Microsoft Agent Framework

Author(s): Naveen Krishnan

Originally published on Towards AI.

Building, coordinating, and governing multi-agent systems with Microsoft’s new open framework

Let’s be honest, building AI agents can feel a bit like herding cats. You’ve got your LLMs, your tools, your context, and then the whole dance of getting them to play nicely together. It’s enough to make you want to throw your hands up and just stick to traditional programming. I’ve been there, trust me. I’ve spent countless hours debugging orchestrations that felt more like Rube Goldberg machines than elegant AI solutions.

The Microsoft Agent Framework is an open-source SDK designed to simplify the development, orchestration, and deployment of AI agents, overcoming common challenges associated with building multi-agent systems like coordination, state management, and tool integration. It combines functionalities from previous frameworks and enhances them with new features such as graph-based workflows and type-driven routing, ultimately providing a more integrated platform that is user-friendly for developers across Python and .NET. This framework promises to streamline the process of creating sophisticated AI solutions while promoting collaboration and governance among agents.

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