adapters

name	adapters
description	Creating and using OpenBench framework adapters for LangChain, CrewAI, AG2, E2B, and Google ADK. Use when wrapping external AI frameworks, creating new adapters, or integrating third-party agents into workflows. Use when this capability is needed.
metadata	{"author":"ai-kitchen-inc"}

Framework Adapters

OpenBench adapters wrap external AI frameworks to work in OpenBench workflows.

Key Files

• src/openbench/adapters/langchain.py - LangChainAdapter
• src/openbench/adapters/crewai.py - CrewAIAdapter
• src/openbench/adapters/ag2.py - AG2Adapter
• src/openbench/adapters/e2b.py - E2BAdapter
• src/openbench/adapters/google_adk.py - GoogleADKAdapter

Adapter Pattern

All adapters extend FrameworkAdapter with the same interface:

from openbench.core import FrameworkAdapter

class MyAdapter(FrameworkAdapter):
    @property
    def framework_name(self) -> str:
        return "my-framework"  # Required

    def __init__(self, agent: Any):
        self.agent = agent

    def invoke(self, input: Any, config: Optional[Any] = None) -> Any:
        return self.agent.run(input)  # Required

    async def ainvoke(self, input: Any, config: Optional[Any] = None) -> Any:
        return await self.agent.arun(input)  # Optional

Existing Adapters

LangChainAdapter

Wraps any LangChain Runnable (agents, chains, LCEL):

from openbench.adapters.langchain import LangChainAdapter

adapter = LangChainAdapter(runnable=my_langchain_agent)
# Supports both invoke() and ainvoke()

CrewAIAdapter

Wraps CrewAI Crew, calls crew.kickoff():

from openbench.adapters.crewai import CrewAIAdapter

adapter = CrewAIAdapter(crew=my_crew)
# Input normalized to dict for kickoff(inputs=...)

AG2Adapter

Wraps AG2/AutoGen agents via UserProxyAgent:

from openbench.adapters.ag2 import AG2Adapter

adapter = AG2Adapter(agent=my_ag2_agent)
# Lazy imports AG2, creates UserProxyAgent, extracts last message

E2BAdapter

Runs custom Python code in sandboxed E2B environments:

from openbench.adapters.e2b import E2BAdapter

adapter = E2BAdapter(
    code='result = {"sum": sum(input_data["values"])}',
    packages=["pandas"],
    template="python-data-science",
)
# Input available as `input_data`, output must be assigned to `result`

GoogleADKAdapter

Two modes - model (direct Gemini) or agent (wrap ADK agent):

from openbench.adapters.google_adk import GoogleADKAdapter

# Model mode
adapter = GoogleADKAdapter(
    model="gemini-2.5-flash",
    system_instruction="You are a document analyst.",
)

# Agent mode
adapter = GoogleADKAdapter(agent=my_adk_agent)

Using in Workflows

from openbench.core import DataLayer, IntelligenceLayer, OutputLayer

workflow = (
    DataLayer(sources=pdf_source)
    | IntelligenceLayer(agents=LangChainAdapter(my_agent))
    | OutputLayer(generators=pdf_gen)
)
result = workflow.invoke({"query": "analyze report"})

Creating a New Adapter

Follow this checklist:

1. Create file in src/openbench/adapters/my_adapter.py
2. Extend FrameworkAdapter from openbench.core
3. Implement framework_name property (returns string)
4. Implement invoke(self, input, config=None) method
5. Use lazy imports for the external framework with helpful error messages
6. Normalize input to dict if the framework requires it
7. Add async def ainvoke() if the framework supports async
8. Add tests in tests/test_my_adapter.py

Anti-Patterns

DO NOT:

• Import external frameworks at module level - use lazy imports with try/except ImportError
• Assume input format - normalize input (check isinstance(input, dict))
• Skip framework_name property - it's required by the abstract class
• Create adapters that duplicate built-in agents - use BaseAgent for simple LLM tasks
• Add business logic in adapters - they should be thin wrappers only

Cross-References

• Composing Workflows: Adapters are Chainable, usable with | & → see composing-workflows skill
• Intelligence Layer: For built-in agents, use BaseAgent instead → see intelligence-layer skill
• Creating Abstractions: FrameworkAdapter base class details → see creating-abstractions skill

For examples, see examples/adapters/framework_adapters_demo.py

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