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Installation and Configuration

1

Install the CLI

Install the xpander CLI globally:
npm install -g xpander-cli
2

Configure your credentials

Set up your API key and organization:
xpander configure

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Creating Your First Agent

1

Create a new agent

Create your agent using the CLI:
xpander agent new
2

Configure environment variables

Create a .env file in the root directory with the following credentials:
.env file
XPANDER_API_KEY=your_xpander_api_key  # From the xpander login output
OPENAI_API_KEY=your_openai_api_key
OPENAI_MODEL_ID=gpt-4.1

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Working with Your Agent

With your agent created, you can now work with it in several ways:
  1. Using the SDK in your code: Implement the agent loop and integrate with your application
  2. Stream events from the cloud: Set up a handler to receive events from xpander.ai
  3. Deploy to the cloud: Host your agent in the xpander.ai cloud
For detailed code examples and step-by-step implementation instructions, see our dedicated Instrument & Run AI Agents guide.