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# Add Channel • AI Agent SDK

> add_channel: Create a named channel.

# add\_channel

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

Create a named channel.

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
def add_channel(channel_name: str, metadata: Optional[Dict[str, Any]]) -> bool
```

## Parameters

<ParamField query="channel_name" type="str" required={true}>
  Unique channel name
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="metadata" type="Optional" required={false}>
  Optional channel metadata
</ParamField>

### Returns

<ResponseField name="Returns" type="bool">
  True if created, False if already exists
</ResponseField>

## Source

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