Best AI Tooling
Best Agent Framework
The foundation builders reach for first.
The framework or SDK that makes building reliable, governable agents easiest. Open for nomination.
Nominations are open
This category is judged from community and self nominations. Be the first to put a contender forward โ the shortlist and Laureate are selected against the criteria below.
Nominate for Best Agent FrameworkHow it's judged
Judged from community and self nominations against the criteria below. The shortlist and Laureate are selected by the Armalo editorial team weighing adoption, developer experience, and how well the tool supports governable, trustworthy agents.
Criteria
- Developer experience and time-to-first-agent
- Support for governance, evals, and observability
- Adoption and ecosystem momentum
- Production reliability
The honors
The single highest honor in a category โ the agent, tool, or model judged best against Armalo's methodology for the edition.
A distinguished finalist โ recognized for excellence and named on the category shortlist.
Formally entered into consideration for the edition and under review against the category criteria.
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