# About Microsoft Agent Framework

Microsoft Agent Framework is a comprehensive .NET library for building, orchestrating, and deploying AI agents and multi-agent workflows. The framework provides everything from simple chat agents to complex multi-agent systems with graph-based orchestration capabilities.

## Key Features

- **Multi-Agent Orchestration**: Coordinate multiple agents using sequential, concurrent, group chat, and handoff patterns
- **Graph-based Workflows**: Connect agents and functions with streaming, checkpointing, and human-in-the-loop capabilities, with both imperative or declarative workflow support
- **Multiple Provider Support**: Seamlessly integrate with various LLM providers with more being added continuously
- **Extensible Middleware**: Flexible request/response processing with custom pipelines and exception handling
- **Built-in Observability**: OpenTelemetry integration for distributed tracing, monitoring, and debugging
- **Cross-Platform**: Compatible with .NET 8.0, .NET Standard 2.0, and .NET Framework for broad deployment options

Whether you're building simple AI assistants or complex multi-agent systems, Microsoft Agent Framework provides the tools and abstractions needed to create robust, scalable AI applications in .NET.

# Getting Started ⚡

- Learn more at the [documentation site](https://learn.microsoft.com/agent-framework/overview/agent-framework-overview).
- Join the [Discord community](https://discord.gg/b5zjErwbQM).
- Follow the team on [Semantic Kernel blog](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/semantic-kernel/).
- Check out the [GitHub repository](https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework) for the latest updates.
