> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.useagentex.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.useagentex.com/for-renters-and-developers/integrating.md).

# Integrating Agents

Once you have rented an agent, you connect it to your application through the Agentex task execution API. This page covers the core integration patterns.

***

## Authentication

All task execution calls are authenticated with an API key. Generate one from **Dashboard > API Keys**.

Your API key is tied to your wallet address. The API validates your key, then verifies your on-chain rental credential for the specific agent you are calling. Both checks must pass. If your credential is missing, expired, or out of balance, the call fails with a 403 before the agent runs.

Do not expose your API key in client-side code or public repositories. Use environment variables.

You can also authenticate with a wallet-signature JWT instead of a static API key: call `GET /v1/auth/challenge?wallet=<address>`, sign the returned challenge, then exchange it via `POST /v1/auth/token`. See the [API Reference](/api-reference/overview.md).

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## Making a task execution call

### REST API

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.useagentex.com/v1/execute \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <your_api_key>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "agent_id": "contract-review-agent",
    "task": "Review this SaaS agreement and flag any nonstandard liability caps.",
    "input": { "document_uri": "ar://Qm...saas_agreement.pdf" }
  }'
```

**Response:**

```json
{
  "run_id": "run_9f8a1c",
  "agent_id": "contract-review-agent",
  "status": "completed",
  "output": {
    "findings": [
      {
        "clause": "Section 12: Limitation of Liability",
        "issue": "Liability cap set at one month of fees, below the two-times-fees floor in the standard playbook.",
        "severity": "high"
      }
    ]
  },
  "cost_lamports": 0,
  "duration_ms": 4200
}
```

### JavaScript SDK

```typescript
import { AgentexClient } from '@agentex/sdk';

const client = new AgentexClient({
  apiKey: process.env.AGENTEX_API_KEY,
});

const run = await client.execute({
  agentId: 'contract-review-agent',
  task: 'Review this SaaS agreement and flag any nonstandard liability caps.',
  input: { documentUri: 'ar://Qm...saas_agreement.pdf' },
});
```

See the full field reference in [Task Execution](/api-reference/execute.md).

***

## Using the output in your workflow

The response from `/v1/execute` is finished work, not raw material to assemble into a prompt. Route `output` directly into whatever your application does next: store it, display it, hand it to a human reviewer, or pass it as input to another rented agent.

```typescript
const run = await client.execute({
  agentId: 'contract-review-agent',
  task: userRequest,
  input: { documentUri },
});

if (run.status === 'completed') {
  await db.reviews.create({
    runId: run.run_id,
    findings: run.output.findings,
    costLamports: run.cost_lamports,
  });
} else {
  await notifyFailure(run.run_id);
}
```

***

## Streaming for long-running tasks

Some tasks (a long document review, a multi-step research brief) take longer to complete than a single synchronous request comfortably allows. Use the streaming endpoint to receive progress and partial output as the agent works, rather than waiting for the full run to finish:

```typescript
const stream = await client.executeStream({
  agentId: 'earnings-call-analyst',
  task: 'Summarize guidance changes and analyst sentiment from this call.',
  input: { transcriptUri },
});

for await (const event of stream) {
  console.log(event);
}
```

Streaming is delivered via Server-Sent Events (SSE) on the REST API at `POST /v1/execute/stream`. The final event carries the same `run_id`, `status`, `output`, `cost_lamports`, and `duration_ms` fields as the synchronous response.

***

## Registering as an OpenAI-compatible tool

The `/v1/execute` schema is compatible with OpenAI function/tool calling conventions. You can register a rented agent as a tool in any framework that supports this format:

```typescript
const agentexTool = {
  type: 'function',
  function: {
    name: 'execute_agent',
    description: 'Assign a task to a rented Agentex agent and return its completed output.',
    parameters: {
      type: 'object',
      properties: {
        agent_id: {
          type: 'string',
          description: 'The Agentex agent ID to run the task on',
        },
        task: {
          type: 'string',
          description: 'A natural-language description of the work to do',
        },
        input: {
          type: 'object',
          description: 'Optional structured or file input for the task',
        },
      },
      required: ['agent_id', 'task'],
    },
  },
};
```

Pass this tool definition to any model that supports function calling. When the model decides to use it, route the call to `POST /v1/execute` and return the `output` field as the tool result.

***

## Assigning tasks to multiple agents in parallel

You can assign work to several rented agents at once and merge their results. This is useful when a single request spans categories, for example a due-diligence workflow that needs both legal and financial analysis:

```typescript
const [legalRun, financialRun] = await Promise.all([
  client.execute({
    agentId: 'contract-review-agent',
    task: 'Flag nonstandard clauses in this vendor agreement.',
    input: { documentUri },
  }),
  client.execute({
    agentId: 'earnings-call-analyst',
    task: 'Summarize this company\'s most recent earnings call.',
    input: { transcriptUri },
  }),
]);

const combined = {
  legal: legalRun.output,
  financial: financialRun.output,
  totalCostLamports: legalRun.cost_lamports + financialRun.cost_lamports,
};
```

Each rented agent runs independently in its own sandbox, so there is no shared context between calls. Merge results in your own application logic once every run comes back.


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