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Call your API routes from React components using type-safe hooks from @agentuity/react.

Non-React Alternative

For non-React apps (Vue, Svelte, vanilla JS) or server-side code, use the RPC Client from @agentuity/frontend instead.

Installation

bun add @agentuity/react

Basic Usage with useAPI

The useAPI hook calls your API routes with full type safety:

import { AgentuityProvider, useAPI } from '@agentuity/react';
 
function ChatForm() {
  const { invoke, isLoading, data, error } = useAPI('POST /api/chat');
 
  const handleSubmit = async (e: React.FormEvent<HTMLFormElement>) => {
    e.preventDefault();
    const formData = new FormData(e.currentTarget);
    const message = formData.get('message') as string;
 
    try {
      await invoke({ message });
    } catch (err) {
      // Error is also available via the error state
      console.error('API call failed:', err);
    }
  };
 
  return (
    <form onSubmit={handleSubmit}>
      <input name="message" placeholder="Type a message..." disabled={isLoading} />
      <button type="submit" disabled={isLoading}>
        {isLoading ? 'Sending...' : 'Send'}
      </button>
      {error && <p>Error: {error.message}</p>}
      {data && <p>Response: {data.response}</p>}
    </form>
  );
}
 
export default function App() {
  return (
    <AgentuityProvider>
      <ChatForm />
    </AgentuityProvider>
  );
}

Return values:

Property	Type	Description	Methods
`invoke`	`(input) => Promise<TOutput>`	Execute the request	POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE
`refetch`	`() => Promise<void>`	Manually refetch data	GET
`data`	`TOutput \| undefined`	Last successful response	All
`error`	`Error \| null`	Last error, if any	All
`isLoading`	`boolean`	True during initial load	All
`isFetching`	`boolean`	True during any fetch (including refetches)	All
`isSuccess`	`boolean`	True after successful completion	All
`isError`	`boolean`	True if request failed	All
`reset`	`() => void`	Reset state to initial values	All

GET requests auto-fetch on mount. POST/PUT/PATCH/DELETE require calling invoke().

useAPI Options

Pass an options object instead of a route string for advanced configuration:

const { data, refetch } = useAPI({
  route: 'GET /api/users',
  staleTime: 30000,        // Data stays fresh for 30 seconds
  refetchInterval: 60000,  // Auto-refetch every 60 seconds
  enabled: isReady,        // Only fetch when condition is true
  onSuccess: (data) => console.log('Fetched:', data),
  onError: (err) => console.error('Failed:', err),
});

Option	Type	Default	Description
`route`	`string`	-	Route key (e.g., `'GET /api/users'`)
`query`	`URLSearchParams \| Record<string, string>`	-	Query parameters
`headers`	`Record<string, string>`	-	Additional request headers
`enabled`	`boolean`	`true` (GET), `false` (others)	Control when request executes
`staleTime`	`number`	`0`	Milliseconds data stays fresh before refetching
`refetchInterval`	`number`	-	Auto-refetch interval in milliseconds
`onSuccess`	`(data) => void`	-	Callback on successful request
`onError`	`(error) => void`	-	Callback on failed request

Streaming with useAPI

For streaming routes, useAPI accumulates chunks and provides transform callbacks:

const { data, isLoading } = useAPI({
  route: 'POST /api/stream',
  input: { prompt: 'Hello' },
  delimiter: '\n',  // Split chunks by newline (default)
  onChunk: (chunk) => {
    console.log('Received chunk:', chunk);
    return chunk;  // Can transform before accumulation
  },
});
 
// data is TOutput[] - array of all received chunks

Option	Type	Description
`delimiter`	`string`	Delimiter for splitting stream chunks (default: `\n`)
`onChunk`	`(chunk) => chunk`	Transform each chunk before accumulation

Real-Time with useWebsocket

For bidirectional real-time communication, use useWebsocket:

import { useWebsocket } from '@agentuity/react';
 
function RealtimeChat() {
  const { isConnected, send, messages, clearMessages } = useWebsocket('/api/chat', {
    maxMessages: 100,  // Keep last 100 messages
  });
 
  return (
    <div>
      <p>Status: {isConnected ? 'Connected' : 'Connecting...'}</p>
      <ul>
        {messages.map((msg, i) => (
          <li key={i}>{JSON.stringify(msg)}</li>
        ))}
      </ul>
      <button onClick={() => send({ message: 'Hello!' })}>Send Hello</button>
      <button onClick={clearMessages}>Clear</button>
    </div>
  );
}

You can also use data for only the most recent message:

import { useWebsocket } from '@agentuity/react';
import { useEffect } from 'react';
 
function LatestUpdate() {
  const { isConnected, send, data } = useWebsocket('/api/updates');
 
  useEffect(() => {
    if (data) {
      console.log('Latest update:', data);
    }
  }, [data]);
 
  return <p>Latest: {data ? JSON.stringify(data) : 'Waiting...'}</p>;
}

Auto-Reconnection

WebSocket connections automatically reconnect with exponential backoff if the connection drops. Messages sent while disconnected are queued and sent when the connection is restored.

Return values:

Property	Type	Description
`isConnected`	`boolean`	True when WebSocket is open
`send`	`(data: TInput) => void`	Send a message
`data`	`TOutput \| undefined`	Last received message
`messages`	`TOutput[]`	Array of all received messages
`clearMessages`	`() => void`	Clear the messages array
`error`	`Error \| null`	Connection or message error
`isError`	`boolean`	True if an error occurred
`readyState`	`number`	WebSocket state (0=connecting, 1=open, 2=closing, 3=closed)
`close`	`() => void`	Close the connection
`reset`	`() => void`	Clear error state

Options:

Option	Type	Description
`query`	`URLSearchParams`	Query parameters to append to the WebSocket URL
`subpath`	`string`	Subpath to append to the WebSocket path
`signal`	`AbortSignal`	AbortSignal to cancel the connection
`maxMessages`	`number`	Maximum messages to keep in `messages` array (oldest removed when exceeded)

Streaming with useEventStream

For one-way streaming from server to client, use Server-Sent Events:

import { useEventStream } from '@agentuity/react';
 
function LiveStatus() {
  const { isConnected, data, error } = useEventStream('/api/status');
 
  if (!isConnected) {
    return <p>Connecting to status feed...</p>;
  }
 
  if (error) {
    return <p>Error: {error.message}</p>;
  }
 
  return (
    <div>
      <p>Live Status: {data?.status ?? 'Waiting for update...'}</p>
      <p>Last updated: {data?.timestamp ?? '-'}</p>
    </div>
  );
}

When to Use SSE

Use useEventStream when you only need server-to-client updates (e.g., progress indicators, live dashboards, notifications). For bidirectional communication, use useWebsocket.

Return values:

Property	Type	Description
`isConnected`	`boolean`	True when EventStream is open
`data`	`TOutput \| undefined`	Last received event data
`error`	`Error \| null`	Connection error
`isError`	`boolean`	True if an error occurred
`readyState`	`number`	EventSource state (0=connecting, 1=open, 2=closed)
`close`	`() => void`	Close the connection
`reset`	`() => void`	Clear error state

Options: Accepts query, subpath, and signal options, same as useWebsocket.

Choosing the Right Hook

Hook	Use Case	Direction	Examples
`useAPI`	Request/response	One-time	Send a message, fetch user data, submit a form
`useWebsocket`	Bidirectional streaming	Client ↔ Server	Live chat, multiplayer sync, shared editing
`useEventStream`	Server push	Server → Client	AI token streaming, build logs, live metrics

Request Options

Pass options to the hook for customizing requests. Options like query and headers are set when calling the hook, not when invoking:

// Options are passed to useAPI, not invoke
const { invoke } = useAPI({
  route: 'POST /api/chat',
  query: new URLSearchParams({ version: '2' }),
  headers: { 'X-Custom-Header': 'value' },
});
 
// invoke only takes the input data
await invoke({ message: 'Hello' });

For dynamic query parameters, create a new hook instance:

function SearchResults({ query }: { query: string }) {
  const { data, isLoading } = useAPI({
    route: 'GET /api/search',
    query: { q: query },
  });
 
  return <div>{isLoading ? 'Searching...' : JSON.stringify(data)}</div>;
}

Auth State with useAuth

Access authentication state for protected components or custom auth logic:

import { useAuth } from '@agentuity/react';
 
function ProtectedContent() {
  const { isAuthenticated, authLoading } = useAuth();
 
  if (authLoading) {
    return <p>Loading...</p>;
  }
 
  if (!isAuthenticated) {
    return <p>Please sign in to continue.</p>;
  }
 
  return <p>Welcome! You have access.</p>;
}

Return values:

Property	Type	Description
`isAuthenticated`	`boolean`	True when auth token is set and not loading
`authLoading`	`boolean`	True while auth state is initializing
`authHeader`	`string \| null`	The current Authorization header value
`setAuthHeader`	`(token: string \| null) => void`	Manually set the auth header
`setAuthLoading`	`(loading: boolean) => void`	Control the loading state

useAuth vs useAgentuity

useAuth provides auth-specific state. For non-auth context like baseUrl, use useAgentuity() instead. See Authentication for integrating with identity providers.

Next Steps

Provider Setup: Configure AgentuityProvider for deployments
Advanced Hooks: Custom handlers for WebSocket and SSE
Deployment Scenarios: Choose where your frontend lives

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React Hooks

Installation

Basic Usage with useAPI

useAPI Options

Streaming with useAPI

Real-Time with useWebsocket

Streaming with useEventStream

Choosing the Right Hook

Request Options

Auth State with useAuth

Next Steps

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