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# initialState()

> `protected` **initialState**(): `State`

Default state for a fresh agent instance.

Called whenever state is read and nothing has been stored yet. Reading
alone does not persist the default — the first write does. Subclasses
override this to declare their initial `State`.

**Returns**

`State`

**Default Value**

`{}`