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microsoft/agent-lightning

The absolute trainer to light up AI agents

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18k stars1.5k forksLast push Aug 19, 2026 Python MIT

Decision brief

Detailed examination of agent-lightning reveals its strong points in model training, specifically its support for reinforcement learning and MLOps.

Good fit when

  • When you're dealing with projects that require continuous integration and deployment workflows (CI/CD), as agent-lightning supports MLOps practices which facilitate this.
  • If your project involves reinforcement learning tasks or simulation environments where an easy-to-use tool for managing agents is needed.

Avoid when

  • Avoid using agent-lightning if you're working in a language other than Python, given that it's only available as a Python package.
  • It might not be the best fit for projects where stability over cutting-edge features is prioritized. Its development focus leans towards experimental functionalities, with frequent updates to the Test

Observed Jul 11, 2026 · Source: enrich:decision_facts

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Maintenance and security

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Maintenance
Very active (0d since push)
As of Aug 19, 2026
Provenance
Not a fork · Organization account
As of Aug 19, 2026
Security (OSV)
No lockfile
As of Aug 9, 2026

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Backing

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Company
Microsoft·GitHub org profile·Jul 11, 2026
Employees
221,000·Wikidata (P1128 employees)·Jul 11, 2026
Commercial model
Pure OSS·GitHub org profile (public repos)·Jul 11, 2026

Install

pip install agent-lightning
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Overview

A Python-based tool designed for training and operating AI agents, with support for MLOps, reinforcement learning, and more.

Capability facts

CLI
CLI entrypoint

Source: pyproject.toml:[project.scripts] · Aug 19, 2026

Languages
python

Source: github.language+pyproject.toml · Aug 19, 2026

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README

⚡ Installation The following is an example installation on a CUDA 13.0 machine: See the Installation Guide for details. ⚡ License Agent Lightning v1.0 is released under the MIT License.

For agents

This page has a .md twin and JSON over the API.

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