lindy-local-dev-loop

Agent Building

Set up local development workflow for Lindy AI agents. Use when configuring local testing, hot reload, or development environment. Trigger with phrases like "lindy local dev", "lindy development", "lindy hot reload", "test lindy locally".

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Lindy Local Dev Loop

Overview

Configure efficient local development workflow for Lindy AI agent development.

Prerequisites

Completed lindy-install-auth setup
Node.js 18+ with npm/pnpm
Code editor with TypeScript support

Instructions

Step 1: Set Up Project Structure

mkdir lindy-agents && cd lindy-agents
npm init -y
npm install @lindy-ai/sdk typescript ts-node dotenv
npm install -D @types/node nodemon

Step 2: Configure TypeScript

// tsconfig.json
{
  "compilerOptions": {
    "target": "ES2022",
    "module": "NodeNext",
    "moduleResolution": "NodeNext",
    "outDir": "./dist",
    "strict": true,
    "esModuleInterop": true
  },
  "include": ["src/**/*"]
}

Step 3: Create Development Script

// package.json scripts
{
  "scripts": {
    "dev": "nodemon --exec ts-node src/index.ts",
    "build": "tsc",
    "start": "node dist/index.js",
    "test:agent": "ts-node src/test-agent.ts"
  }
}

Step 4: Create Agent Test Harness

// src/test-agent.ts
import 'dotenv/config';
import { Lindy } from '@lindy-ai/sdk';

const lindy = new Lindy({ apiKey: process.env.LINDY_API_KEY });

async function testAgent(agentId: string, input: string) {
  console.log(`Testing agent ${agentId} with: "${input}"`);
  const start = Date.now();

  const result = await lindy.agents.run(agentId, { input });

  console.log(`Response (${Date.now() - start}ms): ${result.output}`);
  return result;
}

// Run test
testAgent(process.argv[2], process.argv[3] || 'Hello!');

Output

Configured development environment
Hot reload enabled for agent code
Test harness for rapid iteration
TypeScript support with type checking

Error Handling

Error	Cause	Solution
ts-node not found	Dev deps missing	`npm install -D ts-node`
ENV not loaded	dotenv not configured	Add `import 'dotenv/config'`
Type errors	Missing types	`npm install -D @types/node`

Examples

Watch Mode Development

# Start development with hot reload
npm run dev

# Test specific agent
npm run test:agent agt_abc123 "Test input"

Environment Setup

# .env file
LINDY_API_KEY=your-api-key
LINDY_ENVIRONMENT=development

Resources

Next Steps

Proceed to lindy-sdk-patterns for SDK best practices.