Microsoft Agent Framework
https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework
Microsoft's framework for building, orchestrating and deploying AI agents and multi-agent workflows in Python and.NET; the successor to Semantic Kernel and AutoGen.
Active · Verified 2026-10-26 · fresh as of 2026-10-26 · 21 cited facts, 1 with a third-party source · 1 recorded change · Suggest a correction
At a glance
- Tier
- T3
- Created
- 2025-04-28 repo fix
- Latest release
- last commit 2026-10-24 repo fix
- Pricing
- searched not found fix
- Funding
- searched not found fix
- Freshness
- 2026-10-26 fix
- Layer
- agent-infra repo fix
- Licensing
- open-source repo fix
- SDK languages
- csharp, go, python repo fix
- Protocols
- a2a, ag-ui, mcp-client, opentelemetry vendor fix
- Developer activity
- OpenRank 52.39 (12-mo avg 71.7) · 229 participants — 2026-09 third-party fix
When to use
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Pros & cons
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Claims & capabilities
A framework for building, orchestrating and deploying AI agents and multi-agent workflows with support for Python and .NET.
Technical surface
- API surface
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- Backend storage
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- Deployment
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- Embedding model
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- Multi-tenancy
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- MCP
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- A2A
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- OpenTelemetry
- yes
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Sources (20 cited facts, 1 third-party)
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- What it is Framework repo
- What it does & what's distinct Microsoft's framework for building, orchestrating and deploying AI agents and multi-agen… repo
- Claims / benefits A framework for building, orchestrating and deploying AI agents and multi-agent workflow… repo
- Created 2025-04-28 repo
- Latest release last commit 2026-10-24 repo
- License MIT repo
- GitHub https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework (14314★) repo
- Mindshare 14314 GitHub stars repo
- OTel yes repo
- Project & sources https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework repo
- obs-opentelemetry yes repo
- eval-human-loop yes repo
- architecture-deployment-locus local repo
- licensing-bucket open-source repo
- positioning-platform-vs-product platform repo
- taxonomy-three-layer-rollup agent-infra repo
- developer-activity-opendigger {"activity":753.94,"as_of":"2026-09","openrank_12mo":71.7,"openrank_current":52.39,"part… third-party
- sdk-languages csharp,go,python repo
- protocol-support a2a,ag-ui,mcp-client,opentelemetry vendor
- maturity ga registry
What changed
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- 2026-10-26 Added to the catalog #259
Related systems
References (1)
- Semantic Kernel Memory succeeds — the successor to Semantic Kernel and AutoGen.
Referenced by (10)
- Braintrust integrates with — Braintrust docs have a Microsoft Agent Framework integration page. (verified 2026-10-29)
- Comet ML integrates with — Comet's Opik docs have a Microsoft Agent Framework integration page. (verified 2026-10-29)
- Galileo integrates with — Galileo's third-party integrations docs list Microsoft Agent Framework as a supported integration. (verified 2026-10-29)
- Laminar integrates with — Laminar integrations docs have a Microsoft Agent Framework observability page. (verified 2026-10-29)
- Langfuse integrates with — Langfuse's integrations directory has a Microsoft Agent Framework integration page. (verified 2026-10-29)
- LangSmith integrates with — LangSmith docs have a tracing integration page for Microsoft Agent Framework. (verified 2026-10-29)
- MongoDB Atlas Vector Search integrates with — MongoDB's Atlas AI Integrations page lists Microsoft Agent Framework as an integration (some entries are marked community-maintained). (verified 2026-10-29)
- Neo4j integrates with — Neo4j's GenAI ecosystem docs have a Microsoft Agent Framework integration page. (verified 2026-10-29)
- Pydantic Logfire integrates with — Pydantic Logfire integrations docs have a Microsoft Agent Framework (.NET) page. (verified 2026-10-29)
- Zep & Graphiti integrates with — Zep docs have a Microsoft Agent Framework integration page for adding Zep long-term memory. (verified 2026-10-29)