openai/swarm

by openai

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Description

- **Core library:** 4 files, 507 lines total

Summary

Canonical 507-LOC reference implementation for agent handoffs. Two primitives—Agent + Handoff—create stateless client-side orchestration loop. Steal: function-return-as-handoff (validated across 4 rep...

Steal Patterns

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function-return-as-handoff (zero-config agent switching)

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context_variables injection via `co_varnames` introspection

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`execute_tools=false` for external tool execution

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mock client testing pattern

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and the "routines as agents" philosophy.

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** This is trivially implementable and immediately useful

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** The `delim` pattern is essential for real-time multi-agent UIs

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** This sequential response mock pattern is perfect for testing Forge agent handoffs

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