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# Get Middleware • AI Agent SDK

> get_middleware: Get middleware from the global registry.

# get\_middleware

Function

> This function is defined in the [**middleware\_registry**](https://praison.ai/docs/sdk/reference/praisonaiagents/modules/middleware_registry.md) module.

Get middleware from the global registry.

Convenience function for core tool execution to get middleware.

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
def get_middleware(runtime_id: str) -> RuntimeToolResultMiddleware
```

## Parameters

**runtime\_id** `str` *required*

Runtime identifier

### Returns

**Returns** `RuntimeToolResultMiddleware`

Registered middleware or default pass-through middleware

## Uses

* `get_default_middleware_registry`
* `registry.get_middleware`

## Used By

* [`get_middleware`](../functions/get_middleware)

## Source

> [card] [View on GitHub](https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/blob/main/src/praisonai-agents/praisonaiagents/runtime/middleware_registry.py#L160)
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> `praisonaiagents/runtime/middleware_registry.py` at line 160

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## Related Documentation

> [card] [Middleware Feature](https://praison.ai/docs/docs/features/middleware)


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