Setup

There are two ways to set up the Chat SDK. Deploying with Vercel is the fastest way to get started by having a live deployment up and running, while also being able to develop locally immediately.

Use 1-click Deploy with Vercel and Develop Locally

1. Enter the 1-click deploy flow using this link.
2. Create new project and repository of the Chat SDK
3. Add integrations like Neon Postgres and AI Gateway to your project
4. Clone your repository locally and link to your project using vc link
5. Link environment variables using vc env pull
6. Continue development locally
7. Push changes and recreate deployment automatically

Develop Locally and Deploy Later

1. Fork the Chat SDK repository on GitHub
2. Clone your forked repository locally
3. Create a PostgreSQL database and retrieve its connection string to set the DATABASE_URL environment variable in .env.local
4. Create a Vercel Blob store and set the BLOB_READ_WRITE_TOKEN environment variable in .env.local
5. Set up AI Gateway and configure the AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY environment variable in .env.local
6. Install dependencies using pnpm install
7. Start development server using pnpm dev