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Public story · 2026-03-16 · source-backed
API surface locked, all v1.0 features complete. Migration guides for AutoGen and Semantic Kernel projects published. Final window before v1.0 becomes the canonical Microsoft agent standard. Microsoft Foundry
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The consolidation of Semantic Kernel and AutoGen into a single framework reached RC2 for Python, with GA targeted soon. Stable API surface with renamed core types (ChatAgent→Agent, ChatMessage→Message), long-running agent support, background responses, and streaming code inter...
Microsoft shipped the most significant framework consolidation of 2026: Agent Framework RC for both .NET and Python, merging AutoGen's agent abstractions with Semantic Kernel's enterprise features into a single programming model. Graph-based orchestration (sequential, concurre...
Agent Framework's Build 2026 release promotes the Agent Harness (shell and filesystem access, human-in-the-loop approval, context management across long sessions) to stable, alongside skills, memory, and middleware. Both the GitHub Copilot SDK and Claude Agent SDK integrations...
Unsanitized shell command execution in Microsoft's Agent Framework — days from GA — allows prompt injection to escalate to arbitrary OS command execution. The flaw passes user-controlled or model-generated inputs directly through the shell without sanitization. If you're migra...
A critical code injection vulnerability was disclosed in Microsoft's Semantic Kernel Python SDK — the flagship SDK underpinning their agent framework strategy. The InMemoryVectorStore filter allows authenticated attackers with low privileges to execute arbitrary code with no u...
- Source: VentureBeat - Category: framework - Date: 2026-02-12 Merges AutoGen (multi-agent orchestration) with Semantic Kernel (enterprise foundations). 1.0 GA by end of Q1. AutoGen and Semantic Kernel move to maintenance mode. Graph-based multi-step, multi-agent workflows wit...
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