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The agent launch command deploys your agent to Novita Sandbox. It reads the project configuration produced by agent configure, builds the agent template, and deploys it, reporting the resulting agent, template, and build identifiers. Run it from your project root.

Prerequisites

  • Set the NOVITA_API_KEY environment variable.
  • A configured project — run agent configure first so the configuration file and Dockerfile exist.

Usage

CLI
CLI

Options

What it does

When you run agent launch, the CLI performs the deployment in sequence:
  • Checks prerequisites — the configuration file and Dockerfile must exist.
  • Loads and validates the agent configuration.
  • Verifies the NOVITA_API_KEY and checks service health.
  • Builds the agent template and deploys it (unless --dry-run is set).

Output

On success, the CLI reports the deployment identifiers and status:
Output
With --dry-run, no template is built or deployed. The command validates the project and configuration and reports a dry-run result, so you can confirm everything is in order before a real deployment.
Last modified on August 5, 2026