This Completely Changes the Way We Build Production AI Agents (Vercel Eve)

This video introduces Eve, a new open-source AI agent framework developed by Vercel. The core concept of Eve is its filesystem-first approach, where an agent is essentially a directory with specific file structures that define its behavior. The agent's core capabilities are exposed in conventional locations within this directory, making projects easy to inspect, extend, and operate. The video walks through the typical structure of an Eve agent, including agent.ts for model and runtime configuration, instructions.md for the core prompt, tools/ for typed functions, skills/ for on-demand procedures, and channels/ for integration with platforms like Slack and Discord. It emphasizes the simplicity of building agents by treating them as directories and then using 'eve build' to compile them into a deployable service. The presentation demonstrates running an Eve agent, interacting with it via Slack, and leveraging its tools to query a database. The speaker also touches on the integration with Vercel for deployment, highlighting the framework's ability to scale and maintain reliability.