BigCodeArena: Unveiling More Reliable Human Preferences in Code Generation via Execution
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Latest smolagents release supports GPT-5: build agents that think, plan, and act.
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🚀 smolagents v1.21.0 is here!
Now with improved safety in the local Python executor: dunder calls are blocked!
⚠️ Still, not fully isolated: for untrusted code, use a remote executor instead: Docker, E2B, Wasm.
✨ Many bug fixes: more reliable code.
👉 https://github.com/huggingface/smolagents/releases/tag/v1.21.0
Now with improved safety in the local Python executor: dunder calls are blocked!
⚠️ Still, not fully isolated: for untrusted code, use a remote executor instead: Docker, E2B, Wasm.
✨ Many bug fixes: more reliable code.
👉 https://github.com/huggingface/smolagents/releases/tag/v1.21.0
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🚀 New in smolagents v1.20.0: Remote Python Execution via WebAssembly (Wasm)
We've just merged a major new capability into the smolagents framework: the CodeAgent can now execute Python code remotely in a secure, sandboxed WebAssembly environment!
🔧 Powered by Pyodide and Deno, this new WasmExecutor lets your agent-generated Python code run safely: without relying on Docker or local execution.
Why this matters:
✅ Isolated execution = no host access
✅ No need for Python on the user's machine
✅ Safer evaluation of arbitrary code
✅ Compatible with serverless / edge agent workloads
✅ Ideal for constrained or untrusted environments
This is just the beginning: a focused initial implementation with known limitations. A solid MVP designed for secure, sandboxed use cases. 💡
💡 We're inviting the open-source community to help evolve this executor:
• Tackle more advanced Python features
• Expand compatibility
• Add test coverage
• Shape the next-gen secure agent runtime
🔗 Check out the PR: https://github.com/huggingface/smolagents/pull/1261
Let's reimagine what agent-driven Python execution can look like: remote-first, wasm-secure, and community-built.
This feature is live in smolagents v1.20.0!
Try it out.
Break things. Extend it. Give us feedback.
Let's build safer, smarter agents; together 🧠⚙️
👉 https://github.com/huggingface/smolagents/releases/tag/v1.20.0
#smolagents #WebAssembly #Python #AIagents #Pyodide #Deno #OpenSource #HuggingFace #AgenticAI
We've just merged a major new capability into the smolagents framework: the CodeAgent can now execute Python code remotely in a secure, sandboxed WebAssembly environment!
🔧 Powered by Pyodide and Deno, this new WasmExecutor lets your agent-generated Python code run safely: without relying on Docker or local execution.
Why this matters:
✅ Isolated execution = no host access
✅ No need for Python on the user's machine
✅ Safer evaluation of arbitrary code
✅ Compatible with serverless / edge agent workloads
✅ Ideal for constrained or untrusted environments
This is just the beginning: a focused initial implementation with known limitations. A solid MVP designed for secure, sandboxed use cases. 💡
💡 We're inviting the open-source community to help evolve this executor:
• Tackle more advanced Python features
• Expand compatibility
• Add test coverage
• Shape the next-gen secure agent runtime
🔗 Check out the PR: https://github.com/huggingface/smolagents/pull/1261
Let's reimagine what agent-driven Python execution can look like: remote-first, wasm-secure, and community-built.
This feature is live in smolagents v1.20.0!
Try it out.
Break things. Extend it. Give us feedback.
Let's build safer, smarter agents; together 🧠⚙️
👉 https://github.com/huggingface/smolagents/releases/tag/v1.20.0
#smolagents #WebAssembly #Python #AIagents #Pyodide #Deno #OpenSource #HuggingFace #AgenticAI
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🚀 SmolAgents v1.19.0 is live!
This release brings major improvements to agent flexibility, UI usability, streaming architecture, and developer experience: making it easier than ever to build smart, interactive AI agents. Here's what's new:
🔧 Agent Upgrades
- Support for managed agents in ToolCallingAgent
- Context manager support for cleaner agent lifecycle handling
- Output formatting now uses XML tags for consistency
🖥️ UI Enhancements
- GradioUI now supports reset_agent_memory: perfect for fresh starts in dev & demos.
🔄 Streaming Refactor
- Streaming event aggregation moved off the Model class
- ➡️ Better architecture & maintainability
📦 Output Tracking
- CodeAgent outputs are now stored in ActionStep
- ✅ More visibility and structure to agent decisions
🐛 Bug Fixes
- Smarter planning logic
- Cleaner Docker logs
- Better prompt formatting for additional_args
- Safer internal functions and final answer matching
📚 Docs Improvements
- Added quickstart examples with tool usage
- One-click Colab launch buttons
- Expanded reference docs (AgentMemory, GradioUI docstrings)
- Fixed broken links and migrated to .md format
🔗 Full release notes:
https://github.com/huggingface/smolagents/releases/tag/v1.19.0
💬 Try it out, explore the new features, and let us know what you build!
#smolagents #opensource #AIagents #LLM #HuggingFace
This release brings major improvements to agent flexibility, UI usability, streaming architecture, and developer experience: making it easier than ever to build smart, interactive AI agents. Here's what's new:
🔧 Agent Upgrades
- Support for managed agents in ToolCallingAgent
- Context manager support for cleaner agent lifecycle handling
- Output formatting now uses XML tags for consistency
🖥️ UI Enhancements
- GradioUI now supports reset_agent_memory: perfect for fresh starts in dev & demos.
🔄 Streaming Refactor
- Streaming event aggregation moved off the Model class
- ➡️ Better architecture & maintainability
📦 Output Tracking
- CodeAgent outputs are now stored in ActionStep
- ✅ More visibility and structure to agent decisions
🐛 Bug Fixes
- Smarter planning logic
- Cleaner Docker logs
- Better prompt formatting for additional_args
- Safer internal functions and final answer matching
📚 Docs Improvements
- Added quickstart examples with tool usage
- One-click Colab launch buttons
- Expanded reference docs (AgentMemory, GradioUI docstrings)
- Fixed broken links and migrated to .md format
🔗 Full release notes:
https://github.com/huggingface/smolagents/releases/tag/v1.19.0
💬 Try it out, explore the new features, and let us know what you build!
#smolagents #opensource #AIagents #LLM #HuggingFace
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New in smolagents v1.17.0:
- Structured generation in CodeAgent 🧱
- Streamable HTTP MCP support 🌐
- Agent.run() returns rich RunResult 📦
Smarter agents, smoother workflows.
Try it now: https://github.com/huggingface/smolagents/releases/tag/v1.17.0
- Structured generation in CodeAgent 🧱
- Streamable HTTP MCP support 🌐
- Agent.run() returns rich RunResult 📦
Smarter agents, smoother workflows.
Try it now: https://github.com/huggingface/smolagents/releases/tag/v1.17.0
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New in smolagents v1.16.0:
🔍 Bing support in WebSearchTool
🐍 Custom functions & executor_kwargs in LocalPythonExecutor
🔧 Streaming GradioUI fixes
🌐 Local web agents via api_base & api_key
📚 Better docs
👉 https://github.com/huggingface/smolagents/releases/tag/v1.16.0
🔍 Bing support in WebSearchTool
🐍 Custom functions & executor_kwargs in LocalPythonExecutor
🔧 Streaming GradioUI fixes
🌐 Local web agents via api_base & api_key
📚 Better docs
👉 https://github.com/huggingface/smolagents/releases/tag/v1.16.0
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smolagents v1.14.0 is out! 🚀
🔌 MCPClient: A sleek new client for connecting to remote MCP servers, making integrations more flexible and scalable.
🪨 Amazon Bedrock: Native support for Bedrock-hosted models.
SmolAgents is now more powerful, flexible, and enterprise-ready. 💼
Full release 👉 https://github.com/huggingface/smolagents/releases/tag/v1.14.0
#smolagents #LLM #AgenticAI
🔌 MCPClient: A sleek new client for connecting to remote MCP servers, making integrations more flexible and scalable.
🪨 Amazon Bedrock: Native support for Bedrock-hosted models.
SmolAgents is now more powerful, flexible, and enterprise-ready. 💼
Full release 👉 https://github.com/huggingface/smolagents/releases/tag/v1.14.0
#smolagents #LLM #AgenticAI
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🚀 New smolagents update: Safer Local Python Execution! 🦾🐍
With the latest release, we've added security checks to the local Python interpreter: every evaluation is now analyzed for dangerous builtins, modules, and functions. 🔒
Here's why this matters & what you need to know! 🧵👇
1️⃣ Why is local execution risky? ⚠️
AI agents that run arbitrary Python code can unintentionally (or maliciously) access system files, run unsafe commands, or exfiltrate data.
2️⃣ New Safety Layer in smolagents 🛡️
We now inspect every return value during execution:
✅ Allowed: Safe built-in types (e.g., numbers, strings, lists)
⛔ Blocked: Dangerous functions/modules (e.g., os.system, subprocess, exec, shutil)
3️⃣ Immediate Benefits 💡
- Prevent agents from accessing unsafe builtins
- Block unauthorized file or network access
- Reduce accidental security vulnerabilities
4️⃣ Security Disclaimer ⚠️
🚨 Despite these improvements, local Python execution is NEVER 100% safe. 🚨
If you need true isolation, use a remote sandboxed executor like Docker or E2B.
5️⃣ The Best Practice: Use Sandboxed Execution 🔐
For production-grade AI agents, we strongly recommend running code in a Docker or E2B sandbox to ensure complete isolation.
6️⃣ Upgrade Now & Stay Safe! 🚀
Check out the latest smolagents release and start building safer AI agents today.
🔗 https://github.com/huggingface/smolagents
What security measures do you take when running AI-generated code? Let’s discuss! 👇
#AI #smolagents #Python #Security
With the latest release, we've added security checks to the local Python interpreter: every evaluation is now analyzed for dangerous builtins, modules, and functions. 🔒
Here's why this matters & what you need to know! 🧵👇
1️⃣ Why is local execution risky? ⚠️
AI agents that run arbitrary Python code can unintentionally (or maliciously) access system files, run unsafe commands, or exfiltrate data.
2️⃣ New Safety Layer in smolagents 🛡️
We now inspect every return value during execution:
✅ Allowed: Safe built-in types (e.g., numbers, strings, lists)
⛔ Blocked: Dangerous functions/modules (e.g., os.system, subprocess, exec, shutil)
3️⃣ Immediate Benefits 💡
- Prevent agents from accessing unsafe builtins
- Block unauthorized file or network access
- Reduce accidental security vulnerabilities
4️⃣ Security Disclaimer ⚠️
🚨 Despite these improvements, local Python execution is NEVER 100% safe. 🚨
If you need true isolation, use a remote sandboxed executor like Docker or E2B.
5️⃣ The Best Practice: Use Sandboxed Execution 🔐
For production-grade AI agents, we strongly recommend running code in a Docker or E2B sandbox to ensure complete isolation.
6️⃣ Upgrade Now & Stay Safe! 🚀
Check out the latest smolagents release and start building safer AI agents today.
🔗 https://github.com/huggingface/smolagents
What security measures do you take when running AI-generated code? Let’s discuss! 👇
#AI #smolagents #Python #Security
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🚀 Big news for AI agents! With the latest release of smolagents, you can now securely execute Python code in sandboxed Docker or E2B environments. 🦾🔒
Here's why this is a game-changer for agent-based systems: 🧵👇
1️⃣ Security First 🔐
Running AI agents in unrestricted Python environments is risky! With sandboxing, your agents are isolated, preventing unintended file access, network abuse, or system modifications.
2️⃣ Deterministic & Reproducible Runs 📦
By running agents in containerized environments, you ensure that every execution happens in a controlled and predictable setting—no more environment mismatches or dependency issues!
3️⃣ Resource Control & Limits 🚦
Docker and E2B allow you to enforce CPU, memory, and execution time limits, so rogue or inefficient agents don’t spiral out of control.
4️⃣ Safer Code Execution in Production 🏭
Deploy AI agents confidently, knowing that any generated code runs in an ephemeral, isolated environment, protecting your host machine and infrastructure.
5️⃣ Easy to Integrate 🛠️
With smolagents, you can simply configure your agent to use Docker or E2B as its execution backend—no need for complex security setups!
6️⃣ Perfect for Autonomous AI Agents 🤖
If your AI agents generate and execute code dynamically, this is a must-have to avoid security pitfalls while enabling advanced automation.
⚡ Get started now: https://github.com/huggingface/smolagents
What will you build with smolagents? Let us know! 🚀💡
Here's why this is a game-changer for agent-based systems: 🧵👇
1️⃣ Security First 🔐
Running AI agents in unrestricted Python environments is risky! With sandboxing, your agents are isolated, preventing unintended file access, network abuse, or system modifications.
2️⃣ Deterministic & Reproducible Runs 📦
By running agents in containerized environments, you ensure that every execution happens in a controlled and predictable setting—no more environment mismatches or dependency issues!
3️⃣ Resource Control & Limits 🚦
Docker and E2B allow you to enforce CPU, memory, and execution time limits, so rogue or inefficient agents don’t spiral out of control.
4️⃣ Safer Code Execution in Production 🏭
Deploy AI agents confidently, knowing that any generated code runs in an ephemeral, isolated environment, protecting your host machine and infrastructure.
5️⃣ Easy to Integrate 🛠️
With smolagents, you can simply configure your agent to use Docker or E2B as its execution backend—no need for complex security setups!
6️⃣ Perfect for Autonomous AI Agents 🤖
If your AI agents generate and execute code dynamically, this is a must-have to avoid security pitfalls while enabling advanced automation.
⚡ Get started now: https://github.com/huggingface/smolagents
What will you build with smolagents? Let us know! 🚀💡
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🚀 Introducing
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Open Deep-Research💥
In just 24 hours, we built an open-source agent that:
✅ Autonomously browse the web
✅ Search, scroll & extract info
✅ Download & manipulate files
✅ Run calculations on data
55% on GAIA validation set! Help us improve it!💡
https://huggingface.co/blog/open-deep-research
In just 24 hours, we built an open-source agent that:
✅ Autonomously browse the web
✅ Search, scroll & extract info
✅ Download & manipulate files
✅ Run calculations on data
55% on GAIA validation set! Help us improve it!💡
https://huggingface.co/blog/open-deep-research
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Discover all the improvements in the new version of Lighteval: https://huggingface.co/docs/lighteval/
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🚨 How green is your model? 🌱 Introducing a new feature in the Comparator tool: Environmental Impact for responsible #LLM research!
👉 open-llm-leaderboard/comparator
Now, you can not only compare models by performance, but also by their environmental footprint!
🌍 The Comparator calculates CO₂ emissions during evaluation and shows key model characteristics: evaluation score, number of parameters, architecture, precision, type... 🛠️
Make informed decisions about your model's impact on the planet and join the movement towards greener AI!
👉 open-llm-leaderboard/comparator
Now, you can not only compare models by performance, but also by their environmental footprint!
🌍 The Comparator calculates CO₂ emissions during evaluation and shows key model characteristics: evaluation score, number of parameters, architecture, precision, type... 🛠️
Make informed decisions about your model's impact on the planet and join the movement towards greener AI!
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🚀 New feature of the Comparator of the 🤗 Open LLM Leaderboard: now compare models with their base versions & derivatives (finetunes, adapters, etc.). Perfect for tracking how adjustments affect performance & seeing innovations in action. Dive deeper into the leaderboard!
🛠️ Here's how to use it:
1. Select your model from the leaderboard.
2. Load its model tree.
3. Choose any base & derived models (adapters, finetunes, merges, quantizations) for comparison.
4. Press Load.
See side-by-side performance metrics instantly!
Ready to dive in? 🏆 Try the 🤗 Open LLM Leaderboard Comparator now! See how models stack up against their base versions and derivatives to understand fine-tuning and other adjustments. Easier model analysis for better insights! Check it out here: open-llm-leaderboard/comparator 🌐
🛠️ Here's how to use it:
1. Select your model from the leaderboard.
2. Load its model tree.
3. Choose any base & derived models (adapters, finetunes, merges, quantizations) for comparison.
4. Press Load.
See side-by-side performance metrics instantly!
Ready to dive in? 🏆 Try the 🤗 Open LLM Leaderboard Comparator now! See how models stack up against their base versions and derivatives to understand fine-tuning and other adjustments. Easier model analysis for better insights! Check it out here: open-llm-leaderboard/comparator 🌐
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🚀 Exciting update! You can now compare multiple models side-by-side with the Hugging Face Open LLM Comparator! 📊
open-llm-leaderboard/comparator
Dive into multi-model evaluations, pinpoint the best model for your needs, and explore insights across top open LLMs all in one place. Ready to level up your model comparison game?
open-llm-leaderboard/comparator
Dive into multi-model evaluations, pinpoint the best model for your needs, and explore insights across top open LLMs all in one place. Ready to level up your model comparison game?