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generateText

Generates text and calls tools for a given prompt using a language model.

It is ideal for non-interactive use cases such as automation tasks where you need to write text (e.g. drafting email or summarizing web pages) and for agents that use tools.

Example 

import { openai } from '@ai-sdk/openai';
import { generateText } from 'ai';


const result = await generateText({
  model: openai('gpt-4-turbo'),
  prompt: 'Invent a new holiday and describe its traditions.',
});

Parameters

model:

LanguageModel
The language model to use. Example: openai('gpt-4-turbo')

system:

string
The system prompt to use that specifies the behavior of the model.

prompt:

string
The input prompt to generate the text from.

messages:

Array<CoreUserMessage | CoreAssistantMessage | CoreToolMessage>
A list of messages that represent a conversation.
CoreUserMessage

role:

'user'
The role for the user message.

content:

string | Array<TextPart | ImagePart>
The content of the message.
TextPart

type:

'text'
The type of the message part.

text:

string
The text content of the message part.
ImagePart

type:

'image'
The type of the message part.

image:

ArrayBuffer | Uint8Array | Buffer | URL
The image content of the message part.
CoreAssistantMessage

role:

'assistant'
The role for the assistant message.

content:

string | Array<TextPart | ToolCallPart>
The content of the message.
TextPart

type:

'text'
The type of the message part.

text:

string
The text content of the message part.
ToolCallPart

type:

'tool-call'
The type of the message part.

toolCallId:

string
The id of the tool call.

toolName:

string
The name of the tool, which typically would be the name of the function.

args:

object based on zod schema
Parameters generated by the model to be used by the tool.
CoreToolMessage

role:

'tool'
The role for the assistant message.

content:

Array<ToolResultPart>
The content of the message.
ToolResultPart

type:

'tool-result'
The type of the message part.

toolCallId:

string
The id of the tool call the result corresponds to.

toolName:

string
The name of the tool the result corresponds to.

result:

any
The result returned by the tool after execution.

isError?:

boolean
Whether the result is an error or an error message.

tools:

Record<string, CoreTool>
Tools that are accessible to and can be called by the model. The model needs to support calling tools.
CoreTool

description?:

string
Information about the purpose of the tool including details on how and when it can be used by the model.

parameters:

zod schema
The schema of the input that the tool expects. The language model will use this to generate the input. It is also used to validate the output of the language model. Use descriptions to make the input understandable for the language model.

execute?:

async (parameters) => any
An async function that is called with the arguments from the tool call and produces a result. If not provided, the tool will not be executed automatically.

maxTokens?:

number
Maximum number of tokens to generate.

temperature?:

number
Temperature setting. The value is passed through to the provider. The range depends on the provider and model. It is recommended to set either `temperature` or `topP`, but not both.

topP?:

number
Nucleus sampling. The value is passed through to the provider. The range depends on the provider and model. It is recommended to set either `temperature` or `topP`, but not both.

presencePenalty?:

number
Presence penalty setting. It affects the likelihood of the model to repeat information that is already in the prompt. The value is passed through to the provider. The range depends on the provider and model.

frequencyPenalty?:

number
Frequency penalty setting. It affects the likelihood of the model to repeatedly use the same words or phrases. The value is passed through to the provider. The range depends on the provider and model.

seed?:

number
The seed (integer) to use for random sampling. If set and supported by the model, calls will generate deterministic results.

maxRetries?:

number
Maximum number of retries. Set to 0 to disable retries. Default: 2.

abortSignal?:

AbortSignal
An optional abort signal that can be used to cancel the call.

Result Object

text:

string
The generated text by the model.

toolCalls:

array
A list of tool calls made by the model.

toolResults:

array
A list of tool results returned as responses to earlier tool calls.

finishReason:

'stop' | 'length' | 'content-filter' | 'tool-calls' | 'error' | 'other'
The reason the model finished generating the text.

usage:

TokenUsage
The token usage of the generated text.
TokenUsage

promptTokens:

number
The total number of tokens in the prompt.

completionTokens:

number
The total number of tokens in the completion.

totalTokens:

number
The total number of tokens generated.

rawResponse:

RawResponse
Optional raw response data.
RawResponse

header:

Record<string, string>
Response headers.

warnings:

Warning[] | undefined
Warnings from the model provider (e.g. unsupported settings).

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