smolagents Is Powerful Because It Runs Code. That Is Also the Boundary.

smolagents is attractive because it keeps the agent abstraction small and lets a CodeAgent express...

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smolagents is attractive because it keeps the agent abstraction small and lets a CodeAgent express actions as Python code. That is not just an implementation detail. It changes the first safety question. Before you ask "can this agent solve my task?", ask "where is this code allowed to run, which tools can it touch, and what proof do I get after the run?"

Doramagic project page: https://doramagic.ai/en/projects/smolagents/

Doramagic manual: https://doramagic.ai/en/projects/smolagents/manual/

Upstream project: https://github.com/huggingface/smolagents

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smolagents Is Powerful Because It Runs Code. That Is Also the Boundary.

smolagents Is Powerful Because It Runs Code. That Is Also the Boundary.

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