agentouto 0.10.2

Multi-agent Python SDK with peer-to-peer agent communication

AgentOutO

A multi-agent Python SDK — peer-to-peer free calls with no orchestrator.

Every agent is equal. No orchestrator. No hierarchy. No restrictions.

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Core Philosophy

AgentOutO rejects the orchestrator pattern used by existing frameworks (CrewAI, AutoGen, etc.).

All agents are fully equal. There is no base agent.

Any agent can call any agent. There are no call restrictions.

Any agent can use any tool. There are no tool restrictions.

The message protocol has exactly two types: forward and return.

The user is just an agent without an LLM. No special interface, protocol, or tools exist for the user.

Existing Frameworks	AgentOutO
Orchestrator-centric hierarchy	Peer-to-peer free calls
Base agent required	No base agent
Per-agent allowed-call lists	Any agent calls any agent
Per-agent tool assignment	All tools are global
Complex message protocols	Forward / Return only
Top-down message flow	Bidirectional free flow

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Installation

pip install agentouto

Requires Python ≥ 3.11.

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Quick Start

from agentouto import Agent, Tool, Provider, run

# Providers — API connection info only
openai = Provider(name="openai", kind="openai", api_key="sk-...")
anthropic = Provider(name="anthropic", kind="anthropic", api_key="sk-ant-...")
google = Provider(name="google", kind="google", api_key="AIza...")

# Tool — globally available to all agents
@Tool
def search_web(query: str) -> str:
    """Search the web."""
    return f"Results for: {query}"

# Agent — model settings live here
researcher = Agent(
    name="researcher",
    instructions="Research expert. Search and organize information.",
    model="gpt-5.2",
    provider="openai",
)

writer = Agent(
    name="writer",
    instructions="Skilled writer. Turn research into polished reports.",
    model="claude-sonnet-4-6",
    provider="anthropic",
)

reviewer = Agent(
    name="reviewer",
    instructions="Critical reviewer. Verify facts and improve quality.",
    model="gemini-3.1-pro",
    provider="google",
)

# Run — user is just an agent without an LLM
result = run(
    entry=researcher,
    message="Write an AI trends report.",
    agents=[researcher, writer, reviewer],
    tools=[search_web],
    providers=[openai, anthropic, google],
)

print(result.output)

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Architecture

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                        run()                            │
│              (User = LLM-less agent)                    │
│                         │                               │
│                    Forward Message                      │
│                         ▼                               │
│  ┌─────────────── Agent Loop ──────────────────┐        │
│  │                                             │        │
│  │  ┌──→ LLM Call (via Provider Backend)       │        │
│  │  │        │                                 │        │
│  │  │        ├── tool_call  → Tool.execute()   │        │
│  │  │        │                   │             │        │
│  │  │        │              result back ───┐   │        │
│  │  │        │                             │   │        │
│  │  │        ├── call_agent → New Loop ────┤   │        │
│  │  │        │                  │          │   │        │
│  │  │        │             return back ───┐│   │        │
│  │  │        │                            ││   │        │
│  │  │        └── finish → Return Message  ││   │        │
│  │  │                                     ││   │        │
│  │  └────────────── next iteration ◄──────┘┘   │        │
│  └─────────────────────────────────────────────┘        │
│                         │                               │
│                    Return Message                       │
│                         ▼                               │
│                    RunResult.output                     │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Message Flow — Peer to Peer

[User]  ──(forward)──→  [Agent A]
                            │
                            ├──(forward)──→ [Agent B]
                            │                 ├──(forward)──→ [Agent C]
                            │                 │                  │
                            │                 │←──(return)──────┘
                            │                 │
                            │←──(return)─────┘
                            │
                            └──(return)──→  [User]

User→A and A→B use the exact same mechanism. There is no special user protocol.

Parallel Calls

[Agent A]
    ├──(forward)──→ [Agent B]  ─┐
    ├──(forward)──→ [Agent C]   ├── asyncio.gather — all run concurrently
    └──(forward)──→ [Agent D]  ─┘
                                │
    ←──(3 returns, batched)────┘

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Core Concepts

Provider — API Connection Only

Providers hold API credentials. No model settings, no inference config.

from agentouto import Provider

openai = Provider(name="openai", kind="openai", api_key="sk-...")        # gpt-5.2, gpt-5.3-codex, o3, o4-mini
openai_resp = Provider(name="openai-resp", kind="openai_responses", api_key="sk-...")  # Responses API
anthropic = Provider(name="anthropic", kind="anthropic", api_key="sk-ant-...")  # claude-opus-4-6, claude-sonnet-4-6
google = Provider(name="google", kind="google", api_key="AIza...")        # gemini-3.1-pro, gemini-3-flash

# OpenAI-compatible APIs (vLLM, Ollama, LM Studio, etc.)
local = Provider(name="local", kind="openai", base_url="http://localhost:11434/v1")

Field	Description	Required
name	Identifier for the provider	✅
kind	API type: "openai", "openai_responses", "anthropic", "google"	✅
api_key	API key	✅
base_url	Custom endpoint URL (for compatible APIs)	❌

Agent — Model Settings Live Here

from agentouto import Agent

agent = Agent(
    name="researcher",
    instructions="Research expert.",
    model="gpt-5.2",
    provider="openai",
    reasoning=True,
    reasoning_effort="high",
    temperature=1.0,
)

Field	Description	Default
name	Agent name	(required)
instructions	Role description	(required)
model	Model name	(required)
provider	Provider name	(required)
max_output_tokens	Max output tokens	None (auto)
reasoning	Enable reasoning/thinking mode	False
reasoning_effort	Reasoning intensity	"medium"
reasoning_budget	Thinking token budget (Anthropic)	None
temperature	Temperature	1.0
extra	Additional API parameters (free dict)	{}

The SDK uses unified parameter names. Each provider backend maps them internally:

SDK Parameter	OpenAI (Chat Completions)	OpenAI (Responses)	Anthropic	Google Gemini
max_output_tokens	max_completion_tokens (omitted when None)	max_output_tokens (omitted when None)	max_tokens (auto-probed when None)	max_output_tokens (omitted when None)
reasoning=True	sends reasoning_effort	reasoning={"effort": value}	thinking={"type": "enabled", "budget_tokens": ...}	thinking_config={"thinking_budget": ...}
reasoning_effort	top-level reasoning_effort	reasoning.effort	N/A	N/A
reasoning_budget	N/A	N/A	thinking.budget_tokens	thinking_config.thinking_budget
temperature (reasoning=True)	not sent	not sent	forced to 1	sent as-is

See ai-docs/PROVIDER_BACKENDS.md for full mapping details.

Tool — Global, No Per-Agent Restrictions

from agentouto import Tool

@Tool
def search_web(query: str) -> str:
    """Search the web."""
    return f"Results for: {query}"

# Async tools are supported
@Tool
async def fetch_data(url: str) -> str:
    """Fetch data from URL."""
    async with aiohttp.ClientSession() as session:
        async with session.get(url) as resp:
            return await resp.text()

Tools are automatically converted to JSON schemas from function signatures and docstrings. All agents can use all tools.

Rich Parameter Schemas

Use Annotated for parameter descriptions, Literal for allowed values, Enum for enumerated types, and default values — all reflected in the JSON schema sent to the LLM:

from typing import Annotated, Literal
from agentouto import Tool

@Tool
def search_web(
    query: Annotated[str, "Search keywords or question"],
    max_results: Annotated[int, "Maximum number of results to return"] = 10,
    language: Literal["ko", "en", "ja"] = "ko",
) -> str:
    """Search the web for information."""
    ...

This generates a detailed schema that helps the LLM use tools correctly:

{
  "properties": {
    "query": {"type": "string", "description": "Search keywords or question"},
    "max_results": {"type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of results to return", "default": 10},
    "language": {"type": "string", "enum": ["ko", "en", "ja"], "default": "ko"}
  },
  "required": ["query"]
}

Plain type hints (without Annotated) continue to work as before.

Tools can also return rich results with file attachments using ToolResult:

from agentouto import Tool, ToolResult, Attachment

@Tool
def fetch_image(url: str) -> ToolResult:
    """Fetch an image from URL."""
    data = download_and_base64_encode(url)
    return ToolResult(
        content="Image fetched successfully.",
        attachments=[Attachment(mime_type="image/png", data=data)],
    )

When a tool returns ToolResult with attachments, the LLM can visually analyze the images. Regular str returns remain fully supported.

Multimodal Attachments

Agents can receive file attachments (images, audio, video, PDFs) via the Attachment dataclass:

@dataclass
class Attachment:
    mime_type: str                # "image/png", "audio/mp3", "video/mp4"
    data: str | None = None       # base64-encoded data
    url: str | None = None        # URL reference (mutually exclusive with data)
    name: str | None = None       # optional filename

Pass attachments to run() or async_run():

from agentouto import run, Attachment

result = run(
    entry=vision_agent,
    message="Analyze this image.",
    agents=[vision_agent],
    tools=[],
    providers=[openai],
    attachments=[
        Attachment(mime_type="image/png", data=base64_string),
        Attachment(mime_type="image/jpeg", url="https://example.com/photo.jpg"),
    ],
)

All three provider backends (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google) convert attachments to their native multimodal format automatically.

Message — Forward and Return Only

@dataclass
class Message:
    type: Literal["forward", "return"]
    sender: str
    receiver: str
    content: str
    call_id: str  # Unique tracking ID
    attachments: list[Attachment] | None = None

Two types. No exceptions.

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Supported Providers

Kind	Provider	Example Models	Compatible With
"openai"	OpenAI Chat Completions API	gpt-5.2, gpt-5.3-codex, o3, o4-mini	vLLM, Ollama, LM Studio, any OpenAI-compatible API
"openai_responses"	OpenAI Responses API	gpt-5.2, gpt-5.3-codex, o3, o4-mini	—
"anthropic"	Anthropic API	claude-opus-4-6, claude-sonnet-4-6	AWS Bedrock, Google Vertex AI, Ollama, LiteLLM, any Anthropic-compatible API
"google"	Google Gemini API	gemini-3.1-pro, gemini-3-flash	—

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Async Usage

import asyncio
from agentouto import async_run

result = await async_run(
    entry=researcher,
    message="Write an AI trends report.",
    agents=[researcher, writer, reviewer],  # Each agent can use any model/provider
    tools=[search_web, write_file],
    providers=[openai, anthropic, google],   # Mix providers freely
)

Streaming

from agentouto import async_run_stream

async for event in async_run_stream(
    entry=researcher,
    message="Write an AI trends report.",
    agents=[researcher, writer, reviewer],
    tools=[search_web],
    providers=[openai, anthropic, google],
):
    if event.type == "token":
        print(event.data["token"], end="", flush=True)
    elif event.type == "finish":
        print(f"\n--- {event.agent_name} finished ---")

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Package Structure

agentouto/
├── __init__.py          # Public API exports (Agent, Tool, Provider, Attachment, ToolResult, ...)
├── agent.py             # Agent dataclass
├── tool.py              # Tool decorator/class with auto JSON schema, ToolResult
├── message.py           # Message dataclass (forward/return)
├── provider.py          # Provider dataclass (API connection info)
├── context.py           # Attachment, ContextMessage, per-agent conversation context
├── router.py            # Message routing, system prompt generation, tool schema building
├── runtime.py           # Agent loop engine, parallel execution, run()/async_run()
├── streaming.py         # async_run_stream(), StreamEvent
├── event_log.py         # AgentEvent, EventLog — structured event recording
├── tracing.py           # Trace, Span — call tree builder from event logs
├── _constants.py        # Shared constants (CALL_AGENT, FINISH)
├── exceptions.py        # ProviderError, AgentError, ToolError, RoutingError
└── providers/
    ├── __init__.py      # ProviderBackend ABC, LLMResponse, get_backend()
    ├── openai.py        # OpenAI Chat Completions (+ compatible APIs) implementation
    ├── openai_responses.py  # OpenAI Responses API implementation
    ├── anthropic.py     # Anthropic implementation
    └── google.py        # Google Gemini implementation

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Development Status

Phase	Description	Status
1	Core classes: Provider, Agent, Tool, Message	✅ Done
2	Single agent execution: agent loop + tool calling	✅ Done
3	Multi-agent: call_agent + finish + message routing	✅ Done
4	Parallel calls: asyncio.gather concurrent execution	✅ Done
5	Streaming, logging, tracing, debug mode	✅ Done
6	CI/CD, tests, PyPI publish	✅ Done
7	Multimodal attachments (Attachment, ToolResult)	✅ Done
8	Rich parameter schemas (Annotated, Literal, Enum, default)	✅ Done
9	Reasoning tag handling (content preservation, detection prevention)	✅ Done
10	Auto max output tokens + safe JSON argument parsing	✅ Done
13	OpenAI Responses API backend (openai_responses)	✅ Done

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Technical Documentation

For AI contributors and detailed technical reference, see ai-docs/:

• AI_INSTRUCTIONS.md — Read this first. How to work on this project and update docs.
• PHILOSOPHY.md — Core philosophy and inviolable principles.
• ARCHITECTURE.md — Package structure, module responsibilities, data flow.
• PROVIDER_BACKENDS.md — Provider system, parameter mapping, API-specific behavior.
• MESSAGE_PROTOCOL.md — Message types, routing rules, parallel calls, agent loop.
• CONVENTIONS.md — Coding conventions, patterns, naming, style guide.
• ROADMAP.md — Current status, planned features, known issues.

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License

Apache License 2.0 — see LICENSE for details.