ACP Go SDK

Go library for the Agent Client Protocol (ACP) - a standardized communication protocol between code editors and AI‑powered coding agents.

Learn more about the protocol itself at https://agentclientprotocol.com.

Installation

go get github.com/coder/acp-go-sdk@v0.4.9

Get Started

Understand the Protocol

Start by reading the official ACP documentation to understand the core concepts and protocol specification.

Try the Examples

The examples directory contains simple implementations of both Agents and Clients in Go. You can run them from your terminal or connect to external ACP agents.

• go run ./example/agent starts a minimal ACP agent over stdio.
• go run ./example/claude-code demonstrates bridging to Claude Code.
• go run ./example/client connects to a running agent and streams a sample turn.
• go run ./example/gemini bridges to the Gemini CLI in ACP mode (flags: -model, -sandbox, -debug, -gemini /path/to/gemini).

You can watch the interaction by running go run ./example/client locally.

Explore the API

Browse the Go package docs on pkg.go.dev for detailed API documentation:

• https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/coder/acp-go-sdk

If you're building an Agent:

• Implement the acp.Agent interface (and optionally acp.AgentLoader for session/load).
• Create a connection with acp.NewAgentSideConnection(agent, os.Stdout, os.Stdin).
• Send updates and make client requests using the returned connection.

If you're building a Client:

• Implement the acp.Client interface (and optionally acp.ClientTerminal for terminal features).
• Launch or connect to your Agent process (stdio), then create a connection with acp.NewClientSideConnection(client, stdin, stdout).
• Call Initialize, NewSession, and Prompt to run a turn and stream updates.

Helper constructors are provided to reduce boilerplate when working with union types:

• Content blocks: acp.TextBlock, acp.ImageBlock, acp.AudioBlock, acp.ResourceLinkBlock, acp.ResourceBlock.
• Tool content: acp.ToolContent, acp.ToolDiffContent, acp.ToolTerminalRef.
• Utility: acp.Ptr[T] for pointer fields in request/update structs.

Study a Production Implementation

For a complete, production‑ready integration, see the Gemini CLI Agent which exposes an ACP interface. The Go example client example/gemini demonstrates connecting to it via stdio.

Resources

• Go package docs
• Examples (Go)
• Protocol Documentation
• Agent Client Protocol GitHub Repository

License

Apache 2.0. See LICENSE.