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smolagents

Hugging Face's minimal agent library — agents that think in code, in about a thousand lines.

As of 1 September 2026, smolagents ranks 23rd of 34 in Frameworks on the Agent Reality Index — scored 42.0 of 100, led by market demand.

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Score breakdown

Market demand35
Developer adoption46
Real usage71
Momentum36
Production readiness69
Community52

Why this rank: the index weights market demand most heavily — how much smolagents is actually searched for and asked about inside AI tools.

Real-world demand

1.6kGoogle searches / mo
5AI / LLM searches / mo
29kGitHub stars
578kPackage downloads / mo

Demand measured via Brand search volume · confidence: high

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Common questions

smolagents — frequently asked questions

What is smolagents?

Hugging Face's minimal agent library — agents that think in code, in about a thousand lines. It is tracked in the Frameworks category of the Agent Reality Index.

What is smolagents's Agent Reality Index ranking?

As of 1 September 2026, smolagents ranks 23rd of 34 in Frameworks, with an overall Agent Reality Index score of 42.0 of 100.

How is smolagents scored?

The index blends six real-world signals — market demand (weighted most heavily), developer adoption, real usage, momentum, production-readiness, and community — into a 0–100 score, rather than relying on GitHub stars or vendor opinion.

Is smolagents open source?

smolagents is open source; its code is publicly available on GitHub.

How popular is smolagents?

Measured 1 September 2026, smolagents draws about 1.6k Google searches a month, around 5 AI and LLM searches, roughly 29k GitHub stars, about 578k package downloads a month. Demand confidence is rated high.

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