# Microsoft Agent Framework

## Resources
- [Microsoft Agent Framework documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/agent-framework/overview/?pivots=programming-language-csharp)

## Articles

- [Microsoft Agent Framework](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/agent-framework/overview/agent-framework-overview)
- [Introducing Microsoft Agent Framework (Preview): Making AI Agents Simple for Every Developer](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/introducing-microsoft-agent-framework-preview/)
- [Introducing Microsoft Agent Framework: The Open-Source Engine for Agentic AI Apps](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/foundry/introducing-microsoft-agent-framework-the-open-source-engine-for-agentic-ai-apps/)
- [Supercharging .NET Apps with DevUI and the New Microsoft Agent Framework](https://elbruno.com/2025/11/13/%f0%9f%9a%80-supercharging-net-apps-with-devui-and-the-new-microsoft-agent-framework/)
- [Building RAG with .NET AI Building Blocks - Microsoft.Extensions.AI](https://nikiforovall.blog/dotnet/ai/2026/02/28/building-rag-with-dotnet-ai-building-blocks.html)
- [Microsoft Agent Framework — Foundations](https://nikiforovall.blog/dotnet/ai/2026/03/02/microsoft-agent-framework-foundations.html)
- [Microsoft Agent Framework — Azure AI Foundry](https://nikiforovall.blog/dotnet/ai/2026/03/24/microsoft-agent-framework-azure-ai-foundry.html)
- [Microsoft Agent Framework — Workflows, MCP, A2A & AG-UI](https://nikiforovall.blog/dotnet/ai/2026/03/07/microsoft-agent-framework-workflows-mcp-a2a-agui.html)
- [AG-UI Protocol now has a first-class .NET SDK](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/ag-ui-dotnet-sdk/)

## Videos
- [Agent Framework: Building Blocks for the Next Generation of AI Agents](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAgdMhftj8w)
- [.NET AI Community Standup - Getting Started with the Microsoft Agent Framework](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDxi3NG3nfU)
- [Microsoft Agent Framework WorkFlows Explained](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQ09sMHeFQY)
- [Deep Dive into Microsoft Agent Framework for AutoGen Users](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlzteydCK_Q)

## Libraries
- [microsoft/agent-framework](https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework) - A framework for building, orchestrating and deploying AI agents and multi-agent workflows with support for Python and .NET.

## Samples
- [microsoft/agent-framework/dotnet/samples](https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/tree/main/dotnet/samples) ⭐
- [microsoft/Agent-Framework-Samples](https://github.com/microsoft/Agent-Framework-Samples) - Agent Framework Samples - showcasing ways in which agent framework can be utilized.
- [NikiforovAll/maf-getting-started](https://github.com/NikiforovAll/maf-getting-started)
- [luisquintanilla/hello-world-agents](https://github.com/luisquintanilla/hello-world-agents) - Sample .NET app using Microsoft Agent Framework to showcase collaborative AI agents (e.g. writer + editor) with web & console interfaces.
- [elbruno/elbruno.agentsorchestration](https://github.com/elbruno/elbruno.agentsorchestration) - A lightweight .NET library for orchestrating multiple AI agents through a 6-step pipeline (Plan → Parse → Execute → Verify → Review → Report).
- [luisquintanilla/dotnet-ai-e2e](https://github.com/luisquintanilla/dotnet-ai-e2e) - End-to-end .NET AI demo: MEAI, MAF, MCP, Aspire, Vector Data, Python polyglot agents, and AI Evaluation
- [NikiforovAll/maf-getting-started](https://github.com/NikiforovAll/maf-getting-started) - Microsoft Agent Framework (MAF) getting started — presentation series with runnable .NET samples
- [tommasodotNET/agent-framework-aspire](https://github.com/tommasodotNET/agent-framework-aspire) - This repository contains a sample implementation of the Microsoft Agent Framework using Aspire, demonstrating how to build Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) applications with both .NET and Python agents.