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Build Long-Running AI Agents on Azure App Service with Microsoft Agent Framework

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jordanselig
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Oct 21, 2025

Learn how to build intelligent AI agents using Microsoft Agent Framework and Azure App Service with async patterns for complex, long-running workflows.

UPDATE 10/22/2025: An alternative implementation of this sample app has been added to this blog post. The alternate version uses a WebJob for background processing instead of an in-process hosted...
Updated Oct 22, 2025
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Michel_Schep
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Oct 22, 2025

Thanks for the example. Nice job!
Just curious (I still have to investigate the ins and outs of MAF) but why didn't you use the workflow pattern/classes of MAF?
I thought that was meant to be the way to connect agents and let them cooperate (even in long running job situations).