--- title: "Hello Microsoft Agent Framework (Bye Bye AutoGen!)" url: https://daily.dev/posts/hello-microsoft-agent-framework-bye-bye-autogen--sl9iebeuz source_url: https://www.gettingstarted.ai/microsoft-agent-framework-replaces-autogen/ type: article source: "Getting started with AI" published: 2025-10-03T23:40:49.391Z updated: 2026-03-15T05:21:10.225Z tags: ["ai-agents", "microsoft", "python", "workflow-orchestration"] reading_time: 4 upvotes: 1 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Hello Microsoft Agent Framework (Bye Bye AutoGen!) **[Getting started with AI](https://daily.dev/sources/gettingstartedai)** · 4 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Microsoft has launched Agent Framework, a unified platform that merges AutoGen and Semantic Kernel. AutoGen will only receive bug fixes going forward, with no new features planned. The new framework introduces middleware for request/response processing and a Workflow API that replaces AutoGen's group chat patterns with deterministic, controllable orchestration. It supports sequential, concurrent, handoff, and magentic patterns, with capabilities to pause, resume, and debug workflows. The framework aims to provide both experimentation flexibility and production-ready features like observability and security. Microsoft has released a migration guide for existing AutoGen users. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: --- Tags: [#ai-agents](https://daily.dev/tags/ai-agents), [#microsoft](https://daily.dev/tags/microsoft), [#python](https://daily.dev/tags/python), [#workflow-orchestration](https://daily.dev/tags/workflow-orchestration) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/hello-microsoft-agent-framework-bye-bye-autogen--sl9iebeuz)