Microsoft Agent Framework

Microsoft Agent Framework is a Python and .NET framework for building, orchestrating, and deploying AI agents and multi-agent workflows. Why it matters: Agent tooling is moving toward managed orchestration, governance, and deployment rather than one-off scripts. A Microsoft-backed framework may matter for teams that need enterprise integration or .NET/Python interoperability.

Try this: Use a small non-critical workflow to compare its orchestration model, tracing, deployment story, and setup overhead against lighter agent frameworks.