ai-agent

autogen: Build Agentic AI Apps Quickly with Python

autogen’s Python framework lets founders create LLM‑driven agents fast, perfect for AI‑first products. Backed by 61k+ GitHub stars.

From the repo · “A programming framework for agentic AI”

61,518 stars+107★ this week9,303 forksPythonGuide quality 8/10 · reviewed Sep 29Install verified Oct 19Updated 10/16/2026100% free · open source
What it does

Autogen is a tool for building agentic AI that allows startup founders to generate code and accelerate the development of AI-powered applications.

When to use it
  • •You're building an AI-powered application and need to generate code quickly
  • •You want to automate repetitive tasks in your AI development workflow
  • •You need to integrate AI capabilities into an existing application
Ready-to-paste prompt
python -m autogen --model-name t5-small --prompt 'Generate a Python function to classify text as spam or not spam'
Heads up: You need to have Python 3.8 or later installed and configured on your system, as well as the required dependencies specified in the `requirements.txt` file, including the `transformers` library
Saves to your device
Use with Claude
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Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

✅ Light setup✓ Install verified 10/19/2026

Installs with a command or two; your AI agent can do it for you.

Try it instantly — no install
Claude Code
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/autogen && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/autogen/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/autogen/SKILL.md
Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)
claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

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How autogen: Build Agentic AI Apps Quickly with Python works
Codeflow
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Autogen: Build Agentic AI Apps Quickly with Python is a very large Python project (~128k lines across 964 code files, plus 232 test files). Setup is light: installs like a normal app. Reading the code is optional. Last commit 4 months ago, CC-BY-4.0 license, has a test suite.

Size
Very large codebase
~128k lines · 964 code files · days to read — use, don't read
Setup
One-command install
Installs like a normal app. Reading the code is optional.
Runs on
Python
No API keys detected
Python 62%C# 25%TypeScript 12%
Where to start reading
  1. 1
    README.md
    Start here — what it does and how to install it
What's in each folder
docs/Documentation22 files
python/Folder1022 files
dotnet/Folder752 files
protos/Data models & types2 files
.github/CI / automation (GitHub Actions)18 files
.devcontainer/Editor / agent settings4 files
.azure/Tool / agent settings3 files
READMEHas testsDocumentedCI checksCC-BY-4.0 licenseUpdated 4 mo ago
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Details
Creator
microsoft
Language
Python
Category
ai-agent
Published
8/18/2023

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