AI Agent frameworks

wojciech achtelik
Wojciech Achtelik
AI Engineer Lead
June 13, 2025

AI Agent frameworks are like collections of pre-built software parts and development environments. They provide components, protocols, and patterns for creating intelligent agents that can work independently. These frameworks make complex AI operations easier by using standard APIs. This means that developers can focus on the logic of the agents instead of the infrastructure.

AI Agent frameworks usually include core modules for perception, reasoning, action execution, memory management, and communication between agents. Popular frameworks like LangChain, AutoGen, and CrewAI offer special tools for dealing with natural language, workingflows, and coordinating different agents. They provide built-in connections with large language models, vector databases, and external services through a system of plugins. More advanced systems support planning for agents, how they use tools, and dividing tasks into smaller parts. These systems make it easy to create prototypes quickly using templates, configuration-driven development, and visual design interfaces. By making sure that AI Agent frameworks use the same development patterns and providing reusable components, they can be used more quickly while making sure that they can be used more widely in different applications.