Agent Framework
A framework for building, orchestrating and deploying AI agents and multi-agent workflows with support for Python and .NET.
At a glance.
A compact read before the deeper capability notes and official setup links.
Core features.
Feature cards focus on what the tool helps users do, not generated setup commands.
Welcome to Microsoft Agent Framework!
Microsoft Agent Framework (MAF) is an open, multi-language framework for building production-grade AI agents and multi-agent workflows in .NET and Python.
Microsoft Agent Framework is built for teams taking agents from prototype to production.
Watch the full Agent Framework introduction (30 min)
are building agents and workflows you expect to run in production,
Multiple Agent Provider Support: Support for various LLM providers with more being added continuously
Python workflows .NET workflows
Foundry Hosted Agents (new): Deploy and host your agents to Foundry-hosted infrastructure with just 2 additional lines of code
Agent / Skill / MCP / Workflow fit.
This panel keeps technical format separate from the user-facing AI category.
Official setup path.
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Evidence and adoption notes.
These notes help a user decide whether to investigate the official project further.
Source repository last pushed at 2026-05-18T12:07:40Z.
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Review the upstream license, maintenance activity, and issue history before using it in production.