AgentScope
Python agent framework from Alibaba that lets the model drive tool use, with team pipelines, MCP, agent skills, A2A, memory and tracing.
Harness by Alibaba Tongyi Lab
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pip install agentscope
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Fact sheet
- Languages
- PythonREADME
- Packages
- agentscope (pypi)README
- Multi-agent
- YesREADME
- Orchestration
- handoffsdoc.agentscope.io
- MCP support
- Built indoc.agentscope.io
- A2A support
- Built indoc.agentscope.io
- Agent Skills support
- Built indoc.agentscope.io
- Memory
- short-term, long-termdoc.agentscope.io
- Model providers
- dashscope, openai, googleREADME
- Maturity
- StableREADME
Facts extracted by Claude Sonnet 5.5 from the linked sources on Oct 24, 2026; reviewed Oct 24, 2026. Wrong fact? Tell us.
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- Stars
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- 3,715
- Open issues
- 379
- Weekly downloads
- 50,883
- Last commit
- Oct 23, 2026 (4 days ago)
- Last release
- Oct 12, 2026 (15 days ago)
- Last package publish
- Oct 12, 2026 (15 days ago)
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Details
- Packages
- pypi
agentscope - License
- Apache-2.0
- Repository
- github.com/agentscope-ai/agentscope
- Website
- docs.agentscope.io/
- First seen
- Oct 24, 2026
- Last checked
- Oct 24, 2026
- Source
- READMEDocsgithub-graphql
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AgentScope. Agent Mart. https://agentmart.dev/harnesses/agentscope (last updated 2026-10-24)