About r/AI_Agents
A place for discussion around the use of AI Agents and related tools. AI Agents are LLMs that have the ability to "use tools" or "execute functions" in an autonomous or semi-autonomous (also known as human-in-the-loop) fashion. Follow our event calendar: https://lu.ma/oss4ai Join us on Discord! https://discord.gg/6tGkQcFjBY
The community at a glance
r/AI_Agents is a Subreddit for Artificial Intelligence and AI Agent Builders with roughly 400K members. It has a live chat communication style. It also includes courses or structured learning. On the Hive Index it ranks #6 in the AI Agents communities list and #8 in the Artificial Intelligence communities list.
Roughly 227K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Ai, Agent, and Looking For. Common discussion themes are Pain & Anger and Solution Requests. Product recommendations often mention ai agent.
Community Topics
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2024: 15K members
- 2025: 242K members
- 2026: 141K members
Past year (monthly)
- Aug: 14K members
- Sep: 15K members
- Oct: 14K members
- Nov: 18K members
- Dec: 14K members
- Jan: 17K members
- Feb: 28K members
- Mar: 25K members
- Apr: 24K members
- May: 21K members
- Jun: 20K members
- Jul: 7K members
Themes
- Pain & Anger5 posts in the past month
- Am I the only one who thinks AI agents are getting a bit overhyped?
- The pricing for AI search is such a scam...
- I feel Claude started to push its own agenda. Do you?
#15Pain & AngerAm I the only one who thinks AI agents are getting a bit overhyped? · The pricing for AI search is such a scam... · I feel Claude started to push its own agenda. Do you? - Solution Requests5 posts in the past month
- Need help regarding AI agents building and troubleshooting
- Looking for AI companion apps? Need help
- Help handing data Agent conversation context
#25Solution RequestsNeed help regarding AI agents building and troubleshooting · Looking for AI companion apps? Need help · Help handing data Agent conversation context - Advice Requests4 posts in the past month
- Seriously considering building an AI voice agent for my business. Those who have done it — was it actually worth it?
- What are the best AI productivity tools?
- I built a control plane for AI support agents instead of another chatbot — looking for architecture feedback
#34Advice RequestsSeriously considering building an AI voice agent for my business. Those who have done it — was it actually worth it? · What are the best AI productivity tools? · I built a control plane for AI support agents instead of another chatbot — looking for architecture feedback - Self-Promotion2 posts in the past month
- I built an open-source team of AI agents that finds the jobs that actually fit you — not a mass-apply bot. Looking for feedback + contributors
- Built my first AI orchestrator, would love some eyes on it (and maybe some stars)
#42Self-PromotionI built an open-source team of AI agents that finds the jobs that actually fit you — not a mass-apply bot. Looking for feedback + contributors · Built my first AI orchestrator, would love some eyes on it (and maybe some stars) - Opportunities1 post in the past month
- Looking for Partnership
#51OpportunitiesLooking for Partnership
Topics
- Ai47 posts in the past month#147Ai
- Agent38 posts in the past month#238Agent
- Looking For31 posts in the past month#331Looking For
- Tired21 posts in the past month#421Tired
- Built21 posts in the past month#521Built
Flair
- Discussion172 posts in the past month
- I gave GPT 5.5 an empty GitHub repo and told it to figure its life out
- My client had 40K in unpaid invoices and refused to chase them. His reason broke my brain.
- Six months of hard work disappeared overnight
#1172DiscussionI gave GPT 5.5 an empty GitHub repo and told it to figure its life out · My client had 40K in unpaid invoices and refused to chase them. His reason broke my brain. · Six months of hard work disappeared overnight - Tutorial15 posts in the past month
- Don't hand your AI agent your personal email. Give it a mailbox of its own.
- Repeat after me: if it’s in the prompt it’s a suggestion not a rule
- Make your agents proactive with one line of code
#215TutorialDon't hand your AI agent your personal email. Give it a mailbox of its own. · Repeat after me: if it’s in the prompt it’s a suggestion not a rule · Make your agents proactive with one line of code - Resource Request11 posts in the past month
- I built an open-source team of AI agents that finds the jobs that actually fit you — not a mass-apply bot. Looking for feedback + contributors
- Has anyone used an ai receptionist that actually handles edge cases well, not just the easy calls?
- What are the best ways to handle internet navigation?
#311Resource RequestI built an open-source team of AI agents that finds the jobs that actually fit you — not a mass-apply bot. Looking for feedback + contributors · Has anyone used an ai receptionist that actually handles edge cases well, not just the easy calls? · What are the best ways to handle internet navigation? - Hackathons1 post in the past month
- I reimplemented Arbor (a research agent that grows a tree of hypotheses) on LangGraph — an agent that keeps its experiments instead of forgetting what failed
#41HackathonsI reimplemented Arbor (a research agent that grows a tree of hypotheses) on LangGraph — an agent that keeps its experiments instead of forgetting what failed
Product recommendations
- ai agent2 posts in the past month
- Recommend the best AI Agent builder for three use cases?
- AWS and GCP agents are too expensive for us. Please recommend some cheaper
#12ai agentRecommend the best AI Agent builder for three use cases? · AWS and GCP agents are too expensive for us. Please recommend some cheaper
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/AI_Agents for?
- Best for Artificial Intelligence and AI Agent Builders enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with live chat.
- Is r/AI_Agents free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/AI_Agents have?
- Roughly 400K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/AI_Agents on?
- r/AI_Agents runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/AI_Agents cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/AI_Agents is organized under Artificial Intelligence, AI Agent Builders.
- How do I join r/AI_Agents?
- You can join r/AI_Agents by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Artificial Intelligence communities like?
- Communities for AI enthusiasts, researchers, and developers discussing models, tools, and where the field is heading. Discord is the main hub with servers for specific AI tools and agent development, complemented by Slack groups for founders applying AI to business and Reddit for broader community discussion.
Monthly Stats
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- Views /mo (+56%)
- 21
- Visitors /mo (+62%)
- 5
- Referrals /mo (+25%)
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