Semantic Kernel
AI Agents & Automation
Overview
Semantic Kernel is a Microsoft SDK for embedding AI skills and capabilities into .NET applications, providing enterprise features including session-based state management, middleware, telemetry, and type safety. It serves as a predecessor to Microsoft Agent Framework and continues to ship releases while Microsoft directs new agent development toward the unified Microsoft Agent Framework. Semantic Kernel enables developers to integrate AI capabilities into existing enterprise applications with minimal disruption.
- Pricing model
- Free
- Deployment
- Self-hosted / on-premises, API / SDK, CLI / IDE plugin
- Regions served
- Global
- Categories
- Language (LLM / NLP), Process automation, CLI / IDE plugin, Free, Software & technology, Workflow orchestration, API / SDK, Self-hosted / on-premises, Agent framework / SDK, AI Agents & Automation, Agentic / autonomous, Enterprise / custom quote
- Last updated
- 2 October 2026
- Published
- 2 October 2026
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Deployment options
Data sources & provenance
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- Data quality
- Data quality: Editorially Reviewed
- Primary source
- langfuse.com
- Sources cited
- 2
- Last reviewed
- 28 September 2026
- Last updated
- 2 October 2026
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