The Drama Engine Template provides a robust starting point for integrating the innovative Drama Engine with your Vercel and Next.js projects. The Drama Engine itself is a cutting-edge framework designed for facilitating agentic interactions with various language models. Developed in TypeScript, it boasts the unique advantage of executing directly within any web browser, empowering front-end developers to seamlessly build applications that leverage AI agents without complex backend dependencies. Its model- and provider-agnostic nature ensures flexibility, allowing developers to choose their preferred language model providers.
Key features and use cases of this template and the Drama Engine include:
- Browser-Native Agentic AI: The Drama Engine's core strength lies in its ability to run AI agents directly in the browser, simplifying deployment and reducing server-side load for certain applications.
- Rapid Development with Next.js & Vercel: This template is specifically tailored for quick deployment on Vercel using the Next.js framework, offering a streamlined development experience for modern web applications.
- Provider Agnostic: Connect to various language model providers such as Together.ai or Novita AI by simply configuring your API key and endpoint details.
- Interactive AI Companions: The template demonstrates practical application through an interactive chat interface where users can engage with two distinct AI companions, both individually and in a group setting.
- Customizable Personalities: Developers can easily modify the behavior and personality of the AI companions by editing the
companions.tsfile, allowing for tailored user experiences. - Secure API Key Handling: The included
src/middleware.tsin the Next.js application is designed to intercept and augment API requests to/v1/completionsand/v1/chat/completions. This middleware securely adds necessary API keys and headers before forwarding requests to the upstream language model server, preventing direct client-side exposure of sensitive credentials. - Scalable Architecture: By offloading agent logic to the client and using middleware for secure API access, the architecture supports scalable and efficient AI-powered applications.
While the middleware enhances security by abstracting API keys, it's crucial for developers to implement additional authorization logic to ensure only legitimate requests are forwarded to the language model providers. This template is ideal for developers looking to explore multi-agent systems, build interactive AI experiences, or integrate advanced language model capabilities into their front-end applications with ease.





