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Smolagents
Hugging Face · Python · Apache-2.0
Smolagents keeps the core to a few hundred readable lines and has agents act by writing and running code, which is a clean fit for small, tool-heavy automations.
Best for
Builders who want a tiny, hackable agent that writes and runs code to act.
Strengths
- +Tiny, readable core you can fully understand
- +Code-agent approach is powerful for tool use
- +Tight Hugging Face Hub integration
Watch out for
Running model-written code needs sandboxing; not aimed at heavy multi-agent orchestration.
Spec sheet
- Vendor
- Hugging Face
- Languages
- Python
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Architecture
- Code-agent
- Model support
- Any provider
- Multi-agent
- Limited
- State persistence
- No
- Human-in-the-loop
- No
- Streaming
- Yes
- Observability
- OpenTelemetry hooks
- Memory
- Plugin
- First released
- 2024
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This page reflects Smolagents's public documentation as of May 2026 and is maintained by Choppy Toast, which is not affiliated with Hugging Face. GitHub star counts are approximate. Always confirm details in the official docs before you commit.