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Public story · 2026-02-21 · source-backed

Agent Patterns

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8. Microsoft Agent Framework RC Multi-Agent Workflows | Intermediate The canonical enterprise agent framework has reached stable API.

Install: pip install agent-framework --pre and pip install agent-framework-orchestrations --pre
Create agents: AzureOpenAIResponsesClient(credential=AzureCliCredential()).as_agent(name="Bot", instructions="...")
Sequential workflow for content pipelines: SequentialBuilder(participants=[writer, reviewer]).build()
Handoff for support tiers, Concurrent for parallel tasks — start with simplest pattern that works
MCP servers consumed directly by agents; A2A and AG-UI interop built in Source: Microsoft Foundry Blog

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Microsoft Foundry Blog

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A2A Agent Patterns Agent Workflows AzureCliCredential AzureOpenAIResponsesClient Concurrent Create Handoff Install MCP Microsoft Agent Framework RC Multi Microsoft Foundry Blog Sequential SequentialBuilder

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Canonical issue: Ramsay Research Agent — 2026-02-21
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Story unit: 2026-02-21-agent-patterns
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