CopilotKit <> ADK Starter

This is a starter template for building AI agents using Google's ADK and CopilotKit. It provides a modern Next.js application with an integrated investment analyst agent that can research stocks, analyze market data, and provide investment insights.

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+
• Python 3.12+
• Google Makersuite API Key (for the ADK agent) (see https://makersuite.google.com/app/apikey)
• Any of the following package managers:
  • npm (default)
  • pnpm
  • yarn
  • bun

Getting Started

1. Install dependencies using your preferred package manager:

# Using npm (default)
npm install

# Using pnpm
pnpm install

# Using yarn
yarn install

# Using bun
bun install

Note: This will automatically setup a .venv (virtual environment) inside the agent directory.

To activate the virtual environment manually, you can run:

bashCopy

source agent/.venv/bin/activate

2. Set up your Google API key:

export GOOGLE_API_KEY="your-google-api-key-here"

3. Start the development server:

# Using npm (default)
npm run dev

# Using pnpm
pnpm dev

# Using yarn
yarn dev

# Using bun
bun run dev

This will start both the UI and agent servers concurrently.

Available Scripts

The following scripts can also be run using your preferred package manager:

• dev - Starts both UI and agent servers in development mode
• dev:debug - Starts development servers with debug logging enabled
• dev:ui - Starts only the Next.js UI server
• dev:agent - Starts only the ADK agent server
• build - Builds the Next.js application for production
• start - Starts the production server
• install:agent - Installs Python dependencies for the agent

Documentation

The main UI component is in src/app/page.tsx. You can:

• Modify the theme colors and styling
• Add new frontend actions
• Customize the CopilotKit sidebar appearance

📚 Documentation

• ADK Documentation - Learn more about the ADK and its features
• CopilotKit Documentation - Explore CopilotKit's capabilities
• Next.js Documentation - Learn about Next.js features and API

Contributing

Feel free to submit issues and enhancement requests! This starter is designed to be easily extensible.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Troubleshooting

Agent Connection Issues

If you see "I'm having trouble connecting to my tools", make sure:

1. The ADK agent is running on port 8000
2. Your Google API key is set correctly
3. Both servers started successfully

Python Dependencies

If you encounter Python import errors:

cd agent
pip install -r requirements.txt

CopilotKit Intelligence & Threads (Optional)

CopilotKit Intelligence adds durable thread history and cross-session memory to your agent. It requires a COPILOTKIT_LICENSE_TOKEN and a running local Intelligence stack (Docker Desktop + a local Intelligence repo checkout).

Prerequisites

• Docker Desktop running
• A COPILOTKIT_LICENSE_TOKEN (obtain from CopilotKit Cloud)
• The Intelligence repo cloned locally. The docker-compose.intelligence.yml defaults to a sibling directory at ../../../Intelligence relative to this starter; override with the INTELLIGENCE_REPO env var if your checkout is elsewhere.

Start the intelligence stack

# From inside this starter directory:
docker compose -f docker-compose.intelligence.yml up -d --wait

First run builds the intelligence image from source (may take several minutes).

Verify the stack is healthy

docker compose -f docker-compose.intelligence.yml ps

All three services (postgres, redis, intelligence) should show healthy.

Set environment variables

Add the following to your .env file:

COPILOTKIT_LICENSE_TOKEN=your-license-token-here
INTELLIGENCE_API_URL=http://localhost:4201
INTELLIGENCE_GATEWAY_WS_URL=ws://localhost:4401

Then start the dev server as usual (npm run dev). Thread history and memory features are activated automatically when COPILOTKIT_LICENSE_TOKEN is set.

Stop / reset

# Stop without removing data:
docker compose -f docker-compose.intelligence.yml down

# Full reset (removes postgres + redis volumes):
docker compose -f docker-compose.intelligence.yml down -v