Deepagents Typescript Quickstart Skill for Claude
Scaffold a minimal local Deep Agent in TypeScript by following the official quickstart, using provider-native web search instead of Tavily. Use when the user wants to quickly build or try a Deep Agent locally.
Install
one command, takes just this skill from the repositorynpx skills add https://github.com/langchain-ai/langchain-skills --skill deepagents-typescript-quickstartWhat it tells the agent to use
found in the instruction textThe instruction itself
2 sections, as written by the authorDeep Agents TypeScript quickstart
Follow the live docs — do not invent an alternate API from memory:
https://docs.langchain.com/oss/javascript/deepagents/quickstart
Fetch that page (Docs MCP or HTTP) and implement the research-agent shape it shows (createDeepAgent, research system prompt, invoke with a research question like “What is LangGraph?”). Requires Node 22+.
Local setup constraints
Apply these on top of the quickstart (they keep setup minimal and model-agnostic):
- Ask which provider/model to use. Showcase that Deep Agents are model-agnostic. Suggested prompt:
> Which model should this agent use? Pass a provider:model string — e.g. openai:gpt-5.5, anthropic:claude-sonnet-5, google-genai:gemini-3.5-flash. Default if you're unsure: anthropic:claude-sonnet-5.
> We'll use that provider's built-in web search (no separate search API key).
- Create a new directory (e.g.
deep-agent/) and do all work there — do not pollute the open project.
- Do not use Tavily (or
@langchain/tavily). Replace the quickstart's search tool with the chosen provider's built-in web search. Look up the current export/tool shape on that provider's LangChain docs (examples as of writing — re-check if needed):
| Provider | Built-in search tool |
|----------|----------------------|
| Anthropic | @langchain/anthropic tools.webSearch_*() (or equivalent dict) |
| OpenAI | { type: "web_search" } |
| Google | { google_search: {} } |
Prefer Anthropic / OpenAI / Google so provider search is available. Only secret: that provider's API key in .env (gitignored). Skip LangSmith tracing unless they ask.
- Install packages from the quickstart minus Tavily; add the provider package for their model.
- Run the research example, show output, then stop. Point to
deep-agents-core/ customization / Managed Deep Agents for next steps.
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How to use it
Take langchain-ai/deepagents-typescript-quickstart from the repository into ~/.claude/skills for personal
use, or into .claude/skills inside a project.
The agent identifies a skill by the name field in its header. Two skills with the
same name cannot sit side by side — one of them will be ignored.