Agent Framework
Agent Framework is a code library that helps developers build, connect, and deploy AI agents and multi-agent workflows in Python and .NET.
What it is good for
- Building AI agents that run reliably in production
- Coordinating several AI agents to work on one task
- Adding human approval steps to automated AI workflows
- Deploying AI agents to cloud hosting
At a glance
- Who it is for
- Setup
- Requires programming
Level 5 of 5. You need to write code to use it.
- Cost
- Free and open source
- Type
- Framework or SDK
- Tasks
- Works with
- Microsoft Foundry, Azure OpenAI, OpenAI, GitHub Copilot SDK
Momentum
- Rank this week
- Not ranked yet
- Best rank
- None yet
- GitHub stars
- 14,492
GitHub numbers as of Nov 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
Official links
Setup steps are on the official pages. We do not repeat them here, since they change.
Questions
- Is Agent Framework free?
- Yes. It is free and open source (MIT license).
- Do I need to know how to code to use Agent Framework?
- Yes. You need to write code to use it.
- What does Agent Framework work with?
- According to its own documentation, it works with Microsoft Foundry, Azure OpenAI, OpenAI, and GitHub Copilot SDK.
- What is Agent Framework good for?
- Building AI agents that run reliably in production, coordinating several AI agents to work on one task, adding human approval steps to automated AI workflows, and deploying AI agents to cloud hosting.
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