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# setup • AI Agent SDK

> setup: Optional interactive setup returning collected config/env values.

# setup

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

Optional interactive setup returning collected config/env values.

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
def setup(io: Any) -> Dict[str, Any]
```

## Parameters

<ParamField query="io" type="Any" required={true}>
  An onboarding IO helper (prompt/confirm/getpass) supplied by the wrapper's wizard.
</ParamField>

### Returns

<ResponseField name="Returns" type="Dict[str, Any]">
  A mapping of collected config/env values, merged by the wizard.
</ResponseField>

## Source

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  `praisonaiagents/bots/protocols.py` at line 259
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