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Create LLM agents with long-term memory and custom tools

Letta (formerly MemGPT)

Letta is the platform for building stateful agents: open AI with advanced memory that can learn and self-improve over time.

• Quickstart: Build your first stateful agent in 5 minutes using Python or TypeScript
• Understanding agent memory: Learn about memory blocks, tools, and how Letta agents maintain state
• Examples and tutorials: Working code examples for common use cases and agent patterns
• API reference: Complete REST API and SDK documentation for Python and TypeScript

[!TIP] Letta Code is a memory-first coding harness, built on top of the Letta API. Instead of working in independent sessions, you work with a persisted agent that learns over time and is portable across models. You can use Letta Code to interact with any Letta agent via the CLI.

Read more about how to use Letta Code on the official docs page, or on the GitHub repo.

Get started with the Letta API

Use the Letta API to build stateful agents that remember, learn, and improve over time. Letta allows you to build agents on any model provider, including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, and more.

Installation

TypeScript / Node.js:

npm install @letta-ai/letta-client

Python:

pip install letta-client

Hello World example

Below is a quick example of creating a stateful agent and sending it a message. See the full quickstart guide for complete documentation.

Running the examples require a Letta Developer Platform account, or a self-hosted Letta server.

TypeScript:

import Letta from "@letta-ai/letta-client";

const client = new Letta({ apiKey: process.env.LETTA_API_KEY });

// Create your agent
const agentState = await client.agents.create({
  model: "openai/gpt-4.1",
  embedding: "openai/text-embedding-3-small",
  memory_blocks: [
    {
      label: "human",
      value:
        "Name: Timber. Status: dog. Occupation: building Letta, infrastructure to democratize self-improving superintelligence",
    },
    {
      label: "persona",
      value:
        "I am a self-improving superintelligence. Timber is my best friend and collaborator.",
    },
  ],
  tools: ["web_search", "run_code"],
});

console.log("Agent created with ID:", agentState.id);

// Send your agent a message
const response = await client.agents.messages.create(agentState.id, {
  input: "What do you know about me?",
});

for (const message of response.messages) {
  console.log(message);
}

Python:

from letta_client import Letta
import os

client = Letta(api_key=os.getenv("LETTA_API_KEY"))

# Create your agent
agent_state = client.agents.create(
    model="openai/gpt-4.1",
    embedding="openai/text-embedding-3-small",
    memory_blocks=[
        {
          "label": "human",
          "value": "Name: Timber. Status: dog. Occupation: building Letta, infrastructure to democratize self-improving superintelligence"
        },
        {
          "label": "persona",
          "value": "I am a self-improving superintelligence. Timber is my best friend and collaborator."
        }
    ],
    tools=["web_search", "run_code"]
)

print(f"Agent created with ID: {agent_state.id}")

# Send your agent a message
response = client.agents.messages.create(
    agent_id=agent_state.id,
    input="What do you know about me?"
)

for message in response.messages:
    print(message)

Contributing

Letta is an open source project built by over a hundred contributors from around the world. There are many ways to get involved in the Letta OSS project!

• Join the Discord: Chat with the Letta devs and other AI developers.
• Chat on our forum: If you're not into Discord, check out our developer forum.
• Follow our socials: Twitter/X, LinkedIn, YouTube

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