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2026 (5)

June (1)

commandline: Five ways we’re confusing AI capability and AI reality—and how to bridge the gap

Microsoft Command Line Blog

2026-06-02

Microsoft partnered with Lectures on Tap for Build on Tap, where CTO Kevin Scott discussed a perceived gap between AI capability and how AI is actually being used. The piece frames this as a disconnect between industry expectations and operational reality.

May (4)

commandline: Disposable agents, durable memory: The architecture behind Squad

Microsoft Command Line Blog

2026-05-27

The article describes Squad, a file-backed agent-team architecture built around human oversight. It emphasizes inspectable memory, explicit orchestration, and moving governance rules from prompts into code.

commandline: Inside the Microsoft Agent Framework: How we designed a layered SDK

Microsoft Command Line Blog

2026-05-27

Microsoft describes the Agent Framework as a layered SDK that supports different agent architectures. It highlights agent loops, workflows, and harnesses as the main building blocks for both simple assistants and more complex multi-agent systems.

commandline: Introducing Microsoft’s EngThrive framework: Understanding developer productivity in the agentic AI era

Microsoft Command Line Blog

2026-05-27

Microsoft introduced EngThrive, a framework for measuring developer productivity in the agentic AI era. It evaluates engineering work across Speed, Ease, Quality, and Thriving.

commandline: How Excel got agentic: An interview with Microsoft Director of Science Mukul Singh

Microsoft Command Line Blog

2026-05-27

Microsoft says it used two years of research to add agentic capabilities to Excel, based on an interview with Director of Science Mukul Singh. The piece positions this work as part of bringing research into product, with implications beyond Excel.