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Human-in-the-loop with function approvals in Microsoft Agent Framework

Mar 20, 2026

Some tool calls are too consequential to let an agent run unsupervised. Function approvals pause the agent run when a destructive or sensitive tool is about to fire, surface the call to a human, and resume only after explicit approval. This article looks at how to mark a tool as approval-required, how the run pauses, and how to wire approve and reject back into the agent.
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Workflow fundamentals in Microsoft Agent Framework

Mar 16, 2026

Sequential, concurrent, handoff, group chat, and magentic workflows are all built on the same four primitives: executors, edges, events, and a superstep-based execution model. This article looks at those primitives directly, so you know what is happening underneath when you reach for an orchestration builder, and so you can build workflows the builders do not cover.