===== SPADE

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Smart Python Agent Development Environment

A multi-agent systems platform written in Python and based on instant messaging (XMPP).

Develop agents that can chat both with other agents and humans.

• Free software: MIT license
• Documentation: http://spade-mas.readthedocs.io/

Features

• Multi-agent platform based on XMPP_
• Presence notification allows the system to know the current state of the agents in real-time
• Python >=3.6
• Asyncio-based
• Agent model based on behaviours
• Supports FIPA metadata using XMPP Data Forms (XEP-0004_: Data Forms)
• Web-based interface
• Use any XMPP server

Plugins

• spade_bdi (BDI agents with AgentSpeak): - Code: https://github.com/javipalanca/spade_bdi
• spade_pubsub (PubSub protocol for agents): - Code: https://github.com/javipalanca/spade_pubsub - documentation: https://spade-pubsub.readthedocs.io
• spade_artifact (Artifacts for SPADE): - Code: https://github.com/javipalanca/spade_artifact - Documentation: https://spade-artifact.readthedocs.io
• spade_bokeh (bokeh plots for agents): - Code: https://github.com/javipalanca/spade_bokeh - Documentation: https://spade-bokeh.readthedocs.io

Credits

This package was created with Cookiecutter_ and the audreyr/cookiecutter-pypackage_ project template.

.. _XMPP: http://www.xmpp.org .. _XEP-0004 : https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0004.html .. _Cookiecutter: https://github.com/audreyr/cookiecutter .. _audreyr/cookiecutter-pypackage: https://github.com/audreyr/cookiecutter-pypackage