20 articles in category "Microsoft Agent Framework"
March 2, 2026 • Microsoft Agent Framework, Agents, Tools
Function tools turn ordinary Python functions into capabilities your agent can call. This article looks at how MAF converts type hints into schemas, what return types it accepts, how async tools work, and what happens when a tool raises an error.
March 1, 2026 • Microsoft Agent Framework, Agents
Across this series, we have used several Microsoft Agent Framework client classes to talk to different model surfaces. This article maps them out, explains when each one fits, and shows the same simple agent built three different ways.
February 28, 2026 • Microsoft Agent Framework, Workflows, Agents, Skills
Latest release of Microsoft Agent Framework offers support for Agent Skills. We will explore implementing a practical use case for Skills with MAF.
October 20, 2025 • Microsoft Agent Framework, Workflows, Agents
If you need a workflow that can adapt its routing decisions based on what agents discover during execution, look no further. Magentic is for you!
October 18, 2025 • Microsoft Agent Framework, Workflows, Agents
Building dynamic multi-agent discussions where AI agents collaborate, debate, and converge on solutions with GroupChatBuilder
October 16, 2025 • Microsoft Agent Framework, Workflows, Agents
Learn how to orchestrate AI agents in a concurrent workflow using Microsoft Agent Framework's HandoffBuilder
October 14, 2025 • Microsoft Agent Framework, Workflows, Agents
Learn how to orchestrate AI agents in a concurrent workflow using Microsoft Agent Framework's ConcurrentBuilder
October 12, 2025 • Microsoft Agent Framework, Workflows, Agents
Learn how to orchestrate AI agents in a step-by-step pipeline using Microsoft Agent Framework's SequentialBuilder
October 10, 2025 • Microsoft Agent Framework, Foundry, Agents
The Microsoft Agent Framework represents a significant improvement in developer experience over the raw Foundry SDK. While the native SDK gives you complete control, the Agent Framework provides less boilerplate, type-safe tools, consistent patterns, and resource safety.
October 4, 2025 • Microsoft Agent Framework, Agents
The world of AI agents is evolving rapidly, and Microsoft's Agent Framework provides a powerful, unified foundation for building intelligent agents that can reason, take actions, and interact with users naturally. In this blog post, I'll walk you through a series of practical examples that demonstrate how to create and use Azure AI agents using MAF and Python.
