Semantic Kernel for Java
Java SDK for calling LLMs such as OpenAI, Azure OpenAI and Hugging Face, with plugins that chain functions and planners.
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Use cases: agent-orchestration, model-inference
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Fact sheet
- Languages
- JavaREADME
- Packages
- com.microsoft.semantic-kernel:semantickernel-api (maven)
- Orchestration
- planner-executor, sequentialREADME
- Model providers
- openai, azure-openai, huggingfaceREADME
- Maturity
- Betagithub.com
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- Last commit
- Oct 23, 2026 (4 days ago)
- Last release
- May 6, 2025 (1 year ago)
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- maven
com.microsoft.semantic-kernel:semantickernel-api - License
- MIT
- First seen
- Oct 24, 2026
- Last checked
- Oct 24, 2026
- Source
- DocsREADMEgithub-graphql
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Semantic Kernel for Java. Agent Mart. https://agentmart.dev/harnesses/semantic-kernel-for-java (last updated 2026-10-24)