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May (2)

dotnet: Durable Workflows in the Microsoft Agent Framework

.NET

2026-05-06

Microsoft Agent Framework now supports durable AI agent workflows using the Durable Task runtime. The post shows a progression from in-process console apps to parallel agent execution and Azure Functions hosting for serverless runs.

dotnet: Microsoft Agent Framework – Building Blocks for AI Part 3

.NET

2026-05-04

Part 3 of the Microsoft Agent Framework series shows how to build .NET AI agents using tools, multi-turn conversations, memory, and graph-based workflows. It ties together the earlier parts into the framework’s main building blocks for agent development.

April (5)

dotnet: Building an AI-Powered Conference App with .NET’s Composable AI Stack

.NET

2026-04-30

The post describes building ConferencePulse, an AI-powered conference assistant, using .NET’s composable AI stack. It highlights Microsoft.Extensions.AI, DataIngestion, VectorData, Model Context Protocol, and Microsoft Agent Framework as the main components.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Microsoft Agent Framework 1.0

Azure Updates

2026-04-29

Microsoft Agent Framework is now generally available at version 1.0 for .NET and Python. The release includes stable APIs, long-term support, multi-agent orchestration, multi-provider model support, and cross-runtime interoperability via A2A.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Memory in Foundry Agent Service

Azure Updates

2026-04-29

Foundry Agent Service now has a preview memory feature for managed long-term memory. It also integrates natively with Microsoft Agent Framework and LangGraph, without requiring external databases to provision, scale, or secure.

azure: Retirement: Prompt Flow in Azure ML and Foundry

Azure Updates

2026-04-27

Prompt Flow in Microsoft Foundry and Azure Machine Learning will be retired on April 20, 2027 and replaced by Microsoft Agent Framework. The notice says the replacement is a single orchestration platform with new capabilities, but the provided excerpt does not include migration details.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Foundry Toolkit for Visual Studio Code (formerly AI Toolkit for VS Code)

Azure Updates

2026-04-24

Foundry Toolkit for VS Code is now generally available. It adds VS Code support for Microsoft Agent Framework, with agent creation from templates or GitHub Copilot, local test/debug with visualization and traces, and direct deployment to Foundry.