# Getting Started
URL: /docs/runtimes/langgraph

Connect to LangGraph Cloud API for agent workflows with streaming.

Requirements \[#requirements]

You need a LangGraph Cloud API server. You can start a server locally via [LangGraph Studio](https://github.com/langchain-ai/langgraph-studio) or use [LangSmith](https://www.langchain.com/langsmith) for a hosted version.

The state of the graph you are using must have a `messages` key with a list of LangChain-alike messages.

New project from template \[#new-project-from-template]

<Steps>
  <Step>
    Create a new project based on the LangGraph assistant-ui template \[#create-a-new-project-based-on-the-langgraph-assistant-ui-template]

    ```sh
    npx create-assistant-ui@latest -t langgraph my-app
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Set environment variables \[#set-environment-variables]

    Create a `.env.local` file in your project with the following variables:

    ```sh
    # LANGCHAIN_API_KEY=your_api_key # for production
    # LANGGRAPH_API_URL=your_api_url # for production
    NEXT_PUBLIC_LANGGRAPH_API_URL=your_api_url # for development (no api key required)
    NEXT_PUBLIC_LANGGRAPH_ASSISTANT_ID=your_graph_id
    ```
  </Step>
</Steps>

Installation in existing React project \[#installation-in-existing-react-project]

<Steps>
  <Step>
    Install dependencies \[#install-dependencies]

    <InstallCommand npm={["@assistant-ui/react", "@assistant-ui/react-langgraph", "@langchain/langgraph-sdk"]} />
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Setup a proxy backend endpoint (optional, for production) \[#setup-a-proxy-backend-endpoint-optional-for-production]

    <Callout type="warn">
      This example forwards every request to the LangGraph server directly from the
      browser. For production use-cases, you should limit the API calls to the
      subset of endpoints that you need and perform authorization checks.
    </Callout>

    ```tsx twoslash title="@/api/api/[...path]/route.ts"
    import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from "next/server";

    function getCorsHeaders() {
      return {
        "Access-Control-Allow-Origin": "*",
        "Access-Control-Allow-Methods": "GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, OPTIONS",
        "Access-Control-Allow-Headers": "*",
      };
    }

    async function handleRequest(req: NextRequest, method: string) {
      try {
        const path = req.nextUrl.pathname.replace(/^\/?api\//, "");
        const url = new URL(req.url);
        const searchParams = new URLSearchParams(url.search);
        searchParams.delete("_path");
        searchParams.delete("nxtP_path");
        const queryString = searchParams.toString()
          ? `?${searchParams.toString()}`
          : "";

        const options: RequestInit = {
          method,
          headers: {
            "x-api-key": process.env["LANGCHAIN_API_KEY"] || "",
          },
        };

        if (["POST", "PUT", "PATCH"].includes(method)) {
          options.body = await req.text();
        }

        const res = await fetch(
          `${process.env["LANGGRAPH_API_URL"]}/${path}${queryString}`,
          options,
        );

        return new NextResponse(res.body, {
          status: res.status,
          statusText: res.statusText,
          headers: {
            ...res.headers,
            ...getCorsHeaders(),
          },
        });
      } catch (e: any) {
        return NextResponse.json({ error: e.message }, { status: e.status ?? 500 });
      }
    }

    export const GET = (req: NextRequest) => handleRequest(req, "GET");
    export const POST = (req: NextRequest) => handleRequest(req, "POST");
    export const PUT = (req: NextRequest) => handleRequest(req, "PUT");
    export const PATCH = (req: NextRequest) => handleRequest(req, "PATCH");
    export const DELETE = (req: NextRequest) => handleRequest(req, "DELETE");

    // Add a new OPTIONS handler
    export const OPTIONS = () => {
      return new NextResponse(null, {
        status: 204,
        headers: {
          ...getCorsHeaders(),
        },
      });
    };
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Setup helper functions \[#setup-helper-functions]

    ```tsx twoslash include chatApi title="@/lib/chatApi.ts"
    // @filename: /lib/chatApi.ts

    // ---cut---
    import { Client } from "@langchain/langgraph-sdk";
    import { LangChainMessage, LangGraphSendMessageConfig } from "@assistant-ui/react-langgraph";

    const createClient = () => {
      const apiUrl = process.env["NEXT_PUBLIC_LANGGRAPH_API_URL"] || "/api";
      return new Client({
        apiUrl,
      });
    };

    export const createThread = async () => {
      const client = createClient();
      return client.threads.create();
    };

    export const getThreadState = async (
      threadId: string,
    ): Promise<ThreadState<{ messages: LangChainMessage[] }>> => {
      const client = createClient();
      return client.threads.getState(threadId);
    };

    export const sendMessage = async (params: {
      threadId: string;
      messages: LangChainMessage;
      config?: LangGraphSendMessageConfig;
    }) => {
      const client = createClient();
      return client.runs.stream(
        params.threadId,
        process.env["NEXT_PUBLIC_LANGGRAPH_ASSISTANT_ID"]!,
        {
          input: {
            messages: params.messages,
          },
          streamMode: "messages",
          ...params.config
        },
      );
    };
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Define a MyAssistant component \[#define-a-myassistant-component]

    ```tsx twoslash include MyAssistant title="@/components/MyAssistant.tsx"
    // @filename: /components/MyAssistant.tsx
    // @include: chatApi

    // ---cut---
    "use client";

    import { Thread } from "@/components/assistant-ui/thread";
    import { AssistantRuntimeProvider } from "@assistant-ui/react";
    import { useLangGraphRuntime } from "@assistant-ui/react-langgraph";

    import { createThread, getThreadState, sendMessage } from "@/lib/chatApi";

    export function MyAssistant() {
      const runtime = useLangGraphRuntime({
        stream: async (messages, { initialize, config }) => {
          const { externalId } = await initialize();
          if (!externalId) throw new Error("Thread not found");
          return sendMessage({
            threadId: externalId,
            messages,
            config
          });
        },
        create: async () => {
          const { thread_id } = await createThread();
          return { externalId: thread_id };
        },
        load: async (externalId) => {
          const state = await getThreadState(externalId);
          return {
            messages: state.values.messages,
            interrupts: state.tasks[0]?.interrupts,
          };
        },
      });

      return (
        <AssistantRuntimeProvider runtime={runtime}>
          <Thread />
        </AssistantRuntimeProvider>
      );
    }
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Use the MyAssistant component \[#use-the-myassistant-component]

    ```tsx twoslash title="@/app/page.tsx" {1,6}
    // @include: MyAssistant
    // @filename: /app/page.tsx
    // ---cut---
    import { MyAssistant } from "@/components/MyAssistant";

    export default function Home() {
      return (
        <main className="h-dvh">
          <MyAssistant />
        </main>
      );
    }
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Setup environment variables \[#setup-environment-variables]

    Create a `.env.local` file in your project with the following variables:

    ```sh
    # LANGCHAIN_API_KEY=your_api_key # for production
    # LANGGRAPH_API_URL=your_api_url # for production
    NEXT_PUBLIC_LANGGRAPH_API_URL=your_api_url # for development (no api key required)
    NEXT_PUBLIC_LANGGRAPH_ASSISTANT_ID=your_graph_id
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Setup UI components \[#setup-ui-components]

    Follow the [UI Components](/docs/ui/thread) guide to setup the UI components.
  </Step>
</Steps>

Advanced APIs \[#advanced-apis]

Message Accumulator \[#message-accumulator]

The `LangGraphMessageAccumulator` lets you append messages incoming from the server to replicate the messages state client side.

```typescript
import {
  LangGraphMessageAccumulator,
  appendLangChainChunk,
} from "@assistant-ui/react-langgraph";

const accumulator = new LangGraphMessageAccumulator({
  appendMessage: appendLangChainChunk,
});

// Add new chunks from the server
if (event.event === "messages/partial") accumulator.addMessages(event.data);
```

Message Conversion \[#message-conversion]

Use `convertLangChainMessages` to transform LangChain messages to assistant-ui format:

```typescript
import { convertLangChainMessages } from "@assistant-ui/react-langgraph";

const threadMessage = convertLangChainMessages(langChainMessage);
```

Thread Management \[#thread-management]

Basic Thread Support \[#basic-thread-support]

The `useLangGraphRuntime` hook now includes built-in thread management capabilities:

```typescript
const runtime = useLangGraphRuntime({
  stream: async (messages, { initialize, config }) => {
    // initialize() creates or loads a thread and returns its IDs
    const { remoteId, externalId } = await initialize();
    // Use externalId (your backend's thread ID) for API calls
    return sendMessage({ threadId: externalId, messages, config });
  },
  create: async () => {
    // Called when creating a new thread
    const { thread_id } = await createThread();
    return { externalId: thread_id };
  },
  load: async (externalId) => {
    // Called when loading an existing thread
    const state = await getThreadState(externalId);
    return {
      messages: state.values.messages,
      interrupts: state.tasks[0]?.interrupts,
    };
  },
});
```

Cloud Persistence \[#cloud-persistence]

For persistent thread history across sessions, integrate with assistant-cloud:

```typescript
const runtime = useLangGraphRuntime({
  cloud: new AssistantCloud({
    baseUrl: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_ASSISTANT_BASE_URL,
  }),
  // ... stream, create, load functions
});
```

See the [Cloud Persistence guide](/docs/cloud/persistence/langgraph) for detailed setup instructions.

Interrupt Persistence \[#interrupt-persistence]

LangGraph supports interrupting the execution flow to request user input or handle specific interactions. These interrupts can be persisted and restored when switching between threads:

1. Make sure your thread state type includes the `interrupts` field
2. Return the interrupts from the `load` function along with the messages
3. The runtime will automatically restore the interrupt state when switching threads

This feature is particularly useful for applications that require user approval flows, multi-step forms, or any other interactive elements that might span multiple thread switches.