What it does
Agno is a toolkit for building AI "agents", programs that can use tools and take steps on their own, and for running them as an online service. It comes with a web dashboard for managing everything.
Its makers say you keep control of your own data. Conversations, memory and activity logs are stored in your own database. It connects to many services such as GitHub, Slack and Postgres, can pause and ask a person to approve actions, and can put agents on Slack, Telegram, WhatsApp or Discord.
The README suggests letting an AI coding assistant do the setup for you, which runs everything on your computer using Docker.
Who it's for
Developers and companies building their own AI agent services.
Can I use it without coding?
Developers only. Needs programming, or an AI coding assistant plus Docker to set up. New to this? Start here.
Can I run it?
- Cost
- FreeNothing to pay or sign up for.
- Runs on
- Server, Cloud
- API key
- Not needed
Try it
Using Claude Code, Cursor or another AI coding assistant? Paste the prompt and it will walk you through the setup.New to this?
Before you install
- Only download from the official GitHub page. Copies with similar names exist for many popular projects.
- License (Apache-2.0): Permissive: free to use, change and share, including for business.
- More on staying safe
Where people are talking about it
- Show HN: Agno – A full-stack framework for building Multi-Agent SystemsHacker News · Jun 2025
- Agno Agents startup 5000x faster than Langgraph, use 50x less memoryHacker News · Jan 2025