retell_publish_agent
Deploy the current agent configuration as a new version to update and activate changes in your Retell AI voice and chat agent.
Instructions
Publish/deploy the current agent configuration as a new version.
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| agent_id | Yes | The agent ID to publish |
Implementation Reference
- src/index.ts:1181-1182 (handler)The switch case in executeTool function that handles the retell_publish_agent tool by calling the Retell API's publish-agent endpoint with the provided agent_id.
case "retell_publish_agent": return retellRequest(`/publish-agent/${args.agent_id}`, "POST"); - src/index.ts:578-591 (schema)Input schema definition for the retell_publish_agent tool, specifying the required agent_id parameter.
{ name: "retell_publish_agent", description: "Publish/deploy the current agent configuration as a new version.", inputSchema: { type: "object", properties: { agent_id: { type: "string", description: "The agent ID to publish" } }, required: ["agent_id"] } }, - src/index.ts:1283-1285 (registration)Registration of the ListToolsRequest handler that returns the list of tools, including retell_publish_agent.
server.setRequestHandler(ListToolsRequestSchema, async () => { return { tools }; }); - src/index.ts:1287-1313 (registration)Registration of the CallToolRequest handler that dispatches to executeTool based on tool name, enabling execution of retell_publish_agent.
// Register tool execution handler server.setRequestHandler(CallToolRequestSchema, async (request) => { const { name, arguments: args } = request.params; try { const result = await executeTool(name, args as Record<string, unknown>); return { content: [ { type: "text", text: JSON.stringify(result, null, 2), }, ], }; } catch (error) { const errorMessage = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error); return { content: [ { type: "text", text: `Error: ${errorMessage}`, }, ], isError: true, }; } }); - src/index.ts:23-57 (helper)Generic helper function for making authenticated HTTP requests to the Retell AI API, used by all tool handlers including retell_publish_agent.
async function retellRequest( endpoint: string, method: string = "GET", body?: Record<string, unknown> ): Promise<unknown> { const apiKey = getApiKey(); const headers: Record<string, string> = { "Authorization": `Bearer ${apiKey}`, "Content-Type": "application/json", }; const options: RequestInit = { method, headers, }; if (body && method !== "GET") { options.body = JSON.stringify(body); } const response = await fetch(`${RETELL_API_BASE}${endpoint}`, options); if (!response.ok) { const errorText = await response.text(); throw new Error(`Retell API error (${response.status}): ${errorText}`); } // Handle 204 No Content if (response.status === 204) { return { success: true }; } return response.json(); }