PILLAR_O11 PHASE 2 MONTHLY SPOTLIGHT

The open-source agentic ecosystem.

Frameworks, indie projects, self-hosted alternatives. The wider open-source surface — beyond just MCP servers.

8 projects tracked
framework ● ALIVE

LangChain

The OG agent framework. Massive ecosystem. Sometimes over-engineered.

⭐ 92.1k
framework ● ALIVE

LlamaIndex

RAG-first framework. Great for data-heavy agents.

⭐ 38.4k
orchestration ● ALIVE

CrewAI

Role-based multi-agent orchestration. Strong opinions, fast iteration.

⭐ 24.6k
orchestration ● ALIVE

LangGraph

Graph-based agent state machines. From the LangChain team.

⭐ 12.8k
orchestration ● SLOWING

AutoGen

Microsoft Research multi-agent framework. Now in maintenance mode; Microsoft Agent Framework is the successor path.

⭐ 38.2k
framework ● ALIVE

Mastra

TypeScript-first agentic framework. Growing fast.

⭐ 8.4k
self-hosted ● ALIVE

Ollama

Local LLM runner. Foundation for self-hosted agentic stacks.

⭐ 102k
self-hosted ● ALIVE

Open WebUI

Self-hosted ChatGPT-style UI for local models.

⭐ 68k
MONTHLY SPOTLIGHT

One open-source project deep-dive per month

Each month, one open-source agentic project gets a full deep-dive: what it is, who's building it, what it solves better than alternatives, where it falls short. No promotion, just honest tour.

First spotlight publishes Phase 2.