microsoft/agent-framework dotnet-1.8.0

dotnet-1.8.0

Repository: microsoft/agent-framework

Tag: dotnet-1.8.0

Published: 2026-06-02T02:59:17Z

Prerelease: no

Release notes:

What's Changed

• .NET: Persist ForeachExecutor iteration state across checkpoints by @peibekwe in https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/6051
• .NET: Remove responses experimental flag from FoundryAgent et.al. by @westey-m in https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/6121
• .NET: Add MCP-based skills support (skill-md type) by @semenshi in https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/6108
• .NET: [BREAKING] Remove Support for Code-Gen in Declarative Workflows by @peibekwe in https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/6095
• feat(a2a): add A2AAgentSession with reference_task_ids and input-required support by @giles17 in https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/5980
• .NET: Add Foundry Toolbox MCP skills discovery sample by @semenshi in https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/6134
• .NET: Fix render dupe and text input clear bugs, and improve guardrail error messaging by @westey-m in https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/6136
• .NET: Add missing projects to solution for release by @peibekwe in https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/6157
• .NET: Support ClaimsIdentity-based scoping of agent sessions by @lokitoth in https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/5696
• .NET: feat: Bring Handoff Orchestration to parity with Python by @lokitoth in https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/6138
• .NET: [Breaking] Refactor AgentFileSkillsSource for depth-based discovery and predicate filters by @semenshi in https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/6109
• .NET: Updating version for dotnet release 1.8.0 by @peibekwe in https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/6161

Full Changelog: https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/compare/dotnet-1.7.0...dotnet-1.8.0