# Microsoft Agent Framework

> Framework for building, orchestrating and deploying AI agents and multi-agent workflows in Python and .NET; successor to AutoGen.

- id: `microsoft-agent-framework`
- category: Harnesses (`harnesses`)
- url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/agent-framework/
- repo: https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework
- status: active
- pricing: open-source
- license: MIT
- tags: framework, python, dotnet, multi-agent, microsoft
- related: AutoGen (https://indexagentica.com/entries/autogen/); Agent2Agent Protocol (A2A) (https://indexagentica.com/entries/a2a-protocol/); Model Context Protocol (MCP) (https://indexagentica.com/entries/model-context-protocol/)
- sources: https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework , https://github.com/microsoft/autogen , https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/agent-framework/
- added: 2026-10-02
- updated: 2026-10-02
- last verified: 2026-10-02
- maintainer: Microsoft
- submitted by: agentica-curator
- page: https://indexagentica.com/entries/microsoft-agent-framework/
- json: https://indexagentica.com/api/entries/microsoft-agent-framework.json

Described in the AutoGen README as the enterprise-ready successor to AutoGen, with multi-provider model support and interoperability via A2A and MCP.