tinyAgent-TS — Modern TypeScript Agent Framework

tinyAgent-TS is a modern TypeScript framework for building AI agents with a clean, modular architecture. It provides a unified agent system with pluggable tools, multiple execution modes, and seamless LLM integration.

Table of Contents

1. Key Features
2. Project Structure
3. Quick Start
4. Core Concepts
5. Execution Modes
6. Tool System
7. Examples
8. Python Integration
9. API Reference
10. Migration Guide
11. License

Key Features

• Unified Agent Architecture: Single configurable Agent class for all use cases
• Modular Design: Clean separation between models, agents, tools, and execution
• Multiple Execution Modes: Simple (direct LLM) and ReAct (reasoning + acting)
• Pluggable Tool System: Easy to add custom tools with Zod schema validation
• Type-Safe: Full TypeScript support with comprehensive type definitions
• Default Tools: File operations, web search, Python execution, and more
• Flexible LLM Support: Works with OpenRouter, OpenAI, Anthropic, and more

Project Structure

The framework follows a clean modular architecture:

tinyagent-ts/
├── src/
│   ├── model/                  # LLM communication layer
│   │   ├── types.ts           # Model interfaces
│   │   ├── model-manager.ts   # Unified LLM communication
│   │   ├── openrouter-provider.ts # OpenRouter implementation
│   │   └── index.ts           # Exports
│   ├── agent/                 # Agent orchestration layer  
│   │   ├── types.ts           # Agent interfaces
│   │   ├── unified-agent.ts   # Single configurable agent
│   │   └── index.ts           # Exports
│   ├── tools/                 # Tool execution layer
│   │   ├── types.ts           # Tool interfaces
│   │   ├── registry.ts        # Tool management
│   │   ├── default-tools.ts   # Default tool collection
│   │   ├── file.ts            # File operations tool
│   │   ├── grep.ts            # Search tool
│   │   ├── web-search-tool.ts # Web search tool (Brave Search)
│   │   ├── pythonExec.ts      # Python execution tool
│   │   ├── uuid.ts            # UUID generation tool
│   │   ├── final_answer.ts    # Answer completion tool
│   │   └── index.ts           # Exports
│   ├── react/                 # ReAct reasoning layer
│   │   ├── types.ts           # ReAct interfaces
│   │   ├── engine.ts          # ReAct execution engine
│   │   ├── parser.ts          # Response parsing
│   │   ├── state.ts           # State management
│   │   └── index.ts           # Exports
│   ├── core/                  # Core utilities
│   └── index.ts               # Main framework exports
├── examples/                  # Usage examples
├── test/                      # Test suite
├── docs/                      # Documentation
└── package.json

Quick Start

Requirements

• Node.js (v16+ recommended)
• npm or yarn
• OpenRouter API key - Get one here

Installation

npm install tinyagent-ts

Basic Usage

import { Agent, getDefaultTools } from 'tinyagent-ts';

// Create an agent with simple mode (direct LLM responses)
const agent = new Agent({
  model: {
    name: 'openai/gpt-4o-mini',
    provider: 'openrouter',
    apiKey: process.env.OPENROUTER_API_KEY
  },
  mode: 'simple'
});

// Simple chat
const result = await agent.execute('What is the capital of France?');
console.log(result.data.answer); // "The capital of France is Paris."

Using Tools with ReAct Mode

import { Agent, getDefaultTools } from 'tinyagent-ts';

// Create an agent with ReAct mode for tool usage
const agent = new Agent({
  model: {
    name: 'openai/gpt-4o-mini',
    provider: 'openrouter',
    apiKey: process.env.OPENROUTER_API_KEY
  },
  mode: 'react'  // Enable reasoning + acting
});

// Register default tools (file, grep, web search, Python, UUID)
const tools = getDefaultTools();
tools.forEach(tool => agent.registerTool(tool));

// Agent can now use tools to solve complex tasks
const result = await agent.execute('Search the web for the latest AI news and summarize it');
console.log(result.data.answer);

Core Concepts

Unified Agent

The framework provides a single Agent class that can be configured for different behaviors:

const agent = new Agent({
  model: {
    name: 'your-model',
    provider: 'openrouter',
    apiKey: 'your-api-key'
  },
  mode: 'simple' | 'react',  // Execution mode
  systemPrompt: 'Optional custom system prompt',
  maxSteps: 10,              // Max reasoning steps for ReAct mode
  trace: true                // Enable debug logging
});

Tool Interface

Tools follow a standard interface with Zod schema validation:

interface Tool {
  name: string;
  description: string;
  schema: z.ZodSchema;
  execute: (args: any, abortSignal?: AbortSignal) => Promise<any>;
}

Execution Modes

Simple Mode

Direct LLM responses without tool usage:

const agent = new Agent({ mode: 'simple', ...config });
const result = await agent.execute('Explain quantum computing');

ReAct Mode

Full reasoning and acting cycle with tool usage:

const agent = new Agent({ mode: 'react', ...config });
agent.registerTool(calculatorTool);
const result = await agent.execute('What is 123 * 456?');
// Agent will: Think → Use calculator tool → Observe result → Answer

Tool System

Default Tools

The framework includes these tools out of the box:

import { getDefaultTools } from 'tinyagent-ts';

const tools = getDefaultTools();
// Includes: file, grep, duck_search, pythonExec, uuid, final_answer

Creating Custom Tools

import { Tool } from 'tinyagent-ts';
import { z } from 'zod';

const weatherTool: Tool = {
  name: 'weather',
  description: 'Get current weather for a location',
  schema: z.object({
    location: z.string().describe('City name or coordinates')
  }),
  execute: async ({ location }) => {
    // Implementation
    const weather = await fetchWeather(location);
    return `Weather in ${location}: ${weather.temp}°C, ${weather.condition}`;
  }
};

agent.registerTool(weatherTool);

Tool Categories

Tools are organized by category for easy discovery:

import { Agent, getDefaultTools } from 'tinyagent-ts';

const agent = new Agent({ /* config */ });
getDefaultTools().forEach(tool => agent.registerTool(tool));

const registry = agent.getToolRegistry();
const allTools = registry.getAll();
console.log('Available tools:', allTools.map(t => t.name));
// ['file', 'grep', 'duck_search', 'pythonExec', 'uuid', 'human_loop', 'final_answer']

Examples

The /examples directory contains ready-to-run agent scripts demonstrating various features and patterns:

• simple-agent.ts:
  Basic agent usage with default tools and ReAct mode.

• modes-example.ts:
  Demonstrates different execution modes (simple vs ReAct) and tool discovery.

• custom-tools-example.ts:
  Shows how to create and register custom tools with the agent.

• python-integration-example.ts:
  Python execution tool usage for computational tasks.

• custom-tool-react-test.ts:
  Complete ReAct workflow demonstration with custom calculator tool, showing multi-step reasoning, tool usage, and final answer generation.

Each example is self-contained and can be run with npx tsx examples/<file>.ts.

ReAct Flow Demonstration

Experience the complete ReAct (Reasoning + Acting) workflow in action:

npx tsx examples/react-demo.ts

Live output showcasing the Think → Act → Observe cycle:

=== ReAct Workflow Demonstration ===

Available tools: final_answer, file, grep, uuid, human_loop, duck_search, pythonExec

Thought: I will start by generating a UUID as the first step. This will provide a unique identifier for the process.
Action: uuid({})
Observation: "40b4a2f1-b78e-4640-ae25-ee1fb5ad4371"

Thought: Next, I will calculate the expression 25 * 4 + 17 using Python to obtain the result. This will involve running a simple arithmetic calculation.
Action: pythonExec({"code":"result = 25 * 4 + 17; print(f'Calculation: 25 * 4 + 17 = {result}'); result"})
Observation: "Calculation: 25 * 4 + 17 = 117\n117"

Thought: Now I need to search for information about "TypeScript agents" to provide comprehensive information on this topic.
Action: duck_search({"query":"TypeScript agents AI frameworks"})
Observation: "TypeScript AI agents are becoming increasingly popular for building intelligent applications. Modern frameworks like LangChain, AutoGPT, and tinyAgent-TS provide robust tooling for creating autonomous agents that can reason, plan, and execute actions..."

Thought: I have successfully completed all three required tasks. Now I will provide the final answer containing all the results.
Action: final_answer({"answer":"Here are the results:\n1. UUID: 40b4a2f1-b78e-4640-ae25-ee1fb5ad4371\n2. Calculation: 25 * 4 + 17 = 117\n3. TypeScript Agents Info: TypeScript AI agents are powerful tools for building intelligent applications with frameworks providing autonomous reasoning and action capabilities."})

=== FINAL RESULT ===
Success: true
Data: {
  "answer": "Here are the results:\n1. UUID: 40b4a2f1-b78e-4640-ae25-ee1fb5ad4371\n2. Calculation: 25 * 4 + 17 = 117\n3. TypeScript Agents Info: TypeScript AI agents are powerful tools for building intelligent applications with frameworks providing autonomous reasoning and action capabilities."
}
Steps: 8

This demonstrates the ReAct pattern's power:

1. 🤔 Think: Agent reasons about each step and plans the approach
2. ⚡ Act: Executes tools (UUID generation, Python calculations, web search)
3. 👁️ Observe: Processes tool results and adapts next actions
4. 🎯 Deliver: Synthesizes all results into a comprehensive final answer

The ReAct framework enables sophisticated multi-step problem solving by seamlessly combining LLM reasoning with tool execution capabilities.

Python Integration & CodeAct Pattern

The framework includes robust Python integration through the pythonExecTool, enabling agents to execute Python code for complex computations, data analysis, and scientific computing tasks.

Basic Python Tool Usage

import { Agent } from 'tinyagent-ts';
import { pythonExecTool } from 'tinyagent-ts';

const agent = new Agent({
  mode: 'react',
  model: {
    name: 'openai/gpt-4o-mini',
    provider: 'openrouter',
    apiKey: process.env.OPENROUTER_API_KEY,
  },
});

// Register the Python execution tool
agent.registerTool(pythonExecTool);

// Ask the agent to solve complex problems using Python
const result = await agent.execute('Calculate the fibonacci sequence up to 100 and find the largest prime number in it');

CodeAct Pattern (Advanced)

CodeAct is a powerful pattern where agents generate Python code as their primary action mechanism, enabling sophisticated reasoning through code execution:

import { Agent } from 'tinyagent-ts';
import { pythonExecTool } from 'tinyagent-ts';

async function codeActExample() {
  const agent = new Agent({
    model: {
      name: 'google/gemini-2.5-flash-preview-05-20:thinking',
      provider: 'openrouter', 
      apiKey: process.env.OPENROUTER_API_KEY,
    },
    mode: 'simple',
  });

  agent.registerTool(pythonExecTool);

  // Task: Complex data analysis with JSON output
  const task = `
  Analyze laptop options and select the best value:
  - Laptop A: $1200, CPU benchmark 9500, 8-hour battery
  - Laptop B: $1000, CPU benchmark 8700, 10-hour battery  
  - Laptop C: $900, CPU benchmark 8000, 7-hour battery
  
  Use Python to score each laptop and return JSON with your selection and reasoning.
  `;

  const result = await agent.execute(task);
  console.log('Analysis Result:', result.data.answer);
}

Python Tool Features

• Safe Execution: Sandboxed Python environment with timeout controls
• Rich Libraries: Access to standard Python libraries (json, math, datetime, etc.)
• Data Processing: Perfect for calculations, transformations, and analysis
• Structured Output: Generate JSON, CSV, or any formatted data
• Error Handling: Graceful error reporting and debugging

Example Use Cases

// Mathematical computations
await agent.execute('Use Python to solve: What is the compound interest on $1000 at 5% for 10 years?');

// Data analysis
await agent.execute('Process this sales data and calculate monthly growth rates: [100, 120, 115, 140, 160]');

// Scientific computing  
await agent.execute('Calculate the trajectory of a projectile launched at 45 degrees with initial velocity 20 m/s');

// JSON data manipulation
await agent.execute('Convert this CSV data to JSON and add calculated totals: name,sales\\nAlice,100\\nBob,150');

Run the Python integration example:

npx tsx examples/python-integration-example.ts

API Reference

Main Exports

// Core agent class
import { Agent } from 'tinyagent-ts';

// Tool utilities
import { 
  Tool,
  getDefaultTools,
  StandardToolRegistry as ToolRegistry,
  pythonExecTool
} from 'tinyagent-ts';

// Individual tools (if needed)
import {
  FileTool,
  GrepTool,
  UuidTool,
  HumanLoopTool,
  DuckDuckGoSearchTool
} from 'tinyagent-ts';

// Types
import { 
  AgentConfig,
  AgentMode,
  ModelConfig,
  AgentResult
} from 'tinyagent-ts';

Agent Methods

class Agent {
  constructor(config: AgentConfig);
  
  // Tool management
  registerTool(tool: Tool): void;
  getToolRegistry(): StandardToolRegistry;
  
  // Execution
  execute(input: string, options?: AgentExecutionOptions): Promise<AgentResult>;
  
  // Configuration
  getConfig(): AgentConfig;
  getModelManager(): ModelManager;
}

Migration Guide

If you're upgrading from an older version using decorators:

Old Pattern (Deprecated)

@model('openai/gpt-4')
class MyAgent extends Agent {
  @tool('Add numbers', schema)
  add(args) { ... }
}

New Pattern (Current)

const agent = new Agent({
  model: { name: 'openai/gpt-4', provider: 'openrouter' },
  mode: 'react'
});

const addTool: Tool = {
  name: 'add',
  description: 'Add numbers',
  schema: z.object({ a: z.number(), b: z.number() }),
  execute: async ({ a, b }) => a + b
};

agent.registerTool(addTool);

Testing

The framework includes comprehensive tests:

# Run all tests
npm test

# Run specific test suites
npm test test/simple-agent.test.ts  # Simple mode tests
npm test test/react-agent.test.ts   # ReAct mode tests
npm test test/pythonExec.test.ts    # Python integration tests

License

tinyAgent-TS is provided under the Business Source License 1.1.

• Free for individuals and businesses with annual revenue below $1 million USD.
• Paid license required for businesses with annual revenue exceeding $1 million USD.
• For commercial licensing inquiries, visit: https://alchemiststudios.ai/

This license allows non-production use and ensures the project remains open while providing a sustainable business model for continued development.