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SmolAgents

SmolAgents

by HuggingFace
Multi-Agent Systems
Intermediate
Apache-2.0
Minimalistic framework for building powerful agents
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Overview

SmolAgents is HuggingFace's minimal framework for agentic systems. Core agent logic in ~1000 lines. Features first-class support for Code Agents.

Key Statistics

Overall Rating

3.6/5

GitHub Stars

5,000

Last Updated

2025-10

Version

1.2.0

Features

Code agents

Code agents capabilities

Minimal framework

Minimal framework capabilities

Tool calling

Tool calling capabilities

Getting Started

Installation
pip install smolagents
Quick Start

Install and create basic agent

Code Example
from smolagents import CodeAgent

Pros & Cons

Advantages

Extremely lightweight and minimal

Code agents write actions in code

Easy to understand core logic (~1000 lines)

HuggingFace ecosystem integration

Apache 2.0 license

Limitations

Very new with small community

Limited features compared to mature frameworks

Less production-proven

Minimal documentation

Not suitable for complex enterprise needs

Technical Details
Primary Language

Python

Supported Languages
Python
License

Apache-2.0

Enterprise Ready

No

Community Size

Medium

Pricing
Open Source

Free open source under Apache 2.0

Performance Metrics

easeOfUse

4/5

scalability

3/5

documentation

4/5

community

3/5

performance

4/5

Common Use Cases

Code-writing agents

Lightweight agent experiments

Research and prototyping

Tool-calling workflows

Minimal overhead applications

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