.NET: NET Workflows - Skip conversation initialization when identifier is provided (#1087)

* Fix

* Code-gen case

* Tests

* Autosend logic

* Build fix

* Namespace

* Validation enhancement

dotnet/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative/CodeGen/CreateConversationTemplate.cs

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // <auto-generated>
 //     This code was generated by a tool.
-//     Runtime Version: 18.0.0.0
+//     Runtime Version: 17.0.0.0
 //  
 //     Changes to this file may cause incorrect behavior and will be lost if
 //     the code is regenerated.
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative.CodeGen
     /// <summary>
     /// Class to produce the template output
     /// </summary>
-    [global::System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute("Microsoft.VisualStudio.TextTemplating", "18.0.0.0")]
+    [global::System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute("Microsoft.VisualStudio.TextTemplating", "17.0.0.0")]
     internal partial class CreateConversationTemplate : ActionTemplate
     {
         /// <summary>
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative.CodeGen
         string conversationId = await agentProvider.CreateConversationAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);");
 
         AssignVariable(this.ConversationId, "conversationId");
-        
-            this.Write("\n        return default;\n    }\n}\n");
+            this.Write("\n        await context.AddEventAsync(new ConversationUpdateEvent(conversationId))" +
+                    ".ConfigureAwait(false);\n\n        return default;\n    }\n}\n");
             return this.GenerationEnvironment.ToString();
         }
 

dotnet/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative/CodeGen/CreateConversationTemplate.tt

@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ internal sealed class <#= this.Name #>Executor(FormulaSession session, WorkflowA
     protected override async ValueTask<object?> ExecuteAsync(IWorkflowContext context, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
         string conversationId = await agentProvider.CreateConversationAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);<#
-        AssignVariable(this.ConversationId, "conversationId");
-        #>
+        AssignVariable(this.ConversationId, "conversationId");#>
+        await context.AddEventAsync(new ConversationUpdateEvent(conversationId)).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
         return default;
     }
 }

dotnet/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative/DeclarativeWorkflowBuilder.cs

@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public static class DeclarativeWorkflowBuilder
         state.Initialize(workflowElement.WrapWithBot(), options.Configuration);
         DeclarativeWorkflowExecutor<TInput> rootExecutor =
             new(rootId,
-                options.AgentProvider,
+                options,
                 state,
                 message => inputTransform?.Invoke(message) ?? DefaultTransform(message));
 

dotnet/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative/Events/ConversationUpdateEvent.cs

@@ -12,7 +12,11 @@ public sealed class ConversationUpdateEvent : WorkflowEvent
     /// </summary>
     public string ConversationId { get; }
 
-    internal ConversationUpdateEvent(string conversationId)
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Initializes a new instance of <see cref="ConversationUpdateEvent"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="conversationId">The identifier of the associated conversation.</param>
+    public ConversationUpdateEvent(string conversationId)
         : base(conversationId)
     {
         this.ConversationId = conversationId;

dotnet/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative/Extensions/AgentProviderExtensions.cs

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ internal static class AgentProviderExtensions
 
         // Enable "autoSend" behavior if this is the workflow conversation.
         bool isWorkflowConversation = context.IsWorkflowConversation(conversationId);
-        autoSend &= isWorkflowConversation;
+        autoSend |= isWorkflowConversation;
 
         // Process the agent response updates.
         List<AgentRunResponseUpdate> updates = [];

dotnet/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative/Interpreter/DeclarativeWorkflowExecutor.cs

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative.Interpreter;
 /// </summary>
 internal sealed class DeclarativeWorkflowExecutor<TInput>(
     string workflowId,
-    WorkflowAgentProvider agentProvider,
+    DeclarativeWorkflowOptions options,
     WorkflowFormulaState state,
     Func<TInput, ChatMessage> inputTransform) :
     Executor<TInput>(workflowId), IModeledAction where TInput : notnull
@@ -26,10 +26,14 @@ internal sealed class DeclarativeWorkflowExecutor<TInput>(
         DeclarativeWorkflowContext declarativeContext = new(context, state);
         ChatMessage input = inputTransform.Invoke(message);
 
-        string conversationId = await agentProvider.CreateConversationAsync(cancellationToken: default).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        string? conversationId = options.ConversationId;
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(conversationId))
+        {
+            conversationId = await options.AgentProvider.CreateConversationAsync(cancellationToken: default).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        }
         await declarativeContext.QueueConversationUpdateAsync(conversationId).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
-        await agentProvider.CreateMessageAsync(conversationId, input, cancellationToken: default).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        await options.AgentProvider.CreateMessageAsync(conversationId, input, cancellationToken: default).ConfigureAwait(false);
         await declarativeContext.SetLastMessageAsync(input).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
         await context.SendResultMessageAsync(this.Id).ConfigureAwait(false);

dotnet/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative/Kit/RootExecutor.cs

@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ public abstract class RootExecutor<TInput> : Executor<TInput> where TInput : not
     private readonly WorkflowFormulaState _state;
     private readonly Func<TInput, ChatMessage>? _inputTransform;
 
+    private string? _conversationId;
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Get the shared formula session to provide to workflow <see cref="ActionExecutor"/> instances.
     /// </summary>
@@ -39,6 +41,7 @@ public abstract class RootExecutor<TInput> : Executor<TInput> where TInput : not
     {
         this._configuration = options.Configuration;
         this._agentProvider = options.AgentProvider;
+        this._conversationId = options.ConversationId;
         this._inputTransform = inputTransform;
         this._state = new WorkflowFormulaState(options.CreateRecalcEngine());
         this._state.InitializeSystem();
@@ -53,10 +56,13 @@ public abstract class RootExecutor<TInput> : Executor<TInput> where TInput : not
 
         ChatMessage input = (this._inputTransform ?? DefaultInputTransform).Invoke(message);
 
-        string conversationId = await this._agentProvider.CreateConversationAsync(cancellationToken: default).ConfigureAwait(false);
-        await declarativeContext.QueueConversationUpdateAsync(conversationId).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(this._conversationId))
+        {
+            this._conversationId = await this._agentProvider.CreateConversationAsync(cancellationToken: default).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        }
+        await declarativeContext.QueueConversationUpdateAsync(this._conversationId).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
-        await this._agentProvider.CreateMessageAsync(conversationId, input, cancellationToken: default).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        await this._agentProvider.CreateMessageAsync(this._conversationId, input, cancellationToken: default).ConfigureAwait(false);
         await declarativeContext.SetLastMessageAsync(input).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
         await declarativeContext.SendMessageAsync(new ActionExecutorResult(this.Id)).ConfigureAwait(false);

dotnet/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative/ObjectModel/CreateConversationExecutor.cs

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative.Extensions;
 using Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative.Interpreter;
 using Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative.PowerFx;
 using Microsoft.Bot.ObjectModel;
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ internal sealed class CreateConversationExecutor(CreateConversation model, Workf
     {
         string conversationId = await agentProvider.CreateConversationAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
         await this.AssignAsync(this.Model.ConversationId?.Path, FormulaValue.New(conversationId), context).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        await context.QueueConversationUpdateAsync(conversationId).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
         return default;
     }

dotnet/tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative.IntegrationTests/DeclarativeCodeGenTest.cs

@@ -18,17 +18,20 @@ public sealed class DeclarativeCodeGenTest(ITestOutputHelper output) : WorkflowT
     [Theory]
     [InlineData("SendActivity.yaml", "SendActivity.json")]
     [InlineData("InvokeAgent.yaml", "InvokeAgent.json")]
+    [InlineData("InvokeAgent.yaml", "InvokeAgent.json", true)]
     [InlineData("ConversationMessages.yaml", "ConversationMessages.json")]
-    public Task ValidateCaseAsync(string workflowFileName, string testcaseFileName) =>
-        this.RunWorkflowAsync(Path.Combine(Environment.CurrentDirectory, "Workflows", workflowFileName), testcaseFileName);
+    [InlineData("ConversationMessages.yaml", "ConversationMessages.json", true)]
+    public Task ValidateCaseAsync(string workflowFileName, string testcaseFileName, bool externalConveration = false) =>
+        this.RunWorkflowAsync(Path.Combine(Environment.CurrentDirectory, "Workflows", workflowFileName), testcaseFileName, externalConveration);
 
     [Theory]
     [InlineData("Marketing.yaml", "Marketing.json")]
-    [InlineData("MathChat.yaml", "MathChat.json")]
+    [InlineData("Marketing.yaml", "Marketing.json", true)]
+    [InlineData("MathChat.yaml", "MathChat.json", true)]
     [InlineData("DeepResearch.yaml", "DeepResearch.json", Skip = "Long running")]
     [InlineData("HumanInLoop.yaml", "HumanInLoop.json", Skip = "Needs test support")]
-    public Task ValidateScenarioAsync(string workflowFileName, string testcaseFileName) =>
-        this.RunWorkflowAsync(Path.Combine(GetRepoFolder(), "workflow-samples", workflowFileName), testcaseFileName);
+    public Task ValidateScenarioAsync(string workflowFileName, string testcaseFileName, bool externalConveration = false) =>
+        this.RunWorkflowAsync(Path.Combine(GetRepoFolder(), "workflow-samples", workflowFileName), testcaseFileName, externalConveration);
 
     protected override async Task RunAndVerifyAsync<TInput>(Testcase testcase, string workflowPath, DeclarativeWorkflowOptions workflowOptions)
     {
@@ -46,6 +49,7 @@ public sealed class DeclarativeCodeGenTest(ITestOutputHelper output) : WorkflowT
 
             Assert.Empty(workflowEvents.ActionInvokeEvents);
             Assert.Empty(workflowEvents.ActionCompleteEvents);
+            AssertWorkflow.Conversation(workflowOptions.ConversationId, testcase.Validation.ConversationCount, workflowEvents.ConversationEvents);
             AssertWorkflow.EventCounts(workflowEvents.ExecutorInvokeEvents.Count - 2, testcase);
             AssertWorkflow.EventCounts(workflowEvents.ExecutorCompleteEvents.Count - 2, testcase);
             AssertWorkflow.EventSequence(workflowEvents.ExecutorInvokeEvents.Select(e => e.ExecutorId), testcase);

dotnet/tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative.IntegrationTests/DeclarativeWorkflowTest.cs

@@ -18,17 +18,20 @@ public sealed class DeclarativeWorkflowTest(ITestOutputHelper output) : Workflow
     [Theory]
     [InlineData("SendActivity.yaml", "SendActivity.json")]
     [InlineData("InvokeAgent.yaml", "InvokeAgent.json")]
+    [InlineData("InvokeAgent.yaml", "InvokeAgent.json", true)]
     [InlineData("ConversationMessages.yaml", "ConversationMessages.json")]
-    public Task ValidateCaseAsync(string workflowFileName, string testcaseFileName) =>
-        this.RunWorkflowAsync(Path.Combine(Environment.CurrentDirectory, "Workflows", workflowFileName), testcaseFileName);
+    [InlineData("ConversationMessages.yaml", "ConversationMessages.json", true)]
+    public Task ValidateCaseAsync(string workflowFileName, string testcaseFileName, bool externalConveration = false) =>
+        this.RunWorkflowAsync(Path.Combine(Environment.CurrentDirectory, "Workflows", workflowFileName), testcaseFileName, externalConveration);
 
     [Theory]
     [InlineData("Marketing.yaml", "Marketing.json")]
-    [InlineData("MathChat.yaml", "MathChat.json")]
+    [InlineData("Marketing.yaml", "Marketing.json", true)]
+    [InlineData("MathChat.yaml", "MathChat.json", true)]
     [InlineData("DeepResearch.yaml", "DeepResearch.json", Skip = "Long running")]
     [InlineData("HumanInLoop.yaml", "HumanInLoop.json", Skip = "Needs test support")]
-    public Task ValidateScenarioAsync(string workflowFileName, string testcaseFileName) =>
-        this.RunWorkflowAsync(Path.Combine(GetRepoFolder(), "workflow-samples", workflowFileName), testcaseFileName);
+    public Task ValidateScenarioAsync(string workflowFileName, string testcaseFileName, bool externalConveration = false) =>
+        this.RunWorkflowAsync(Path.Combine(GetRepoFolder(), "workflow-samples", workflowFileName), testcaseFileName, externalConveration);
 
     protected override async Task RunAndVerifyAsync<TInput>(Testcase testcase, string workflowPath, DeclarativeWorkflowOptions workflowOptions)
     {
@@ -42,6 +45,7 @@ public sealed class DeclarativeWorkflowTest(ITestOutputHelper output) : Workflow
 
         Assert.NotEmpty(workflowEvents.ExecutorInvokeEvents);
         Assert.NotEmpty(workflowEvents.ExecutorCompleteEvents);
+        AssertWorkflow.Conversation(workflowOptions.ConversationId, testcase.Validation.ConversationCount, workflowEvents.ConversationEvents);
         AssertWorkflow.EventCounts(workflowEvents.ActionInvokeEvents.Count, testcase);
         AssertWorkflow.EventCounts(workflowEvents.ActionCompleteEvents.Count, testcase);
         AssertWorkflow.EventSequence(workflowEvents.ActionInvokeEvents.Select(e => e.ActionId), testcase);

dotnet/tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative.IntegrationTests/Framework/Testcase.cs

@@ -51,14 +51,16 @@ public sealed class TestcaseInput
 public sealed class TestcaseValidation
 {
     [JsonConstructor]
-    public TestcaseValidation(int minActionCount, int? maxActionCount = null, TestcaseValidationActions? actions = null)
+    public TestcaseValidation(int conversationCount, int minActionCount, int? maxActionCount = null, TestcaseValidationActions? actions = null)
     {
+        this.ConversationCount = conversationCount;
         this.MinActionCount = minActionCount;
         this.MaxActionCount = maxActionCount;
         this.Actions = actions ?? new TestcaseValidationActions([]);
     }
 
     public TestcaseValidationActions Actions { get; }
+    public int ConversationCount { get; }
     public int MinActionCount { get; }
     public int? MaxActionCount { get; }
 }

dotnet/tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative.IntegrationTests/Framework/WorkflowEvents.cs

@@ -14,12 +14,14 @@ internal sealed class WorkflowEvents
         this.EventCounts = workflowEvents.GroupBy(e => e.GetType()).ToDictionary(e => e.Key, e => e.Count());
         this.ActionInvokeEvents = workflowEvents.OfType<DeclarativeActionInvokedEvent>().ToList();
         this.ActionCompleteEvents = workflowEvents.OfType<DeclarativeActionCompletedEvent>().ToList();
+        this.ConversationEvents = workflowEvents.OfType<ConversationUpdateEvent>().ToList();
         this.ExecutorInvokeEvents = workflowEvents.OfType<ExecutorInvokedEvent>().ToList();
         this.ExecutorCompleteEvents = workflowEvents.OfType<ExecutorCompletedEvent>().ToList();
     }
 
     public IReadOnlyList<WorkflowEvent> Events { get; }
     public IReadOnlyDictionary<Type, int> EventCounts { get; }
+    public IReadOnlyList<ConversationUpdateEvent> ConversationEvents { get; }
     public IReadOnlyList<DeclarativeActionInvokedEvent> ActionInvokeEvents { get; }
     public IReadOnlyList<DeclarativeActionCompletedEvent> ActionCompleteEvents { get; }
     public IReadOnlyList<ExecutorInvokedEvent> ExecutorInvokeEvents { get; }

dotnet/tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative.IntegrationTests/Framework/WorkflowTest.cs

@@ -21,9 +21,15 @@ namespace Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative.IntegrationTests.Framework;
 /// </summary>
 public abstract class WorkflowTest(ITestOutputHelper output) : IntegrationTest(output)
 {
-    protected abstract Task RunAndVerifyAsync<TInput>(Testcase testcase, string workflowPath, DeclarativeWorkflowOptions workflowOptions) where TInput : notnull;
+    protected abstract Task RunAndVerifyAsync<TInput>(
+        Testcase testcase,
+        string workflowPath,
+        DeclarativeWorkflowOptions workflowOptions) where TInput : notnull;
 
-    protected Task RunWorkflowAsync(string workflowPath, string testcaseFileName)
+    protected Task RunWorkflowAsync(
+        string workflowPath,
+        string testcaseFileName,
+        bool externalConversation = false)
     {
         this.Output.WriteLine($"WORKFLOW: {workflowPath}");
         this.Output.WriteLine($"TESTCASE: {testcaseFileName}");
@@ -45,7 +51,8 @@ public abstract class WorkflowTest(ITestOutputHelper output) : IntegrationTest(o
     protected async Task TestWorkflowAsync<TInput>(
         Testcase testcase,
         string workflowPath,
-        IConfiguration configuration) where TInput : notnull
+        IConfiguration configuration,
+        bool externalConversation = false) where TInput : notnull
     {
         this.Output.WriteLine($"INPUT: {testcase.Setup.Input.Value}");
 
@@ -59,12 +66,22 @@ public abstract class WorkflowTest(ITestOutputHelper output) : IntegrationTest(o
                 .AddInMemoryCollection(agentMap)
                 .Build();
 
+        AzureAgentProvider agentProvider = new(foundryConfig.Endpoint, new AzureCliCredential());
+
+        string? conversationId = null;
+        if (externalConversation)
+        {
+            conversationId = await agentProvider.CreateConversationAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
+        }
+
         DeclarativeWorkflowOptions workflowOptions =
-            new(new AzureAgentProvider(foundryConfig.Endpoint, new AzureCliCredential()))
+            new(agentProvider)
             {
                 Configuration = workflowConfig,
+                ConversationId = conversationId,
                 LoggerFactory = this.Output
             };
+
         await this.RunAndVerifyAsync<TInput>(testcase, workflowPath, workflowOptions);
     }
 
@@ -103,6 +120,18 @@ public abstract class WorkflowTest(ITestOutputHelper output) : IntegrationTest(o
 
     protected static class AssertWorkflow
     {
+        public static void Conversation(string? conversationId, int expectedCount, IReadOnlyList<ConversationUpdateEvent> conversationEvents)
+        {
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(conversationId))
+            {
+                Assert.Equal(expectedCount, conversationEvents.Count);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                Assert.Equal(expectedCount - 1, conversationEvents.Count);
+            }
+        }
+
         public static void EventCounts(int actualCount, Testcase testcase)
         {
             Assert.True(actualCount >= testcase.Validation.MinActionCount, $"Event count less than expected: {testcase.Validation.MinActionCount} ({actualCount}).");

dotnet/tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative.IntegrationTests/Testcases/ConversationMessages.json

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     }
   },
   "validation": {
+    "conversation_count": 3,
     "min_action_count": 7,
     "actions": {
       "start": [

dotnet/tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative.IntegrationTests/Testcases/DeepResearch.json

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     }
   },
   "validation": {
+    "conversation_count": 2,
     "min_action_count": 25,
     "max_action_count": 56,
     "actions": {

dotnet/tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative.IntegrationTests/Testcases/HumanInLoop.json

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     }
   },
   "validation": {
+    "conversation_count": 1,
     "min_action_count": 1,
     "actions": {
       "start": [

dotnet/tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative.IntegrationTests/Testcases/InvokeAgent.json

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     }
   },
   "validation": {
+    "conversation_count": 2,
     "min_action_count": 1,
     "actions": {
       "start": [

dotnet/tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative.IntegrationTests/Testcases/Marketing.json

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     }
   },
   "validation": {
+    "conversation_count": 1,
     "min_action_count": 4,
     "actions": {
       "start": [

dotnet/tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative.IntegrationTests/Testcases/MathChat.json

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     }
   },
   "validation": {
+    "conversation_count": 1,
     "min_action_count": 6,
     "max_action_count": 56,
     "actions": {

dotnet/tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative.IntegrationTests/Testcases/SendActivity.json

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     }
   },
   "validation": {
+    "conversation_count":  1,
     "min_action_count": 3,
     "actions": {
       "start": [

dotnet/tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative.IntegrationTests/Workflows/InvokeAgent.yaml

@@ -12,4 +12,5 @@ trigger:
       input:
         messages: =[UserMessage(System.LastMessageText)]
       output:
+        autoSend: false
         messages: Local.Answer

dotnet/tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative.UnitTests/DeclarativeWorkflowTest.cs

@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ public sealed class DeclarativeWorkflowTest(ITestOutputHelper output) : Workflow
         WorkflowFormulaState state = new(RecalcEngineFactory.Create());
         Mock<WorkflowAgentProvider> mockAgentProvider = CreateMockProvider();
         DeclarativeWorkflowOptions options = new(mockAgentProvider.Object);
-        WorkflowActionVisitor visitor = new(new DeclarativeWorkflowExecutor<string>(WorkflowActionVisitor.Steps.Root("anything"), mockAgentProvider.Object, state, (message) => DeclarativeWorkflowBuilder.DefaultTransform(message)), state, options);
+        WorkflowActionVisitor visitor = new(new DeclarativeWorkflowExecutor<string>(WorkflowActionVisitor.Steps.Root("anything"), options, state, (message) => DeclarativeWorkflowBuilder.DefaultTransform(message)), state, options);
         WorkflowElementWalker walker = new(visitor);
         walker.Visit(dialog);
         Assert.True(visitor.HasUnsupportedActions);

workflow-samples/DeepResearch.yaml

@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ trigger:
       agent:
         name: =Env.FOUNDRY_AGENT_RESEARCHANALYST
       output:
+        autoSend: false
         messages: Local.TaskFacts
       input:
         messages: =UserMessage(Local.InputTask)
@@ -126,6 +127,7 @@ trigger:
       agent:
         name: =Env.FOUNDRY_AGENT_RESEARCHMANAGER
       output:
+        autoSend: false
         messages: Local.Plan
       input:
         messages: =UserMessage(Local.InputTask)
@@ -179,6 +181,7 @@ trigger:
       agent:
         name: =Env.FOUNDRY_AGENT_RESEARCHMANAGER
       output:
+        autoSend: false
         messages: Local.ProgressLedgerUpdate
       input:
         messages: =UserMessage(Local.AgentResponseText)
@@ -366,6 +369,7 @@ trigger:
                       agent:
                         name: =Env.FOUNDRY_AGENT_RESEARCHANALYST
                       output:
+                        autoSend: false
                         messages: Local.TaskFacts
                       input:
                         messages: |-
@@ -395,6 +399,7 @@ trigger:
                       agent:
                         name: =Env.FOUNDRY_AGENT_RESEARCHMANAGER
                       output:
+                        autoSend: false
                         messages: Local.Plan
                       input:
                         additionalInstructions: |-