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Decision brief
go-micro is a Go-based agent harness and service framework focused on microservices architecture with integrated AI-agent capabilities.
Good fit when
- Use go-micro if you seek to leverage its built-in `plan` and `delegate` capabilities for orchestrating multi-step workflows across microservices.
- Opt for go-micro when developing distributed systems in Go that require hot-reloading during development sessions without the necessity of Docker deployment.
Avoid when
- Avoid go-micro if you are looking for a tool that supports extensive documentation or examples outside of its inherent capabilities with `plan` and `delegate`; focus is more on agent harness and less.
- Steer clear of this framework if your project architecture must be Docker-based, as the deployment methods provided by go-micro rely primarily on SSH and systemd rather than containerization.
Observed Jul 11, 2026 · Source: enrich:decision_facts
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Overview
go-micro is a framework for developing distributed systems using microservices architecture with AI-agents capabilities in the Go language.
Capability facts
- Deploy
- Self-host
Source: dockerfile:Dockerfile · Aug 20, 2026
- Docker
- Dockerfile present
Source: dockerfile:Dockerfile · Aug 20, 2026
- Languages
- go
Source: github.language · Aug 20, 2026
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Quick Start
Install the CLI:
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### Plan & Delegate
Every agent gets two built-in harness capabilities, exposed as tools — no extra setup or separate graph runtime:
- **`plan`** — for multi-step work, the agent records an ordered plan in its store-backed memory and stays oriented across turns.
- **`delegate`** — the agent hands a self-contained subtask to another agent. If a registered agent already owns the relevant services, the hand-off goes over RPC to that agent; otherwise a focused, short-lived sub-agent is created for the subtask with its own isolated context.
This keeps intelligence distributed: an agent doesn't need to know *how* to do everything, only *who* does. See [examples/agent-plan-delegate](examples/agent-plan-delegate/).
```go
// A sub-agent is just an agent — created with New, talked to with Ask.
// delegate-first: reuse a registered agent, or spin up a focused one.
resp, _ := agent.Ask(ctx, "Plan the launch, create the tasks, and have comms notify the owner.")
Developer experience & deployment
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Hot reload | micro run watches files, rebuilds on change |
| Templates | micro new --template crud/pubsub/api |
| One-command deploy | micro deploy user@server — SSH + systemd, no Docker |
For agents
This page has a .md twin and JSON over the API.