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# HTTP Launcher Protocol • AI Agent SDK

> HttpLauncherProtocol: Protocol for HTTP server launchers.

# HttpLauncherProtocol

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

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Protocol for HTTP server launchers.

This defines the interface for launching HTTP servers for agents.
The core SDK defines the protocol, while heavy implementations
(FastAPI, uvicorn) live in the wrapper layer.

## Methods

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  <Card title="launch()" icon="function" href="../functions/HttpLauncherProtocol-launch">
    Launch HTTP server for the agent.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Usage

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
class FastAPILauncher:
        def launch(self, agent, path="/", port=8000, host="0.0.0.0", debug=False):
            # FastAPI implementation
            pass
    
    # In Agent class
    launcher: HttpLauncherProtocol = get_http_launcher()
    launcher.launch(self, path, port, host, debug)
```

## Source

<Card title="View on GitHub" icon="github" href="https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/blob/main/src/praisonai-agents/praisonaiagents/agent/protocols.py#L251">
  `praisonaiagents/agent/protocols.py` at line 251
</Card>