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# supports • AI Agent SDK

> supports: Check if this runtime supports the given model reference.

# supports

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

Check if this runtime supports the given model reference.

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
def supports(model_ref: Optional[str]) -> bool
```

## Parameters

<ParamField query="model_ref" type="Optional[str]" required={false}>
  Optional model reference (e.g., "gpt-4", "claude-3")
</ParamField>

### Returns

<ResponseField name="Returns" type="bool">
  True if this runtime can handle the model, False otherwise
</ResponseField>

## Source

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  `praisonaiagents/runtime/protocols.py` at line 203
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