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AutoGen
AutoGen took conversational multi-agent orchestration out of Microsoft Research and into mainstream practice, and Microsoft names it the direct predecessor of Microsoft Agent Framework; recording it as superseded keeps that lineage legible instead of leaving a heavily adopted framework looking like a current recommendation.
- Source model
- Mixed open licenses
- Licenses
- MIT License · Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
- Deployment
- Embedded library
- Status
- Superseded
- Superseded by
- Microsoft Agent Framework
- Product boundary
- The README (fetched 2026-08-29) carries a maintenance-mode caution: AutoGen "is now in maintenance mode. It will not receive new features or enhancements and is community managed going forward." It directs new users to Microsoft Agent Framework as the "enterprise-ready successor to AutoGen," links an AutoGen to Microsoft Agent Framework migration guide, and limits contributions to bug fixes, security patches, and documentation. The repository's last push was 2026-04-15.
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