Microsoft Ships a Stable Agent Framework Harness for Production AI Workflows
Microsoft says its Agent Framework Harness is now released as a stable, batteries-included runtime for building agents in Python and .NET. The harness wraps a model with the loop, planning, history persistence, context management, approvals, telemetry, and optional web search, so teams can turn a chat model into an agent that can carry out multi-step work. Microsoft positions it for long-running business tasks such as research, data analysis, and task automation, while still letting developers customize or remove components as needed. For organizations building internal AI workflows, the release points to a more standardized way to add orchestration, memory, and human approval controls without assembling every layer from scratch.
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Originally published 10/17/2026, 7:47:38 AM