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Semantic Kernel Planners & Agents

13 posts on semantic kernel planners & agents — part of framework tutorials on the n4n AI blog.

Semantic Kernel planner tutorial: sequential vs stepwise

Compare Semantic Kernel's Sequential and Stepwise planners across capabilities, latency, ergonomics, and failure modes with code examples and a decision matrix.

July 27, 20266 min read

Framework tutorialsTutorial

Semantic Kernel planner tutorial: handlebars planner basics

Learn to build agents with Semantic Kernel's Handlebars planner through a complete, runnable tutorial covering setup, prompt templates, and execution loops.

July 27, 20263 min read

Framework tutorialsGuide

Semantic Kernel planner tutorial: debugging failed plans

A practical debugging guide for Semantic Kernel planner failures — ordered steps, code patterns, and common pitfalls engineers hit in production.

July 27, 20265 min read

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Semantic Kernel planner tutorial: automatic planning

Build a working Semantic Kernel automatic function planner step by step — define plugins, configure the planner, execute plans, and handle real-world edge cases.

July 27, 20263 min read

Framework tutorialsGuide

Semantic Kernel agent tutorial: tool selection strategies

A practical guide to Semantic Kernel agent tool selection strategies covering function choice behaviors, planner integration, metadata design, and failure handling patterns.

July 27, 20264 min read

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Semantic Kernel agent tutorial: multi-agent conversations

Build multi-agent conversations with Semantic Kernel — step-by-step tutorial covering group chat, agent roles, and orchestration patterns with runnable Python code.

July 27, 20263 min read

Framework tutorialsTutorial

Semantic Kernel agent tutorial: group chat orchestration

Build a multi-agent group chat with Semantic Kernel: define specialized agents, configure orchestration, and run collaborative workflows with working code.

July 27, 20262 min read

Framework tutorialsTutorial

Semantic Kernel agent tutorial: GPT-4o and Claude fallback

Build a Semantic Kernel agent with automatic GPT-4o to Claude fallback using n4n.ai's unified endpoint — complete with planner setup, routing directives, and runnable code.

July 27, 20263 min read

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Semantic Kernel agent tutorial: adding memory to agents

A hands-on tutorial for adding persistent memory to Semantic Kernel agents using vector stores and memory skills, with complete runnable code.

July 27, 20262 min read

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Semantic Kernel agent tutorial with n4n.ai function calling

Hands-on tutorial: build a Semantic Kernel ChatCompletionAgent that calls Python functions via the n4n.ai OpenAI-compatible gateway. Step-by-step code.

July 19, 20262 min read

Framework tutorialsHow-to

Building an agent with Semantic Kernel's Agent Framework

A hands-on semantic kernel agent framework tutorial: build a task-completing agent with planners, plugins, and OpenAI-compatible endpoints.

July 19, 20263 min read

Framework tutorialsHow-to

Building a ReAct-style agent in Semantic Kernel

Hands-on react-style agent semantic kernel tutorial: implement a ReAct reasoning loop with FunctionCallingStepwisePlanner, custom plugins, and step-by-step verification.

July 19, 20264 min read

Framework tutorialsHow-to

Building a customer support agent with Semantic Kernel

Step-by-step guide to build customer support agent semantic kernel apps with Python: plugins, stepwise planner, and resilient model routing. Includes runnable code.

July 19, 20263 min read