Question 1

What is Distri?

Accepted Answer

Distri is a composable AI agent runtime for building in-product agents. You define an agent once in a markdown file, connect your product’s own functions as tools, and run it from the CLI, as a streaming API server, or embedded in your app. Unlike a chatbot, a Distri agent reaches into your product and calls your functions — filling a form, reconciling a ledger, updating a grid.

Question 2

How do I create a Distri agent?

Accepted Answer

Install the CLI with `curl -fsSL https://distri.dev/install.sh | sh`, write a markdown file with a TOML frontmatter block (name, [tools], [model_settings]) and a system prompt, then run it with `distri run --task "..." --agent NAME`. Local runs need no account — just a model provider key.

Question 3

How do I deploy a Distri agent?

Accepted Answer

Authenticate with `distri login`, then sync your agents to Distri Cloud with `distri agents push agents/ --all`. Skills, prompts, and workflows push the same way (`distri skills push`, `distri workflows push`).

Question 4

How do I embed a Distri agent in my product?

Accepted Answer

Install @distri/core and @distri/react, wrap your app in DistriProvider, and render a Chat component. Pass your product functions as externalTools so the agent can drive your UI. You can also call the runtime directly with agent.invoke() and client.llm().

Question 5

Is Distri free?

Accepted Answer

Distri is fair-code licensed and always free to self-host. Distri Cloud offers managed hosting with short-lived token auth and usage tracking.

Authors

Vivek Gudapuri

Vivek