Microsoft Agent Framework
Open framework for building and hosting production-grade AI agents and multi-agent workflows in .NET and Python.
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pip install agent-framework
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Use cases: agent-orchestration
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Fact sheet
- Languages
- Python, C#, GoREADME
- Packages
- agent-framework (pypi), Microsoft.Agents.AI (nuget)README
- Multi-agent
- YesREADME
- Orchestration
- graph, sequential, handoffs, otherREADME
- Agent Skills support
- Built inREADME
- Streaming
- YesREADME
- Memory
- short-term, long-termlearn.microsoft.com
- Human in the loop
- YesREADME
- Observability
- OpenTelemetryREADME
- Deploys to
- microsoft-foundry-hosted, self-hostedREADME
- Model providers
- azure-openai, openaiREADME
- Maturity
- StableREADME
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- Stars
- 14,302
- Forks
- 2,507
- Open issues
- 627
- Weekly downloads
- 47,602
- Last commit
- Oct 24, 2026 (2 days ago)
- Last release
- Oct 23, 2026 (3 days ago)
- Last package publish
- Oct 22, 2026 (4 days ago)
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Details
- Packages
- pypi
agent-frameworknugetMicrosoft.Agents.AI - License
- MIT
- Repository
- github.com/microsoft/agent-framework
- Website
- aka.ms/agent-framework
- First seen
- Oct 24, 2026
- Last checked
- Oct 24, 2026
- Source
- DocsREADMEgithub-graphql
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Microsoft Agent Framework. Agent Mart. https://agentmart.dev/harnesses/microsoft-agent-framework (last updated 2026-10-24)