HAO to use MAF soon?

[Arturo-Quiroga-MSFT]

Summary

Given that Microsoft released the Microsoft Agent Framework in public preview on October 1, 2025, as the official successor to Semantic Kernel for building AI agents, I'd like to understand if there are any plans to update the Healthcare Agent Orchestrator to use the new framework.

Context

The Healthcare Agent Orchestrator currently uses Semantic Kernel's agent APIs including:

• AgentGroupChat
• ChatCompletionAgent
• KernelFunctionSelectionStrategy
• KernelFunctionTerminationStrategy
• Semantic Kernel plugins (@kernel_function decorators)

The Microsoft Agent Framework:

• Merges AutoGen's dynamic multi-agent orchestration with Semantic Kernel capabilities
• Provides a dedicated migration path from Semantic Kernel
• Is positioned as the production-ready framework for enterprise agentic AI applications
• Offers enhanced multi-agent collaboration patterns

Questions

1. Is there a roadmap or timeline for migrating this accelerator to use Microsoft Agent Framework instead of Semantic Kernel agents?

2. What are the main considerations that would drive or delay such a migration? (e.g., stability of the new framework, feature parity, breaking changes)

3. For those building on top of this accelerator, should we wait for a Microsoft Agent Framework-based version, or is Semantic Kernel expected to remain the recommended approach for this solution?

Related

• Issue Need to move this to AI foundry (Nextgen) #65 discusses AI Foundry integration but focuses on Agent Service v2 rather than the underlying framework
• Microsoft's official position: "Microsoft Agent Framework is the successor to Semantic Kernel for building AI agents" (with at least 1 year of Semantic Kernel GA support after MAF leaves preview)

References

• Introducing Microsoft Agent Framework
• Semantic Kernel to Microsoft Agent Framework Migration Guide
• Current Semantic Kernel upgrade to 1.37.0 (PR #53)

Thank you for your work on this valuable healthcare AI accelerator!