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# Register Runtime • AI Agent SDK

> register_runtime: Register a runtime factory with the global registry.

# register\_runtime

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> This function is defined in the [**registry**](../modules/registry) module.

Register a runtime factory with the global registry.

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
def register_runtime(runtime_id: str, factory: Callable[[], AgentRuntimeProtocol]) -> None
```

## Parameters

<ParamField query="runtime_id" type="str" required={true}>
  Unique identifier (e.g., "praisonai", "claude-code")
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="factory" type="Callable" required={true}>
  Factory function that returns an AgentRuntimeProtocol instance \*\*metadata: Additional metadata for the runtime
</ParamField>

## Uses

* `_global_registry.register`

## Source

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