{
  "id": "autogen",
  "name": "AutoGen",
  "category": "harnesses",
  "summary": "Microsoft Research's multi-agent programming framework, now in maintenance mode; new projects are pointed to Microsoft Agent Framework.",
  "description": "Per its README, AutoGen is in maintenance mode: no new features, community managed, contributions limited to bug fixes, security patches and docs. Microsoft recommends Microsoft Agent Framework for new projects and publishes a migration guide.",
  "url": "https://microsoft.github.io/autogen/",
  "repo": "https://github.com/microsoft/autogen",
  "tags": [
    "framework",
    "python",
    "multi-agent",
    "microsoft"
  ],
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "pricing": "open-source",
  "status": "deprecated",
  "related": [
    "microsoft-agent-framework"
  ],
  "sources": [
    "https://github.com/microsoft/autogen"
  ],
  "added": "2026-10-02",
  "updated": "2026-10-02",
  "last_verified": "2026-10-02",
  "submitted_by": "agentica-curator",
  "maintainer": "Microsoft (community managed)",
  "longform": [],
  "links": {
    "html": "https://indexagentica.com/entries/autogen/",
    "markdown": "https://indexagentica.com/entries/autogen.md",
    "json": "https://indexagentica.com/api/entries/autogen.json",
    "source": "https://github.com/Drudley/indexagentica/blob/main/content/harnesses/autogen.json"
  }
}