strands-agents release 06/24/25

[pgrayy]

Hi, everyone! We completed a patch release for the SDK, tools and docs:

• Docs: https://strandsagents.com/0.1.x/
• https://pypi.org/project/strands-agents/0.1.9/#description
• https://pypi.org/project/strands-agents-tools/0.1.7/#description
• https://pypi.org/project/strands-agents-builder/0.1.4/#description

For details on the changes, please refer to the release notes:

• sdk-python
• tools
• agent-builder

[pgrayy]

sdk-python

• feat: add meter by @poshinchen in feat: add meter #219
• models - openai - images - b64 validate by @pgrayy in models - openai - images - b64 validate #251
• chore: Inline event loop helper functions by @zastrowm in chore: Inline event loop helper functions #222
• feat: add structured output support using Pydantic models by @theagenticguy in feat: add structured output support using Pydantic models #60
• fix: Emit warning that default region behavior will be changing by @zastrowm in fix: Emit warning that default region behavior will be changing #254
• models - openai - b64encode method by @pgrayy in models - openai - b64encode method #260
• chore/update metrics by @poshinchen in chore/update metrics #248
• iterative streaming by @pgrayy in iterative streaming #241
• Initial A2A server Integration by @jer96 in Initial A2A server Integration #218
• litellm - bug in v1.73.0 by @pgrayy in litellm - bug in v1.73.0 #270
• Update @tool to return an AgentTool that also acts as a function by @zastrowm in Update @tool to return an AgentTool that also acts as a function #258

tools

• fix: Current time tool test fails on Ubuntu Linux with TZ as US/Pacific by @josephgultekin in fix: Current time tool test fails on Ubuntu Linux with TZ as US/Pacific tools#95
• Update README.md by @onceupon in Update README.md tools#93
• fix: Document which tools are not supported on windows by @zastrowm in fix: Document which tools are not supported on windows tools#92

agent-builder

• feat: add STRANDS_ANTHROPIC_BETA environment variable by @awsarron in feat: add STRANDS_ANTHROPIC_BETA environment variable agent-builder#34
• Windows: Remove cron tool + document missing tools when on windows by @zastrowm in Windows: Remove cron tool + document missing tools when on windows agent-builder#33