A Guide to Event-Driven Design for Agents and Multi-Agent Systems With Confluent and Microsoft AutoGen

This guide explores the transformative potential of event-driven architecture (EDA) in designing intelligent, scalable AI agents and multi-agent systems. As AI evolves from predictive and generative models to agentic systems capable of autonomous reasoning and collaboration, traditional request-response workflows fall short. Leveraging Confluent’s data streaming platform and Microsoft AutoGen, this ebook presents a modular framework where agents consume, process, and emit events in real time—enabling dynamic coordination, fault tolerance, and enterprise-grade governance. Through practical design patterns and real-world applications, it demonstrates how event-driven systems unlock the next wave of AI innovation, making autonomous agents adaptable, resilient, and ready for complex enterprise automation.