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Microsoft Agent Framework

Tools that work with Microsoft Agent Framework

Microsoft's open-source framework for building, orchestrating, and deploying AI agents and multi-agent workflows in Python, .NET, and Go, built as the direct successor to AutoGen and Semantic Kernel.

Each pairing below has a compatibility record and an evidence link: the package, documentation page, or MCP path that documents the connection. Pairings are grouped by connection type because that determines how much integration work your team owns. A missing tool is unverified by AgentsUse, not incompatible. Read the Microsoft Agent Framework profile for setup and scope before choosing.

This hub lists 3 verified pairings. AgentsUse keeps a hub out of the search index until at least five tools have verified compatibility, so a short list is not mistaken for complete coverage.

Connected through MCP

The framework consumes the tool as an MCP server or client. Transport and config notes live on the integration page.

Search and Retrieval APIsTavilyA web access API built for AI agents: search, extract, map, crawl, and research endpoints behind one key. Connected through MCP via Agent Framework MCP client connected to the official Tavily MCP server (tavily-mcp). The Microsoft Learn overview lists MCP clients among the framework's foundational building blocks and states agents call tools and MCP servers. Tavily publishes an official MCP server, catalogued on AgentsUse at /mcp/tavily, so the pairing runs over MCP rather than a Tavily-specific adapter.Search and Retrieval APIsExaA search API for AI: natural-language queries over an index built for agents, with content returned in model-ready shapes. Connected through MCP via Agent Framework MCP client connected to the official Exa MCP server (exa-mcp-server). The Microsoft Learn overview lists MCP clients among the framework's foundational building blocks and states agents call tools and MCP servers. Exa publishes an official MCP server, catalogued on AgentsUse at /mcp/exa, so the pairing runs over MCP rather than an Exa-specific adapter.Web Data and Document ExtractionFirecrawlA web data API that searches, scrapes, and crawls sites into clean markdown and structured output for AI agents. Connected through MCP via Agent Framework MCP client connected to the official Firecrawl MCP server (firecrawl-mcp). The Microsoft Learn overview lists MCP clients among the framework's foundational building blocks and states agents call tools and MCP servers. Firecrawl publishes an official MCP server, catalogued on AgentsUse at /mcp/firecrawl, so the pairing runs over MCP rather than a Firecrawl-specific adapter.

Choose by job, then by connection

Start with the tool whose limits your job can accept, then read how it connects. Native and official adapter paths place maintenance with a vendor whose release notes you can follow. Community adapters and API-only paths place more of that work on your team. When two tools fit, prefer the pairing with a configuration you can run close to unchanged, and review the first outputs before widening access.