The Vercel AI SDK makes it incredibly easy to add AI capabilities to React applications. In this tutorial, we'll build several AI-powered components from scratch, including a streaming chatbot and intelligent content generator.
Getting Started
First, install the necessary packages:
npm install ai @ai-sdk/openai @ai-sdk/anthropic
npm install @types/react @types/node # if using TypeScript
Set up your environment variables:
# .env.local
OPENAI_API_KEY=your_openai_key
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=your_anthropic_key
Basic Chat Component
Let's start with a simple chat interface that streams responses:
// components/ChatBot.jsx