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Build Your Own AI Copilot with the Copilot SDK πŸ’«

AI agents and chatbot systems have evolved so much that they're no longer just answering queries or handling escalationsβ€”they're now capable of managing almost all tasks themselves without any human intervention, especially in SaaS businesses and customer support.

Having a chatbot can get your customers' questions answered and automate some basic tasks. The better ones might even take actions and trigger workflows.

But here's the problem with most solutions out there:

They either just chat β€” answer questions, maybe search a knowledge base, then hand off to a human the moment things get real.

Or they're black boxes β€” limited customization, no flexibility, can't truly make it your own. You're stuck with what they give you.


If you want an AI Chatbot that actually takes action β€” not just chats β€” YourGPT Chatbot does that. Train it on your data, connect it to your tools, let it handle support and run workflows. Deploy in minutes.


But What If You Want to Build Your Own?

What if you want something that lives inside your product? Native. Seamless. Fully yours.

What if you need control over:

  • How it looks β€” Your UI, your design, your brand
  • Where it's deployed β€” Your servers, your cloud, your infrastructure
  • Where data is stored β€” Your database, your privacy rules, your compliance
  • What actions it takes β€” Your tools, your APIs, your logic

That's the gap. Most chatbot platforms don't let you build. They let you configure.


Copilot SDK: Build AI Copilots Your Way

We just released Copilot SDK β€” an open-source toolkit to create AI copilots for your app.

Design how it looks. Render any React component in chat β€” cards, forms, charts, buttons. The chat window becomes a canvas.

Define what it does. Create frontend tools (update UI, navigate, trigger modals) and backend tools (call APIs, update databases, send emails).

Pick any LLM. One line to switch between GPT-4, Claude, Gemini, or Grok.

Deploy anywhere. Self-host on your infrastructure. Your data stays yours.

Get Started

This is a quick sample β€” check the full documentation for complete setup and examples.

pnpm add @yourgpt/copilot-sdk @yourgpt/llm-sdk @anthropic-ai/sdk
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import { createRuntime } from '@yourgpt/llm-sdk';
import { createOpenAI } from '@yourgpt/llm-sdk/openai';
....

const runtime = createRuntime({
  provider: createOpenAI({ apiKey: process.env.OPENAI_API_KEY }),
  model: 'gpt-5.1',
  systemPrompt: 'You are a helpful assistant.',
});

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import { CopilotProvider, CopilotChat } from '@yourgpt/copilot-sdk';

<CopilotProvider>
  <CopilotChat />
</CopilotProvider>
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That's it. You're live.

β†’ Docs
β†’ Examples
β†’ GitHub


Want quick deployment? β†’ YourGPT Chatbot
Want to build your own? β†’ Copilot SDK

Your AI. Your rules.

#ai #opensource #copilot #saas #react

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