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The agentic stack, tracked daily: MCP and A2A protocols, LangChain/LangGraph, Claude Code, OpenAI Agents SDK, agent frameworks, benchmarks and orchestration patterns.

The agentic stack, tracked daily: MCP and A2A protocols, LangChain/LangGraph, Claude Code, OpenAI Agents SDK, agent frameworks, benchmarks and orchestration patterns.

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Agent Framework’s Orchestration Patterns Reach 1.0
Agents

Agent Framework’s Orchestration Patterns Reach 1.0

Python’s agent-framework-orchestrations package is now 1.0.0. That puts Microsoft Agent Framework’s orchestration layer at 1.0 across Python and .NE…

Claude Code v2.1.204
Agents

Claude Code v2.1.204

Claude Code v2.1.203
Agents

Claude Code v2.1.203

Agent Skills for .NET Is Now Released
Agents

Agent Skills for .NET Is Now Released

You can now give your .NET agents reusable packages of domain expertise – instructions, reference documents, and scripts they load only when a task needs …

OpenAI Agents SDK v0.18.0
Agents

OpenAI Agents SDK v0.18.0

Claude Code v2.1.202
Agents

Claude Code v2.1.202

OpenAI Agents SDK v0.17.8
Agents

OpenAI Agents SDK v0.17.8

langgraph==1.2.8
Agents

langgraph==1.2.8

Claude Code v2.1.201
Agents

Claude Code v2.1.201

dotnet-1.13.0
Agents

dotnet-1.13.0

Claude Code v2.1.200
Agents

Claude Code v2.1.200

Claude Code v2.1.199
Agents

Claude Code v2.1.199

dotnet-1.12.0
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dotnet-1.12.0

Beta SDKs for the 2026-07-28 MCP Spec Release Candidate Are Here
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Beta SDKs for the 2026-07-28 MCP Spec Release Candidate Are Here

Beta releases of the Python, TypeScript, Go, and C# SDKs are now available with support for the 2026-07-28 MCP specification release candidate. Here is what cha…

Claude Code v2.1.198
Agents

Claude Code v2.1.198

python-1.10.0
Agents

python-1.10.0

Claude Code v2.1.197
Agents

Claude Code v2.1.197

Claude Code v2.1.196
Agents

Claude Code v2.1.196

langgraph==1.2.7
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langgraph==1.2.7

Agent Harness: Working with your data, safely
Agents

Agent Harness: Working with your data, safely

Part 2 of Build your own claw and agent harness with Microsoft Agent Framework. In Part 1 we stood up a harness and gave our personal finance assistant its firs…

Claude Code v2.1.195
Agents

Claude Code v2.1.195

Claude Code v2.1.193
Agents

Claude Code v2.1.193

dotnet-1.11.1
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dotnet-1.11.1

Claude Code v2.1.191
Agents

Claude Code v2.1.191

OpenAI Agents SDK v0.17.7
Agents

OpenAI Agents SDK v0.17.7

Claude Code v2.1.187
Agents

Claude Code v2.1.187

dotnet-1.11.0
Agents

dotnet-1.11.0

Claude Code v2.1.186
Agents

Claude Code v2.1.186

Build your own claw and agent harness with Microsoft Agent Framework
Agents

Build your own claw and agent harness with Microsoft Agent Framework

What does it take to build your own “claw” – a capable, CLI-style agent that can plan, use tools, remember things, and safely act on your beha…

Meet your agent harness and claw
Agents

Meet your agent harness and claw

Part 1 of Build your own claw and agent harness with Microsoft Agent Framework. In the overview we said a “claw” is really just an agent harness: a …