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Microsoft Agent Framework

Open SDK for production AI agents in .NET and Python.

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Model-agnostic
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Jun 14, 2026

Microsoft's multi-language framework for building, orchestrating, and operating AI agents and multi-agent workflows. It offers a consistent API across C#/.NET and Python with first-class support for both, plus built-in durability, restartability, observability, and human-in-the-loop control. Provider-flexible, so the underlying models can change without rewrites.

Pros & cons

  • First-class .NET and Python parity
  • MIT-licensed and open source
  • Durability and observability built in
  • Migration paths from SK and AutoGen
  • Younger than the frameworks it replaces
  • Tilts toward the Azure ecosystem
  • Smaller community than LangChain

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    Type-safe Python agent framework, the Pydantic way.

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    High-performance Python framework for multi-agent systems.

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    Worth knowing

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