agenticx-quickstart

Agent Building

AgenticX zero-to-hero quickstart guide. Use when the user wants to get started with AgenticX, create their first project, build their first agent, or run their first workflow. Covers installation, project scaffolding, agent creation, task execution, and CLI basics.

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AgenticX Quickstart

Guide for getting a user from zero to a running AgenticX agent in under 5 minutes.

Installation

# Core install (lightweight, ~27 deps, installs in seconds)
pip install agenticx

# Verify
agx --version

Optional extras — install only what you need:

Extra	What it adds	Command
`memory`	Mem0, ChromaDB, Qdrant	`pip install "agenticx[memory]"`
`document`	PDF/PPT/Word parsing	`pip install "agenticx[document]"`
`server`	API server (`agx serve`)	`pip install "agenticx[server]"`
`volcengine`	Volcengine AgentKit	`pip install "agenticx[volcengine]"`
`all`	Everything	`pip install "agenticx[all]"`

Environment

export OPENAI_API_KEY="sk-..."
# Optional
export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY="sk-ant-..."

Create a Project

agx project create my-first-agent --template basic
cd my-first-agent
agx project info

Create Your First Agent (Python)

from agenticx import Agent, Task, AgentExecutor
from agenticx.llms import OpenAIProvider

agent = Agent(
    id="data-analyst",
    name="Data Analyst",
    role="Data Analysis Expert",
    goal="Help users analyze and understand data",
    organization_id="my-org"
)

task = Task(
    id="analysis-task",
    description="Analyze sales data trends",
    expected_output="Detailed analysis report"
)

llm = OpenAIProvider(model="gpt-4")
executor = AgentExecutor(agent=agent, llm=llm)
result = executor.run(task)
print(result)

Create via CLI

# Scaffold an agent
agx agent create researcher --role "Senior Research Analyst"
agx agent list

# Scaffold a workflow
agx workflow create research-pipeline --agents "researcher"

# Run it
agx run workflows/research-pipeline.py --verbose

Add Tools

from agenticx.tools import tool

@tool
def calculate_sum(x: int, y: int) -> int:
    """Calculate the sum of two numbers."""
    return x + y

# Pass tools when creating agent or executor

Essential CLI Commands

Command	Purpose
`agx`	Welcome page with common commands
`agx --help`	Full help
`agx project create NAME`	Scaffold a project
`agx agent create NAME`	Create an agent
`agx workflow create NAME`	Create a workflow
`agx run FILE`	Execute a workflow file
`agx serve`	Start API server
`agx skills list`	List installed skills
`agx hooks list`	List available hooks

Next Steps

Build complex agents → use the agenticx-agent-builder skill
Design workflows → use the agenticx-workflow-designer skill
Create custom tools → use the agenticx-tool-creator skill
Deploy to production → use the agenticx-deployer skill