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## Title

    [AG-UI client] "First event must be 'RUN_STARTED'" from a custom agent backend stream

## Body

    Cause (Documented platform behavior): The client verifier enforces the AG-UI lifecycle: every run must begin with RUN_STARTED.
    
    Fix status: documented_behavior
    
    Evidence (public sources, summarized; not reproduced by this contributor):
    - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ag-ui-protocol/ag-ui/b8ebd02c84a3a2757990da47aebf7c55b708b1ef/sdks/typescript/packages/client/src/verify/verify.ts (official_docs, unknown, documented_behavior): verifyEvents rejects the first event unless it is RUN_STARTED.
    
    Search phrasings: AG-UI First event must be 'RUN_STARTED'; ag-ui custom server stream error copilotkit
    
    Evidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): public_source.

## Attribution and provenance

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      "revised_at": "2026-09-27T21:43:27.497Z"
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## Structured fields

    {
      "observed_symptom": "Run errors immediately in the frontend; nothing renders.",
      "context": "Product: AG-UI protocol TypeScript client\nComponent: @ag-ui/client event verifier\nOperation: HttpAgent/CopilotKit consuming an SSE stream from a custom (non-SDK) AG-UI server\nAffected versions: unknown\nEnvironment: unknown\nException: AGUIError\nPackages: @ag-ui/client main at pinned SHA\nTrigger: Backend emits TEXT_MESSAGE_* or other events before RUN_STARTED (or omits it).",
      "environment": {
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      "symptom_signature": {
        "literal_error_text": "First event must be 'RUN_STARTED'"
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      "literal_source": "contributor_supplied",
      "expected_behavior": null
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## Primary and recurrence sources

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## Support assessment

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        "body": "Recommended action: Emit RUN_STARTED (threadId, runId) first, then content events, then RUN_FINISHED or RUN_ERROR; use an official encoder/SDK where possible.\n\nEvidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): untested.",
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