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Integration Checklist
Tagline: per-package source checklist + external setup (Railway, secrets, CI,
registry) for adding a new integration framework. Cross-ref:
../examples/integrations/<slug>/ for canonical Dojo dep-pinning source.
Two checklists: what makes a complete package, and what external setup is needed when adding a new framework.
A. Complete Package (what pnpm create-integration generates)
Everything below should exist in showcase/integrations/<slug>/:
Source Files
manifest.yaml— name, slug, category, language, features, demos,deployed: false,generative_ui,interaction_modalities, and optionallymanaged_platformpackage.json— dependencies including@copilotkit/react-core,zod,tailwindcsstsconfig.jsonnext.config.tspostcss.config.mjs
App Structure (src/app/)
layout.tsx— importsglobals.css,copilotkit-overrides.css,@copilotkit/react-core/v2/styles.cssglobals.css— NO* { margin: 0; padding: 0; }reset (onlybox-sizing: border-box)copilotkit-overrides.css— separate file for CopilotKit class overrides (survives Tailwind v4 purging)api/copilotkit/route.ts— runtime endpointapi/health/route.ts— health check endpointerror-boundary.tsx— DemoErrorBoundary component
Demo Pages (src/app/demos/<feature-id>/page.tsx)
One per declared feature. Each demo must:
- Use
CopilotKitprovider withruntimeUrl="/api/copilotkit"and correctagentname - Use
@copilotkit/react-core/v2imports (NOT@copilotkitnext/) - For
CopilotChatdemos: wrapper div withpx-6for horizontal padding (matches Dojo) - For
CopilotSidebardemos: no extra padding needed (sidebar has built-inpx-8) - Use
h-fullnoth-screen(demos render in iframes) - Use inline styles for dynamic content (Tailwind v4 purges classes it can't statically find)
- Include
useConfigureSuggestionswith relevant suggestions
Agent Backend
- Agent code in
src/agents/(Python) orsrc/lib/(TypeScript) - One agent per feature (names must match the
agentprop in demo pages) langgraph.json(Python) or equivalent config- Pin framework versions — see "Dependency Pinning" below
- Per-request
X-AIMock-Strictforwarding — the agent's outbound LLM call to aimock MUST carry the inboundX-AIMock-Strict(+x-test-id,x-aimock-context,x-diag-*) headers so a fixture MISS hard-fails instead of silently proxying to the real provider. Forward ONLY headers PRESENT inbound (never hardcode strict on); demo traffic without the header must still proxy. Missing this forwarding shows up as the D3 column flapping (intermittent amber/red e2e cells) because the rendered answer is non-deterministic real-provider output. Precedent:integrations/built-in-agent/src/lib/header-forwarding.ts(ALS +forwardingFetch). - Two-process integrations (a Next proxy route in front of a separate
agent process): the header forwarder AND the CVDIAG emitter must live
agent-side, not on the Next route (the Next route is a bare proxy and
the transport may drop inbound
x-*before the model call). The Next route forwards inboundx-*onto the proxy POST; the agent process recovers them via a middleware mounted before the framework handler. Worked example:integrations/strands-typescript/src/agent/{header-forwarding,cvdiag-backend-strands}.ts.
Infrastructure
Dockerfile— multi-stage, starts both agent backend and Next.js frontend- Two-process integrations:
COPY src/cvdiaginto the runner stage — if the separate agent process imports the co-located emitter directly (e.g.../cvdiag/cvdiag-emitter.js), theDockerfileMUST stage it into the image, e.g.COPY --chown=app:app src/cvdiag ./src/cvdiagright after theCOPY --chown=app:app src/agent ./src/agent. Single-process integrations (mastra,langgraph-typescript,claude-sdk-typescript) get it via Next's.nextbundling and don't need this. Omitting it passes local d6 (wherebin/showcase cvdiag-stage-tsmaterializes the emitter) but crashes at boot in Docker/staging withERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND: .../src/cvdiag/cvdiag-emitter.js, so the D6 column never renders. entrypoint.sh— starts agent server and Next.js, waits for both
Testing & QA
playwright.config.tstests/— one E2E test per demo (basic: load → send message → get response)qa/— manual QA checklist per demo- CVDIAG instrumentation staged — add the slug to
_CVDIAG_TS_INTEGRATIONSinscripts/cli/cmd-cvdiag-stage-ts.sh, runbin/showcase cvdiag-stage-ts, and verifybin/showcase cvdiag-stage-ts --checkexits 0 with zero drift (stages the co-locatedsrc/cvdiag/emitter into the standalone build context). - CVDIAG backend emitter wired — the backend emits the 11
backend.*boundaries and persists them to thecvdiag_eventsPocketBase collection (CVDIAG_BACKEND_EMITTER/CVDIAG_PB_URL/CVDIAG_WRITER_KEYset on the service env). The emitter adopts the inboundx-test-idas the cross-layer JOIN key so its rows join the probe's. Verify withbin/showcase cvdiag classify <test-id>returning non-empty after a probe run. For two-process integrations the emitter lives agent-side (see Agent Backend above).
Assets
- Logo SVG at
showcase/shell/public/logos/<slug>.svg
Source of Truth: examples/integrations/* vs showcase/integrations/*
Two directories hold integration code, and they play different roles. Understanding the relationship is critical before adding or modifying a package.
Roles
examples/integrations/<name>/— the Dojo example. This is the dep-pinning source of truth: minimal, focused agent code used to prove a framework works against CopilotKit/AG-UI. The weekly drift-detection workflow and the "Always pin agent framework and SDK versions to exact versions from the working Dojo example" rule (see "Dependency Pinning" below) both treat this directory as canonical.showcase/integrations/<slug>/— the full triple-duty integration:- Partner-facing demo (lives on
showcase.copilotkit.dev) - Cloneable starter source (extracted on-demand via
extract-starter.ts) - Iframe-embedded experience inside the public showcase shell
- Partner-facing demo (lives on
Automation Direction (one-way)
examples/integrations/<name>/ ──(migrate-integration-examples.ts)──▶ showcase/integrations/<slug>/src/agents/
showcase/integrations/<slug>/ ──(extract-starter.ts)────────────────▶ standalone starter (on-demand)
showcase/scripts/migrate-integration-examples.tscopies agent code fromexamples/integrations/<name>/intoshowcase/integrations/<slug>/src/agents/. It never runs in reverse.showcase/scripts/extract-starter.tsextracts a clean standalone starter from any integration on demand, dereferencing symlinks and stripping test/CI artifacts.- Do not hand-edit agent code inside
showcase/integrations/<slug>/src/agents/if the package has a Dojo counterpart — fix it upstream inexamples/integrations/<name>/and re-run the migration script.
Born-in-Showcase Packages (no Dojo counterpart)
Five packages exist only in showcase and have no examples/integrations/<name>/ sibling:
ag2claude-sdk-pythonclaude-sdk-typescriptlangroidspring-ai
These are authored directly in showcase/integrations/<slug>/ and are exempt from the pin-to-Dojo rule — there is no Dojo to pin to. They still must pin exact versions (see "Dependency Pinning"), but the reference is whatever the framework's own examples or release notes recommend, not a sibling examples/integrations/ directory.
Slug Aliasing
Several packages have different names in examples/integrations/ vs showcase/integrations/. The aliasing is historical — showcase standardized on shorter, marketing-friendly slugs while the Dojo kept the original framework-canonical names.
showcase/integrations/ slug |
examples/integrations/ name |
Why different |
|---|---|---|
google-adk |
adk |
Showcase prefixes with vendor for disambiguation |
langgraph-typescript |
langgraph-js |
Showcase prefers full language name (-typescript) |
ms-agent-dotnet |
ms-agent-framework-dotnet |
Showcase shortens -framework- out of the slug |
ms-agent-python |
ms-agent-framework-python |
Same — shorter slug in showcase |
strands |
strands-python |
Showcase drops the language suffix (no TS variant exists) |
When running migrate-integration-examples.ts or reasoning about drift, remember that the script internally maps these aliases — don't "fix" them by renaming one side.
B. External Setup (after the package is ready)
This section is the single-shot bring-up: provision the prod Railway
service immediately, then go live. If instead you ship the integration
staging-only first and defer prod ("promote later"), follow
./RAILWAY.md → "Promoting a Staging-Only Integration to
Production" for the provision-prod-instance + SSOT-gate-flip + promote path
(and note: the promote pipeline does NOT provision a new prod service — D6
false-reds the whole column until the prod instance exists).
1. Railway Service
- Create service in the CopilotKit Showcase Railway project, US-West region
- Type: Docker (image from GHCR, not source build)
- Image URL:
ghcr.io/copilotkit/showcase-<slug>:latest - Health check path:
/api/health - Link shared variables group (contains API keys)
- Set
NODE_ENV=production,NEXT_PUBLIC_BASE_URL=https://showcase.copilotkit.dev
2. GitHub Secrets
- Ensure
RAILWAY_TOKENsecret exists in the repo
3. CI/CD Workflow (.github/workflows/showcase_deploy.yml)
- Add slug to
workflow_dispatch.inputs.service.options - Add change detection filter for
showcase/integrations/<slug>/** - Add build job: build Docker image → push to GHCR → trigger Railway deploy
- Wire up the
RAILWAY_TOKENsecret
4. Registry
- Run
npx tsx showcase/scripts/generate-registry.tsto regenerateregistry.json - Verify the integration appears on the Integrations page
- Verify demos load in the drawer (Preview tab)
5. Go Live
- Verify Railway service is healthy:
curl https://showcase-<slug>-production.up.railway.app/api/health - Verify all demos respond: visit each
/demos/<id>route - Set
deployed: trueinmanifest.yaml - Verify constraint validation passes:
npx tsx showcase/scripts/validate-constraints.ts <slug> - Regenerate registry:
npx tsx showcase/scripts/generate-registry.ts - Commit and push — stack nav chip will light up automatically
6. Shell Updates (usually automatic)
- If the framework name in the stack nav differs from
manifest.yamlname, verifystartsWithmatching works - Demo content (Code/Docs tabs): run
npx tsx showcase/scripts/generate-demo-content.tsif it exists
Dependency Pinning
Always pin agent framework and SDK versions to exact versions from the working Dojo example. Do not use floating ranges like >=0.3.0 — they resolve to different versions over time and silently break APIs.
Why this matters: langchain>=0.3.0 resolved to 0.3.x which lacked create_agent. The Dojo uses langchain==1.2.0 where it exists. A floating range that worked at scaffold time broke on the next Docker build when a different version was pulled.
What to pin:
- Agent framework packages (langchain, langgraph, @mastra/core, etc.)
- CopilotKit SDK packages (copilotkit, @copilotkit/runtime, etc.)
- LLM provider SDKs (langchain-openai, @ai-sdk/openai, etc.)
What can float:
- Standard utilities (zod, react, next) — these have stable APIs
- Dev dependencies (playwright, typescript, tailwind)
Where to find correct versions:
- Check the corresponding Dojo example at
examples/integrations/<slug>/ - Use exact versions from its
requirements.txt/pyproject.toml/package.json - The weekly drift detection workflow will flag when pinned versions fall behind
LangGraph: Prebuilt vs Node-Based
LangGraph supports two agent authoring styles, and showcase uses both. When touching a LangGraph package — or adding a new one — decide the style explicitly and match the existing sibling's idioms.
The Two Styles
- Node-based — hand-rolled
StateGraphwithaddNode(...), explicit edges, and custom routing logic. Maximum control; more code to maintain. - Prebuilt —
create_react_agent/create_agenthelpers that wrap the common ReAct pattern. Minimal code; less flexibility.
Current Showcase State
| Package | Style | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
showcase/integrations/langgraph-python |
Prebuilt | create_react_agent in src/agents/main.py:53 |
showcase/integrations/langgraph-fastapi |
Prebuilt | create_react_agent in src/agents/src/agent.py:166 |
showcase/integrations/langgraph-typescript |
Node-based | StateGraph in src/agent/graph.ts:271 |
Dojo Coverage Gap
The ag-ui/apps/dojo/ e2e tests exclusively exercise node-based graphs. This means prebuilt-agent coverage is thin in the Dojo even though two of the three LangGraph packages users clone from showcase are prebuilt.
Cross-reference the action inventory for the full breakdown of which AG-UI features are exercised where: https://www.notion.so/3443aa38185281b5a1dfc6e0890264e1.
Guidance
- When adding a new LangGraph-based package, decide the authoring style explicitly and match the idioms of the corresponding showcase sibling (Python → prebuilt, TypeScript → node-based) unless you have a concrete reason to diverge.
- If you do diverge, document why in the package's README and add an entry to the table above.
- Do not silently convert a package between styles — it's a public API change for anyone who cloned the starter.
This distinction only applies to LangGraph today. Other frameworks (CrewAI, Mastra, etc.) have their own framework-specific authoring idioms — out of scope for this section.
Quick Reference: Common Gotchas
| Gotcha | Fix |
|---|---|
| CSS classes purged by Tailwind v4 | Put CopilotKit overrides in copilotkit-overrides.css, not globals.css |
* { margin: 0; padding: 0; } |
NEVER use this reset — it strips CopilotKit's internal padding |
| Chat messages flush to edges | Add px-6 to the CopilotChat wrapper div |
h-screen in demos |
Use h-full — demos render inside iframes |
| Dynamic content unstyled | Use inline style={} not Tailwind classes for agent-generated content |
| Stale lockfile | Run pnpm install after changing package.json, commit the lockfile |
| Stack chip not lighting up | Check deployed: true in manifest and registry name matching |
| Agent import errors in Docker | Pin framework deps to exact Dojo versions — floating ranges resolve differently over time |