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 lightweight Python library designed for building and running AI agents with minimal code. It offers first-class support for 'Code Agents' that execute Python, along with standard tool-calling agents. The framework is highly model, modality, and tool-agnostic, providing great flexibility for integration.

Best For

Rapidly building and deploying highly flexible, code-centric AI agents with diverse LLMs and tools.

Avoid If

Complex built-in state management or persistent conversational memory is a core requirement.

Strengths

  • +Extremely simple, with agent logic abstracted minimally, making it easy to learn and use.
  • +First-class support for Code Agents executing Python actions in sandboxed environments for secure, composable logic.
  • +Supports common JSON/text-based Tool-Calling Agents for alternative paradigms.
  • +Model-agnostic, integrating easily with Hugging Face Inference, OpenAI, Anthropic, LiteLLM, Transformers, and Ollama.
  • +Modality-agnostic, capable of handling vision, video, and audio inputs.
  • +Tool-agnostic, allowing integration of tools from MCP servers, LangChain, or Hugging Face Spaces.
  • +Includes CLI tools for quickly running agents without boilerplate code.

Weaknesses

  • Lacks explicit built-in state management for persistent agent memory or conversational context.
  • Relies on external services (Modal, Blaxel, E2B, Docker) for secure code execution sandboxing.

Project Health

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

Stars

28,512

Open Issues

723

Last Commit

12d ago

Commit Frequency

1x/week

Bus Factor Score

9 / 10

Maintainers

100

Latest Version

v1.26.0

Total Releases

36

Repo Age

1y 7mo

Forks

2,805

Monthly Downloads

575K

last 30 days

Versions Published

42

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

The framework does not provide an explicit built-in state management system; state must be managed via agent code or external mechanisms.

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Last updated: 24 July 2026

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