# Build planner-driven agent workflows with Microsoft Semantic Kernel

> Compose prompts, plugins, memory, planners, and connectors into repeatable Python, .NET, or Java agent workflows with Microsoft Semantic Kernel.

- Skill: `agentskillexchange/build-planner-driven-agent-workflows-with-microsoft-semantic` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add agentskillexchange/build-planner-driven-agent-workflows-with-microsoft-semantic`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/agentskillexchange/build-planner-driven-agent-workflows-with-microsoft-semantic/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- Author: agentskillexchange (https://skillmd.com/u/agentskillexchange)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/agentskillexchange/build-planner-driven-agent-workflows-with-microsoft-semantic

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# Build planner-driven agent workflows with Microsoft Semantic Kernel

Compose prompts, plugins, memory, planners, and connectors into repeatable Python, .NET, or Java agent workflows with Microsoft Semantic Kernel.

## Prerequisites

Microsoft Semantic Kernel; Python 3.10+, .NET 10.0+, or Java 17+ depending on runtime; LLM provider credentials as required by the chosen connector

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- pip install semantic-kernel

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- [![Python package](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/semantic-kernel)](https://pypi.org/project/semantic-kernel/)
- **Python**: 3.10+
- ### Python

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- **Local Deployment**: Run with [Ollama](https://ollama.com/), [LMStudio](https://lmstudio.ai/), or [ONNX](https://onnx.ai/)
- First, set the environment variable for your AI Services:
- **Azure OpenAI:**

- Source: https://github.com/microsoft/semantic-kernel
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/microsoft/semantic-kernel/HEAD/README.md

## Documentation

- https://learn.microsoft.com/semantic-kernel/

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/build-planner-driven-agent-workflows-with-microsoft-semantic-kernel/)