BeeAI Framework is an open-source library for building production-ready multi-agent systems.
The framework is available both as a Python and TypeScript library.
We are committed to maintaining parity between the two.
- 🚀 2025-02-19: Launched an alpha of the Python library and rebranded to BeeAI Framework. See our getting started guide.
- 🚀 2025-02-07: Introduced Backend module to simplify working with AI services (chat, embedding). See our migration guide.
- 🧠 2025-01-28: Added support for DeepSeek R1, check out the Competitive Analysis Workflow example
- 🚀 2025-01-09:
- Introduced Workflows, a way of building multi-agent systems.
- Added support for Model Context Protocol, featured on the official page.
- 🚀 2024-12-09: Added support for LLaMa 3.3.
- 🚀 2024-11-21: Added an experimental Streamlit agent.
For a full changelog, see our releases page.
🏆 Build the optimal agent architecture for your use case. To design the right architecture for your use case, you need flexibility in both orchestrating agents and defining their roles and behaviors. With the BeeAI framework, you can implement any multi-agent pattern using Workflows. Start with our out-of-the-box ReActAgent, or easily customize your own agent.
🚀 Scale effortlessly with production-grade controls. Deploying multi-agent systems requires efficient resource management and reliability. With the BeeAI framework, you can optimize token usage through memory strategies, persist and restore agent state via (de)serialization, generate structured outputs, and execute generated code in a sandboxed environment. When things go wrong, BeeAI helps you track the full agent workflow through events, collect telemetry, log diagnostic data, and handle errors with clear, well-defined exceptions.
🔌 Seamlessly integrate with your models and tools. Get started with any model from Ollama, watsonx.ai, and more. Leverage tools from LangChain, connect to any server using the Model Context Protocol, or build your own custom tools. BeeAI is designed for extensibility, allowing you to integrate with the systems and capabilities you need.
To install the Python library:
pip install beeai-frameworkTo install the TypeScript library:
npm install beeai-frameworkFor more guidance and starter examples in your desired language, head to the docs pages for Python and TypeScript.
This example demonstrates how to build a multi-agent workflow using BeeAI Framework in Python:
import asyncio
import traceback
from pydantic import ValidationError
from beeai_framework.agents.bee.agent import BeeAgentExecutionConfig
from beeai_framework.backend.chat import ChatModel
from beeai_framework.backend.message import UserMessage
from beeai_framework.memory import UnconstrainedMemory
from beeai_framework.tools.search.duckduckgo import DuckDuckGoSearchTool
from beeai_framework.tools.weather.openmeteo import OpenMeteoTool
from beeai_framework.workflows.agent import AgentFactoryInput, AgentWorkflow
from beeai_framework.workflows.workflow import WorkflowError
async def main() -> None:
llm = await ChatModel.from_name("ollama:granite3.1-dense:8b")
try:
workflow = AgentWorkflow(name="Smart assistant")
workflow.add_agent(
agent=AgentFactoryInput(
name="WeatherForecaster",
instructions="You are a weather assistant. Respond only if you can provide a useful answer.",
tools=[OpenMeteoTool()],
llm=llm,
execution=BeeAgentExecutionConfig(max_iterations=3),
)
)
workflow.add_agent(
agent=AgentFactoryInput(
name="Researcher",
instructions="You are a researcher assistant. Respond only if you can provide a useful answer.",
tools=[DuckDuckGoSearchTool()],
llm=llm,
)
)
workflow.add_agent(
agent=AgentFactoryInput(
name="Solver",
instructions="""Your task is to provide the most useful final answer based on the assistants'
responses which all are relevant. Ignore those where assistant do not know.""",
llm=llm,
)
)
prompt = "What is the weather in New York?"
memory = UnconstrainedMemory()
await memory.add(UserMessage(content=prompt))
response = await workflow.run(messages=memory.messages)
print(f"result: {response.state.final_answer}")
except WorkflowError:
traceback.print_exc()
except ValidationError:
traceback.print_exc()
if __name__ == "__main__":
asyncio.run(main())TypeScript version of this example can be found here.
Note
To run this example, be sure that you have installed ollama with the granite3.1-dense:8b model downloaded.
To run projects, use:
python [project_name].py➡️ Explore more in our examples library.
- Python parity with Typescript
- Standalone docs site
- Integration with watsonx.ai for deployment
- More multi-agent reference architecture implementations using workflows
- More OTTB agent implementations
- Native tool calling with supported LLM providers
To stay up-to-date with out latest priorities, check out our public roadmap.
The BeeAI Framework is an open-source project and we ❤️ contributions.
If you'd like to help build BeeAI, take a look at our contribution guidelines.
We are using GitHub Issues to manage public bugs. We keep a close eye on this, so before filing a new issue, please check to make sure it hasn't already been logged.
This project and everyone participating in it are governed by the Code of Conduct. By participating, you are expected to uphold this code. Please read the full text so that you can read which actions may or may not be tolerated.
All content in these repositories including code has been provided by IBM under the associated open source software license and IBM is under no obligation to provide enhancements, updates, or support. IBM developers produced this code as an open source project (not as an IBM product), and IBM makes no assertions as to the level of quality nor security, and will not be maintaining this code going forward.
Special thanks to our contributors for helping us improve the BeeAI Framework.