# 
GAIA: AI Agent Framework for AMD Ryzen AI
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**GAIA** is AMD's open-source framework for building intelligent AI agents that run **locally by default** on AMD Ryzen AI hardware. Local inference keeps your data private, avoids cloud usage fees, and supports air-gapped deployment with hardware-accelerated performance.
The terminal UI also supports optional **Fireworks AI** and **AMD LLM Gateway** chat through Lemonade. Use `/provider` to connect and choose a model; cloud chat sends conversation history to the selected provider. See [AI provider setup](docs/guides/ai-providers.mdx).
Get Started →
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## Download
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See the [installation guide](https://github.com/amd/gaia/blob/main/docs/guides/install.mdx) for setup instructions.
> **Note (Email agent):** the Email agent installs with `gaia hub install email`, which fetches a binary sidecar into your GAIA agents directory — no PyPI wheel and no Node.js toolchain required. An npm client is also published for embedding the agent in a JS/TS app.
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## Why GAIA?
| Feature | Description |
|---------|-------------|
| **Local Inference** | Run models on your machine for sensitive workloads and air-gapped deployments |
| **No Cloud Inference Fees** | Local models require no API subscription; optional cloud providers have their own pricing |
| **Privacy-First** | HIPAA-compliant, GDPR-friendly—ideal for healthcare, finance, and enterprise |
| **Ryzen AI Optimized** | Hardware-accelerated inference using NPU + iGPU on AMD Ryzen AI processors |
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## Build Your First Agent
```python
from gaia.agents.base.agent import Agent
from gaia.agents.base.tools import tool
class MyAgent(Agent):
"""A simple agent with custom tools."""
def _get_system_prompt(self) -> str:
return "You are a helpful assistant."
def _register_tools(self):
@tool
def get_weather(city: str) -> dict:
"""Get weather for a city."""
return {"city": city, "temperature": 72, "conditions": "Sunny"}
agent = MyAgent()
result = agent.process_query("What's the weather in Austin?")
print(result)
```
**[See the full quickstart guide →](https://amd-gaia.ai/docs/quickstart)**
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## Key Capabilities
- **Agent Framework** — Base class with tool orchestration, state management, and error recovery
- **Agent UI** — Privacy-first desktop app with chat, file browser, document indexing, and tool execution
- **RAG System** — Document indexing and semantic search for Q&A over 50+ file formats
- **Voice Integration** — Whisper ASR + Kokoro TTS for speech interaction (P0 enabling technology)
- **Vision Models** — Extract text from images with Qwen3-VL-4B
- **MCP Integration** — Connect to any MCP server for external tool access
- **Plugin System** — Distribute agents via PyPI with auto-discovery
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## C++ Framework
A C++17 port of the GAIA base agent framework is available under [`cpp/`](cpp/README.md). It implements the same agent loop, tool registry, and MCP client interface without any Python dependency — suitable for embedding in native applications or resource-constrained environments.
```cpp
#include
class MyAgent : public gaia::Agent {
protected:
std::string getSystemPrompt() const override {
return "You are a helpful assistant.";
}
};
```
**[C++ build and usage instructions →](cpp/README.md)**
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## Quick Install
```bash
pip install amd-gaia
```
For complete setup instructions including Lemonade Server, see the **[Quickstart Guide](https://amd-gaia.ai/docs/quickstart)**.
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## System Requirements
| Requirement | Minimum | Recommended |
|-------------|---------|-------------|
| **Processor** | AMD Ryzen AI 300-series | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 |
| **OS** | Windows 11, Linux | - |
| **RAM** | 16GB | 64GB |
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## Documentation
- **[Quickstart](https://amd-gaia.ai/docs/quickstart)** — Build your first agent in 10 minutes
- **[SDK Reference](https://amd-gaia.ai/docs/sdk)** — Complete API documentation
- **[Guides](https://amd-gaia.ai/docs/guides)** — Chat, Voice, RAG, and more
- **[FAQ](https://amd-gaia.ai/docs/reference/faq)** — Frequently asked questions
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## Releases
See the full [Release Notes](https://amd-gaia.ai/docs/releases) on the documentation site, or browse [GitHub Releases](https://github.com/amd/gaia/releases).
### Release Process
To publish a new release (e.g. `v0.17.0`), create a release PR that updates these 3 files:
| # | File | What to change |
|---|------|----------------|
| 1 | `src/gaia/version.py` | Set `__version__ = "0.17.0"` |
| 2 | `docs/releases/v0.17.0.mdx` | Create release notes (see [format guide](https://amd-gaia.ai/docs/releases)) |
| 3 | `docs/docs.json` | **(a)** Add `"releases/v0.17.0"` to the Releases tab pages array, **(b)** update the navbar label to `"v0.17.0 · Lemonade X.Y.Z"` |
Then merge and tag:
```bash
git tag v0.17.0 && git push origin v0.17.0
```
CI validates all three files are consistent with the tag before publishing to [GitHub Releases](https://github.com/amd/gaia/releases) and [PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/amd-gaia/).
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## Contributing
We welcome contributions! See our [Contributing Guide](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details.
- **Build agents** in your own repository using GAIA as a dependency
- **Improve the framework** — check [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/amd/gaia/issues) for open tasks
- **Add documentation** — examples, tutorials, and guides
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## Contact
- **Email**: [gaia@amd.com](mailto:gaia@amd.com)
- **Discord**: [Join our community](https://discord.com/channels/1392562559122407535/1402013282495102997)
- **Issues**: [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/amd/gaia/issues)
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## License
[MIT License](./LICENSE.md)
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SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT