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# steer • AI Agent SDK

> steer: Send a steering message to the agent during execution.

# steer

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

Send a steering message to the agent during execution.

This can be called while the agent is running to provide
real-time guidance or course corrections.

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
def steer(message: str, priority: int) -> str
```

## Parameters

<ParamField query="message" type="str" required={true}>
  The steering message
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="priority" type="int" required={false} default="5">
  Message priority (higher = more urgent)
</ParamField>

### Returns

<ResponseField name="Returns" type="str">
  Message ID for tracking
</ResponseField>

## Source

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