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- Full Python SDK + AgentOS runtime
- Control plane UI included
- 100+ tool integrations + MCP
- Apache 2.0 license
Agno (formerly Phidata) is an open-source Python framework for building production-grade AI agents and multi-agent systems. With 39,100+ GitHub stars and an active 424-contributor community, it's emerged as one of the fastest-growing agent frameworks in 2026.
Agno provides three integrated layers: a Python SDK for building individual agents and multi-agent teams, a stateless FastAPI runtime called AgentOS for production deployment, and a control plane UI for monitoring, session management, and team operations. It supports 23+ LLM providers (OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini, and more) and ships 100+ pre-built tool integrations including web search, data analysis, file operations, and Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers.
Memory and knowledge systems are first-class: user memories, session memories, and RAG knowledge bases are stored in your database — you own the data, not Agno. Recent v2.5.13 (March 2026) added ReliabilityEval for agent evaluation, enhanced AgentOS APIs for session management, and Slack interface improvements. Agno is positioned as the production-first alternative to LangChain/LangGraph for Python teams.
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Python teams building production AI agents that want first-class deployment, observability, and multi-agent support
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