---
title: "agents-from-scratch"
type: "tool"
slug: "pguso-agents-from-scratch"
canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/tools/pguso-agents-from-scratch"
github_url: "https://github.com/pguso/agents-from-scratch"
homepage_url: null
stars: 901
forks: 226
primary_language: "Python"
license: "MIT"
archived: false
categories: ["ai-agents", "llm-frameworks"]
tags: ["agent-architecture", "ai-agents", "ai-education", "ai-from-scratch", "artificial-intelligence", "llama", "llm", "local-llm"]
updated_at: "2026-07-15T10:58:43.588422+00:00"
---

# agents-from-scratch

> Build AI agents from first principles using a local LLM - no frameworks, no cloud APIs, no hidden reasoning.

Build AI agents from first principles using a local LLM - no frameworks, no cloud APIs, no hidden reasoning.

## Facts

- Repository: https://github.com/pguso/agents-from-scratch
- Stars: 901 · Forks: 226 · Open issues: 6 · Watchers: 12
- Primary language: Python
- License: MIT
- Last pushed: 2026-01-14T09:38:39+00:00

## Trust & health

_Signals computed from public GitHub metadata. Not a security guarantee._

- Maintenance: Slowing (computed 2026-07-15T10:58:42.176Z)
- Security scan: No lockfile (0 critical, 0 high, 0 medium, 0 low) · last scan 2026-07-15T10:58:42.498Z
- Full report: [trust report](/tools/pguso-agents-from-scratch/trust.md) · [JSON](https://www.graphcanon.com/api/graphcanon/tools/pguso-agents-from-scratch/trust)

## Categories

- [AI Agents](/categories/ai-agents.md)
- [LLM Frameworks](/categories/llm-frameworks.md)

## Tags

agent-architecture, ai-agents, ai-education, ai-from-scratch, artificial-intelligence, llama, llm, local-llm

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**Machine-readable endpoints**

- JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/tools/pguso-agents-from-scratch`](/api/graphcanon/tools/pguso-agents-from-scratch)
- LLM index: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt)
- Full corpus: [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt)

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