Hello dear
The Cheshire Cat is an open-source, hackable framework - the best way to learn and experiment with AI agents.
It is designed bottom up to be easy to understand and easy to extend via vibe coding and agentic engineering.
If you are curious and creative, you are in the right place.
Quick links
Section titled “Quick links”Get startedInstall the Cat and run it in minutes.
Create an AgentBuild your own agent: a loop, tools and a prompt.
Create a PluginExtend the Cat with your own Python.
HooksHook into the Cat's flow and reshape its behavior.
Why the Cat
Section titled “Why the Cat”- learn how AI agents work, bottom up
- easy to understand, easy to extend
- built for vibe coding and agentic engineering
- here since 2023
License
Section titled “License”Code is licensed under GPL3.
Name and trademark are property of Piero Savastano, founder and maintainer.
Are you lost?
Section titled “Are you lost?”Professional training, support and customization available.
“Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?” “That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,” said the Cat. “I don’t much care where–” said Alice. “Then it doesn’t matter which way you go,” said the Cat.
(Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll)