spb/tools-spboucher-ai

1{2  "slug": "autogen",3  "name": "AutoGen",4  "aliases": ["Microsoft AutoGen", "pyautogen", "autogen-agentchat"],5  "vendor": { "name": "Microsoft", "slug": "microsoft", "website": "https://microsoft.github.io/autogen/" },6  "homepage_url": "https://microsoft.github.io/autogen/stable/",7  "docs_url": "https://microsoft.github.io/autogen/stable/",8  "repo_url": "https://github.com/microsoft/autogen",9  "license_url": "https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/blob/main/LICENSE-CODE",10  "product_type": "framework",11  "product_status": "deprecated",12  "summary": "Microsoft's multi-agent framework (Core, AgentChat, Extensions, Studio) for Python and .NET, now archived with users directed to Microsoft Agent Framework",13  "description": "AutoGen is Microsoft Research's framework for building multi-agent AI applications. Its 0.4 redesign split it into layers: Core, an event-driven runtime for scalable and distributed agents across languages; AgentChat, a higher-level Python API for conversational single- and multi-agent apps; Extensions, which connect to services such as MCP servers, OpenAI Assistants and Docker code executors; and AutoGen Studio, a web UI for prototyping without code. A .NET implementation accompanied the Python packages, and code is MIT-licensed with documentation under CC-BY-4.0.\n\nThe repository README now carries an archived notice: Microsoft no longer maintains the project, provides no bug or security fixes, and advises against production use. New users are directed to Microsoft Agent Framework, described as the enterprise-ready successor with a migration guide from AutoGen, and a community fork (AG2) continues separately. AutoGen remains relevant as reference material for its research lineage and for existing deployments, but new work should start elsewhere.",14  "capabilities": ["Event-driven Core runtime for distributed multi-agent systems", "AgentChat API for conversational agents and teams", "Extensions for MCP, OpenAI Assistants, Docker code execution and gRPC runtimes", "AutoGen Studio no-code prototyping UI", "Python and .NET implementations"],15  "workflows": ["Study the original multi-agent conversation patterns from the research papers", "Maintain an existing AgentChat deployment while planning migration"],16  "advantages": ["Well-documented research lineage", "MIT-licensed code remains available"],17  "limitations": ["Archived; no maintenance or security fixes from Microsoft", "Successor framework requires migration", "Not recommended for production"],18  "prerequisites": ["Python 3.10+ or .NET"],19  "audiences": ["Researchers studying multi-agent patterns", "Teams with legacy AutoGen deployments"],20  "alternatives": ["langgraph", "crewai", "openai-agents-sdk", "pydantic-ai"],21  "categories": [{ "slug": "agent-frameworks", "primary": true }],22  "tags": ["agents", "multi-agent", "python", "open-source", "archived"],23  "use_cases": ["build-agents"],24  "operating_systems": ["macos", "linux", "windows"],25  "execution_modes": ["local", "self-hosted"],26  "interfaces": ["library", "web"],27  "deployment_models": ["embedded"],28  "integrations": ["Model Context Protocol", "OpenAI", "Azure OpenAI", "Docker"],29  "data_formats": ["JSON"],30  "languages": ["Python", "C#"],31  "source_model": "open-source",32  "license_spdx": "MIT",33  "pricing_model": ["open-source", "free"],34  "self_hostable": true,35  "sources": [36    { "url": "https://microsoft.github.io/autogen/stable/", "type": "official_site", "title": "AutoGen documentation", "supports": ["name", "capabilities", "languages"], "checked_at": "2026-11-02" },37    { "url": "https://github.com/microsoft/autogen", "type": "repository", "supports": ["product_status", "license_spdx"], "checked_at": "2026-11-02", "note": "README states the project is archived and no longer maintained; points to Microsoft Agent Framework" },38    { "url": "https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/blob/main/LICENSE-CODE", "type": "license_page", "supports": ["license_spdx", "source_model"], "checked_at": "2026-11-02", "note": "Code MIT; LICENSE file is CC-BY-4.0 for documentation" }39  ],40  "confidence": "high",41  "uncertainty_note": "Microsoft Agent Framework, the designated successor, is not part of this encyclopedia's slug list, so it is not linked as an alternative.",42  "discovery_method": "editorial-research",43  "depth": "standard",44  "editorial_status": "reviewed",45  "visibility": "public",46  "featured": false,47  "author": "batch-A"48}49