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Adding typed configuration to Scala Golem agents. Use when the user asks to add config, configuration, settings, or environment-specific parameters to an agent.

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Adding Typed Configuration to a Scala Agent

Overview

Scala agents receive typed configuration via Config[T] from golem.config. The agent trait declares its config type by mixing in the AgentConfig[T] trait. The implementation class receives a Config[T] constructor parameter and accesses the resolved value lazily via .value.

Steps

  1. Define config case classes with Schema.derived in companion objects
  2. Mix in AgentConfig[T] on the agent trait
  3. Accept Config[T] in the implementation constructor
  4. Access config via config.value

Config Types

Define case classes for your configuration. Each needs an implicit val schema in its companion object:

import zio.blocks.schema.Schema

final case class DbConfig(
  host: String,
  port: Int,
)

object DbConfig {
  implicit val schema: Schema[DbConfig] = Schema.derived
}

final case class MyAppConfig(
  appName: String,
  db: DbConfig,
)

object MyAppConfig {
  implicit val schema: Schema[MyAppConfig] = Schema.derived
}

Agent Definition

Mix in AgentConfig[T] alongside BaseAgent:

import golem.BaseAgent
import golem.config.AgentConfig
import golem.runtime.annotations.{agentDefinition, description}

@agentDefinition()
trait MyAgent extends BaseAgent with AgentConfig[MyAppConfig] {
  class Id(val value: String)

  def greet(): Future[String]
}

Agent Implementation

Accept Config[T] as a constructor parameter and access the value lazily:

import golem.config.Config
import golem.runtime.annotations.agentImplementation

@agentImplementation()
final class MyAgentImpl(input: String, config: Config[MyAppConfig]) extends MyAgent {
  override def greet(): Future[String] = {
    val cfg = config.value
    Future.successful(s"Hello from ${cfg.appName}! DB at ${cfg.db.host}:${cfg.db.port}")
  }
}

Providing Config Values

golem.yaml — set defaults for agents:

agents:
  MyAgent:
    config:
      appName: "My Application"
      db:
        host: "localhost"
        port: 5432

CLI — override at agent creation:

golem agent new my-ns:my-component/my-agent-1 \
  --config appName="My App" \
  --config db.host=localhost \
  --config db.port=5432

RPC — override via the generated helper:

val client = MyAgentClient.getWithConfig(
  "agent-1",
  appName = Some("OverriddenApp"),
  dbHost = Some("new-host"),
  dbPort = Some(9999)
)

Key Constraints

  • Config case classes need a companion object with implicit val schema: Schema[T] = Schema.derived
  • The agent trait mixes in AgentConfig[T] to declare its config type
  • The implementation class receives Config[T] as a constructor parameter
  • Config is loaded lazily when .value is accessed
  • Config values in golem.yaml use camelCase keys matching Scala field names
  • Config cascade order: componentTemplates → components → agents → presets
  • If the config includes Secret[T] fields, also use golem-add-secret-scala for secret-specific declaration and CLI guidance