.NET Workflows - WIP Declarative action update (#1761)

* WIP

* Fixed build errors (#1638)

Comment and nullable type alignment

* Sync to SDK update

* Checkpoint

* Checkpoint: Tests passing

* Checkpoint: EndWorkflow

* Add trace

* .NET: Azure.AI.Agents Package Split + Initial Extensions (#1657)

* Move packages

* Update nuget.config

* Address Xmldoc

* Remove format from branches checks

* Address Xmldocs

* Add more details to the implementation

* Moving Agent logic to ChatClient

* Adding Name and Id overrides to AzureAIAgent

* Updating extensions

* Add GetAiAgent extensions

* Adding support for version as name can conflict 409 using the Agents API with same name

* Addressing more updates to the extensions

* More improvements

* Remove debugging code from sample

* Address copilot feedback

* Apply suggestions from co-pilot code review

* Checkpoint

* Update Directory.Packages.props

Fix package version rollback:

Azure.AI.Agents.Persistent (beta-6 => beta-7)

* Add project reference

* .NET: Add comprehensive unit tests for Microsoft.Agents.AI.AzureAIAgents extension methods (#1786)

* Initial plan

* Add comprehensive unit test project for Microsoft.Agents.AI.AzureAIAgents

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* Add README documenting test project and package dependency requirements

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* Fix documentation URL to use learn.microsoft.com

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* Bump back AAAP 1.2.0-beta.7

* Address AI generated UT's

* Remove UT Readme

* Apply suggestions from code review

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* .NET: Change model to be required just for prompt agent definition specific extensions (#1812)

* Remove unneeded model from extensions

* Add noop justification

* Update Package Nameing: V1 -> AzureAI.Persistent / V2 -> AzureAI (#1829)

* Checkpoint for merge

* No build errors

* .NET: Update Extensions for Strict Agent Definitions + Improvements (#1892)

* Update Package Nameing: V1 -> AzureAI.Persistent / V2 -> AzureAI

* Update agents and extensions to comply with strict agent definitions

* More static updates

* Address UT, and ResponseTool support

* Improving reusability extensions

* Addressing ResponseTools Unit Tests and extension setup

* Adapted workaround on breaking AAA with OpenAI 2.6.0

* Small updates

* Remove strictness when retrieving agents, improved XmlDocs

* Improve sample comments

* Update dotnet/tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.AzureAI.UnitTests/AgentsClientExtensionsTests.cs

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* Address PR comments

* Address UT failing

* Address Copilot feedback

* Address Copilot feedback

* Address comment typo

* Address PR feedback

* Address typo

* Add missing Extensions with ChatClientAgentOptions

* Address comments

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* Updated package version (#1897)

* Version update (#1901)

* Checkpoint

* Updated package version (#1906)

* Checkpoint

* Checkpoint

* Checkpoint

* Align with azure ai agent

* Update dotnet/samples/GettingStarted/Workflows/Declarative/StudentTeacher/Program.cs

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* Update dotnet/samples/GettingStarted/Workflows/Declarative/MCPToolApproval/Program.cs

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* Update dotnet/samples/GettingStarted/Workflows/Declarative/DeepResearch/Program.cs

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* Agent tools patch

* Demos validated

* Checkpoint

* Hygiene

* Checkpoint - Samples

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* Checkpoint

* Checkpoint - Deep Research

* Update baseline

* Update

* Typo

* Checkpoint

* Typos

* Sample cleanup

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* Typo

* Typo

* Fix input loop

* Sample - Function Calling / External Input

* Typo

* Finessed

* Checkpoint

* Fix feed

* Checkpoint - so close

* Ding dong!

* "there" ***

* Fixup comments

* Fix sample

* Code analysis

* Header

* Typo (variableName)

* Remove dead code

* Skip test (agent api ratchet)

* Comment

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workflow-samples/README.md

@@ -1,28 +1,17 @@
 # Declarative Workflows
 
-This folder contains sample workflow definitions than be ran using the
-[Declarative Workflow](../dotnet/samples/GettingStarted/Workflows/Declarative/ExecuteWorkflow) demo.
+A _Declarative Workflow_ is defined as a single YAML file and
+may be executed locally no different from any regular `Workflow` that is defined by code.
 
-Each workflow is defined in a single YAML file and contains 
-comments with additional information specific to that workflow.
-
-A _Declarative Workflow_ may be executed locally no different from any `Workflow` defined by code.  
-The difference is that the workflow definition is loaded from a YAML file instead of being defined in code.
+The difference is that the workflow definition is loaded from a YAML file instead of being defined in code:
 
 ```c#
-Workflow<string> workflow = DeclarativeWorkflowBuilder.Build<string>("HelloWorld.yaml", options);
+Workflow workflow = DeclarativeWorkflowBuilder.Build<string>("HelloWorld.yaml", options);
 ```
 
-Workflows may also be hosted in your _Azure Foundry Project_.
+These example workflows may be executed by the workflow
+[Samples](../dotnet/samples/GettingStarted/Workflows/Declarative)
+that are present in this repository.
 
-> _Python_ support in the works!
-
-#### Agents
-
-The sample workflows rely on agents defined in your Azure Foundry Project.
-
-To create agents, run the [`Create.ps1`](./setup) script.
-This will create the agents used in the sample workflows in your Azure Foundry Project and format a script you can copy and use to configure your environment.
-
-> Note: `Create.ps1` relies upon the `FOUNDRY_PROJECT_ENDPOINT`, `FOUNDRY_MODEL_DEPLOYMENT_NAME`, and `FOUNDRY_CONNECTION_GROUNDING_TOOL` settings.
-See [README.md](../dotnet/samples/GettingStarted/Workflows/Declarative/README.md) from the demo for configuration details.
+> See the [README.md](../dotnet/samples/GettingStarted/Workflows/Declarative/README.md) 
+ associated with the samples for configuration details.