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TLDR

A curated directory of 500+ real-world AI agent projects organized by industry and framework, helping you discover what autonomous AI agents can actually do and find reference code to build from.

Mindmap

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    What it does
      Curated project index
      Real-world examples
      Open-source links
    Industries covered
      Healthcare, Finance
      Retail, Manufacturing
      Legal, Energy
    Frameworks included
      CrewAI
      AutoGen
      Langgraph
    Use cases
      Find inspiration
      Learn from peers
      Start new project
    Audience
      Developers
      Researchers
      Business leaders

Things people build with this

USE CASE 1

Find inspiration for what kind of AI agent to build by browsing hundreds of real-world examples across industries.

USE CASE 2

Discover how other teams have applied AI agents in your specific industry (healthcare, finance, retail, etc.) to solve real problems.

USE CASE 3

Locate open-source reference implementations on GitHub to fork and adapt as a starting point for your own agent project.

USE CASE 4

Compare different AI agent frameworks (CrewAI, AutoGen, Langgraph) by seeing which ones are used in projects similar to what you want to build.

Tech stack

CrewAIAutoGenAgnoLanggraph

Getting it running

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In plain English

This repository is a curated directory of AI agent use cases, not a single piece of software to run. It solves a common problem for developers and business people: figuring out what AI agents, software programs that can reason, plan, and act autonomously using AI, are actually useful for in the real world. The collection organizes hundreds of real-world AI agent projects by industry and by the frameworks used to build them. Industries covered include healthcare, finance, education, retail, transportation, manufacturing, real estate, agriculture, energy, entertainment, legal, human resources, hospitality, gaming, cybersecurity, e-commerce, and supply chain. Each entry includes a plain description of what the agent does and a link to an open-source implementation on GitHub. You would turn to this resource when you need inspiration for what to build, want to see how others have applied agent technology in your industry, or are looking for reference code to start from. The repository is categorized not just by use case but also by the frameworks, such as CrewAI, AutoGen, Agno, and Langgraph, used to build the agents, which helps you find examples that match your preferred tools. It is a living index rather than a product, aimed at developers, researchers, and business people exploring where AI agents are creating real impact.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Show me 5 AI agent projects from this repository that solve problems in healthcare, and explain what each one does.
Prompt 2
I want to build an AI agent using CrewAI. Find examples from this repo that use CrewAI and describe how they work.
Prompt 3
What are the most common use cases for AI agents across all industries in this collection? Give me 3 concrete examples.
Prompt 4
I'm interested in supply chain optimization. Find AI agent projects in this repo that address supply chain problems and link me to their GitHub repos.
Prompt 5
Compare how different frameworks (AutoGen vs Langgraph vs CrewAI) are used in real projects from this collection.
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