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\n\n\nPocket Flow is a [100-line](https://github.com/The-Pocket/PocketFlow/blob/main/pocketflow/__init__.py) minimalist LLM framework\n\n- **Lightweight**: Just 100 lines. Zero bloat, zero dependencies, zero vendor lock-in.\n \n- **Expressive**: Everything you love—([Multi-](https://the-pocket.github.io/PocketFlow/design_pattern/multi_agent.html))[Agents](https://the-pocket.github.io/PocketFlow/design_pattern/agent.html), [Workflow](https://the-pocket.github.io/PocketFlow/design_pattern/workflow.html), [RAG](https://the-pocket.github.io/PocketFlow/design_pattern/rag.html), and more.\n\n- **[Agentic Coding](https://zacharyhuang.substack.com/p/agentic-coding-the-most-fun-way-to)**: Let AI Agents (e.g., Cursor AI) build Agents—10x productivity boost!\n\nGet started with Pocket Flow:\n- To install, ```pip install pocketflow```or just copy the [source code](https://github.com/The-Pocket/PocketFlow/blob/main/pocketflow/__init__.py) (only 100 lines).\n- To learn more, check out the [video tutorial](https://youtu.be/0Zr3NwcvpA0) and [documentation](https://the-pocket.github.io/PocketFlow/)\n- 🎉 Join our [Discord](https://discord.gg/hUHHE9Sa6T) to connect with other developers building with Pocket Flow!\n- 🎉 Pocket Flow now has [Typescript](https://github.com/The-Pocket/PocketFlow-Typescript), [Java](https://github.com/The-Pocket/PocketFlow-Java), [C++](https://github.com/The-Pocket/PocketFlow-CPP), [Go](https://github.com/The-Pocket/PocketFlow-Go), [Rust](https://github.com/The-Pocket/PocketFlow-Rust) and [PHP](https://github.com/The-Pocket/PocketFlow-PHP) versions!\n\n## Why Pocket Flow?\n\nCurrent LLM frameworks are bloated... You only need 100 lines for LLM Framework!\n\n