Examples

Complete, runnable examples demonstrating Helix Agents patterns and features.

Quick Start Examples

Example	Runtime	Description
Research Assistant	JS	Basic agent with tools, state, and streaming
Research Assistant (Temporal)	Temporal	Same agent with durable execution
Research Assistant (Cloudflare)	Cloudflare	Edge deployment with D1 and Workflows

Advanced Examples

Example	Description
Custom Loop	Build your own execution loop without runtime helpers

By Feature

State Management

• Research Assistant - Custom state schema, state mutations in tools

Sub-Agents

• Research Assistant - Summarizer sub-agent delegation

Streaming

• Research Assistant - Real-time streaming with custom events

Durable Execution

• Research Assistant (Temporal) - Crash recovery, checkpointing
• Research Assistant (Cloudflare) - Edge-native durability

Running Examples

All examples are in the examples/ directory of the monorepo:

# Clone and setup
git clone https://github.com/your-org/helix-agents.git
cd helix-agents
npm install
npm run build

# Run JS example
cd examples/research-assistant
npm test                              # Run tests (no API key needed)
OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-xxx npm run demo    # Run with real LLM

See each example's README for specific setup instructions.