Semantic Kernel shipped an update

Microsoft has positioned Microsoft Agent Framework 1.0 as the enterprise-ready successor to Semantic Kernel, its model-agnostic SDK for building AI agents and multi-agent systems in C#, Python and Java. Microsoft directs new projects to Agent Framework, which offers stable APIs, long-term support and interoperability through A2A and MCP, and publishes a migration guide for existing Semantic Kernel applications; Semantic Kernel carries 29k GitHub stars and its latest recorded repository push was in October 2026.

Semantic Kernel Microsoft's model-agnostic SDK for AI agents in C , Python and Java, now succeeded by Microsoft Agent Framework. Sources and review Checked against public documentation on . Suitability guidance is our editorial judgment; this is not a performance benchmark or an endorsement. Maintaining existing Semantic Kernel applications in .NET, Python or Java. You're starting a new project; Microsoft directs new work to Microsoft Agent Framework. About Semantic Kernel Semantic Kernel is Microsoft's model-agnostic SDK for building AI agents and multi-agent systems in C , Python and Java. Microsoft now presents Microsoft Agent Framework 1.0 as its enterprise-ready successor, with stable APIs, long-term support and interoperability through A2A and MCP, and publishes a migration guide. Semantic Kernel is listed in this index written primarily in C , with 29k stars on GitHub. Its latest recorded repository push was in October 2026; that is not an ASE editorial review date. pip install semantic-kernel Make your product part of the discovery. Explore advertising