@chat-adapter/state-redis

npm package: @chat-adapter/state-redis

Production state adapter for Chat SDK using the official redis package.

Documentation: chat-sdk.dev/adapters/official/redis · Guides: vercel.com/kb/chat-sdk

Installation

pnpm add @chat-adapter/state-redis

Scaffold with the CLI

To scaffold a new Slack bot that uses Redis for state:

npx create-chat-sdk@latest my-bot --adapter slack redis

Visit the adapters directory to see other available official and vendor-official adapters.

Usage

createRedisState() auto-detects the REDIS_URL environment variable, so you can call it with no arguments:

import { Chat } from "chat";
import { createRedisState } from "@chat-adapter/state-redis";

const bot = new Chat({
  userName: "mybot",
  adapters: { /* ... */ },
  state: createRedisState(),
});

To provide a URL explicitly:

const state = createRedisState({ url: "redis://localhost:6379" });

Using an existing client

If you already have a connected Redis client, pass it directly:

import { createClient } from "redis";

const client = createClient({ url: "redis://localhost:6379" });
await client.connect();

const state = createRedisState({ client });

Key prefix

All keys are namespaced under a configurable prefix (default: "chat-sdk"):

const state = createRedisState({
  url: process.env.REDIS_URL!,
  keyPrefix: "my-bot",
});

Configuration

| Option | Required | Description | |--------|----------|-------------| | url | No* | Redis connection URL (auto-detected from REDIS_URL) | | client | No | Existing redis client instance | | keyPrefix | No | Prefix for all keys (default: "chat-sdk") | | logger | No | Logger instance (defaults to ConsoleLogger("info")) |

*Either url, REDIS_URL env var, or client is required.

Environment variables

REDIS_URL=redis://localhost:6379

For serverless deployments (Vercel, AWS Lambda), use a serverless-compatible Redis provider like Upstash.

Key structure

{keyPrefix}:subscriptions     - SET of subscribed thread IDs
{keyPrefix}:lock:{threadId}   - Lock key with TTL

Production recommendations

• Use Redis 6.0+ for best performance
• Enable Redis persistence (RDB or AOF)
• Use Redis Cluster for high availability
• Set appropriate memory limits

Features

| Feature | Supported | |---------|-----------| | Persistence | Yes | | Multi-instance | Yes | | Subscriptions | Yes | | Distributed locking | Yes | | Key-value caching | Yes | | Automatic reconnection | Yes | | Key prefix namespacing | Yes |

AI Coding Agents

If you use an AI coding agent such as OpenAI Codex, Claude Code, or Cursor, install the Chat SDK skill so it knows the SDK APIs, adapter patterns, and project conventions before writing code.

npx skills add vercel/chat

The skill references bundled documentation in node_modules/chat/docs, plus adapter guides and starter templates in the published package.

You can also install the Vercel Plugin for a broader agent toolkit — it includes the Chat SDK skill alongside specialist agents, agent slash commands, and more:

npx plugins add vercel/vercel-plugin

The plugin is optional; the skill alone is enough to build with Chat SDK.

For agent-readable documentation, see chat-sdk.dev/llms.txt (page index) or chat-sdk.dev/llms-full.txt (full text).

License

MIT