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# getState()

> `protected` **getState**(): `Promise`\<`State`>

Read the agent's persistent state.

**Returns**

`Promise`\<`State`>

The stored state, or [`initialState()`](/docs/agent-sdk/interface/initialState)
if nothing has been written yet.