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Build an AEA with the CLI

Building an AEA step by step (ensure you have followed the Preliminaries and Installation sections from the AEA quick start first):

  1. Set up your AEA project with the CLI: aea create my_aea && cd my_aea
  2. Look at, then add the right connections for your use case: aea search connections, then aea add connection [public_id]
  3. Look for, then add or generate the protocols you require: aea search protocols, then aea add protocol [public_id] or aea generate protocol [path_to_specification]
  4. Look for, then add or code the skills you need: aea search skills, then aea add skill [public_id]. This guide shows you step by step how to develop a skill.
  5. Where required, scaffold any of the above resources with the scaffolding tool or generate a protocol with the protocol generator.
  6. Now, run your AEA: aea run --connections [public_id]

See information on the CLI tool here for all the available commands.