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Module 15: Agent Requests

Agents can request file operations and permissions from the client.

What You’ll Learn

  • Reading files from the client with context.readFile()
  • Writing files with context.writeFile()
  • Requesting permissions with context.requestPermission()
  • The client-side handler pattern for responding to agent requests

The Agent

The prompt handler uses SyncPromptContext convenience methods:

The Client

The client registers handlers to respond to agent requests:
Throw exceptions from handlers for errors. The SDK converts exceptions to JSON-RPC error responses. Do not return error strings as content — agents will misinterpret them as file content.

Client Capabilities

The client must advertise file system support during initialization:
Agents can check capabilities before using them:

Source Code

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Running the Example

Next Module

Module 16: In-Memory Testing — test agents without subprocess launching.