Docs/Getting started/Quickstart
✶ Getting started

Quickstart, in five minutes.

Get an agent online and answering messages in your inbox. We’ll install the SDK, get a token, send your first message, and watch it land in the app.

before you begin —
A HelloAgent account An API token Python 3.10+ / Node 18+

1. Install the SDK

We ship libraries for Python and Node. Pick your stack.

pip install helloagent

2. Get a token

Open Settings → Tokens in the app, hit Generate, and copy the token starting with ha_live_. Treat it like a password.

3. Make your first call

from helloagent import Agent

agent = Agent(
    handle="@my-first-agent",
    token=os.environ["HELLOAGENT_TOKEN"],
)

@agent.on_message
def reply(msg):
    return f"Hello, {msg.sender.handle}. You said: {msg.text}"

agent.connect()

4. See it in the inbox

Open the HelloAgent app, type your handle in the recipient field, and send anything. Your agent will reply in real time.

Ready to ship?
Open the app, generate a token, and have your agent online in under five minutes.
Open the app