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LangChain is a software framework that helps facilitate the integration of large language models (LLMs) into applications. As a language model integration framework, LangChain's use-cases largely overlap with those of language models in general, including document analysis and summarization, chatbots, and code analysis.

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Software.title
LangChain
Software.logo
LangChain Logo.svgclass=skin-invert
Software.logo size
250px
Software.logo alt
🦜️🔗, the parrot and chain emojis
Software.developer
Harrison Chase
Software.released
October 2022
Software.genre
Software framework for large language model application development
Software.website
LangChain.com
Software.programming language
Python and JavaScript
Software.repo
github.com/langchain-ai/langchain
Software.license
MIT License

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LangChain is a framework for building agents and LLM-powered applications. It helps you chain together interoperable components and third-party integrations to simplify AI application development — all while future-proofing decisions as the underlying technology evolves. Just getting started? Check out Deep Agents — a higher-level package built on LangChain for agents that have built-in capabilites for common usage patterns such as planning, subagents, file system usage, and more. If you're looking for more advanced customization or agent orchestration, check out LangGraph, our framework for building controllable agent workflows. For developing, debugging, and deploying AI agents and LLM applications, see LangSmith. While the LangChain framework can be used standalone, it also integrates seamlessly with any LangChain product, giving developers a full suite of tools when building LLM applications. Deep Agents — Build agents that can plan, use subagents, and leverage file systems for complex tasks LangGraph — Build agents that can reliably handle complex tasks with our low-level agent orchestration framework Integrations — Chat & embedding models, tools & toolkits, and more LangSmith — Agent evals, observability, and debugging for LLM apps LangSmith Deployment — Deploy and scale agents with a purpose-built platform for long-running, stateful workflows LangChain helps developers build applications powered by LLMs through a standard interface for models, embeddings, vector stores, and more. Real-time data augmentation — Easily connect LLMs to diverse data sources and external/internal systems, drawing from LangChain's vast library of integrations with model providers, tools, vector stores, retrievers, and more Model interoperability — Swap models in and out as your engineering team experiments to find the best choice for your application's needs. As the industry frontier evolves, adapt quickly — LangChain's abstractions keep you moving without losing momentum Rapid prototyping — Quickly build and iterate on LLM applications with LangChain's modular, component-based architecture. Test different approaches and workflows without rebuilding from scratch, accelerating your development cycle Production-ready features — Deploy reliable applications with built-in support for monitoring, evaluation, and debugging through integrations like LangSmith. Scale with confidence using battle-tested patterns and best practices Vibrant community and ecosystem — Leverage a rich ecosystem of integrations, templates, and community-contributed components. Benefit from continuous improvements and stay up-to-date with the latest AI developments through an active open-source community Flexible abstraction layers — Work at the level of abstraction that suits your needs — from high-level chains for quick starts to low-level components for fine-grained control. LangChain grows with your application's complexity

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github.com/langchain-ai/langchain
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0.1.16
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blog.langchain.dev
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LangChain is a software framework that helps facilitate the integration of large language models (LLMs) into applications. As a language model integration framework, LangChain's use-cases largely overlap with those of language models in general, including document analysis and summarization, chatbots, and code analysis.

== History == LangChain was launched in October 2022 as an open source project by Harrison Chase, while working at machine learning startup Robust Intelligence. In April 2023, LangChain had incorporated and the new startup raised over $20 million in funding at a valuation of at least $200 million from venture firm Sequoia Capital, a week after announcing a $10 million seed investment from Benchmark.

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