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langsmith-sdk

Official SDKs for tracing with LangSmith.

★ 1.1k stars⑂ 308 forksMITupdated 2026-10
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// project facts

Project facts

langsmith-sdk is an open-source ai agents project by langchain-ai (langchain-ai/langsmith-sdk on GitHub). It has 1,069 GitHub stars and 308 forks, is released under the MIT license, and was last updated on GitHub on 7 October 2026.

GitHub stars
1,069
Forks
308
License
MIT
Last updated on GitHub
7 October 2026
Category
AI Agents
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// how it works

How it works

  1. Define what you want

    Write down the job you will use the project for before touching any code.

  2. Clone the repository

    Download the source and read the README's setup section first.

  3. Install dependencies

    Run the install steps and add any required API keys or config.

  4. Run the quickstart

    Follow the example in the docs to confirm everything works.

// features

Why people love it

LangSmith clients

Official SDK implementations.

Tracing

Send run traces to LangSmith.

Evaluation hooks

Feed eval data into the platform.

LangChain-maintained

From the LangChain team.

Observability-focused

Built for LLM tracing and monitoring.

MIT licensed

Permissive licensing.

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// run it

Run it yourself

  1. Step 1 — Install

    Install the LangSmith client.

    pip install langsmith
  2. Step 2 — Configure

    Add your LangSmith API key.

    export LANGSMITH_API_KEY=your_key_here
  3. Step 3 — Trace

    Instrument your app per the docs and watch runs appear.

    # see https://docs.smith.langchain.com/
// use cases

What you can build

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// faq

Questions, answered

Who maintains langsmith-sdk?

It is maintained by LangChain at langchain-ai/langsmith-sdk, with 308 forks.

Is the SDK free to use?

The SDK is free under MIT; the LangSmith hosted platform has free and paid tiers.

Do I need a paid API to use it?

The SDK is free, but you need a LangSmith account — check their current plan tiers.

How does it compare to OpenLLMetry?

This is the official LangSmith client; OpenLLMetry is vendor-neutral OpenTelemetry instrumentation.

How do I get started?

Install the package, set your API key, and follow the docs to trace your first run.

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