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Microsoft Foundry Agent Framework SDK launches for C# and Python
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Microsoft just collapsed two competing internal frameworks, AutoGen and Semantic Kernel, into one SDK, the Agent Framework, shipping for C# and Python under Azure AI Foundry. That's less a product launch than a platform consolidation: one entry point for building and coordinating multi-agent systems, where there used to be two overlapping answers. Enterprise builders on the Microsoft stack should pay attention. Foundry is now clearly the bet Microsoft wants you to make.
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Microsoft has released the Agent Framework, a unified multi-agent orchestration SDK (software development kit) available in both C# and Python, under its Azure AI Foundry platform. The release consolidates patterns that were previously spread across two separate Microsoft frameworks into a single, consistent set of abstractions for developers building agentic systems. Those two frameworks were AutoGen (a multi-agent conversation framework) and Semantic Kernel (an AI orchestration library).
This is a meaningful consolidation move for agent builders on the Microsoft stack, as it reduces fragmentation and provides a single entry point for constructing, coordinating, and running multiple AI agents together. The unified SDK signals Microsoft's intent to position Azure AI Foundry as its primary platform for enterprise agent development.
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