ControlFlow

ControlFlow is an open-source Python framework developed to help engineers design and orchestrate agentic workflows powered by large language models. The framework provides a structured approach for building AI systems by breaking complex tasks into smaller units called tasks that can be assigned to specialized AI agents. Developers can combine these tasks into flows that define how work is executed, enabling the creation of multi-step reasoning pipelines and collaborative agent systems. ControlFlow focuses on maintaining transparency and control in AI applications by providing explicit workflow structures instead of opaque chains of prompts. The system integrates with common LLM providers and allows developers to create workflows that blend traditional software logic with AI-driven reasoning. Built on top of the Prefect ecosystem, the framework also includes observability and debugging capabilities that allow developers to monitor how tasks are executed.