AutoGen Framework

Master Microsoft AutoGen for building multi-agent conversational AI systems

Advanced AutoGen Features

Beyond basic agent conversations, AutoGen offers powerful features for code execution, human oversight, and performance optimization that enable production-ready multi-agent systems.

Interactive: Advanced Features Explorer

Code Execution

Agents can write and execute Python code in isolated environments with automatic result handling.

Key Benefits:
Automatic code extraction from agent responses
Safe execution in Docker containers
Results fed back into conversation
Supports iterative debugging
Configuration:
use_docker=True, work_dir="./workspace"

🔧 More Advanced Capabilities

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Nested Chat

Agents can spawn sub-conversations with other agents before responding. Useful for complex reasoning where agent needs internal discussion before external response.

register_nested_chats(trigger_condition, sub_agents)
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Sequential Chat

Chain multiple two-agent conversations where output flows through pipeline. Great for workflows like: research → analysis → writing → review.

initiate_chats([chat1_config, chat2_config, ...])
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Teaching Mode

Agents can learn from human feedback during conversations. Corrections and preferences are incorporated into agent behavior over time.

teachable_agent.learn_from_user_feedback()
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Multi-Modal Support

Process images, PDFs, and other media alongside text. Agents can analyze documents, extract information from images, and handle diverse data types.

message_content=["type": "image_url", "url": ...}]

🎯 Production Considerations

Cost Control: Use caching aggressively (40-70% savings), set max_rounds to prevent runaway conversations, and use cheaper models for simple agents (GPT-3.5 for routing, GPT-4 for complex reasoning).

Error Handling: Implement robust try-catch around code execution, set appropriate timeouts, and have fallback strategies when agents fail to terminate properly.

Observability: Log all agent messages, track token usage per agent, monitor conversation lengths, and capture termination reasons for debugging and optimization.

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