elevenlabs-agents

1# ElevenLabs Agent Builder
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3Build a production-ready conversational AI voice agent. Produces a configured agent with tools, knowledge base, and SDK integration.
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5## Packages
6 
7```bash
8npm install @elevenlabs/react           # React SDK
9npm install @elevenlabs/client          # JavaScript SDK (browser + server)
10npm install @elevenlabs/react-native    # React Native SDK
11npm install @elevenlabs/elevenlabs-js   # Full API (server only)
12npm install -g @elevenlabs/agents-cli   # CLI ("Agents as Code")
13```
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15**DEPRECATED:** `@11labs/react`, `@11labs/client` -- uninstall if present.
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17**Server-only warning:** `@elevenlabs/elevenlabs-js` uses Node.js `child_process` and won't work in browsers. Use `@elevenlabs/client` for browser environments, or create a proxy server.
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19## Workflow
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21### Step 1: Create Agent via Dashboard or CLI
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23**Dashboard:** https://elevenlabs.io/app/conversational-ai -> Create Agent
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25**CLI (Agents as Code):**
26```bash
27elevenlabs agents init
28elevenlabs agents add "Support Bot" --template customer-service
29# Edit agent_configs/support-bot.json
30elevenlabs agents push --env dev
31```
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33Templates: `default`, `minimal`, `voice-only`, `text-only`, `customer-service`, `assistant`.
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35Configure:
36- **Voice** -- Choose from 5000+ voices or clone
37- **LLM** -- GPT, Claude, Gemini, or custom
38- **System prompt** -- Use the 6-component framework below
39- **First message** -- What the agent says when conversation starts
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41### Step 2: Write the System Prompt
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