From c408a2d8c383eac7ca45759c19d418b84d045aed Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: SergeyMenshykh <68852919+SergeyMenshykh@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2025 18:47:54 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] update the sample to have more relevant background responses
 prompts and reference official documentation. (#1654)

---
 .../Agents/Agent_Step17_BackgroundResponses/Program.cs      | 6 +++---
 .../Agents/Agent_Step17_BackgroundResponses/README.md       | 2 ++
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/dotnet/samples/GettingStarted/Agents/Agent_Step17_BackgroundResponses/Program.cs b/dotnet/samples/GettingStarted/Agents/Agent_Step17_BackgroundResponses/Program.cs
index bae2a2ab93..dbf86cf480 100644
--- a/dotnet/samples/GettingStarted/Agents/Agent_Step17_BackgroundResponses/Program.cs
+++ b/dotnet/samples/GettingStarted/Agents/Agent_Step17_BackgroundResponses/Program.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ AIAgent agent = new AzureOpenAIClient(
     new Uri(endpoint),
     new AzureCliCredential())
      .GetOpenAIResponseClient(deploymentName)
-     .CreateAIAgent(instructions: "You are good at telling jokes.", name: "Joker");
+     .CreateAIAgent();
 
 // Enable background responses (only supported by OpenAI Responses at this time).
 AgentRunOptions options = new() { AllowBackgroundResponses = true };
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ AgentRunOptions options = new() { AllowBackgroundResponses = true };
 AgentThread thread = agent.GetNewThread();
 
 // Start the initial run.
-AgentRunResponse response = await agent.RunAsync("Tell me a joke about a pirate.", thread, options);
+AgentRunResponse response = await agent.RunAsync("Write a very long novel about otters in space.", thread, options);
 
 // Poll until the response is complete.
 while (response.ContinuationToken is { } token)
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ thread = agent.GetNewThread();
 
 AgentRunResponseUpdate? lastReceivedUpdate = null;
 // Start streaming.
-await foreach (AgentRunResponseUpdate update in agent.RunStreamingAsync("Tell me a joke about a pirate.", thread, options))
+await foreach (AgentRunResponseUpdate update in agent.RunStreamingAsync("Write a very long novel about otters in space.", thread, options))
 {
     // Output each update.
     Console.Write(update.Text);
diff --git a/dotnet/samples/GettingStarted/Agents/Agent_Step17_BackgroundResponses/README.md b/dotnet/samples/GettingStarted/Agents/Agent_Step17_BackgroundResponses/README.md
index fa229ae439..64414a7f1e 100644
--- a/dotnet/samples/GettingStarted/Agents/Agent_Step17_BackgroundResponses/README.md
+++ b/dotnet/samples/GettingStarted/Agents/Agent_Step17_BackgroundResponses/README.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ This sample demonstrates how to use background responses with ChatCompletionAgen
 
 > **Note:** Background responses are currently only supported by OpenAI Responses.
 
+For more information, see the [official documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/agent-framework/user-guide/agents/agent-background-responses?pivots=programming-language-csharp).
+
 # Prerequisites
 
 Before you begin, ensure you have the following prerequisites: