Cheshire Cat
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AI agent microservice
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Cheshire Cat
Added 1 June 2026
Overview
Cheshire Cat is an open-source Python microservice for building and orchestrating AI agents. It provides a core runtime that manages agent memory, tool use, and plugin-based extensions via a REST API.
Best for
Best for
Python developers building custom agent-based applications with memory and plugin extensibility
Use cases
- Deploy a custom conversational agent with persistent memory
- Orchestrate multi-step agent workflows using plugins
- Integrate agent capabilities into existing applications via API
Notes
Cheshire Cat is an open-source Python microservice for building and orchestrating AI agents. It provides a core runtime that manages agent memory, tool use, and plugin-based extensions via a REST API.
3,039 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-03-14. Licensed GPL-3.0.
Use cases
- Deploy a custom conversational agent with persistent memory
- Orchestrate multi-step agent workflows using plugins
- Integrate agent capabilities into existing applications via API
Pros
- Lightweight microservice architecture simplifies deployment
- Plugin system allows flexible extension without modifying core
- Active community with 3k+ GitHub stars and regular updates
Cons
- Limited to Python ecosystem, no native multi-language support
- Documentation can be sparse for advanced plugin development
- Smaller community compared to major orchestration frameworks
Indexed from awesome-langchain and enriched against its public facts.
Pros
- Lightweight microservice architecture simplifies deployment
- Plugin system allows flexible extension without modifying core
- Active community with 3k+ GitHub stars and regular updates
Cons
- Limited to Python ecosystem, no native multi-language support
- Documentation can be sparse for advanced plugin development
- Smaller community compared to major orchestration frameworks
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