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ai-sdkPurpose, usage and source

Answer questions about the AI SDK and help build AI-powered features. Use when developers: (1) Ask about AI SDK functions like generateText, streamText, ToolLoopAgent, embed, or tools, (2) Want to build AI agents, chatbots, RAG systems, or text generation features, (3) Have questions about AI providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, etc.), streaming, tool calling, structured output, or embeddings, (4) Use React hooks like useChat or useCompletion. Triggers on: "AI SDK", "Vercel AI SDK", "generateText", "streamText", "add AI to my app", "build an agent", "tool calling", "structured output", "useChat".

Source retrieved: 2026-10-29

Source repository: vercel-labs/open-agents
SKILL.md: .agents/skills/ai-sdk/SKILL.md
Repository stars: 5,871
Repository updated: 2026-08-29
Categories: Agent workflows
Last collected: 2026-10-31 10:38 UTC+08:00

License: MIT

Source SKILL.md

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What this Skill does

How the upstream workflow works

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Everything you know about the AI SDK is outdated or wrong.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:

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ai@6.0.34+

Search bundled docs and source in node_modules/ai/: Docs: grep "query" node_modules/ai/docs/

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Earlier versions

Fetch .md URLs from results (e.g., https://ai-sdk.dev/docs/agents/building-agents.md)

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Requirements and setup

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.

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Limits and quality checks

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Start with a safe trial

Check the supported host and the repository installation instructions. Keep the Skill directory and its referenced scripts, assets and documentation together; SKILL.md alone may omit dependencies.
Give the agent your real input, desired output and acceptance criteria. Invocation syntax and available tools depend on the host; this site does not assume a universal install command.
Try the source workflow in a disposable project or on a copy. Review operations that change files, remote services or billable resources before allowing them.
Validate the output against the source quality checks and your own requirements. A successful trigger or a high repository Star count does not establish a correct result.

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