SmolAgents

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Overview

The bottom line — what this framework is, who it's for, and when to walk away.

Bottom Line Up Front

SmolAgents is a Python library for rapidly building LLM agents with minimal code, emphasizing simplicity. It supports both code-writing agents with sandboxed execution and traditional tool-calling, integrating flexibly with various models and tools. Its design prioritizes ease of use and broad compatibility across modalities and sources.

Best For

Rapidly building and deploying LLM agents with code execution and flexible tool/model integration.

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Strengths

  • +Extremely easy to build and run agents with minimal code, designed for simplicity.
  • +Supports Code Agents capable of writing actions in code, with secure sandboxed execution options (Modal, Blaxel, E2B, Docker).
  • +Flexible integration with various LLM providers and models, including local Transformers and Ollama.
  • +Agnostic to tool sources, allowing integration from MCP servers, LangChain, or Hugging Face Spaces.
  • +Handles diverse input modalities beyond text, including vision, video, and audio inputs.

Weaknesses

    Project Health

    Is this project alive, well-maintained, and safe to bet on long-term?

    Stars

    27,430

    Open Issues

    545

    Last Commit

    1d ago

    Commit Frequency

    2x/week

    Bus Factor Score

    9 / 10

    Maintainers

    100

    Latest Version

    v1.25.0

    Total Releases

    35

    Repo Age

    1y 5mo

    Forks

    2,597

    Monthly Downloads

    583K

    last 30 days

    Versions Published

    41

    Known Vulnerabilities

    5Highest: Critical

    Dependent Repos

    0

    public repos using this

    Fit

    Does it support the workflows, patterns, and capabilities your team actually needs?

    State Management

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    Perspective

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    Last updated: 21 May 2026

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