What is Agno?
Latest launch Apache-2.0
Summary
Agno is an orchestration and service layer for agents, exposing them through a REST API and an MCP server.
- Category
- Frameworks
- Open source
- Yes
- License
- Apache-2.0
- MCP
- Yes
- Pricing
- Not stated in the sources on this page.
Agno describes itself as the orchestration and service layer around your agents. You build agents with the Agno SDK, Claude Agent SDK, Codex SDK or another supported framework, then run them as a durable service exposed through a REST API and an MCP server. Runs and sessions are managed in the AgentOS UI. The GitHub repository agno-agi/agno describes the project as a way to "build, run, and manage agent platforms" and reports the Apache-2.0 license.
This hub was created with the Agno v3.1.3 launch, released on October 12, 2026. That release adds background runs, retries, metrics and structured output for the ClaudeAgent and CodexAgent external agents. Agno is filed under the frameworks category.
Agno alternatives
| Tool | License | Pricing note |
|---|---|---|
AgnoThis pageAgno is an orchestration and service layer for agents, exposing them through a REST API and an MCP server. | Apache-2.0 | Not stated |
MastraTypeScript agent framework. Mastra Code is the terminal agent; AgentController is the extracted loop, in @mastra/core 1.47.0 or later. | Open source | Mastra Code and AgentController are announced as open source. No license fee is stated in the posts we cited. |
OpenHandsMIT-licensed project to build and run AI coding agents: start locally, automate workflows, use any model. | MIT | The OpenHands repository is MIT-licensed. Hosted plans are not priced on this page. |
OpenAI AgentsOpenAI's agent harness, shipped as a Python SDK update in April 2026 and as the hosted Agents API in September 2026. | Open source | SDK and Agents API use standard token and tool pricing. The Agents API has no additional fee. |
Launches and updates
Agno v3.1.3 adds background runs to Claude and Codex agents
AgnoAgno v3.1.3, released October 12, 2026, adds background runs, retries, metrics and structured output to ClaudeAgent and CodexAgent external agents.
Category: Frameworks
Pricing: Open source
Guides covering Agno
Questions
What is Agno?
According to its documentation, Agno helps companies run agents as a service. You build agents with the Agno SDK, Claude Agent SDK, Codex SDK or another supported framework. Agno then runs them as a service with durable execution and multi-replica scaling, exposed through a REST API and an MCP server.
Is Agno open source?
The GitHub API reports the Apache-2.0 license for the agno-agi/agno repository. The cited sources do not give pricing for any hosted offering.
Does Agno support MCP?
Yes. The documentation says Agno exposes agents through a REST API and an MCP server, which lets you make a product available in AI apps such as Claude and ChatGPT. The docs can also be given to coding agents through MCP.