Thanks — I’ve prepared a concise sequence of terminal commands you can run on Ubuntu to: • authenticate the LiveKit CLI, • initialize a new agent project from a template, • create (first-time push) the agent with

lk agent create

, and • deploy future updates with

lk agent deploy

. Run these commands in order: 1. Install the LiveKit CLI

curl -sSL <https://get.livekit.io/cli> | bash

1. Authenticate with LiveKit Cloud

lk cloud auth

(This opens a browser so you can log in and link the CLI to your project.) 1. Initialize an agent project from a template

lk agent init my-agent --template agent-starter-node

Replace

my-agent

with your folder name and

agent-starter-node

with

agent-starter-python

if you prefer Python. 1. Enter the project directory

cd my-agent

1. Install dependencies (Node.js template example)

pnpm install

If the template uses npm or yarn, use

npm install

or

yarn install

instead. 1. (Optional but recommended) Pre-download runtime model files

pnpm download-files

This prevents cold-start delays for agent models. 1. Create (first-time deploy) the agent

lk agent create

This builds the image, registers the agent with your LiveKit project, and generates a

livekit.toml

with the agent ID and subdomain. 1. Deploy updates later After you change code or config, run:

lk agent deploy

This re-builds and deploys a new version using the same agent ID. Quick summary block you can copy:

curl -sSL <https://get.livekit.io/cli> | bash
lk cloud auth
lk agent init my-agent --template agent-starter-node
cd my-agent
pnpm install
pnpm download-files
lk agent create
# after changes:
lk agent deploy

If you want, tell me: • which template you want (Node or Python), • whether you use

pnpm

,

npm

, or

yarn

, and • any specific environment variables or model plugins you plan to enable— and I’ll tailor the commands or add any extra steps (e.g., editing

livekit.toml

, setting secrets, or checking logs). Sources: Google AI and LiveKit | LiveKit Documentation | Voice AI quickstart | LiveKit Documentation | Agents (Node.js) | livekit/livekit_composite | DeepWiki | examples/drive-thru | livekit/livekit_composite | DeepWiki