autogen

Conversable agents and group chats; code execution and human-in-the-loop; Microsoft origin, AG2 ecosystem. ⚠️ In maintenance mode since late 2025: no new features, and Microsoft directs new users to Agent Framework.

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Category: Multi-agent and orchestration

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