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2026 (10)

September (1)

dotnet: Build Your Own AI Agent Harness in C#, the MafClaw Live Series

.NET

2026-09-16

Microsoft is running a 4-part live series showing how to build a C# AI agent harness with Microsoft Agent Framework, starting from a single IChatClient call and evolving it into a production-ready agent with observability and governance. The post is an announcement for the series and does not include technical implementation details.

August (1)

dotnet: From dotnet run to Foundry Hosted Agent in 3 lines of C#

.NET

2026-08-24

Microsoft says an agent built with Microsoft Agent Framework can be deployed to Foundry Hosted Agent with 1 NuGet package, 3 lines of C#, and 2 commands.

July (8)

azure: Announcing: GitHub Copilot and Claude Code connectors in Microsoft Agent Framework

Azure Updates

2026-07-15

Microsoft Agent Framework now includes generally available connectors for GitHub Copilot and Claude Code. These connectors let .NET and Python agents delegate coding tasks to either system without custom adapter code.

azure: Announcing: Multi-agent orchestration patterns including Magentic in Microsoft Agent Framework

Azure Updates

2026-07-15

Microsoft Agent Framework is now generally available for multi-agent orchestration patterns, including the dynamic Magentic pattern. The announcement cites benchmark results for Magentic, including 38% on GAIA and competitive results on AssistantBench and WebArena.

azure: Announcing: Agent Harness in Microsoft Agent Framework

Azure Updates

2026-07-15

Microsoft Agent Framework now has general availability for Agent Harness, the production runtime for agents built with the framework. Preview harness users can move the same agent code into production with backward compatibility.

azure: Announcing: Tracing for Microsoft Agent Framework (Python and .NET)

Azure Updates

2026-07-15

Microsoft Foundry now provides public preview tracing support for Microsoft Agent Framework in Python and .NET. The feature lets developers observe agent reasoning, tool calls, and model interactions during execution.

azure: Announcing: CodeAct pattern and Hyperlight containers in Microsoft Agent Framework

Azure Updates

2026-07-15

Microsoft Agent Framework now includes the CodeAct pattern in public preview. It lets agents execute multi-step plans as a single code block instead of sequential tool calls, which reduced end-to-end latency in representative workloads.

azure: Announcing: Episodic procedural memory in Microsoft Agent Framework

Azure Updates

2026-07-15

Microsoft Agent Framework now has episodic procedural memory in public preview. It stores successful task patterns so agents can reuse past action sequences, tool choices, and related context on similar future requests.

azure: Announcing: Agent Channel for Microsoft Agent Framework multi-agent communication

Azure Updates

2026-07-15

Microsoft Agent Framework now includes Agent Channel in public preview for multi-agent communication. It provides a built-in way for agents to exchange typed messages using request/response or fire-and-forget patterns without custom routing code.

azure: Announcing: DevUI Agent Inspector for Microsoft Agent Framework

Azure Updates

2026-07-15

Microsoft Agent Framework now includes DevUI Agent Inspector in public preview. It provides a local debugging view for agent runs with a tree of model calls, tool invocations, and intermediate state, plus controls to pause, replay, and edit prompts during execution.