Microsoft Ships Agent Framework 1.0: A Production-Ready Foundation For Multi-Agent AI
Techstrong.ai, Wednesday, April 8th, 2026
Microsoft just hit a significant milestone. On April 3, the company announced version 1.0 of its Microsoft Agent Framework - a production-ready, open-source SDK for building, orchestrating, and deploying AI agents. It's available for both .NET and Python, with stable APIs and a long-term support commitment.
This isn't a preview or a proof of concept. It's the real thing.
One Framework to Replace Two
If you've been following Microsoft's AI development tooling, you know the company has been running two separate frameworks: Semantic Kernel and AutoGen. Each had its strengths - Semantic Kernel for enterprise-ready stability, AutoGen for more experimental orchestration patterns. Agent Framework 1.0 is the unified successor to both.