Implement and configure the Story agent

Task 1: Implement the Story Agent

The Story Agent is a Strands agent generated with --protocol=AG-UI in Module 1, so the UI can stream from it over the Agent-User Interaction protocol via CopilotKit. It uses the Inventory MCP Server to manage the player’s items, and Strands’ built-in S3SessionManager to persist conversation history into the sessions bucket we provisioned in Module 2.

Agent implementation

Update the following files in packages/story/dungeon_adventure_story/agent:

main.py

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import logging
import os
import uuid
from functools import cache
from typing import Any, cast

from ag_ui.core import RunAgentInput
from ag_ui_strands import StrandsAgent, StrandsAgentConfig, create_strands_app
from aws_lambda_powertools.utilities import parameters
from dungeon_adventure_agent_connection import session_id_context
from fastapi import Request
from starlette.middleware.base import BaseHTTPMiddleware
from strands.session import FileSessionManager, S3SessionManager, SessionManager

from .agent import get_agent

logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)

SESSION_ID_HEADER = "x-amzn-bedrock-agentcore-runtime-session-id"


@cache
def _resolve_sessions_bucket() -> str:
    """Read the conversation-history bucket name from runtime config.

    Resolved lazily (and memoised) so `fastapi dev` can import this module
    before ``RUNTIME_CONFIG_APP_ID`` is in the environment.
    """
    application = os.environ.get("RUNTIME_CONFIG_APP_ID")
    if not application:
        raise RuntimeError("RUNTIME_CONFIG_APP_ID is not set — cannot resolve the StorySessions bucket.")
    provider = parameters.AppConfigProvider(environment="default", application=application)
    buckets = cast(dict[str, Any], provider.get("buckets", transform="json"))
    return buckets["StorySessions"]["bucketName"]


def _session_manager_provider(input_data: RunAgentInput) -> SessionManager:
    """Create a session manager keyed by the AG-UI thread_id.

    - In AgentCore (and `agent-serve`), persist to the shared ``StorySessions``
      S3 bucket — the same bucket the Game API reads from to rebuild
      conversation history on revisit.
    - In `agent-dev` (`LOCAL_DEV=true`), persist to a temp
      directory so the agent can run fully offline against the local MCP
      server without any AWS calls.
    """
    session_id = input_data.thread_id or "default"
    if os.environ.get("LOCAL_DEV") == "true":
        return FileSessionManager(session_id=session_id, storage_dir="/tmp/strands-sessions")
    return S3SessionManager(session_id=session_id, bucket=_resolve_sessions_bucket())


# The template Agent is cloned per thread_id by ``StrandsAgent`` — we plug in
# a ``session_manager_provider`` so each thread gets its own session manager
# and conversation history is replayed on subsequent turns and survives agent
# restarts.
_agent_ctx = get_agent()
_agent = _agent_ctx.__enter__()

agui_agent = StrandsAgent(
    agent=_agent,
    name="StoryAgent",
    description="A Strands Agent exposed via the AG-UI protocol.",
    config=StrandsAgentConfig(session_manager_provider=_session_manager_provider),
)


class _SessionIdMiddleware(BaseHTTPMiddleware):
    """Bind the session ID for this request so downstream MCP / A2A clients forward it on outbound calls."""

    async def dispatch(self, request: Request, call_next):
        session_id = request.headers.get(SESSION_ID_HEADER) or str(uuid.uuid4())
        with session_id_context(session_id):
            return await call_next(request)


app = create_strands_app(agui_agent, path="/invocations")
app.add_middleware(_SessionIdMiddleware)

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import logging
import os
import uuid
from functools import cache
from typing import Any, cast

from ag_ui_strands import StrandsAgent, create_strands_app
from ag_ui.core import RunAgentInput
from ag_ui_strands import StrandsAgent, StrandsAgentConfig, create_strands_app
from aws_lambda_powertools.utilities import parameters
from dungeon_adventure_agent_connection import session_id_context
from fastapi import Request
from starlette.middleware.base import BaseHTTPMiddleware
from strands.session import FileSessionManager, S3SessionManager, SessionManager

from .agent import get_agent

logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)

SESSION_ID_HEADER = "x-amzn-bedrock-agentcore-runtime-session-id"

# Create AG-UI agent wrapper

@cache
def _resolve_sessions_bucket() -> str:
    """Read the conversation-history bucket name from runtime config.

    Resolved lazily (and memoised) so `fastapi dev` can import this module
    before ``RUNTIME_CONFIG_APP_ID`` is in the environment.
    """
    application = os.environ.get("RUNTIME_CONFIG_APP_ID")
    if not application:
        raise RuntimeError("RUNTIME_CONFIG_APP_ID is not set — cannot resolve the StorySessions bucket.")
    provider = parameters.AppConfigProvider(environment="default", application=application)
    buckets = cast(dict[str, Any], provider.get("buckets", transform="json"))
    return buckets["StorySessions"]["bucketName"]


def _session_manager_provider(input_data: RunAgentInput) -> SessionManager:
    """Create a session manager keyed by the AG-UI thread_id.

    - In AgentCore (and `agent-serve`), persist to the shared ``StorySessions``
      S3 bucket — the same bucket the Game API reads from to rebuild
      conversation history on revisit.
    - In `agent-dev` (`LOCAL_DEV=true`), persist to a temp
      directory so the agent can run fully offline against the local MCP
      server without any AWS calls.
    """
    session_id = input_data.thread_id or "default"
    if os.environ.get("LOCAL_DEV") == "true":
        return FileSessionManager(session_id=session_id, storage_dir="/tmp/strands-sessions")
    return S3SessionManager(session_id=session_id, bucket=_resolve_sessions_bucket())


# The template Agent is cloned per thread_id by ``StrandsAgent`` — we plug in
# a ``session_manager_provider`` so each thread gets its own session manager
# and conversation history is replayed on subsequent turns and survives agent
# restarts.
_agent_ctx = get_agent()
_agent = _agent_ctx.__enter__()

agui_agent = StrandsAgent(
    agent=_agent,
    name="StoryAgent",
    description="A Strands Agent exposed via the AG-UI protocol.",
    config=StrandsAgentConfig(session_manager_provider=_session_manager_provider),
)


class _SessionIdMiddleware(BaseHTTPMiddleware):
    """Bind the session ID for this request so downstream MCP / A2A clients forward it on outbound calls."""

    async def dispatch(self, request: Request, call_next):
        session_id = request.headers.get(SESSION_ID_HEADER) or str(uuid.uuid4())
        with session_id_context(session_id):
            return await call_next(request)


# Create FastAPI app with AG-UI endpoint and health check
app = create_strands_app(agui_agent, path="/invocations")
app.add_middleware(_SessionIdMiddleware)

agent.py

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from contextlib import contextmanager

from dungeon_adventure_agent_connection import InventoryMcpServerClientStrands, log_model_errors
from strands import Agent


@contextmanager
def get_agent():
    inventory_mcp_server = InventoryMcpServerClientStrands.create()
    with (
        inventory_mcp_server,
    ):
        yield Agent(
            system_prompt="""
You are running a text adventure game for a lone adventurer. When a new story
begins, the first user message will tell you the player's name and the genre
(one of 'medieval', 'zombie', 'superhero'). Greet the player by name, set the
scene in the chosen genre, and populate their inventory with a few starting
items. On subsequent turns, advance the story in response to the player's
actions and keep item state in sync with the narrative.
Use the tools to manage the player's inventory as items are obtained or lost.
Item names in the inventory must be Title Case — match them exactly.
Only use list-inventory-items if you are unsure of the exact item name before modifying it.
IMPORTANT: Only call ONE tool per response turn. Never batch multiple tool calls in a single turn.
Ensure you specify a suitable emoji when adding items if available.
Items should be a key part of the narrative.
Keep responses under 100 words.
""",
            tools=[*inventory_mcp_server.list_tools_sync()],
            hooks=[log_model_errors],
        )

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from contextlib import contextmanager

from dungeon_adventure_agent_connection import InventoryMcpServerClientStrands, log_model_errors
from strands import Agent, tool
from strands_tools import current_time
from strands import Agent


@tool
def subtract(a: int, b: int) -> int:
    return a - b


@contextmanager
def get_agent():
    inventory_mcp_server = InventoryMcpServerClientStrands.create()
    with (
        inventory_mcp_server,
    ):
        yield Agent(
            name="StoryAgent",
            description="StoryAgent Strands Agent",
            system_prompt="""
You are a mathematical wizard.
Use your tools for mathematical tasks.
Refer to tools as your 'spellbook'.
You are running a text adventure game for a lone adventurer. When a new story
begins, the first user message will tell you the player's name and the genre
(one of 'medieval', 'zombie', 'superhero'). Greet the player by name, set the
scene in the chosen genre, and populate their inventory with a few starting
items. On subsequent turns, advance the story in response to the player's
actions and keep item state in sync with the narrative.
Use the tools to manage the player's inventory as items are obtained or lost.
Item names in the inventory must be Title Case — match them exactly.
Only use list-inventory-items if you are unsure of the exact item name before modifying it.
IMPORTANT: Only call ONE tool per response turn. Never batch multiple tool calls in a single turn.
Ensure you specify a suitable emoji when adding items if available.
Items should be a key part of the narrative.
Keep responses under 100 words.
""",
            tools=[subtract, current_time, *inventory_mcp_server.list_tools_sync()],
            tools=[*inventory_mcp_server.list_tools_sync()],
            hooks=[log_model_errors],
        )

The changes are:

• main.py adds a session_manager_provider that creates an S3SessionManager per thread_id when deployed, and falls back to an on-disk FileSessionManager under /tmp/strands-sessions when running under agent-dev (LOCAL_DEV=true). Deployed, the S3 bucket is the same one the Game API’s queryActions reads from, so the browser can rebuild transcripts on revisit; locally the agent persists sessions to disk and talks to the local MCP server, without a deployment.
• agent.py drops the sample subtract tool and swaps the system prompt for a dungeon-master one that invites the first user message to state the player’s name and genre, and uses the Inventory MCP Server’s tools.

Task 2: Test your Agent locally

Build the code

To build the code:

pnpm

pnpm build

yarn

yarn build

npm

npm run build

bun

bun build

Fixing Lint Errors

If you encounter any lint errors, run the following command to automatically fix them.

pnpm

pnpm lint

yarn

yarn lint

npm

npm run lint

bun

bun lint

Chat with your Agent

The generated agent-chat target opens an interactive REPL against your agent. It runs standalone and connects to your locally-running agent, so first start the agent’s local server in one terminal:

pnpm

pnpm nx agent-dev story

yarn

yarn nx agent-dev story

npm

npx nx agent-dev story

bun

bunx nx agent-dev story

Then, in a second terminal, start the chat:

pnpm

pnpm nx agent-chat story

yarn

yarn nx agent-chat story

npm

npx nx agent-chat story

bun

bunx nx agent-chat story

Your first message should tell the agent your hero’s name and the genre (for example: My name is Alice. Start my zombie adventure.) and the story will stream back.

AWS credentials required

Although the agent runs locally, it invokes Amazon Bedrock for the LLM. You’ll need AWS credentials in your environment with access to the Strands default model. See the Strands model provider documentation for details.

Congratulations. You have built and tested your first Strands Agent locally! 🎉🎉🎉