Practical overview
When it fits
Use it when building operational infrastructure around an agent application, especially for API exposure, tool sandboxing, deployment, or observability. For a continuing development path, follow the repository's recommendation to migrate to AgentScope 2.0.
Who it is for
- Developers turning agent applications into API services.
- Teams needing sandboxing for agent tool execution.
- Operators who want logs and traces for deployed agents.
Documented uses
- Expose an agent application through a streaming Agent-as-a-Service API.
- Run agent tool calls in an isolated sandbox.
- Deploy agent applications locally, on Kubernetes, or in serverless environments.
- Add logs and traces to agent services.
Requirements & limits
The repository is public and licensed under Apache-2.0. Its README recommends migrating capabilities to AgentScope 2.0 and says the Runtime repository will remain available in read-only mode.
- The README lists Python 3.10 or higher and pip or uv as prerequisites.
- The documented AgentApp pattern requires startup and shutdown resource handling and a streaming request handler.
- The repository identifies local, Kubernetes, and serverless deployment options.
- AgentScope 2.0 is recommended for continued updates, new features, and community support.
Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.
Install AgentScope Runtime
Install the package from PyPI as a starting point for working with the runtime.
Before you start
- Python 3.10 or higher
- pip or uv
Steps
Use pip to install the core package: pip install agentscope-runtime.
For the optional extension, install with pip install "agentscope-runtime[ext]".
Expected outcome
The package installation commands for the core runtime or its extension are documented.
Guide limitations
- These steps cover installation only, not building or running an agent service.
- The repository recommends migration to AgentScope 2.0 for continued updates and support.
Sources & review
Source record details
- Source availability
- Active
- Sources checked
- 12 October 2026
- Original website title
- agentscope-ai/agentscope-runtime · Official homepage title · retained in its source language
Related options
AgentScope 2.0 — The repository says its runtime capabilities, including sandboxing, Agent-as-a-Service APIs, and observability, are integrated into AgentScope 2.0 and recommends migration.