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# Agent Protocol • Rust AI Agent SDK
> AgentProtocol: Minimal Protocol for agent implementations. This defines the essential interface that any agent must provide. It enables proper mocking and testing...
# AgentProtocol
> Defined in the [**protocols**](../modules/protocols) module.
Rust AI Agent SDK
Minimal Protocol for agent implementations. This defines the essential interface that any agent must provide. It enables proper mocking and testing without real LLM dependencies.
```mermaid theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
%%{init: {'theme': 'base', 'themeVariables': { 'primaryColor': '#8B0000', 'primaryTextColor': '#fff', 'primaryBorderColor': '#710101', 'lineColor': '#189AB4', 'secondaryColor': '#189AB4', 'tertiaryColor': '#fff' }}}%%
graph LR
input["Input Data"] --> agent["Agent: AgentProtocol"]
agent --> output["Output Result"]
style agent fill:#8B0000,color:#fff
style input fill:#8B0000,color:#fff
style output fill:#8B0000,color:#fff
```
## Methods
### `name`
```rust theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
fn name(&self) -> &str
```
Get the agent's name
### `chat`
```rust theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
fn chat(&self, prompt: &str) -> Result
```
Synchronous chat with the agent
**Parameters:**
| Name | Type |
| -------- | ------ |
| `prompt` | `&str` |
### `achat`
```rust theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
async fn achat(&self, prompt: &str) -> Result
```
Asynchronous chat with the agent
**Parameters:**
| Name | Type |
| -------- | ------ |
| `prompt` | `&str` |
## Source
`praisonai/src/protocols/mod.rs` at line 0
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