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A streamlined framework for building powerful LLM-powered agents that actually work

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tinyAgent

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Turn any Python function into an AI‑powered agent in just a few lines:

from tinyagent import tool, ReactAgent

@tool
def multiply(a: float, b: float) -> float:
    """Multiply two numbers together."""
    return a * b

@tool
def divide(a: float, b: float) -> float:
    """Divide the first number by the second number."""
    return a / b

agent = ReactAgent(tools=[multiply, divide])
result = agent.run("What is 12 times 5, then divided by 3?")
# → 20

That's it! The agent automatically:

  • Understands it needs to perform multiple steps
  • Calls multiply(12, 5) → gets 60
  • Takes that result and calls divide(60, 3) → gets 20
  • Returns the final answer

Why tinyAgent?

  • Zero boilerplate – Just decorate functions with @tool
  • Automatic reasoning – Agent figures out which tools to use and in what order
  • Built-in LLM – Works out of the box with OpenRouter
  • Type safe – Full type hints and validation
  • Production ready – Error handling and retries

Installation

Option A: UV (Recommended - 10x Faster)

uv venv                    # Creates .venv/
source .venv/bin/activate  # Activate environment
uv pip install tiny_agent_os

Option B: Traditional pip

pip install tiny_agent_os

Quick Setup

Set your API key:

export OPENAI_API_KEY=your_openrouter_key_here
export OPENAI_BASE_URL=https://openrouter.ai/api/v1

Get your key at openrouter.ai

Note: This is a clean rewrite focused on keeping tinyAgent truly tiny. For the legacy codebase (v0.72.x), install with pip install tiny-agent-os==0.72.18 or see the 0.72 branch.

Setting the Model

Pass any OpenRouter model when creating the agent:

from tinyagent import ReactAgent, tool

# Default model
agent = ReactAgent(tools=[...])

# Specify a model
agent = ReactAgent(tools=[...], model="gpt-4o-mini")
agent = ReactAgent(tools=[...], model="anthropic/claude-3.5-sonnet")
agent = ReactAgent(tools=[...], model="meta-llama/llama-3.1-70b-instruct")

# TinyCodeAgent works the same way
agent = TinyCodeAgent(tools=[...], model="gpt-4o-mini")

More Examples

Multi-step reasoning

from tinyagent import tool, ReactAgent

@tool
def calculate_percentage(value: float, percentage: float) -> float:
    """Calculate what percentage of a value is."""
    return value * (percentage / 100)

@tool
def subtract(a: float, b: float) -> float:
    """Subtract b from a."""
    return a - b

agent = ReactAgent(tools=[calculate_percentage, subtract])
result = agent.run("If I have 15 apples and give away 40%, how many are left?")
print(result)  # → "You have 9 apples left."

Behind the scenes:

  1. Agent calculates 40% of 15 → 6
  2. Subtracts 6 from 15 → 9
  3. Returns a natural language answer

Web Search Tool

Built-in web search capabilities with Brave Search API:

from tinyagent import ReactAgent
from tinyagent.base_tools import web_search

# Simple web search with formatted results
agent = ReactAgent(tools=[web_search])
result = agent.run("What are the latest Python web frameworks?")

# Works great for research and comparisons
agent = ReactAgent(tools=[web_search])
result = agent.run("Compare FastAPI vs Django performance")

Set your Brave API key:

export BRAVE_SEARCH_API_KEY=your_brave_api_key

Key Features

ReactAgent

  • Multi-step reasoning - Breaks down complex problems automatically
  • Clean API - Simple, ergonomic interface
  • Error handling - Built-in retry logic and graceful failures

Tools Philosophy

Every function can be a tool. Keep them:

  • Atomic - Do one thing well
  • Typed - Use type hints for parameters
  • Documented - Docstrings help the LLM understand usage

For a comprehensive guide on creating tools with patterns and best practices, see the tool creation documentation.

Status

BETA - Actively developed and used in production. Breaking changes possible until v1.0.

Found a bug? Have a feature request? Open an issue!

License

Business Source License 1.1

  • Free for individuals and small businesses (< $1M revenue)
  • Enterprise license required for larger companies

Contact: info@alchemiststudios.ai


Made by @tunahorse21 | alchemiststudios.ai focusing on keeping it "tiny"

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