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# Agent Steering Protocol • AI Agent SDK

> AgentSteeringProtocol: Protocol for agents that support message steering.

# AgentSteeringProtocol

> Defined in the [**protocols**](../modules/protocols) module.

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Protocol for agents that support message steering.

This extends the agent interface with steering capabilities,
allowing real-time message injection during execution.

```mermaid theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
%%{init: {'theme': 'base', 'themeVariables': { 'primaryColor': '#8B0000', 'primaryTextColor': '#fff', 'primaryBorderColor': '#710101', 'lineColor': '#189AB4', 'secondaryColor': '#189AB4', 'tertiaryColor': '#fff' }}}%%

graph LR
    input["Input Data"] --> agent["Agent: AgentSteeringProtocol"]
    agent --> output["Output Result"]
    style agent fill:#8B0000,color:#fff
    style input fill:#8B0000,color:#fff
    style output fill:#8B0000,color:#fff
```

## Methods

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="steer()" icon="function" href="../functions/AgentSteeringProtocol-steer">
    Send a steering message to the agent during execution.
  </Card>

  <Card title="get_steering_status()" icon="function" href="../functions/AgentSteeringProtocol-get_steering_status">
    Get current steering status.
  </Card>

  <Card title="message_steering_enabled()" icon="function" href="../functions/AgentSteeringProtocol-message_steering_enabled">
    Whether message steering is enabled for this agent.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Source

<Card title="View on GitHub" icon="github" href="https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/blob/main/src/praisonai-agents/praisonaiagents/agent/protocols.py#L548">
  `praisonaiagents/agent/protocols.py` at line 548
</Card>

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## Related Documentation

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  <Card title="Agents Concept" icon="robot" href="/docs/docs/concepts/agents" />

  <Card title="Single Agent Guide" icon="book-open" href="/docs/docs/guides/single-agent" />

  <Card title="Multi-Agent Guide" icon="users" href="/docs/docs/guides/multi-agent" />

  <Card title="Agent Configuration" icon="gear" href="/docs/docs/configuration/agent-config" />

  <Card title="Auto Agents" icon="wand-magic-sparkles" href="/docs/docs/features/autoagents" />
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