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weave

A toolkit for developing AI-powered apps, from the Weights & Biases team.

★ 1.1k stars⑂ 171 forksApache-2.0updated 2026-10
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// project facts

Project facts

weave is an open-source ai agents project by wandb (wandb/weave on GitHub). It has 1,137 GitHub stars and 171 forks, is released under the Apache-2.0 license, and was last updated on GitHub on 8 October 2026.

Repository
wandb/weave
GitHub stars
1,137
Forks
171
License
Apache-2.0
Last updated on GitHub
8 October 2026
Category
AI Agents
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Full install guide
Official site
Official site
// how it works

How it works

  1. Clarify your goal

    Decide what you want the project to do before installing anything.

  2. Clone the repo

    Grab the source and skim the README for setup requirements.

  3. Install and configure

    Install dependencies and add any API keys or settings it needs.

  4. Run your first task

    Launch it and follow the example workflow from the docs.

// features

Why people love it

Call tracing

See every model call your app makes.

Experiment tracking

W&B-style iteration on prompts.

Dev toolkit

Built for the build loop, not just prod.

W&B pedigree

From the experiment-tracking experts.

Python-native

Fits data-science workflows.

Apache-2.0

Open and commercially friendly.

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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/wandb/weave.git
    cd weave
  2. Step 2 - Install dependencies

    Create a virtual environment and install the requirements.

    python -m venv .venv && source .venv/bin/activate
    pip install -r requirements.txt
  3. Step 3 - Run an example

    Treat these as starting points - the README documents the exact commands.

    python examples/quickstart.py
// use cases

What you can build

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// faq

Questions, answered

Who maintains weave?

It is an open-source project at wandb/weave with 171 forks. Check the repo's contributors and recent commits to judge how active maintenance is.

Is weave free to use?

Yes - it is Apache-2.0 licensed, so it is free for commercial use with attribution.

Do I need a paid API to use it?

Self-hosting is free and open source; the hosted cloud version may have a paid tier.

Weave vs Helicone?

Weave is a developer toolkit for tracing and iterating; Helicone is an observability platform for production monitoring. Many teams use Weave while building and Helicone (or similar) in production.

How do I get started?

Clone the repo, read the README's quickstart, and run the provided example - most projects get you to a first result in minutes.

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Get weave

Free and open — grab the source, star the repo, and start creating.