# Griptape

> Apache-2.0 Python agents, pipelines, RAG — MCP tools too

**Category:** AI Agents  
**Pricing:** open-source  
**URL:** https://www.griptape.ai  
**GitHub:** https://github.com/griptape-ai/griptape  
**Added:** 2026-09-15

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## The Hook

Griptape is the Apache-2.0 Python framework for agents, pipelines, workflows, and RAG — with MCP servers available as tools.

## What's Good

Apache-2.0 (griptape-ai/griptape). Structures (Agents/Pipelines/Workflows), Task/Conversation memory, Drivers for models/stores/tools, RAG/Extraction/Eval engines. Framework 1.8+ MCPTool (stdio/SSE). Docs at docs.griptape.ai. Run locally with BYO models; Griptape Cloud is optional hosting.

## The Catch

Vs LangChain/LangGraph and CrewAI: Griptape is a structured Python agent/RAG framework, not a coding CLI. Cloud Developer free tier needs a payment method on file and meters after small included quotas — pitch the OSS framework first, not Cloud as free forever.

## Verdict

Apache-2.0 Python agent/RAG framework. MCP as tools; Cloud free tier is metered, not forever.