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Microsoft Agent Framework Harness and Hosted Agents Reach General Availability

Microsoft has moved its Agent Framework Harness and Foundry Hosted Agents to general availability. These tools provide a supported runtime and orchestration patterns for developers building AI agents, including connectors for GitHub Copilot and Claude.

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