
[](https://the-pocket.github.io/PocketFlow/)
Pocket Flow is a [100-line](pocketflow/__init__.py) minimalist LLM framework
- **Lightweight**: Just 100 lines. Zero bloat, zero dependencies, zero vendor lock-in.
- **Expressive**: Everything you loveβ([Multi-](https://the-pocket.github.io/PocketFlow/design_pattern/multi_agent.html))[Agents](https://the-pocket.github.io/PocketFlow/design_pattern/agent.html), [Workflow](https://the-pocket.github.io/PocketFlow/design_pattern/workflow.html), [RAG](https://the-pocket.github.io/PocketFlow/design_pattern/rag.html), and more.
- **[Agentic Coding](https://zacharyhuang.substack.com/p/agentic-coding-the-most-fun-way-to)**: Let AI Agents (e.g., Cursor AI) build Agentsβ10x productivity boost!
- To install, ```pip install pocketflow```or just copy the [source code](pocketflow/__init__.py) (only 100 lines).
- To learn more, check out the [documentation](https://the-pocket.github.io/PocketFlow/). To learn the motivation, read the [story](https://zacharyhuang.substack.com/p/i-built-an-llm-framework-in-just).
- π Join our [discord](https://discord.gg/hUHHE9Sa6T)!
- π Thanks to [@zvictor](https://www.github.com/zvictor), [@jackylee941130](https://www.github.com/jackylee941130) and [@ZebraRoy](https://www.github.com/ZebraRoy), we now have a [TypeScript version](https://github.com/The-Pocket/PocketFlow-Typescript)!
## Why Pocket Flow?
Current LLM frameworks are bloated... You only need 100 lines for LLM Framework!

| | **Abstraction** | **App-Specific Wrappers** | **Vendor-Specific Wrappers** | **Lines** | **Size** |
|----------------|:-----------------------------: |:-----------------------------------------------------------:|:------------------------------------------------------------:|:---------------:|:----------------------------:|
| LangChain | Agent, Chain | Many
(e.g., QA, Summarization) | Many
(e.g., OpenAI, Pinecone, etc.) | 405K | +166MB |
| CrewAI | Agent, Chain | Many
(e.g., FileReadTool, SerperDevTool) | Many
(e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic, Pinecone, etc.) | 18K | +173MB |
| SmolAgent | Agent | Some
(e.g., CodeAgent, VisitWebTool) | Some
(e.g., DuckDuckGo, Hugging Face, etc.) | 8K | +198MB |
| LangGraph | Agent, Graph | Some
(e.g., Semantic Search) | Some
(e.g., PostgresStore, SqliteSaver, etc.) | 37K | +51MB |
| AutoGen | Agent | Some
(e.g., Tool Agent, Chat Agent) | Many
[Optional]
(e.g., OpenAI, Pinecone, etc.) | 7K
(core-only) | +26MB
(core-only) |
| **PocketFlow** | **Graph** | **None** | **None** | **100** | **+56KB** |
## How does Pocket Flow work?
The [100 lines](pocketflow/__init__.py) capture the core abstraction of LLM frameworks: Graph!
From there, it's easy to implement popular design patterns like ([Multi-](https://the-pocket.github.io/PocketFlow/design_pattern/multi_agent.html))[Agents](https://the-pocket.github.io/PocketFlow/design_pattern/agent.html), [Workflow](https://the-pocket.github.io/PocketFlow/design_pattern/workflow.html), [RAG](https://the-pocket.github.io/PocketFlow/design_pattern/rag.html), etc.
β¨ Below are basic tutorials:
| Name | Difficulty | Description |
| :-------------: | :-------------: | :--------------------- |
| [Chat](https://github.com/The-Pocket/PocketFlow/tree/main/cookbook/pocketflow-chat) | βββ
*Dummy* | A basic chat bot with conversation history |
| [Structured Output](https://github.com/The-Pocket/PocketFlow/tree/main/cookbook/pocketflow-structured-output) | βββ
*Dummy* | Extracting structured data from resumes by prompting |
| [Workflow](https://github.com/The-Pocket/PocketFlow/tree/main/cookbook/pocketflow-workflow) | βββ
*Dummy* | A writing workflow that outlines, writes content, and applies styling |
| [Agent](https://github.com/The-Pocket/PocketFlow/tree/main/cookbook/pocketflow-agent) | βββ
*Dummy* | A research agent that can search the web and answer questions |
| [RAG](https://github.com/The-Pocket/PocketFlow/tree/main/cookbook/pocketflow-rag) | βββ
*Dummy* | A simple Retrieval-augmented Generation process |
| [Map-Reduce](https://github.com/The-Pocket/PocketFlow/tree/main/cookbook/pocketflow-map-reduce) | βββ
*Dummy* | A resume qualification processor using map-reduce pattern for batch evaluation |
| [Streaming](https://github.com/The-Pocket/PocketFlow/tree/main/cookbook/pocketflow-llm-streaming) | βββ
*Dummy* | A real-time LLM streaming demo with user interrupt capability |
| [Chat Guardrail](https://github.com/The-Pocket/PocketFlow/tree/main/cookbook/pocketflow-chat-guardrail) | βββ
*Dummy* | A travel advisor chatbot that only processes travel-related queries |
| [Multi-Agent](https://github.com/The-Pocket/PocketFlow/tree/main/cookbook/pocketflow-multi-agent) | β
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*Beginner* | A Taboo word game for asynchronous communication between two agents |
| [Supervisor](https://github.com/The-Pocket/PocketFlow/tree/main/cookbook/pocketflow-supervisor) | β
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*Beginner* | Research agent is getting unreliable... Let's build a supervision process|
| [Parallel](https://github.com/The-Pocket/PocketFlow/tree/main/cookbook/pocketflow-parallel-batch) | β
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*Beginner* | A parallel execution demo that shows 3x speedup |
| [Parallel Flow](https://github.com/The-Pocket/PocketFlow/tree/main/cookbook/pocketflow-parallel-batch-flow) | β
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*Beginner* | A parallel image processing demo showing 8x speedup with multiple filters |
| [Majority Vote](https://github.com/The-Pocket/PocketFlow/tree/main/cookbook/pocketflow-majority-vote) | β
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*Beginner* | Improve reasoning accuracy by aggregating multiple solution attempts |
| [Thinking](https://github.com/The-Pocket/PocketFlow/tree/main/cookbook/pocketflow-thinking) | β
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*Beginner* | Solve complex reasoning problems through Chain-of-Thought |
| [Memory](https://github.com/The-Pocket/PocketFlow/tree/main/cookbook/pocketflow-chat-memory) | β
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*Beginner* | A chat bot with short-term and long-term memory |
| [MCP](https://github.com/The-Pocket/PocketFlow/tree/main/cookbook/pocketflow-mcp) | β
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*Beginner* | Agent using Model Context Protocol for numerical operations |
π Want to see other tutorials for dummies? [Create an issue!](https://github.com/The-Pocket/PocketFlow/issues/new)
## How to Use Pocket Flow?
π Through **Agentic Coding**βthe fastest LLM App development paradigm-where *humans design* and *agents code*!
β¨ Below are examples of more complex LLM Apps:
| App Name | Difficulty | Topics | Human Design | Agent Code |
| :-------------: | :-------------: | :---------------------: | :---: | :---: |
| [Build Cursor with Cursor](https://github.com/The-Pocket/Tutorial-Cursor)
We'll reach the singularity soon ... | β
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*Advanced* | [Agent](https://the-pocket.github.io/PocketFlow/design_pattern/agent.html) | [Design Doc](https://github.com/The-Pocket/Tutorial-Cursor/blob/main/docs/design.md) | [Flow Code](https://github.com/The-Pocket/Tutorial-Cursor/blob/main/flow.py)
| [Ask AI Paul Graham](https://github.com/The-Pocket/Tutorial-YC-Partner)
Ask AI Paul Graham, in case you don't get in | β
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*Medium* | [RAG](https://the-pocket.github.io/PocketFlow/design_pattern/rag.html)
[Map Reduce](https://the-pocket.github.io/PocketFlow/design_pattern/mapreduce.html)
[TTS](https://the-pocket.github.io/PocketFlow/utility_function/text_to_speech.html) | [Design Doc](https://github.com/The-Pocket/Tutorial-AI-Paul-Graham/blob/main/docs/design.md) | [Flow Code](https://github.com/The-Pocket/Tutorial-AI-Paul-Graham/blob/main/flow.py)
| [Youtube Summarizer](https://github.com/The-Pocket/Tutorial-Youtube-Made-Simple)
Explain YouTube Videos to you like you're 5 | β
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*Beginner* | [Map Reduce](https://the-pocket.github.io/PocketFlow/design_pattern/mapreduce.html) | [Design Doc](https://github.com/The-Pocket/Tutorial-Youtube-Made-Simple/blob/main/docs/design.md) | [Flow Code](https://github.com/The-Pocket/Tutorial-Youtube-Made-Simple/blob/main/flow.py)
| [Cold Opener Generator](https://github.com/The-Pocket/Tutorial-Cold-Email-Personalization)
Instant icebreakers that turn cold leads hot | β
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*Beginner* | [Map Reduce](https://the-pocket.github.io/PocketFlow/design_pattern/mapreduce.html)
[Web Search](https://the-pocket.github.io/PocketFlow/utility_function/websearch.html) | [Design Doc](https://github.com/The-Pocket/Tutorial-Cold-Email-Personalization/blob/master/docs/design.md) | [Flow Code](https://github.com/The-Pocket/Tutorial-Cold-Email-Personalization/blob/master/flow.py)
- Want to learn **Agentic Coding**?
- To setup, read this [post](https://zacharyhuang.substack.com/p/agentic-coding-the-most-fun-way-to)!
- Check out [my YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@ZacharyLLM?sub_confirmation=1)! Read this [Guide](https://the-pocket.github.io/PocketFlow/guide.html)!
- Want to build your own LLM App? Start with [this template](https://github.com/The-Pocket/PocketFlow-Template-Python)!