v0.2.3

release notes

Published 1/5/2024

PatchContains breaking changes

Release notes

Highlights

Decorator for function calling makes function calls easier to define. Doc
Address breaking changes introduced by new versions of openai.
Introducing AgentOptimizer: An Agentic Way to Train Your LLM Agent
Improvement in group chat, multimodal, GPTAssistant, retrieval chat, AutoBuild, testbed, config list loading utils. Blogpost about agent descriptions.
Guidance + AutoGen example: constrained generation + multi-step reasoning
The sample app AutoGen Assistant is renamed into AutoGen Studio with upgrades.
Sample notebook for using AutoGen in Microsoft Fabric.
Sample app of simple chat.
Improvement in docs and tests.

Thanks to @davorrunje @skzhang1 @JieyuZ2 @afourney @BeibinLi @IANTHEREAL @LinxinS97 @cool-RR @LeoLjl @kevin666aa @gagb @victordibia @dragosMC91 @thinkall @danyrouh @olaoluwasalami @yuandong-tian @ShobhitVishnoi30 @ekzhu @maxim-saplin @rlam3 @bitsnaps and all the other contributors!

What's Changed

Simple chat app by @danyrouh in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/921
Add privacy and cookies link to documentation website by @victordibia in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/966
Add collate file and more tests from autogpt into testbed by @LeoLjl in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/915
Allow users to specify the Docker image to use with Testbed by @afourney in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/986
fixed a typo fron -> from by @kar2905 in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/992
Website, update privacy link by @victordibia in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/994
[AutoBuild] address issue 941 954; add new feature; add debug information by @LinxinS97 in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/944
fix link that returns 404 by @olaoluwasalami in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/945
Updated get_max_token_limit with latest models and numbers by @afourney in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/972
Add missing assistant UI documentation steps by @dragosMC91 in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/935
correcting typo by @halr9000 in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/931
Update client.py by @eltociear in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/934
Enable allow_repeat_speaker to be a list of agents by @afourney in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/905
Add MATH tests to testbed by @kevin666aa in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/914
Fix exception cause in agent_builder.py by @cool-RR in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1007
Update privacy link docusaurus.config.js by @victordibia in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1016
Add async test by @gagb in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/520
Add examples constrained generation + multi-step reasoning via Guidance + AutoGen by @gagb in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/937
add links to sdk #910 by @olaoluwasalami in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/958
Change default model in LMM by @BeibinLi in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1032
Fix/typo by @KazooTTT in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1034
Update README to incorporate using existing docker image by @yuandong-tian in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1040
Autobuild notebook minor fix by @AdiG1123 in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1049
Update AutoGen Sample App | Rename AutoGen Assistant -> AutoGen Studio by @victordibia in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/998
Partial fix for 960 by @afourney in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/963
Add decorator for function calling by @davorrunje in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1018
Add default value to the logprobs parameter by @davorrunje in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1044
Fix exception causes all over the codebase #1007 by @cool-RR in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1014
Add additional docs in retrieval agent if required by @ShobhitVishnoi30 in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1028
Add poetry setup by @rlam3 in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/824
Fix mode dump with different pydantic version by @kevin666aa in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1063
AgentOptimizer by @skzhang1 in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1053
Filter out candidates with the same name but different instructions, … by @IANTHEREAL in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/925
[Core] Fix openai dependency error introduced when merging #1044 by @ekzhu in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1071
fix: Fix typo by @hugo-syn in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1068
[Docs/Contributing] Clarification on running non-OpenAI tests by @maxim-saplin in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1052
Reuse docker image #929 by @olaoluwasalami in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/956
Agent description blog post by @afourney in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1092
[Core] Extending inline docs for openai_utils.py, boosting coverage in test_utils.py, fixing #762 by @maxim-saplin in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1046
[Dotnet] Add dotnet build workflow by @LittleLittleCloud in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/946
add example to website by @olaoluwasalami in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/860
dev alias for frontend develop for AutoGen Studio by @brotsky in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1083
Update Ecosystem.md by @bitsnaps in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1104
Fix function call use case in website #1107 by @ekzhu in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1108
openai base url default to None; read files when env vars exist; remove deprecated models by @sonichi in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1110
Skip tests that depend on OpenAI via --skip-openai by @maxim-saplin in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1097
move dotnet pipeline to the root of workflow by @LittleLittleCloud in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1116
[Core] Improve config_list_from_json by @BeibinLi in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1026
Minor fix groupchat by @kevin666aa in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/904
[AutoGen Studio] Allow multiline strings in chat input by @dragosMC91 in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1105
Update tutorial.ipynb by @eltociear in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1119
Fix minor typo in blog post by @PyroGenesis in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1122
[Core] Throw an error when the OAI_CONFIG_LIST is missing. by @afourney in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1082
Chore: upgrade base image to the latest Debian (Bullseye -> Bookworm) by @davorrunje in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1133
fix typo agent_chat.md by @lordlinus in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1131
update global.json in dotnet-run-openai-test-and-notebook.yml by @LittleLittleCloud in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1135
[Core] Fix update_usage_summary when response doesn't have usage attribute by @kevin666aa in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1008
Add a sample notebook for using AutoGen in Microsoft Fabric by @thinkall in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/940
bump version to 0.2.3 by @sonichi in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1140

New Contributors

@danyrouh made their first contribution in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/921
@kar2905 made their first contribution in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/992
@dragosMC91 made their first contribution in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/935
@halr9000 made their first contribution in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/931
@cool-RR made their first contribution in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1007
@KazooTTT made their first contribution in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1034
@yuandong-tian made their first contribution in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1040
@AdiG1123 made their first contribution in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1049
@davorrunje made their first contribution in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1018
@rlam3 made their first contribution in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/824
@ekzhu made their first contribution in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1071
@hugo-syn made their first contribution in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1068
@brotsky made their first contribution in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1083
@bitsnaps made their first contribution in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1104
@lordlinus made their first contribution in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1131

Full Changelog: https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/compare/v0.2.2...v0.2.3

Highlights

Decorator for function calling makes function calls easier to define. Doc

Address breaking changes introduced by new versions of openai.

Introducing AgentOptimizer: An Agentic Way to Train Your LLM Agent

Improvement in group chat, multimodal, GPTAssistant, retrieval chat, AutoBuild, testbed, config list loading utils. Blogpost about agent descriptions.

Guidance + AutoGen example: constrained generation + multi-step reasoning

The sample app AutoGen Assistant is renamed into AutoGen Studio with upgrades.

Sample notebook for using AutoGen in Microsoft Fabric.

Sample app of simple chat.

Improvement in docs and tests.

What's Changed

Simple chat app by @danyrouh in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/921

Add privacy and cookies link to documentation website by @victordibia in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/966

Add collate file and more tests from autogpt into testbed by @LeoLjl in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/915

Allow users to specify the Docker image to use with Testbed by @afourney in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/986

fixed a typo fron -> from by @kar2905 in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/992

Website, update privacy link by @victordibia in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/994

[AutoBuild] address issue 941 954; add new feature; add debug information by @LinxinS97 in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/944

fix link that returns 404 by @olaoluwasalami in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/945

Updated get_max_token_limit with latest models and numbers by @afourney in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/972

Add missing assistant UI documentation steps by @dragosMC91 in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/935

correcting typo by @halr9000 in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/931

Update client.py by @eltociear in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/934

Enable allow_repeat_speaker to be a list of agents by @afourney in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/905

Add MATH tests to testbed by @kevin666aa in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/914

Fix exception cause in agent_builder.py by @cool-RR in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1007

Update privacy link docusaurus.config.js by @victordibia in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1016

Add async test by @gagb in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/520

Add examples constrained generation + multi-step reasoning via Guidance + AutoGen by @gagb in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/937

add links to sdk #910 by @olaoluwasalami in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/958

Change default model in LMM by @BeibinLi in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1032

Fix/typo by @KazooTTT in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1034

Update README to incorporate using existing docker image by @yuandong-tian in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1040

Autobuild notebook minor fix by @AdiG1123 in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1049

Update AutoGen Sample App | Rename AutoGen Assistant -> AutoGen Studio by @victordibia in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/998

Partial fix for 960 by @afourney in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/963

Add decorator for function calling by @davorrunje in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1018

Add default value to the logprobs parameter by @davorrunje in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1044

Fix exception causes all over the codebase #1007 by @cool-RR in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1014

Add additional docs in retrieval agent if required by @ShobhitVishnoi30 in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1028

Add poetry setup by @rlam3 in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/824

Fix mode dump with different pydantic version by @kevin666aa in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1063

AgentOptimizer by @skzhang1 in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1053

Filter out candidates with the same name but different instructions, … by @IANTHEREAL in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/925

[Core] Fix openai dependency error introduced when merging #1044 by @ekzhu in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1071

fix: Fix typo by @hugo-syn in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1068

[Docs/Contributing] Clarification on running non-OpenAI tests by @maxim-saplin in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1052

Reuse docker image #929 by @olaoluwasalami in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/956

Agent description blog post by @afourney in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1092

[Core] Extending inline docs for openai_utils.py, boosting coverage in test_utils.py, fixing #762 by @maxim-saplin in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1046

[Dotnet] Add dotnet build workflow by @LittleLittleCloud in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/946

add example to website by @olaoluwasalami in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/860

dev alias for frontend develop for AutoGen Studio by @brotsky in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1083

Update Ecosystem.md by @bitsnaps in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1104

Fix function call use case in website #1107 by @ekzhu in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1108

openai base url default to None; read files when env vars exist; remove deprecated models by @sonichi in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1110

Skip tests that depend on OpenAI via --skip-openai by @maxim-saplin in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1097

move dotnet pipeline to the root of workflow by @LittleLittleCloud in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1116

[Core] Improve config_list_from_json by @BeibinLi in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1026

Minor fix groupchat by @kevin666aa in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/904

[AutoGen Studio] Allow multiline strings in chat input by @dragosMC91 in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1105

Update tutorial.ipynb by @eltociear in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1119

Fix minor typo in blog post by @PyroGenesis in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1122

[Core] Throw an error when the OAI_CONFIG_LIST is missing. by @afourney in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1082

Chore: upgrade base image to the latest Debian (Bullseye -> Bookworm) by @davorrunje in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1133

fix typo agent_chat.md by @lordlinus in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1131

update global.json in dotnet-run-openai-test-and-notebook.yml by @LittleLittleCloud in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1135

[Core] Fix update_usage_summary when response doesn't have usage attribute by @kevin666aa in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1008

Add a sample notebook for using AutoGen in Microsoft Fabric by @thinkall in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/940

bump version to 0.2.3 by @sonichi in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1140

New Contributors

@danyrouh made their first contribution in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/921

@kar2905 made their first contribution in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/992

@dragosMC91 made their first contribution in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/935

@halr9000 made their first contribution in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/931

@cool-RR made their first contribution in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1007

@KazooTTT made their first contribution in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1034

@yuandong-tian made their first contribution in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1040

@AdiG1123 made their first contribution in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1049

@davorrunje made their first contribution in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1018

@rlam3 made their first contribution in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/824

@ekzhu made their first contribution in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1071

@hugo-syn made their first contribution in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1068

@brotsky made their first contribution in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1083

@bitsnaps made their first contribution in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1104

@lordlinus made their first contribution in https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/pull/1131