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Active·★ 1.3k·MIT·Updated 2026-04-03
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SmythOS SRE (Smyth Runtime Environment) is an open-source runtime and SDK for production AI agents, together with a CLI (`npm i -g @smythos/cli`). Its design borrows from operating system kernels: it gives agents OS-style abstractions for AI resources, so LLMs, vector databases, storage and caches are all used through one API that behaves the same across providers.

The README's example is storage: whether a file lives on local disk, S3 or another provider, the code is the same, and the same applies to vector databases, caches such as Redis or RAM, and LLM providers such as OpenAI and Anthropic. That lets you swap providers to compare cost or performance without changing business logic. It also advertises built-in security, observability and more than 40 production-ready components.

For people who prefer drag-and-drop, the company also publishes an open-source SmythOS Visual Agent Studio. SDK and core documentation and code examples are linked from the README. It is MIT licensed, and our data shows the last push on 2026-04-03.

This write-up is based on the project's README and public repository data. We have not hand-tested the tool. Data as of 2026-10-23.

License
MIT
Latest release
No GitHub releases
Last commit
2026-04-03
Contributors
23
Forks
203
Open issues and PRs
35
First published
2025-06-07
npm package
@smythos/cli 0.4.0 · 2 downloads last week

Source: GitHub, npm and PyPI public APIs.

#AI Agents#Runtime Environment#SDK#CLI#Resource Abstraction
$ Install
$ npm i -g @smythos/cli
↗ Visit site★ GitHub
01

Features

01Agent-Centric Design
02Secure by Default
03High Performance
04Modular Architecture
05Observable
02

Why choose it

+One API across LLMs, vector databases, storage and caches, so providers can be swapped without code changes.
+Runtime, SDK and CLI in one repository, with documentation and examples.
+A separate open-source visual studio exists for drag-and-drop building.
+MIT licensed.
03

Trade-offs

!The "operating system for agents" framing is broad; check that the abstractions fit your stack before adopting it.
!Security and observability claims are the project's own description.
!Our data shows the last push on 2026-04-03.
04

Maintenance check

SlowingChecked: 2026-10-23
Last commit
2026-03-16
Commits, last 90 days
0
Releases, last 90 days
0
Latest release
—
Open issues
35
Recent issues with at least one comment
0/3
Commits per week, last 12 weeks
Commits per week, last 12 weeks: 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0

Oldest week on the left; the latest four weeks are orange. Source: GitHub commit activity.

Status rule: archived on GitHub = Archived; last commit within 90 days = Active; 91 to 365 days = Slowing; older = Stale. All figures come from the GitHub API on the date shown.

Most discussed open issues

  • #73 Very innovative project2 comments · 2025-08-04
  • #255 [Bug]: `inputs` in `.addSkill` are not recognized by the agent1 comments · 2025-11-14
  • #222 [Feature]: allow toggling internal tools1 comments · 2025-10-23
  • #207 [Bug]: SmythOS not running in NextJS1 comments · 2025-10-10
  • #20 [Feature]: Bright Data Integration1 comments · 2025-06-25

Issue titles are quoted from GitHub. Open the link to check whether a problem still applies to the version you use.

05

Compatibility

OpenAI
Supported
Verified via docs
Anthropic
Supported
Verified via docs
AWS S3
Supported
Verified via docs
Google Cloud Storage
Supported
Verified via docs
Pinecone
Supported
Verified via docs
Redis
Supported
Verified via docs
06

Quick start

1
$ npm i -g @smythos/cli
07

Use cases

↳Building and deploying production-ready AI agents.
↳Orchestrating and managing the lifecycle of AI agents.
↳Developing AI agents with unified access to various AI resources (LLMs, VectorDBs, Storage).
08

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MIT runtime, SDK and CLI for AI agents with one API across LLMs, vector databases, storage and cache, plus 40+ components

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