> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://praison.ai/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Clear Messages • AI Agent SDK

> clear_messages: Clear all pending messages.

# clear\_messages

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

Clear all pending messages.

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
def clear_messages() -> int
```

### Returns

<ResponseField name="Returns" type="int">
  Number of messages cleared
</ResponseField>

## Source

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