From c63637d44d5977be5407d0183767643871ad61e9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Manish Kumar Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2023 19:23:18 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] move citation before contributing --- README.md | 91 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------------- 1 file changed, 49 insertions(+), 42 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 60a7a35c52c..2e8a7cafa22 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,4 +1,3 @@ - [![PyPI version](https://badge.fury.io/py/pyautogen.svg)](https://badge.fury.io/py/pyautogen) [![Build](https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/actions/workflows/python-package.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/actions/workflows/python-package.yml) ![Python Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/3.8%20%7C%203.9%20%7C%203.10%20%7C%203.11-blue) @@ -23,18 +22,17 @@ This project is a spinoff from [FLAML](https://github.com/microsoft/FLAML). :fire: FLAML supports Code-First AutoML & Tuning – Private Preview in [Microsoft Fabric Data Science](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric/data-science/). --> - ## What is AutoGen AutoGen is a framework that enables the development of LLM applications using multiple agents that can converse with each other to solve tasks. AutoGen agents are customizable, conversable, and seamlessly allow human participation. They can operate in various modes that employ combinations of LLMs, human inputs, and tools. ![AutoGen Overview](https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/blob/main/website/static/img/autogen_agentchat.png) -* AutoGen enables building next-gen LLM applications based on **multi-agent conversations** with minimal effort. It simplifies the orchestration, automation, and optimization of a complex LLM workflow. It maximizes the performance of LLM models and overcomes their weaknesses. -* It supports **diverse conversation patterns** for complex workflows. With customizable and conversable agents, developers can use AutoGen to build a wide range of conversation patterns concerning conversation autonomy, -the number of agents, and agent conversation topology. -* It provides a collection of working systems with different complexities. These systems span a **wide range of applications** from various domains and complexities. This demonstrates how AutoGen can easily support diverse conversation patterns. -* AutoGen provides a drop-in replacement of `openai.Completion` or `openai.ChatCompletion` as an **enhanced inference API**. It allows easy performance tuning, utilities like API unification and caching, and advanced usage patterns, such as error handling, multi-config inference, context programming, etc. +- AutoGen enables building next-gen LLM applications based on **multi-agent conversations** with minimal effort. It simplifies the orchestration, automation, and optimization of a complex LLM workflow. It maximizes the performance of LLM models and overcomes their weaknesses. +- It supports **diverse conversation patterns** for complex workflows. With customizable and conversable agents, developers can use AutoGen to build a wide range of conversation patterns concerning conversation autonomy, + the number of agents, and agent conversation topology. +- It provides a collection of working systems with different complexities. These systems span a **wide range of applications** from various domains and complexities. This demonstrates how AutoGen can easily support diverse conversation patterns. +- AutoGen provides a drop-in replacement of `openai.Completion` or `openai.ChatCompletion` as an **enhanced inference API**. It allows easy performance tuning, utilities like API unification and caching, and advanced usage patterns, such as error handling, multi-config inference, context programming, etc. AutoGen is powered by collaborative [research studies](https://microsoft.github.io/autogen/docs/Research) from Microsoft, Penn State University, and the University of Washington. @@ -47,18 +45,20 @@ pip install pyautogen ``` Minimal dependencies are installed without extra options. You can install extra options based on the feature you need. + Find more options in [Installation](https://microsoft.github.io/autogen/docs/Installation). + + For [code execution](https://microsoft.github.io/autogen/docs/FAQ/#code-execution), we strongly recommend installing the python docker package, and using docker. For LLM inference configurations, check the [FAQ](https://microsoft.github.io/autogen/docs/FAQ#set-your-api-endpoints). - ## Quickstart ## Multi-Agent Conversation Framework @@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ Features of this use case include: - **Human participation**: AutoGen seamlessly allows human participation. This means that humans can provide input and feedback to the agents as needed. For [example](https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/blob/main/test/twoagent.py), + ```python from autogen import AssistantAgent, UserProxyAgent, config_list_from_json # Load LLM inference endpoints from an env variable or a file @@ -86,17 +87,21 @@ user_proxy.initiate_chat(assistant, message="Plot a chart of NVDA and TESLA stoc ``` This example can be run with + ```python python test/twoagent.py ``` + After the repo is cloned. The figure below shows an example conversation flow with AutoGen. ![Agent Chat Example](https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/blob/main/website/static/img/chat_example.png) Please find more [code examples](https://microsoft.github.io/autogen/docs/Examples/AutoGen-AgentChat) for this feature. + ## Enhanced LLM Inferences Autogen also helps maximize the utility out of the expensive LLMs such as ChatGPT and GPT-4. It offers a drop-in replacement of `openai.Completion` or `openai.ChatCompletion` adding powerful functionalities like tuning, caching, error handling, and templating. For example, you can optimize generations by LLM with your own tuning data, success metrics, and budgets. + ```python # perform tuning config, analysis = autogen.Completion.tune( @@ -126,42 +131,10 @@ In addition, you can find: - [Contributing guide](https://microsoft.github.io/autogen/docs/Contribute). -## Contributing - -This project welcomes contributions and suggestions. Most contributions require you to agree to a -Contributor License Agreement (CLA) declaring that you have the right to, and actually do, grant us -the rights to use your contribution. For details, visit . - -If you are new to GitHub [here](https://help.github.com/categories/collaborating-with-issues-and-pull-requests/) is a detailed help source on getting involved with development on GitHub. - -When you submit a pull request, a CLA bot will automatically determine whether you need to provide -a CLA and decorate the PR appropriately (e.g., status check, comment). Simply follow the instructions -provided by the bot. You will only need to do this once across all repos using our CLA. - -This project has adopted the [Microsoft Open Source Code of Conduct](https://opensource.microsoft.com/codeofconduct/). -For more information, see the [Code of Conduct FAQ](https://opensource.microsoft.com/codeofconduct/faq/) or -contact [opencode@microsoft.com](mailto:opencode@microsoft.com) with any additional questions or comments. - -# Legal Notices - -Microsoft and any contributors grant you a license to the Microsoft documentation and other content -in this repository under the [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode), -see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file, and grant you a license to any code in the repository under the [MIT License](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT), see the -[LICENSE-CODE](LICENSE-CODE) file. - -Microsoft, Windows, Microsoft Azure, and/or other Microsoft products and services referenced in the documentation -may be either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft in the United States and/or other countries. -The licenses for this project do not grant you rights to use any Microsoft names, logos, or trademarks. -Microsoft's general trademark guidelines can be found at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=254653. - -Privacy information can be found at https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/ - -Microsoft and any contributors reserve all other rights, whether under their respective copyrights, patents, -or trademarks, whether by implication, estoppel, or otherwise. - - ## Citation + [AutoGen](https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.08155). + ``` @inproceedings{wu2023autogen, title={AutoGen: Enabling Next-Gen LLM Applications via Multi-Agent Conversation Framework}, @@ -174,6 +147,7 @@ or trademarks, whether by implication, estoppel, or otherwise. ``` [EcoOptiGen](https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.04673). + ``` @inproceedings{wang2023EcoOptiGen, title={Cost-Effective Hyperparameter Optimization for Large Language Model Generation Inference}, @@ -193,3 +167,36 @@ or trademarks, whether by implication, estoppel, or otherwise. booktitle={ArXiv preprint arXiv:2306.01337}, } ``` + +## Contributing + +This project welcomes contributions and suggestions. 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