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Mason Daugherty abd9d4ce31 ci(infra): harden Dependabot version-bound preservation (#37510)
Dependabot has been stripping upper/lower bounds from internal
`langchain-*` deps in partner `pyproject.toml` files (e.g. #37288
reduced `langchain-core>=1.3.2,<2.0.0` to bare `langchain-core`). Locks
down the config so bumps preserve existing specifiers, and restores the
bounds it already mangled across the monorepo.

## Changes
- Add `versioning-strategy: increase` to every `uv` ecosystem block in
`.github/dependabot.yml` so future bumps move the lower bound in place
instead of rewriting the constraint.
- Ignore workspace-internal packages (`langchain-core`, `langchain`,
`langchain-classic`, `langchain-text-splitters`, `langchain-tests`,
`langchain-model-profiles`) on every `uv` block — these are editable
installs from local paths and their published constraints are
hand-curated for release, not Dependabot's to bump.
- Restore stripped bounds across all `libs/` packages — runtime
`dependencies` and every dep group (`test`, `dev`, `test_integration`,
`typing`, `lint`) — to `>=1.4.0,<2.0.0` for `langchain-core` and
`>=1.0.0,<2.0.0` for the other internal packages.
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🦜🍎 LangChain Core

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Quick Install

pip install langchain-core

🤔 What is this?

LangChain Core contains the base abstractions that power the LangChain ecosystem.

These abstractions are designed to be as modular and simple as possible.

The benefit of having these abstractions is that any provider can implement the required interface and then easily be used in the rest of the LangChain ecosystem.

⛰️ Why build on top of LangChain Core?

The LangChain ecosystem is built on top of langchain-core. Some of the benefits:

  • Modularity: We've designed Core around abstractions that are independent of each other, and not tied to any specific model provider.
  • Stability: We are committed to a stable versioning scheme, and will communicate any breaking changes with advance notice and version bumps.
  • Battle-tested: Core components have the largest install base in the LLM ecosystem, and are used in production by many companies.

📖 Documentation

For full documentation, see the API reference. For conceptual guides, tutorials, and examples on using LangChain, see the LangChain Docs. You can also chat with the docs using Chat LangChain.

📕 Releases & Versioning

See our Releases and Versioning policies.

💁 Contributing

As an open-source project in a rapidly developing field, we are extremely open to contributions, whether it be in the form of a new feature, improved infrastructure, or better documentation.

For detailed information on how to contribute, see the Contributing Guide.