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# AutoGen

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AutoGen
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A framework for building AI agents and applications
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:::{grid-item-card} {fas}`palette;pst-color-primary` Studio [![PyPi autogenstudio](https://img.shields.io/badge/PyPi-autogenstudio-blue?logo=pypi)](https://pypi.org/project/autogenstudio/)
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An web-based UI for prototyping with agents without writing code.
Built on AgentChat.

```bash
pip install -U autogenstudio
autogenstudio ui --port 8080 --appdir ./myapp
```

_Start here if you are new to AutoGen and want to prototype with agents without writing code._

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```{button-ref} user-guide/autogenstudio-user-guide/index
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Get Started
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{fas}`people-group;pst-color-primary` AgentChat
[![PyPi autogen-agentchat](https://img.shields.io/badge/PyPi-autogen--agentchat-blue?logo=pypi)](https://pypi.org/project/autogen-agentchat/)

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A programming framework for building conversational single and multi-agent applications.
Built on Core. Requires Python 3.10+.

```python
# pip install -U "autogen-agentchat" "autogen-ext[openai]"
import asyncio
from autogen_agentchat.agents import AssistantAgent
from autogen_ext.models.openai import OpenAIChatCompletionClient

async def main() -> None:
    agent = AssistantAgent("assistant", OpenAIChatCompletionClient(model="gpt-4o"))
    print(await agent.run(task="Say 'Hello World!'"))

asyncio.run(main())
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_Start here if you are prototyping with agents using Python. [Migrating from AutoGen 0.2?](./user-guide/agentchat-user-guide/migration-guide.md)._

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An event-driven programming framework for building scalable multi-agent AI systems. Example scenarios:

* Deterministic and dynamic agentic workflows for business processes.
* Research on multi-agent collaboration.
* Distributed agents for multi-language applications.

_Start here if you are getting serious about building multi-agent systems._

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:::{grid-item-card} {fas}`puzzle-piece;pst-color-primary` Extensions [![PyPi autogen-ext](https://img.shields.io/badge/PyPi-autogen--ext-blue?logo=pypi)](https://pypi.org/project/autogen-ext/)
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Implementations of Core and AgentChat components that interface with external services or other libraries.
You can find and use community extensions or create your own. Examples of built-in extensions:

* {py:class}`~autogen_ext.tools.mcp.McpWorkbench` for using Model-Context Protocol (MCP) servers.
* {py:class}`~autogen_ext.agents.openai.OpenAIAssistantAgent` for using Assistant API.
* {py:class}`~autogen_ext.code_executors.docker.DockerCommandLineCodeExecutor` for running model-generated code in a Docker container.
* {py:class}`~autogen_ext.runtimes.grpc.GrpcWorkerAgentRuntime` for distributed agents.

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<a class="sd-sphinx-override sd-btn sd-text-wrap sd-btn-secondary reference internal" href="user-guide/extensions-user-guide/discover.html"><span class="doc">Discover Community Extensions</span></a>
<a class="sd-sphinx-override sd-btn sd-text-wrap sd-btn-secondary reference internal" href="user-guide/extensions-user-guide/create-your-own.html"><span class="doc">Create New Extension</span></a>

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user-guide/agentchat-user-guide/index
user-guide/core-user-guide/index
user-guide/extensions-user-guide/index
Studio <user-guide/autogenstudio-user-guide/index>
reference/index
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