# Virtuals Protocol Agent Builder Guide

> Source: https://whitepaper.virtuals.io/builders-hub

## Overview

Virtuals Protocol is an AI Agent creation and tokenization platform on Base chain. Each Agent has its own independent token, issued through IAO (Initial Agent Offering).

## GAME SDK Installation

```bash
pip install game-sdk
```

```python
from game_sdk.game import Game
from game_sdk.game.custom_types import Function, Argument

agent = Game(
    api_key="your_game_api_key",
    description="A Web3 social media agent",
    get_agent_state_fn=lambda: {"platform": "twitter"},
    get_environment_fn=lambda: {},
)
agent.run()
```

## IAO (Initial Agent Offering)

- Create Agent → Set token name and total supply
- During IAO: Supporters purchase $VIRTUAL in exchange for Agent tokens
- After launch: Agent tokens trade on Virtuals DEX

## Base Chain Deployment

```bash
npm install -g @virtuals-protocol/cli
virtuals init my-agent
virtuals deploy --network base
```

**VIRTUAL Token (Base Mainnet):** `0x0b3e328455c4059EEb9e3f84b5543F74E24e7E1b`

## Resources

- Whitepaper: https://whitepaper.virtuals.io
- GitHub: https://github.com/Virtual-Protocol
- Discord: discord.gg/virtuals