python-1.0.0

[1.0.0] - 2026-04-02

Important

For any breaking changes & updates, please view this migration guide.

Added

• repo: Add PACKAGE_STATUS.md to track lifecycle status of all Python packages (#5062)

Changed

• agent-framework, agent-framework-core, agent-framework-openai, agent-framework-foundry: [BREAKING] Promote from 1.0.0rc6 to 1.0.0 (Production/Stable) (#5062)
• agent-framework-core, agent-framework-openai, agent-framework-foundry: [BREAKING] Dependency floors now require released >=1.0.0,<2 packages, breaking compatibility with older RC installs (#5062)
• agent-framework-a2a, agent-framework-ag-ui, agent-framework-anthropic, agent-framework-azure-ai-search, agent-framework-azure-cosmos, agent-framework-azurefunctions, agent-framework-bedrock, agent-framework-chatkit, agent-framework-claude, agent-framework-copilotstudio, agent-framework-declarative, agent-framework-devui, agent-framework-durabletask, agent-framework-foundry-local, agent-framework-github-copilot, agent-framework-lab, agent-framework-mem0, agent-framework-ollama, agent-framework-orchestrations, agent-framework-purview, agent-framework-redis: Bump beta versions from 1.0.0b260330 to 1.0.0b260402 (#5062)
• docs: Update install instructions to drop --pre flag for released packages (#5062)

Removed

• agent-framework-core: [BREAKING] Remove deprecated BaseContextProvider and BaseHistoryProvider aliases (#5062)
• agent-framework-core: [BREAKING] Remove deprecated text parameter from Message constructor (#5062)

Fixed

• agent-framework-core, agent-framework-openai, agent-framework-foundry, agent-framework-azurefunctions, agent-framework-devui, agent-framework-orchestrations, agent-framework-azure-ai-search: Migrate message construction from Message(text=...) to Message(contents=[...]) throughout codebase (#5062)
• agent-framework-devui: Accept legacy payload formats (text, message, content, input, data) and convert to framework-native Message(contents=...) (#5062)
• samples: Fix Foundry samples to use env vars consistently and update install guidance (#5062)

dotnet-1.0.0

Changes:

• c798cb7 release: Mark Handoff Orchestrations Experimental (#5065)
• 524c021 .NET: Update release versions (#5059)
• 281661e .NET: Remove timeout from InputWait in OffThread execution (#4996)
• b0613a8 .NET: Bump Azure.AI.Projects to 2.0.0 GA (#5060)
• 79b3804 fix: Update Google.GenAI to verison compatible with M.E.AI 10.4.0+ (#5061)
• a356a16 .NET: Remove OpenAIAssistantClientExtensions class (#5058)

See More

• 628bb1a .NET: Rename Microsoft.Agents.AI.AzureAI to Microsoft.Agents.AI.Foundry and consolidate FoundryMemory (#5042)
• 15e435b Fix telemetry sample bug (#5037)
• 38de991 .NET: Fix RequestInfoEvent lost when resuming workflow from checkpoint (#4955)
• 25696a7 .NET: Replace Azure Foundry/Azure AI Foundry with Microsoft Foundry in .NET samples (#5032)
• 2cb78ea fix and unify devui samples (#5025)
• acaadc9 .NET: Add a verify-samples tool and skill (#5005)
• 3432984 Add Neo4j GraphRAG samples (#4994)
• 2a8c3e2 fixes to azure ai search init, samples (#5021)
• 9c9d81d .NET: Improve README: architecture overview, troubleshooting, and sample links (#5002)
• 47a8a30 Fix environment variable set statement in py DEV_SETUP (#5006)
• 6e7254b .NET: [BREAKING] Rename from ServiceStoredSimulatingChatClient to PerServiceCallChatHistoryPersistingChatClient (#4993)
• 3d09337 Update project name from 'Semantic Kernel' to 'Agent Framework' (#5001)
• 3c727b5 Improve CONTRIBUTING.md with dev setup links and docs guidance (#5000)
• 3f964c4 Removing old code-gen docs from dotnet root (#4997)

This list of changes was auto generated.

dotnet-1.0.0-rc5

What's Changed

• .NET: Include ReasoningEncryptedContent by default when stored output disabled with Responses by @westey-m in #4623
• .NET: Update A2A, MCP, and system package dependencies by @SergeyMenshykh in #4647
• .NET: Fix to emit WorkflowStartedEvent during workflow execution by @peibekwe in #4514
• .NET: Address Suppress Experimental Features for Docker Build by @rogerbarreto in #4641
• .NET: Sanitize user input in log statements for durable agent samples by @kshyju in #4656
• .NET: [Durable Agents] Filter empty AIContent from durable agent state responses by @cgillum in #4670
• .NET - Fix flaky workflows test by @Copilot in #4700
• .NET: Add durable workflow support by @kshyju in #4436
• Bump actions/setup-dotnet from 5.1.0 to 5.2.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #4541
• Bump danielpalme/ReportGenerator-GitHub-Action from 5.5.1 to 5.5.3 by @dependabot[bot] in #4542
• Bump MishaKav/pytest-coverage-comment from 1.2.0 to 1.6.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #4543
• Bump actions/upload-artifact from 4 to 7 by @dependabot[bot] in #4373
• .NET: Align sample build configuration with test runner in CI by @kshyju in #4735
• .NET: Fix race condition issue in FanInEdge while processing messages. by @peibekwe in #4662
• .NET Compaction - Add AsChatReducer() extension to expose CompactionStrategy as IChatReducer by @Copilot in #4664
• .NET Compaction - Allow developer to specify a custom formatter for ToolResultCompactionStrategy by @Copilot in #4667
• .NET: Validate SkillsInstructionPrompt contains {0} placeholder in FileAgentSkillsProvider by @moonbox3 in #4642
• .NET: Fix source generator bug that silently drops base class handler registrations for protocol-only partial executors by @peibekwe in #4751
• .NET: Trim src references and add utility to enforce by @westey-m in #4693
• Add docker-in-docker feature to dev container by @westey-m in #4794
• Add automated stale issue and PR follow-up ping workflow by @moonbox3 in #4776
• .NET: Update to OpenAI 2.9.1, Azure.AI.OpenAI 2.9.0-beta.1, Microsoft.Extensions.AI 10.4.0, and Azure.AI.Projects 2.0.0-beta.2 by @Copilot in #4613
• .NET: Improve visibility for AzureFunctions Workflows samples run tests in increase timeouts by @westey-m in #4820
• .NET: Obsolete the V1 helper methods and migrate samples using it where possible by @westey-m in #4795
• Add ADR-0020: Foundry Evals integration by @alliscode in #4731
• .NET: Fix broken workflow samples by @peibekwe in #4800
• .NET: Bump Azure.AI.Agents.Persistent from 1.2.0-beta.9 to 1.2.0-beta.10 by @dependabot[bot] in #4833
• .NET: Update Hosted Samples References to latest beta.11 by @rogerbarreto in #4853
• .NET: Mark constructors of InvokingContext and InvokedContext as experimental by @westey-m in #4851
• Bump actions/download-artifact from 7 to 8 by @dependabot[bot] in #4372
• .NET: Re-enable AzureAI.Persistent packaging and integration tests by @rogerbarreto in #4865
• .NET: Update AIContextProviders to use Microsoft.Extensions.Compliance.Redaction by @westey-m in #4854
• .NET: Persist messages during function call loop by @westey-m in #4762
• .NET: [BREAKING] Fix FileSystemJsonCheckpointStore support for sessionIds with path-forbidden or special characters by @lokitoth in #4730
• .NET: Expose workflows as MCP tools when hosting on Azure functions by @kshyju in #4768
• .NET: Clarify IResettableExecutor usage comment in workflow sample by @peibekwe in #4905
• .NET: Pass through external input request and handle response conversion for workflow as agent scenario by @peibekwe in #4361
• .NET: Fix ChatOptions mutation in AIContextProviderChatClient across calls by @chetantoshniwal in #4891
• .NET: [BREAKING] Update type names and source generator to reduce conflicts by @lokitoth in #4903
• .NET: fix: HandoffAgentExecutor does not output any response when non-streaming by @lokitoth in #4745
• .NET: Re-enable the "retrieve object" check in StateManager by @lokitoth in #1881
• Add ADR to decide consistency of Chat History Persistence by @westey-m in #4816
• ADR to support a multi-source architecture for agent skills by @SergeyMenshykh in #4787
• .NET: Add AsIChatClientWithStoredOutputDisabled for ProjectResponsesClient by @rogerbarreto in #4911
• .NET: Add integration test validating OpenAPI tools with AsAIAgent(agentVersion) by @rogerbarreto in #4931
• .NET: Fix role assignment in ChatMessage construction by @AkiKurisu in #4290
• .NET: Samples fix by @westey-m in #4932
• .NET: Improve observability sample by @TaoChenOSU in #4917
• .NET: Fix bug with per-service-call persistence and approvals by @westey-m in #4933
• .NET: feat: Implement return-to-previous routing in handoff workflow by @lokitoth in #4356
• .NET: [Breaking] Restructure agent skills to use multi-source architecture by @SergeyMenshykh in #4871
• .NET: Fixes for durable agents integration tests by @westey-m in #4952
• .NET: Skip flaky integration tests blocking merge queue by @rogerbarreto in #4972
• .NET: [Breaking] Update Foundry Agents for Responses API by @rogerbarreto in #4502
• .NET: BugFix #3433 ChatClientAgent streaming responses missing messageid by @rogerbarreto in #4615
• .NET: Add inline skills API by @SergeyMenshykh in #4951
• .NET: Suppress CodeQL false positive by @westey-m in #4948
• .NET: Add API breaking change validation for RC packages by @rogerbarreto in #4977
• .NET: Allow Simulating service stored ChatHistory to improve consistency by @westey-m in #4974
• .NET: Fix broken url in samples by @westey-m in #4981
• .NET: Updated package versions by @rogerbarreto in #4982

New Contributors

• @hgvfhsrtyvrt456vtg made their first contribution in #4598
• @cecheta made their first contribution in #3985
• @huimiu made their first contribution in #4648
• @jsturtevant made their first contribution in #4711
• @chetantoshniwal made their first contribution in #4891
• @AkiKurisu made their first contribution in #4290

Full Changelog: dotnet-1.0.0-rc4...dotnet-1.0.0-rc5

python-1.0.0rc6

[1.0.0rc6] - 2026-03-30

Important

For any breaking changes & updates, please view this migration guide.

Added

• agent-framework-openai: New package extracted from core for OpenAI and Azure OpenAI provider support (#4818)
• agent-framework-foundry: New package for Azure AI Foundry integration (#4818)
• agent-framework-core: Support structuredContent in MCP tool results and fix sampling options type (#4763)
• agent-framework-core: Include reasoning messages in MESSAGES_SNAPSHOT events (#4844)
• agent-framework-core: [BREAKING] Add context mode to AgentExecutor (#4668)

Changed

• agent-framework-core: [BREAKING] Remove deprecated kwargs compatibility paths (#4858)
• agent-framework-core: [BREAKING] Reduce core dependencies and simplify optional integrations (#4904)
• agent-framework-openai: [BREAKING] Provider-leading client design & OpenAI package extraction (#4818)
• agent-framework-openai: [BREAKING] Fix OpenAI Azure routing and provider samples (#4925)
• agent-framework-azure-ai: Deprecate Azure AI v1 (Persistent Agents API) helper methods (#4804)
• agent-framework-core: Avoid duplicate agent response telemetry (#4685)
• agent-framework-devui: Bump flatted from 3.3.3 to 3.4.2 in frontend (#4805)
• samples: Move ag_ui_workflow_handoff demo from demos/ to 05-end-to-end/ (#4900)

Fixed

• agent-framework-core: Fix streaming path to emit mcp_server_tool_result on output_item.done instead of output_item.added (#4821)
• agent-framework-a2a: Fix A2AAgent to surface message content from in-progress TaskStatusUpdateEvents (#4798)
• agent-framework-core: Fix PydanticSchemaGenerationError when using from __future__ import annotations with @tool (#4822)
• samples: Fix broken samples for GitHub Copilot, declarative, and Responses API (#4915)
• repo: Fix: update PyRIT repository link from Azure/PyRIT to microsoft/PyRIT (#4960)

python-1.0.0rc5

[1.0.0rc5] - 2026-03-19

Important

For any breaking changes & updates, please view this migration guide.

Added

• samples: Add foundry hosted agents samples for python (#4648)
• repo: Add automated stale issue and PR follow-up ping workflow (#4776)
• agent-framework-ag-ui: Emit AG-UI events for MCP tool calls, results, and text reasoning (#4760)
• agent-framework-ag-ui: Emit TOOL_CALL_RESULT events when resuming after tool approval (#4758)

Changed

• agent-framework-devui: Bump minimatch from 3.1.2 to 3.1.5 in frontend (#4337)
• agent-framework-devui: Bump rollup from 4.47.1 to 4.59.0 in frontend (#4338)
• agent-framework-core: Unify tool results as Content items with rich content support (#4331)
• agent-framework-a2a: Default A2AAgent name and description from AgentCard (#4661)
• agent-framework-core: [BREAKING] Clean up kwargs across agents, chat clients, tools, and sessions (#4581)
• agent-framework-devui: Bump tar from 7.5.9 to 7.5.11 (#4688)
• repo: Improve Python dependency range automation (#4343)
• agent-framework-core: Normalize empty MCP tool output to null (#4683)
• agent-framework-core: Remove bad dependency (#4696)
• agent-framework-core: Keep MCP cleanup on the owner task (#4687)
• agent-framework-a2a: Preserve A2A message context_id (#4686)
• repo: Bump danielpalme/ReportGenerator-GitHub-Action from 5.5.1 to 5.5.3 (#4542)
• repo: Bump MishaKav/pytest-coverage-comment from 1.2.0 to 1.6.0 (#4543)
• agent-framework-core: Bump pyjwt from 2.11.0 to 2.12.0 (#4699)
• agent-framework-azure-ai: Reduce Azure chat client import overhead (#4744)
• repo: Simplify Python Poe tasks and unify package selectors (#4722)
• agent-framework-core: Aggregate token usage across tool-call loop iterations in invoke_agent span (#4739)
• agent-framework-core: Support detail field in OpenAI Chat API image_url payload (#4756)
• agent-framework-anthropic: [BREAKING] Refactor middleware layering and split Anthropic raw client (#4746)
• agent-framework-github-copilot: Emit tool call events in GitHubCopilotAgent streaming (4711)

Fixed

• agent-framework-core: Validate approval responses against the server-side pending request registry (#4548)
• agent-framework-devui: Validate function approval responses in the DevUI executor (#4598)
• agent-framework-azurefunctions: Use deepcopy for state snapshots so nested mutations are detected in durable workflow activities (#4518)
• agent-framework-bedrock: Fix BedrockChatClient sending invalid toolChoice "none" to the Bedrock API (#4535)
• agent-framework-core: Fix type hint for Case and Default (#3985)
• agent-framework-core: Fix duplicate tool names between supplied tools and MCP servers (#4649)
• agent-framework-core: Fix _deduplicate_messages catch-all branch dropping valid repeated messages (#4716)
• samples: Fix Azure Redis sample missing session for history persistence (#4692)
• agent-framework-core: Fix thread serialization for multi-turn tool calls (#4684)
• agent-framework-core: Fix RUN_FINISHED.interrupt to accumulate all interrupts when multiple tools need approval (#4717)
• agent-framework-azurefunctions: Fix missing methods on the Content class in durable tasks (#4738)
• agent-framework-core: Fix ENABLE_SENSITIVE_DATA being ignored when set after module import (#4743)
• agent-framework-a2a: Fix A2AAgent to invoke context providers before and after run (#4757)
• agent-framework-core: Fix MCP tool schema normalization for zero-argument tools missing the properties key (#4771)

Full Changelog: python-1.0.0rc4...python-1.0.0rc5

python-1.0.0rc4

[1.0.0rc4] - 2026-03-11

Added

• agent-framework-core: Add propagate_session to as_tool() for session sharing in agent-as-tool scenarios (#4439)
• agent-framework-core: Forward runtime kwargs to skill resource functions (#4417)
• samples: Add A2A server sample (#4528)

Changed

• agent-framework-github-copilot: [BREAKING] Update integration to use ToolInvocation and ToolResult types (#4551)
• agent-framework-azure-ai: [BREAKING] Upgrade to azure-ai-projects 2.0+ (#4536)

Fixed

• agent-framework-core: Propagate MCP isError flag through the function middleware pipeline (#4511)
• agent-framework-core: Fix as_agent() not defaulting name/description from client properties (#4484)
• agent-framework-core: Exclude conversation_id from chat completions API options (#4517)
• agent-framework-core: Fix conversation ID propagation when chat_options is a dict (#4340)
• agent-framework-core: Auto-finalize ResponseStream on iteration completion (#4478)
• agent-framework-core: Prevent pickle deserialization of untrusted HITL HTTP input (#4566)
• agent-framework-core: Fix executor_completed event handling for non-copyable raw_representation in mixed workflows (#4493)
• agent-framework-core: Fix store=False not overriding client default (#4569)
• agent-framework-redis: Fix RedisContextProvider compatibility with redisvl 0.14.0 by using AggregateHybridQuery (#3954)
• samples: Fix chat_response_cancellation sample to use Message objects (#4532)
• agent-framework-purview: Fix broken link in Purview README (Microsoft 365 Dev Program URL) (#4610)

dotnet-1.0.0-rc4

What's Changed

• .NET: bug fix for duplicate output on GitHubCopilotAgent by @normalian in #3981
• .NET: Increase credential timeout for Integration Tests by @westey-m in #4472
• .NET: Add foundry extension samples for dotnet by @yaoleo34 in #4359
• .NET: CI Build time end to end improvement by @westey-m in #4208
• .NET: Switch auth sample to use Singletons by @westey-m in #4454
• .NET: Add ServiceLifetime support for Hosting DI registration by @westey-m in #4476
• .NET: Fix filter combine logic for ChatHistoryMemoryProvider by @westey-m in #4501
• .NET: Update HostedAgents samples to Azure.AI.AgentServer.AgentFramework 1.0.0-beta.9 and MEAI 10.3.0 by @Copilot in #4477
• .NET: Improve skill name validation: reject consecutive hyphens and enforce directory name match by @SergeyMenshykh in #4526
• .NET: Create a sample to show bounded chat history with overflow into chat history memory by @westey-m in #4136
• .NET: Update Anthropic to 12.8.0 and Anthropic.Foundry to 0.4.2 by @Copilot in #4475
• .NET: Add security warnings to xml comments for core components by @westey-m in #4527
• Auto-finalize ResponseStream on iteration completion by @giles17 in #4478
• .NET: Skip Azure Persistent (V1) flaky CodeInterpreter integration tests by @rogerbarreto in #4583
• .NET: Enable Microsoft.Agents.AI.FoundryMemory for NuGet release by @rogerbarreto in #4559
• Fix Strands Agents documentation links in ADR by @Copilot in #4584
• .NET: Cleanup unnecessary usages of AsIChatClient by @westey-m in #4561
• .NET: Added support for polymorphic type as workflow output by @peibekwe in #4485
• .NET Compaction - Introducing compaction strategies and pipeline by @crickman in #4533
• .NET: SDK Patch Bump (10.0.200) - Address false positive trigger of IL2026/IL3050 diagnostics in hosting projects by @rogerbarreto in #4586
• .NET: Add FinishReason to AgentResponses by @westey-m in #4617
• .NET: Updated package versions by @dmytrostruk in #4632
• .NET: Fixed CA1873 warning by @dmytrostruk in #4634

New Contributors

• @normalian made their first contribution in #3981
• @yaoleo34 made their first contribution in #4359

Full Changelog: dotnet-1.0.0-rc3...dotnet-1.0.0-rc4

python-1.0.0rc3

[1.0.0rc3] - 2026-03-04

Added

• agent-framework-core: Add Shell tool (#4339)
• agent-framework-core: Add file_ids and data_sources support to get_code_interpreter_tool() (#4201)
• agent-framework-core: Map file citation annotations from TextDeltaBlock in Assistants API streaming (#4316, #4320)
• agent-framework-claude: Add OpenTelemetry instrumentation to ClaudeAgent (#4278, #4326)
• agent-framework-azure-cosmos: Add Azure Cosmos history provider package (#4271)
• samples: Add auto_retry.py sample for rate limit handling (#4223)
• tests: Add regression tests for Entry JoinExecutor workflow input initialization (#4335)

Changed

• samples: Restructure and improve Python samples (#4092)
• agent-framework-orchestrations: [BREAKING] Tighten HandoffBuilder to require Agent instead of SupportsAgentRun (#4301, #4302)
• samples: Update workflow orchestration samples to use AzureOpenAIResponsesClient (#4285)

Fixed

• agent-framework-bedrock: Fix embedding test stub missing meta attribute (#4287)
• agent-framework-ag-ui: Fix approval payloads being re-processed on subsequent conversation turns (#4232)
• agent-framework-core: Fix response_format resolution in streaming finalizer (#4291)
• agent-framework-core: Strip reserved kwargs in AgentExecutor to prevent duplicate-argument TypeError (#4298)
• agent-framework-core: Preserve workflow run kwargs when continuing with run(responses=...) (#4296)
• agent-framework-core: Fix WorkflowAgent not persisting response messages to session history (#4319)
• agent-framework-core: Fix single-tool input handling in OpenAIResponsesClient._prepare_tools_for_openai (#4312)
• agent-framework-core: Fix agent option merge to support dict-defined tools (#4314)
• agent-framework-core: Fix executor handler type resolution when using from __future__ import annotations (#4317)
• agent-framework-core: Fix walrus operator precedence for model_id kwarg in AzureOpenAIResponsesClient (#4310)
• agent-framework-core: Handle thread.message.completed event in Assistants API streaming (#4333)
• agent-framework-core: Fix MCP tools duplicated on second turn when runtime tools are present (#4432)
• agent-framework-core: Fix PowerFx eval crash on non-English system locales by setting CurrentUICulture to en-US (#4408)
• agent-framework-orchestrations: Fix StandardMagenticManager to propagate session to manager agent (#4409)
• agent-framework-orchestrations: Fix IndexError when reasoning models produce reasoning-only messages in Magentic-One workflow (#4413)
• agent-framework-azure-ai: Fix parsing oauth_consent_request events in Azure AI client (#4197)
• agent-framework-anthropic: Set role="assistant" on message_start streaming update (#4329)
• samples: Fix samples discovered by auto validation pipeline (#4355)
• samples: Use AgentResponse.value instead of model_validate_json in HITL sample (#4405)
• agent-framework-devui: Fix .NET conversation memory handling in DevUI integration (#3484, #4294)

dotnet-1.0.0-rc3

What's Changed

• .NET: Support hosted code interpreter for skill script execution by @SergeyMenshykh in #4192
• .NET: AgentThread serialization alternatives ADR by @westey-m in #3062
• .NET: Add helpers to more easily access in-memory ChatHistory and make ChatHistoryProvider management more configurable. by @westey-m in #4224
• .Net: Add additional Hosted Agent Samples by @rogerbarreto in #4325
• .NET: Revert ".NET: Support hosted code interpreter for skill script execution" by @SergeyMenshykh in #4385
• .NET: Fixing issue with invalid node Ids when visualizing dotnet workflows. by @alliscode in #4269
• .NET: Fix FileAgentSkillsProvider custom SkillsInstructionPrompt silently dropping skills by @SergeyMenshykh in #4388
• .NET: AuthN & AuthZ sample with asp.net service and web client by @westey-m in #4354
• .NET: Update GroupChat workflow builder to support name and description by @peibekwe in #4334
• .NET: Skip OffThread observability test by @rogerbarreto in #4399
• .NET: AzureAI Package - Skip tool validation when UseProvidedChatClientAsIs is true by @rogerbarreto in #4389
• [BREAKING] Add response filter for store input in *Providers by @westey-m in #4327
• .NET: [BREAKING] Change *Provider StateKey to list of StateKeys by @westey-m in #4395
• .NET: Updated Copilot SDK to the latest version by @dmytrostruk in #4406
• .NET: Disable OpenAIAssistant structured output integration tests by @SergeyMenshykh in #4451
• .NET: Update Azure.AI.Projects 2.0.0-beta.1 by @rogerbarreto in #4270
• .NET: Skip flacky UT + (Attempt) Merge Gatekeeper fix by @rogerbarreto in #4456
• .NET: Discover skill resources from directory instead of markdown links by @SergeyMenshykh in #4401
• .NET: Update package versions by @dmytrostruk in #4468
• .NET: Fixed CA1873 warning by @dmytrostruk in #4479

Full Changelog: dotnet-1.0.0-rc2...dotnet-1.0.0-rc3

python-1.0.0rc2

[1.0.0rc2] - 2026-02-25

Added

• agent-framework-core: Support Agent Skills (#4210)
• agent-framework-core: Add embedding abstractions and OpenAI implementation (Phase 1) (#4153)
• agent-framework-core: Add Foundry Memory Context Provider (#3943)
• agent-framework-core: Add max_function_calls to FunctionInvocationConfiguration (#4175)
• agent-framework-core: Add CreateConversationExecutor, fix input routing, remove unused handler layer (#4159)
• agent-framework-azure-ai-search: Azure AI Search provider improvements - EmbeddingGenerator, async context manager, KB message handling (#4212)
• agent-framework-azure-ai-search: Enhance Azure AI Search Citations with Document URLs in Foundry V2 (#4028)
• agent-framework-ag-ui: Add Workflow Support, Harden Streaming Semantics, and add Dynamic Handoff Demo (#3911)

Changed

• agent-framework-declarative: [BREAKING] Add InvokeFunctionTool action for declarative workflows (#3716)

Fixed

• agent-framework-core: Fix thread corruption when max_iterations is reached (#4234)
• agent-framework-core: Fix workflow runner concurrent processing (#4143)
• agent-framework-core: Fix doubled tool_call arguments in MESSAGES_SNAPSHOT when streaming (#4200)
• agent-framework-core: Fix OpenAI chat client compatibility with third-party endpoints and OTel 0.4.14 (#4161)
• agent-framework-claude: Fix structured_output propagation in ClaudeAgent (#4137)