# Streaming Responses

> Use when streaming tokens incrementally from an LLM via liter-llm over SSE or async iterators. Covers chat_stream, delta handling, and null-content chunks.

- Skill: `kreuzberg-dev/streaming-responses` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add kreuzberg-dev/streaming-responses`
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- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- Author: kreuzberg-dev (https://skillmd.com/u/kreuzberg-dev)
- Updated: 2026-09-10
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/kreuzberg-dev/streaming-responses

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# Streaming Responses

Use `chat_stream(...)` to receive tokens as they are produced instead of waiting
for the full completion. The proxy streams over SSE; bindings expose async
iterators.

## Python

```python
import asyncio, os
from liter_llm import create_client
from liter_llm._internal_bindings import ChatCompletionRequest

async def main() -> None:
    client = create_client(api_key=os.environ["OPENAI_API_KEY"])
    request = ChatCompletionRequest.from_json(
        '{"model":"openai/gpt-4o","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"Tell me a story"}],"stream":true}'
    )
    async for chunk in client.chat_stream(request):
        if chunk.choices and chunk.choices[0].delta.content:
            print(chunk.choices[0].delta.content, end="", flush=True)
    print()

asyncio.run(main())
```

## TypeScript

```typescript
import { createClient } from "@xberg-io/liter-llm";

const client = createClient(process.env.OPENAI_API_KEY!);
const chunks = await client.chatStream({
  model: "openai/gpt-4o",
  messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Tell me a story" }],
});
for await (const chunk of chunks) {
  process.stdout.write(chunk.choices?.[0]?.delta?.content ?? "");
}
```

## Notes

- The first and last chunks often carry null content. Always null-check
  `chunk.choices[0].delta.content` (Python) or
  `chunk.choices[0]?.delta?.content` (TypeScript) before using it.
- Tool-call deltas arrive in `delta.tool_calls`; accumulate
  `function.arguments` fragments across chunks before parsing.
- Through the proxy, request streaming with `"stream": true` on
  `/v1/chat/completions`.