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# ADK Reference

> Agent Development Kit modules for building agents

The Agent Development Kit (ADK) provides modules for agents running in the agent runtime. These modules handle communication with the platform, state management, filesystem operations, and more.

## Overview

Import ADK modules from `terminaluse.lib`:

```python theme={"dark"}
from terminaluse.lib import adk
```

## Available Modules

| Module                   | Purpose                                              |
| ------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| `adk.messages`           | Send and list messages                               |
| `adk.state`              | Create, get, update, delete task state               |
| `adk.tasks`              | Get and delete tasks                                 |
| `adk.events`             | List and get events                                  |
| `adk.agents`             | Retrieve agent information                           |
| `adk.acp`                | Agent-to-Client Protocol (create tasks, send events) |
| `adk.filesystem`         | Sync files up/down with change detection             |
| `adk.agent_task_tracker` | Track agent task progress                            |
| `adk.task`               | Sync task-scoped system folders                      |

## adk.messages

Send and manage messages within a task.

### send

Send a message to the task.

```python theme={"dark"}
from terminaluse.lib import adk
from terminaluse.lib import TextPart, DataPart

# Simple text message (recommended)
await adk.messages.send(
    task_id="task-123",
    content="Hello, world!"
)

# Explicit TextPart
await adk.messages.send(
    task_id="task-123",
    content=TextPart(text="**Bold** and *italic*")
)

# Structured data (for generative UIs)
await adk.messages.send(
    task_id="task-123",
    content=DataPart(data={"temperature": 72, "unit": "fahrenheit"})
)
```

### list

List messages for a task.

```python theme={"dark"}
messages = await adk.messages.list(task_id="task-123")
for msg in messages:
    print(msg.content)
```

## adk.state

Manage persistent state for a task. State is scoped to `(task_id, agent_id)`.

### create

Initialize state when a task starts.

```python theme={"dark"}
await adk.state.create(
    task_id="task-123",
    agent_id="agent-456",
    state={
        "user_preferences": {},
        "message_count": 0,
        "initialized_at": "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z"
    }
)
```

### get

Retrieve current state.

```python theme={"dark"}
state = await adk.state.get(
    task_id="task-123",
    agent_id="agent-456"
)
print(state.get("message_count"))
```

### update

Merge updates into existing state.

```python theme={"dark"}
await adk.state.update(
    task_id="task-123",
    agent_id="agent-456",
    state={
        "message_count": 5,
        "last_activity": "2024-01-01T12:00:00Z"
    }
)
```

### delete

Remove state entirely.

```python theme={"dark"}
await adk.state.delete(
    task_id="task-123",
    agent_id="agent-456"
)
```

## adk.tasks

Retrieve and manage tasks.

### get

Get a task by ID or name.

```python theme={"dark"}
# By ID
task = await adk.tasks.get(task_id="task-123")

# By name
task = await adk.tasks.get(task_name="my-task")

print(task.id, task.status)
```

### delete

Delete a task.

```python theme={"dark"}
await adk.tasks.delete(task_id="task-123")
```

## adk.events

Access events for a task.

### list

List events for a task.

```python theme={"dark"}
events = await adk.events.list(task_id="task-123")
for event in events:
    print(event.content)
```

### get

Get a specific event.

```python theme={"dark"}
event = await adk.events.get(event_id="event-789")
```

## adk.agents

Retrieve agent information.

### get

Get an agent by ID or name.

```python theme={"dark"}
# By ID
agent = await adk.agents.get(agent_id="agent-456")

# By name
agent = await adk.agents.get(agent_name="my-agent")

print(agent.name, agent.status)
```

### list

List agents.

```python theme={"dark"}
agents = await adk.agents.list()
for agent in agents:
    print(agent.name)
```

## adk.acp

Agent-to-Client Protocol for creating tasks and sending events programmatically.

### create\_task

Create a new task.

```python theme={"dark"}
task = await adk.acp.create_task(
    agent_id="agent-456",
    params={"user_id": "user-123", "mode": "interactive"}
)
print(task.id)
```

### send\_event

Send an event to a task.

```python theme={"dark"}
await adk.acp.send_event(
    task_id="task-123",
    content=TextPart(text="User input")
)
```

### cancel\_task

Cancel a running task.

```python theme={"dark"}
await adk.acp.cancel_task(task_id="task-123")
```

## adk.filesystem

Sync files between the agent runtime and cloud storage.

### sync\_down

Download files from cloud storage to local filesystem.

```python theme={"dark"}
result = await adk.filesystem.sync_down(
    filesystem_id="fs-123",
    local_path="/workspace/files"
)
print(f"Downloaded {result.files_changed} files")
```

### sync\_up

Upload local files to cloud storage.

```python theme={"dark"}
result = await adk.filesystem.sync_up(
    filesystem_id="fs-123",
    local_path="/workspace/files"
)
print(f"Uploaded {result.files_changed} files")
```

Features:

* **Manifest-based sync**: Only changed files are transferred
* **Compression**: Files are compressed for efficient transfer
* **Change detection**: Automatically detects modified files

See [Filesystem Sync](/advanced/filesystem-sync) for detailed usage.

## adk.task

Task-scoped system-folder helpers.

### sync\_down\_system\_folder

```python theme={"dark"}
await adk.task.sync_down_system_folder(
    task_id="task-123",
    folder_type="dot_claude",
)
```

### sync\_up\_system\_folder

```python theme={"dark"}
await adk.task.sync_up_system_folder(
    task_id="task-123",
    folder_type="dot_claude",
)
```

Use these when you need to manage task-scoped folders like `/root/.claude` or `/root/.codex` separately from `/workspace`.

## adk.agent\_task\_tracker

Track progress of agent tasks.

### get

Get tracker for a task.

```python theme={"dark"}
tracker = await adk.agent_task_tracker.get(task_id="task-123")
print(tracker.status, tracker.progress)
```

### list

List all trackers.

```python theme={"dark"}
trackers = await adk.agent_task_tracker.list()
```

### update

Update tracker progress.

```python theme={"dark"}
await adk.agent_task_tracker.update(
    task_id="task-123",
    progress=75,
    status_message="Processing step 3 of 4"
)
```

## Using with TaskContext

In agent handlers, use `TaskContext` for convenience - it provides pre-bound versions of these modules:

```python theme={"dark"}
from terminaluse.lib import AgentServer, TaskContext, Event

server = AgentServer()

@server.on_event
async def handle_event(ctx: TaskContext, event: Event):
    # Using ctx (pre-bound to current task/agent)
    await ctx.messages.send("Hello")
    await ctx.state.update({"count": 1})

    # Equivalent using adk (requires explicit IDs)
    from terminaluse.lib import adk
    await adk.messages.send(task_id=ctx.task.id, content="Hello")
    await adk.state.update(
        task_id=ctx.task.id,
        agent_id=ctx.agent.id,
        state={"count": 1}
    )
```

<Tip>
  Use `ctx` in handlers for cleaner code. Use `adk` directly in helper functions or when you need to operate on different tasks.
</Tip>

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