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# Clone For Channel • AI Agent SDK

> clone_for_channel: Return a fully independent copy of this agent for a gateway channel.

# clone\_for\_channel

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> This is a method of the [**Agent**](../classes/Agent) class in the [**agent**](../modules/agent) module.

Return a fully independent copy of this agent for a gateway channel.

This method safely clones an agent for use in multi-channel scenarios
by avoiding deepcopy issues with tools/handoffs and creating fresh
instances of mutable objects like interrupt\_controller.

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
def clone_for_channel() -> 'Agent'
```

### Returns

<ResponseField name="Returns" type="'Agent'">
  A new Agent instance with copied configuration but fresh
  locks, interrupt controller, and shallow-copied tools.
</ResponseField>

## Uses

* `warnings.warn`
* `ExecutionConfig`
* `MemoryConfig`

## Source

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  `praisonaiagents/agent/agent.py` at line 2562
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