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Ironbees brings GitOps-style AI Agent management to .NET developers. It allows declarative definition of Agents via YAML and Markdown files, supports multi-Agent orchestration, intelligent routing, and cost tracking, and enables version control and observability of Agent configurations.
Section 01
Ironbees is developed by the iyulab team. It provides GitOps-style AI Agent management for .NET developers, allowing declarative definition of Agents via YAML and Markdown files. It supports multi-Agent orchestration, intelligent routing, and cost tracking, enabling version control and observability of Agent configurations, and addresses core pain points in traditional Agent management.
Section 02
As LLM capabilities evolve, enterprises face challenges when deploying AI Agents, such as scattered configurations, lack of version control, complex multi-Agent collaboration, and difficulty tracking operational costs. Ironbees introduces GitOps concepts to the AI Agent domain, making the definition, deployment, and operation of Agents as clear and controllable as managing Kubernetes resources.
Section 03
Ironbees' design philosophy is Agent as Code: Developers use YAML to describe Agent metadata and model configurations, and Markdown to store system prompts. Advantages include: configurations are version-controlled (supporting PR collaboration and rollback), debugging with standard tools, and decoupling of configuration and implementation (enabling cross-backend migration).
Section 04
Ironbees uses a layered architecture: The core layer Ironbees.Core provides basic capabilities such as Agent loading, routing, guardrails, and token counting, with no LLM backend. Official adapters include Ironbees.Ironhive (supports multi-provider access like OpenAI/Anthropic/Ollama and multi-Agent orchestration) and Ironbees.AgentFramework (for Azure OpenAI/Microsoft Agent Framework). Intelligent routing supports keyword matching, semantic similarity matching, and hybrid strategies.
Section 05
Ironbees supports six declarative orchestration modes: Sequential (pipeline), Parallel (concurrency), HubSpoke (central coordination), Handoff (context switching), GroupChat (multi-Agent discussion), and Graph (DAG conditional workflow). For example, the Graph mode can enable a code analysis Agent to automatically transfer to a review Agent after triggering a condition, without the need for coordination code.
Section 06
Ironbees integrates the TokenMeter component, which provides accurate token counting and cost estimation based on the tiktoken algorithm, supporting over 40 mainstream models. Enabling tracking via middleware allows real-time access to call consumption and costs. Statistical interfaces support data aggregation by model/time period, helping teams optimize cost strategies.
Section 07
Quick start steps: Install the NuGet package → Create an agents directory → Place agent.yaml and system-prompt.md in each Agent subfolder → Register services and call LoadAgentsAsync. Applicable scenarios: Enterprise multi-Agent auditable environments, medium-to-large .NET teams, configuration-business decoupled architectures; suitable for DevOps engineers familiar with GitOps.
Section 08
Ironbees is open-source under the MIT license and hosted on GitHub. Documentation includes architecture, design philosophy, SDK guides, etc. Sample projects cover OpenAI usage, local GPU integration, etc. In the future, it will become an important part of AI Agent infrastructure, promoting standardization and engineering of the Agent ecosystem.
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