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PolyAI ADK Build and edit Agent Studio projects locally with the PolyAI ADK, then push them back to Agent Studio to review and deploy. The ADK gives you a local, Git-like workflow for Agent Studio projects: pull, edit with standard tooling, validate, and push.

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From zero to a local project

A few commands take you from an empty machine to a working local copy of your agent: 
curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh   # install uv (skip if you have it)
uv venv --python=3.14 --seed
source .venv/bin/activate
pip install polyai-adk
poly start                                          # self-serve sign-up, API key, and project in one go
poly start is for self-serve accounts on studio.poly.ai. If your workspace is on an enterprise cluster (us-1, euw-1, uk-1), run poly login --region <region> instead — or export your API key manually. See Getting started. See Getting started for the full walkthrough, Prerequisites for local tool setup, and First commands for a guide to poly init and the core CLI.

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Start here

Not sure where to start?

Build a working voice agent from your website in minutes, then pull it into the ADK.

What is the ADK?

Understand what the ADK does and where it fits in the Agent Studio workflow.

Build an agent

Follow the end-to-end workflow from project setup to deployment.

CLI reference

See every poly command and its flags.

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What this site covers

This documentation follows the developer journey:
  • understanding what the ADK is and how it fits into Agent Studio
  • installing it and running the first commands
  • building, reviewing, and deploying agents
  • reference for all CLI commands, resource types, and tooling
If you are new to the ADK, follow this order:
  1. follow Getting started — install the ADK, set up your API key (poly start for self-serve, poly login or a manual export for enterprise), and create your first project
  2. read What is the PolyAI ADK?
  3. use First commands — explore the core CLI commands
  4. continue to Build an agent with the ADK
Last modified on July 9, 2026