Microsoft Agent Framework (incl. Agent Harness) · Microsoft
The AutoGen + Semantic Kernel convergence (1.0 GA April 2026) for .NET and Python, whose BUILD 2026 'Agent Harness' made production patterns first-class — shell/filesystem access, human-in-the-loop approvals, context compaction, todo tracking, plan/execute modes, AgentSkillsProvider skill discovery, and BackgroundAgentsProvider subagents — with hosted execution via Microsoft Foundry.
Identity
| Homepage | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/agent-framework/ |
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| Repository | https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework |
| License | open-source |
| Domain | enterprise-workflow |
| Form factor | sdk · cloud-service |
Model support
| Model-agnostic | ✓ yes |
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| Native models | — |
| Local models | ✓ yes |
| Pricing | byok |
Extensibility
| MCP client | ✓ yes |
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| Agent Skills support | ✓ yes |
| Plugins / hooks | ✓ yes |
Execution & safety
| Sandboxing | optional |
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| Autonomy spectrum | supervised → semi-autonomous → autonomous-local → background-cloud |
| Subagents | ✓ yes |
| Parallel sessions | ✓ yes |
| Context management | compaction · persistent-memory |
Integration & evidence
| Headless / API | ✓ yes |
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| GitHub integration | ? unknown |
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✓ profile last verified 2026-07-08 · benchmark figures are vendor-reported unless a source states otherwise