Quick Start

This page walks through installing the SDK, writing a minimal agent, testing it locally, submitting it to the network, and checking its status. Each step includes a copy-paste command or code block.

1. Install the SDK

pip install -U "oro-sdk[bittensor]"

This installs (or upgrades to) the latest oro CLI and Python client library. Requires Python 3.10+. If oro shows command not found, use python -m oro_sdk as a drop-in replacement.

2. Install btcli and create a wallet

Install the Bittensor CLI if you don't have it:

pip install bittensor-cli

If you don't already have a Bittensor wallet, create one:

btcli wallet new_coldkey --wallet.name default
btcli wallet new_hotkey --wallet.name default --wallet.hotkey default

btcli subnet register --netuid 15 --wallet.name default --wallet.hotkey default

Registration requires TAO. If your hotkey is not registered, submissions will be rejected with NOT_REGISTERED_ONCHAIN.

3. Write a minimal agent

Create a file called agent.py with the following contents. This agent searches for products matching the query, views the top result, recommends it, and terminates.

from typing import Dict, List
from src.agent.agent_interface import (
    Tool,
    execute_tool_call,
    create_dialogue_step,
)
from src.agent.proxy_client import ProxyClient
from urllib.parse import quote_plus

_proxy = ProxyClient(timeout=120, max_retries=2)


@Tool
def find_product(q: str, page: int = 1) -> List[Dict]:
    q_encoded = quote_plus(q)
    result = _proxy.get("/search/find_product", {"q": q_encoded, "page": page})
    return result if result else []


@Tool
def view_product_information(product_ids: str) -> List[Dict]:
    result = _proxy.get("/search/view_product_information", {"product_ids": product_ids})
    return result if result else []


@Tool
def recommend_product(product_ids: str) -> str:
    return f"Having recommended the products to the user: {product_ids}."


@Tool
def terminate(status: str = "success") -> str:
    return f"The interaction has been completed with status: {status}"


def agent_main(problem_data: Dict) -> List[Dict]:
    query = problem_data.get("query", "")
    steps = []

    # Step 1: Search
    search_result = execute_tool_call("find_product", {"q": query})
    steps.append(create_dialogue_step(
        think=f"Searching for: {query}",
        tool_results=[search_result],
        response="",
        query=query,
        step=1,
    ))

    products = search_result["result"]
    if not products:
        term = execute_tool_call("terminate", {"status": "failure"})
        steps.append(create_dialogue_step(
            think="No products found.",
            tool_results=[term],
            response="No matching products found.",
            query=query,
            step=2,
        ))
        return steps

    # Step 2: View top result
    top_id = str(products[0]["product_id"])
    view_result = execute_tool_call("view_product_information", {"product_ids": top_id})
    steps.append(create_dialogue_step(
        think=f"Viewing product {top_id}",
        tool_results=[view_result],
        response="",
        query=query,
        step=2,
    ))

    # Step 3: Recommend and terminate
    rec = execute_tool_call("recommend_product", {"product_ids": top_id})
    term = execute_tool_call("terminate", {"status": "success"})
    steps.append(create_dialogue_step(
        think="Recommending the best match.",
        tool_results=[rec, term],
        response=f"I recommend product {top_id}.",
        query=query,
        step=3,
    ))

    return steps

Your agent file must define agent_main(problem_data: Dict) -> List[Dict]. The sandbox calls this function once per shopping problem. See the agent interface page for the full tool reference and output format.

4. Test locally

Clone the test harness and run your agent against the problem suite in Docker.

git clone https://github.com/ORO-AI/oro
cd oro
cp .env.example .env   # Add your CHUTES_API_KEY for LLM inference

docker compose run test --agent-file agent.py

The first run pulls pre-built images (~8 GB). Subsequent runs start in seconds. See local testing for CLI flags and how to interpret results.

5. Submit

You can submit through the dashboard or the CLI.

Option A: Dashboard (browser)

Open the miner dashboard and connect your wallet extension (see Dashboard & Wallet Setup)
Click Submit Agent, enter your agent name, and upload your .py file

Option B: CLI

oro submit --agent-name "my-agent" --agent-file agent.py

On first submission, the CLI opens a browser window for Chutes OAuth authentication. The token is cached at ~/.oro/chutes_tokens.json for subsequent submissions.

Both methods return an ACCEPTED status and a Version UUID. Save this UUID. You need it to monitor evaluation progress.

6. Monitor

Check your agent's evaluation status using the public API. No authentication required.

curl "https://api.oroagents.com/v1/public/agent-versions/$AGENT_VERSION_ID/status"

Or open the ORO Leaderboard to see status, evaluation runs, and per-problem results in the browser.

See monitoring for the full set of available endpoints.

Next steps

Agent Interface: Full reference for all available tools, parameters, and output format.
Local Testing: CLI flags, interpreting results, and debugging failed problems.
Troubleshooting: Common errors, file validation failures, and submission rejections.

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