# Chat SDK Agent Integration | Novu

> Connect an agent built with Chat SDK to supported communication channels through Novu Connect.

Canonical: https://www.novu.co/integrations/chat-sdk/

Markdown: https://www.novu.co/integrations/chat-sdk.md

Chat SDK is the open-source template for building complete chat apps on Next.js and the AI SDK.

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<IntegrationSection title="Overview" icon="eye">
  Chat SDK is an open-source chat app template built on Next.js and the AI
  SDK. You build and run the agent in your own app. Novu Connect adds the
  last step: getting it into a channel and routing replies back.
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<IntegrationSection title="How it works" icon="refresh-cw">
  Novu Connect delivers channel messages to the same agent loop that powers
  your Chat SDK app, and routes its replies back to the same conversation.
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<IntegrationSection title="Configure" icon="settings">
  Run the command above and pick a channel. The CLI adds a bridge route to
  your project. Point it at your existing agent, and you're live.
</IntegrationSection>

## Need help?

Check our documentation for connecting a Chat SDK application to channels with Novu Connect.

Docs: https://docs.novu.co/agents/custom-code-agent/frameworks/other