Packages
nous
0.15.2
0.17.0
0.16.6
0.16.5
0.16.4
0.16.3
0.16.2
0.16.1
0.16.0
0.15.8
0.15.7
0.15.6
0.15.5
0.15.4
0.15.3
0.15.2
0.15.1
0.15.0
0.14.3
0.14.2
0.14.1
0.14.0
0.13.3
0.13.2
0.13.1
0.13.0
0.12.17
0.12.16
0.12.15
0.12.14
0.12.13
0.12.12
0.12.11
0.12.9
0.12.7
0.12.6
0.12.5
0.12.3
0.12.2
0.12.0
0.11.3
0.11.0
0.10.1
0.10.0
0.9.0
0.8.1
0.8.0
0.7.2
0.7.1
0.7.0
0.5.0
AI agent framework for Elixir with multi-provider LLM support
Current section
Files
Jump to
Current section
Files
mix.exs
defmodule Nous.MixProject do
use Mix.Project
@version "0.15.2"
@source_url "https://github.com/nyo16/nous"
def project do
[
app: :nous,
version: @version,
elixir: "~> 1.18",
start_permanent: Mix.env() == :prod,
deps: deps(),
docs: docs(),
aliases: aliases(),
description: "AI agent framework for Elixir with multi-provider LLM support",
source_url: @source_url,
package: package(),
elixirc_paths: elixirc_paths(Mix.env()),
dialyzer: [
plt_file: {:no_warn, "priv/plts/dialyzer.plt"},
plt_add_apps: [:mix, :ex_unit, :inets]
]
]
end
def application do
[
extra_applications: [:logger, :inets],
mod: {Nous.Application, []},
# hackney's :default pool starts automatically when the :hackney
# application starts; ensuring it's listed here is just defensive.
included_applications: []
]
end
defp elixirc_paths(:test), do: ["lib", "test/support"]
defp elixirc_paths(_), do: ["lib"]
defp deps do
[
# YAML (for evaluation framework)
{:yaml_elixir, "~> 2.9"},
# Validation
{:ecto, "~> 3.11"},
# HTTP clients for all LLM providers.
# Finch/Req for non-streaming (one-shot requests, redirects, retries).
# Hackney for SSE/long-streaming bodies — its `:async, :once` mode is
# truly pull-based, so the consumer paces the producer and a slow
# consumer can't OOM us via mailbox accumulation. (Finch.stream/5's
# callback is push-based; a fast LLM + slow consumer = unbounded
# mailbox growth — see review M-12.)
{:finch, "~> 0.19"},
{:req, "~> 0.5"},
{:hackney, "~> 4.0"},
# Google Cloud auth for Vertex AI (optional — add to your app's deps to unlock)
{:goth, "~> 1.4", optional: true},
# HTML parsing (for web content extraction in research tools)
{:floki, "~> 0.36", optional: true},
# Memory system store backends (all optional — add to your app's deps to unlock)
# {:muninn, "~> 0.4", optional: true},
# {:zvec, "~> 0.2", optional: true},
# {:exqlite, "~> 0.27", optional: true},
# {:duckdbex, "~> 0.3", optional: true},
# Local LLM inference via llama.cpp NIFs (optional — add to your app's deps to unlock)
# {:llama_cpp_ex, "~> 0.6.5", optional: true},
# Memory system embedding providers (all optional — add to your app's deps to unlock)
# {:bumblebee, "~> 0.6", optional: true},
# {:exla, "~> 0.9", optional: true},
# Process execution for command hooks
{:net_runner, "~> 1.0.4"},
# Telemetry
{:telemetry, "~> 1.2"},
# Note: For Prometheus metrics, users can add {:prom_ex, "~> 1.11"} and {:plug, "~> 1.18"}
# to their deps. The Nous.PromEx.Plugin will automatically be available.
# Dev/Test
{:ex_doc, "~> 0.31", only: :dev, runtime: false},
{:dialyxir, "~> 1.4", only: [:dev, :test], runtime: false},
{:credo, "~> 1.7", only: [:dev, :test], runtime: false},
{:mox, "~> 1.1", only: :test},
{:phoenix_pubsub, "~> 2.1", only: :test},
# Bypass = in-test HTTP server for exercising the streaming pipeline
# without hitting real LLM endpoints. Available in :dev too so
# `bench/http_backend.exs` can spin up an in-process server.
{:bypass, "~> 2.1", only: [:dev, :test]},
# Benchee = HTTP backend benchmark (`mix run bench/http_backend.exs`).
{:benchee, "~> 1.3", only: :dev}
]
end
defp docs do
[
main: "readme",
extras: [
"README.md",
"CHANGELOG.md",
# Getting Started
{"docs/getting-started.md", filename: "getting_started", title: "Getting Started Guide"},
# Examples Overview
{"examples/README.md", filename: "examples_overview", title: "Examples Overview"},
# Production Guides
{"docs/guides/skills.md", filename: "skills", title: "Skills Guide"},
{"docs/guides/hooks.md", filename: "hooks", title: "Hooks Guide"},
{"docs/guides/liveview-integration.md",
filename: "liveview_integration", title: "Phoenix LiveView Integration"},
{"docs/guides/best_practices.md",
filename: "best_practices", title: "Production Best Practices"},
{"docs/guides/tool_development.md",
filename: "tool_development", title: "Tool Development Guide"},
{"docs/guides/troubleshooting.md",
filename: "troubleshooting", title: "Troubleshooting Guide"},
{"docs/guides/migration_guide.md", filename: "migration_guide", title: "Migration Guide"},
{"docs/guides/evaluation.md",
filename: "evaluation", title: "Evaluation Framework Guide"},
{"docs/guides/structured_output.md",
filename: "structured_output", title: "Structured Output Guide"},
{"docs/guides/workflows.md", filename: "workflows", title: "Workflow Engine Guide"},
{"docs/guides/memory.md", filename: "memory", title: "Memory System Guide"},
{"docs/guides/context.md", filename: "context", title: "Context & Dependencies Guide"},
{"docs/guides/knowledge_base.md",
filename: "knowledge_base", title: "Knowledge Base Guide"},
# Design Documents
{"docs/design/llm_council_design.md",
filename: "council_design", title: "LLM Council Design"}
],
source_ref: "v#{@version}",
source_url: @source_url,
groups_for_extras: [
"Getting Started": [
"readme.html",
"getting_started.html",
"examples_overview.html"
],
"Production Guides": [
"skills.html",
"hooks.html",
"liveview_integration.html",
"best_practices.html",
"tool_development.html",
"troubleshooting.html",
"migration_guide.html",
"evaluation.html",
"structured_output.html",
"workflows.html",
"memory.html",
"context.html",
"knowledge_base.html"
],
Design: [
"council_design.html"
]
],
groups_for_modules: [
"Core API": [
Nous,
Nous.Agent,
Nous.Agent.Context,
Nous.Agent.Behaviour,
Nous.Agent.Callbacks,
Nous.ReActAgent,
Nous.Transcript
],
"Agent Implementations": [
Nous.Agents.BasicAgent,
Nous.Agents.ReActAgent
],
"Agent Execution": [
Nous.AgentRunner,
Nous.AgentServer
],
"Model Configuration": [
Nous.Model,
Nous.ModelDispatcher
],
Providers: [
Nous.Provider,
Nous.Providers.HTTP,
Nous.Providers.OpenAI,
Nous.Providers.OpenAICompatible,
Nous.Providers.Anthropic,
Nous.Providers.LMStudio,
Nous.Providers.VertexAI,
Nous.Providers.LlamaCpp,
Nous.StreamNormalizer.LlamaCpp
],
"Tool System": [
Nous.Tool,
Nous.Tool.Behaviour,
Nous.Tool.ContextUpdate,
Nous.Tool.Validator,
Nous.ToolSchema,
Nous.ToolExecutor
],
Testing: [
Nous.Tool.Testing
],
Templates: [
Nous.PromptTemplate
],
"Data Types": [
Nous.Types,
Nous.Usage,
Nous.Messages
],
Infrastructure: [
Nous.Telemetry,
Nous.Errors
],
Evaluation: [
Nous.Eval,
Nous.Eval.Suite,
Nous.Eval.TestCase,
Nous.Eval.Runner,
Nous.Eval.Evaluator,
Nous.Eval.Metrics,
Nous.Eval.Reporter,
Nous.Eval.Config
],
"Hooks System": [
Nous.Hook,
Nous.Hook.Registry,
Nous.Hook.Runner
],
"Skills System": [
Nous.Skill,
Nous.Skill.Loader,
Nous.Skill.Registry,
Nous.Plugins.Skills,
Nous.Skills.CodeReview,
Nous.Skills.TestGen,
Nous.Skills.Debug,
Nous.Skills.Refactor,
Nous.Skills.ExplainCode,
Nous.Skills.CommitMessage,
Nous.Skills.DocGen,
Nous.Skills.SecurityScan,
Nous.Skills.Architect,
Nous.Skills.TaskBreakdown,
Nous.Skills.PhoenixLiveView,
Nous.Skills.EctoPatterns,
Nous.Skills.OtpPatterns,
Nous.Skills.ElixirTesting,
Nous.Skills.ElixirIdioms,
Nous.Skills.PythonFastAPI,
Nous.Skills.PythonTesting,
Nous.Skills.PythonTyping,
Nous.Skills.PythonDataScience,
Nous.Skills.PythonSecurity,
Nous.Skills.PythonUv
],
"Plugin System": [
Nous.Plugin,
Nous.Plugins.HumanInTheLoop,
Nous.Plugins.InputGuard,
Nous.Plugins.InputGuard.Strategy,
Nous.Plugins.InputGuard.Result,
Nous.Plugins.InputGuard.Policy,
Nous.Plugins.InputGuard.Strategies.Pattern,
Nous.Plugins.InputGuard.Strategies.LLMJudge,
Nous.Plugins.InputGuard.Strategies.Semantic,
Nous.Plugins.Memory,
Nous.Plugins.SubAgent,
Nous.Plugins.Summarization
],
Memory: [
Nous.Memory,
Nous.Memory.Entry,
Nous.Memory.Store,
Nous.Memory.Store.ETS,
Nous.Memory.Store.SQLite,
Nous.Memory.Store.DuckDB,
Nous.Memory.Store.Muninn,
Nous.Memory.Store.Zvec,
Nous.Memory.Store.Hybrid,
Nous.Memory.Scoring,
Nous.Memory.Search,
Nous.Memory.Tools,
Nous.Memory.Embedding,
Nous.Memory.Embedding.Bumblebee,
Nous.Memory.Embedding.OpenAI,
Nous.Memory.Embedding.Local
],
PubSub: [
Nous.PubSub,
Nous.PubSub.Approval
],
Persistence: [
Nous.Persistence,
Nous.Persistence.ETS
],
Supervision: [
Nous.AgentRegistry,
Nous.AgentDynamicSupervisor
],
Research: [
Nous.Research,
Nous.Research.Coordinator,
Nous.Research.Planner,
Nous.Research.Searcher,
Nous.Research.Synthesizer,
Nous.Research.Reporter,
Nous.Research.Finding,
Nous.Research.Report
],
"Research Tools": [
Nous.Tools.WebFetch,
Nous.Tools.Summarize,
Nous.Tools.SearchScrape,
Nous.Tools.TavilySearch,
Nous.Tools.ResearchNotes
],
"Coding Tools": [
Nous.Tools.Bash,
Nous.Tools.FileRead,
Nous.Tools.FileWrite,
Nous.Tools.FileEdit,
Nous.Tools.FileGlob,
Nous.Tools.FileGrep
],
Session: [
Nous.Session.Config,
Nous.Session.Guardrails
],
Permissions: [
Nous.Permissions,
Nous.Permissions.Policy
],
"Knowledge Base": [
Nous.KnowledgeBase,
Nous.KnowledgeBase.Entry,
Nous.KnowledgeBase.Document,
Nous.KnowledgeBase.Link,
Nous.KnowledgeBase.Store,
Nous.KnowledgeBase.Store.ETS,
Nous.KnowledgeBase.Tools,
Nous.KnowledgeBase.Workflows,
Nous.KnowledgeBase.HealthReport,
Nous.KnowledgeBase.Prompts,
Nous.Plugins.KnowledgeBase,
Nous.Agents.KnowledgeBaseAgent
],
"Workflow Engine": [
Nous.Workflow,
Nous.Workflow.Graph,
Nous.Workflow.Node,
Nous.Workflow.Edge,
Nous.Workflow.State,
Nous.Workflow.Compiler,
Nous.Workflow.Engine,
Nous.Workflow.Engine.Executor,
Nous.Workflow.Engine.ParallelExecutor,
Nous.Workflow.Engine.StateMerger,
Nous.Workflow.Mermaid,
Nous.Workflow.Trace,
Nous.Workflow.Checkpoint,
Nous.Workflow.Checkpoint.Store,
Nous.Workflow.Checkpoint.ETS,
Nous.Workflow.Scratch,
Nous.Workflow.Telemetry
]
]
]
end
defp package do
[
licenses: ["MIT"],
links: %{
"GitHub" => @source_url,
"Changelog" => "#{@source_url}/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md"
}
]
end
defp aliases do
[docs: ["docs", ©_images/1]]
end
defp copy_images(_) do
File.mkdir_p!("doc/images")
File.cp!("images/header.jpeg", "doc/images/header.jpeg")
File.cp!("images/logo.jpeg", "doc/images/logo.jpeg")
end
end