{"categories":[{"label":"Application Frameworks","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development-libraries-application-frameworks/2"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Build, orchestrate, and deploy AI agents and multi-agent systems with support for multiple LLM providers, function calling, and orchestration patterns.","skillfed_tags":["multi-agent-systems","llm-orchestration","ai-agents"],"use_cases":["Build a single agent with custom tools to answer questions and call functions on behalf of users.","Orchestrate multiple agents in sequence to iteratively refine outputs based on feedback.","Run multiple specialized agents concurrently to parallelize work on independent subtasks.","Implement group chat where multiple agents collaborate and discuss to reach consensus.","Deploy agents in distributed environments for scalable, fault-tolerant multi-agent applications."],"what_it_does":"Agent Framework Core is Microsoft's Python library for building and orchestrating AI agents powered by large language models. It provides abstractions for creating individual agents with custom instructions and tools, then composing them into multi-agent systems using patterns like sequential workflows, concurrent execution, group chat, and handoff protocols. The framework handles LLM communication, function calling, message routing, and telemetry.\n\nYou use it by instantiating agents with configuration, optionally attaching custom Python functions as tools, then either running agents directly or coordinating multiple agents through orchestration patterns. It supports both in-process and distributed execution, multimodal inputs (text and vision), and integrates with opentelemetry-api for observability. Core dependencies include msgspec, pydantic, typing-extensions, python-dotenv, and opentelemetry-api.","worth_installing":"Yes. Active, well-maintained framework with strong community adoption (12803 stars, top 5000 PyPI packages). MIT license, low install friction, no known vulnerabilities, and comprehensive multi-agent orchestration capabilities. Install if you need to build or coordinate AI agents; skip if you only need direct LLM chat without agent abstractions."},"id":"agent-framework-core","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/agent-framework-core","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/agent-framework-core.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/agent-framework-core/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-08-14","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"agent-framework-core","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Microsoft Agent Framework for building AI Agents with Python. This is the core package that has all the core abstractions and implementations."},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":2281417,"position":3165,"tier":"top_5000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"1.14.0"}