Chainlit/chainlit

Build Conversational AI in minutes ⚡️

What it solves

Chainlit is a Python framework designed to help developers build production-ready conversational AI applications quickly. It eliminates the need to build a custom frontend own, allowing developers to focus on on the rest of the AI logic.

How it works

Developers use Python decorators (like @cl.on_message) to define how the application responds to user inputs. The framework provides a built-in UI that handles the chat interface, message sending, and intermediate steps (such as tool calls) that can be displayed to the user.

Who it’s for

Python developers building AI chat applications who want a professional, production-ready interface without writing frontend code.

Highlights

  • Built-in production-ready UI for conversational AI.
  • Integration with popular AI tools and services like OpenAI, Anthropic, LangChain, LlamaIndex, ChromaDB, and Pinecone.
  • Support for intermediate steps and tool call visualization.
  • Rapid prototyping to production deployment.

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