AutoGen
A Microsoft Python and .NET framework for getting several AI agents to work together, on their own or with a human in the loop. Its README declares it archived: no more maintenance, no more fixes, and Microsoft advises against using it in production. The named successor is Microsoft Agent Framework, with a migration guide from AutoGen.
Strengths
- The code stays readable, under the MIT licence (LICENSE-CODE file; the docs are under CC-BY-4.0, the licence GitHub displays): useful to see how agents with roles hand the conversation to each other
- An official migration guide leads to Microsoft Agent Framework
Limitations
- Project declared archived by Microsoft: no new features, no fixes, no support
- Microsoft explicitly advises against production use
- The repository is not locked on GitHub: only its README says it is archived, which misleads a first glance
Best for
- Reading an existing AutoGen project before migrating it