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On this video we are going to deep dive into Microsoft Agent Framework for AutoGen users. Eric will show a practical migration path. It starts by covering what stays the same and what changes at a glance. Then, it covers model client setup, single‑agent features, MCP Support, Agent-as-a-tool, finally multi‑agent orchestration with concrete code side‑by‑side and so on.
Microsoft Agent Framework, a new open-source project from Microsoft that converges Semantic Kernel and AutoGen into a single pro-code SDK for building multi-agent systems.
AutoGen is a framework for building AI agents and multi-agent systems using large language models (LLMs). It started as a research project at Microsoft Research and pioneered several concepts in multi-agent orchestration, such as GroupChat and event-driven agent runtime. The project has been a fruitful collaboration of the open-source community and many important features came from external contributors.
✅ Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
02:10 What’s Microsoft Agent Framework Recap
03:50 Model Clients
05:16 Single Agent
10:47 Single Agent (Tool Use)
11:14 Single Agent (Streaming)
13:01 MCP Support
13:30 Agent-as-a-Tool
18:17 Key Difference – Conversation State
23:05 Thread & Memory
24:41 Key Difference – Message Types
25:59 User Approval Content type
30:09 Key Difference – Middleware (NEW)
34:38 Multi-Agent Orchestration Patterns
36:18 Key Difference – Programming Model
43:48 Built-in Orchestrations – Sequential
47:42 Built-in Orchestrations – Concurrent
49:02 Built-in Orchestrations – Magentic and Handoff
51:55 Key Difference – GraphFlow vs Workflow
54:16 Key Difference – GraphFlow vs Workflow (Example Sequential + Conditional)
55:20 Key Difference – GraphFlow vs Workflow (Example Fan-out + Join)
59:15 MAF Workflow – Example Targeted Routing (no broadcast)
59:57 Summary of GraphFlow vs Workflow
01:02:04 MAF – Workflow Checkpoints discussion
01:05:45 MAF Dev UI vs Debug UI Tools (AutoGen Studio)
01:08:22 How to Contribute and Getting Started
✅ Resources:
Microsoft Agent Framework: Building Blocks for the Next Generation of AI Agents https://youtu.be/AAgdMhftj8w?si=y5q0r5nZXXNPaxqs
Microsoft Agent Framework Workflows Explained https://youtu.be/KQ09sMHeFQY?si=yipWWYmxIrebShDy
Get Started with Agent Framework: https://aka.ms/AgentFramework
AutoGen MIgration AutoGen to Microsoft Agent Framework Migration Guide | Microsoft Learn
Microsoft Agent Framework WorkFlows https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/agent-framework/user-guide/workflows/core-concepts/overview
Learn more about Agent Framework: https://aka.ms/AgentFramework/Docs
Announcement Blog: https://aka.ms/AgentFramework/PuPr
Watch Sessions on-demand: https://aka.ms/AgentFramework/AIShow
Victor Dibia Blog Posts Series https://www.linkedin.com/posts/dibiavictor_multiagentsystems-multiagentbook-activity-7384289105616146433-LuFQ?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAGUAuIBcAPq6XKXTQDQsQcUj49UEXhye40
✅ Let’s connect:
Jorge Arteiro | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jorgearteiro
Elijah Straight | https://www.linkedin.com/in/elijahstraight
Eric Zhu | https://www.linkedin.com/in/ekzhu
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