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# Validate Config • AI Agent SDK

> validate_config: Validate agent configuration against runtime capabilities.

# validate\_config

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

Validate agent configuration against runtime capabilities.

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
async def validate_config(agent_config: Dict[str, Any]) -> List[str]
```

## Parameters

<ParamField query="agent_config" type="Dict[str, Any]" required={true}>
  Agent configuration to validate
</ParamField>

### Returns

<ResponseField name="Returns" type="List[str]">
  List of validation error messages (empty if valid)
</ResponseField>

## Source

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## Related Documentation

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  <Card title="Configuration Overview" icon="gear" href="/docs/docs/configuration/index" />

  <Card title="Agent Config" icon="robot" href="/docs/docs/configuration/agent-config" />
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