SPADE

Smart Python Agent Development Environment

A multi-agent systems platform written in Python and based on instant messaging (XMPP).

Develop agents that can chat both with other agents and humans.

🌐 Official Website: https://spadeagents.eu 🌐

• Free software: MIT license

• Documentation (latest): https://spadeagents.eu/docs/spade/

• Documentation (develop): https://spadeagents.eu/docs/spade/develop/

• Legacy docs (temporary): https://spade-mas.readthedocs.io/

Features

• Multi-agent platform based on XMPP

• Presence notification allows the system to know the current state of the agents in real-time

• Python >=3.8

• Asyncio-based

• Agent model based on behaviours

• Supports FIPA metadata using XMPP Data Forms (XEP-0004: Data Forms)

• Web-based interface

• Incorporates a custom XMPP server (pyjabber)

• Use any XMPP server

Plugins

• spade_bdi (BDI agents with AgentSpeak):

  • Code: https://github.com/javipalanca/spade_bdi

  • Documentation: https://spade-bdi.readthedocs.io

• spade_pubsub (PubSub protocol for agents):

  • Code: https://github.com/javipalanca/spade_pubsub

  • Documentation: https://spade-pubsub.readthedocs.io

• spade_artifact (Artifacts for SPADE):

  • Code: https://github.com/javipalanca/spade_artifact

  • Documentation: https://spade-artifact.readthedocs.io

• spade_norms (Norms for SPADE):

  • Code: https://github.com/javipalanca/spade_norms

  • Documentation: https://spade-norms.readthedocs.io/

• spade_bokeh (bokeh plots for agents):

  • Code: https://github.com/javipalanca/spade_bokeh

  • Documentation: https://spade-bokeh.readthedocs.io

Credits

This package was created with Cookiecutter and the audreyr/cookiecutter-pypackage project template.