Condukt is an Elixir library and standalone agentic engine for building reliable AI agents and workflow projects.
Condukt has two modes. Use it as a Hex library inside an Elixir application
when you want agents embedded in your own OTP system. Install it as the
condukt engine when you want a single executable that runs agentic workflow
projects from the command line, cron, or webhooks.
The engine is built with Burrito and bundles Erlang plus Condukt's bytecode, so workflow projects can run without a local Elixir toolchain. Both modes share the same OTP-native agent runtime, tool system, sandboxing model, and multi-provider LLM support.
Why Condukt
Condukt grew out of practical work building agentic workflows. We needed a framework that:
- Integrates naturally with OTP supervision trees
- Supports streaming for responsive user experiences
- Works with multiple LLM providers without vendor lock-in
- Provides extensible tooling for domain-specific capabilities
Rather than wrapping JavaScript agent frameworks, Condukt is built from scratch using idiomatic Elixir patterns.
Capabilities
- OTP-native agents that integrate with supervision trees
- Real-time event streaming for responsive UIs
- Project instruction discovery from
AGENTS.md,CLAUDE.md, and local skills - Scoped command tools for trusted executables such as
git,gh, ormix - File, shell, editing, and custom domain tools
- Compile-time typed operations with JSON Schema input and output validation
- Anonymous one-off runs with inline tools and optional structured output
- Sub-agents for delegated child sessions with optional structured contracts
- Starlark workflow projects runnable from Mix tasks or the standalone engine
- Multi-provider LLM support through ReqLLM
- Pluggable redaction, session secrets, compaction, persistence, and telemetry
Start with Installation and Getting Started. Use Workflows when the automation should live in project files and run through the standalone engine.