LangChain / LangGraph

langchain-ai/langgraph

Leading Python stateful-agent framework.

CLAUDE.md

AGENTS Instructions

This repository is a monorepo. Each library lives in a subdirectory under libs/.

When you modify code in any library, run the following commands in that library's directory before creating a pull request:

  • make format – run code formatters
  • make lint – run the linter
  • make test – execute the test suite

To run a particular test file or to pass additional pytest options you can specify the TEST variable:

TEST=path/to/test.py make test

Other pytest arguments can also be supplied inside the TEST variable.

Libraries

The repository contains several Python and JavaScript/TypeScript libraries. Below is a high-level overview:

  • checkpoint – base interfaces for LangGraph checkpointers.
  • checkpoint-postgres – Postgres implementation of the checkpoint saver.
  • checkpoint-sqlite – SQLite implementation of the checkpoint saver.
  • cli – official command-line interface for LangGraph.
  • langgraph – core framework for building stateful, multi-actor agents.
  • prebuilt – high-level APIs for creating and running agents and tools.
  • sdk-js – JS/TS SDK for interacting with the LangGraph REST API.
  • sdk-py – Python SDK for the LangGraph Server API.

Dependency map

The diagram below lists downstream libraries for each production dependency as declared in that library's pyproject.toml (or package.json).

checkpoint
├── checkpoint-postgres
├── checkpoint-sqlite
├── prebuilt
└── langgraph

prebuilt
└── langgraph

sdk-py
├── langgraph
└── cli

sdk-js (standalone)

Changes to a library may impact all of its dependents shown above.

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README.md

Trusted by companies shaping the future of agents – including Klarna, Replit, Elastic, and more – LangGraph is a low-level orchestration framework for building, managing, and deploying long-running, stateful agents.

pip install -U langgraph

If you're looking to quickly build agents with LangChain's create_agent (built on LangGraph), check out the LangChain Agents documentation.

[!NOTE] Looking for the JS/TS library? Check out LangGraph.js and the JS docs.

Why use LangGraph?

LangGraph provides low-level supporting infrastructure for any long-running, stateful workflow or agent:

  • Durable execution — Build agents that persist through failures and can run for extended periods, automatically resuming from exactly where they left off.
  • Human-in-the-loop — Seamlessly incorporate human oversight by inspecting and modifying agent state at any point during execution.
  • Comprehensive memory — Create truly stateful agents with both short-term working memory for ongoing reasoning and long-term persistent memory across sessions.
  • Debugging with LangSmith — Gain deep visibility into complex agent behavior with visualization tools that trace execution paths, capture state transitions, and provide detailed runtime metrics.
  • Production-ready deployment — Deploy sophisticated agent systems confidently with scalable infrastructure designed to handle the unique challenges of stateful, long-running workflows.

[!TIP] For developing, debugging, and deploying AI agents and LLM applications, see LangSmith.

LangGraph ecosystem

While LangGraph can be used standalone, it also integrates seamlessly with any LangChain product, giving developers a full suite of tools for building agents.

To improve your LLM application development, pair LangGraph with:

  • Deep Agents (new!) – Build agents that can plan, use subagents, and leverage file systems for complex tasks.
  • LangChain – Provides integrations and composable components to streamline LLM application development.
  • LangSmith – Helpful for agent evals and observability. Debug poor-performing LLM app runs, evaluate agent trajectories, gain visibility in production, and improve performance over time.
  • LangSmith Deployment – Deploy and scale agents effortlessly with a purpose-built deployment platform for long-running, stateful workflows. Discover, reuse, configure, and share agents across teams – and iterate quickly with visual prototyping in LangSmith Studio.

Documentation

Discussions: Visit the LangChain Forum to connect with the community and share all of your technical questions, ideas, and feedback.

Additional resources

  • Guides – Quick, actionable code snippets for topics such as streaming, adding memory & persistence, and design patterns (e.g. branching, subgraphs, etc.).
  • LangChain Academy – Learn the basics of LangGraph in our free, structured course.
  • Case studies – Hear how industry leaders use LangGraph to ship AI applications at scale.
  • Contributing Guide – Learn how to contribute to LangChain projects and find good first issues.
  • Code of Conduct – Our community guidelines and standards for participation.

Acknowledgements

LangGraph is inspired by Pregel and Apache Beam. The public interface draws inspiration from NetworkX. LangGraph is built by LangChain Inc, the creators of LangChain, but can be used without LangChain.