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Giles Odigwe 0340b7596b Python: bump package versions for 1.3.0 release (#5706)
* Python: bump package versions for 1.3.0 release

MINOR bump on the released cohort (agent-framework, agent-framework-core,
agent-framework-openai, agent-framework-foundry: 1.2.2 -> 1.3.0). All 22
beta packages stamp 1.0.0b260507 and all 3 alpha packages stamp
1.0.0a260507 per the lockstep convention. Date stamp reflects 2026-05-07
Pacific.

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* Address review: bump foundry_local openai floor, fix devui orchestrations pin, clarify breaking scope

- foundry_local: bump agent-framework-openai lower bound from >=1.1.0 to >=1.3.0
- devui: update stale agent-framework-orchestrations dev pin from 1.0.0b260402 to 1.0.0b260507
- CHANGELOG: clarify [BREAKING] applies to experimental skills API only

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* Revert devui orchestrations pin to 1.0.0b260402 to avoid breaking DevUI

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Get Started with Microsoft Agent Framework A2A

Please install this package via pip:

pip install agent-framework-a2a --pre

A2A Agent Integration

The A2A agent integration enables communication with remote A2A-compliant agents using the standardized A2A protocol. This allows your Agent Framework applications to connect to agents running on different platforms, languages, or services.

A2AAgent (Client)

The A2AAgent class is a client that wraps an A2A Client to connect the Agent Framework with external A2A-compliant agents.

from agent_framework.a2a import A2AAgent

# Connect to a remote A2A agent
a2a_agent = A2AAgent(url="http://remote-agent/a2a")
response = await a2a_agent.run("Hello!")

A2AExecutor (Hosting)

The A2AExecutor class bridges local AI agents built with the agent_framework library to the A2A protocol, allowing them to be hosted and accessed by other A2A-compliant clients.

from agent_framework.a2a import A2AExecutor
from a2a.server.apps import A2AStarletteApplication
from a2a.server.request_handlers import DefaultRequestHandler
from a2a.server.tasks import InMemoryTaskStore

# Create an A2A executor for your agent
executor = A2AExecutor(agent=my_agent)

# Set up the request handler and server application
request_handler = DefaultRequestHandler(
    agent_executor=executor,
    task_store=InMemoryTaskStore(),
)

app = A2AStarletteApplication(
    agent_card=my_agent_card,
    http_handler=request_handler,
).build()

Basic Usage Example

See the A2A agent examples which demonstrate:

  • Connecting to remote A2A agents
  • Hosting local agents via A2A protocol
  • Sending messages and receiving responses
  • Handling different content types (text, files, data)
  • Streaming responses and real-time interaction