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• Python: Improve the handling of intermediate outputs for workflows and orchestrations (#5623)

  * Improve the handling of intermediate outputs for workflows and orchestrations
  
  * Address PR review feedback on intermediate output forwarding
  
  - Switch workflow.as_agent() forwarding to an explicit allowlist of {output,
    intermediate, data, request_info} so orchestration-internal events
    (group_chat, handoff_sent, magentic_orchestrator) stay inside the workflow
    instead of leaking into agent responses via str(data) coercion.
  - Stop raising on intermediate AgentResponseUpdate in non-streaming run();
    surface the partial as a Message with text_reasoning content. The defensive
    raise still applies to terminal output events, where Update payloads would
    corrupt message ordering.
  - Extend the DevUI workflow-event mapper so intermediate yields wrapping
    plain strings, Messages, and list[Message] render as visible output items
    instead of generic completed-trace events.
  - Add orchestration coverage for GroupChat, Handoff, and Magentic builders
    (default vs intermediate_outputs=True; structural where end-to-end is heavy).
  
  * Lift output-designation policy into a value type
  
  Replace the ``Workflow._output_executors`` list and the
  ``RunnerContext.should_label_as_intermediate`` Protocol method with a single
  immutable ``OutputDesignation`` value type owned by ``Workflow``. Thread the
  designation as a parameter through the existing call chain (Runner ->
  EdgeRunner -> Executor -> WorkflowContext) so ``yield_output`` consults the
  threaded snapshot directly rather than calling back into the runner context.
  
  Removes the ``InProcRunnerContext._workflow`` back-reference and the
  ``WorkflowBuilder.build()`` assignment that wired it up. Adds the public
  predicate ``Workflow.is_terminal_executor(executor_id)`` for external
  observers; ``OutputDesignation`` itself stays package-internal.
  
  Key decisions
  - ``OutputDesignation.designated`` is ``frozenset[str] | None`` -- ``None``
    preserves legacy "every yield is type='output'" behavior, any frozenset
    (including empty) opts into strict mode. The ``DeprecationWarning`` for
    legacy mode at build time is unchanged.
  - ``output_designation`` is an optional parameter on ``Runner``,
    ``EdgeRunner.send_message``, ``EdgeRunner._execute_on_target``,
    ``Executor.execute``, ``Executor._create_context_for_handler``, and
    ``WorkflowContext.__init__``. Each defaults to legacy ``OutputDesignation()``
    so direct callers (Azure Functions ``CapturingRunnerContext``,
    ``test_runner`` recording fixtures) keep working without ceremony.
  - The workflow-level filter in ``_run_core`` reads ``self._output_designation``
    live, preserving today's semantics where mutating the designation after
    build still affects subsequent runs (used by two existing tests).
  - ``Workflow.to_dict()`` continues to emit ``"output_executors":
    list[str] | None`` (sorted from the frozenset). Checkpoint format unchanged.
  
  Files changed
  - _workflow.py: add ``OutputDesignation`` dataclass; replace
    ``_output_executors`` with ``_output_designation``; add
    ``is_terminal_executor``; delete ``_should_yield_output_event``.
  - _runner_context.py: drop ``should_label_as_intermediate`` Protocol method
    and ``InProcRunnerContext`` impl; drop ``_workflow`` back-reference.
  - _workflow_builder.py: remove ``context._workflow = workflow`` assignment.
  - _runner.py, _edge_runner.py, _executor.py, _workflow_context.py: thread
    ``output_designation`` parameter through the call chain.
  - tests/workflow/test_output_designation.py (new): three-state coverage of
    the value type plus the public predicate delegation.
  - tests/workflow/test_workflow_builder.py, test_validation.py,
    test_workflow.py, test_runner.py and
    orchestrations/tests/test_orchestration_intermediate_vs_terminal.py:
    switch probes from ``_output_executors`` set checks to
    ``get_output_executors`` / ``is_terminal_executor``; update two
    post-build mutation tests to set ``_output_designation`` instead.
  
  Verification
  - core/tests/workflow/, orchestrations/tests/, azurefunctions/tests/:
    1119 passed, 42 skipped, 2 xfailed.
  - ``uv run poe lint``: clean.
  - ``uv run poe typing``: only the pre-existing
    ``_AGENT_FORWARDED_EVENT_TYPES`` pyright warning from 394bcd607 remains.
  
  Notes for next iteration
  - The builder's own ``_output_executors`` attribute (``list[Executor |
    SupportsAgentRun]``) is intentionally untouched; the issue scoped the
    rename to the workflow attribute.
  - Adjacent review candidates (twin ``WorkflowAgent`` translators,
    ``_AGENT_FORWARDED_EVENT_TYPES`` kind classifier,
    ``_event_origin_context`` ContextVar removal, ``WorkflowEvent`` ADT
    split, legacy-mode removal) remain out of scope.
  
  * Add explicit workflow output designation
  
  Key decisions
  
  - Extend the internal OutputDesignation value type from terminal-only membership to output/intermediate/hidden classification. Legacy mode remains outputs=None, so workflows built without output_executors or intermediate_executors still label every yield_output as type='output'.
  
  - WorkflowBuilder now accepts intermediate_executors. Providing either designation enters explicit mode; output executors emit output, intermediate executors emit intermediate, and unlisted yield_output payloads are hidden from caller-facing events while remaining in executor_completed data.
  
  - Empty explicit designation, duplicate entries, overlaps, unknown executors, and designated executors without workflow output annotations fail build validation. Existing orchestration builders pass intermediate-capable participants through intermediate_executors to preserve current intermediate_outputs behavior until participant-oriented designation lands.
  
  Files changed
  
  - packages/core/agent_framework/_workflows/_workflow.py, _workflow_builder.py, _workflow_context.py, _validation.py, _events.py
  
  - packages/core/tests/workflow/test_output_designation.py, test_output_executors_contract.py, test_strict_mode_event_labeling.py, test_validation.py, test_workflow.py, test_workflow_agent_intermediate.py
  
  - packages/orchestrations/agent_framework_orchestrations/_sequential.py, _concurrent.py, _group_chat.py, _magentic.py
  
  - packages/core/AGENTS.md
  
  Verification
  
  - uv run pytest packages/core/tests/workflow packages/orchestrations/tests packages/devui/tests/devui/test_mapper.py -q
  
  - uv run pytest packages/azurefunctions/tests -q
  
  - uv run poe lint
  
  - uv run poe typing fails only on pre-existing packages/core/agent_framework/_workflows/_agent.py _AGENT_FORWARDED_EVENT_TYPES private-use pyright error.
  
  Notes for next iteration
  
  - issues/03-core-workflow-explicit-designation.md was moved to issues/done but issues/ remains untracked and intentionally excluded from this commit.
  
  - Slice 4 should tighten workflow.as_agent() mapping for hidden emissions and streaming-only update payloads; Slice 5 should replace orchestration intermediate_outputs with participant-oriented designation.
  
  * Tighten workflow-as-agent output mapping
  
  Key decisions
  
  - Treat AgentResponseUpdate as a streaming-only payload across the workflow.as_agent() adapter, so non-streaming agent runs now reject both terminal output and intermediate workflow events carrying updates.
  - Keep streaming classification behavior explicit: terminal update payloads remain normal text content, while intermediate update payloads are rewritten to text_reasoning content.
  - Add explicit-mode coverage proving hidden yield_output emissions do not appear in non-streaming AgentResponse messages or streaming AgentResponseUpdate chunks.
  
  Files changed
  
  - packages/core/agent_framework/_workflows/_agent.py
  - packages/core/tests/workflow/test_workflow_agent_intermediate.py
  
  Verification
  
  - uv run pytest packages/core/tests/workflow/test_workflow_agent_intermediate.py -q
  - uv run pytest packages/core/tests/workflow/test_workflow_agent.py packages/core/tests/workflow/test_workflow_agent_intermediate.py -q
  - uv run pytest packages/core/tests/workflow packages/orchestrations/tests packages/devui/tests/devui/test_mapper.py -q
  - uv run poe lint
  - uv run poe typing fails only on the pre-existing packages/core/agent_framework/_workflows/_agent.py _AGENT_FORWARDED_EVENT_TYPES private-use pyright error.
  
  Blockers or notes for next iteration
  
  - issues/04-workflow-as-agent-output-mapping.md was moved to issues/done/ but issues/ remains untracked and intentionally excluded from this commit.
  - Slice 5 should replace orchestration intermediate_outputs with participant-oriented designation.
  
  * Add orchestration participant output designation
  
  Key decisions
  
  - Replace orchestration intermediate_outputs with participant-oriented output_participants and intermediate_participants across Sequential, Concurrent, GroupChat, Magentic, and Handoff builders.
  - Keep synthetic final executors terminal by default for Concurrent, GroupChat, and Magentic; keep Sequential's final participant terminal by default; keep Handoff participants terminal by default.
  - Centralize participant designation validation for empty explicit designation, duplicates, overlaps, and unknown participants, then map validated participants to workflow output/intermediate executors.
  
  Files changed
  
  - packages/orchestrations/agent_framework_orchestrations/_participant_designation.py
  - packages/orchestrations/agent_framework_orchestrations/_sequential.py
  - packages/orchestrations/agent_framework_orchestrations/_concurrent.py
  - packages/orchestrations/agent_framework_orchestrations/_group_chat.py
  - packages/orchestrations/agent_framework_orchestrations/_magentic.py
  - packages/orchestrations/agent_framework_orchestrations/_handoff.py
  - packages/orchestrations/tests/test_orchestration_intermediate_vs_terminal.py
  - packages/orchestrations/tests/test_magentic.py
  
  Blockers or notes for next iteration
  
  - issues/05-orchestration-participant-designation.md was moved to issues/done/ but issues/ remains untracked and intentionally excluded from this commit.
  - Slice 7 should migrate samples and docs away from intermediate_outputs to the new participant designation API.
  - uv run poe typing still fails only on the pre-existing packages/core/agent_framework/_workflows/_agent.py _AGENT_FORWARDED_EVENT_TYPES private-use pyright error.
  
  * Migrate samples to explicit output designation
  
  Key decisions
  
  - Replace sample usage of the removed orchestration intermediate_outputs boolean with participant-oriented intermediate_participants designation.
  - Update raw workflow guidance to show output_executors together with intermediate_executors, and document that unlisted yields are hidden in explicit designation mode.
  - Keep orchestration final outputs terminal while streaming designated participant responses as intermediate progress, including workflow.as_agent() samples where intermediates map to text_reasoning content.
  - Refresh workflow and orchestration README guidance plus the changelog reference so public docs no longer point users at intermediate_outputs.
  
  Files changed
  
  - CHANGELOG.md
  - packages/orchestrations/README.md
  - samples/README.md
  - samples/03-workflows/README.md
  - samples/03-workflows/control-flow/intermediate_vs_terminal_outputs.py
  - samples/03-workflows/orchestrations/README.md
  - samples/03-workflows/orchestrations/group_chat_agent_manager.py
  - samples/03-workflows/orchestrations/group_chat_philosophical_debate.py
  - samples/03-workflows/orchestrations/group_chat_simple_selector.py
  - samples/03-workflows/orchestrations/magentic.py
  - samples/03-workflows/orchestrations/magentic_human_plan_review.py
  - samples/03-workflows/orchestrations/sequential_chain_only_agent_responses.py
  - samples/03-workflows/agents/group_chat_workflow_as_agent.py
  - samples/03-workflows/agents/magentic_workflow_as_agent.py
  - samples/03-workflows/agents/sequential_workflow_as_agent.py
  - samples/semantic-kernel-migration/orchestrations/group_chat.py
  - samples/semantic-kernel-migration/orchestrations/magentic.py
  
  Blockers or notes for next iteration
  
  - issues/07-samples-and-docs-explicit-output-designation.md was moved to issues/done/ but issues/ remains untracked and intentionally excluded from this commit.
  - issues/06-devui-intermediate-event-rendering.md remains present and appears already satisfied by existing DevUI mapper/tests from the prior implementation slice.
  - PRD-explicit-workflow-output-designation.md remains untracked and intentionally excluded from this commit.
  
  * Render DevUI intermediate workflow outputs
  
  Key decisions
  
  - Preserve workflow output designation metadata on visible DevUI output messages and text deltas so intermediate/data emissions remain distinguishable from terminal output.
  - Render intermediate workflow message items in the execution timeline using executor metadata, while excluding them from the final workflow result aggregation.
  - Keep terminal output message rendering unchanged and retain legacy data events on the intermediate compatibility path.
  
  Files changed
  
  - packages/devui/agent_framework_devui/_mapper.py
  - packages/devui/frontend/src/components/features/workflow/execution-timeline.tsx
  - packages/devui/frontend/src/components/features/workflow/workflow-view.tsx
  - packages/devui/frontend/src/types/openai.ts
  - packages/devui/tests/devui/test_mapper.py
  
  Blockers or notes for next iteration
  
  - issues/06-devui-intermediate-event-rendering.md was moved to issues/done/ but issues/ remains untracked and intentionally excluded from this commit.
  - PRD-explicit-workflow-output-designation.md remains untracked and intentionally excluded from this commit.
  - uv run poe typing still fails only on the pre-existing packages/core/agent_framework/_workflows/_agent.py _AGENT_FORWARDED_EVENT_TYPES private-use pyright error.
  
  * Fix mypy
  
  * Clarify orchestration participant output config
  
  * Rename participant output kwargs for clarity
  
  output_participants -> final_output_from, intermediate_participants ->
  intermediate_output_from. The old names read like categories of
  participant; the new names make it clear the kwarg designates which
  participants' outputs surface as final vs. intermediate events.
  
  * Rename core workflow output kwargs with deprecation shim
  
  Adds final_output_from / intermediate_output_from as canonical kwargs on
  Workflow and WorkflowBuilder. Old output_executors / intermediate_executors
  kwargs continue to work but emit DeprecationWarning via a shared coalesce
  helper that also rejects supplying both. Wire-format keys in to_dict()
  stay as output_executors / intermediate_executors so checkpoint
  compatibility is preserved.
  
  Internal call sites in orchestrations and samples updated to the new
  names so users following sample code learn the canonical vocabulary;
  legacy callers still work with a one-shot warning.
  
  * Suppress pyright reportPrivateUsage on cross-module sentinel import
  
  * Update docstrings
  
  * Propagate sub-workflow intermediate outputs, fix handoff/sequential intermediate-only designation, and shore up tests, sample, and docstrings around the intermediate output contract.
  
  * Add canonical workflow output_from selection
  
  Key decisions:\n- Make output_from the canonical workflow-output allow-list and keep output_executors/final_output_from as deprecated compatibility aliases.\n- Treat empty output_from/intermediate_output_from lists as explicit selections and keep validation responsible for empty, duplicate, overlap, and unknown selections.\n- Remove the branch-only public intermediate_executors WorkflowBuilder kwarg while preserving legacy wire keys in to_dict().\n\nFiles changed:\n- packages/core/agent_framework/_workflows/_workflow.py\n- packages/core/agent_framework/_workflows/_workflow_builder.py\n- packages/core/agent_framework/_workflows/_workflow_context.py\n- packages/core/agent_framework/_workflows/_agent.py\n- packages/core/agent_framework/_workflows/_agent_executor.py\n- packages/core/tests/workflow/* output-selection coverage updates\n- packages/core/AGENTS.md\n- issues/done/001-canonical-list-based-output-selection.md\n\nBlockers/notes:\n- Orchestration builders still pass final_output_from internally; follow-up issue 004 should migrate them to output_from.\n- Legacy omitted-selection behavior and explicit all/all_other literals are left for issues 002 and 003.
  
  * Add explicit all workflow output selection
  
  Key decisions:
  - Treat output_from='all' as an explicit workflow-output selection sentinel and expand it at build time to executors with declared workflow output types.
  - Keep omitted output selections in legacy all-output mode with a deprecation warning that names output_from and intermediate_output_from and points to output_from='all'.
  - Reject intermediate_output_from='all' at construction because the all-output literal is output-only for this issue.
  
  Files changed:
  - packages/core/agent_framework/_workflows/_workflow_builder.py
  - packages/core/tests/workflow/test_output_executors_contract.py
  - issues/done/002-explicit-all-output-and-legacy-migration.md
  
  Blockers/notes:
  - all_other intermediate-output selection remains for issue 003.
  - Workflow-as-agent/orchestration parity remains for issue 004.
  
  * Add all-other intermediate output selection
  
  Key decisions:
  - Treat intermediate_output_from='all_other' as an explicit intermediate-output selection sentinel and expand it at build time after the workflow graph is complete.
  - Expand all_other to output-capable executors not selected by output_from; omitted or empty output_from selects no workflow outputs, while output_from='all' leaves an empty intermediate selection.
  - Keep output_from='all_other' invalid so all_other remains intermediate-output-only and runtime classification still receives concrete executor-id sets.
  
  Files changed:
  - packages/core/agent_framework/_workflows/_workflow_builder.py
  - packages/core/tests/workflow/test_output_executors_contract.py
  - issues/done/003-all-other-intermediate-output-selection.md
  
  Blockers/notes:
  - Workflow-as-agent and orchestration parity remains for issue 004.
  - Full documentation updates remain for issue 005.
  
  * Add orchestration output selection parity
  
  Key decisions:
  - Expose output_from on sequential, concurrent, group chat, handoff, and magentic builders while keeping final_output_from as a deprecated compatibility alias.
  - Resolve orchestration participant selections through the same explicit rules as workflows: output_from='all', intermediate_output_from='all_other', hidden unselected participant payloads, and overlap/duplicate/unknown/invalid-literal validation.
  - Continue preserving documented orchestration defaults by always designating each pattern's terminal internal executor where applicable.
  
  Files changed:
  - packages/orchestrations/agent_framework_orchestrations/_participant_output_config.py
  - packages/orchestrations/agent_framework_orchestrations/_sequential.py
  - packages/orchestrations/agent_framework_orchestrations/_concurrent.py
  - packages/orchestrations/agent_framework_orchestrations/_group_chat.py
  - packages/orchestrations/agent_framework_orchestrations/_handoff.py
  - packages/orchestrations/agent_framework_orchestrations/_magentic.py
  - packages/orchestrations/agent_framework_orchestrations/_orchestration_request_info.py
  - packages/orchestrations/tests/test_orchestration_intermediate_vs_terminal.py
  - issues/done/004-workflow-as-agent-and-orchestration-parity.md
  
  Blockers/notes:
  - Full documentation and sample migration wording remains for issue 005.
  - Existing tests that intentionally use final_output_from now emit the new deprecation warning.
  
  * Document workflow output selection contract
  
  Key decisions:
  - Use Workflow Output and Intermediate Output as the developer-facing terms for selected caller-facing emissions.
  - Document output_from and intermediate_output_from as the canonical API, with output_from as an allow-list and unselected payloads hidden unless explicitly selected as intermediate.
  - Add scenario and invalid-selection tables for workflow and orchestration docs, including legacy omission warnings, output_from='all', intermediate_output_from='all_other', list selections, invalid literals, overlap, duplicates, unknown selections, and empty explicit selections.
  - Migrate samples away from final_output_from and output_executors except where compatibility aliases are explicitly documented.
  
  Files changed:
  - packages/core/AGENTS.md
  - packages/orchestrations/README.md
  - packages/orchestrations/agent_framework_orchestrations/_handoff.py
  - packages/orchestrations/agent_framework_orchestrations/_sequential.py
  - samples/03-workflows/README.md
  - samples/03-workflows/control-flow/intermediate_vs_terminal_outputs.py
  - samples/03-workflows/human-in-the-loop/agents_with_approval_requests.py
  - samples/03-workflows/orchestrations/README.md
  - samples/04-hosting/foundry-hosted-agents/responses/05_workflows/main.py
  - scripts/sample_validation/create_dynamic_workflow_executor.py
  - issues/done/005-document-output-selection-contract.md
  
  Blockers/notes:
  - Direct full Ruff on scripts/sample_validation/create_dynamic_workflow_executor.py still reports pre-existing docstring/print/line-length issues outside this docs migration; syntax-focused checks for changed files pass.
  - No remaining AFK issue files are present under issues/.
  
  * Latest updates
  
  * Typing fixes
  
  * Cleanup

  Evan Mattson · 2026-05-19 00:15:25 +00:00
  3bbc81554b
• [Python] [Breaking] Extract skill spec metadata into SkillFrontmatter (#5775)

  * Fix Skill docstring consistency and spelling
  
  - Add ClassSkill to Skill class docstring concrete implementations list
  - Normalize 'defence' to 'defense' for American English consistency
  - Remove extra blank line in InlineSkill docstring example
  
  Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
  
  * Fix E501 line-too-long lint error in test_skills.py
  
  Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
  
  * Fix stale test section header to reflect SkillFrontmatter API
  
  Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
  
  * Fix metadata children overriding top-level frontmatter fields
  
  Scope YAML_KV_RE to column-0 keys only so indented children
  under metadata: are not mistakenly parsed as top-level fields.
  Add regression test and spec fields to sample SKILL.md files.
  
  Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
  
  ---------
  
  Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

  SergeyMenshykh · 2026-05-13 20:35:52 +00:00
  ab09246dc4
• Python: information-flow control prompt injection defense (#5331)

  * Python: Information-flow control based prompt injection defense (#5024)
  
  * fides integration
  
  * documentation
  
  * documentation
  
  * documentation
  
  * human-approval on policy violation
  
  * numenous hyena 'works'
  
  * IFC based implementation
  
  * minor edits in documentation
  
  * rebasing the branch and running the email example
  
  * Add security tests for IFC middleware
  
  * Fix Role.TOOL NameError in approval handling
  
  * tiered labelling scheme
  
  * 3 tier labelling scheme in middleware
  
  * Adapt security middleware to list[Content] tool results
  
  * Refactor SecureAgentConfig as context provider and address Copilot review comments
  
  * Update FIDES docs to reflect context provider pattern and update code for ContextProvider rename
  
  * Fix security examples: use OpenAIChatClient instead of non-existent AzureOpenAIChatClient
  
  * Address PR review: consolidate security modules, remove ContentLineage, update docs
  
  * remove unrelated files
  
  * remove comment from _tools.py and rename decision file
  
  * Fix CI failures: Bandit B110, broken md links, hosted approval passthrough
  
  * apply template to decision doc 0024
  
  * minor fixes to decision doc 0024
  
  ---------
  
  Co-authored-by: Aashish <t-akolluri@microsoft.com>
  
  * Python: follow up FIDES security flow (#5330)
  
  * Python: follow up FIDES security flow
  
  Refine the secure approval path, mark the security classes with the FIDES experimental feature label, and clean up the related docs/tests. Also fix workspace-level validation regressions uncovered while running the full Python check suite.
  
  Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
  
  * Python: remove FIDES GitHub MCP sample
  
  Drop the GitHub MCP security sample from the FIDES follow-up branch while keeping the remaining security docs and samples intact.
  
  Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
  
  ---------
  
  Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
  
  * Address PR review: fix paths and update FIDES implementation (#5352)
  
  * Python: updated import naming and comment from review (#5421)
  
  * updated import naming and comment from review
  
  * Add approval replay None call-id test
  
  Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
  
  ---------
  
  Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
  
  * Python: Address PR 5331 comments and track sesssion while calling Agent in email_security_example (#5446)
  
  * Address PR review: fix paths and update FIDES implementation
  
  * Address PR comments and add session tracking in email example in samples
  
  * Fix session creation and resolve merge conflict in docstring example
  
  * Resolve merge conflict in docstring example
  
  * Python: add test for empty-message pruning in approval result replacement (#5617)
  
  Adds test coverage for the second-pass logic in
  `_replace_approval_contents_with_results` that removes messages whose
  `contents` list becomes empty after first-pass content removal.
  
  Addresses review comment on PR #5331:
  https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/5331#discussion_r3129039445
  
  Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
  
  ---------
  
  Co-authored-by: shrutitople <shruti.tople@gmail.com>
  Co-authored-by: Aashish <t-akolluri@microsoft.com>
  Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

  Eduard van Valkenburg · 2026-05-05 18:08:08 +00:00
  ddfbdf5c7a
• Python: add experimental file history provider (#5248)

  * add experimental file history provider
  
  * Improve file history provider writes
  
  Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
  
  * typo
  
  * cleanup
  
  * cleanup
  
  * fix in readme
  
  * added security messages
  
  * Refine file history provider locking
  
  Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
  
  * added additional sample
  
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  Eduard van Valkenburg · 2026-04-15 22:23:37 +00:00
  ff05c22c58
• Python: [BREAKING] update to v1.0.0 (#5062)

  * updates to final deprecated pieces and versions
  
  * fix mypy
  
  * fix readme links

  Eduard van Valkenburg · 2026-04-02 15:26:30 +00:00
  3446eb8d5d
• Python: [BREAKING] update context provider APIs, middleware, and per-service-call history persistence (#4992)

  * Rename provider base APIs
  
  Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
  
  * Allow provider-added chat and function middleware
  
  Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
  
  * Simulate service-stored history per model call
  
  Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
  
  * Fix typing regressions in CI
  
  Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
  
  * Fix response ID suppression review feedback
  
  Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
  
  * Rename per-service-call history persistence APIs
  
  Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
  
  * Address context persistence review feedback
  
  Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
  
  * Stabilize markdown sample docs
  
  Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
  
  * Persist service continuation state per call
  
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  Eduard van Valkenburg · 2026-04-01 16:13:11 +00:00
  b065a4ce51
• Python: [BREAKING] Remove deprecated Python OpenAI/Azure AI surfaces (#4990)

  * [BREAKING] Remove deprecated Python OpenAI/Azure AI surfaces
  
  Also clean up follow-on docs, environment guidance, package metadata, and lab test stability.
  
  Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
  
  * Fix deleted semantic-kernel sample links
  
  Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
  
  * Address PR review feedback
  
  Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
  
  * improve foundry language
  
  * Fix A2A Foundry sample regression
  
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  Eduard van Valkenburg · 2026-03-31 20:36:21 +00:00
  3a49b1d6dd
• Python: Support skill scripts execution (#4558)

  * support skill scripts execution
  
  * fix mixed line endings
  
  * address comments and fix syntax issues
  
  * use few try/except instead of one
  
  * change samples
  
  * validate either script path or script resource is set not both
  
  * fix: separate LLM args from runtime kwargs in skill script execution
  
  * address pr review comments
  
  * address PR review comments
  
  * Update python/packages/core/agent_framework/_skills.py
  
  Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
  
  * Update python/packages/core/agent_framework/_skills.py
  
  Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
  
  * Update python/packages/core/agent_framework/_skills.py
  
  Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
  
  * 1. Fixing the caching bug where parameters_schema would re-inspect on every call when the result was None
     2. Updating the arguments tool description to be more generic (not CLI-specific)
  
  * fix failing tests
  
  * address pr review comments
  
  * address pr review comments
  
  * allow resource function returning any instead of sting
  
  * address PR review comments
  
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  SergeyMenshykh · 2026-03-11 18:28:30 +00:00
  23ebfbc937
• Python: [BREAKING] PR2 — Wire context provider pipeline, remove old types, update all consumers (#3850)

  * PR2: Wire context provider pipeline and update all internal consumers
  
  - Replace AgentThread with AgentSession across all packages
  - Replace ContextProvider with BaseContextProvider across all packages
  - Replace context_provider param with context_providers (Sequence)
  - Replace thread= with session= in run() signatures
  - Replace get_new_thread() with create_session()
  - Add get_session(service_session_id) to agent interface
  - DurableAgentThread -> DurableAgentSession
  - Remove _notify_thread_of_new_messages from WorkflowAgent
  - Wire before_run/after_run context provider pipeline in RawAgent
  - Auto-inject InMemoryHistoryProvider when no providers configured
  
  * fix: update all tests for context provider pipeline, fix lazy-loaders, remove old test files
  
  * refactor: update all sample files for context provider pipeline (AgentThread→AgentSession, ContextProvider→BaseContextProvider)
  
  * fix: update remaining ag-ui references (client docstring, getting_started sample)
  
  * fix: make get_session service_session_id keyword-only to avoid confusion with session_id
  
  * refactor: rename _RunContext.thread_messages to session_messages
  
  * refactor: remove _threads.py, _memory.py, and old provider files; migrate devui to use plain message lists
  
  * rename: remove _new_ prefix from test files
  
  * refactor: rewrite SlidingWindowChatMessageStore as SlidingWindowHistoryProvider(InMemoryHistoryProvider)
  
  * fix: read full history from session state directly instead of reaching into provider internals
  
  * fix: update stale .pyi stubs, sample imports, and README references for new provider types
  
  * fix: remove stale message_store, _notify_thread_of_new_messages, and session_id.key references in samples
  
  * refactor: merge context_providers and sessions sample folders into sessions, remove aggregate_context_provider
  
  * refactor: UserInfoMemory stores state in session.state instead of instance attributes
  
  * feat: add Pydantic BaseModel support to session state serialization
  
  Pydantic models stored in session.state are now automatically serialized
  via model_dump() and restored via model_validate() during to_dict()/from_dict()
  round-trips. Models are auto-registered on first serialization; use
  register_state_type() for cold-start deserialization.
  
  Also export register_state_type as a public API.
  
  * fix mem0
  
  * Update sample README links and descriptions for session terminology
  
  - Replace 'thread' with 'session' in sample descriptions across all READMEs
  - Update file links for renamed samples (mem0_sessions, redis_sessions, etc.)
  - Fix Threads section → Sessions section in main samples/README.md
  - Update tools, middleware, workflows, durabletask, azure_functions READMEs
  - Update architecture diagrams in concepts/tools/README.md
  - Update migration guides (autogen, semantic-kernel)
  
  * Fix broken Redis README link to renamed sample
  
  * Fix Mem0 OSS client search: pass scoping params as direct kwargs
  
  AsyncMemory (OSS) expects user_id/agent_id/run_id as direct kwargs,
  while AsyncMemoryClient (Platform) expects them in a filters dict.
  Adds tests for both client types.
  
  Port of fix from #3844 to new Mem0ContextProvider.
  
  * Fix rebase issues: restore missing _conversation_state.py and checkpoint decode logic
  
  - Add back _conversation_state.py (encode/decode_chat_messages) lost in rebase
  - Fix on_checkpoint_restore to decode cache/conversation with decode_chat_messages
  - Fix on_checkpoint_restore to use decode_checkpoint_value for pending requests
  - Add tests/workflow/__init__.py for relative import support
  - Fix test_agent_executor checkpoint selection (checkpoints[1] not superstep)
  
  * Add STORES_BY_DEFAULT ClassVar to skip redundant InMemoryHistoryProvider injection
  
  Chat clients that store history server-side by default (OpenAI Responses API,
  Azure AI Agent) now declare STORES_BY_DEFAULT = True. The agent checks this
  during auto-injection and skips InMemoryHistoryProvider unless the user
  explicitly sets store=False.
  
  * Fix broken markdown links in azure_ai and redis READMEs
  
  * Fix getting-started samples to use session API instead of removed thread/ContextProvider API
  
  * updates to workflow as agent
  
  * fix group chat import
  
  * Rename Thread→Session throughout, fix service_session_id propagation, remove stale AGUIThread
  
  - Fix: Propagate conversation_id from ChatResponse back to session.service_session_id
    in both streaming and non-streaming paths in _agents.py
  - Rename AgentThreadException → AgentSessionException
  - Remove stale AGUIThread from ag_ui lazy-loader
  - Rename use_service_thread → use_service_session in ag-ui package
  - Rename test functions from *_thread_* to *_session_*
  - Rename sample files from *_thread* to *_session*
  - Update docstrings and comments: thread → session
  - Update _mcp.py kwargs filter: add 'session' alongside 'thread'
  - Fix ContinuationToken docstring example: thread=thread → session=session
  - Fix _clients.py docstring: 'Agent threads' → 'Agent sessions'
  
  * Fix broken markdown links after thread→session file renames
  
  * fix azure ai test

  Eduard van Valkenburg · 2026-02-12 21:00:32 +00:00
  1e350ea22f
• Removed context parameter from call_next (#3829)
  Dmytro Struk · 2026-02-11 10:47:41 +00:00
  1fdc4be88d
• Python: [BREAKING] Simplify API: ChatAgent -> Agent, ChatMessage -> Message (#3747)

  * [BREAKING] Rename ChatAgent -> Agent, ChatMessage -> Message, ChatClientProtocol -> SupportsChatGetResponse
  
  Simplify the public API by removing redundant 'Chat' prefix from core types:
  - ChatAgent -> Agent
  - RawChatAgent -> RawAgent
  - ChatMessage -> Message
  - ChatClientProtocol -> SupportsChatGetResponse
  
  Also renamed internal WorkflowMessage (was Message in _runner_context) to avoid collision.
  
  No backward compatibility aliases - this is a clean breaking change.
  
  * [BREAKING] Rename Agent chat_client parameter to client
  
  * Fix rebase issues: WorkflowMessage references and broken markdown links
  
  * Fix formatting and lint issues from code quality checks
  
  * Fix import ordering in workflow sample files
  
  * fixed rebase
  
  * Fix test failures: use WorkflowMessage and A2AMessage after ChatMessage→Message rename
  
  - Replace Message(data=..., source_id=...) with WorkflowMessage(...) in workflow tests
  - Fix isinstance check in A2A agent to use A2AMessage instead of Message
  - Fix import in test_workflow_observability.py (Message→WorkflowMessage)
  
  * Fix lint, fmt, and sample errors after ChatMessage→Message rename
  
  - Auto-fix 70+ ruff lint issues across samples (ChatMessage→Message refs)
  - Fix HostedVectorStoreContent→Content.from_hosted_vector_store in file search sample
  - Fix _normalize_messages→normalize_messages in custom agent sample
  - Fix context.terminate→raise MiddlewareTermination in middleware samples
  - Fix with_update_hook→with_transform_hook in override middleware sample
  - Add TOptions_co import back to custom_chat_client sample
  - Add noqa for FastAPI File() default in chatkit sample
  - Fix B023 loop variable capture in weather agent sample
  
  * fix: update Agent constructor calls from chat_client to client in declaration-only tool tests
  
  * fix: add register_cleanup to devui lazy-loading proxy and type stub
  
  * fixed tests and updated new pieces
  
  * fix agui typevar
  
  * fix merge errors
  
  * fix merge conflicts
  
  * fiux merge
  
  * Remove unused links
  
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  Co-authored-by: Evan Mattson <evan.mattson@microsoft.com>

  Eduard van Valkenburg · 2026-02-10 23:04:32 +00:00
  0521f5bed8
• Python: [BREAKING] Renamed next middleware parameter to call_next (#3735)

  * Renamed next middleware parameter to call_next
  
  * Resolved comments

  Dmytro Struk · 2026-02-09 21:21:27 +00:00
  e4ca3e60f8
• Python: [BREAKING] Renamed AgentProtocol to SupportsAgentRun (#3717)

  * Renamed AgentProtocol to AgentLike
  
  * Resolved comments
  
  * Renamed AgentLike to SupportsAgentRun
  
  * Resolved comments

  Dmytro Struk · 2026-02-06 17:53:21 +00:00
  15256bb616
• Python: [BREAKING] Renamed AgentRunContext to AgentContext (#3714)

  * Renamed AgentRunContext to AgentContext
  
  * Update python/packages/core/AGENTS.md
  
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  Dmytro Struk · 2026-02-06 06:47:51 +00:00
  09f59b21ad
• .NET: Python: Add AGENTS.md files and update coding standards (#3644)

  * Add AGENTS.md files and update coding standards for Python
  
  - Add root python/AGENTS.md with project structure and package links
  - Add AGENTS.md for each package describing purpose and main classes
  - Update .github/copilot-instructions.md with improved structure
  - Update python/CODING_STANDARD.md with API review guidance:
    - Future annotations convention (#3578)
    - TypeVar naming convention (#3594)
    - Mapping vs MutableMapping (#3577)
    - Avoid shadowing built-ins (#3583)
    - Explicit exports (#3605)
    - Exception documentation guidelines (#3410)
  - Simplify python/.github/instructions/python.instructions.md to reference AGENTS.md
  - Remove AGENTS.md from .gitignore
  
  * Fix purview import path in AGENTS.md
  
  * Address PR review comments and restructure instructions
  
  - Slim down .github/copilot-instructions.md to reference language-specific docs
  - Add ADR section explaining templates and purpose
  - Create dotnet/AGENTS.md with .NET-specific build commands, conventions, and sample guidance
  - Update Python build/test instructions for core vs isolated changes
  - Fix Microsoft.Extensions.AI package references
  - Update kwargs guidance per issue #3642
  - Fix Python sample helper placement (top, not bottom)
  - Document new 'typing' poe task in DEV_SETUP.md
  
  * Add 'typing' poe task to run both pyright and mypy
  
  * Add kwargs guidelines from issue #3642 to CODING_STANDARD.md
  
  * Clarify that connector packages pull in core as dependency

  Eduard van Valkenburg · 2026-02-05 10:27:46 +00:00
  eaad042241