.agents/skills/adk-architecture/references/interface-runner.md
Runner is the public entry point for executing agents and workflows. It owns
the invocation lifecycle: building the InvocationContext, draining the event
queue onto the session, and wiring in the artifact, session, memory and
credential services plus the plugin manager.
InMemoryRunner is the batteries-included subclass that supplies in-memory
services; it accepts either an agent= or a node=.
run_asyncThe main asynchronous entry point. Use this in production.
events_compaction_config set.| Argument | Meaning |
|---|---|
user_id | User ID of the session. |
session_id | Session ID. |
invocation_id | Set to resume an interrupted invocation. |
new_message | Message to append to the session. Optional — omit it when resuming. |
state_delta | State changes to apply to the session. |
run_config | Run config for the agent. |
yield_user_message | Yield the user-message event before agent/node events. |
runSynchronous convenience wrapper for local testing: runs the async path on a
background thread and re-yields its events. Takes user_id, session_id,
new_message, state_delta and run_config — no invocation_id, so it
cannot resume.
run_liveAudio/video streaming entry point, driven by a LiveRequestQueue rather than a
single new_message.
run_debugConvenience harness for local iteration: takes one message or a list of
messages, creates the session if needed, and prints the exchange (quiet and
verbose control how much).