AI SDK v6 Crash Course

🚀 Master AI SDK v6 with AI Hero's comprehensive crash course. This repository contains all the code examples and exercises from our hands-on, practical course focused on AI SDK v6 - the incredible TypeScript library that's becoming the standard for AI app development.

Learn to build production-ready AI applications using AI SDK v6's powerful features and modern development patterns. Available on aihero.dev.

🎯 What You'll Master with AI SDK v6

This crash course will take you from AI SDK v6 basics to advanced production patterns:

• AI SDK v6 Core Concepts - Understanding the modern AI development toolkit
• Streaming with AI SDK v6 - Building real-time, responsive AI experiences using streamText
• Tool Calling & Function Calling - Creating AI applications that can use external tools and APIs
• Message Parts & Data - Working with structured message components and custom data
• Multi-Provider Support - Seamlessly switching between OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and more
• File & Image Handling - Processing and working with multimedia content
• Advanced Memory Patterns - Sophisticated state management and conversation handling
• Production-Ready Features - Built-in testing, monitoring, and deployment capabilities

🚀 Quick Start

Prerequisites

• Node.js (version 22 or higher)
• pnpm (recommended) or npm/yarn/bun
• API keys for your preferred AI providers:
  • OpenAI (GPT-4, GPT-3.5)
  • Anthropic (Claude)
  • Google AI Studio (Gemini)

Setup

1. Clone this repository:

git clone https://github.com/ai-hero-dev/ai-sdk-v6-crash-course.git
cd ai-sdk-v6-crash-course

2. Install dependencies:

pnpm install

3. Configure your environment:

cp .env.example .env

4. Add your API keys to .env and you're ready to start learning!

📚 Course Structure

Start by running pnpm dev:

pnpm dev

This will allow you to choose between the different course sections.

You can also run pnpm exercise <exercise-number> to jump to a specific exercise.

📁 AI SDK v6 Course Modules

exercises/
├── 01-basics/                    # AI SDK v6 fundamentals
│   ├── 01.1-what-is-the-ai-sdk/
│   ├── 01.2-choosing-a-model/
│   ├── 01.3-stream-text-to-terminal/
│   ├── 01.4-ui-message-streams/
│   ├── 01.5-stream-text-to-ui/
│   └── 01.6-system-prompts/
├── 02-agents/                    # Tool calling & agents
├── 03-advanced/                  # Advanced patterns
└── 99-reference/                 # Material reference

🛠️ Learning Workflow

Each exercise follows this learning structure:

problem/ folder

• Your coding playground - Start here!
• Contains readme.md with detailed instructions
• Code files with TODO comments for you to implement

solution/ folder

• Reference implementation - Check when you're stuck
• Complete, working code for each exercise
• Great for comparing approaches and learning best practices

explainer/ folder

• Deep dives - Additional explanations and concepts
• Extended walkthroughs of complex topics
• Perfect for reinforcing your understanding

🤝 Getting Help

1. Check the solution - Each exercise has a completed version
2. Verify your setup - Ensure API keys and dependencies are correct
3. Watch the course - Full explanations available on aihero.dev

Ready to master AI SDK v6 and become an AI development expert? Let's start building the future! 🚀