Runtime and Lifecycle

Understanding agent runtime behavior and lifecycle management.

Agent Lifecycle

States

1. Created: Agent configuration defined

2. Initializing: Loading plugins and connecting to services

3. Active: Ready to process messages

4. Paused: Temporarily inactive

5. Stopped: Gracefully shut down

6. Error: Encountered fatal error

Lifecycle Events

agent.on('initialized', () => {
  console.log('Agent is ready');
});

agent.on('message', (msg) => {
  console.log('Received:', msg);
});

agent.on('error', (err) => {
  console.error('Error:', err);
});

agent.on('shutdown', () => {
  console.log('Agent stopped');
});

Runtime Configuration

{
  "runtime": {
    "maxConcurrentMessages": 10,
    "messageTimeout": 30000,
    "retryAttempts": 3,
    "gracefulShutdownTimeout": 5000
  }
}

Resource Management

Memory Limits

{
  "resources": {
    "maxMemory": "512MB",
    "maxCPU": "80%",
    "maxConnections": 100
  }
}

Monitoring

const metrics = await agent.getMetrics();
console.log('Memory:', metrics.memory);
console.log('CPU:', metrics.cpu);
console.log('Uptime:', metrics.uptime);

Error Handling

try {
  const response = await agent.sendMessage(message);
} catch (error) {
  if (error.code === 'RATE_LIMIT') {
    // Handle rate limit
  } else if (error.code === 'TIMEOUT') {
    // Handle timeout
  }
}

Next Steps

• Memory and State

• Runtime Core

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