Microsoft Agent Framework vs Semantic Kernel for a Greenfield .NET Agent
For a new .NET agent in 2026, start on Microsoft Agent Framework 1.0. Semantic Kernel is in maintenance mode. Here is the side-by-side and the one case where SK still wins.
Tag: semantic-kernel
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How to Run a Semantic Kernel Plugin From a BackgroundService
Wire a Microsoft.SemanticKernel 1.75.0 plugin into a hosted BackgroundService on .NET 11 and invoke its KernelFunctions on a PeriodicTimer schedule. Covers DI scopes, [KernelFunction] resolution, prompt-cache-friendly invocation, cancellation, and the lifetime gotchas that bite when you move a plugin off the request path.
How to Migrate a Semantic Kernel Plugin to an MCP Server
Take an existing Semantic Kernel plugin with [KernelFunction] methods and turn it into a Model Context Protocol server other agents can call. Covers the drop-in WithTools(kernel) bridge, the native [McpServerTool] rewrite, parameter binding, dependency injection, and the gotchas that bite during the cutover.