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labs-molt

A lean, HuggingFace-native RL framework for agentic research.

★ 1.2k stars⑂ 113 forksApache-2.0updated 2026-10
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// project facts

Project facts

labs-molt is an open-source ai agents project by NVIDIA-NeMo (NVIDIA-NeMo/labs-molt on GitHub). It has 1,171 GitHub stars and 113 forks, is released under the Apache-2.0 license, and was last updated on GitHub on 7 October 2026.

GitHub stars
1,171
Forks
113
License
Apache-2.0
Last updated on GitHub
7 October 2026
Category
AI Agents
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// how it works

How it works

  1. Pick a first task

    Choose one real workload to test the project against.

  2. Download the project

    Clone it locally and read through the getting-started guide.

  3. Wire up dependencies

    Install the stack it needs and set any environment variables.

  4. Run and verify

    Execute the starter example and check results before going further.

// features

Why people love it

Agentic-first RL

Reinforcement learning designed for agent training.

HuggingFace-native

Built on the HF ecosystem.

Compact codebase

9k lines — readable and hackable.

Scalable training

FSDP and parallelism support.

NVIDIA NeMo

From NVIDIA's NeMo team.

Apache-2.0

Permissive licensing.

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// run it

Run it yourself

  1. Step 1 — Clone the repo

    Download the source and move into the project folder.

    git clone https://github.com/NVIDIA-NeMo/labs-molt.git
    cd labs-molt
  2. Step 2 — Install

    Set up a Python environment with the training dependencies.

    pip install -r requirements.txt
    # check README for torch/CUDA requirements
  3. Step 3 — Train

    Run a training example per the README.

    # needs GPU — see README for the example configs
// use cases

What you can build

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// faq

Questions, answered

Who maintains labs-molt?

It is maintained by NVIDIA-NeMo at NVIDIA-NeMo/labs-molt, with 113 forks.

Is labs-molt free to use?

Yes. It is released under the Apache-2.0 license, which permits commercial use, modification, and redistribution. Read the LICENSE file for the exact terms.

Do I need a paid API to use it?

No — but RL training needs serious GPU compute, and that is the real cost.

How does it compare to other RL frameworks?

Compare on simplicity and HuggingFace integration — its 9k-line scope is the differentiator.

How do I get started?

Check the GPU requirements, install dependencies, and follow the training examples.

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