Agentic Research Directory

Framework Microsoft

AutoGen

Multi-agent application framework usable to prototype research assistants; now in maintenance mode per its README.[16]

Workflow level n/a Source: Repository-documented Outcome: Not empirically evaluated here

Research applicability

Multi-agent application framework usable to prototype research assistants; now in maintenance mode per its README.[16]

Getting started

Begin from the AutoGen repository; for new projects consider the maintainers' recommended successor framework and migration guide.

Maintenance

Official README: maintenance mode, no new features/enhancements; recommends Microsoft Agent Framework and migration guide.

License

Not verified; consult upstream terms and dependency/data/model licenses.

Workflow & human oversight

Resource-level classification is intentionally unspecified; instantiated workflows may differ. Humans define objectives, control data access, and check outputs.

Workflow level is not an evidence score; higher is not better evidence.

Approach

Framework for creating multi-agent AI applications that can act autonomously or work alongside humans, usable to prototype research assistants and orchestrate tools.[16]

Limitations

Generic framework, not demonstrated research gains. Maintenance mode: new work should consider migration to the successor; historical compatibility is not a current recommendation. Documentation review only - no software execution or independent performance validation.

Reproducibility

Stored primary-source extract research-wide/candidate-evidence-202.md, accessed 2026-10-15, read for this review. No software, model or claimed outcome reproduced.

Adoption requirements

Programming environment, model/tool integration and sandboxing; consider migration for new projects.

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