REDMOND, Wash. — January 2026 — Microsoft has released the Evals for Agent Interop Starter Kit, a new developer resource designed to help teams evaluate how well AI agents work together across tools, platforms, and services.
The starter kit targets a growing challenge in agent-based systems: interoperability. As organizations build multiple agents that need to coordinate actions, share context, and hand off tasks, Microsoft says reliable evaluation is essential to ensure agents behave consistently and predictably in real-world workflows.
The kit provides a practical framework for testing agent interactions, including sample scenarios, evaluation metrics, and tooling that helps developers measure correctness, handoff quality, and overall task completion across agents. It is designed to integrate with existing Microsoft 365 and Copilot Studio development workflows, allowing teams to test agents as part of their normal build and release processes.
Microsoft said the starter kit helps move agent development beyond ad hoc testing by introducing repeatable, transparent evaluation methods. Developers can use it to identify failure points, compare agent behaviors, and improve collaboration between agents before deploying them into production environments.
The release reflects Microsoft’s broader push toward agentic systems that operate across apps and services rather than in isolation. As AI agents take on more autonomous roles, the company said shared standards and evaluation practices will be key to building trust and scalability.
The Evals for Agent Interop Starter Kit is available now for developers, with Microsoft encouraging feedback from the community as it continues to refine tooling for multi-agent systems.
Source: Microsoft
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