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Analysis instead of lists.
Basics, guides, framework portraits and comparisons on AI agents and multi-agent systems. Every text is reviewed by the editors and backed by sources.
Basics
Basics
What Is an AI Agent?
What an AI agent is, how it works with a model, tools and memory, how it differs from chatbots and workflows, and where it makes sense.
Reviewed 9 Oct 2026Read
Basics
Multi-Agent Systems: The Basics
What multi-agent systems are: supervisor, hierarchy, network and swarm, communication via MCP and A2A, strengths, limitations and how they differ.
Reviewed 9 Oct 2026Read
Basics
A2A Protocol: How Agents from Different Vendors Work Together
What the Agent2Agent protocol (A2A) is, how Agent Card, Task and Artifact fit together, how it differs from MCP and when you need it.
Reviewed 11 Oct 2026Read
In practice
In practice
AI Agents for Business
Where AI agents help in companies: proven use cases, security, GDPR and the EU AI Act, costs and a roadmap for your first pilot project.
Reviewed 9 Oct 2026Read
In practice
Multi-Agent System Examples
Concrete multi-agent systems: research with subagents, software development with SOPs, customer service with handoffs and patterns for companies.
Reviewed 9 Oct 2026Read
Guides
Guides
How to Build an AI Agent: Step-by-Step Guide
How to build an AI agent: set a goal, pick no-code or a framework, build tools and prompts, test. With code example, costs and common pitfalls.
Reviewed 9 Oct 2026Read
Guides
CrewAI Tutorial: Crews and Flows in Python
CrewAI step by step: installation, your first crew, tools and flows for fixed processes. With code examples, limits and costs (as of 2026).
Reviewed 9 Oct 2026Read
Guides
LangGraph Examples for Version 1.x
Five runnable LangGraph examples for version 1.x: branching, agent with tools, custom loop, approval with interrupt and a supervisor team.
Reviewed 9 Oct 2026Read
Frameworks and platforms
Frameworks and platforms
LangGraph Framework
LangGraph explained: StateGraph, nodes, edges, cycles, checkpointers and human in the loop, what is new in 1.x, LangSmith, pros and cons.
Reviewed 9 Oct 2026Read
Frameworks and platforms
AutoGen and the Move to the Microsoft Agent Framework
AutoGen is in maintenance mode. What the framework can do, how to install the current version and how to move to the Microsoft Agent Framework.
Reviewed 9 Oct 2026Read
Frameworks and platforms
n8n AI Workflow: Agents in Automation
Build AI agents in n8n: AI Agent node, tools, memory and MCP. Plus the fair-code license, cloud pricing in euros and an email triage example.
Reviewed 9 Oct 2026Read
Frameworks and platforms
Dify: Platform for LLM Apps and Agents
Dify at a glance: chatbots with a knowledge base, agents and workflows, plugins and MCP. Includes license terms, pricing and a comparison with n8n.
Reviewed 9 Oct 2026Read
Frameworks and platforms
MetaGPT: Software Development with Agent Roles
MetaGPT models a software team with roles and SOPs. Concept, getting started, current development status, strengths, limitations and alternatives.
Reviewed 9 Oct 2026Read
Frameworks and platforms
Agency Swarm: Agent Teams Modeled on an Org Chart
Agency Swarm builds agent teams with directed communication on the OpenAI Agents SDK. Concept, code example, strengths, limitations and comparison.
Reviewed 9 Oct 2026Read
Tools and analysis
Tools and analysis
Browser Use: AI-Driven Browser Automation
Browser Use explained: how the Python library lets an AI agent control a browser, getting started with code, use cases, limitations and alternatives.
Reviewed 9 Oct 2026Read
Tools and analysis
OpenHands: Open-Source Platform for Coding Agents
OpenHands (formerly OpenDevin) explained: components, getting started with the SDK, typical tasks, costs and comparison with Devin and Claude Code.
Reviewed 9 Oct 2026Read
Tools and analysis
Devin AI: Analysis and Alternatives
Devin by Cognition at a glance: how it works, pricing from Free to Enterprise, strengths, limitations and alternatives such as OpenHands and Claude Code.
Reviewed 9 Oct 2026Read
Comparisons
All comparisons
Comparisons
AI Agent Frameworks Compared
LangGraph, CrewAI, OpenAI Agents SDK, Microsoft Agent Framework, Google ADK, Claude Agent SDK, Pydantic AI, Mastra, n8n and Dify compared.
Reviewed 9 Oct 2026Read
Comparisons
AI Orchestration Tools Compared
AI orchestration tools compared: frameworks, managed agent runtimes, workflow platforms, Temporal and tracing, each with its pricing model.
Reviewed 9 Oct 2026Read
Comparisons
No-Code AI Agents: Tools Compared
AI agents without programming: n8n, Dify, Make, Zapier Agents, Copilot Studio, MindStudio and Relay.app compared, with pricing and limits.
Reviewed 9 Oct 2026Read
Comparisons
Framework vs. Model-Native: Which Approach Fits Your Project?
Decision guide: an agent framework like LangGraph or CrewAI, a model provider's tool like Claude Agent SDK or Codex, or both?
Reviewed 9 Oct 2026Read
Comparisons
Agency Swarm vs. CrewAI: which framework fits your agent team?
Agency Swarm vs. CrewAI: architecture, model support, persistence, community and pricing of two Python frameworks for agent teams and when to use which.
Reviewed 9 Oct 2026Read
Comparisons
MetaGPT vs. AutoGen: two pioneers compared
MetaGPT vs. AutoGen: concepts, maintenance status, use cases and alternatives. Both projects see little new development, which matters for new projects.
Reviewed 9 Oct 2026Read
Comparisons
Browser Use vs. Skyvern: AI browser automation compared
Browser Use vs. Skyvern: DOM-based agent vs. vision models with Playwright. Approach, setup, license, cloud offering and which tool fits which task.
Reviewed 9 Oct 2026Read
From reading to choosing.
The directory lists every system with status, sources and review date. The finder narrows it down for you.