Agent Framework Updates & Release Notes
26 updates curated from 1 source by the Releasebot Team. Last updated: May 28, 2026
- May 28, 2026
- Date parsed from source:May 28, 2026
- First seen by Releasebot:May 28, 2026
python-1.7.0
Agent Framework ships 1.7.0 with new harness and A2A session support, experimental Foundry prompt-agent deployment APIs, and declarative Toolbox MCP invocation support. It also includes tool alignment updates, a breaking declarative change, and multiple fixes across core, DevUI, Foundry, and OpenAI.
[1.7.0] - 2026-05-28
Added
- agent-framework-core: Add HarnessAgent and background-agents harness provider (#6041, #6069)
- agent-framework-core, agent-framework-a2a: Add A2AAgentSession with referenced task IDs and input-required support (#5980)
- agent-framework-foundry: Add experimental prompt-agent conversion and deployment APIs (#5959)
- agent-framework-declarative: Add Foundry Toolbox MCP invocation support and sample (#5933)
- samples: Add hosting samples overview README (#5407)
Changed
- agent-framework-core: Align TodoProvider tool names with the C# implementation (#6107)
- agent-framework-core: Align ModeProvider tool names and instructions (#6071)
- agent-framework-chatkit: Raise the openai-chatkit dependency floor to >=1.6.4 to match the current typed API usage.
- agent-framework-declarative: [BREAKING] Remove Python-only declarative actions and rename alias kinds to C# canonical names (#6126)
- tests: Replace deprecated asyncio.iscoroutinefunction usage in DevUI cleanup-hook tests (#4563)
Fixed
- agent-framework-core: Point @experimental warnings at user code (#5996)
- agent-framework-declarative: Fix Foreach body exit wiring (#6050)
- agent-framework-devui: Fix streaming memory growth regression (#6038)
- agent-framework-foundry: Pass default headers to Foundry agents (#6040)
- agent-framework-foundry-hosting: Fix hosted handoff argument serialization (#5861)
- agent-framework-foundry-hosting: Allow hosted checkpoints to restore MessageRole values (#6049)
- agent-framework-openai: Preserve citation get_url metadata (#6037)
- agent-framework-openai: Guard Chat Completions streaming against null deltas (#5734)
- agent-framework-openai: Read response headers defensively for stream wrappers without .headers (#6028, #6029)
- samples: Fix sequential workflow sample output handling (#5976)
Full Changelog: python-1.6.0...python-1.7.0
Original source - May 22, 2026
- Date parsed from source:May 22, 2026
- First seen by Releasebot:May 22, 2026
python-1.6.0
Agent Framework ships 1.6.0 with a new shell tool for local and Docker execution, a Monty-backed CodeAct provider, experimental hosted tool factories in Foundry, and instrumentation enabled by default.
[1.6.0] - 2026-05-21
Added
- agent-framework-core: Shell tool with support for local and Docker execution (#5664)
- agent-framework-monty: New Monty-backed CodeAct provider package (#5915)
- agent-framework-foundry: Add experimental hosted tool factories on FoundryChatClient (#5958)
- agent-framework-foundry: Include tool definitions for Foundry agent evals (#5974)
- agent-framework-a2a: Use non-streaming transport and return_immediately for background ops (#5963)
Changed
- agent-framework-core, agent-framework-foundry: [BREAKING] Enable instrumentation by default (#5865)
- agent-framework-foundry: Show more authentication methods in Foundry Toolbox MCP (#5719)
Fixed
- agent-framework-core: Skip MCP prompt loading when unsupported (#5370)
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- May 20, 2026
- Date parsed from source:May 20, 2026
- First seen by Releasebot:May 20, 2026
python-1.5.0
Agent Framework ships 1.5.0 with fresher Azure OpenAI model reporting, new Foundry Hosted Agents samples for RAG, Skills, and Memory, better workflow and orchestration output handling, and fixes across core, GitHub Copilot, Hyperlight, and Purview.
[1.5.0] - 2026-05-19
Added
- agent-framework-core, agent-framework-foundry, agent-framework-openai: Record actual served model from Azure OpenAI (#5910)
- samples: New Foundry Hosted Agents samples for RAG, Skills, and Memory (#5822)
Changed
- agent-framework-core, agent-framework-azurefunctions, agent-framework-devui, agent-framework-foundry, agent-framework-orchestrations: Improve handling of intermediate outputs for workflows and orchestrations (#5623)
- agent-framework-durabletask: Pin durabletask and durabletask-azuremanaged floors to >=1.4.0 and exclude upstream durabletask 1.4.1, 1.4.2, and 1.4.3 from the supported version range.
- agent-framework-orchestrations: Bumped package to release candidate stage.
Fixed
- agent-framework-core: Parse YAML block scalars in SKILL.md frontmatter (#5863)
- agent-framework-github-copilot: Include tools added by ContextProvider.before_run in session creation (#5780)
- agent-framework-hyperlight: Skip symlinks when staging sandbox input (#5919)
- agent-framework-purview: Remove duplicate pop in InMemoryCacheProvider.remove (#5795)
Full Changelog: python-1.4.0...python-1.5.0
Original source - May 15, 2026
- Date parsed from source:May 15, 2026
- First seen by Releasebot:May 15, 2026
python-1.4.0
Agent Framework releases 1.4.0 with core MCP and skill-script improvements, a new tool result display channel in AG UI, DevUI updates, and A2A v1.0 migration and fixes, alongside several breaking changes and security hardening.
[1.4.0] - 2026-05-14
Added
- agent-framework-core: Forward MCP tool call metadata (#5815)
- agent-framework-core: Support list[str] arguments for file-based skill scripts (#5850)
- agent-framework-core: Strip server-issued response item IDs under storage (#5690)
- agent-framework-ag-ui: Add tool result display channel (#5762)
- agent-framework-ag-ui: Promote to release candidate stage (#5844)
- agent-framework-devui: Improvements for DevUI (#5840)
Changed
- agent-framework-core: [BREAKING] — experimental skills API] Align file skill folder discovery with agentskills.io spec (#5807)
- agent-framework-core: [BREAKING] — experimental skills API] Extract skill spec metadata into SkillFrontmatter (#5775)
- agent-framework-devui: [BREAKING] Tighten default access controls and CORS posture (#5740)
- agent-framework-a2a: [BREAKING] Migrate to a2a-sdk v1.0 (#5752)
Fixed
- agent-framework-a2a: Fix A2A v1.0 non-streaming response and sample runtime issues (#5849)
- agent-framework-foundry-hosting: Reject path-traversal context IDs in checkpoint storage (#5851)
- agent-framework-core: Prevent MCP message_handler deadlock on notification reload (#4866)
- May 14, 2026
- Date parsed from source:May 14, 2026
- First seen by Releasebot:May 14, 2026
dotnet-1.6.1
Agent Framework releases a broad .NET and Python update with Hosted Agents, DevUI security, file handling, evals, and OpenTelemetry improvements, plus new samples, SDK support, and several breaking changes for tighter defaults and protocol alignment.
What's Changed
- .NET: Add hyperlight to release slnf by @westey-m in #5695
- .NET: Update FoundryAgent to address HostedAgents strict URL routing by @rogerbarreto in #5677
- .NET: Add IChatMessageInjector for message injection during function loop by @westey-m in #5679
- .NET: Foundry.Hosting IT - eliminate MSBuild parallel-output races by @rogerbarreto in #5725
- .NET: Hosted-Files sample + AgentSessionFiles SDK companion + integration test by @rogerbarreto in #5698
- .NET: Simplify ClientHeadersScope to rely on AsyncLocal natural restoration by @rogerbarreto in #5676
- .NET: Hosted Agents - RAG Sample with Azure AI Search (#5693) by @rogerbarreto in #5701
- .NET: Fix/per service input persistence on stream error by @alliscode in #5744
- .NET: Remove Foundry Toolbox server-side tools support by @alliscode in #5753
- .NET: DevUI: add configurable access controls for the DevUI HTTP surface by @moonbox3 in #5739
- .NET: Add A2A input-request content for human-in-the-loop scenarios by @SergeyMenshykh in #5743
- .NET fix: Synthesized Handoff FunctionResult is never sent to agent by @lokitoth in #5718
- .NET: Refactor harness console rendering by @westey-m in #5751
- .NET: fix: align Anthropic Extensions AI version by @danyalahmed1995 in #5709
- .NET: declare Magentic protocol messages by @he-yufeng in #5778
- .NET: Feat/dotnet shell tool by @alliscode in #5604
- .NET: Fix OpenAIResponsesAgentClient to include agentName in endpoint path by @giles17 in #5748
- .NET: CI hardening — split Functions tests, re-enable skipped integration tests by @giles17 in #5717
- .NET: Add harness agent package by @westey-m in #5782
- .NET: [Breaking Change] Auto-wire ChatClient with OpenTelemetryChatClient in OpenTelemetryAgent by @Copilot in #5750
- Dotnet: Fixing FoundryToolboxMcp sample to use created toolbox by @alliscode in #5786
- .NET: fix: avoid mutating handoff message roles by @he-yufeng in #5808
- .NET: feat(evals): add ground_truth/expected_output support for workflow evaluation by @alliscode in #5755
- .NET: Update version for release. by @alliscode in #5789
- .NET: Fix build issue CA1873 in DevUI by using LoggerMessage source generator by @alliscode in #5831
- [BREAKING] Python: DevUI: tighten default access controls and CORS posture by @moonbox3 in #5740
- [BREAKING] Python: Align file skill folder discovery with agentskills.io spec by @SergeyMenshykh in #5807
- .NET: Filestore improvements by @westey-m in #5842
- .NET: DevUI: quarantine flaky discovery integration test (#5845) by @rogerbarreto in #5846
- .NET: Update version to 1.6.1 for release by @westey-m in #5843
Full Changelog: dotnet-1.5.0...dotnet-1.6.1
Original source - May 8, 2026
- Date parsed from source:May 8, 2026
- First seen by Releasebot:May 8, 2026
dotnet-1.5.0
Agent Framework ships .NET updates for message filtering, WebBrowsingTool allow listing, workflow and JSON fixes, improved Todo multithreading, AGUI reasoning events, hosted agent observability, and experimental Magentic Orchestration support.
What's Changed
- .NET: feat: Implement message filtering to exclude non-portable content typ… by @tarockey in #5410
- .NET: Add allow listing for WebBrowsingTool by @westey-m in #5605
- .NET: fix: JSON Serialization issue with MultiPartyConversation by @lokitoth in #5653
- .NET: Improve Todo multithreading and inject todos into message list by @westey-m in #5655
- .NET: fix: Add missing Workflows "Shared" sources to solution by @lokitoth in #5656
- .NET: Fix QuestionExecutor looping after GotoAction re-entry in declarative workflows by @peibekwe in #5635
- .NET: Fix YAML block scalar parsing for file skills by @tejakusireddy in #5610
- .NET: Add hosted agent observability sample by @rogerbarreto in #5660
- .NET: Bump MEAI to 10.5.1 and add Foundry per-call x-client header support by @rogerbarreto in #5652
- .NET: Fix flaky declarative test by @peibekwe in #5669
- .NET: Add Foundry.Hosting.IntegrationTests by @rogerbarreto in #5598
- .NET: Issue 5662 by @alliscode in #5668
- .NET: Support reasoning events in AGUI by @jeffinsibycoremont in #4953
- .NET: feat: Update Github Copilot SDK to 1.0.0-beta.2 by @lokitoth in #5699
- .NET: feat: Implement Magentic Orchestration for .NET by @lokitoth in #5595
- .NET: Foundry.Hosting IT - avoid MSB3026 in publish step by @rogerbarreto in #5689
- .NET: Python: Add dotnet integration test report to CI by @giles17 in #5515
- .NET: Non-thread-safe sequence number generation may cause duplicate or out-of-order IDs by @tuanaiseo in #5320
- .NET: Fix typo: sesionElement -> sessionElement by @XiongHaoTrigger in #5674
- .NET: Mark Magentic Orchestration Experimental by @lokitoth in #5704
- .NET: Fix function_call_output.output to be a JSON string on the wire by @alliscode in #5705
- .NET: Update version for release by @lokitoth in #5703
New Contributors
- @tarockey made their first contribution in #5410
- @tejakusireddy made their first contribution in #5610
- @jeffinsibycoremont made their first contribution in #4953
- @tuanaiseo made their first contribution in #5320
- @XiongHaoTrigger made their first contribution in #5674
Full Changelog: dotnet-1.4.0...dotnet-1.5.0
Original source - May 8, 2026
- Date parsed from source:May 8, 2026
- First seen by Releasebot:May 8, 2026
python-1.3.0
Agent Framework ships a broad 1.3.0 update with new class-based skills, experimental harness context providers, stronger prompt-injection defenses, expanded OpenAI, Anthropic and Foundry support, and improved hosted agent samples and fixes.
[1.3.0] - 2026-05-07
Added
agent-framework-core: Add ClassSkill for class-based skill definitions with declarative metadata and automatic method discovery (#5678)
agent-framework-core: Add experimental session-mode harness context provider (#5611)
agent-framework-core: Add experimental todo-list harness context provider (#5612)
agent-framework-core: Add experimental memory harness context provider (#5613)
agent-framework-core: Notify agent of external AgentModeProvider mode changes (#5650)
agent-framework-core: Information-flow control prompt injection defense (#5331)
agent-framework-openai: Support OpenAI and Gemini allowed_tools tool choice (#5322)
agent-framework-openai: Support GPT-5 verbosity option and restore Foundry agent_reference (#5619)
agent-framework-anthropic: Add base_url parameter to AnthropicClient and RawAnthropicClient (#5685)
agent-framework-foundry-hosting: Add support for function approval flow in Foundry hosted agent (#5666)
agent-framework-declarative: Add Python parity for InvokeMcpTool in declarative workflow (#5630)
agent-framework-declarative: Add Python parity for HttpRequestAction in declarative workflow (#5599)
agent-framework-claude, agent-framework-github-copilot: Enforce approval_mode in Claude and GitHub Copilot agents (#5562)
agent-framework-github-copilot: Upgrade github-copilot-sdk to v1.0.0b2 with instruction_directories, copilot_home, and runtime options forwarding on session resume (#5665)
samples: Add hosted agent sample with observability (#5608)
samples: Add sample for hosted agent with files (#5596)
Changed
agent-framework-core: [BREAKING — experimental skills API] Restructure agent skills to use multi-source architecture (#5584)
agent-framework-foundry: Remove bespoke Foundry toolbox helpers; standardize on MCP for toolbox consumption (#5671)
Fixed
agent-framework-core: Fix MCPStreamableHTTPTool leaking asyncio.CancelledError when MCP server is unreachable (#5687)
agent-framework-openai: Drop completed continuation_token from shared options in tool loop (#5462)
agent-framework-bedrock: Don't send toolChoice when no tools are configured (#5172)
agent-framework-hyperlight: Fix WasmSandbox cross-thread Drop and harden hosted-agent sample (#5603)
agent-framework-devui: Fix incorrect workflow timings by adding created_at to executor events (#5615)
agent-framework-foundry-hosting: Fix hosted MCP replay producing orphan function_call_output (#5581)
Original source - May 5, 2026
- Date parsed from source:May 5, 2026
- First seen by Releasebot:May 6, 2026
dotnet-1.4.0
Agent Framework ships .NET updates that expand declarative workflows, add HttpRequestAction support, improve HTTP-triggered durable workflow results, and introduce new packages and samples for CodeAct integration and hosting. It also includes breaking script argument support changes and docs refreshes.
What's Changed
- .NET: Bump OpenTelemetry packages to 1.15.3 by @SergeyMenshykh in #5478
- .NET: Support returning durable workflow results from HTTP trigger endpoint by @kshyju in #5321
- .NET: [Breaking] Support string[] arguments for file-based skill scripts by @SergeyMenshykh in #5475
- .NET: Add HttpRequestAction support to declarative workflows by @peibekwe in #5474
- .NET: Add declarative HttpRequestAction sample by @peibekwe in #5572
- .NET: dotnet: Add hosted-agent User-Agent supplement to outgoing requests by @alliscode in #5453
- .NET: Add dedicated Foundry.Hosting UnitTest project by @rogerbarreto in #5592
- .NET: Harness Feature branch by @westey-m in #5310
- .NET: Hosting updates to declarative workflows by @alliscode in #5589
- docs: enhance README with 1.0 features and improved structure by @chetantoshniwal in #5534
- .NET: Update version for release by @westey-m in #5636
- .NET: Add Microsoft.Agents.AI.Hyperlight package for CodeAct integration (.NET) by @eavanvalkenburg in #5329
Full Changelog: dotnet-1.3.0...dotnet-1.4.0
Original source - Apr 29, 2026
- Date parsed from source:Apr 29, 2026
- First seen by Releasebot:Apr 29, 2026
python-1.2.2
Agent Framework releases 1.2.2 with new Azure AI Content Understanding support, hosted Durable Workflow enhancements, and a breaking orchestration output standardization. It also preserves shared workflow state, improves streaming observability, and fixes OpenAI file search history issues.
[1.2.2] - 2026-04-29
Added
- agent-framework-azure-contentunderstanding: New alpha package — Azure AI Content Understanding context provider that auto-analyzes file attachments (documents, images, audio, video) and injects structured results into the LLM context, with multi-document session state, configurable timeout, output filtering via AnalysisSection, and auto-registered list_documents / get_analyzed_document tools (#4829)
- agent-framework-foundry-hosting: Add hosted Durable Workflow support — propagate full conversation history to workflow agents and wire Workflow.as_agent() end-to-end via the foundry hosting layer (#5531)
Changed
- agent-framework-orchestrations: [BREAKING] Standardize orchestration terminal outputs as AgentResponse so Workflow.as_agent() returns the final answer only; aligns sequential-approval (with_request_info) and concurrent (intermediate_outputs=True) flows on the same output contract (#5301)
- agent-framework-core, agent-framework-declarative: Preserve Workflow.run() shared state across calls so multi-turn WorkflowAgent invocations retain context, accept list[Message] input in the declarative start executor, and coerce Enum values when serializing PowerFx symbols (#5531)
- dependencies: Update workspace package dependencies and preserve mcp[ws] / uvicorn[standard] extras through override-dependencies in /python (#5555)
Fixed
- agent-framework-core: Fix observability spans not being correctly nested when using streaming (#5552)
- agent-framework-openai: Fix file_search citations breaking the assistant-message history roundtrip — skip hosted_file content in the assistant role so the Responses API no longer rejects input_file (#5557)
Full Changelog: python-1.2.1...python-1.2.2
Original source - Apr 28, 2026
- Date parsed from source:Apr 28, 2026
- First seen by Releasebot:Apr 28, 2026
python-1.2.1
Agent Framework releases 1.2.1 with hosted agent file data support, refreshed foundry-hosted agent samples, stronger response test coverage, and an exception fix that preserves inner_exception, plus dependency updates across the Python stack.
[1.2.1] - 2026-04-28
Added
- agent-framework-foundry-hosting: Add file data type support to hosted-agent Responses, refresh foundry-hosted-agents samples, and add response test coverage (#5485)
- samples: Add requirements.txt and .env.example to the a2a/ hosting sample for pip-based setup (#5510)
Changed
- dependencies: Update rich requirement from <15.0.0,>=13.7.1 to >=13.7.1,<16.0.0 in /python (#5227)
- dependencies: Bump prek from 0.3.8 to 0.3.9 in /python (#5228)
- dependencies: Bump python-multipart from 0.0.22 to 0.0.26 in /python (#5286)
- dependencies: Bump pyasn1 from 0.6.2 to 0.6.3 in /python (#4748)
- dependencies: Bump pytest from 9.0.2 to 9.0.3 in /python/packages/ag-ui (#5461)
- dependencies: Bump pytest from 9.0.2 to 9.0.3 in /python/packages/devui (#5492)
- dependencies: Bump pytest from 9.0.2 to 9.0.3 in /python/packages/lab (#5470)
- dependencies: Bump uv from 0.11.3 to 0.11.6 in /python/packages/lab (#5469)
- dependencies: Bump vite from 7.1.12 to 7.3.2 in /python/packages/devui/frontend (#5127)
- dependencies: Bump vite from 7.1.12 to 7.3.2 in /python/samples/05-end-to-end/chatkit-integration/frontend (#5126)
- dependencies: Bump postcss from 8.5.6 to 8.5.10 in /python/packages/devui/frontend (#5484)
- dependencies: Bump postcss from 8.5.6 to 8.5.10 in /python/samples/05-end-to-end/chatkit-integration/frontend (#5491)
- dependencies: Bump postcss from 8.5.6 to 8.5.12 in /python/samples/05-end-to-end/ag_ui_workflow_handoff/frontend (#5527)
- dependencies: Bump picomatch from 4.0.3 to 4.0.4 in /python/packages/devui/frontend (#4921)
- dependencies: Bump picomatch from 4.0.3 to 4.0.4 in /python/samples/05-end-to-end/ag_ui_workflow_handoff/frontend (#4936)
Fixed
- agent-framework-core: Prevent inner_exception from being lost in AgentFrameworkException (#5167)
Full Changelog: python-1.2.0...python-1.2.1
Original source - Apr 24, 2026
- Date parsed from source:Apr 24, 2026
- First seen by Releasebot:Apr 24, 2026
python-1.2.0
Agent Framework releases 1.2.0 with a functional workflow API, OpenTelemetry support for GitHub Copilot agents, A2A bridge support, and Foundry updates for hosted sessions and OAuth consent events. It also includes AG-UI parsing fixes and other cleanup.
[1.2.0] - 2026-04-24
Added
- agent-framework-core: Add functional workflow API (#4238)
- agent-framework-core, agent-framework-github-copilot: Add OpenTelemetry integration for GitHubCopilotAgent (#5142)
- agent-framework-a2a: Add Agent Framework to A2A bridge support (#2403)
- agent-framework-foundry: Surface oauth_consent_request events from Responses API in Foundry clients (#5070)
Changed
- agent-framework-core, agent-framework-foundry: Update FoundryAgent for hosted agent sessions (#5447)
- agent-framework-foundry-hosting: Upgrade hosting server dependency and add more type support (#5459)
Fixed
- agent-framework-ag-ui: Fix reasoning role and multimodal media parsing to follow specification (#5389)
- agent-framework-foundry: Stop emitting [TOOLBOXES] warning for every FoundryChatClient call (#5440)
- agent-framework-anthropic, agent-framework-azure-ai-search, agent-framework-azure-cosmos: Fix user agent prefix (#5455)
Full Changelog: python-1.1.1...python-1.2.0
Original source - Apr 24, 2026
- Date parsed from source:Apr 24, 2026
- First seen by Releasebot:Apr 24, 2026
dotnet-1.3.0
Agent Framework adds streaming A2A handler support, server-side Foundry Toolbox support, and dynamic tool expansion samples.
What's Changed
- .NET: Add dynamic tool expansion sample by @westey-m in #5425
- .NET: Update Aspire package to be preview by @westey-m in #5444
- .NET: Fix off-thread RunStatus race where GetStatusAsync can return Running after ResumeAsync halts by @peibekwe in #5412
- .NET: Update versions for release by @westey-m in #5449
- .NET: Add streaming support to A2A agent handler by @SergeyMenshykh in #5427
- .NET: dotnet: Add server-side Foundry Toolbox support and fix SDK beta.4 br… by @alliscode in #5450
Full Changelog: dotnet-1.2.0...dotnet-1.3.0
Original source - Apr 23, 2026
- Date parsed from source:Apr 23, 2026
- First seen by Releasebot:Apr 23, 2026
python-1.1.1
Agent Framework releases 1.1.1 with workflow evaluation improvements, AG-UI to A2A context propagation, and a new SKIP_PARSING path for raw tool results. It also fixes OpenAI, Foundry, and Hyperlight behavior for more reliable streaming, embeddings, and sandbox execution.
[1.1.1] - 2026-04-23
Added
- agent-framework-core: Add expected_output ground-truth support to evaluate_workflow for similarity evaluators (#5234)
- agent-framework-ag-ui, agent-framework-a2a: Propagate thread_id and forwarded_props through AG-UI to A2A context_id (#5383)
- samples: Add second approval-required tool (set_stop_loss) to concurrent_builder_tool_approval sample (#4875)
- agent-framework-core: Add SKIP_PARSING sentinel for FunctionTool.invoke to bypass Content-wrapping and return raw function results (#5424)
Changed
- agent-framework-foundry-hosting: Correct Development Status classifier from Beta (4) to Alpha (3) to match the package's lifecycle stage (#5387)
- tests: Add Python flaky test report workflow (#5342)
- agent-framework-hyperlight: Simplify host callback to pass raw Python results via SKIP_PARSING, switch execute_code input schema to a plain JSON-schema dict, and tighten public API surface (#5424)
Fixed
- agent-framework-openai: Fix OpenAI Responses streaming to propagate created_at from the final response.completed event (#5382)
- agent-framework-openai: Fix OpenAIEmbeddingClient to use AsyncOpenAI for /openai/v1 endpoints (#5137)
- agent-framework-openai: Exclude null file_id from input_image payload to prevent schema 400 errors (#5125)
- agent-framework-foundry: Reconcile Toolbox hosted-tool payloads with the Responses API (#5414)
- agent-framework-ag-ui: Pass client thread_id as session_id when constructing AgentSession (#5384)
- agent-framework-hyperlight: Thread-confine WasmSandbox interactions via per-entry ThreadPoolExecutor to eliminate the PyO3 unsendable panic when touched from asyncio worker threads (#5424)
Full Changelog: python-1.1.0...python-1.1.1
Original source - Apr 21, 2026
- Date parsed from source:Apr 21, 2026
- First seen by Releasebot:Apr 22, 2026
dotnet-1.2.0
Agent Framework ships Python and .NET updates with Foundry hosted agents V2, expanded Handoff orchestration and HITL support, workflow and eval improvements, plus fixes for clients, checkpoints, and tool integrations.
Changes
f2b215a .NET [WIP] Foundry Hosted Agents Support (#5312) [ #5091, #5287, #5278, #5281, #5316, #5336, #5341, #5367, #5368, #5371, #5374, #5406, #5408 ]
57fa8ea Python: Fix OpenAIEmbeddingClient to use AsyncOpenAI for /openai/v1 endpoints (#5137) [ #5068 ]
aa582d0 Python: feat(evals): add ground_truth support for similarity evaluator (#5234)
8f17067 .NET: Update .NET package version 1.2.0 (#5364)
267351b .NET: Expand Workflow Unit Test Coverage (#5390)
adcd2d3 .NET: Declarative workflows - Gracefully handle agent scenarios when no response is returned (#5376)
d5777bc fix: Duplicate CallIds cause Handoff Message Filtering to fail (#5359)
b6b191a Python: Add second approval-required tool (set_stop_loss) to concurrent_builder_tool_approval sample (#4875) [ #4874 ]
2c80367 Python: Bump versions for a release. Update CHANGELOG (#5385)
ce8b630 Python: Foundry hosted agent V2 (#5379) [ #5177, #5215, #5235, #5261, #5281, #5284, #5298, #5372, #5378 ]
See More
07f4c8a Python: Expose forwardedProps to agents and tools via session metadata (#5264) [ #5239 ]
04aaf0c Python: Add support for Foundry Toolboxes (#5346)
3e54a68 Python: Add search tool content for OpenAI responses (#5302)
60af59b .NET: Features/3768-devui-aspire-integration (#3771)
69894ed Python: Flatten hyperlight execute_code output (#5333)
495e1da Python: Fix CopilotStudioAgent to reuse conversation ID from existing session (#5299) [ #5285 ]
5777ed2 .NET: fix: Add session support for Handoff-hosted Agents (#5280)
52303a8 .NET: Add Code Interpreter container file download samples (#5014) [ #3081 ]
c85d24d .NET: Fix declarative resume edge predicates to recognize both direct and PortableValue-wrapped forms after checkpoint restore (#5323)
b03cb32 Python: Add Hyperlight CodeAct package and docs (#5185)
dbf935b .NET: fix: Foundry Agents without description in Handoff (#5311)
ca580a8 .NET: Add error checking to workflow samples (#5175)
101e07b .NET: Add Handoff sample (#5245)
aee1acb .NET: Foundry Evals integration for .NET (#4914) [ #5269 ]
91e3435 Python: Feat: Add finish_reason support to AgentResponse and AgentResponseUpdate (#5211) [ #4622 ]
90a6339 Python: Fix Gemini client support for Gemini API and Vertex AI (#5258)
c14beed test: Add Handoff composability test (#5208)
43d9897 fix: propagate A2A metadata with namespaced key in additional_properties (#5240) (#5256)
60da0ff .NET: Improve local release build perf by only formatting for one build target framework (#5266)
a204482 .NET: Update Microsoft.Extensions.AI to 10.5.0 and OpenAI to 2.10.0 and remove unused refs (#5269)
435c66e Python: Handle url_citation annotations in FoundryChatClient streaming responses (#5071) [ #5029 ]
52d50be Bump Anthropic SDK to 12.13.0 and Anthropic.Foundry to 0.5.0 (#5279)
d20f9b5 Add AgentExecutorResponse.with_text() to preserve conversation history through custom executors (#5255) [ #5246 ]
87a8fa2 .NET: Fix intermittent checkpoint-restore race in in-process workflow runs (#5134)
8f7fd95 Python: Add OpenAI types to default checkpoint encoding allow list (#5297)
6969706 Python: Add context_providers and description to workflow.as_agent() (#4651)
fe4cd3c Revert to public MCP server and skip on transient upstream errors (#5296)
611230c Python: improve misc-integration test robustness (#5295)
f112150 Python: bump misc-integration retry delay to 30s (#5293)
ff05c22 Python: add experimental file history provider (#5248)
eab7f09 Forward provider config to SessionConfig in GitHubCopilotAgent (fixes #5190) (#5195)
68b9364 Python: Bump agent-framework-devui to 1.0.0b260414 for release (#5259)
2b251d9 Python: Fix reasoning replay when store=False (#5250)
485af07 Python: Add GeminiChatClient (#4847)
64c68ca Python: Skip get_final_response in OTel _finalize_stream when stream errored (#5232) [ #5231 ]
98e1776 Python: Fix DevUI streaming memory growth and add cross-platform regression coverage (#5221)
7bb0fec Python: Move InMemory history provider injection to the first invocation (#5236)
f183f88 Python: AG-UI deterministic state updates from tool results (#5201)
3c31ac2 Python: Fix HandoffBuilder dropping function-level middleware when cloning agents (#5220) [ #5173 ]
1b95e85 Python: Add allowed_checkpoint_types support to CosmosCheckpointStorage for parity with FileCheckpointStorage (#5202) [ #5200, #3 ]
b89adb2 Python: skill name validation improvements (#4530)
9133974 Bump pygments from 2.19.2 to 2.20.0 in /python (#4978)
952e685 Python: Fix python-feature-lifecycle skill YAML frontmatter (#5226)
b1fb63e .NET: Update AGUI service to support session storage (#5193)
76fe731 .NET: feat: Refactor Handoff Orchestration and add HITL support (#5174)
39b560f Add missing path to verify-samples run checkout (#5194)
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- Date parsed from source:Apr 21, 2026
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- Modified by Releasebot:Apr 29, 2026
python-1.1.0
Agent Framework releases 1.1.0 with new Gemini, OpenAI, Foundry, Hyperlight, and AG UI capabilities, plus stronger workflow and checkpoint support, better history handling, and fixes across core, Copilot, and DevUI for a more reliable agent experience.
[1.1.0] - 2026-04-21
Added
- agent-framework-gemini: Add GeminiChatClient (#4847)
- agent-framework-core: Add context_providers and description to workflow.as_agent() (#4651)
- agent-framework-core: Add experimental file history provider (#5248)
- agent-framework-core: Add OpenAI types to the default checkpoint encoding allow list (#5297)
- agent-framework-core: Add AgentExecutorResponse.with_text() to preserve conversation history through custom executors (#5255)
- agent-framework-a2a: Propagate A2A metadata from Message, Artifact, Task, and event types (#5256)
- agent-framework-core: Add finish_reason support to AgentResponse and AgentResponseUpdate (#5211)
- agent-framework-hyperlight: Add Hyperlight CodeAct package and docs (#5185)
- agent-framework-openai: Add search tool content support for OpenAI responses (#5302)
- agent-framework-foundry: Add support for Foundry Toolboxes (#5346)
- agent-framework-ag-ui: Expose forwardedProps to agents and tools via session metadata (#5264)
- agent-framework-foundry: Add hosted agent V2 support (#5379)
Changed
- agent-framework-azure-cosmos: [BREAKING] CosmosCheckpointStorage now uses restricted pickle deserialization by default, matching FileCheckpointStorage behavior. If your checkpoints contain application-defined types, pass them via allowed_checkpoint_types=["my_app.models:MyState"]. (#5200)
- agent-framework-core: Improve skill name validation (#4530)
- agent-framework-azure-cosmos: Add allowed_checkpoint_types support to CosmosCheckpointStorage for parity with FileCheckpointStorage (#5202)
- agent-framework-core: Move InMemory history provider injection to first invocation (#5236)
- agent-framework-github-copilot: Forward provider config to SessionConfig in GitHubCopilotAgent (#5195)
- agent-framework-hyperlight-codeact: Flatten execute_code output (#5333)
- dependencies: Bump pygments from 2.19.2 to 2.20.0 in /python (#4978)
- tests: Bump misc integration retry delay to 30s (#5293)
- tests: Improve misc integration test robustness (#5295)
- tests: Skip hosted tools test on transient upstream MCP errors (#5296)
Fixed
- agent-framework-core: Fix python-feature-lifecycle skill YAML frontmatter (#5226)
- agent-framework-core: Fix HandoffBuilder dropping function-level middleware when cloning agents (#5220)
- agent-framework-ag-ui: Fix deterministic state updates from tool results (#5201)
- agent-framework-devui: Fix streaming memory growth and add cross-platform regression coverage (#5221)
- agent-framework-core: Skip get_final_response in _finalize_stream when the stream has errored (#5232)
- agent-framework-openai: Fix reasoning replay when store=False (#5250)
- agent-framework-foundry: Handle url_citation annotations in FoundryChatClient streaming responses (#5071)
- agent-framework-gemini: Fix Gemini client support for Gemini API and Vertex AI (#5258)
- agent-framework-copilotstudio: Fix CopilotStudioAgent to reuse conversation ID from an existing session (#5299)
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