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System Architecture

How the pieces fit

autogen is organized as connected concepts and components. Start broad, then drill down chapter by chapter.

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Agents (The Actors)
Agents (The Actors)
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Model Clients (The Brains)
Model Clients (The Brains)
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Code Execution (The Hands)
Code Execution (The Hands)
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Teams and Group Chats (The Orchestration)
Teams and Group Chats (The Orchestration)
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Termination Conditions (The Stop Button)
Termination Conditions (The Stop Button)
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Messages and Events (The Protocol)
Messages and Events (The Protocol)
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Agent Runtime (The Infrastructure)
Agent Runtime (The Infrastructure)
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Repository Overview

Intro and Architecture Diagram

AutoGen is a framework for building multi-agent AI systems where Agents act as autonomous units that can converse, execute code, and interact with LLMs. These agents are organized into Teams to collaborate on complex workflows, communicating via a structured Agent Runtime that handles message delivery and state management. The system supports modular components like Model Clients for swapping AI backends, Code Executors for running generated scripts, and Termination Conditions to control when a task is complete.

Source Repository: https://github.com/microsoft/autogen

flowchart TD A0["Agents (The Actors)"] A1["Agent Runtime (The Infrastructure)"] A2["Teams and Group Chats (The Orchestration)"] A3["Model Clients (The Brains)"] A4["Messages and Events (The Protocol)"] A5["Code Execution (The Hands)"] A6["Termination Conditions (The Stop Button)"] A2 -->|"Orchestrates"| A0 A0 -->|"Uses for inference"| A3 A0 -->|"Uses to run scripts"| A5 A0 -->|"Runs on"| A1 A1 -->|"Delivers"| A4 A2 -->|"Evaluates to stop"| A6
Tutorial Chapters

All 7 chapters

Follow sequentially or jump to any topic. Start with Agents (The Actors).

Ch.01 AGENTS
Agents (The Actors)
Welcome to the world of AutoGen!
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Ch.02 CORE
Model Clients (The Brains)
In the previous chapter, Agents (The Actors), we created an AssistantAgent. However, we noted that an agent without a "brain" is just an em…
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Ch.03 CORE
Code Execution (The Hands)
In the previous chapter, Model Clients (The Brains), we gave our agents the ability to think using Large Language Models (LLMs).
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Ch.04 CORE
Teams and Group Chats (The Orchestration)
In the previous chapter, Code Execution (The Hands), we gave our agents the ability to write and run code. We now have capable individual a…
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Ch.05 CORE
Termination Conditions (The Stop Button)
In the previous chapter, Teams and Group Chats (The Orchestration), we built a team of agents that passed messages back and forth.
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Ch.06 ADVANCED
Messages and Events (The Protocol)
In the previous chapter, Termination Conditions (The Stop Button), we learned how to act as a referee to stop a conversation.
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Ch.07 AGENTS
Agent Runtime (The Infrastructure)
In the previous chapter, Messages and Events (The Protocol), we learned about the "envelopes" (Typed Messages) that hold our data. We know…
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