agentjido

    agentjido/jido

    πŸ€– Autonomous agent framework for Elixir. Built for distributed, autonomous behavior and dynamic workflows.

    ai-agents
    ai
    automation
    agent-framework
    core
    elixir
    elixir-package
    event-driven-architecture
    Elixir
    Apache-2.0
    1.9K stars
    122 forks
    1.9K GitHub watchers
    Updated Oct 25, 2026
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    Where it stands

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    4 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 6 days ago, with 25 contributors on GitHub.

    Gained 13% more stars in the last 90 days than in the 90 days before.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Provides a functional Elixir framework for building distributed autonomous agents with immutable state and dynamic workflows.
    • Enables deterministic, testable agent logic with clear separation of state changes and side effects using directives and OTP runtime integration.
    • Use for creating multi-agent systems with formalized parent-child hierarchies and lifecycle management in Elixir applications.
    • Use for implementing complex event-driven workflows with composable plugins and extensible execution strategies like FSM.
    • Use for integrating AI/LLM capabilities into autonomous agents via the Jido ecosystem's modular packages.

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    License

    Apache 2.0

    Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution; includes an explicit patent grant from contributors.

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    From the README

    Pure functional agents and OTP runtime for building autonomous multi-agent workflows in Elixir.

    The name "Jido" (θ‡ͺε‹•) comes from the Japanese word meaning "automatic" or "automated", where θ‡ͺ (ji) means "self" and ε‹• (dō) means "movement".

    Learn more about Jido at agentjido.xyz.

    With Jido, your agents are immutable data structures with a single command function:

    State changes are pure data transformations; side effects are described as directives and executed by an OTP runtime. You get deterministic agent logic, testability without processes, and a clear path to running those agents in production.

    Jido is the core package of the Jido ecosystem. The ecosystem is built around the core Jido Agent behavior and offer several opt-in packages to extend the core behavior.

    For demos and examples of what you can build with the Jido Ecosystem, see https://agentjido.xyz.

    Excerpt from the agentjido/jido README on GitHub (Apache-2.0 license). Β© its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

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