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Semantic Kernel
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Runtime governance
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Are scope, spend, and authority enforced while the agent runs?
Audit trail
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Is there a tamper-evident record of what it actually did?
Scored from 1 evidenced field(s): audit_trail. Automated score; capped at 2 pending review.
Counts Audit trail, each cited below.
Compliance
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Are compliance obligations attached per engagement?
Outcome settlement
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Does payment depend on a verified result?
Insurance & indemnity
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Can the deployment be insured, and is the customer indemnified?
Assurance
- Insurance available
- no public informationlearn.microsoft.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 · source did not state this
- Insurance carriers
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- Coverage limits
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- Indemnification
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- Liability cap
- no public informationlearn.microsoft.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 · source did not state this
- Audit trail
- telemetry support
“Backed with security enhancing capabilities like telemetry support”
learn.microsoft.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 - Tamper-evident log
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- Explainability
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- Runtime governance
- no public informationlearn.microsoft.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 · source did not state this
- Permission scopes
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- Compliance certifications
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- Regulatory alignment
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- Outcome-based pricing
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- Settlement mechanism
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- Dispute process
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- SLA terms
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- Evaluation coverage
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Agency
- Autonomy level
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- Human oversight
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- Goal complexity
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- Action space
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- Operating environment
- codebase
“integrate the latest AI models into your C#, Python, or Java codebase”
learn.microsoft.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 - Initiative
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Safety
- Safety evaluations
- no public informationlearn.microsoft.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 · source did not state this
- Red teaming
- no public informationlearn.microsoft.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 · source did not state this
- Safety policy
- no public informationlearn.microsoft.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 · source did not state this
- Usage restrictions
- no public informationlearn.microsoft.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 · source did not state this
- Model or system card
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- Incident reporting
- no public informationlearn.microsoft.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 · source did not state this
- Third-party evaluations
- no public informationlearn.microsoft.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 · source did not state this
- Data handling
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Practicality
- Pricing model
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- Price point
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- Availability
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- Deployment options
- no public informationlearn.microsoft.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 · source did not state this
- Integrations
- OpenAPI specifications (like Microsoft 365 Copilot)
“Semantic Kernel uses OpenAPI specifications (like Microsoft 365 Copilot)”
learn.microsoft.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 - Supported regions
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- Support model
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Foundation models
- Base models
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- Model provider
- no public informationlearn.microsoft.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 · source did not state this
- Model swappable
- you’ll simply swap them out without needing to rewrite your entire codebase
“When new models are released, you’ll simply swap them out without needing to rewrite your entire codebase.”
learn.microsoft.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 - Open weights
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- Fine-tuning
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- Context window
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Ecosystem
- Protocols supported
- OpenAPI specifications
“Semantic Kernel uses OpenAPI specifications (like Microsoft 365 Copilot)”
learn.microsoft.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 - Tool use
- translating the model's request to a function call and passes the results back to the model
“Semantic Kernel combines prompts with existing APIs to perform actions. By describing your existing code to AI models, they’ll be called to address requests. When a request is made the model calls a function, and Semantic Kernel is the middleware translating the model's request to a function call and passes the results back to the model.”
learn.microsoft.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 - Multi-agent
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- API access
“integrate the latest AI models into your C#, Python, or Java codebase”
learn.microsoft.com · checked Aug 1, 2026- Open source
- open-source
“Semantic Kernel is a lightweight, open-source development kit”
learn.microsoft.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 - Marketplace presence
- no public informationlearn.microsoft.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 · source did not state this
Impact
- User base
- Microsoft and other Fortune 500 companies
“Microsoft and other Fortune 500 companies are already leveraging Semantic Kernel”
learn.microsoft.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 - Deployment scale
- Microsoft and other Fortune 500 companies are already leveraging
“Microsoft and other Fortune 500 companies are already leveraging Semantic Kernel”
learn.microsoft.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 - Target sectors
- Enterprise
“Enterprise ready Microsoft and other Fortune 500 companies are already leveraging Semantic Kernel”
learn.microsoft.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 - High-risk domains
- no public informationlearn.microsoft.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 · source did not state this
- Documented incidents
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