Python SDK for AI Agent Assembly - A governance-native runtime for AI agents
Project description
Agent Assembly Python SDK
Python SDK for AI Agent Assembly — a governance-native runtime for AI agents. One init_assembly() call wires your agent into the policy gateway, applies pre-execution allow/deny on tool calls, and emits audit events without changing how the agent itself is written.
Why use it
- Framework adapters for LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI, OpenAI Agents, Pydantic AI, and MCP servers — drop in, no SDK rewrites required.
- Pre-execution policy enforcement via the
FrameworkAdapterABC — block disallowed tool calls before they hit the LLM. - Audit trail — every tool call, prompt, and policy decision is emitted to the gateway with full agent lineage (parent / root / team).
- Native PyO3 fast path (optional) — drop into a Rust runtime client when you need sub-millisecond policy checks.
- Typed throughout — Pydantic models for every gateway payload, mypy strict on adapter base and registry.
Requirements
- Python
>=3.12,<4.0(3.12, 3.13, 3.14 are tested in CI) - Rust toolchain (stable channel) — only required for building the optional native extension via
maturin develop. Pure-Python users do not need Rust. - uv ≥ 0.4 — recommended for managing the dev environment. (
pipworks for plain installs.)
Installation
Use the SDK in your project
pip install agent-assembly
(Once published to PyPI. Until then, install directly from GitHub:)
pip install git+https://github.com/AI-agent-assembly/python-sdk.git
Develop on the SDK
Clone the repo and sync the dev environment with uv:
git clone https://github.com/AI-agent-assembly/python-sdk.git
cd python-sdk
uv sync
To build the optional PyO3 extension locally (requires Rust):
uv tool run maturin develop --manifest-path rust/aa-ffi-python/Cargo.toml --release
The pure-Python SDK works without the native extension — maturin develop is only needed if you want the sub-millisecond RuntimeClient fast path.
Quick Start
A governed LangChain ReAct agent that runs offline against a mock LLM. The example imports LangChain in addition to the SDK, so install both:
pip install agent-assembly langchain langchain-community
from langchain.agents import AgentExecutor, create_react_agent
from langchain.tools import Tool
from langchain_community.llms import FakeListLLM
from langchain_core.prompts import PromptTemplate
from agent_assembly import init_assembly
with init_assembly(
gateway_url="http://localhost:8080",
api_key="dev-key",
agent_id="quickstart-agent",
mode="sdk-only",
):
llm = FakeListLLM(responses=[
"Thought: I should look up the user.\nAction: whoami\nAction Input: alice\n",
"Thought: I have the answer.\nFinal Answer: alice is in engineering\n",
])
tools = [Tool(name="whoami", func=lambda name: f"{name} is in engineering", description="who")]
prompt = PromptTemplate.from_template(
"Use the tools.\n{tools}\nTool names: {tool_names}\nQ: {input}\n{agent_scratchpad}"
)
executor = AgentExecutor(agent=create_react_agent(llm, tools, prompt), tools=tools, max_iterations=2)
print(executor.invoke({"input": "Which team is alice on?"})["output"])
What this does:
init_assembly()registers the agent with the gateway and auto-loads the LangChain adapter — every tool call from now on goes through the policy gate.- The
FakeListLLMreplays canned responses so the example runs offline with no real LLM. - The
withblock tears down the gateway connection and unwinds adapter hooks on exit.
Public API
init_assembly(gateway_url, api_key, agent_id=None, mode="auto") -> AssemblyContextGatewayClient.register_agent() -> dictGatewayClient.check_policy_compliance(action: str) -> dict- Exceptions:
AssemblyError,AgentError,PolicyError,GatewayError,ConfigurationError - Data models:
AgentConfig,AgentState,PolicyEvaluation
Error Handling
from agent_assembly import init_assembly
from agent_assembly.exceptions import ConfigurationError
try:
context = init_assembly(gateway_url="", api_key="my-api-key", agent_id="my-agent-001")
except ConfigurationError as exc:
print(f"Invalid configuration: {exc}")
Development
Run tests:
uv run pytest
Run integration tests:
uv run pytest -m integration
Lint and type-check:
uv run ruff check .
uv run mypy agent_assembly
Native Core Extension (AAASM-55)
Build and install the PyO3 extension locally:
uv tool run maturin develop --manifest-path rust/aa-ffi-python/Cargo.toml --release
Validate native module import:
from agent_assembly._core import RuntimeClient, GovernanceEvent, PolicyResult
Run opt-in native integration tests:
AAASM_RUN_NATIVE_CORE_TESTS=1 uv run pytest test/integration/test_native_core_runtime.py
AAASM_RUN_MATURIN_TESTS=1 uv run pytest test/integration/test_native_core_maturin.py
Documentation
- Project docs (rendered) — https://ai-agent-assembly.github.io/python-sdk/ (versioned via
mike; picklatestorstablefrom the version selector) - Architecture — rendered / source — adapter pattern, PyO3 FFI,
init_assembly()lifecycle, with a Mermaid flow diagram. - API reference — rendered / source — auto-generated from package docstrings via
mkdocstrings. Per-module pages: Client, Exceptions, Models. - ADRs —
docs/development/adr/(architecture decision records)
Contributing
Please read CONTRIBUTING.md before opening a PR — it covers dev environment setup, framework adapter authoring, the test/lint command list, branch naming, and the PR checklist.
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