# agent-framework shipped an update > Source: > Published: 2026-07-21 12:34:13+00:00 # agent-framework A framework for building, orchestrating and deploying AI agents and multi-agent workflows with support for Python and.NET. ## About agent-framework Microsoft Agent Framework (MAF) is an open, multi-language framework for building production-grade AI agents and multi-agent workflows in .NET and Python. Microsoft Agent Framework is built for teams taking agents from prototype to production. It provides a consistent foundation for building, orchestrating, and operating agent systems across Python and .NET, while keeping architecture choices open as requirements evolve, and supports a broad ecosystem including Microsoft Foundry, Azure OpenAI, OpenAI, and the GitHub Copilot SDK, with samples and hosting patterns for both local development and cloud deployment. MAF is a strong fit if you: - are building agents and workflows you expect to run in production, - need orchestration beyond a single prompt or stateless chat loop, - want graph-based patterns such as sequential, concurrent, handoff, and group collaboration, - care about durability, restartability, observability, governance, or human-in-the-loop control, - need provider flexibility so your architecture can evolve without major rewrites. agent-framework is an open-source project written primarily in Python, with 12k stars on GitHub. It was last updated in July 2026. ``` pip install agent-framework ``` ## agent-framework vs. the alternatives [All 30 alternatives →](/alternatives/agent-framework)