- AgentScope – AgentScopeAgent wraps AgentScope ReActAgent as a BaseAgent for use in graph workflows.
- Subagent – Main orchestrator delegates tasks to specialized sub-agents (codebase explorer, web researcher, etc.) via Task/TaskOutput tools; supports both Markdown and API-defined sub-agents.
- Supervisor – Central supervisor agent wraps calendar and email agents as tools (AgentTool), invokes them on demand, and synthesizes results.
- Skills – Single agent uses readskill to load skill content on demand; system prompt shows only skill descriptions for progressive disclosure and smaller context.
- Routing (simple) – LlmRoutingAgent classifies the user query, invokes specialist agents (GitHub, Notion, Slack) in parallel, then synthesizes a single answer.
- Routing (graph) – LlmRoutingAgent as a StateGraph node with preprocess/postprocess and an internal merge node for routing and result synthesis.
Spring AI Alibaba by Alibaba Cloud
Pulse Score
19 / 100
Rank #180 of 258
GitHub stars
11K
about +4 a day
Website rank (Tranco)
#2,582,737
java2ai.com
Latest release
1.1.2.2
7mo ago
Price
Free (OSS)
checked Oct 6, 2026
Overview
A Java and Spring framework for agentic, workflow and multi-agent applications, built on Spring AI with graph-based orchestration, context engineering, A2A and MCP support.
The GitHub repository has 11K stars, 191 of them added in the last 30 days. The latest stable release is 1.1.2.2, published Mar 10, 2026.
Spring AI Alibaba usage and attention over time
Download the raw daily series: spring-ai-alibaba.csv
Key facts
| Maker | Alibaba Cloud |
|---|---|
| Type | Open-source agent framework for Java |
| First released | September 2024 |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Java |
| Open issues and PRs | 164 |
Pricing
Free and open source (Apache-2.0), distributed through Maven Central.
Source: official pricing page, checked Oct 6, 2026. Prices change often; confirm before you buy.
Pulse Score breakdown
Adoption0
Community43
Attention—
Momentum51
Each component is scored 0 to 100 from public signals; a dash means no data for it. Methodology.
Spring AI Alibaba news and signals
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101 agents added to AgentGid
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What changed: recent Spring AI Alibaba releases
- Please use 1.1.2.2 instead. 1.1.2.1 was reported with several bugs that have been fixed in 1.1.2.2.
- <a href=" target="blank">Agent Skills in ReactAgent</a> (#3975) — Integrated skills capabilities in ReactAgent, supports skill and too progressive disclosure.
- Built-in multi-agent pattern support — Supports routing, supervisor, supervisor(agent as tool), handoffs, skills, etc., multi-agent patterns; added parallel execution support for routing and…
- Flow agent hook support (#3983) — All flow agent (routing, supervisor, loop, sequential, etc) supports customized Hooks.
- New Agent API (#4031) — New streamMessages API for simplified message streaming; New overload invokeand callmethods for extra inputs.
- Async and parallel tool execution (#4037) — Support tool execution in parallelization and asynchronous tool execution .
- Tool returnDirect (#4139) — Support for tool returnDirect behavior.
- The official Spring AI Alibaba release that built on Spring AI 1.1.0 and Spring AI Alibaba Extensions 1.1.0.0.
- Please check the <a href=" target="blank">documentation</a> on our website for usage and upgrade guide.
- > Please submit issues and follow the updates on the official website. We will try our best to keep the documentation up to date in the next few weeks.
- ReAct paradigm (Reasoning + Acting) implementation with reasoning-action loop iteration
- Tool calling capabilities with FunctionToolCallback and ToolContext for state access
- Streaming output support with real-time execution progress and token streaming
- Structured output with outputSchema and outputType for format definition
- Model context: Dynamic system prompts, message history management, tool selection, model configuration
- Tool context: Access state, store, and runtime configuration through ToolContext
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Spring AI Alibaba FAQ
How much does Spring AI Alibaba cost?
Free and open source (Apache-2.0), distributed through Maven Central.
Is Spring AI Alibaba open source?
Yes. Spring AI Alibaba is open source, released under the Apache-2.0 license.
How popular is Spring AI Alibaba?
The GitHub repository has 11K stars, 191 of them added in the last 30 days. The latest stable release is 1.1.2.2, published Mar 10, 2026.
What is the latest version of Spring AI Alibaba?
The latest stable release we track is 1.1.2.2, published on Mar 10, 2026.
What are the alternatives to Spring AI Alibaba?
The closest alternatives in the same category by Pulse Score are LangChain, LangGraph, AI SDK, Strands Agents.
Where these numbers come from
GitHub: alibaba/spring-ai-alibaba. Site rank: java2ai.com on the Tranco list. See data sources for how each one is collected.
Product facts and pricing were checked against: github.com, central.sonatype.com.