Agent frameworks
AutoGen
Microsoft’s multi-agent application framework, now in maintenance mode. Code is MIT licensed; documentation uses CC BY 4.0.
Overview
Research summary
AutoGen provides libraries and examples for building applications in which multiple agents communicate, delegate work, and use tools. Its components support orchestration around language models rather than being a single end-user coding assistant. The repository remains useful for existing applications and for studying multi-agent interaction patterns, but its README now explicitly places the project in maintenance mode.
Contributions are limited to bug fixes, security patches, and documentation improvements, and the maintainers direct new feature development toward Microsoft Agent Framework. Maintenance mode should not be confused with a claim that all support has ceased or that the repository is archived. Licensing also requires a distinction that GitHub’s top-level detector can obscure: code is MIT licensed, whereas documentation and other non-code content use Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.
Repository summary
- Stars
- 61,004
- Open issues
- Unavailable
- Last push
- 2026-04-15
- Commits, 90 days
- Unavailable
- Repository activity
- Not scored
- Version
- Unavailable
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Classification
Pricing & services
Paid services unknown
Whether the provider offers paid products or services has not been established.
Licence scope
The repository is in maintenance mode; its README recommends Microsoft Agent Framework for new feature development.
Implementation
Recorded implementation details and interfaces for AutoGen.
Implementation details
Multi-agent libraries and tooling, primarily Python
- Languages
- Python
- Repository type
- source
Recorded interfaces and capabilities
Licence scope
The repository is in maintenance mode; its README recommends Microsoft Agent Framework for new feature development.
Repository
Repository snapshots, release information and recorded maintenance signals.
Repository snapshot
- Stars
- 61,004
- Open issues
- Unavailable
- Last push
- 2026-04-15
- Commits, 90 days
- Unavailable
- Repository activity
- Not scored
- Archived
- Not recorded
Repository activity is a snapshot, not a quality or popularity ranking. It combines recent-push freshness (50%), 90-day commits (30%) and issue pressure (20%).
Maintenance and provenance
- Catalogue snapshot
- 2026-10-06
- Stars source
- Recorded fallback
- Last push source
- Recorded fallback
Documentation
Recorded references and research provenance for this entry.
Recorded sources 9
- https://github.com/microsoft/autogen Project page · Linked repository · Research reference
- https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/blob/main/README.md Research reference
- https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/blob/main/LICENSE Research reference
- https://github.com/stars/angelcervera/lists/ai Research reference
- https://api.github.com/repos/microsoft/autogen Research reference
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/microsoft/autogen/HEAD/README.md Research reference
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlzteydCK_Q Research reference
- https://www.youtube.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DJlzteydCK_Q&format=json Research reference
- https://www.youtube.com/@MicrosoftDeveloper Research reference
Research metadata
- Research date
- 2026-09-16
- Catalogue snapshot
- 2026-10-06
Community & social 3 channels
Video
- YouTubeMicrosoft Developer (shared channel)OfficialLearningDemosEventsAnnouncements
Link details for YouTube — Microsoft Developer (shared channel)
- Access
- Public
- Last checked
Communities
- GitHub Discussionsgithub.com/microsoft/autogen/discussionsOfficialDiscussion
Link details for GitHub Discussions
- Access
- Public
- Last checked
Social & updates
- XMicrosoft (shared channel)Official
Link details for X — Microsoft (shared channel)
- Last checked
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