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JavaScript SDK

Build AI applications with the inference.sh JavaScript/TypeScript SDK.

!JavaScript SDK

Quick Start

npm install @inferencesh/sdk

import { inference } from '@inferencesh/sdk';

const client = inference({ apiKey: 'inf_your_key' });

// Run an AI app
const result = await client.run({
  app: 'infsh/flux-schnell',
  input: { prompt: 'A sunset over mountains' }
});
console.log(result.output);

Installation

npm install @inferencesh/sdk
# or
yarn add @inferencesh/sdk
# or
pnpm add @inferencesh/sdk

Requirements: Node.js 18.0.0+ (or modern browser with fetch)

Authentication

import { inference } from '@inferencesh/sdk';

// Direct API key
const client = inference({ apiKey: 'inf_your_key' });

// From environment variable (recommended)
const client = inference({ apiKey: process.env.INFERENCE_API_KEY });

// For frontend apps (use proxy)
const client = inference({ proxyUrl: '/api/inference/proxy' });

Get your API key: Settings → API Keys → Create API Key

Running Apps

Basic Execution

const result = await client.run({
  app: 'infsh/flux-schnell',
  input: { prompt: 'A cat astronaut' }
});

console.log(result.status);  // "completed"
console.log(result.output);  // Output data

Fire and Forget

const task = await client.run({
  app: 'google/veo-3-1-fast',
  input: { prompt: 'Drone flying over mountains' }
}, { wait: false });

console.log(`Task ID: ${task.id}`);
// Check later with client.getTask(task.id)

Streaming Progress

const stream = await client.run({
  app: 'google/veo-3-1-fast',
  input: { prompt: 'Ocean waves at sunset' }
}, { stream: true });

for await (const update of stream) {
  console.log(`Status: ${update.status}`);
  if (update.logs?.length) {
    console.log(update.logs.at(-1));
  }
}

Run Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Description | |-----------|------|-------------| | app | string | App ID (namespace/name@version) | | input | object | Input matching app schema | | setup | object | Hidden setup configuration | | infra | string | 'cloud' or 'private' | | session | string | Session ID for stateful execution | | session_timeout | number | Idle timeout (1-3600 seconds) |

File Handling

Automatic Upload

const result = await client.run({
  app: 'image-processor',
  input: {
    image: '/path/to/image.png'  // Auto-uploaded
  }
});

Manual Upload

// Basic upload
const file = await client.uploadFile('/path/to/image.png');

// With options
const file = await client.uploadFile('/path/to/image.png', {
  filename: 'custom_name.png',
  contentType: 'image/png',
  public: true
});

const result = await client.run({
  app: 'image-processor',
  input: { image: file.uri }
});

Browser File Upload

const input = document.querySelector('input[type="file"]');
const file = await client.uploadFile(input.files[0]);

Sessions (Stateful Execution)

Keep workers warm across multiple calls:

// Start new session
const result = await client.run({
  app: 'my-app',
  input: { action: 'init' },
  session: 'new',
  session_timeout: 300  // 5 minutes
});
const sessionId = result.session_id;

// Continue in same session
const result2 = await client.run({
  app: 'my-app',
  input: { action: 'process' },
  session: sessionId
});

Agent SDK

Template Agents

Use pre-built agents from your workspace:

const agent = client.agent('my-team/support-agent@latest');

// Send message
const response = await agent.sendMessage('Hello!');
console.log(response.text);

// Multi-turn conversation
const response2 = await agent.sendMessage('Tell me more');

// Reset conversation
agent.reset();

// Get chat history
const chat = await agent.getChat();

Ad-hoc Agents

Create custom agents programmatically:

import { tool, string, number, appTool } from '@inferencesh/sdk';

// Define tools
const calculator = tool('calculate')
  .describe('Perform a calculation')
  .param('expression', string('Math expression'))
  .build();

const imageGen = appTool('generate_image', 'infsh/flux-schnell@latest')
  .describe('Generate an image')
  .param('prompt', string('Image description'))
  .build();

// Create agent
const agent = client.agent({
  core_app: { ref: 'infsh/claude-sonnet-4@latest' },
  system_prompt: 'You are a helpful assistant.',
  tools: [calculator, imageGen],
  temperature: 0.7,
  max_tokens: 4096
});

const response = await agent.sendMessage('What is 25 * 4?');

Available Core Apps

| Model | App Reference | |-------|---------------| | Claude Sonnet 4 | infsh/claude-sonnet-4@latest | | Claude 3.5 Haiku | infsh/claude-haiku-35@latest | | GPT-4o | infsh/gpt-4o@latest | | GPT-4o Mini | infsh/gpt-4o-mini@latest |

Tool Builder API

Parameter Types

import {
  string, number, integer, boolean,
  enumOf, array, obj, optional
} from '@inferencesh/sdk';

const name = string('User\'s name');
const age = integer('Age in years');
const score = number('Score 0-1');
const active = boolean('Is active');
const priority = enumOf(['low', 'medium', 'high'], 'Priority');
const tags = array(string('Tag'), 'List of tags');
const address = obj({
  street: string('Street'),
  city: string('City'),
  zip: optional(string('ZIP'))
}, 'Address');

Client Tools (Run in Your Code)

const greet = tool('greet')
  .display('Greet User')
  .describe('Greets a user by name')
  .param('name', string('Name to greet'))
  .requireApproval()
  .build();

App Tools (Call AI Apps)

const generate = appTool('generate_image', 'infsh/flux-schnell@latest')
  .describe('Generate an image from text')
  .param('prompt', string('Image description'))
  .setup({ model: 'schnell' })
  .input({ steps: 20 })
  .requireApproval()
  .build();

Agent Tools (Delegate to Sub-agents)

import { agentTool } from '@inferencesh/sdk';

const researcher = agentTool('research', 'my-org/researcher@v1')
  .describe('Research a topic')
  .param('topic', string('Topic to research'))
  .build();

Webhook Tools (Call External APIs)

import { webhookTool } from '@inferencesh/sdk';

const notify = webhookTool('slack', 'https://hooks.slack.com/...')
  .describe('Send Slack notification')
  .secret('SLACK_SECRET')
  .param('channel', string('Channel'))
  .param('message', string('Message'))
  .build();

Internal Tools (Built-in Capabilities)

import { internalTools } from '@inferencesh/sdk';

const config = internalTools()
  .plan()
  .memory()
  .webSearch(true)
  .codeExecution(true)
  .imageGeneration({
    enabled: true,
    appRef: 'infsh/flux@latest'
  })
  .build();

const agent = client.agent({
  core_app: { ref: 'infsh/claude-sonnet-4@latest' },
  internal_tools: config
});

Streaming Agent Responses

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