.NET: Add Handoff sample (#5245)

* feat: Add Handoff sample

* docs: Add Handoff sample to readme
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Jacob Alber
2026-04-16 16:02:31 -04:00
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<Folder Name="/Samples/03-workflows/HumanInTheLoop/">
<Project Path="samples/03-workflows/HumanInTheLoop/HumanInTheLoopBasic/HumanInTheLoopBasic.csproj" />
</Folder>
<Folder Name="/Samples/03-workflows/Orchestration/">
<Project Path="samples/03-workflows/Orchestration/Handoff/Handoff.csproj" />
</Folder>
<Folder Name="/Samples/03-workflows/Observability/">
<Project Path="samples/03-workflows/Observability/ApplicationInsights/ApplicationInsights.csproj" />
<Project Path="samples/03-workflows/Observability/AspireDashboard/AspireDashboard.csproj" />
@@ -297,7 +300,7 @@
<File Path="samples/04-hosting/A2A/README.md" />
<Project Path="samples/04-hosting/A2A/A2AAgent_AsFunctionTools/A2AAgent_AsFunctionTools.csproj" />
<Project Path="samples/04-hosting/A2A/A2AAgent_PollingForTaskCompletion/A2AAgent_PollingForTaskCompletion.csproj" />
</Folder>
</Folder>
<Folder Name="/Samples/05-end-to-end/">
<Project Path="samples/05-end-to-end/AgentWithPurview/AgentWithPurview.csproj" />
<Project Path="samples/05-end-to-end/M365Agent/M365Agent.csproj" />
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// Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
using Microsoft.Agents.AI;
using Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows;
using Microsoft.Extensions.AI;
/// <summary>
/// The registry of agents used in the workflow.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="chatClient">The <see cref="IChatClient"/> to use as the agent backend.</param>
internal sealed class AgentRegistry(IChatClient chatClient)
{
internal const string IntakeAgentName = "Assistant";
public AIAgent IntakeAgent { get; } = chatClient.AsAIAgent(
instructions:
"""
You receive a user request and are responsible for routing to the correct initial expert agent.
""",
IntakeAgentName
);
internal const string LiquidityAnalysisAgentName = "Liquidity Analysis";
public AIAgent LiquidityAnalysisAgent { get; } = chatClient.AsAIAgent(
instructions:
"""
You are responsible for Liquidity Analysis.
""",
LiquidityAnalysisAgentName
);
internal const string TaxAnalysisAgentName = "Tax Analysis";
public AIAgent TaxAnalysisAgent { get; } = chatClient.AsAIAgent(
instructions:
"""
You are responsible for Tax Analysis.
""",
TaxAnalysisAgentName
);
internal const string ForeignExchangeAgentName = "Foreign Exchange Analysis";
public AIAgent ForeignExchangeAgent { get; } = chatClient.AsAIAgent(
instructions:
"""
You are responsible for Foreign Exchange Analysis.
""",
ForeignExchangeAgentName
);
internal const string EquityAgentName = "Equity Analysis";
public AIAgent EquityAgent { get; } = chatClient.AsAIAgent(
instructions:
"""
You are responsible for Equity Analysis.
""",
EquityAgentName
);
public IEnumerable<AIAgent> Experts => [this.LiquidityAnalysisAgent, this.TaxAnalysisAgent, this.ForeignExchangeAgent, this.EquityAgent];
public HashSet<AIAgent> All
{
get
{
if (field == null)
{
field = [this.IntakeAgent, .. this.Experts];
}
return field;
}
}
}
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<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
<PropertyGroup>
<OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
<TargetFrameworks>net10.0</TargetFrameworks>
<Nullable>enable</Nullable>
<ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
<NoWarn>MAAIW001</NoWarn>
</PropertyGroup>
<ItemGroup>
<PackageReference Include="Azure.AI.Projects" />
<PackageReference Include="Azure.Identity" />
<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI.OpenAI" />
</ItemGroup>
<ItemGroup>
<ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\..\src\Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows\Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.csproj" />
<ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\..\src\Microsoft.Agents.AI\Microsoft.Agents.AI.csproj" />
<!-- Include Workflows source generator when using [MessageHandler] attribute -->
<ProjectReference Include="$(RepoRoot)/dotnet/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Generators/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Generators.csproj"
OutputItemType="Analyzer"
ReferenceOutputAssembly="false"
GlobalPropertiesToRemove="TargetFramework" />
</ItemGroup>
</Project>
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// Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
using Azure.AI.Projects;
using Azure.Identity;
using Microsoft.Agents.AI;
using Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows;
using Microsoft.Extensions.AI;
string endpoint = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("AZURE_AI_PROJECT_ENDPOINT")
?? throw new InvalidOperationException("AZURE_AI_PROJECT_ENDPOINT is not set.");
string deploymentName = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("AZURE_AI_MODEL_DEPLOYMENT_NAME") ?? "gpt-5.4-mini";
// WARNING: DefaultAzureCredential is convenient for development but requires careful consideration in production.
// In production, consider using a specific credential (e.g., ManagedIdentityCredential) to avoid
// latency issues, unintended credential probing, and potential security risks from fallback mechanisms.
AIProjectClient projectClient = new(new Uri(endpoint), new DefaultAzureCredential());
IChatClient chatClient = projectClient.ProjectOpenAIClient
.GetChatClient(deploymentName)
.AsIChatClient();
Workflow workflow = CreateWorkflow(chatClient);
await RunWorkflowAsync(workflow).ConfigureAwait(false);
static Workflow CreateWorkflow(IChatClient chatClient)
{
AgentRegistry agents = new(chatClient);
HandoffWorkflowBuilder handoffBuilder = AgentWorkflowBuilder.CreateHandoffBuilderWith(agents.IntakeAgent);
// Add a handoff to each of the experts from every agent in the registry (experts + Intake)
foreach (AIAgent expert in agents.Experts)
{
handoffBuilder.WithHandoffs(agents.All.Except([expert]), expert);
}
// Let agents request more user information and return to the asking agent (rather than going back to the intake agent)
handoffBuilder.EnableReturnToPrevious();
return handoffBuilder.Build();
}
static async Task RunWorkflowAsync(Workflow workflow)
{
using CancellationTokenSource cts = CreateConsoleCancelKeySource();
await using StreamingRun run = await InProcessExecution.OpenStreamingAsync(workflow, cancellationToken: cts.Token)
.ConfigureAwait(false);
bool hadError = false;
do
{
Console.Write("> ");
string userInput = Console.ReadLine() ?? string.Empty;
if (userInput.Equals("exit", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
{
break;
}
await run.TrySendMessageAsync(userInput);
string? speakingAgent = null;
await foreach (WorkflowEvent evt in run.WatchStreamAsync(cts.Token))
{
switch (evt)
{
case AgentResponseUpdateEvent update:
{
if (speakingAgent == null || speakingAgent != update.Update.AuthorName)
{
speakingAgent = update.Update.AuthorName;
Console.Write($"\n{speakingAgent}: ");
}
Console.Write(update.Update.Text);
break;
}
case WorkflowErrorEvent workflowError:
{
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Red;
if (workflowError.Exception != null)
{
Console.WriteLine($"\nWorkflow error: {workflowError.Exception}");
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("\nUnknown workflow error occurred.");
}
Console.ResetColor();
hadError = true;
break;
}
case WorkflowWarningEvent workflowWarning when workflowWarning.Data is string message:
{
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Yellow;
Console.WriteLine(message);
Console.ResetColor();
break;
}
}
}
} while (!hadError);
}
static CancellationTokenSource CreateConsoleCancelKeySource()
{
CancellationTokenSource cts = new();
// Normally, support a way to detach events, but in this case this is a termination signal, so cleanup will happen
// as part of application shutdown.
Console.CancelKeyPress += (s, args) =>
{
cts.Cancel();
// We handle cleanup + termination ourselves
args.Cancel = true;
};
return cts;
}
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@@ -56,3 +56,9 @@ Once completed, please proceed to the other samples listed below.
| [Edge Conditions](./ConditionalEdges/01_EdgeCondition) | Introduces conditional edges for dynamic routing based on executor outputs |
| [Switch-Case Routing](./ConditionalEdges/02_SwitchCase) | Extends conditional edges with switch-case routing for multiple paths |
| [Multi-Selection Routing](./ConditionalEdges/03_MultiSelection) | Demonstrates multi-selection routing where one executor can trigger multiple downstream executors |
### Orchestration Patterns
| Sample | Concepts |
|--------|----------|
| [Handoff Orchestration](./Orchestration/Handoff) | Introduces the Handoff Orchestration pattern |