Agno
agno-agi/agno
A full-stack, high-performance runtime for agentic systems.
Agno (formerly Phidata) markets itself as 'the programming language for agentic software' — a fast agent runtime with built-in memory, knowledge, storage and a monitoring UI, aiming to be the production substrate beneath frameworks.
Behind the project
In the news
Runta raises $20M seed to 'parent' AI agents
a16z leads a $20M seed into Runta at a $100M+ valuation for its agent execution layer — sandboxes, spending caps and audit trails that treat agents like children who need supervision. Martin Casado called it 'core systems software rebuilt for agents'; the round came after prompt-injection containment failures made agent governance urgent.
Microsoft Agent Framework unifies AutoGen and Semantic Kernel
Microsoft announces the public preview of its Agent Framework, converging AutoGen's multi-agent research lineage with Semantic Kernel's enterprise abstractions — a major consolidation in orchestration frameworks.
Google open-sources the Agent Development Kit
Google launches ADK, a modular open-source framework for building agents with Gemini integration, multi-agent hierarchies and A2A support — Google's major entry into the framework wars.
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openclaw/openclaw
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NousResearch/hermes-agent
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