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Deep Agents Middleware

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This page contains reference documentation for Middleware. See the docs for conceptual guides, tutorials, and examples.

Middleware components add capabilities to deep agents through a composable architecture. Each middleware can provide tools, modify state, and inject system prompts.

  • FilesystemMiddleware

    File operation tools: ls, read_file, write_file, edit_file, glob, grep.

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  • SubAgentMiddleware

    Spawn specialized subagents via the task tool for context-isolated work.

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  • MemoryMiddleware

    Load agent context from AGENTS.md files at startup.

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  • SkillsMiddleware

    Discover and expose reusable skills from SKILL.md files.

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  • SummarizationMiddleware

    Offload conversation history to backend storage to preserve context.

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