure code is correct
9. **Be minimal** - Only specify options that differ from defaults. When unsure of defaults, check docs or source rather than guessing or over-specifying.
If you cannot find documentation to support your answer, state that explicitly.
## Finding Documentation
### ai@6.0.34+
Search bundled docs and source in `node_modules/ai/`:
- **Docs**: `grep "query" node_modules/ai/docs/`
- **Source**: `grep "query" node_modules/ai/src/`
Provider packages include docs at `node_modules/@ai-sdk/<provider>/docs/`.
### Earlier versions
1. Search: `https://ai-sdk.dev/api/search-docs?q=your_query`
2. Fetch `.md` URLs from results (e.g., `https://ai-sdk.dev/docs/agents/building-agents.md`)
## When Typecheck Fails
**Before searching source code**, grep [Common Errors](references/common-errors.md) for the failing property or function name. Many type errors are caused by deprecated APIs documented there.
If not found in common-errors.md:
1. Search `node_modules/ai/src/` and `node_modules/ai/docs/`
2. Search ai-sdk.dev (for earlier versions or if not found locally)
## Building and Consuming Agents
### Creating Agents
Always use the `ToolLoopAgent` pattern. Search `node_modules/ai/docs/` for current agent creation APIs.
**File conventions**: See [type-safe-agents.md](references/type-safe-agents.md) for where to save agents and tools.
**Type Safety**: When consuming agents with `useChat`, always use `InferAgentUIMessage<typeof agent>` for type-safe tool results. See [reference](references/type-safe-agents.md).
### Consuming Agents (Framework-Specific)
Before implementing agent consumption:
1. Check `package.json` to detect the project's framework/stack
2. Search documentation for the framework's quickstart guide
3. Follow the framework-specific patterns for streaming, API routes, and client integration
## References
- [Common Errors](references/common-errors.md) - Renamed parameters reference (parameters → inputSchema, etc.)
- [AI Gateway](references/ai-gateway.md) - Gateway setup and usage
- [Type-Safe Agents with useChat](references/type-safe-agents.md) - End-to-end type safety with InferAgentUIMessage
- [DevTools](references/devtools.md) - Set up local debugging and observability (development only)
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