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Agent Skills for .NET Is Stable, and That Changes Enterprise Agent Architecture
With Agent Skills for .NET now stable, teams can package domain expertise as governed, reusable units instead of overloading monolithic prompts.
Agent Framework Orchestrations 1.0: Choose Coordination Patterns, Not Plumbing
With orchestration patterns now stable across Python and .NET, teams can standardize multi-agent coordination semantics instead of hand-rolling workflow control logic.
Agent Harnesses Matter Because Prompts Are Not Enough
The new Microsoft Agent Framework claw and harness walkthrough is a useful reminder that real agents need a runtime shell around the model: tools, planning, memory, sessions, and a practical execution loop.
Aspire + Agent Framework Is Starting to Look Like the Real Multi-Agent Stack
The new AlpineAI sample shows what happens when Aspire and Microsoft Agent Framework are used for a real distributed multi-agent system. The important part is not the ski demo. It is the architecture pattern behind it.
FIDES Is the Kind of Deterministic Agent Security Story I Want to See More Of
The new FIDES capabilities in Agent Framework matter because they move prompt injection defense away from heuristics and toward enforceable policy based on labeled content and middleware checks.
Why the Layered Design of Microsoft Agent Framework Actually Matters
The new layered SDK explanation for Microsoft Agent Framework is more than architecture talk. It shows how Microsoft wants developers to move from simple loops to production-grade orchestration without throwing everything away.
Agent Skills for Python Show Why Composition Matters More Than Authoring Style
The latest Agent Skills for Python post is nominally about file, class, and inline skills, but the more important idea is composability across sources without rewriting the provider model.
Agent Harness, Hosted Agents, and CodeAct: This Is the Agent Framework Update I Would Focus On
The Build 2026 Agent Framework announcement is packed, but the most important threads are the harness model, Foundry hosted agents, and CodeAct for reducing orchestration overhead.
The Agent Framework Sessions From Build 2026 Worth Following
The latest Microsoft Agent Framework Build guide is useful as a map of where the platform conversation is going: hosted agents, observability, governance, multi-agent design, and open interoperability.
Microsoft Foundry April 2026: Foundry Local GA, GPT-5.5, CodeAct with Hyperlight
April's Foundry recap is heavy: Foundry Local hits GA, GPT-5.5 arrives, Agent Framework gets OpenTelemetry tracing, CodeAct runs Python in Hyperlight micro-VMs, and the Agent Monitoring Dashboard lands.
The Handoff Pattern: When One Agent Isn't Enough
Microsoft Agent Framework's Handoff orchestration pattern lets agents decide who handles the next turn — without losing conversation context or breaking topology rules.
Durable Workflows in Microsoft Agent Framework: From In-Memory to Azure Functions
MAF's workflow programming model now supports durable execution backed by Durable Task — here's how to build composable agent workflows that survive process restarts and scale across Azure Functions.
Your Local MAF Agent Just Got a Production Home
Foundry Hosted Agents gives your Microsoft Agent Framework agent identity, scaling, session persistence, and zero-extra-wiring observability. Here's what that looks like in practice.
Building Agents Is the Easy Part — Running Them Safely Is the Hard Part
Microsoft Agent Framework and Agent Governance Toolkit pair up to enforce runtime policy, govern tool calls, and provide Merkle-chained audit logs — without touching your agent prompts.
A2A v1 Is Here: Cross-Platform Agent Communication in Microsoft Agent Framework for .NET
The A2A Protocol v1.0 has shipped and the Microsoft Agent Framework .NET packages are updated to match — stable interoperability for connecting and exposing AI agents across providers.
CodeAct in Agent Framework: How to Cut Your Agent's Latency in Half
CodeAct collapses multi-step tool chains into a single sandboxed code block — cutting latency by 52% and token usage by 64%. Here's what it means for your agents and when to reach for it.
GPT-5.5 Is Here and It's Coming to Azure Foundry — What .NET Developers Need to Know
GPT-5.5 is generally available in Microsoft Foundry. Here's the progression from GPT-5 to 5.5, what's actually improved, and how to start using it in your agents today.
Where Does Your Agent Remember Things? A Practical Guide to Chat History Storage
Service-managed or client-managed? Linear or forking? The architectural decision that shapes what your AI agent can actually do — with code examples in C# and Python.
Agent Skills in .NET Just Got Seriously Flexible
The Microsoft Agent Framework now supports three ways to author skills — files, classes, and inline code — all composed through a single provider. Here's why that matters and how to use each one.
Building Real-Time Multi-Agent UIs That Don't Feel Like a Black Box
AG-UI and Microsoft Agent Framework team up to give multi-agent workflows a proper frontend — with real-time streaming, human approvals, and full visibility into what your agents are doing.
Microsoft Agent Framework Hits 1.0 — Here's What Actually Matters for .NET Developers
Microsoft Agent Framework 1.0 is production-ready with stable APIs, multi-agent orchestration, and connectors for every major AI provider. Here's what you need to know as a .NET developer.
Background Responses in Microsoft Agent Framework: No More Timeout Anxiety
Microsoft Agent Framework now lets you offload long-running AI tasks with continuation tokens. Here's how background responses work and why they matter for your .NET agents.
Getting Started with Microsoft Agent Framework
Build your first multi-agent workflow with the Microsoft Agent Framework — orchestrate specialized agents, connect tools, and keep the control flow understandable in .NET.