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Microsoft Agent Framework
Microsoft
Build and orchestrate agents and multi-agent workflows in Python and .NET.
Overview
Microsoft Agent Framework provides graph-based workflows with checkpointing, streaming, human-in-the-loop and time-travel, plus built-in OpenTelemetry tracing. Migration guides cover Semantic Kernel and AutoGen.
Production criteria
| Approval gatesCan a person or policy hold an action until it is approved? | Built in Human-in-the-loop requests in graph workflows. |
|---|---|
| Restart recoveryDoes work resume after a crash or redeploy without repeating finished steps? | Built in Workflow checkpointing; you choose checkpoint storage. |
| Evidence trailCan you inspect what ran, with what inputs, and who approved it? | Documented pattern Built-in OpenTelemetry tracing. |
| Kill switchCan an operator withdraw permission or stop further actions? | Not claimed Not documented by the vendor or not yet reviewed. |
| Policy controlsDo declared rules decide which tools and actions are allowed? | Not claimed Not documented by the vendor or not yet reviewed. |
| Sandbox isolationDoes code or tool execution run inside an isolated boundary? | Not claimed Not documented by the vendor or not yet reviewed. |
Marks reflect the documentation linked below as of 2026-10-29. How we mark criteria.
Limits and scope
- Some packages (AF Labs) are marked experimental.
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- LangGraph — Low-level orchestration for stateful agents, with durable execution and human-in-the-loop.
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