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Visualizing and checkpointing workflows in Microsoft Agent Framework

March 18, 2026 • Microsoft Agent Framework, Workflows

A workflow is a graph that runs in discrete supersteps. That structure makes two things easy that are usually hard: drawing the graph, and pausing the run cleanly so you can resume it later. This article looks at WorkflowViz for visualization and the CheckpointStorage system for persistence.

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Human-in-the-loop with function approvals in Microsoft Agent Framework

March 20, 2026 • Microsoft Agent Framework, Agents, Production

Some tool calls are too consequential to let an agent run unsupervised. Function approvals pause the agent run when a destructive or sensitive tool is about to fire, surface the call to a human, and resume only after explicit approval. This article looks at how to mark a tool as approval-required, how the run pauses, and how to wire approve and reject back into the agent.