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spring-ai-alibaba

Java framework for building agents and multi-agent workflows on Spring AI

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Stars: 11k
License: Apache-2.0
Last commit: Oct 2026
Last release: Mar 2026
Language: Java

Stars, last 29 weeks+2,182

8,862 on 31 Mar 202611,044 on 20 Oct 2026

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Checked 21 Oct 2026 on GitHub.

Overview

Spring AI Alibaba is a Java framework built on Spring AI for writing agents, graph-based workflows and multi-agent setups. It ships an Agent Framework with ReactAgent and Sequential, Parallel, Routing and Loop agents, plus a Graph runtime for stateful workflows. A separate Admin platform adds visual agent building, tracing, evaluation and MCP management.

Who it is for: Java and Spring Boot developers building agents and workflows

Strengths

Built-in Sequential, Parallel, Routing and Loop agent patterns plus a lower-level Graph API
Context engineering hooks: human-in-the-loop, context compaction, tool retry, call limits
A2A support through Nacos integration for distributed agents
Supports DashScope and OpenAI models, tool calling and MCP via Spring AI

Weaknesses

Java and Spring only; requires JDK 17+
Quick start and examples default to a DashScope (Aliyun Bailian) API key
Admin platform lives in a separate repository
Community channels listed are DingTalk and WeChat only

What it needs

no GPU
Needs JDK 17+, LLM provider API key, Nacos (for A2A and dynamic config)
Models: DashScope, OpenAI, DeepSeek
port 8080

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How to choose

Pick by language first (Python or TypeScript), then by how much the framework hides.
Check how it handles tool errors and retries; that is where agents break in production.
Look for tracing hooks so you can see each step later.

Health

Releases: 7 in the last 12 monthsLast one 225 days ago
Top contributor: 29% of commits92 of 317 in the last 12 months
Security advisories: NoneOn GitHub, in the last 12 months
OpenSSF Scorecard: Not checked

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License in plain words

Apache-2.0 Permissive

Use it at work: Yes
Change it and rebrand it: Yes
Sell it or host it for others: Yes

Your part: Keep the notices and mark the files you change. It also grants you the contributors’ patent rights.

A plain summary, not legal advice. Read the license on GitHub ↗ (opens in a new tab)

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