AI AGENTS
smolagents
by Hugging Face
Overview
Lightweight open-source Python library from Hugging Face for building agentic systems, especially code-executing agents.
Details
smolagents is a Hugging Face project described in the supplied sources as a lightweight open-source Python library for building agentic systems, with an emphasis on code-executing agents. The official Hugging Face documentation and the Hugging Face GitHub repository are the primary public resources provided for evaluating, installing, and reviewing the project.
When to Use
Use when you need a lightweight Python library for building agentic systems. Use when your agent use case specifically involves code-executing agents. Use when you want an open-source Hugging Face project with both documentation and a GitHub repository available for review.
Getting Started
- Read the official Hugging Face smolagents documentation at https://huggingface.co/docs/smolagents.
- Review the documentation index at https://huggingface.co/docs/smolagents/index.
- Inspect the Hugging Face GitHub repository at https://github.com/huggingface/smolagents before adopting it.
Key Features
- •Lightweight Python library.
- •Open-source project from Hugging Face.
- •Designed for building agentic systems.
- •Especially focused on code-executing agents.
- •Official documentation and GitHub repository are available.
Capabilities
- •agentic-system-building
- •code-executing-agents
Last updated Jun 7, 2026