Jentic Joins Hacktoberfest 2025: Building AI Agents Together

Open source drives reliable innovation. This October, we are joining thousands of developers worldwide to take part in Hacktoberfest 2025.

The Jentic ecosystem is contributing two flagship projects. Both are designed to help developers build practical AI agents and orchestrate APIs in production systems. Whether you are new to open source or an experienced contributor, you will find clear opportunities to learn and make a measurable impact.

Jentic's Open Source Ecosystem

We are opening contributions on two core projects this year:

Standard Agent: Composable AI Agent Framework

Standard Agent is a lightweight Python library for building AI agents. It shows how large language models can be combined with tools in a modular way. The library is small enough to read in a single sitting, yet production-ready with error handling and logging.

Key features:

• Composable architecture: Swap LLMs, reasoning strategies, tools, and memory without major rewrites.
• Educational value: The codebase is clear and approachable for anyone learning agent design.
• Production use: Already deployed in real applications with typed interfaces and logging.
• Multiple reasoning strategies: Includes ReWOO (Plan → Execute → Reflect) and ReACT (Think → Act).

Arazzo Engine: API Workflow Orchestration

Arazzo Engine is our toolkit for working with the new Arazzo Specification, a standard from the OpenAPI Initiative. While OpenAPI defines a single API, Arazzo describes how to coordinate many APIs together into repeatable workflows.

Our monorepo provides two main tools:

• Arazzo Generator: Uses AI to propose workflows based on OpenAPI specs.
• Arazzo Runner: Executes workflows in line with the specification.

Why These Projects Matter

AI agents are more useful when they can carry out structured API workflows. Enterprises need both:

• Reasoning frameworks that connect natural language to tool execution.
• Workflow standards that describe multi-API processes in a typed, repeatable way.

Standard Agent and Arazzo Engine provide these two building blocks.

Our Hacktoberfest Commitment

We’ve prepared projects so contributors can make meaningful changes quickly and safely.

40+ Beginner-Friendly Issues

Over 40 issues are labeled good first issue and hacktoberfest, ranging from documentation to code contributions.

Standard Agent focus areas:

• Documentation: README, examples, docstrings.
• Testing: Unit and integration tests, error scenarios.
• Examples: Calculator agent, Discord bot, file processor.
• Code quality: Type hints, error handling.
• Platform integrations: Microsoft Teams bot, weather API.

Arazzo Engine focus areas:

• Workflow generation: Improve AI-powered suggestions.
• Specification compliance: Validation and error reporting.
• CLI: User experience improvements.
• Testing: Edge cases, integration coverage.
• Documentation: Tutorials and API examples.

Contribution Paths

We’ve mapped common backgrounds to suggested tasks:

Background	Standard Agent	Arazzo Engine
New to open source	Fix typos, add examples	Improve docs, test workflows
Python developer	Add tests, improve code	Enhance CLI tools, validation
AI/ML enthusiast	Add reasoning strategies	Improve workflow generation
API expert	Tool integrations	Compliance improvements
Platform developer	Bot examples	Workflow runners

Step-by-Step Guidance

Every issue includes clear steps:

1. Fork and clone the repo.
2. Install dependencies with make install.
3. Edit the relevant files.
4. Test with make test.
5. Open a pull request using our template.

Active Community Support

Our maintainers will:

• Reply to questions within 24 hours.
• Give constructive review on PRs.
• Support contributors through Discord and GitHub discussions.
• Acknowledge all contributors in documentation.

Learning Opportunities

Contributors will:

• Python developers: Practice typed code, structured logging, and modular design.
• AI enthusiasts: See how agents plan and act in real systems.
• API developers: Work with workflow standards and orchestration.
• Open source newcomers: Gain experience with structured templates and guidance.

Real-World Impact

Your contributions support:

Standard Agent users: researchers, enterprise teams, and educators building agent systems. Arazzo Engine users: API developers, automation engineers, and the OpenAPI community advancing workflow standards.

How to Get Started

Choose Your Project

1. Interested in agents? → Standard Agent
2. Interested in workflows? → Arazzo Engine
3. Not sure? → Join our Discord to discuss.

Quick Start Checklist

• Join our Discord community.

• Browse issues:

  • Standard Agent Issues
  • Arazzo Engine Issues

• Read the contribution guide.

• Comment on an issue to claim it.

• Submit your pull request.

Beyond October

Hacktoberfest is a starting point. Many contributors stay on as:

• Community guides for newcomers.
• Core contributors shaping project design.
• Maintainers for the ecosystem.

Recognition

All contributors will be:

• Listed in CONTRIBUTORS.md.
• Mentioned in release notes for major contributions.
• Highlighted in our community and social channels.
• Invited to office hours and technical discussions.

Join Us

This October, help shape the standards and tools that make AI agents and APIs work together reliably.

Contribute here:

• Standard Agent
• Arazzo Engine

Questions? → Contact Us

Community → Discord

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Hacktoberfest is a month-long open source event run by DigitalOcean. More at hacktoberfest.com.