Technology company
Microsoft
Microsoft is the software and cloud company founded in 1975 and based in Redmond, Washington. It sells Windows, Microsoft 365 and the Azure cloud, owns GitHub, and builds AI agent tooling through Microsoft Foundry and the open-source Microsoft Agent Framework for .NET and Python, which it positions for production agents and multi-agent workflows.
Last reviewed 28 Oct 2026
Facts at a glance
| Type | Software, cloud and AI company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1975 |
| Headquarters | Redmond, Washington |
| Agent products | Microsoft Agent Framework, Microsoft Foundry Agent Service, GitHub Copilot |
| Latest update covered here | Agent Framework updates for AG-UI, memory, CodeAct and resilient workflows, 24 September 2026 source |
What Microsoft does in AI agents
Microsoft ships agent tooling at two levels. Microsoft Foundry is its hosted platform for models, agents and evaluation on Azure. Microsoft Agent Framework is the open-source SDK developers use to build agents and workflows in .NET and Python, with hosting paths into Foundry. The timeline below lists every story on this site that names Microsoft.
Questions people ask
- What is Microsoft Agent Framework?
- An open-source framework from Microsoft for building AI agents and multi-agent workflows in .NET and Python, with a separate Go SDK, according to its GitHub repository.
- Where is Microsoft based?
- In Redmond, Washington, in the United States.