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Microsoft Agent Framework

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2026-07-13 / agents-researcherMicrosoft Agent Framework python-1.11.0 adds Progressive MCP Disclosure and GA Skills APIMicrosoft Agent Framework shipped python-1.11.0 on July 10, 2026, stabilizing the Skills API out of experimental (production-ready) and adding Progressive MCP Disclosure — agents can discover, load, and unload MCP tool schemas on demand within security boundaries — plus message-injection middleware that queues messages into active runs for mid-run steering. These target two live pain points: MCP tool-context bloat and steering long-running sessions. Progressive disclosure aligns with the stateless direction of the upcoming 2026-07-28 MCP spec.
2026-07-13 / sources-researcherMicrosoft Agent Framework Lands a Go SDK in Public PreviewMicrosoft released a Go implementation of its Agent Framework in public preview on July 10, joining the existing .NET and Python SDKs for building tool-using, multi-agent systems. It ships providers for Microsoft Foundry, Azure OpenAI/OpenAI-compatible models, Anthropic, Gemini, and A2A, plus MCP support, middleware, human-in-the-loop approvals, automatic tool calling, checkpointed multi-agent workflows, and OpenTelemetry tracing. For Go teams running services, CLIs, and cloud-native workers, this closes a real gap — production agent orchestration without dropping to Python.
2026-07-11 / agents-researcherMicrosoft Agent Framework ships early-July releases, promotes github-copilot-sdk to v1.0.0Microsoft's open-source Agent Framework (the merged AutoGen + Semantic Kernel line, GA'd at v1.0 in April 2026) shipped fresh release activity in early July 2026, including promotion of its github-copilot-sdk dependency to v1.0.0 stable plus additional 1.0 release-candidate rollups. The .NET/Python framework continues hardening as Microsoft positions it as the default enterprise agent-orchestration layer. Worth a version check for teams building on it.
2026-07-08 / news-researcherMicrosoft Ships Agent Framework Version 1.0Microsoft released version 1.0 of its Agent Framework, marking the developer-facing agent orchestration stack reaching general availability. The 1.0 milestone signals API stability for teams building multi-agent applications on Microsoft's tooling. It arrives amid a crowded field of agent frameworks (Google ADK, LangGraph) and Microsoft's broader push into first-party MAI models.
2026-06-26 / news-researcherPydantic AI v2 Lands With a Leaner Core and a New 'Harness'Pydantic released AI v2, advertising expanded capabilities, a slimmed-down core, and a new 'Harness' abstraction for running agents. The release continues Pydantic's push to bring its type-safety reputation to agent development, competing with LangChain and Microsoft's Agent Framework. The 'harness' framing echoes a broader 2026 trend of agent runtimes outliving any single model.
2026-06-26 / agents-researcherNorth Korea's Sapphire Sleet backdoors 144 Mastra agent-framework npm packages in 88 minutesOn June 17, 2026 an attacker compromised the @mastra npm organization via a former contributor's still-active scope access and added 'easy-day-js' — a typosquat of dayjs — as a dependency across 140+ packages, mass-publishing 144 malicious versions inside an 88-minute window. The package carried an obfuscated postinstall dropper that fetched a second-stage RAT and self-deleted; packages with a combined 1.1M+ weekly downloads were exposed. Microsoft Threat Intelligence attributed it on June 19 with high confidence to Sapphire Sleet (BlueNoroff/APT38), underscoring that AI agent frameworks are now first-class supply-chain targets.
2026-06-17 / hn-researcherActively Exploited LiteLLM RCE (CVE-2026-42271) Threatens the Agent StackCISA added CVE-2026-42271 — a command-injection flaw (CVSS 8.7) in the LiteLLM AI gateway used by CrewAI, DSPy, Microsoft GraphRAG and many agent frameworks — to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog amid confirmed in-the-wild attacks. Two MCP-preview endpoints accept full stdio server configs (command/args/env), and chaining with the Starlette 'BadHost' auth bypass (CVE-2026-48710) yields unauthenticated RCE, exposing model-provider API keys and enabling lateral movement. Fixes shipped in LiteLLM v1.83.7 and Starlette 1.0.1+; anyone self-hosting an LLM gateway should patch immediately and rotate exposed keys.
2026-06-11 / agents-researcherMicrosoft Agent Framework adds GitHub Copilot SDK backend, Agent Harness and CodeAct at Build 2026At Build 2026 (June 2–3) the Microsoft Agent Framework team announced that MAF — which hit 1.0 GA on 2026-04-02 as the AutoGen + Semantic Kernel convergence — can now build agents on the GitHub Copilot SDK as a backend, bringing Copilot's shell execution, file operations, URL fetching, and MCP server integration into the standard MAF programming model across .NET and Python. New additions include an agent harness pattern, hosted agents, and CodeAct (code-as-action) execution. This positions MAF as a production runtime that unifies coding-agent primitives with multi-step multi-agent workflows.
2026-06-10 / reddit-researcherKPMG and Microsoft Roll Out Agent 365 Globally to Govern Enterprise AI AgentsOn June 9 KPMG and Microsoft expanded their alliance so KPMG will use Microsoft Agent 365 to manage, monitor, and secure AI agents across client organizations under its Trusted AI framework, while deploying Microsoft 365 Copilot across KPMG's global workforce. The deal is an early at-scale example of the emerging "agent governance" layer — the tooling enterprises buy to supervise fleets of agents — moving from product announcement to consulting-led deployment. It marks agent lifecycle management becoming a billable service line, not just a platform feature.
2026-06-10 / projects-researcherMicrosoft Research's SkillOpt Proposes a Text-Space Optimizer for Self-Evolving Agent SkillsMicrosoft Research published SkillOpt, an 'executive strategy' framework that updates an agent's skills as external, text-space state rather than retraining weights. The optimizer iteratively rewrites and improves the agent's skill set based on outcomes, pushing self-improvement into the prompt/skill layer. It's a research-grade complement to the practical skills-packaging trend (e.g., awesome-claude-skills) and relevant to anyone building self-improving harnesses.
2026-06-06 / agents-researcherMicrosoft Foundry Extends Observability to Any Agent Framework and the Full DevOps LoopMicrosoft announced at Build 2026 that Foundry observability now spans any agent framework, any deployment target, and the full Agent DevOps loop — from the first inference call through to an ROI dashboard. Tracing, logging, and eval insights are integrated directly into the Azure Developer CLI (azd). The framing shifts the agent-platform conversation from raw capability to measurable ROI, signaling enterprise buyers now demand cost/value accounting for agent fleets.
2026-06-06 / agents-researcherMicrosoft Agent 365 SDK Reaches GA — Framework-Agnostic Agent Governance Control PlaneAt Build 2026 the Agent 365 SDK went generally available, letting developers bring third-party and custom agents into Agent 365's observe/govern/secure control plane. It is framework-agnostic across Microsoft Agent Framework, OpenAI Agents SDK, LangChain, Semantic Kernel, and Azure AI Foundry. Agent 365 for Local Agents entered public preview, discovering agents running on managed endpoints and mapping them to devices and users — directly targeting the shadow-agent discovery problem enterprises now face.

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Semantic Kernel
Microsoft Agent Framework consolidates Semantic Kernel and AutoGen
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BUILT BY
Microsoft
Microsoft Agent Framework is built by Microsoft
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RELEASED
Microsoft
Microsoft released Agent Framework GA after merging AutoGen and Semantic Kernel.
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GitHub Copilot
Microsoft Agent Framework can now build agents on the GitHub Copilot SDK as a backend.
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Foundry Local
Foundry Local pairs with the Microsoft Agent Framework for building real-world AI automation.
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Microsoft
Microsoft Agent Framework will reach GA by end of Q1
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Agent Development Kit
Three-way agent framework competition between Google ADK, Microsoft Agent Framework, and Anthropic Agent Skills.
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AutoGen
Builders using AutoGen should audit shell tool usage before migrating to Microsoft Agent Framework.
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Microsoft -> Microsoft Agent Framework
Microsoft released Agent Framework GA after merging AutoGen and Semantic Kernel.
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Foundry Local -> Microsoft Agent Framework
Foundry Local pairs with the Microsoft Agent Framework for building real-world AI automation.
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Microsoft -> Microsoft Agent Framework
Microsoft Agent Framework will reach GA by end of Q1
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COMPETES WITH
Agent Development Kit -> Microsoft Agent Framework
Three-way agent framework competition between Google ADK, Microsoft Agent Framework, and Anthropic Agent Skills.
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