Content by Shawn Henry (7)

Shawn Henry shares a short overview of Microsoft Agent Framework (MAF) and points to a deeper design write-up on how the SDK is structured for building production-ready agents, including core concepts like agent loops, workflows, and harnesses.

Shawn Henry rounds up the BUILD 2026 announcements for Microsoft Agent Framework, covering the new Agent Harness for production-grade agent execution, Foundry Hosted Agents for deploying and operating agents at scale, and CodeAct (Hyperlight) to reduce tool-calling latency and token usage, with examples in .NET and Python.

Shawn Henry shares a curated list of Microsoft Build 2026 sessions focused on Microsoft Agent Framework and Microsoft Foundry, spanning multi-agent patterns, production-scale agent lifecycles, governance and risk controls, and observability/evals across open standards and tools.

Shawn Henry announces Microsoft Agent Framework 1.0 for .NET and Python, highlighting production-ready APIs, multi-agent orchestration, Azure Foundry/Azure OpenAI integrations, and new capabilities like workflows, memory providers, MCP/A2A support, and tooling such as DevUI.

Shawn Henry details the Release Candidate of the Microsoft Agent Framework, sharing technical insights for developers orchestrating AI agents in both .NET and Python environments, with extensive code samples and migration guidance.

Shawn Henry outlines the launch of Microsoft Agent Framework as the new foundation for building AI agents, describes its relationship to Semantic Kernel, and provides support and migration guidance for developers.

Shawn Henry unveils Microsoft Agent Framework as the next step in Microsoft's AI agent development journey, sharing its relationship to Semantic Kernel and guidance for developers navigating the transition.