.NET: Improve skill name validation: reject consecutive hyphens and enforce directory name match (#4526)

* improve skill validation

* address pr review comments

.github/.linkspector.yml

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ ignorePatterns:
   - pattern: "https://your-resource.openai.azure.com/"
   - pattern: "http://host.docker.internal"
   - pattern: "https://openai.github.io/openai-agents-js/openai/agents/classes/"
+  - pattern: "https:\/\/dotnet.microsoft.com\/download"
 # excludedDirs:
   # Folders which include links to localhost, since it's not ignored with regular expressions
 baseUrl: https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/

.github/workflows/dotnet-build-and-test.yml

@@ -59,20 +59,20 @@ jobs:
         if: steps.filter.outputs.dotnet != 'true'
         run: echo "NOT dotnet file"
 
-  dotnet-build-and-test:
+  # Build the full solution (including samples) on all TFMs. No tests.
+  dotnet-build:
     needs: paths-filter
     if: needs.paths-filter.outputs.dotnetChanges == 'true'
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         include:
-          - { targetFramework: "net10.0", os: "ubuntu-latest", configuration: Release, integration-tests: true, environment: "integration" }
+          - { targetFramework: "net10.0", os: "ubuntu-latest", configuration: Release }
           - { targetFramework: "net9.0", os: "windows-latest", configuration: Debug }
           - { targetFramework: "net8.0", os: "ubuntu-latest", configuration: Release }
-          - { targetFramework: "net472", os: "windows-latest", configuration: Release, integration-tests: true, environment: "integration" }
+          - { targetFramework: "net472", os: "windows-latest", configuration: Release }
 
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    environment: ${{ matrix.environment }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
@@ -84,16 +84,6 @@ jobs:
               python
               workflow-samples
 
-      # Start Cosmos DB Emulator for all integration tests and only for unit tests when CosmosDB changes happened)
-      - name: Start Azure Cosmos DB Emulator
-        if: ${{ runner.os == 'Windows' && (needs.paths-filter.outputs.cosmosDbChanges == 'true' || (github.event_name != 'pull_request' && matrix.integration-tests)) }}
-        shell: pwsh
-        run: |
-          Write-Host "Launching Azure Cosmos DB Emulator"
-          Import-Module "$env:ProgramFiles\Azure Cosmos DB Emulator\PSModules\Microsoft.Azure.CosmosDB.Emulator"
-          Start-CosmosDbEmulator -NoUI -Key "C2y6yDjf5/R+ob0N8A7Cgv30VRDJIWEHLM+4QDU5DE2nQ9nDuVTqobD4b8mGGyPMbIZnqyMsEcaGQy67XIw/Jw=="
-          echo "COSMOSDB_EMULATOR_AVAILABLE=true" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
-
       - name: Setup dotnet
         uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v5.1.0
         with:
@@ -140,25 +130,98 @@ jobs:
           popd
           rm -rf "$TEMP_DIR"
 
-      - name: Run Unit Tests
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          export UT_PROJECTS=$(find ./dotnet -type f -name "*.UnitTests.csproj" | tr '\n' ' ')
-          for project in $UT_PROJECTS; do
-            # Query the project's target frameworks using MSBuild with the current configuration
-            target_frameworks=$(dotnet msbuild $project -getProperty:TargetFrameworks -p:Configuration=${{ matrix.configuration }} -nologo 2>/dev/null | tr -d '\r')
+  # Build src+tests only (no samples) for a single TFM and run tests.
+  dotnet-test:
+    needs: paths-filter
+    if: needs.paths-filter.outputs.dotnetChanges == 'true'
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - { targetFramework: "net10.0", os: "ubuntu-latest", configuration: Release, integration-tests: true, environment: "integration" }
+          - { targetFramework: "net472", os: "windows-latest", configuration: Release, integration-tests: true, environment: "integration" }
 
-            # Check if the project supports the target framework
-            if [[ "$target_frameworks" == *"${{ matrix.targetFramework }}"* ]]; then
-              if [[ "${{ matrix.targetFramework }}" == "${{ env.COVERAGE_FRAMEWORK }}" ]]; then
-                dotnet test -f ${{ matrix.targetFramework }} -c ${{ matrix.configuration }} $project --no-build -v Normal --logger trx --collect:"XPlat Code Coverage" --results-directory:"TestResults/Coverage/" -- DataCollectionRunSettings.DataCollectors.DataCollector.Configuration.ExcludeByAttribute=GeneratedCodeAttribute,CompilerGeneratedAttribute,ExcludeFromCodeCoverageAttribute
-              else
-                dotnet test -f ${{ matrix.targetFramework }} -c ${{ matrix.configuration }} $project --no-build -v Normal --logger trx
-              fi
-            else
-              echo "Skipping $project - does not support target framework ${{ matrix.targetFramework }} (supports: $target_frameworks)"
-            fi
-          done
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    environment: ${{ matrix.environment }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+            persist-credentials: false
+            sparse-checkout: |
+              .
+              .github
+              dotnet
+              python
+              workflow-samples
+
+      # Start Cosmos DB Emulator for all integration tests and only for unit tests when CosmosDB changes happened)
+      - name: Start Azure Cosmos DB Emulator
+        if: ${{ runner.os == 'Windows' && (needs.paths-filter.outputs.cosmosDbChanges == 'true' || (github.event_name != 'pull_request' && matrix.integration-tests)) }}
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          Write-Host "Launching Azure Cosmos DB Emulator"
+          Import-Module "$env:ProgramFiles\Azure Cosmos DB Emulator\PSModules\Microsoft.Azure.CosmosDB.Emulator"
+          Start-CosmosDbEmulator -NoUI -Key "C2y6yDjf5/R+ob0N8A7Cgv30VRDJIWEHLM+4QDU5DE2nQ9nDuVTqobD4b8mGGyPMbIZnqyMsEcaGQy67XIw/Jw=="
+          echo "COSMOSDB_EMULATOR_AVAILABLE=true" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Setup dotnet
+        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v5.1.0
+        with:
+          global-json-file: ${{ github.workspace }}/dotnet/global.json
+
+      - name: Generate test solution (no samples)
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          ./dotnet/eng/scripts/New-FilteredSolution.ps1 `
+            -Solution dotnet/agent-framework-dotnet.slnx `
+            -TargetFramework ${{ matrix.targetFramework }} `
+            -Configuration ${{ matrix.configuration }} `
+            -ExcludeSamples `
+            -OutputPath dotnet/filtered.slnx `
+            -Verbose
+
+      - name: Build src and tests
+        shell: bash
+        run: dotnet build dotnet/filtered.slnx -c ${{ matrix.configuration }} -f ${{ matrix.targetFramework }} --warnaserror
+
+      - name: Generate test-type filtered solutions
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          $commonArgs = @{
+            Solution       = "dotnet/filtered.slnx"
+            TargetFramework = "${{ matrix.targetFramework }}"
+            Configuration   = "${{ matrix.configuration }}"
+            Verbose         = $true
+          }
+          ./dotnet/eng/scripts/New-FilteredSolution.ps1 @commonArgs `
+            -TestProjectNameFilter "*UnitTests*" `
+            -OutputPath dotnet/filtered-unit.slnx
+          ./dotnet/eng/scripts/New-FilteredSolution.ps1 @commonArgs `
+            -TestProjectNameFilter "*IntegrationTests*" `
+            -OutputPath dotnet/filtered-integration.slnx
+
+      - name: Run Unit Tests
+        shell: pwsh
+        working-directory: dotnet
+        run: |
+          $coverageSettings = Join-Path $PWD "tests/coverage.runsettings"
+          $coverageArgs = @()
+          if ("${{ matrix.targetFramework }}" -eq "${{ env.COVERAGE_FRAMEWORK }}") {
+            $coverageArgs = @(
+              "--coverage",
+              "--coverage-output-format", "cobertura",
+              "--coverage-settings", $coverageSettings,
+              "--results-directory", "../TestResults/Coverage/"
+            )
+          }
+
+          dotnet test --solution ./filtered-unit.slnx `
+            -f ${{ matrix.targetFramework }} `
+            -c ${{ matrix.configuration }} `
+            --no-build -v Normal `
+            --report-xunit-trx `
+            --ignore-exit-code 8 `
+            @coverageArgs
         env:
           # Cosmos DB Emulator connection settings
           COSMOSDB_ENDPOINT: https://localhost:8081
@@ -185,21 +248,19 @@ jobs:
         id: azure-functions-setup
 
       - name: Run Integration Tests
-        shell: bash
+        shell: pwsh
+        working-directory: dotnet
         if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' && matrix.integration-tests
         run: |
-          export INTEGRATION_TEST_PROJECTS=$(find ./dotnet -type f -name "*IntegrationTests.csproj" | tr '\n' ' ')
-          for project in $INTEGRATION_TEST_PROJECTS; do
-            # Query the project's target frameworks using MSBuild with the current configuration
-            target_frameworks=$(dotnet msbuild $project -getProperty:TargetFrameworks -p:Configuration=${{ matrix.configuration }} -nologo 2>/dev/null | tr -d '\r')
-
-            # Check if the project supports the target framework
-            if [[ "$target_frameworks" == *"${{ matrix.targetFramework }}"* ]]; then
-              dotnet test -f ${{ matrix.targetFramework }} -c ${{ matrix.configuration }} $project --no-build -v Normal --logger trx --filter "Category!=IntegrationDisabled"
-            else
-              echo "Skipping $project - does not support target framework ${{ matrix.targetFramework }} (supports: $target_frameworks)"
-            fi
-          done
+          dotnet test --solution ./filtered-integration.slnx `
+            -f ${{ matrix.targetFramework }} `
+            -c ${{ matrix.configuration }} `
+            --no-build -v Normal `
+            --report-xunit-trx `
+            --ignore-exit-code 8 `
+            --filter-not-trait "Category=IntegrationDisabled" `
+            --parallel-algorithm aggressive `
+            --max-threads 2.0x
         env:
           # Cosmos DB Emulator connection settings
           COSMOSDB_ENDPOINT: https://localhost:8081
@@ -222,7 +283,7 @@ jobs:
         if: matrix.targetFramework == env.COVERAGE_FRAMEWORK
         uses: danielpalme/ReportGenerator-GitHub-Action@5.5.1
         with:
-          reports: "./TestResults/Coverage/**/coverage.cobertura.xml"
+          reports: "./TestResults/Coverage/**/*.cobertura.xml"
           targetdir: "./TestResults/Reports"
           reporttypes: "HtmlInline;JsonSummary"
 
@@ -236,13 +297,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check coverage
         if: matrix.targetFramework == env.COVERAGE_FRAMEWORK
         shell: pwsh
-        run: .github/workflows/dotnet-check-coverage.ps1 -JsonReportPath "TestResults/Reports/Summary.json" -CoverageThreshold $env:COVERAGE_THRESHOLD
+        run: ./dotnet/eng/scripts/dotnet-check-coverage.ps1 -JsonReportPath "TestResults/Reports/Summary.json" -CoverageThreshold $env:COVERAGE_THRESHOLD
 
   # This final job is required to satisfy the merge queue. It must only run (or succeed) if no tests failed
   dotnet-build-and-test-check:
     if: always()
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [dotnet-build-and-test]
+    needs: [dotnet-build, dotnet-test]
     steps:
       - name: Get Date
         shell: bash

.github/workflows/merge-gatekeeper.yml

@@ -29,4 +29,7 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           timeout: 3600
           interval: 30
-          ignored: CodeQL,CodeQL analysis (csharp)
+          # "Cleanup artifacts", "Agent", "Prepare", and "Upload results" are check runs
+          # created by an org-level GitHub App (MSDO), not by any workflow in this repo.
+          # They are outside our control and their transient failures should not block merges.
+          ignored: CodeQL,CodeQL analysis (csharp),Cleanup artifacts,Agent,Prepare,Upload results

dotnet/.github/skills/build-and-test/SKILL.md

@@ -17,14 +17,17 @@ dotnet format             # Auto-fix formatting for all projects
 
 # Build/test/format a specific project (preferred for isolated/internal changes)
 dotnet build src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.<Package> --tl:off
-dotnet test tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.<Package>.UnitTests
+dotnet test --project tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.<Package>.UnitTests
 dotnet format src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.<Package>
 
 # Run a single test
-dotnet test --filter "FullyQualifiedName~Namespace.TestClassName.TestMethodName"
+# Replace the filter values with the appropriate assembly, namespace, class, and method names for the test you want to run and use * as a wildcard elsewhere, e.g. "/*/*/HttpClientTests/GetAsync_ReturnsSuccessStatusCode"
+# Use `--ignore-exit-code 8` to avoid failing the build when no tests are found for some projects
+dotnet test --filter-query "/<assemblyFilter>/<namespaceFilter>/<classFilter>/<methodFilter>" --ignore-exit-code 8
 
 # Run unit tests only
-dotnet test --filter FullyQualifiedName\~UnitTests
+# Use `--ignore-exit-code 8` to avoid failing the build when no tests are found for integration test projects
+dotnet test --filter-query "/*UnitTests*/*/*/*" --ignore-exit-code 8
 ```
 
 Use `--tl:off` when building to avoid flickering when running commands in the agent.
@@ -56,7 +59,7 @@ Example: Running tests for a single project using .NET 10.
 
 ```bash
 # From dotnet/ directory
-dotnet test ./tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Abstractions.UnitTests -f net10.0
+dotnet test --project ./tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Abstractions.UnitTests -f net10.0
 ```
 
 Example: Running a single test in a specific project using .NET 10.
@@ -64,7 +67,7 @@ Provide the full namespace, class name, and method name for the test you want to
 
 ```bash
 # From dotnet/ directory
-dotnet test ./tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Abstractions.UnitTests -f net10.0 --filter "FullyQualifiedName~Microsoft.Agents.AI.Abstractions.UnitTests.AgentRunOptionsTests.CloningConstructorCopiesProperties"
+dotnet test --project ./tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Abstractions.UnitTests -f net10.0 --filter-query "/*/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Abstractions.UnitTests/AgentRunOptionsTests/CloningConstructorCopiesProperties"
 ```
 
 ### Multi-target framework tip
@@ -83,3 +86,45 @@ Just remember to run `dotnet restore` after pulling changes, making changes to p
 Unit tests target both .NET Framework as well as .NET Core. When running on Linux, only the .NET Core tests can be run, as .NET Framework is not supported on Linux.
 
 To run only the .NET Core tests, use the `-f net10.0` option with `dotnet test`.
+
+### Microsoft Testing Platform (MTP)
+
+Tests use the [Microsoft Testing Platform](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/testing/unit-testing-platform-intro) via xUnit v3. Key differences from the legacy VSTest runner:
+
+- **`dotnet test` requires `--project`** to specify a test project directly (positional arguments are no longer supported).
+- **Test output** uses the MTP format (e.g., `[✓112/x0/↓0]` progress and `Test run summary: Passed!`).
+- **TRX reports** use `--report-xunit-trx` instead of `--logger trx`.
+- **Code coverage** uses `Microsoft.Testing.Extensions.CodeCoverage` with `--coverage --coverage-output-format cobertura`.
+- **Running a test project directly** is supported via `dotnet run --project <test-project>`. This bypasses the `dotnet test` infrastructure and runs the test executable directly with the MTP command line.
+
+- **Running tests across the solution** with a filter may cause some projects to match zero tests, which MTP treats as a failure (exit code 8). Use `--ignore-exit-code 8` to suppress this:
+
+```bash
+# Run all unit tests across the solution, ignoring projects with no matching tests
+dotnet test --solution ./agent-framework-dotnet.slnx --no-build -f net10.0 --ignore-exit-code 8
+```
+
+- **Running tests with `--solution` for a specific TFM** requires all projects in the solution to support that TFM. Not all projects target every framework (e.g., some are `net10.0`-only). Use `./dotnet/eng/scripts/New-FilteredSolution.ps1` to generate a filtered solution:
+
+```powershell
+# Generate a filtered solution for net472 and run tests
+$filtered = ./dotnet/eng/scripts/New-FilteredSolution.ps1 -Solution dotnet/agent-framework-dotnet.slnx -TargetFramework net472
+dotnet test --solution $filtered --no-build -f net472 --ignore-exit-code 8
+
+# Exclude samples and keep only unit test projects
+./dotnet/eng/scripts/New-FilteredSolution.ps1 -Solution dotnet/agent-framework-dotnet.slnx -TargetFramework net10.0 -ExcludeSamples -TestProjectNameFilter "*UnitTests*" -OutputPath dotnet/filtered-unit.slnx
+```
+
+```bash
+# Run tests via dotnet test (uses MTP under the hood)
+dotnet test --project ./tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.UnitTests -f net10.0
+
+# Run tests with code coverage (Cobertura format)
+dotnet test --project ./tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.UnitTests -f net10.0 --coverage --coverage-output-format cobertura --coverage-settings ./tests/coverage.runsettings
+
+# Run tests directly via dotnet run (MTP native command line)
+dotnet run --project ./tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.UnitTests -f net10.0
+
+# Show MTP command line help
+dotnet run --project ./tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.UnitTests -f net10.0 -- -?
+```

dotnet/Directory.Packages.props

@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="Aspire.Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos" Version="$(AspireAppHostSdkVersion)" />
     <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.Aspire.OllamaSharp" Version="13.0.0" />
     <!-- Azure.* -->
-    <PackageVersion Include="Azure.AI.Projects" Version="1.2.0-beta.5" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Azure.AI.Projects.OpenAI" Version="1.0.0-beta.5" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Azure.AI.Projects" Version="2.0.0-beta.1" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Azure.AI.Projects.OpenAI" Version="2.0.0-beta.1" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Azure.AI.Agents.Persistent" Version="1.2.0-beta.8" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Azure.AI.OpenAI" Version="2.8.0-beta.1" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Azure.Identity" Version="1.17.1" />
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     <!-- System.* -->
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces" Version="10.0.3" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Bcl.HashCode" Version="6.0.0" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.ClientModel" Version="1.8.1" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.ClientModel" Version="1.9.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="System.CodeDom" Version="10.0.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="System.Collections.Immutable" Version="10.0.1" />
     <PackageVersion Include="System.CommandLine" Version="2.0.0-rc.2.25502.107" />
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Agents.AzureAI" Version="1.67.0-preview" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Plugins.OpenApi" Version="1.67.0" />
     <!-- Agent SDKs -->
-    <PackageVersion Include="GitHub.Copilot.SDK" Version="0.1.23" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="GitHub.Copilot.SDK" Version="0.1.29" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Agents.CopilotStudio.Client" Version="1.3.171-beta" />
     <!-- M365 Agents SDK -->
     <PackageVersion Include="AdaptiveCards" Version="3.1.0" />
@@ -140,12 +140,10 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.TestHost" Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'net10.0'" Version="10.0.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="18.0.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Moq" Version="[4.18.4]" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="xunit" Version="2.9.3" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="xunit.abstractions" Version="2.0.3" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="3.1.3" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Xunit.SkippableFact" Version="1.5.23" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="xretry" Version="1.9.0" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="coverlet.collector" Version="6.0.4" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="xunit.v3.mtp-v2" Version="3.2.2" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="3.1.5" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="xRetry.v3" Version="1.0.0-rc3" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Testing.Extensions.CodeCoverage" Version="18.4.1" />
     <!-- Symbols -->
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.SourceLink.GitHub" Version="8.0.0" />
     <!-- Toolset -->
@@ -187,4 +185,4 @@
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
     </PackageReference>
   </ItemGroup>
-</Project>
+</Project>

dotnet/agent-framework-dotnet.slnx

@@ -284,8 +284,13 @@
   </Folder>
   <Folder Name="/Samples/05-end-to-end/HostedAgents/">
     <Project Path="samples/05-end-to-end/HostedAgents/AgentsInWorkflows/AgentsInWorkflows.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/05-end-to-end/HostedAgents/AgentThreadAndHITL/AgentThreadAndHITL.csproj" />
     <Project Path="samples/05-end-to-end/HostedAgents/AgentWithHostedMCP/AgentWithHostedMCP.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/05-end-to-end/HostedAgents/AgentWithLocalTools/AgentWithLocalTools.csproj" />
     <Project Path="samples/05-end-to-end/HostedAgents/AgentWithTextSearchRag/AgentWithTextSearchRag.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/05-end-to-end/HostedAgents/AgentWithTools/AgentWithTools.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/05-end-to-end/HostedAgents/FoundryMultiAgent/FoundryMultiAgent.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/05-end-to-end/HostedAgents/FoundrySingleAgent/FoundrySingleAgent.csproj" />
   </Folder>
   <Folder Name="/Samples/05-end-to-end/AspNetAgentAuthorization/">
     <File Path="samples/05-end-to-end/AspNetAgentAuthorization/docker-compose.yml" />
@@ -311,7 +316,6 @@
   </Folder>
   <Folder Name="/Solution Items/.github/workflows/">
     <File Path="../.github/workflows/dotnet-build-and-test.yml" />
-    <File Path="../.github/workflows/dotnet-check-coverage.ps1" />
     <File Path="../.github/workflows/dotnet-format.yml" />
   </Folder>
   <Folder Name="/Solution Items/demos/">
@@ -348,6 +352,10 @@
     <File Path="eng/MSBuild/Shared.props" />
     <File Path="eng/MSBuild/Shared.targets" />
   </Folder>
+  <Folder Name="/Solution Items/eng/scripts/">
+    <File Path="eng/scripts/dotnet-check-coverage.ps1" />
+    <File Path="eng/scripts/New-FilteredSolution.ps1" />
+  </Folder>
   <Folder Name="/Solution Items/nuget/">
     <File Path="nuget/icon.png" />
     <File Path="nuget/nuget-package.props" />
@@ -413,6 +421,10 @@
     <File Path="src/Shared/IntegrationTests/OpenAIConfiguration.cs" />
     <File Path="src/Shared/IntegrationTests/README.md" />
   </Folder>
+  <Folder Name="/Solution Items/src/Shared/IntegrationTestsAzureCredentials/">
+    <File Path="src/Shared/IntegrationTestsAzureCredentials/README.md" />
+    <File Path="src/Shared/IntegrationTestsAzureCredentials/TestAzureCliCredentials.cs" />
+  </Folder>
   <Folder Name="/Solution Items/src/Shared/Samples/">
     <File Path="src/Shared/Samples/BaseSample.cs" />
     <File Path="src/Shared/Samples/README.md" />

dotnet/eng/MSBuild/Shared.props

@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
   <ItemGroup Condition="'$(InjectSharedIntegrationTestCode)' == 'true'">
     <Compile Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)\..\..\src\Shared\IntegrationTests\*.cs" LinkBase="Shared\IntegrationTests" />
   </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup Condition="'$(InjectSharedIntegrationTestAzureCredentialsCode)' == 'true'">
+    <Compile Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)\..\..\src\Shared\IntegrationTestsAzureCredentials\*.cs" LinkBase="Shared\IntegrationTestsAzureCredentials" />
+  </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup Condition="'$(InjectSharedBuildTestCode)' == 'true'">
     <Compile Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)\..\..\src\Shared\CodeTests\*.cs" LinkBase="Shared\CodeTests" />
   </ItemGroup>

dotnet/eng/scripts/New-FilteredSolution.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env pwsh
+# Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
+
+<#
+.SYNOPSIS
+    Generates a filtered .slnx solution file by removing projects that don't match the specified criteria.
+
+.DESCRIPTION
+    Parses a .slnx solution file and applies one or more filters:
+    - Removes projects that don't support the specified target framework (via MSBuild query).
+    - Optionally removes all sample projects (under samples/).
+    - Optionally filters test projects by name pattern (e.g., only *UnitTests*).
+    Writes the filtered solution to the specified output path and prints the path.
+
+.PARAMETER Solution
+    Path to the source .slnx solution file.
+
+.PARAMETER TargetFramework
+    The target framework to filter by (e.g., net10.0, net472).
+
+.PARAMETER Configuration
+    Optional MSBuild configuration used when querying TargetFrameworks. Defaults to Debug.
+
+.PARAMETER TestProjectNameFilter
+    Optional wildcard pattern to filter test project names (e.g., *UnitTests*, *IntegrationTests*).
+    When specified, only test projects whose filename matches this pattern are kept.
+
+.PARAMETER ExcludeSamples
+    When specified, removes all projects under the samples/ directory from the solution.
+
+.PARAMETER OutputPath
+    Optional output path for the filtered .slnx file. If not specified, a temp file is created.
+
+.EXAMPLE
+    # Generate a filtered solution and run tests
+    $filtered = ./dotnet/eng/scripts/New-FilteredSolution.ps1 -Solution dotnet/agent-framework-dotnet.slnx -TargetFramework net472
+    dotnet test --solution $filtered --no-build -f net472
+
+.EXAMPLE
+    # Generate a solution with only unit test projects
+    ./dotnet/eng/scripts/New-FilteredSolution.ps1 -Solution dotnet/agent-framework-dotnet.slnx -TargetFramework net10.0 -TestProjectNameFilter "*UnitTests*" -OutputPath filtered-unit.slnx
+
+.EXAMPLE
+    # Inline usage with dotnet test (PowerShell)
+    dotnet test --solution (./dotnet/eng/scripts/New-FilteredSolution.ps1 -Solution dotnet/agent-framework-dotnet.slnx -TargetFramework net472) --no-build -f net472
+#>
+
+[CmdletBinding()]
+param(
+    [Parameter(Mandatory)]
+    [string]$Solution,
+
+    [Parameter(Mandatory)]
+    [string]$TargetFramework,
+
+    [string]$Configuration = "Debug",
+
+    [string]$TestProjectNameFilter,
+
+    [switch]$ExcludeSamples,
+
+    [string]$OutputPath
+)
+
+$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
+
+# Resolve the solution path
+$solutionPath = Resolve-Path $Solution
+$solutionDir = Split-Path $solutionPath -Parent
+
+if (-not $OutputPath) {
+    $OutputPath = [System.IO.Path]::Combine([System.IO.Path]::GetTempPath(), "filtered-$(Split-Path $solutionPath -Leaf)")
+}
+
+# Parse the .slnx XML
+[xml]$slnx = Get-Content $solutionPath -Raw
+
+$removed = @()
+$kept = @()
+
+# Remove sample projects if requested
+if ($ExcludeSamples) {
+    $sampleProjects = $slnx.SelectNodes("//Project[contains(@Path, 'samples/')]")
+    foreach ($proj in $sampleProjects) {
+        $projRelPath = $proj.GetAttribute("Path")
+        Write-Verbose "Removing (sample): $projRelPath"
+        $removed += $projRelPath
+        $proj.ParentNode.RemoveChild($proj) | Out-Null
+    }
+    Write-Host "Removed $($sampleProjects.Count) sample project(s)." -ForegroundColor Yellow
+}
+
+# Filter all remaining projects by target framework
+$allProjects = $slnx.SelectNodes("//Project")
+
+foreach ($proj in $allProjects) {
+    $projRelPath = $proj.GetAttribute("Path")
+    $projFullPath = Join-Path $solutionDir $projRelPath
+    $projFileName = Split-Path $projRelPath -Leaf
+    $isTestProject = $projRelPath -like "*tests/*"
+
+    # Filter test projects by name pattern if specified
+    if ($isTestProject -and $TestProjectNameFilter -and ($projFileName -notlike $TestProjectNameFilter)) {
+        Write-Verbose "Removing (name filter): $projRelPath"
+        $removed += $projRelPath
+        $proj.ParentNode.RemoveChild($proj) | Out-Null
+        continue
+    }
+
+    if (-not (Test-Path $projFullPath)) {
+        Write-Verbose "Project not found, keeping in solution: $projRelPath"
+        $kept += $projRelPath
+        continue
+    }
+
+    # Query the project's target frameworks using MSBuild
+    $targetFrameworks = & dotnet msbuild $projFullPath -getProperty:TargetFrameworks -p:Configuration=$Configuration -nologo 2>$null
+    $targetFrameworks = $targetFrameworks.Trim()
+
+    if ($targetFrameworks -like "*$TargetFramework*") {
+        Write-Verbose "Keeping: $projRelPath (targets: $targetFrameworks)"
+        $kept += $projRelPath
+    }
+    else {
+        Write-Verbose "Removing: $projRelPath (targets: $targetFrameworks, missing: $TargetFramework)"
+        $removed += $projRelPath
+        $proj.ParentNode.RemoveChild($proj) | Out-Null
+    }
+}
+
+# Write the filtered solution
+$slnx.Save($OutputPath)
+
+# Report results to stderr so stdout is clean for piping
+Write-Host "Filtered solution written to: $OutputPath" -ForegroundColor Green
+if ($removed.Count -gt 0) {
+    Write-Host "Removed $($removed.Count) project(s):" -ForegroundColor Yellow
+    foreach ($r in $removed) {
+        Write-Host "  - $r" -ForegroundColor Yellow
+    }
+}
+Write-Host "Kept $($kept.Count) project(s)." -ForegroundColor Green
+
+# Output the path for piping
+Write-Output $OutputPath

dotnet/global.json

@@ -3,5 +3,8 @@
         "version": "10.0.100",
         "rollForward": "minor",
         "allowPrerelease": false
+    },
+    "test": {
+        "runner": "Microsoft.Testing.Platform"
     }
 }

dotnet/nuget/nuget-package.props

@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <!-- Central version prefix - applies to all nuget packages. -->
     <VersionPrefix>1.0.0</VersionPrefix>
-    <RCNumber>2</RCNumber>
+    <RCNumber>3</RCNumber>
     <PackageVersion Condition="'$(IsReleaseCandidate)' == 'true'">$(VersionPrefix)-rc$(RCNumber)</PackageVersion>
-    <PackageVersion Condition="'$(IsReleaseCandidate)' != 'true' AND '$(VersionSuffix)' != ''">$(VersionPrefix)-$(VersionSuffix).260225.1</PackageVersion>
-    <PackageVersion Condition="'$(IsReleaseCandidate)' != 'true' AND '$(VersionSuffix)' == ''">$(VersionPrefix)-preview.260225.1</PackageVersion>
-    <GitTag>1.0.0-rc2</GitTag>
+    <PackageVersion Condition="'$(IsReleaseCandidate)' != 'true' AND '$(VersionSuffix)' != ''">$(VersionPrefix)-$(VersionSuffix).260304.1</PackageVersion>
+    <PackageVersion Condition="'$(IsReleaseCandidate)' != 'true' AND '$(VersionSuffix)' == ''">$(VersionPrefix)-preview.260304.1</PackageVersion>
+    <GitTag>1.0.0-rc3</GitTag>
 
     <Configurations>Debug;Release;Publish</Configurations>
     <IsPackable>true</IsPackable>

dotnet/samples/02-agents/FoundryAgents/FoundryAgents_Evaluations_Step01_RedTeaming/Program.cs

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Console.WriteLine();
 
 // Submit the red team run to the service
 Console.WriteLine("Submitting red team run...");
-RedTeam redTeamRun = await aiProjectClient.RedTeams.CreateAsync(redTeamConfig);
+RedTeam redTeamRun = await aiProjectClient.RedTeams.CreateAsync(redTeamConfig, options: null);
 
 Console.WriteLine($"Red team run created: {redTeamRun.Name}");
 Console.WriteLine($"Status: {redTeamRun.Status}");

dotnet/samples/02-agents/FoundryAgents/FoundryAgents_Step22_MemorySearch/Program.cs

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ string userScope = $"user_{Environment.MachineName}";
 AIProjectClient aiProjectClient = new(new Uri(endpoint), new AzureCliCredential());
 
 // Create the Memory Search tool configuration
-MemorySearchTool memorySearchTool = new(memoryStoreName, userScope)
+MemorySearchPreviewTool memorySearchTool = new(memoryStoreName, userScope)
 {
     // Optional: Configure how quickly new memories are indexed (in seconds)
     UpdateDelay = 1,

dotnet/samples/03-workflows/Declarative/HostedWorkflow/Program.cs

@@ -88,7 +88,9 @@ internal sealed class Program
     {
         string workflowYaml = File.ReadAllText("MathChat.yaml");
 
+#pragma warning disable AAIP001 // WorkflowAgentDefinition is experimental
         WorkflowAgentDefinition workflowAgentDefinition = WorkflowAgentDefinition.FromYaml(workflowYaml);
+#pragma warning restore AAIP001
 
         return
             await agentClient.CreateAgentAsync(

dotnet/samples/05-end-to-end/AspNetAgentAuthorization/Service/Program.cs

@@ -75,10 +75,15 @@ string apiKey = builder.Configuration["OPENAI_API_KEY"]
     ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("Set the OPENAI_API_KEY environment variable.");
 string model = builder.Configuration["OPENAI_MODEL"] ?? "gpt-4.1-mini";
 
+// Here we are using Singleton lifetime, since none of the services, function tools and user context classes in the sample have state that are per request.
+// You should evaluate the appropriate lifetime for your own services and tools based on their behavior and dependencies.
+// E.g. if any of the service instances or tools maintain state that is specific to a user, and each request may be from a different user,
+// you should use Scoped lifetime instead, so that a new instance is created for each request.
+// Note that if you use Scoped lifetime for any dependencies, you must also use Scoped lifetime for any class that uses it, including the agent itself.
 builder.Services.AddHttpContextAccessor();
-builder.Services.AddScoped<IUserContext, KeycloakUserContext>();
-builder.Services.AddScoped<ExpenseService>();
-builder.Services.AddScoped<AIAgent>(sp =>
+builder.Services.AddSingleton<IUserContext, KeycloakUserContext>();
+builder.Services.AddSingleton<ExpenseService>();
+builder.Services.AddSingleton<AIAgent>(sp =>
 {
     var expenseService = sp.GetRequiredService<ExpenseService>();
 

dotnet/samples/05-end-to-end/AspNetAgentAuthorization/Service/UserContext.cs

@@ -27,43 +27,73 @@ public interface IUserContext
 /// Keycloak uses <c>sub</c> for the user ID, <c>preferred_username</c>
 /// for the login name, <c>given_name</c>/<c>family_name</c> for the
 /// display name, and <c>scope</c> (space-delimited) for granted scopes.
-/// Registered as a scoped service so it is resolved once per request.
+/// Registered as a singleton — claims are parsed once per request and
+/// cached in <see cref="HttpContext.Items"/>.
 /// </summary>
 public sealed class KeycloakUserContext : IUserContext
 {
-    public string UserId { get; }
+    private static readonly object s_cacheKey = new();
 
-    public string UserName { get; }
-
-    public string DisplayName { get; }
-
-    public IReadOnlySet<string> Scopes { get; }
+    private readonly IHttpContextAccessor _httpContextAccessor;
 
     public KeycloakUserContext(IHttpContextAccessor httpContextAccessor)
     {
-        ClaimsPrincipal? user = httpContextAccessor.HttpContext?.User;
+        this._httpContextAccessor = httpContextAccessor;
+    }
 
-        this.UserId = user?.FindFirstValue(ClaimTypes.NameIdentifier)
-                   ?? user?.FindFirstValue("sub")
-                   ?? "anonymous";
+    public string UserId => this.GetOrCreateCachedInfo().UserId;
 
-        this.UserName = user?.FindFirstValue("preferred_username")
-                     ?? user?.FindFirstValue(ClaimTypes.Name)
-                     ?? "unknown";
+    public string UserName => this.GetOrCreateCachedInfo().UserName;
+
+    public string DisplayName => this.GetOrCreateCachedInfo().DisplayName;
+
+    public IReadOnlySet<string> Scopes => this.GetOrCreateCachedInfo().Scopes;
+
+    private CachedUserInfo GetOrCreateCachedInfo()
+    {
+        HttpContext? httpContext = this._httpContextAccessor.HttpContext;
+        if (httpContext is not null && httpContext.Items.TryGetValue(s_cacheKey, out object? cached) && cached is CachedUserInfo info)
+        {
+            return info;
+        }
+
+        info = ParseClaims(httpContext?.User);
+
+        if (httpContext is not null)
+        {
+            httpContext.Items[s_cacheKey] = info;
+        }
+
+        return info;
+    }
+
+    private static CachedUserInfo ParseClaims(ClaimsPrincipal? user)
+    {
+        string userId = user?.FindFirstValue(ClaimTypes.NameIdentifier)
+                     ?? user?.FindFirstValue("sub")
+                     ?? "anonymous";
+
+        string userName = user?.FindFirstValue("preferred_username")
+                       ?? user?.FindFirstValue(ClaimTypes.Name)
+                       ?? "unknown";
 
         string? givenName = user?.FindFirstValue("given_name") ?? user?.FindFirstValue(ClaimTypes.GivenName);
         string? familyName = user?.FindFirstValue("family_name") ?? user?.FindFirstValue(ClaimTypes.Surname);
-        this.DisplayName = (givenName, familyName) switch
+        string displayName = (givenName, familyName) switch
         {
             (not null, not null) => $"{givenName} {familyName}",
             (not null, null) => givenName,
             (null, not null) => familyName,
-            _ => this.UserName,
+            _ => userName,
         };
 
         string? scopeClaim = user?.FindFirstValue("scope");
-        this.Scopes = scopeClaim is not null
+        IReadOnlySet<string> scopes = scopeClaim is not null
             ? new HashSet<string>(scopeClaim.Split(' ', StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries), StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
             : new HashSet<string>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+
+        return new CachedUserInfo(userId, userName, displayName, scopes);
     }
+
+    private sealed record CachedUserInfo(string UserId, string UserName, string DisplayName, IReadOnlySet<string> Scopes);
 }

dotnet/samples/05-end-to-end/HostedAgents/AgentThreadAndHITL/AgentThreadAndHITL.csproj

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
@@ -36,11 +36,10 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Azure.AI.AgentServer.AgentFramework" Version="1.0.0-beta.8" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Azure.AI.AgentServer.AgentFramework" Version="1.0.0-beta.9" />
     <PackageReference Include="Azure.AI.OpenAI" Version="2.8.0-beta.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="Azure.Identity" Version="1.17.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Agents.AI.OpenAI" Version="1.0.0-preview.251219.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI.OpenAI" Version="10.1.1-preview.1.25612.2" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Agents.AI.OpenAI" Version="1.0.0-rc1" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <!-- Add analyzers with compatible versions -->

dotnet/samples/05-end-to-end/HostedAgents/AgentThreadAndHITL/Program.cs

@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@ using Azure.AI.OpenAI;
 using Azure.Identity;
 using Microsoft.Agents.AI;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.AI;
+using OpenAI.Chat;
 
-var endpoint = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT") ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT is not set.");
-var deploymentName = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("AZURE_OPENAI_DEPLOYMENT_NAME") ?? "gpt-4o-mini";
+string endpoint = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT") ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT is not set.");
+string deploymentName = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("AZURE_OPENAI_DEPLOYMENT_NAME") ?? "gpt-4o-mini";
 
 [Description("Get the weather for a given location.")]
 static string GetWeather([Description("The location to get the weather for.")] string location)
@@ -22,17 +23,19 @@ static string GetWeather([Description("The location to get the weather for.")] s
 // Create the chat client and agent.
 // Note: ApprovalRequiredAIFunction wraps the tool to require user approval before invocation.
 // User should reply with 'approve' or 'reject' when prompted.
+// 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.
 #pragma warning disable MEAI001 // Type is for evaluation purposes only
 AIAgent agent = new AzureOpenAIClient(
     new Uri(endpoint),
-    new AzureCliCredential())
+    new DefaultAzureCredential())
     .GetChatClient(deploymentName)
-    .AsIChatClient()
-    .CreateAIAgent(
+    .AsAIAgent(
         instructions: "You are a helpful assistant",
         tools: [new ApprovalRequiredAIFunction(AIFunctionFactory.Create(GetWeather))]
     );
 #pragma warning restore MEAI001
 
-var threadRepository = new InMemoryAgentThreadRepository(agent);
+InMemoryAgentThreadRepository threadRepository = new(agent);
 await agent.RunAIAgentAsync(telemetrySourceName: "Agents", threadRepository: threadRepository);

dotnet/samples/05-end-to-end/HostedAgents/AgentWithHostedMCP/AgentWithHostedMCP.csproj

@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Azure.AI.AgentServer.AgentFramework" Version="1.0.0-beta.6" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Azure.AI.AgentServer.AgentFramework" Version="1.0.0-beta.9" />
     <PackageReference Include="Azure.AI.OpenAI" Version="2.8.0-beta.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="Azure.Identity" Version="1.17.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI.OpenAI" Version="10.3.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Agents.AI.OpenAI" Version="1.0.0-rc1" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <!-- Add analyzers with compatible versions -->

dotnet/samples/05-end-to-end/HostedAgents/AgentWithHostedMCP/Program.cs

@@ -9,9 +9,10 @@ using Azure.AI.OpenAI;
 using Azure.Identity;
 using Microsoft.Agents.AI;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.AI;
+using OpenAI.Responses;
 
-var endpoint = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT") ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT is not set.");
-var deploymentName = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("AZURE_OPENAI_DEPLOYMENT_NAME") ?? "gpt-4o-mini";
+string endpoint = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT") ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT is not set.");
+string deploymentName = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("AZURE_OPENAI_DEPLOYMENT_NAME") ?? "gpt-4o-mini";
 
 // Create an MCP tool that can be called without approval.
 AITool mcpTool = new HostedMcpServerTool(serverName: "microsoft_learn", serverAddress: "https://learn.microsoft.com/api/mcp")
@@ -28,8 +29,7 @@ AIAgent agent = new AzureOpenAIClient(
     new Uri(endpoint),
     new DefaultAzureCredential())
     .GetResponsesClient(deploymentName)
-    .AsIChatClient()
-    .CreateAIAgent(
+    .AsAIAgent(
         instructions: "You answer questions by searching the Microsoft Learn content only.",
         name: "MicrosoftLearnAgent",
         tools: [mcpTool]);

dotnet/samples/05-end-to-end/HostedAgents/AgentWithHostedMCP/README.md

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Before running this sample, ensure you have:
 2. A deployment of a chat model (e.g., gpt-4o-mini)
 3. Azure CLI installed and authenticated
 
-**Note**: This sample uses Azure CLI credentials for authentication. Make sure you're logged in with `az login` and have access to the Azure OpenAI resource.
+**Note**: This sample uses `DefaultAzureCredential` for authentication, which probes multiple sources automatically. For local development, make sure you're logged in with `az login` and have access to the Azure OpenAI resource.
 
 ## Environment Variables
 

dotnet/samples/05-end-to-end/HostedAgents/AgentWithLocalTools/AgentWithLocalTools.csproj

@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Azure.AI.AgentServer.AgentFramework" Version="1.0.0-beta.8" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Azure.AI.AgentServer.AgentFramework" Version="1.0.0-beta.9" />
     <PackageReference Include="Azure.AI.Projects" Version="1.2.0-beta.5" />
     <PackageReference Include="Azure.AI.OpenAI" Version="2.8.0-beta.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="Azure.Identity" Version="1.17.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI.OpenAI" Version="10.3.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Agents.AI.OpenAI" Version="1.0.0-rc1" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <!-- Add analyzers with compatible versions -->

dotnet/samples/05-end-to-end/HostedAgents/AgentWithLocalTools/Program.cs

@@ -15,21 +15,21 @@ using Azure.Identity;
 using Microsoft.Agents.AI;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.AI;
 
-var endpoint = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("AZURE_AI_PROJECT_ENDPOINT")
+string endpoint = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("AZURE_AI_PROJECT_ENDPOINT")
     ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("AZURE_AI_PROJECT_ENDPOINT is not set.");
-var deploymentName = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("MODEL_DEPLOYMENT_NAME") ?? "gpt-4o-mini";
+string deploymentName = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("MODEL_DEPLOYMENT_NAME") ?? "gpt-4o-mini";
 Console.WriteLine($"Project Endpoint: {endpoint}");
 Console.WriteLine($"Model Deployment: {deploymentName}");
 
-var seattleHotels = new[]
-{
+Hotel[] seattleHotels =
+[
     new Hotel("Contoso Suites", 189, 4.5, "Downtown"),
     new Hotel("Fabrikam Residences", 159, 4.2, "Pike Place Market"),
     new Hotel("Alpine Ski House", 249, 4.7, "Seattle Center"),
     new Hotel("Margie's Travel Lodge", 219, 4.4, "Waterfront"),
     new Hotel("Northwind Inn", 139, 4.0, "Capitol Hill"),
     new Hotel("Relecloud Hotel", 99, 3.8, "University District"),
-};
+];
 
 [Description("Get available hotels in Seattle for the specified dates. This simulates a call to a hotel availability API.")]
 string GetAvailableHotels(
@@ -54,21 +54,21 @@ string GetAvailableHotels(
             return "Error: Check-out date must be after check-in date.";
         }
 
-        var nights = (checkOut - checkIn).Days;
-        var availableHotels = seattleHotels.Where(h => h.PricePerNight <= maxPrice).ToList();
+        int nights = (checkOut - checkIn).Days;
+        List<Hotel> availableHotels = seattleHotels.Where(h => h.PricePerNight <= maxPrice).ToList();
 
         if (availableHotels.Count == 0)
         {
             return $"No hotels found in Seattle within your budget of ${maxPrice}/night.";
         }
 
-        var result = new StringBuilder();
+        StringBuilder result = new();
         result.AppendLine($"Available hotels in Seattle from {checkInDate} to {checkOutDate} ({nights} nights):");
         result.AppendLine();
 
-        foreach (var hotel in availableHotels)
+        foreach (Hotel hotel in availableHotels)
         {
-            var totalCost = hotel.PricePerNight * nights;
+            int totalCost = hotel.PricePerNight * nights;
             result.AppendLine($"**{hotel.Name}**");
             result.AppendLine($"   Location: {hotel.Location}");
             result.AppendLine($"   Rating: {hotel.Rating}/5");
@@ -84,7 +84,10 @@ string GetAvailableHotels(
     }
 }
 
-var credential = new AzureCliCredential();
+// 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.
+DefaultAzureCredential credential = new();
 AIProjectClient projectClient = new(new Uri(endpoint), credential);
 
 ClientConnection connection = projectClient.GetConnection(typeof(AzureOpenAIClient).FullName!);
@@ -96,14 +99,14 @@ if (!connection.TryGetLocatorAsUri(out Uri? openAiEndpoint) || openAiEndpoint is
 openAiEndpoint = new Uri($"https://{openAiEndpoint.Host}");
 Console.WriteLine($"OpenAI Endpoint: {openAiEndpoint}");
 
-var chatClient = new AzureOpenAIClient(openAiEndpoint, credential)
+IChatClient chatClient = new AzureOpenAIClient(openAiEndpoint, credential)
     .GetChatClient(deploymentName)
     .AsIChatClient()
     .AsBuilder()
     .UseOpenTelemetry(sourceName: "Agents", configure: cfg => cfg.EnableSensitiveData = false)
     .Build();
 
-var agent = new ChatClientAgent(chatClient,
+AIAgent agent = chatClient.AsAIAgent(
     name: "SeattleHotelAgent",
     instructions: """
         You are a helpful travel assistant specializing in finding hotels in Seattle, Washington.

dotnet/samples/05-end-to-end/HostedAgents/AgentWithTextSearchRag/AgentWithTextSearchRag.csproj

@@ -35,11 +35,10 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Azure.AI.AgentServer.AgentFramework" Version="1.0.0-beta.5" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Azure.AI.AgentServer.AgentFramework" Version="1.0.0-beta.9" />
     <PackageReference Include="Azure.AI.OpenAI" Version="2.7.0-beta.2" />
     <PackageReference Include="Azure.Identity" Version="1.17.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Agents.AI.OpenAI" Version="1.0.0-preview.251219.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI.OpenAI" Version="10.1.1-preview.1.25612.2" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Agents.AI.OpenAI" Version="1.0.0-rc1" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <!-- Add analyzers with compatible versions -->

dotnet/samples/05-end-to-end/HostedAgents/AgentWithTextSearchRag/Program.cs

@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ using Microsoft.Agents.AI;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.AI;
 using OpenAI.Chat;
 
-var endpoint = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT") ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT is not set.");
-var deploymentName = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("AZURE_OPENAI_DEPLOYMENT_NAME") ?? "gpt-4o-mini";
+string endpoint = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT") ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT is not set.");
+string deploymentName = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("AZURE_OPENAI_DEPLOYMENT_NAME") ?? "gpt-4o-mini";
 
 TextSearchProviderOptions textSearchOptions = new()
 {
@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@ AIAgent agent = new AzureOpenAIClient(
     new Uri(endpoint),
     new DefaultAzureCredential())
     .GetChatClient(deploymentName)
-    .CreateAIAgent(new ChatClientAgentOptions
+    .AsAIAgent(new ChatClientAgentOptions
     {
         ChatOptions = new ChatOptions
         {
             Instructions = "You are a helpful support specialist for Contoso Outdoors. Answer questions using the provided context and cite the source document when available.",
         },
-        AIContextProviderFactory = ctx => new TextSearchProvider(MockSearchAsync, ctx.SerializedState, ctx.JsonSerializerOptions, textSearchOptions)
+        AIContextProviders = [new TextSearchProvider(MockSearchAsync, textSearchOptions)]
     });
 
 await agent.RunAIAgentAsync();

dotnet/samples/05-end-to-end/HostedAgents/AgentWithTools/AgentWithTools.csproj

@@ -35,11 +35,10 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Azure.AI.AgentServer.AgentFramework" Version="1.0.0-beta.8" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Azure.AI.AgentServer.AgentFramework" Version="1.0.0-beta.9" />
     <PackageReference Include="Azure.AI.OpenAI" Version="2.8.0-beta.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="Azure.Identity" Version="1.17.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Agents.AI.OpenAI" Version="1.0.0-preview.251219.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI.OpenAI" Version="10.3.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Agents.AI.OpenAI" Version="1.0.0-rc1" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <!-- Add analyzers with compatible versions -->

dotnet/samples/05-end-to-end/HostedAgents/AgentWithTools/Program.cs

@@ -9,13 +9,16 @@ using Azure.Identity;
 using Microsoft.Agents.AI;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.AI;
 
-var openAiEndpoint = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT") ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT is not set.");
-var deploymentName = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("AZURE_OPENAI_DEPLOYMENT_NAME") ?? "gpt-4o-mini";
-var toolConnectionId = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("MCP_TOOL_CONNECTION_ID") ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("MCP_TOOL_CONNECTION_ID is not set.");
+string openAiEndpoint = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT") ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT is not set.");
+string deploymentName = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("AZURE_OPENAI_DEPLOYMENT_NAME") ?? "gpt-4o-mini";
+string toolConnectionId = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("MCP_TOOL_CONNECTION_ID") ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("MCP_TOOL_CONNECTION_ID is not set.");
 
-var credential = new AzureCliCredential();
+// 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.
+DefaultAzureCredential credential = new();
 
-var chatClient = new AzureOpenAIClient(new Uri(openAiEndpoint), credential)
+IChatClient chatClient = new AzureOpenAIClient(new Uri(openAiEndpoint), credential)
     .GetChatClient(deploymentName)
     .AsIChatClient()
     .AsBuilder()
@@ -23,7 +26,7 @@ var chatClient = new AzureOpenAIClient(new Uri(openAiEndpoint), credential)
     .UseOpenTelemetry(sourceName: "Agents", configure: (cfg) => cfg.EnableSensitiveData = true)
     .Build();
 
-var agent = new ChatClientAgent(chatClient,
+AIAgent agent = chatClient.AsAIAgent(
       name: "AgentWithTools",
       instructions: @"You are a helpful assistant with access to tools for fetching Microsoft documentation.
 

dotnet/samples/05-end-to-end/HostedAgents/AgentWithTools/README.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Key features:
 
 - Configuring Foundry tools using `UseFoundryTools` with MCP and code interpreter
 - Connecting to an external MCP tool via a Foundry project connection
-- Using `AzureCliCredential` for Azure authentication
+- Using `DefaultAzureCredential` for Azure authentication
 - OpenTelemetry instrumentation for both the chat client and agent
 
 > For common prerequisites and setup instructions, see the [Hosted Agent Samples README](../README.md).
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ $env:MCP_TOOL_CONNECTION_ID="SampleMCPTool"
 
 ## How It Works
 
-1. An `AzureOpenAIClient` is created with `AzureCliCredential` and used to get a chat client
+1. An `AzureOpenAIClient` is created with `DefaultAzureCredential` and used to get a chat client
 2. The chat client is wrapped with `UseFoundryTools` which registers two Foundry tool types:
    - **MCP connection**: Connects to an external MCP server (Microsoft Learn) via the project connection name, providing documentation fetch and search capabilities
    - **Code interpreter**: Allows the agent to execute code snippets when needed

dotnet/samples/05-end-to-end/HostedAgents/AgentsInWorkflows/AgentsInWorkflows.csproj

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
@@ -35,11 +35,10 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Azure.AI.AgentServer.AgentFramework" Version="1.0.0-beta.5" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Azure.AI.AgentServer.AgentFramework" Version="1.0.0-beta.9" />
     <PackageReference Include="Azure.AI.OpenAI" Version="2.7.0-beta.2" />
     <PackageReference Include="Azure.Identity" Version="1.17.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows" Version="1.0.0-preview.251219.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI.OpenAI" Version="10.1.0-preview.1.25608.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Agents.AI.OpenAI" Version="1.0.0-rc1" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <!-- Add analyzers with compatible versions -->

dotnet/samples/05-end-to-end/HostedAgents/AgentsInWorkflows/Program.cs

@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ using Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.AI;
 
 // Set up the Azure OpenAI client
-var endpoint = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT") ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT is not set.");
-var deploymentName = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("AZURE_OPENAI_DEPLOYMENT_NAME") ?? "gpt-4o-mini";
+string endpoint = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT") ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT is not set.");
+string deploymentName = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("AZURE_OPENAI_DEPLOYMENT_NAME") ?? "gpt-4o-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
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ AIAgent agent = new WorkflowBuilder(frenchAgent)
     .AddEdge(frenchAgent, spanishAgent)
     .AddEdge(spanishAgent, englishAgent)
     .Build()
-    .AsAgent();
+    .AsAIAgent();
 
 await agent.RunAIAgentAsync();
 
-static ChatClientAgent GetTranslationAgent(string targetLanguage, IChatClient chatClient) =>
-    new(chatClient, $"You are a translation assistant that translates the provided text to {targetLanguage}.");
+static AIAgent GetTranslationAgent(string targetLanguage, IChatClient chatClient) =>
+    chatClient.AsAIAgent($"You are a translation assistant that translates the provided text to {targetLanguage}.");

dotnet/samples/05-end-to-end/HostedAgents/AgentsInWorkflows/README.md

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Before you begin, ensure you have the following prerequisites:
 - Azure OpenAI service endpoint and deployment configured
 - Azure CLI installed and authenticated (for Azure credential authentication)
 
-**Note**: This demo uses Azure CLI credentials for authentication. Make sure you're logged in with `az login` and have access to the Azure OpenAI resource. For more information, see the [Azure CLI documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/cli/azure/authenticate-azure-cli-interactively).
+**Note**: This demo uses `DefaultAzureCredential` for authentication, which probes multiple sources automatically. For local development, make sure you're logged in with `az login` and have access to the Azure OpenAI resource. For more information, see the [Azure CLI documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/cli/azure/authenticate-azure-cli-interactively).
 
 Set the following environment variables:
 

dotnet/samples/05-end-to-end/HostedAgents/FoundryMultiAgent/Dockerfile

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# Build the application
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/sdk:10.0-alpine AS build
+WORKDIR /src
+
+# Copy files from the current directory on the host to the working directory in the container
+COPY . .
+
+RUN dotnet restore
+RUN dotnet build -c Release --no-restore
+RUN dotnet publish -c Release --no-build -o /app -f net10.0
+
+# Run the application
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/aspnet:10.0-alpine AS final
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy everything needed to run the app from the "build" stage.
+COPY --from=build /app .
+
+EXPOSE 8088
+ENTRYPOINT ["dotnet", "FoundryMultiAgent.dll"]

dotnet/samples/05-end-to-end/HostedAgents/FoundryMultiAgent/FoundryMultiAgent.csproj

@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
+    <TargetFrameworks>net10.0</TargetFrameworks>
+    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+
+    <!-- 
+      Disable central package management for this project.
+      This project requires explicit package references with versions specified inline rather than 
+      inheriting them from Directory.Packages.props. This is necessary because a Docker image will 
+      be created from this project, and the Docker build process only has access to this folder 
+      and cannot access parent folders where Directory.Packages.props resides.
+    -->
+    <ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>false</ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <!-- 
+    Remove analyzer PackageReference items inherited from Directory.Packages.props.
+    Note: ManagePackageVersionsCentrally only controls PackageVersion items, not PackageReference items.
+    Directory.Packages.props contains both PackageVersion and PackageReference entries for analyzers,
+    and the PackageReference items are always inherited through MSBuild imports regardless of the 
+    ManagePackageVersionsCentrally setting. We must explicitly remove them before adding our own versions.
+  -->
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Remove="Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.NetAnalyzers" />
+    <PackageReference Remove="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Threading.Analyzers" />
+    <PackageReference Remove="xunit.analyzers" />
+    <PackageReference Remove="Moq.Analyzers" />
+    <PackageReference Remove="Roslynator.Analyzers" />
+    <PackageReference Remove="Roslynator.CodeAnalysis.Analyzers" />
+    <PackageReference Remove="Roslynator.Formatting.Analyzers" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Azure.AI.AgentServer.AgentFramework" Version="1.0.0-beta.8" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Azure.AI.Projects" Version="1.2.0-beta.5" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Azure.Identity" Version="1.17.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Agents.AI" Version="1.0.0-preview.251219.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Agents.AI.AzureAI" Version="1.0.0-preview.251219.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows" Version="1.0.0-preview.251219.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="OpenTelemetry" Version="1.12.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="OpenTelemetry.Exporter.OpenTelemetryProtocol" Version="1.12.0" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <!-- Add analyzers with compatible versions -->
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.NetAnalyzers" Version="10.0.100">
+      <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
+      <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
+    </PackageReference>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Threading.Analyzers" Version="17.14.15">
+      <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
+      <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
+    </PackageReference>
+    <PackageReference Include="Roslynator.Analyzers" Version="4.14.1">
+      <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
+      <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
+    </PackageReference>
+    <PackageReference Include="Roslynator.CodeAnalysis.Analyzers" Version="4.14.1">
+      <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
+      <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
+    </PackageReference>
+    <PackageReference Include="Roslynator.Formatting.Analyzers" Version="4.14.1">
+      <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
+      <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
+    </PackageReference>
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <None Update="appsettings.Development.json">
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </None>
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>

dotnet/samples/05-end-to-end/HostedAgents/FoundryMultiAgent/Program.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
+
+// This sample demonstrates a multi-agent workflow with Writer and Reviewer agents
+// using Azure AI Foundry AIProjectClient and the Agent Framework WorkflowBuilder.
+
+using Azure.AI.AgentServer.AgentFramework.Extensions;
+using Azure.AI.Projects;
+using Azure.Identity;
+using Microsoft.Agents.AI;
+using Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows;
+
+var endpoint = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("AZURE_AI_PROJECT_ENDPOINT")
+    ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("AZURE_AI_PROJECT_ENDPOINT is not set.");
+var deploymentName = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("MODEL_DEPLOYMENT_NAME") ?? "gpt-4o-mini";
+
+Console.WriteLine($"Using Azure AI endpoint: {endpoint}");
+Console.WriteLine($"Using model deployment: {deploymentName}");
+
+// 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 aiProjectClient = new(new Uri(endpoint), new DefaultAzureCredential());
+
+// Create Foundry agents
+AIAgent writerAgent = await aiProjectClient.CreateAIAgentAsync(
+    name: "Writer",
+    model: deploymentName,
+    instructions: "You are an excellent content writer. You create new content and edit contents based on the feedback.");
+
+AIAgent reviewerAgent = await aiProjectClient.CreateAIAgentAsync(
+    name: "Reviewer",
+    model: deploymentName,
+    instructions: "You are an excellent content reviewer. Provide actionable feedback to the writer about the provided content. Provide the feedback in the most concise manner possible.");
+
+try
+{
+    var workflow = new WorkflowBuilder(writerAgent)
+        .AddEdge(writerAgent, reviewerAgent)
+        .Build();
+
+    Console.WriteLine("Starting Writer-Reviewer Workflow Agent Server on http://localhost:8088");
+    await workflow.AsAgent().RunAIAgentAsync();
+}
+finally
+{
+    // Cleanup server-side agents
+    await aiProjectClient.Agents.DeleteAgentAsync(writerAgent.Name);
+    await aiProjectClient.Agents.DeleteAgentAsync(reviewerAgent.Name);
+}

dotnet/samples/05-end-to-end/HostedAgents/FoundryMultiAgent/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+**IMPORTANT!** All samples and other resources made available in this GitHub repository ("samples") are designed to assist in accelerating development of agents, solutions, and agent workflows for various scenarios. Review all provided resources and carefully test output behavior in the context of your use case. AI responses may be inaccurate and AI actions should be monitored with human oversight. Learn more in the transparency documents for [Agent Service](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-foundry/responsible-ai/agents/transparency-note) and [Agent Framework](https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/blob/main/TRANSPARENCY_FAQ.md).
+
+Agents, solutions, or other output you create may be subject to legal and regulatory requirements, may require licenses, or may not be suitable for all industries, scenarios, or use cases. By using any sample, you are acknowledging that any output created using those samples are solely your responsibility, and that you will comply with all applicable laws, regulations, and relevant safety standards, terms of service, and codes of conduct.
+
+Third-party samples contained in this folder are subject to their own designated terms, and they have not been tested or verified by Microsoft or its affiliates.
+
+Microsoft has no responsibility to you or others with respect to any of these samples or any resulting output.
+
+# What this sample demonstrates
+
+This sample demonstrates a **key advantage of code-based hosted agents**:
+
+- **Multi-agent workflows** - Orchestrate multiple agents working together
+
+Code-based agents can execute **any C# code** you write. This sample includes a Writer-Reviewer workflow where two agents collaborate: a Writer creates content and a Reviewer provides feedback.
+
+The agent is hosted using the [Azure AI AgentServer SDK](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.AI.AgentServer.AgentFramework/) and can be deployed to Microsoft Foundry.
+
+## How It Works
+
+### Multi-Agent Workflow
+
+In [Program.cs](Program.cs), the sample creates two agents using `AIProjectClient.CreateAIAgentAsync()` from the [Microsoft.Agents.AI.AzureAI](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.Agents.AI.AzureAI/) package:
+
+- **Writer** - An agent that creates and edits content based on feedback
+- **Reviewer** - An agent that provides actionable feedback on the content
+
+The `WorkflowBuilder` from the [Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows/) package connects these agents in a sequential flow:
+
+1. The Writer receives the initial request and generates content
+2. The Reviewer evaluates the content and provides feedback
+3. Both agent responses are output to the user
+
+### Agent Hosting
+
+The agent is hosted using the [Azure AI AgentServer SDK](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.AI.AgentServer.AgentFramework/),
+which provisions a REST API endpoint compatible with the OpenAI Responses protocol.
+
+## Running the Agent Locally
+
+### Prerequisites
+
+Before running this sample, ensure you have:
+
+1. **Azure AI Foundry Project**
+   - Project created.
+   - Chat model deployed (e.g., `gpt-4o` or `gpt-4.1`)
+   - Note your project endpoint URL and model deployment name
+     > **Note**: You can right-click the project in the Microsoft Foundry VS Code extension and select `Copy Project Endpoint URL` to get the endpoint.
+
+2. **Azure CLI**
+   - Installed and authenticated
+   - Run `az login` and verify with `az account show`
+   - Your identity needs the **Azure AI Developer** role on the Foundry resource (for `agents/write` data action required by `CreateAIAgentAsync`)
+
+3. **.NET 10.0 SDK or later**
+   - Verify your version: `dotnet --version`
+   - Download from [https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download)
+
+### Environment Variables
+
+Set the following environment variables:
+
+**PowerShell:**
+
+```powershell
+# Replace with your actual values
+$env:AZURE_AI_PROJECT_ENDPOINT="https://<your-resource>.services.ai.azure.com/api/projects/<your-project>"
+$env:MODEL_DEPLOYMENT_NAME="gpt-4o-mini"
+```
+
+**Bash:**
+
+```bash
+export AZURE_AI_PROJECT_ENDPOINT="https://<your-resource>.services.ai.azure.com/api/projects/<your-project>"
+export MODEL_DEPLOYMENT_NAME="gpt-4o-mini"
+```
+
+### Running the Sample
+
+To run the agent, execute the following command in your terminal:
+
+```bash
+dotnet restore
+dotnet build
+dotnet run
+```
+
+This will start the hosted agent locally on `http://localhost:8088/`.
+
+### Interacting with the Agent
+
+**VS Code:**
+
+1. Open the Visual Studio Code Command Palette and execute the `Microsoft Foundry: Open Container Agent Playground Locally` command.
+2. Execute the following commands to start the containerized hosted agent.
+   ```bash
+   dotnet restore
+   dotnet build
+   dotnet run
+   ```
+3. Submit a request to the agent through the playground interface. For example, you may enter a prompt such as: "Create a slogan for a new electric SUV that is affordable and fun to drive."
+4. Review the agent's response in the playground interface.
+
+> **Note**: Open the local playground before starting the container agent to ensure the visualization functions correctly.
+
+**PowerShell (Windows):**
+
+```powershell
+$body = @{
+    input = "Create a slogan for a new electric SUV that is affordable and fun to drive"
+    stream = $false
+} | ConvertTo-Json
+
+Invoke-RestMethod -Uri http://localhost:8088/responses -Method Post -Body $body -ContentType "application/json"
+```
+
+**Bash/curl (Linux/macOS):**
+
+```bash
+curl -sS -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST http://localhost:8088/responses \
+   -d '{"input": "Create a slogan for a new electric SUV that is affordable and fun to drive","stream":false}'
+```
+
+You can also use the `run-requests.http` file in this directory with the VS Code REST Client extension.
+
+The Writer agent will generate content based on your prompt, and the Reviewer agent will provide feedback on the output.
+
+## Deploying the Agent to Microsoft Foundry
+
+**Preparation (required)**
+
+Please check the environment_variables section in [agent.yaml](agent.yaml) and ensure the variables there are set in your target Microsoft Foundry Project.
+
+To deploy the hosted agent:
+
+1. Open the VS Code Command Palette and run the `Microsoft Foundry: Deploy Hosted Agent` command.
+
+2. Follow the interactive deployment prompts. The extension will help you select or create the container files it needs.
+
+3. After deployment completes, the hosted agent appears under the `Hosted Agents (Preview)` section of the extension tree. You can select the agent there to view details and test it using the integrated playground.
+
+**What the deploy flow does for you:**
+
+- Creates or obtains an Azure Container Registry for the target project.
+- Builds and pushes a container image from your workspace (the build packages the workspace respecting `.dockerignore`).
+- Creates an agent version in Microsoft Foundry using the built image. If a `.env` file exists at the workspace root, the extension will parse it and include its key/value pairs as the hosted agent's environment variables in the create request (these variables will be available to the agent runtime).
+- Starts the agent container on the project's capability host. If the capability host is not provisioned, the extension will prompt you to enable it and will guide you through creating it.
+
+## MSI Configuration in the Azure Portal
+
+This sample requires the Microsoft Foundry Project to authenticate using a Managed Identity when running remotely in Azure. Grant the project's managed identity the required permissions by assigning the built-in [Azure AI User](https://aka.ms/foundry-ext-project-role) role.
+
+To configure the Managed Identity:
+
+1. In the Azure Portal, open the Foundry Project.
+2. Select "Access control (IAM)" from the left-hand menu.
+3. Click "Add" and choose "Add role assignment".
+4. In the role selection, search for and select "Azure AI User", then click "Next".
+5. For "Assign access to", choose "Managed identity".
+6. Click "Select members", locate the managed identity associated with your Foundry Project (you can search by the project name), then click "Select".
+7. Click "Review + assign" to complete the assignment.
+8. Allow a few minutes for the role assignment to propagate before running the application.
+
+## Additional Resources
+
+- [Microsoft Agents Framework](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/agent-framework/overview/agent-framework-overview)
+- [Managed Identities for Azure Resources](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/managed-identities-azure-resources/)

dotnet/samples/05-end-to-end/HostedAgents/FoundryMultiAgent/agent.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+# yaml-language-server: $schema=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/microsoft/AgentSchema/refs/heads/main/schemas/v1.0/ContainerAgent.yaml
+
+name: FoundryMultiAgent
+displayName: "Foundry Multi-Agent Workflow"
+description: >
+  A multi-agent workflow featuring a Writer and Reviewer that collaborate
+  to create and refine content using Azure AI Foundry PersistentAgentsClient.
+metadata:
+  authors:
+    - Microsoft Agent Framework Team
+  tags:
+    - Azure AI AgentServer
+    - Microsoft Agent Framework
+    - Multi-Agent Workflow
+    - Writer-Reviewer
+    - Content Creation
+template:
+  kind: hosted
+  name: FoundryMultiAgent
+  protocols:
+    - protocol: responses
+      version: v1
+  environment_variables:
+    - name: AZURE_AI_PROJECT_ENDPOINT
+      value: ${AZURE_AI_PROJECT_ENDPOINT}
+    - name: MODEL_DEPLOYMENT_NAME
+      value: gpt-4o-mini
+resources:
+  - name: "gpt-4o-mini"
+    kind: model
+    id: gpt-4o-mini

dotnet/samples/05-end-to-end/HostedAgents/FoundryMultiAgent/appsettings.Development.json

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+    "AZURE_AI_PROJECT_ENDPOINT": "https://<your-resource>.services.ai.azure.com/api/projects/<your-project>",
+    "MODEL_DEPLOYMENT_NAME": "gpt-4o-mini"
+}

dotnet/samples/05-end-to-end/HostedAgents/FoundryMultiAgent/run-requests.http

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+@host = http://localhost:8088
+@endpoint = {{host}}/responses
+
+### Health Check
+GET {{host}}/readiness
+
+### Simple string input - Content creation request
+POST {{endpoint}}
+Content-Type: application/json
+
+{
+    "input": "Create a slogan for a new electric SUV that is affordable and fun to drive",
+    "stream": false
+}
+
+### Explicit input format
+POST {{endpoint}}
+Content-Type: application/json
+
+{
+    "input": [
+        {
+            "type": "message",
+            "role": "user",
+            "content": [
+                {
+                    "type": "input_text",
+                    "text": "Write a short product description for a smart water bottle that tracks hydration"
+                }
+            ]
+        }
+    ],
+    "stream": false
+}

dotnet/samples/05-end-to-end/HostedAgents/FoundrySingleAgent/Dockerfile

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# Build the application
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/sdk:10.0-alpine AS build
+WORKDIR /src
+
+# Copy files from the current directory on the host to the working directory in the container
+COPY . .
+
+RUN dotnet restore
+RUN dotnet build -c Release --no-restore
+RUN dotnet publish -c Release --no-build -o /app -f net10.0
+
+# Run the application
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/aspnet:10.0-alpine AS final
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy everything needed to run the app from the "build" stage.
+COPY --from=build /app .
+
+EXPOSE 8088
+ENTRYPOINT ["dotnet", "FoundrySingleAgent.dll"]

dotnet/samples/05-end-to-end/HostedAgents/FoundrySingleAgent/FoundrySingleAgent.csproj

@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
+    <TargetFrameworks>net10.0</TargetFrameworks>
+    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+
+    <!-- 
+      Disable central package management for this project.
+      This project requires explicit package references with versions specified inline rather than 
+      inheriting them from Directory.Packages.props. This is necessary because a Docker image will 
+      be created from this project, and the Docker build process only has access to this folder 
+      and cannot access parent folders where Directory.Packages.props resides.
+    -->
+    <ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>false</ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <!-- 
+    Remove analyzer PackageReference items inherited from Directory.Packages.props.
+    Note: ManagePackageVersionsCentrally only controls PackageVersion items, not PackageReference items.
+    Directory.Packages.props contains both PackageVersion and PackageReference entries for analyzers,
+    and the PackageReference items are always inherited through MSBuild imports regardless of the 
+    ManagePackageVersionsCentrally setting. We must explicitly remove them before adding our own versions.
+  -->
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Remove="Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.NetAnalyzers" />
+    <PackageReference Remove="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Threading.Analyzers" />
+    <PackageReference Remove="xunit.analyzers" />
+    <PackageReference Remove="Moq.Analyzers" />
+    <PackageReference Remove="Roslynator.Analyzers" />
+    <PackageReference Remove="Roslynator.CodeAnalysis.Analyzers" />
+    <PackageReference Remove="Roslynator.Formatting.Analyzers" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Azure.AI.AgentServer.AgentFramework" Version="1.0.0-beta.8" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Azure.AI.Projects" Version="1.2.0-beta.5" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Azure.Identity" Version="1.17.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Agents.AI" Version="1.0.0-preview.251219.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Agents.AI.AzureAI" Version="1.0.0-preview.251219.1" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <!-- Add analyzers with compatible versions -->
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.NetAnalyzers" Version="10.0.100">
+      <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
+      <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
+    </PackageReference>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Threading.Analyzers" Version="17.14.15">
+      <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
+      <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
+    </PackageReference>
+    <PackageReference Include="Roslynator.Analyzers" Version="4.14.1">
+      <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
+      <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
+    </PackageReference>
+    <PackageReference Include="Roslynator.CodeAnalysis.Analyzers" Version="4.14.1">
+      <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
+      <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
+    </PackageReference>
+    <PackageReference Include="Roslynator.Formatting.Analyzers" Version="4.14.1">
+      <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
+      <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
+    </PackageReference>
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>

dotnet/samples/05-end-to-end/HostedAgents/FoundrySingleAgent/Program.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
+
+// Seattle Hotel Agent - A simple agent with a tool to find hotels in Seattle.
+// Uses Microsoft Agent Framework with Azure AI Foundry.
+// Ready for deployment to Foundry Hosted Agent service.
+
+using System.ComponentModel;
+using System.Globalization;
+using System.Text;
+
+using Azure.AI.AgentServer.AgentFramework.Extensions;
+using Azure.AI.Projects;
+using Azure.Identity;
+using Microsoft.Agents.AI;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.AI;
+
+// Get configuration from environment variables
+var endpoint = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("AZURE_AI_PROJECT_ENDPOINT")
+    ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("AZURE_AI_PROJECT_ENDPOINT is not set.");
+var deploymentName = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("MODEL_DEPLOYMENT_NAME") ?? "gpt-4o-mini";
+Console.WriteLine($"Project Endpoint: {endpoint}");
+Console.WriteLine($"Model Deployment: {deploymentName}");
+// Simulated hotel data for Seattle
+var seattleHotels = new[]
+{
+    new Hotel("Contoso Suites", 189, 4.5, "Downtown"),
+    new Hotel("Fabrikam Residences", 159, 4.2, "Pike Place Market"),
+    new Hotel("Alpine Ski House", 249, 4.7, "Seattle Center"),
+    new Hotel("Margie's Travel Lodge", 219, 4.4, "Waterfront"),
+    new Hotel("Northwind Inn", 139, 4.0, "Capitol Hill"),
+    new Hotel("Relecloud Hotel", 99, 3.8, "University District"),
+};
+
+[Description("Get available hotels in Seattle for the specified dates. This simulates a call to a hotel availability API.")]
+string GetAvailableHotels(
+    [Description("Check-in date in YYYY-MM-DD format")] string checkInDate,
+    [Description("Check-out date in YYYY-MM-DD format")] string checkOutDate,
+    [Description("Maximum price per night in USD (optional, defaults to 500)")] int maxPrice = 500)
+{
+    try
+    {
+        // Parse dates
+        if (!DateTime.TryParseExact(checkInDate, "yyyy-MM-dd", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, DateTimeStyles.None, out var checkIn))
+        {
+            return "Error parsing check-in date. Please use YYYY-MM-DD format.";
+        }
+
+        if (!DateTime.TryParseExact(checkOutDate, "yyyy-MM-dd", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, DateTimeStyles.None, out var checkOut))
+        {
+            return "Error parsing check-out date. Please use YYYY-MM-DD format.";
+        }
+
+        // Validate dates
+        if (checkOut <= checkIn)
+        {
+            return "Error: Check-out date must be after check-in date.";
+        }
+
+        var nights = (checkOut - checkIn).Days;
+
+        // Filter hotels by price
+        var availableHotels = seattleHotels.Where(h => h.PricePerNight <= maxPrice).ToList();
+
+        if (availableHotels.Count == 0)
+        {
+            return $"No hotels found in Seattle within your budget of ${maxPrice}/night.";
+        }
+
+        // Build response
+        var result = new StringBuilder();
+        result.AppendLine($"Available hotels in Seattle from {checkInDate} to {checkOutDate} ({nights} nights):");
+        result.AppendLine();
+
+        foreach (var hotel in availableHotels)
+        {
+            var totalCost = hotel.PricePerNight * nights;
+            result.AppendLine($"**{hotel.Name}**");
+            result.AppendLine($"   Location: {hotel.Location}");
+            result.AppendLine($"   Rating: {hotel.Rating}/5");
+            result.AppendLine($"   ${hotel.PricePerNight}/night (Total: ${totalCost})");
+            result.AppendLine();
+        }
+
+        return result.ToString();
+    }
+    catch (Exception ex)
+    {
+        return $"Error processing request. Details: {ex.Message}";
+    }
+}
+
+// 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 aiProjectClient = new(new Uri(endpoint), new DefaultAzureCredential());
+
+// Create Foundry agent with hotel search tool
+AIAgent agent = await aiProjectClient.CreateAIAgentAsync(
+    name: "SeattleHotelAgent",
+    model: deploymentName,
+    instructions: """
+        You are a helpful travel assistant specializing in finding hotels in Seattle, Washington.
+
+        When a user asks about hotels in Seattle:
+        1. Ask for their check-in and check-out dates if not provided
+        2. Ask about their budget preferences if not mentioned
+        3. Use the GetAvailableHotels tool to find available options
+        4. Present the results in a friendly, informative way
+        5. Offer to help with additional questions about the hotels or Seattle
+
+        Be conversational and helpful. If users ask about things outside of Seattle hotels,
+        politely let them know you specialize in Seattle hotel recommendations.
+        """,
+    tools: [AIFunctionFactory.Create(GetAvailableHotels)]);
+
+try
+{
+    Console.WriteLine("Seattle Hotel Agent Server running on http://localhost:8088");
+    await agent.RunAIAgentAsync(telemetrySourceName: "Agents");
+}
+finally
+{
+    // Cleanup server-side agent
+    await aiProjectClient.Agents.DeleteAgentAsync(agent.Name);
+}
+
+// Hotel record for simulated data
+internal sealed record Hotel(string Name, int PricePerNight, double Rating, string Location);

dotnet/samples/05-end-to-end/HostedAgents/FoundrySingleAgent/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+**IMPORTANT!** All samples and other resources made available in this GitHub repository ("samples") are designed to assist in accelerating development of agents, solutions, and agent workflows for various scenarios. Review all provided resources and carefully test output behavior in the context of your use case. AI responses may be inaccurate and AI actions should be monitored with human oversight. Learn more in the transparency documents for [Agent Service](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-foundry/responsible-ai/agents/transparency-note) and [Agent Framework](https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/blob/main/TRANSPARENCY_FAQ.md).
+
+Agents, solutions, or other output you create may be subject to legal and regulatory requirements, may require licenses, or may not be suitable for all industries, scenarios, or use cases. By using any sample, you are acknowledging that any output created using those samples are solely your responsibility, and that you will comply with all applicable laws, regulations, and relevant safety standards, terms of service, and codes of conduct.
+
+Third-party samples contained in this folder are subject to their own designated terms, and they have not been tested or verified by Microsoft or its affiliates.
+
+Microsoft has no responsibility to you or others with respect to any of these samples or any resulting output.
+
+# What this sample demonstrates
+
+This sample demonstrates a **key advantage of code-based hosted agents**:
+
+- **Local C# tool execution** - Run custom C# methods as agent tools
+
+Code-based agents can execute **any C# code** you write. This sample includes a Seattle Hotel Agent with a `GetAvailableHotels` tool that searches for available hotels based on check-in/check-out dates and budget preferences.
+
+The agent is hosted using the [Azure AI AgentServer SDK](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/overview/azure/ai.agentserver.agentframework-readme) and can be deployed to Microsoft Foundry.
+
+## How It Works
+
+### Local Tools Integration
+
+In [Program.cs](Program.cs), the agent uses `AIProjectClient.CreateAIAgentAsync()` from the [Microsoft.Agents.AI.AzureAI](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.Agents.AI.AzureAI/) package to create a Foundry agent with a local C# method (`GetAvailableHotels`) that simulates a hotel availability API. This demonstrates how code-based agents can execute custom server-side logic that prompt agents cannot access.
+
+The tool accepts:
+
+- **checkInDate** - Check-in date in YYYY-MM-DD format
+- **checkOutDate** - Check-out date in YYYY-MM-DD format
+- **maxPrice** - Maximum price per night in USD (optional, defaults to $500)
+
+### Agent Hosting
+
+The agent is hosted using the [Azure AI AgentServer SDK](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/overview/azure/ai.agentserver.agentframework-readme),
+which provisions a REST API endpoint compatible with the OpenAI Responses protocol.
+
+## Running the Agent Locally
+
+### Prerequisites
+
+Before running this sample, ensure you have:
+
+1. **Azure AI Foundry Project**
+   - Project created.
+   - Chat model deployed (e.g., `gpt-4o` or `gpt-4.1`)
+   - Note your project endpoint URL and model deployment name
+
+2. **Azure CLI**
+   - Installed and authenticated
+   - Run `az login` and verify with `az account show`
+   - Your identity needs the **Azure AI Developer** role on the Foundry resource (for `agents/write` data action required by `CreateAIAgentAsync`)
+
+3. **.NET 10.0 SDK or later**
+   - Verify your version: `dotnet --version`
+   - Download from [https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download)
+
+### Environment Variables
+
+Set the following environment variables (matching `agent.yaml`):
+
+- `AZURE_AI_PROJECT_ENDPOINT` - Your Azure AI Foundry project endpoint URL (required)
+- `MODEL_DEPLOYMENT_NAME` - The deployment name for your chat model (defaults to `gpt-4o-mini`)
+
+**PowerShell:**
+
+```powershell
+# Replace with your actual values
+$env:AZURE_AI_PROJECT_ENDPOINT="https://<your-resource>.services.ai.azure.com/api/projects/<your-project>"
+$env:MODEL_DEPLOYMENT_NAME="gpt-4o-mini"
+```
+
+**Bash:**
+
+```bash
+export AZURE_AI_PROJECT_ENDPOINT="https://<your-resource>.services.ai.azure.com/api/projects/<your-project>"
+export MODEL_DEPLOYMENT_NAME="gpt-4o-mini"
+```
+
+### Running the Sample
+
+To run the agent, execute the following command in your terminal:
+
+```bash
+dotnet restore
+dotnet build
+dotnet run
+```
+
+This will start the hosted agent locally on `http://localhost:8088/`.
+
+### Interacting with the Agent
+
+**VS Code:**
+
+1. Open the Visual Studio Code Command Palette and execute the `Microsoft Foundry: Open Container Agent Playground Locally` command.
+2. Execute the following commands to start the containerized hosted agent.
+
+   ```bash
+   dotnet restore
+   dotnet build
+   dotnet run
+   ```
+
+3. Submit a request to the agent through the playground interface. For example, you may enter a prompt such as: "I need a hotel in Seattle from 2025-03-15 to 2025-03-18, budget under $200 per night."
+4. The agent will use the GetAvailableHotels tool to search for available hotels matching your criteria.
+
+> **Note**: Open the local playground before starting the container agent to ensure the visualization functions correctly.
+
+**PowerShell (Windows):**
+
+```powershell
+$body = @{
+    input = "I need a hotel in Seattle from 2025-03-15 to 2025-03-18, budget under `$200 per night"
+    stream = $false
+} | ConvertTo-Json
+
+Invoke-RestMethod -Uri http://localhost:8088/responses -Method Post -Body $body -ContentType "application/json"
+```
+
+**Bash/curl (Linux/macOS):**
+
+```bash
+curl -sS -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST http://localhost:8088/responses \
+   -d '{"input": "Find me hotels in Seattle for March 20-23, 2025 under $200 per night","stream":false}'
+```
+
+You can also use the `run-requests.http` file in this directory with the VS Code REST Client extension.
+
+The agent will use the `GetAvailableHotels` tool to search for available hotels matching your criteria.
+
+## Deploying the Agent to Microsoft Foundry
+
+**Preparation (required)**
+
+Please check the environment_variables section in [agent.yaml](agent.yaml) and ensure the variables there are set in your target Microsoft Foundry Project.
+
+To deploy the hosted agent:
+
+1. Open the VS Code Command Palette and run the `Microsoft Foundry: Deploy Hosted Agent` command.
+2. Follow the interactive deployment prompts. The extension will help you select or create the container files it needs.
+3. After deployment completes, the hosted agent appears under the `Hosted Agents (Preview)` section of the extension tree. You can select the agent there to view details and test it using the integrated playground.
+
+**What the deploy flow does for you:**
+
+- Creates or obtains an Azure Container Registry for the target project.
+- Builds and pushes a container image from your workspace (the build packages the workspace respecting `.dockerignore`).
+- Creates an agent version in Microsoft Foundry using the built image. If a `.env` file exists at the workspace root, the extension will parse it and include its key/value pairs as the hosted agent's environment variables in the create request (these variables will be available to the agent runtime).
+- Starts the agent container on the project's capability host. If the capability host is not provisioned, the extension will prompt you to enable it and will guide you through creating it.
+
+## MSI Configuration in the Azure Portal
+
+This sample requires the Microsoft Foundry Project to authenticate using a Managed Identity when running remotely in Azure. Grant the project's managed identity the required permissions by assigning the built-in [Azure AI User](https://aka.ms/foundry-ext-project-role) role.
+
+To configure the Managed Identity:
+
+1. In the Azure Portal, open the Foundry Project.
+2. Select "Access control (IAM)" from the left-hand menu.
+3. Click "Add" and choose "Add role assignment".
+4. In the role selection, search for and select "Azure AI User", then click "Next".
+5. For "Assign access to", choose "Managed identity".
+6. Click "Select members", locate the managed identity associated with your Foundry Project (you can search by the project name), then click "Select".
+7. Click "Review + assign" to complete the assignment.
+8. Allow a few minutes for the role assignment to propagate before running the application.
+
+## Additional Resources
+
+- [Microsoft Agents Framework](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/agent-framework/overview/agent-framework-overview)
+- [Managed Identities for Azure Resources](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/managed-identities-azure-resources/)

dotnet/samples/05-end-to-end/HostedAgents/FoundrySingleAgent/agent.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# yaml-language-server: $schema=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/microsoft/AgentSchema/refs/heads/main/schemas/v1.0/ContainerAgent.yaml
+
+name: FoundrySingleAgent
+displayName: "Foundry Single Agent with Local Tools"
+description: >
+  A travel assistant agent that helps users find hotels in Seattle.
+  Demonstrates local C# tool execution - a key advantage of code-based 
+  hosted agents over prompt agents.
+metadata:
+  authors:
+    - Microsoft Agent Framework Team
+  tags:
+    - Azure AI AgentServer
+    - Microsoft Agent Framework
+    - Local Tools
+    - Travel Assistant
+    - Hotel Search
+template:
+  kind: hosted
+  name: FoundrySingleAgent
+  protocols:
+    - protocol: responses
+      version: v1
+  environment_variables:
+    - name: AZURE_AI_PROJECT_ENDPOINT
+      value: ${AZURE_AI_PROJECT_ENDPOINT}
+    - name: MODEL_DEPLOYMENT_NAME
+      value: gpt-4o-mini
+resources:
+  - name: "gpt-4o-mini"
+    kind: model
+    id: gpt-4o-mini

dotnet/samples/05-end-to-end/HostedAgents/FoundrySingleAgent/run-requests.http

@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+@host = http://localhost:8088
+@endpoint = {{host}}/responses
+
+### Health Check
+GET {{host}}/readiness
+
+### Simple hotel search - budget under $200
+POST {{endpoint}}
+Content-Type: application/json
+
+{
+    "input": "I need a hotel in Seattle from 2025-03-15 to 2025-03-18, budget under $200 per night",
+    "stream": false
+}
+
+### Hotel search with higher budget
+POST {{endpoint}}
+Content-Type: application/json
+
+{
+    "input": "Find me hotels in Seattle for March 20-23, 2025 under $250 per night",
+    "stream": false
+}
+
+### Ask for recommendations without dates (agent should ask for clarification)
+POST {{endpoint}}
+Content-Type: application/json
+
+{
+    "input": "What hotels do you recommend in Seattle?",
+    "stream": false
+}
+
+### Explicit input format
+POST {{endpoint}}
+Content-Type: application/json
+
+{
+    "input": [
+        {
+            "type": "message",
+            "role": "user",
+            "content": [
+                {
+                    "type": "input_text",
+                    "text": "I'm looking for a hotel in Seattle from 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-05, my budget is $150 per night maximum"
+                }
+            ]
+        }
+    ],
+    "stream": false
+}

dotnet/samples/05-end-to-end/HostedAgents/README.md

@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ These samples demonstrate how to build and host AI agents using the [Azure AI Ag
 | [`AgentWithHostedMCP`](./AgentWithHostedMCP/) | Hosted MCP server tool (Microsoft Learn search) |
 | [`AgentWithTextSearchRag`](./AgentWithTextSearchRag/) | RAG with `TextSearchProvider` (Contoso Outdoors) |
 | [`AgentsInWorkflows`](./AgentsInWorkflows/) | Sequential workflow pipeline (translation chain) |
+| [`FoundryMultiAgent`](./FoundryMultiAgent/) | Multi-agent Writer-Reviewer workflow using `AIProjectClient.CreateAIAgentAsync()` from [Microsoft.Agents.AI.AzureAI](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.Agents.AI.AzureAI/) |
+| [`FoundrySingleAgent`](./FoundrySingleAgent/) | Single agent with local C# tool execution (hotel search) using `AIProjectClient.CreateAIAgentAsync()` from [Microsoft.Agents.AI.AzureAI](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.Agents.AI.AzureAI/) |
 
 ## Common Prerequisites
 
@@ -23,7 +25,7 @@ Before running any sample, ensure you have:
 
 ### Authenticate with Azure CLI
 
-All samples use `AzureCliCredential` for authentication. Make sure you're logged in:
+All samples use `DefaultAzureCredential` for authentication, which automatically probes multiple credential sources (environment variables, managed identity, Azure CLI, etc.). For local development, the simplest approach is to authenticate via Azure CLI:
 
 ```powershell
 az login
@@ -38,9 +40,9 @@ Most samples require one or more of these environment variables:
 |----------|---------|-------------|
 | `AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT` | Most samples | Your Azure OpenAI resource endpoint URL |
 | `AZURE_OPENAI_DEPLOYMENT_NAME` | Most samples | Chat model deployment name (defaults to `gpt-4o-mini`) |
-| `AZURE_AI_PROJECT_ENDPOINT` | AgentWithTools, AgentWithLocalTools | Azure AI Foundry project endpoint |
+| `AZURE_AI_PROJECT_ENDPOINT` | AgentWithTools, AgentWithLocalTools, FoundryMultiAgent, FoundrySingleAgent | Azure AI Foundry project endpoint |
 | `MCP_TOOL_CONNECTION_ID` | AgentWithTools | Foundry MCP tool connection name |
-| `MODEL_DEPLOYMENT_NAME` | AgentWithLocalTools | Chat model deployment name (defaults to `gpt-4o-mini`) |
+| `MODEL_DEPLOYMENT_NAME` | AgentWithLocalTools, FoundryMultiAgent, FoundrySingleAgent | Chat model deployment name (defaults to `gpt-4o-mini`) |
 
 See each sample's README for the specific variables required.
 

dotnet/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.AzureAI/AzureAIProjectChatClientExtensions.cs

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public static partial class AzureAIProjectChatClientExtensions
     /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">The agent with the specified name was not found.</exception>
     /// <remarks>
     /// When instantiating a <see cref="ChatClientAgent"/> by using an <see cref="AgentReference"/>, minimal information will be available about the agent in the instance level, and any logic that relies
-    /// on <see cref="AIAgent.GetService(Type, object?)"/> to retrieve information about the agent like <see cref="AgentVersion" /> will receive <see langword="null"/> as the result.
+    /// on <see cref="AIAgent.GetService{TService}(object?)"/> to retrieve information about the agent like <see cref="AgentVersion" /> will receive <see langword="null"/> as the result.
     /// </remarks>
     public static ChatClientAgent AsAIAgent(
         this AIProjectClient aiProjectClient,
@@ -355,28 +355,27 @@ public static partial class AzureAIProjectChatClientExtensions
     private static readonly ModelReaderWriterOptions s_modelWriterOptionsWire = new("W");
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// Asynchronously retrieves an agent record by name using the Protocol method with user-agent header.
+    /// Asynchronously retrieves an agent record by name using the protocol method to inject user-agent headers.
     /// </summary>
     private static async Task<AgentRecord> GetAgentRecordByNameAsync(AIProjectClient aiProjectClient, string agentName, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
         ClientResult protocolResponse = await aiProjectClient.Agents.GetAgentAsync(agentName, cancellationToken.ToRequestOptions(false)).ConfigureAwait(false);
         var rawResponse = protocolResponse.GetRawResponse();
         AgentRecord? result = ModelReaderWriter.Read<AgentRecord>(rawResponse.Content, s_modelWriterOptionsWire, AzureAIProjectsOpenAIContext.Default);
-        return ClientResult.FromOptionalValue(result, rawResponse).Value!
-            ?? throw new InvalidOperationException($"Agent with name '{agentName}' not found.");
+        return result ?? throw new InvalidOperationException($"Agent with name '{agentName}' not found.");
     }
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// Asynchronously creates an agent version using the Protocol method with user-agent header.
+    /// Asynchronously creates an agent version using the protocol method to inject user-agent headers.
     /// </summary>
     private static async Task<AgentVersion> CreateAgentVersionWithProtocolAsync(AIProjectClient aiProjectClient, string agentName, AgentVersionCreationOptions creationOptions, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
-        using BinaryContent protocolRequest = BinaryContent.Create(ModelReaderWriter.Write(creationOptions, ModelReaderWriterOptions.Json, AzureAIProjectsContext.Default));
-        ClientResult protocolResponse = await aiProjectClient.Agents.CreateAgentVersionAsync(agentName, protocolRequest, cancellationToken.ToRequestOptions(false)).ConfigureAwait(false);
-
+        BinaryData serializedOptions = ModelReaderWriter.Write(creationOptions, s_modelWriterOptionsWire, AzureAIProjectsContext.Default);
+        BinaryContent content = BinaryContent.Create(serializedOptions);
+        ClientResult protocolResponse = await aiProjectClient.Agents.CreateAgentVersionAsync(agentName, content, foundryFeatures: null, cancellationToken.ToRequestOptions(false)).ConfigureAwait(false);
         var rawResponse = protocolResponse.GetRawResponse();
         AgentVersion? result = ModelReaderWriter.Read<AgentVersion>(rawResponse.Content, s_modelWriterOptionsWire, AzureAIProjectsOpenAIContext.Default);
-        return ClientResult.FromValue(result, rawResponse).Value!;
+        return result ?? throw new InvalidOperationException($"Failed to create agent version for agent '{agentName}'.");
     }
 
     private static async Task<ChatClientAgent> CreateAIAgentAsync(

dotnet/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.GitHub.Copilot/GitHubCopilotAgent.cs

@@ -346,14 +346,14 @@ public sealed class GitHubCopilotAgent : AIAgent, IAsyncDisposable
         };
     }
 
-    private AgentResponseUpdate ConvertToAgentResponseUpdate(AssistantMessageEvent assistantMessage)
+    internal AgentResponseUpdate ConvertToAgentResponseUpdate(AssistantMessageEvent assistantMessage)
     {
-        TextContent textContent = new(assistantMessage.Data?.Content ?? string.Empty)
+        AIContent content = new()
         {
             RawRepresentation = assistantMessage
         };
 
-        return new AgentResponseUpdate(ChatRole.Assistant, [textContent])
+        return new AgentResponseUpdate(ChatRole.Assistant, [content])
         {
             AgentId = this.Id,
             ResponseId = assistantMessage.Data?.MessageId,

dotnet/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Hosting/AgentHostingServiceCollectionExtensions.cs

@@ -19,9 +19,10 @@ public static class AgentHostingServiceCollectionExtensions
     /// <param name="services">The service collection to configure.</param>
     /// <param name="name">The name of the agent.</param>
     /// <param name="instructions">The instructions for the agent.</param>
+    /// <param name="lifetime">The DI service lifetime for the agent registration. Defaults to <see cref="ServiceLifetime.Singleton"/>.</param>
     /// <returns>The same <see cref="IServiceCollection"/> instance so that additional calls can be chained.</returns>
     /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">Thrown when <paramref name="services"/> or <paramref name="name"/> is <see langword="null"/>.</exception>
-    public static IHostedAgentBuilder AddAIAgent(this IServiceCollection services, string name, string? instructions)
+    public static IHostedAgentBuilder AddAIAgent(this IServiceCollection services, string name, string? instructions, ServiceLifetime lifetime = ServiceLifetime.Singleton)
     {
         Throw.IfNull(services);
         Throw.IfNullOrEmpty(name);
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ public static class AgentHostingServiceCollectionExtensions
             var chatClient = sp.GetRequiredService<IChatClient>();
             var tools = sp.GetKeyedServices<AITool>(name).ToList();
             return new ChatClientAgent(chatClient, instructions, key, tools: tools);
-        });
+        }, lifetime);
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -40,9 +41,10 @@ public static class AgentHostingServiceCollectionExtensions
     /// <param name="name">The name of the agent.</param>
     /// <param name="instructions">The instructions for the agent.</param>
     /// <param name="chatClient">The chat client which the agent will use for inference.</param>
+    /// <param name="lifetime">The DI service lifetime for the agent registration. Defaults to <see cref="ServiceLifetime.Singleton"/>.</param>
     /// <returns>The same <see cref="IServiceCollection"/> instance so that additional calls can be chained.</returns>
     /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">Thrown when <paramref name="services"/> or <paramref name="name"/> is <see langword="null"/>.</exception>
-    public static IHostedAgentBuilder AddAIAgent(this IServiceCollection services, string name, string? instructions, IChatClient chatClient)
+    public static IHostedAgentBuilder AddAIAgent(this IServiceCollection services, string name, string? instructions, IChatClient chatClient, ServiceLifetime lifetime = ServiceLifetime.Singleton)
     {
         Throw.IfNull(services);
         Throw.IfNullOrEmpty(name);
@@ -50,7 +52,7 @@ public static class AgentHostingServiceCollectionExtensions
         {
             var tools = sp.GetKeyedServices<AITool>(name).ToList();
             return new ChatClientAgent(chatClient, instructions, key, tools: tools);
-        });
+        }, lifetime);
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -60,9 +62,10 @@ public static class AgentHostingServiceCollectionExtensions
     /// <param name="name">The name of the agent.</param>
     /// <param name="instructions">The instructions for the agent.</param>
     /// <param name="chatClientServiceKey">The key to use when resolving the chat client from the service provider. If <see langword="null"/>, a non-keyed service will be resolved.</param>
+    /// <param name="lifetime">The DI service lifetime for the agent registration. Defaults to <see cref="ServiceLifetime.Singleton"/>.</param>
     /// <returns>The same <see cref="IServiceCollection"/> instance so that additional calls can be chained.</returns>
     /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">Thrown when <paramref name="services"/> or <paramref name="name"/> is <see langword="null"/>.</exception>
-    public static IHostedAgentBuilder AddAIAgent(this IServiceCollection services, string name, string? instructions, object? chatClientServiceKey)
+    public static IHostedAgentBuilder AddAIAgent(this IServiceCollection services, string name, string? instructions, object? chatClientServiceKey, ServiceLifetime lifetime = ServiceLifetime.Singleton)
     {
         Throw.IfNull(services);
         Throw.IfNullOrEmpty(name);
@@ -71,7 +74,7 @@ public static class AgentHostingServiceCollectionExtensions
             var chatClient = chatClientServiceKey is null ? sp.GetRequiredService<IChatClient>() : sp.GetRequiredKeyedService<IChatClient>(chatClientServiceKey);
             var tools = sp.GetKeyedServices<AITool>(name).ToList();
             return new ChatClientAgent(chatClient, instructions, key, tools: tools);
-        });
+        }, lifetime);
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -82,9 +85,10 @@ public static class AgentHostingServiceCollectionExtensions
     /// <param name="instructions">The instructions for the agent.</param>
     /// <param name="description">A description of the agent.</param>
     /// <param name="chatClientServiceKey">The key to use when resolving the chat client from the service provider. If <see langword="null"/>, a non-keyed service will be resolved.</param>
+    /// <param name="lifetime">The DI service lifetime for the agent registration. Defaults to <see cref="ServiceLifetime.Singleton"/>.</param>
     /// <returns>The same <see cref="IServiceCollection"/> instance so that additional calls can be chained.</returns>
     /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">Thrown when <paramref name="services"/> or <paramref name="name"/> is <see langword="null"/>.</exception>
-    public static IHostedAgentBuilder AddAIAgent(this IServiceCollection services, string name, string? instructions, string? description, object? chatClientServiceKey)
+    public static IHostedAgentBuilder AddAIAgent(this IServiceCollection services, string name, string? instructions, string? description, object? chatClientServiceKey, ServiceLifetime lifetime = ServiceLifetime.Singleton)
     {
         Throw.IfNull(services);
         Throw.IfNullOrEmpty(name);
@@ -93,7 +97,7 @@ public static class AgentHostingServiceCollectionExtensions
             var chatClient = chatClientServiceKey is null ? sp.GetRequiredService<IChatClient>() : sp.GetRequiredKeyedService<IChatClient>(chatClientServiceKey);
             var tools = sp.GetKeyedServices<AITool>(name).ToList();
             return new ChatClientAgent(chatClient, instructions: instructions, name: key, description: description, tools: tools);
-        });
+        }, lifetime);
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -102,15 +106,16 @@ public static class AgentHostingServiceCollectionExtensions
     /// <param name="services">The service collection to configure.</param>
     /// <param name="name">The name of the agent.</param>
     /// <param name="createAgentDelegate">A factory delegate that creates the AI agent instance. The delegate receives the service provider and agent key as parameters.</param>
+    /// <param name="lifetime">The DI service lifetime for the agent registration. Defaults to <see cref="ServiceLifetime.Singleton"/>.</param>
     /// <returns>The same <see cref="IServiceCollection"/> instance so that additional calls can be chained.</returns>
     /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">Thrown when <paramref name="services"/>, <paramref name="name"/>, or <paramref name="createAgentDelegate"/> is <see langword="null"/>.</exception>
     /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">Thrown when the agent factory delegate returns <see langword="null"/> or an agent whose <see cref="AIAgent.Name"/> does not match <paramref name="name"/>.</exception>
-    public static IHostedAgentBuilder AddAIAgent(this IServiceCollection services, string name, Func<IServiceProvider, string, AIAgent> createAgentDelegate)
+    public static IHostedAgentBuilder AddAIAgent(this IServiceCollection services, string name, Func<IServiceProvider, string, AIAgent> createAgentDelegate, ServiceLifetime lifetime = ServiceLifetime.Singleton)
     {
         Throw.IfNull(services);
         Throw.IfNull(name);
         Throw.IfNull(createAgentDelegate);
-        services.AddKeyedSingleton(name, (sp, key) =>
+        services.AddKeyedService(name, (sp, key) =>
         {
             Throw.IfNull(key);
             var keyString = key as string;
@@ -122,8 +127,18 @@ public static class AgentHostingServiceCollectionExtensions
             }
 
             return agent;
-        });
+        }, lifetime);
 
-        return new HostedAgentBuilder(name, services);
+        return new HostedAgentBuilder(name, services, lifetime);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Registers a keyed service with the specified lifetime.
+    /// </summary>
+    internal static void AddKeyedService<T>(this IServiceCollection services, object? serviceKey, Func<IServiceProvider, object?, T> factory, ServiceLifetime lifetime)
+        where T : class
+    {
+        var descriptor = new ServiceDescriptor(typeof(T), serviceKey, (sp, key) => factory(sp, key), lifetime);
+        services.Add(descriptor);
     }
 }

dotnet/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Hosting/HostApplicationBuilderAgentExtensions.cs

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 using System;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.AI;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
 using Microsoft.Shared.Diagnostics;
 
@@ -18,12 +19,13 @@ public static class HostApplicationBuilderAgentExtensions
     /// <param name="builder">The host application builder to configure.</param>
     /// <param name="name">The name of the agent.</param>
     /// <param name="instructions">The instructions for the agent.</param>
+    /// <param name="lifetime">The DI service lifetime for the agent registration. Defaults to <see cref="ServiceLifetime.Singleton"/>.</param>
     /// <returns>The configured host application builder.</returns>
     /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">Thrown when <paramref name="builder"/>, <paramref name="name"/>, or <paramref name="instructions"/> is null.</exception>
-    public static IHostedAgentBuilder AddAIAgent(this IHostApplicationBuilder builder, string name, string? instructions)
+    public static IHostedAgentBuilder AddAIAgent(this IHostApplicationBuilder builder, string name, string? instructions, ServiceLifetime lifetime = ServiceLifetime.Singleton)
     {
         Throw.IfNull(builder);
-        return builder.Services.AddAIAgent(name, instructions);
+        return builder.Services.AddAIAgent(name, instructions, lifetime);
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -33,13 +35,14 @@ public static class HostApplicationBuilderAgentExtensions
     /// <param name="name">The name of the agent.</param>
     /// <param name="instructions">The instructions for the agent.</param>
     /// <param name="chatClient">The chat client which the agent will use for inference.</param>
+    /// <param name="lifetime">The DI service lifetime for the agent registration. Defaults to <see cref="ServiceLifetime.Singleton"/>.</param>
     /// <returns>The configured host application builder.</returns>
     /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">Thrown when <paramref name="builder"/>, <paramref name="name"/>, or <paramref name="instructions"/> is null.</exception>
-    public static IHostedAgentBuilder AddAIAgent(this IHostApplicationBuilder builder, string name, string? instructions, IChatClient chatClient)
+    public static IHostedAgentBuilder AddAIAgent(this IHostApplicationBuilder builder, string name, string? instructions, IChatClient chatClient, ServiceLifetime lifetime = ServiceLifetime.Singleton)
     {
         Throw.IfNull(builder);
         Throw.IfNullOrEmpty(name);
-        return builder.Services.AddAIAgent(name, instructions, chatClient);
+        return builder.Services.AddAIAgent(name, instructions, chatClient, lifetime);
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -50,13 +53,14 @@ public static class HostApplicationBuilderAgentExtensions
     /// <param name="instructions">The instructions for the agent.</param>
     /// <param name="description">A description of the agent.</param>
     /// <param name="chatClientServiceKey">The key to use when resolving the chat client from the service provider. If null, a non-keyed service will be resolved.</param>
+    /// <param name="lifetime">The DI service lifetime for the agent registration. Defaults to <see cref="ServiceLifetime.Singleton"/>.</param>
     /// <returns>The configured host application builder.</returns>
     /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">Thrown when <paramref name="builder"/>, <paramref name="name"/>, or <paramref name="instructions"/> is null.</exception>
-    public static IHostedAgentBuilder AddAIAgent(this IHostApplicationBuilder builder, string name, string? instructions, string? description, object? chatClientServiceKey)
+    public static IHostedAgentBuilder AddAIAgent(this IHostApplicationBuilder builder, string name, string? instructions, string? description, object? chatClientServiceKey, ServiceLifetime lifetime = ServiceLifetime.Singleton)
     {
         Throw.IfNull(builder);
         Throw.IfNullOrEmpty(name);
-        return builder.Services.AddAIAgent(name, instructions, description, chatClientServiceKey);
+        return builder.Services.AddAIAgent(name, instructions, description, chatClientServiceKey, lifetime);
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -66,12 +70,13 @@ public static class HostApplicationBuilderAgentExtensions
     /// <param name="name">The name of the agent.</param>
     /// <param name="instructions">The instructions for the agent.</param>
     /// <param name="chatClientServiceKey">The key to use when resolving the chat client from the service provider. If null, a non-keyed service will be resolved.</param>
+    /// <param name="lifetime">The DI service lifetime for the agent registration. Defaults to <see cref="ServiceLifetime.Singleton"/>.</param>
     /// <returns>The configured host application builder.</returns>
     /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">Thrown when <paramref name="builder"/>, <paramref name="name"/>, or <paramref name="instructions"/> is null.</exception>
-    public static IHostedAgentBuilder AddAIAgent(this IHostApplicationBuilder builder, string name, string? instructions, object? chatClientServiceKey)
+    public static IHostedAgentBuilder AddAIAgent(this IHostApplicationBuilder builder, string name, string? instructions, object? chatClientServiceKey, ServiceLifetime lifetime = ServiceLifetime.Singleton)
     {
         Throw.IfNull(builder);
-        return builder.Services.AddAIAgent(name, instructions, chatClientServiceKey);
+        return builder.Services.AddAIAgent(name, instructions, chatClientServiceKey, lifetime);
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -80,12 +85,13 @@ public static class HostApplicationBuilderAgentExtensions
     /// <param name="builder">The host application builder to configure.</param>
     /// <param name="name">The name of the agent.</param>
     /// <param name="createAgentDelegate">A factory delegate that creates the AI agent instance. The delegate receives the service provider and agent key as parameters.</param>
+    /// <param name="lifetime">The DI service lifetime for the agent registration. Defaults to <see cref="ServiceLifetime.Singleton"/>.</param>
     /// <returns>The configured host application builder.</returns>
     /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">Thrown when <paramref name="builder"/>, <paramref name="name"/>, or <paramref name="createAgentDelegate"/> is null.</exception>
     /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">Thrown when the agent factory delegate returns null or an invalid AI agent instance.</exception>
-    public static IHostedAgentBuilder AddAIAgent(this IHostApplicationBuilder builder, string name, Func<IServiceProvider, string, AIAgent> createAgentDelegate)
+    public static IHostedAgentBuilder AddAIAgent(this IHostApplicationBuilder builder, string name, Func<IServiceProvider, string, AIAgent> createAgentDelegate, ServiceLifetime lifetime = ServiceLifetime.Singleton)
     {
         Throw.IfNull(builder);
-        return builder.Services.AddAIAgent(name, createAgentDelegate);
+        return builder.Services.AddAIAgent(name, createAgentDelegate, lifetime);
     }
 }

dotnet/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Hosting/HostApplicationBuilderWorkflowExtensions.cs

@@ -19,19 +19,20 @@ public static class HostApplicationBuilderWorkflowExtensions
     /// <param name="builder">The <see cref="IHostApplicationBuilder"/> to configure.</param>
     /// <param name="name">The unique name for the workflow.</param>
     /// <param name="createWorkflowDelegate">A factory function that creates the <see cref="Workflow"/> instance. The function receives the service provider and workflow name as parameters.</param>
+    /// <param name="lifetime">The DI service lifetime for the workflow registration. Defaults to <see cref="ServiceLifetime.Singleton"/>.</param>
     /// <returns>An <see cref="IHostedWorkflowBuilder"/> that can be used to further configure the workflow.</returns>
     /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">Thrown when <paramref name="builder"/>, <paramref name="name"/>, or <paramref name="createWorkflowDelegate"/> is null.</exception>
     /// <exception cref="ArgumentException">Thrown when <paramref name="name"/> is empty.</exception>
     /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">
     /// Thrown when the factory delegate returns null or a workflow with a name that doesn't match the expected name.
     /// </exception>
-    public static IHostedWorkflowBuilder AddWorkflow(this IHostApplicationBuilder builder, string name, Func<IServiceProvider, string, Workflow> createWorkflowDelegate)
+    public static IHostedWorkflowBuilder AddWorkflow(this IHostApplicationBuilder builder, string name, Func<IServiceProvider, string, Workflow> createWorkflowDelegate, ServiceLifetime lifetime = ServiceLifetime.Singleton)
     {
         Throw.IfNull(builder);
         Throw.IfNull(name);
         Throw.IfNull(createWorkflowDelegate);
 
-        builder.Services.AddKeyedSingleton(name, (sp, key) =>
+        builder.Services.AddKeyedService(name, (sp, key) =>
         {
             Throw.IfNull(key);
             var keyString = key as string;
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ public static class HostApplicationBuilderWorkflowExtensions
             }
 
             return workflow;
-        });
+        }, lifetime);
 
         return new HostedWorkflowBuilder(name, builder);
     }

dotnet/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Hosting/HostedAgentBuilder.cs

@@ -9,15 +9,17 @@ internal sealed class HostedAgentBuilder : IHostedAgentBuilder
 {
     public string Name { get; }
     public IServiceCollection ServiceCollection { get; }
+    public ServiceLifetime Lifetime { get; }
 
-    public HostedAgentBuilder(string name, IHostApplicationBuilder builder)
-        : this(name, builder.Services)
+    public HostedAgentBuilder(string name, IHostApplicationBuilder builder, ServiceLifetime lifetime = ServiceLifetime.Singleton)
+        : this(name, builder.Services, lifetime)
     {
     }
 
-    public HostedAgentBuilder(string name, IServiceCollection serviceCollection)
+    public HostedAgentBuilder(string name, IServiceCollection serviceCollection, ServiceLifetime lifetime = ServiceLifetime.Singleton)
     {
         this.Name = name;
         this.ServiceCollection = serviceCollection;
+        this.Lifetime = lifetime;
     }
 }

dotnet/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Hosting/HostedAgentBuilderExtensions.cs

@@ -42,17 +42,19 @@ public static class HostedAgentBuilderExtensions
     /// <param name="builder">The host agent builder to configure.</param>
     /// <param name="createAgentSessionStore">A factory function that creates an agent session store instance using the provided service provider and agent
     /// name.</param>
+    /// <param name="lifetime">The DI service lifetime for the session store registration. Defaults to <see cref="ServiceLifetime.Singleton"/>
+    /// because session stores persist conversation state across requests and are consumed independently of the agent's lifetime.</param>
     /// <returns>The same host agent builder instance, enabling further configuration.</returns>
-    public static IHostedAgentBuilder WithSessionStore(this IHostedAgentBuilder builder, Func<IServiceProvider, string, AgentSessionStore> createAgentSessionStore)
+    public static IHostedAgentBuilder WithSessionStore(this IHostedAgentBuilder builder, Func<IServiceProvider, string, AgentSessionStore> createAgentSessionStore, ServiceLifetime lifetime = ServiceLifetime.Singleton)
     {
-        builder.ServiceCollection.AddKeyedSingleton(builder.Name, (sp, key) =>
+        builder.ServiceCollection.AddKeyedService(builder.Name, (sp, key) =>
         {
             Throw.IfNull(key);
             var keyString = key as string;
             Throw.IfNullOrEmpty(keyString);
             return createAgentSessionStore(sp, keyString) ??
                 throw new InvalidOperationException($"The agent session store factory did not return a valid {nameof(AgentSessionStore)} instance for key '{keyString}'.");
-        });
+        }, lifetime);
         return builder;
     }
 
@@ -98,13 +100,39 @@ public static class HostedAgentBuilderExtensions
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="builder">The hosted agent builder.</param>
     /// <param name="factory">A factory function that creates a AI tool using the provided service provider.</param>
-    public static IHostedAgentBuilder WithAITool(this IHostedAgentBuilder builder, Func<IServiceProvider, AITool> factory)
+    /// <param name="lifetime">The DI service lifetime for the tool registration. If <see langword="null"/>, the agent's lifetime is used.</param>
+    /// <returns>The same <see cref="IHostedAgentBuilder"/> instance so that additional calls can be chained.</returns>
+    /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">Thrown when <paramref name="builder"/> or <paramref name="factory"/> is <see langword="null"/>.</exception>
+    /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">
+    /// Thrown when the effective tool lifetime is shorter than the agent's lifetime, which would cause a captive dependency.
+    /// For example, a singleton agent cannot use scoped or transient tools.
+    /// </exception>
+    public static IHostedAgentBuilder WithAITool(this IHostedAgentBuilder builder, Func<IServiceProvider, AITool> factory, ServiceLifetime? lifetime = null)
     {
         Throw.IfNull(builder);
         Throw.IfNull(factory);
 
-        builder.ServiceCollection.AddKeyedSingleton(builder.Name, (sp, name) => factory(sp));
+        var effectiveLifetime = lifetime ?? builder.Lifetime;
+        ValidateToolLifetime(builder.Lifetime, effectiveLifetime);
+
+        builder.ServiceCollection.AddKeyedService(builder.Name, (sp, name) => factory(sp), effectiveLifetime);
 
         return builder;
     }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Validates that the tool lifetime is compatible with the agent lifetime.
+    /// A tool's lifetime must be at least as long as the agent's lifetime to prevent captive dependency issues.
+    /// </summary>
+    internal static void ValidateToolLifetime(ServiceLifetime agentLifetime, ServiceLifetime toolLifetime)
+    {
+        // ServiceLifetime enum: Singleton=0, Scoped=1, Transient=2
+        // A higher value means a shorter lifetime.
+        if (toolLifetime > agentLifetime)
+        {
+            throw new InvalidOperationException(
+                $"A tool with lifetime '{toolLifetime}' cannot be registered for an agent with lifetime '{agentLifetime}'. " +
+                "The tool's lifetime must be at least as long as the agent's lifetime to avoid captive dependency issues.");
+        }
+    }
 }

dotnet/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Hosting/HostedWorkflowBuilderExtensions.cs

@@ -14,22 +14,24 @@ public static class HostedWorkflowBuilderExtensions
     /// Registers the workflow as an AI agent in the dependency injection container.
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="builder">The <see cref="IHostedWorkflowBuilder"/> instance to extend.</param>
+    /// <param name="lifetime">The DI service lifetime for the agent registration. Defaults to <see cref="ServiceLifetime.Singleton"/>.</param>
     /// <returns>An <see cref="IHostedAgentBuilder"/> that can be used to further configure the agent.</returns>
-    public static IHostedAgentBuilder AddAsAIAgent(this IHostedWorkflowBuilder builder)
-        => builder.AddAsAIAgent(name: null);
+    public static IHostedAgentBuilder AddAsAIAgent(this IHostedWorkflowBuilder builder, ServiceLifetime lifetime = ServiceLifetime.Singleton)
+        => builder.AddAsAIAgent(name: null, lifetime: lifetime);
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Registers the workflow as an AI agent in the dependency injection container.
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="builder">The <see cref="IHostedWorkflowBuilder"/> instance to extend.</param>
     /// <param name="name">The optional name for the AI agent. If not specified, the workflow name is used.</param>
+    /// <param name="lifetime">The DI service lifetime for the agent registration. Defaults to <see cref="ServiceLifetime.Singleton"/>.</param>
     /// <returns>An <see cref="IHostedAgentBuilder"/> that can be used to further configure the agent.</returns>
-    public static IHostedAgentBuilder AddAsAIAgent(this IHostedWorkflowBuilder builder, string? name)
+    public static IHostedAgentBuilder AddAsAIAgent(this IHostedWorkflowBuilder builder, string? name, ServiceLifetime lifetime = ServiceLifetime.Singleton)
     {
         var workflowName = builder.Name;
         var agentName = name ?? workflowName;
 
         return builder.HostApplicationBuilder.AddAIAgent(agentName, (sp, key) =>
-            sp.GetRequiredKeyedService<Workflow>(workflowName).AsAIAgent(name: key));
+            sp.GetRequiredKeyedService<Workflow>(workflowName).AsAIAgent(name: key), lifetime);
     }
 }

dotnet/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Hosting/IHostedAgentBuilder.cs

@@ -18,4 +18,9 @@ public interface IHostedAgentBuilder
     /// Gets the service collection for configuration.
     /// </summary>
     IServiceCollection ServiceCollection { get; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the DI service lifetime used for the agent registration.
+    /// </summary>
+    ServiceLifetime Lifetime { get; }
 }

dotnet/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI/ChatClient/ChatClientAgent.cs

@@ -747,9 +747,15 @@ public sealed partial class ChatClientAgent : AIAgent
             {
                 // The agent has a ChatHistoryProvider configured, but the service returned a conversation id,
                 // meaning the service manages chat history server-side. Both cannot be used simultaneously.
-                if (this._agentOptions?.WarnOnChatHistoryProviderConflict is true)
+                if (this._agentOptions?.WarnOnChatHistoryProviderConflict is true
+                    && this._logger.IsEnabled(LogLevel.Warning))
                 {
-                    this._logger.LogAgentChatClientHistoryProviderConflict(nameof(ChatClientAgentSession.ConversationId), nameof(this.ChatHistoryProvider), this.Id, this.GetLoggingAgentName());
+                    var loggingAgentName = this.GetLoggingAgentName();
+                    this._logger.LogAgentChatClientHistoryProviderConflict(
+                        nameof(ChatClientAgentSession.ConversationId),
+                        nameof(this.ChatHistoryProvider),
+                        this.Id,
+                        loggingAgentName);
                 }
 
                 if (this._agentOptions?.ThrowOnChatHistoryProviderConflict is true)

dotnet/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI/Memory/ChatHistoryMemoryProvider.cs

@@ -350,36 +350,38 @@ public sealed class ChatHistoryMemoryProvider : MessageAIContextProvider, IDispo
         string? userId = searchScope.UserId;
         string? sessionId = searchScope.SessionId;
 
-        Expression<Func<Dictionary<string, object?>, bool>>? filter = null;
+        // Build a combined filter using a single shared parameter to avoid expression tree
+        // scoping issues when multiple filters are combined with AndAlso.
+        ParameterExpression parameter = Expression.Parameter(typeof(Dictionary<string, object?>), "x");
+        Expression? filterBody = null;
+
         if (applicationId != null)
         {
-            filter = x => (string?)x[ApplicationIdField] == applicationId;
+            filterBody = RebindFilterBody(x => (string?)x[ApplicationIdField] == applicationId, parameter);
         }
 
         if (agentId != null)
         {
-            Expression<Func<Dictionary<string, object?>, bool>> agentIdFilter = x => (string?)x[AgentIdField] == agentId;
-            filter = filter == null ? agentIdFilter : Expression.Lambda<Func<Dictionary<string, object?>, bool>>(
-                Expression.AndAlso(filter.Body, agentIdFilter.Body),
-                filter.Parameters);
+            Expression body = RebindFilterBody(x => (string?)x[AgentIdField] == agentId, parameter);
+            filterBody = filterBody == null ? body : Expression.AndAlso(filterBody, body);
         }
 
         if (userId != null)
         {
-            Expression<Func<Dictionary<string, object?>, bool>> userIdFilter = x => (string?)x[UserIdField] == userId;
-            filter = filter == null ? userIdFilter : Expression.Lambda<Func<Dictionary<string, object?>, bool>>(
-                Expression.AndAlso(filter.Body, userIdFilter.Body),
-                filter.Parameters);
+            Expression body = RebindFilterBody(x => (string?)x[UserIdField] == userId, parameter);
+            filterBody = filterBody == null ? body : Expression.AndAlso(filterBody, body);
         }
 
         if (sessionId != null)
         {
-            Expression<Func<Dictionary<string, object?>, bool>> sessionIdFilter = x => (string?)x[SessionIdField] == sessionId;
-            filter = filter == null ? sessionIdFilter : Expression.Lambda<Func<Dictionary<string, object?>, bool>>(
-                Expression.AndAlso(filter.Body, sessionIdFilter.Body),
-                filter.Parameters);
+            Expression body = RebindFilterBody(x => (string?)x[SessionIdField] == sessionId, parameter);
+            filterBody = filterBody == null ? body : Expression.AndAlso(filterBody, body);
         }
 
+        Expression<Func<Dictionary<string, object?>, bool>>? filter = filterBody != null
+            ? Expression.Lambda<Func<Dictionary<string, object?>, bool>>(filterBody, parameter)
+            : null;
+
         // Use search to find relevant messages
         var searchResults = collection.SearchAsync(
             queryText,
@@ -467,6 +469,27 @@ public sealed class ChatHistoryMemoryProvider : MessageAIContextProvider, IDispo
 
     private string? SanitizeLogData(string? data) => this._enableSensitiveTelemetryData ? data : "<redacted>";
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Rebinds a filter expression's body to use the specified shared parameter,
+    /// replacing the original lambda parameter so that multiple filters can be safely
+    /// combined with <see cref="Expression.AndAlso(Expression, Expression)"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    private static Expression RebindFilterBody(
+        Expression<Func<Dictionary<string, object?>, bool>> filter,
+        ParameterExpression sharedParameter)
+    {
+        return new ParameterReplacer(filter.Parameters[0], sharedParameter).Visit(filter.Body);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// An <see cref="ExpressionVisitor"/> that replaces one <see cref="ParameterExpression"/> with another.
+    /// </summary>
+    private sealed class ParameterReplacer(ParameterExpression original, ParameterExpression replacement) : ExpressionVisitor
+    {
+        protected override Expression VisitParameter(ParameterExpression node)
+            => node == original ? replacement : base.VisitParameter(node);
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Represents the state of a <see cref="ChatHistoryMemoryProvider"/> stored in the <see cref="AgentSession.StateBag"/>.
     /// </summary>

dotnet/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI/Skills/FileAgentSkillLoader.cs

@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.Agents.AI;
 /// </summary>
 /// <remarks>
 /// Searches directories recursively (up to <see cref="MaxSearchDepth"/> levels) for SKILL.md files.
-/// Each file is validated for YAML frontmatter and resource integrity. Invalid skills are excluded
-/// with logged warnings. Resource paths are checked against path traversal and symlink escape attacks.
+/// Each file is validated for YAML frontmatter. Resource files are discovered by scanning the skill
+/// directory for files with matching extensions. Invalid resources are skipped with logged warnings.
+/// Resource paths are checked against path traversal and symlink escape attacks.
 /// </remarks>
 internal sealed partial class FileAgentSkillLoader
 {
@@ -33,33 +34,34 @@ internal sealed partial class FileAgentSkillLoader
     // Example: "---\nname: foo\n---\nBody" → Group 1: "name: foo\n"
     private static readonly Regex s_frontmatterRegex = new(@"\A\uFEFF?^---\s*$(.+?)^---\s*$", RegexOptions.Multiline | RegexOptions.Singleline | RegexOptions.Compiled, TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5));
 
-    // Matches markdown links to local resource files. Group 1 = relative file path.
-    // Supports optional ./ or ../ prefixes; excludes URLs (no ":" in the path character class).
-    // Intentionally conservative: only matches paths with word characters, hyphens, dots,
-    // and forward slashes. Paths with spaces or special characters are not supported.
-    // Examples: [doc](refs/FAQ.md) → "refs/FAQ.md", [s](./s.json) → "./s.json",
-    //           [p](../shared/doc.txt) → "../shared/doc.txt"
-    private static readonly Regex s_resourceLinkRegex = new(@"\[.*?\]\((\.?\.?/?[\w][\w\-./]*\.\w+)\)", RegexOptions.Compiled, TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5));
-
     // Matches YAML "key: value" lines. Group 1 = key, Group 2 = quoted value, Group 3 = unquoted value.
     // Accepts single or double quotes; the lazy quantifier trims trailing whitespace on unquoted values.
     // Examples: "name: foo" → (name, _, foo), "name: 'foo bar'" → (name, foo bar, _),
     //           "description: \"A skill\"" → (description, A skill, _)
     private static readonly Regex s_yamlKeyValueRegex = new(@"^\s*(\w+)\s*:\s*(?:[""'](.+?)[""']|(.+?))\s*$", RegexOptions.Multiline | RegexOptions.Compiled, TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5));
 
-    // Validates skill names: lowercase letters, numbers, and hyphens only; must not start or end with a hyphen.
-    // Examples: "my-skill" ✓, "skill123" ✓, "-bad" ✗, "bad-" ✗, "Bad" ✗
-    private static readonly Regex s_validNameRegex = new(@"^[a-z0-9]([a-z0-9\-]*[a-z0-9])?$", RegexOptions.Compiled);
+    // Validates skill names: lowercase letters, numbers, and hyphens only;
+    // must not start or end with a hyphen; must not contain consecutive hyphens.
+    // Examples: "my-skill" ✓, "skill123" ✓, "-bad" ✗, "bad-" ✗, "Bad" ✗, "my--skill" ✗
+    private static readonly Regex s_validNameRegex = new("^[a-z0-9]([a-z0-9]*-[a-z0-9])*[a-z0-9]*$", RegexOptions.Compiled);
 
     private readonly ILogger _logger;
+    private readonly HashSet<string> _allowedResourceExtensions;
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="FileAgentSkillLoader"/> class.
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="logger">The logger instance.</param>
-    internal FileAgentSkillLoader(ILogger logger)
+    /// <param name="allowedResourceExtensions">File extensions to recognize as skill resources. When <see langword="null"/>, defaults are used.</param>
+    internal FileAgentSkillLoader(ILogger logger, IEnumerable<string>? allowedResourceExtensions = null)
     {
         this._logger = logger;
+
+        ValidateExtensions(allowedResourceExtensions);
+
+        this._allowedResourceExtensions = new HashSet<string>(
+            allowedResourceExtensions ?? [".md", ".json", ".yaml", ".yml", ".csv", ".xml", ".txt"],
+            StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -183,9 +185,9 @@ internal sealed partial class FileAgentSkillLoader
         }
     }
 
-    private FileAgentSkill? ParseSkillFile(string skillDirectoryPath)
+    private FileAgentSkill? ParseSkillFile(string skillDirectoryFullPath)
     {
-        string skillFilePath = Path.Combine(skillDirectoryPath, SkillFileName);
+        string skillFilePath = Path.Combine(skillDirectoryFullPath, SkillFileName);
 
         string content = File.ReadAllText(skillFilePath, Encoding.UTF8);
 
@@ -194,17 +196,12 @@ internal sealed partial class FileAgentSkillLoader
             return null;
         }
 
-        List<string> resourceNames = ExtractResourcePaths(body);
-
-        if (!this.ValidateResources(skillDirectoryPath, resourceNames, frontmatter.Name))
-        {
-            return null;
-        }
+        List<string> resourceNames = this.DiscoverResourceFiles(skillDirectoryFullPath, frontmatter.Name);
 
         return new FileAgentSkill(
             frontmatter: frontmatter,
             body: body,
-            sourcePath: skillDirectoryPath,
+            sourcePath: skillDirectoryFullPath,
             resourceNames: resourceNames);
     }
 
@@ -248,7 +245,22 @@ internal sealed partial class FileAgentSkillLoader
 
         if (name.Length > MaxNameLength || !s_validNameRegex.IsMatch(name))
         {
-            LogInvalidFieldValue(this._logger, skillFilePath, "name", $"Must be {MaxNameLength} characters or fewer, using only lowercase letters, numbers, and hyphens, and must not start or end with a hyphen.");
+            LogInvalidFieldValue(this._logger, skillFilePath, "name", $"Must be {MaxNameLength} characters or fewer, using only lowercase letters, numbers, and hyphens, and must not start or end with a hyphen or contain consecutive hyphens.");
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        // skillFilePath is e.g. "/skills/my-skill/SKILL.md".
+        // GetDirectoryName strips the filename → "/skills/my-skill".
+        // GetFileName then extracts the last segment → "my-skill".
+        // This gives us the skill's parent directory name to validate against the frontmatter name.
+        string directoryName = Path.GetFileName(Path.GetDirectoryName(skillFilePath)) ?? string.Empty;
+        if (!string.Equals(name, directoryName, StringComparison.Ordinal))
+        {
+            if (this._logger.IsEnabled(LogLevel.Error))
+            {
+                LogNameDirectoryMismatch(this._logger, SanitizePathForLog(skillFilePath), name, SanitizePathForLog(directoryName));
+            }
+
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -270,34 +282,84 @@ internal sealed partial class FileAgentSkillLoader
         return true;
     }
 
-    private bool ValidateResources(string skillDirectoryPath, List<string> resourceNames, string skillName)
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Scans a skill directory for resource files matching the configured extensions.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// Recursively walks <paramref name="skillDirectoryFullPath"/> and collects files whose extension
+    /// matches <see cref="_allowedResourceExtensions"/>, excluding <c>SKILL.md</c> itself. Each candidate
+    /// is validated against path-traversal and symlink-escape checks; unsafe files are skipped with
+    /// a warning.
+    /// </remarks>
+    private List<string> DiscoverResourceFiles(string skillDirectoryFullPath, string skillName)
     {
-        string normalizedSkillPath = Path.GetFullPath(skillDirectoryPath) + Path.DirectorySeparatorChar;
+        string normalizedSkillDirectoryFullPath = skillDirectoryFullPath + Path.DirectorySeparatorChar;
 
-        foreach (string resourceName in resourceNames)
+        var resources = new List<string>();
+
+#if NET
+        var enumerationOptions = new EnumerationOptions
         {
-            string fullPath = Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(skillDirectoryPath, resourceName));
+            RecurseSubdirectories = true,
+            IgnoreInaccessible = true,
+            AttributesToSkip = FileAttributes.ReparsePoint,
+        };
 
-            if (!IsPathWithinDirectory(fullPath, normalizedSkillPath))
+        foreach (string filePath in Directory.EnumerateFiles(skillDirectoryFullPath, "*", enumerationOptions))
+#else
+        foreach (string filePath in Directory.EnumerateFiles(skillDirectoryFullPath, "*", SearchOption.AllDirectories))
+#endif
+        {
+            string fileName = Path.GetFileName(filePath);
+
+            // Exclude SKILL.md itself
+            if (string.Equals(fileName, SkillFileName, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
             {
-                LogResourcePathTraversal(this._logger, skillName, resourceName);
-                return false;
+                continue;
             }
 
-            if (!File.Exists(fullPath))
+            // Filter by extension
+            string extension = Path.GetExtension(filePath);
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(extension) || !this._allowedResourceExtensions.Contains(extension))
             {
-                LogMissingResource(this._logger, skillName, resourceName);
-                return false;
+                if (this._logger.IsEnabled(LogLevel.Debug))
+                {
+                    LogResourceSkippedExtension(this._logger, skillName, SanitizePathForLog(filePath), extension);
+                }
+                continue;
             }
 
-            if (HasSymlinkInPath(fullPath, normalizedSkillPath))
+            // Normalize the enumerated path to guard against non-canonical forms
+            // (redundant separators, 8.3 short names, etc.) that would produce
+            // malformed relative resource names.
+            string resolvedFilePath = Path.GetFullPath(filePath);
+
+            // Path containment check
+            if (!IsPathWithinDirectory(resolvedFilePath, normalizedSkillDirectoryFullPath))
             {
-                LogResourceSymlinkEscape(this._logger, skillName, resourceName);
-                return false;
+                if (this._logger.IsEnabled(LogLevel.Warning))
+                {
+                    LogResourcePathTraversal(this._logger, skillName, SanitizePathForLog(filePath));
+                }
+                continue;
             }
+
+            // Symlink check
+            if (HasSymlinkInPath(resolvedFilePath, normalizedSkillDirectoryFullPath))
+            {
+                if (this._logger.IsEnabled(LogLevel.Warning))
+                {
+                    LogResourceSymlinkEscape(this._logger, skillName, SanitizePathForLog(filePath));
+                }
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            // Compute relative path and normalize to forward slashes
+            string relativePath = resolvedFilePath.Substring(normalizedSkillDirectoryFullPath.Length);
+            resources.Add(NormalizeResourcePath(relativePath));
         }
 
-        return true;
+        return resources;
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -336,22 +398,6 @@ internal sealed partial class FileAgentSkillLoader
         return false;
     }
 
-    private static List<string> ExtractResourcePaths(string content)
-    {
-        var seen = new HashSet<string>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
-        var paths = new List<string>();
-        foreach (Match m in s_resourceLinkRegex.Matches(content))
-        {
-            string path = NormalizeResourcePath(m.Groups[1].Value);
-            if (seen.Add(path))
-            {
-                paths.Add(path);
-            }
-        }
-
-        return paths;
-    }
-
     /// <summary>
     /// Normalizes a relative resource path by trimming a leading <c>./</c> prefix and replacing
     /// backslashes with forward slashes so that <c>./refs/doc.md</c> and <c>refs/doc.md</c> are
@@ -372,6 +418,43 @@ internal sealed partial class FileAgentSkillLoader
         return path;
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Replaces control characters in a file path with '?' to prevent log injection
+    /// via crafted filenames (e.g., filenames containing newlines on Linux).
+    /// </summary>
+    private static string SanitizePathForLog(string path)
+    {
+        char[]? chars = null;
+        for (int i = 0; i < path.Length; i++)
+        {
+            if (char.IsControl(path[i]))
+            {
+                chars ??= path.ToCharArray();
+                chars[i] = '?';
+            }
+        }
+
+        return chars is null ? path : new string(chars);
+    }
+
+    private static void ValidateExtensions(IEnumerable<string>? extensions)
+    {
+        if (extensions is null)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        foreach (string ext in extensions)
+        {
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(ext) || !ext.StartsWith(".", StringComparison.Ordinal))
+            {
+#pragma warning disable CA2208 // Instantiate argument exceptions correctly
+                throw new ArgumentException($"Each extension must start with '.'. Invalid value: '{ext}'", nameof(FileAgentSkillsProviderOptions.AllowedResourceExtensions));
+#pragma warning restore CA2208 // Instantiate argument exceptions correctly
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     [LoggerMessage(LogLevel.Information, "Discovered {Count} potential skills")]
     private static partial void LogSkillsDiscovered(ILogger logger, int count);
 
@@ -390,18 +473,21 @@ internal sealed partial class FileAgentSkillLoader
     [LoggerMessage(LogLevel.Error, "SKILL.md at '{SkillFilePath}' has an invalid '{FieldName}' value: {Reason}")]
     private static partial void LogInvalidFieldValue(ILogger logger, string skillFilePath, string fieldName, string reason);
 
-    [LoggerMessage(LogLevel.Warning, "Excluding skill '{SkillName}': referenced resource '{ResourceName}' does not exist")]
-    private static partial void LogMissingResource(ILogger logger, string skillName, string resourceName);
+    [LoggerMessage(LogLevel.Error, "SKILL.md at '{SkillFilePath}': skill name '{SkillName}' does not match parent directory name '{DirectoryName}'")]
+    private static partial void LogNameDirectoryMismatch(ILogger logger, string skillFilePath, string skillName, string directoryName);
 
-    [LoggerMessage(LogLevel.Warning, "Excluding skill '{SkillName}': resource '{ResourceName}' references a path outside the skill directory")]
-    private static partial void LogResourcePathTraversal(ILogger logger, string skillName, string resourceName);
+    [LoggerMessage(LogLevel.Warning, "Skipping resource in skill '{SkillName}': '{ResourcePath}' references a path outside the skill directory")]
+    private static partial void LogResourcePathTraversal(ILogger logger, string skillName, string resourcePath);
 
     [LoggerMessage(LogLevel.Warning, "Duplicate skill name '{SkillName}': skill from '{NewPath}' skipped in favor of existing skill from '{ExistingPath}'")]
     private static partial void LogDuplicateSkillName(ILogger logger, string skillName, string newPath, string existingPath);
 
-    [LoggerMessage(LogLevel.Warning, "Excluding skill '{SkillName}': resource '{ResourceName}' is a symlink that resolves outside the skill directory")]
-    private static partial void LogResourceSymlinkEscape(ILogger logger, string skillName, string resourceName);
+    [LoggerMessage(LogLevel.Warning, "Skipping resource in skill '{SkillName}': '{ResourcePath}' is a symlink that resolves outside the skill directory")]
+    private static partial void LogResourceSymlinkEscape(ILogger logger, string skillName, string resourcePath);
 
     [LoggerMessage(LogLevel.Information, "Reading resource '{FileName}' from skill '{SkillName}'")]
     private static partial void LogResourceReading(ILogger logger, string fileName, string skillName);
+
+    [LoggerMessage(LogLevel.Debug, "Skipping file '{FilePath}' in skill '{SkillName}': extension '{Extension}' is not in the allowed list")]
+    private static partial void LogResourceSkippedExtension(ILogger logger, string skillName, string filePath, string extension);
 }

dotnet/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI/Skills/FileAgentSkillsProvider.cs

@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public sealed partial class FileAgentSkillsProvider : AIContextProvider
 
         this._logger = (loggerFactory ?? NullLoggerFactory.Instance).CreateLogger<FileAgentSkillsProvider>();
 
-        this._loader = new FileAgentSkillLoader(this._logger);
+        this._loader = new FileAgentSkillLoader(this._logger, options?.AllowedResourceExtensions);
         this._skills = this._loader.DiscoverAndLoadSkills(skillPaths);
 
         this._skillsInstructionPrompt = BuildSkillsInstructionPrompt(options, this._skills);

dotnet/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI/Skills/FileAgentSkillsProviderOptions.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
 
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
 using Microsoft.Shared.DiagnosticIds;
 
@@ -17,4 +18,15 @@ public sealed class FileAgentSkillsProviderOptions
     /// When <see langword="null"/>, a default template is used.
     /// </summary>
     public string? SkillsInstructionPrompt { get; set; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets or sets the file extensions recognized as discoverable skill resources.
+    /// Each value must start with a <c>'.'</c> character (for example, <c>.md</c>), and
+    /// extension comparisons are performed in a case-insensitive manner.
+    /// Files in the skill directory (and its subdirectories) whose extension matches
+    /// one of these values will be automatically discovered as resources.
+    /// When <see langword="null"/>, a default set of extensions is used
+    /// (<c>.md</c>, <c>.json</c>, <c>.yaml</c>, <c>.yml</c>, <c>.csv</c>, <c>.xml</c>, <c>.txt</c>).
+    /// </summary>
+    public IEnumerable<string>? AllowedResourceExtensions { get; set; }
 }

dotnet/src/Shared/IntegrationTestsAzureCredentials/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Integration Tests Azure Credentials
+
+Adds a helper for loading Azure credentials in integration tests.
+
+```xml
+<PropertyGroup>
+  <InjectSharedIntegrationTestAzureCredentialsCode>true</InjectSharedIntegrationTestAzureCredentialsCode>
+</PropertyGroup>
+```

dotnet/src/Shared/IntegrationTestsAzureCredentials/TestAzureCliCredentials.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
+
+#pragma warning disable IDE0005 // This is required in some projects and not in others.
+using System;
+#pragma warning restore IDE0005
+using Azure.Identity;
+
+namespace Shared.IntegrationTests;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Provides credential instances for integration tests with
+/// increased timeouts to avoid CI pipeline authentication failures.
+/// </summary>
+internal static class TestAzureCliCredentials
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The default timeout for Azure CLI credential operations.
+    /// Increased from the default (~13s) to accommodate CI pipeline latency.
+    /// </summary>
+    private static readonly TimeSpan s_processTimeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(60);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Creates a new <see cref="AzureCliCredential"/> with an increased process timeout
+    /// suitable for CI environments.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static AzureCliCredential CreateAzureCliCredential() =>
+        new(new AzureCliCredentialOptions { ProcessTimeout = s_processTimeout });
+}

dotnet/tests/AgentConformance.IntegrationTests/AgentTests.cs

@@ -15,11 +15,15 @@ public abstract class AgentTests<TAgentFixture>(Func<TAgentFixture> createAgentF
 {
     protected TAgentFixture Fixture { get; private set; } = default!;
 
-    public Task InitializeAsync()
+    public async ValueTask InitializeAsync()
     {
         this.Fixture = createAgentFixture();
-        return this.Fixture.InitializeAsync();
+        await this.Fixture.InitializeAsync();
     }
 
-    public Task DisposeAsync() => this.Fixture.DisposeAsync();
+    public async ValueTask DisposeAsync()
+    {
+        GC.SuppressFinalize(this);
+        await this.Fixture.DisposeAsync();
+    }
 }

dotnet/tests/AnthropicChatCompletion.IntegrationTests/AnthropicChatCompletion.IntegrationTests.csproj

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
+    <NoWarn>$(NoWarn);CS8793</NoWarn>
     <InjectSharedIntegrationTestCode>True</InjectSharedIntegrationTestCode>
   </PropertyGroup>
 

dotnet/tests/AnthropicChatCompletion.IntegrationTests/AnthropicChatCompletionChatClientAgentRunStreamingTests.cs

@@ -1,26 +1,13 @@
 // Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
 
-using System;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using AgentConformance.IntegrationTests;
 
 namespace AnthropicChatCompletion.IntegrationTests;
 
-public abstract class SkipAllChatClientRunStreaming(Func<AnthropicChatCompletionFixture> func) : ChatClientAgentRunStreamingTests<AnthropicChatCompletionFixture>(func)
-{
-    [Fact(Skip = AnthropicChatCompletionFixture.SkipReason)]
-    public override Task RunWithFunctionsInvokesFunctionsAndReturnsExpectedResultsAsync()
-        => base.RunWithFunctionsInvokesFunctionsAndReturnsExpectedResultsAsync();
+public class AnthropicBetaChatCompletionChatClientAgentReasoningRunStreamingTests() : ChatClientAgentRunStreamingTests<AnthropicChatCompletionFixture>(() => new(useReasoningChatModel: true, useBeta: true));
 
-    [Fact(Skip = AnthropicChatCompletionFixture.SkipReason)]
-    public override Task RunWithInstructionsAndNoMessageReturnsExpectedResultAsync()
-        => base.RunWithInstructionsAndNoMessageReturnsExpectedResultAsync();
-}
+public class AnthropicBetaChatCompletionChatClientAgentRunStreamingTests() : ChatClientAgentRunStreamingTests<AnthropicChatCompletionFixture>(() => new(useReasoningChatModel: false, useBeta: true));
 
-public class AnthropicBetaChatCompletionChatClientAgentReasoningRunStreamingTests() : SkipAllChatClientRunStreaming(() => new(useReasoningChatModel: true, useBeta: true));
+public class AnthropicChatCompletionChatClientAgentRunStreamingTests() : ChatClientAgentRunStreamingTests<AnthropicChatCompletionFixture>(() => new(useReasoningChatModel: false, useBeta: false));
 
-public class AnthropicBetaChatCompletionChatClientAgentRunStreamingTests() : SkipAllChatClientRunStreaming(() => new(useReasoningChatModel: false, useBeta: true));
-
-public class AnthropicChatCompletionChatClientAgentRunStreamingTests() : SkipAllChatClientRunStreaming(() => new(useReasoningChatModel: false, useBeta: false));
-
-public class AnthropicChatCompletionChatClientAgentReasoningRunStreamingTests() : SkipAllChatClientRunStreaming(() => new(useReasoningChatModel: true, useBeta: false));
+public class AnthropicChatCompletionChatClientAgentReasoningRunStreamingTests() : ChatClientAgentRunStreamingTests<AnthropicChatCompletionFixture>(() => new(useReasoningChatModel: true, useBeta: false));

dotnet/tests/AnthropicChatCompletion.IntegrationTests/AnthropicChatCompletionChatClientAgentRunTests.cs

@@ -1,30 +1,17 @@
 // Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
 
-using System;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using AgentConformance.IntegrationTests;
 
 namespace AnthropicChatCompletion.IntegrationTests;
 
-public abstract class SkipAllChatClientAgentRun(Func<AnthropicChatCompletionFixture> func) : ChatClientAgentRunTests<AnthropicChatCompletionFixture>(func)
-{
-    [Fact(Skip = AnthropicChatCompletionFixture.SkipReason)]
-    public override Task RunWithFunctionsInvokesFunctionsAndReturnsExpectedResultsAsync()
-        => base.RunWithFunctionsInvokesFunctionsAndReturnsExpectedResultsAsync();
-
-    [Fact(Skip = AnthropicChatCompletionFixture.SkipReason)]
-    public override Task RunWithInstructionsAndNoMessageReturnsExpectedResultAsync()
-        => base.RunWithInstructionsAndNoMessageReturnsExpectedResultAsync();
-}
-
 public class AnthropicBetaChatCompletionChatClientAgentRunTests()
-    : SkipAllChatClientAgentRun(() => new(useReasoningChatModel: false, useBeta: true));
+    : ChatClientAgentRunTests<AnthropicChatCompletionFixture>(() => new(useReasoningChatModel: false, useBeta: true));
 
 public class AnthropicBetaChatCompletionChatClientAgentReasoningRunTests()
-    : SkipAllChatClientAgentRun(() => new(useReasoningChatModel: true, useBeta: true));
+    : ChatClientAgentRunTests<AnthropicChatCompletionFixture>(() => new(useReasoningChatModel: true, useBeta: true));
 
 public class AnthropicChatCompletionChatClientAgentRunTests()
-    : SkipAllChatClientAgentRun(() => new(useReasoningChatModel: false, useBeta: false));
+    : ChatClientAgentRunTests<AnthropicChatCompletionFixture>(() => new(useReasoningChatModel: false, useBeta: false));
 
 public class AnthropicChatCompletionChatClientAgentReasoningRunTests()
-    : SkipAllChatClientAgentRun(() => new(useReasoningChatModel: true, useBeta: false));
+    : ChatClientAgentRunTests<AnthropicChatCompletionFixture>(() => new(useReasoningChatModel: true, useBeta: false));

dotnet/tests/AnthropicChatCompletion.IntegrationTests/AnthropicChatCompletionFixture.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
 
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
@@ -102,9 +103,15 @@ public class AnthropicChatCompletionFixture : IChatClientAgentFixture
         // Chat Completion does not require/support deleting sessions, so this is a no-op.
         Task.CompletedTask;
 
-    public async Task InitializeAsync() =>
+    public async ValueTask InitializeAsync()
+    {
+        Assert.SkipWhen(SkipReason is not null, SkipReason ?? string.Empty);
         this._agent = await this.CreateChatClientAgentAsync();
+    }
 
-    public Task DisposeAsync() =>
-        Task.CompletedTask;
+    public ValueTask DisposeAsync()
+    {
+        GC.SuppressFinalize(this);
+        return default;
+    }
 }

dotnet/tests/AnthropicChatCompletion.IntegrationTests/AnthropicChatCompletionRunStreamingTests.cs

@@ -1,37 +1,17 @@
 // Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
 
-using System;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using AgentConformance.IntegrationTests;
 
 namespace AnthropicChatCompletion.IntegrationTests;
 
-public abstract class SkipAllRunStreaming(Func<AnthropicChatCompletionFixture> func) : RunStreamingTests<AnthropicChatCompletionFixture>(func)
-{
-    [Fact(Skip = AnthropicChatCompletionFixture.SkipReason)]
-    public override Task RunWithChatMessageReturnsExpectedResultAsync() => base.RunWithChatMessageReturnsExpectedResultAsync();
-
-    [Fact(Skip = AnthropicChatCompletionFixture.SkipReason)]
-    public override Task RunWithNoMessageDoesNotFailAsync() => base.RunWithNoMessageDoesNotFailAsync();
-
-    [Fact(Skip = AnthropicChatCompletionFixture.SkipReason)]
-    public override Task RunWithChatMessagesReturnsExpectedResultAsync() => base.RunWithChatMessagesReturnsExpectedResultAsync();
-
-    [Fact(Skip = AnthropicChatCompletionFixture.SkipReason)]
-    public override Task RunWithStringReturnsExpectedResultAsync() => base.RunWithStringReturnsExpectedResultAsync();
-
-    [Fact(Skip = AnthropicChatCompletionFixture.SkipReason)]
-    public override Task SessionMaintainsHistoryAsync() => base.SessionMaintainsHistoryAsync();
-}
-
 public class AnthropicBetaChatCompletionRunStreamingTests()
-    : SkipAllRunStreaming(() => new(useReasoningChatModel: false, useBeta: true));
+    : RunStreamingTests<AnthropicChatCompletionFixture>(() => new(useReasoningChatModel: false, useBeta: true));
 
 public class AnthropicBetaChatCompletionReasoningRunStreamingTests()
-    : SkipAllRunStreaming(() => new(useReasoningChatModel: true, useBeta: true));
+    : RunStreamingTests<AnthropicChatCompletionFixture>(() => new(useReasoningChatModel: true, useBeta: true));
 
 public class AnthropicChatCompletionRunStreamingTests()
-    : SkipAllRunStreaming(() => new(useReasoningChatModel: false, useBeta: false));
+    : RunStreamingTests<AnthropicChatCompletionFixture>(() => new(useReasoningChatModel: false, useBeta: false));
 
 public class AnthropicChatCompletionReasoningRunStreamingTests()
-    : SkipAllRunStreaming(() => new(useReasoningChatModel: true, useBeta: false));
+    : RunStreamingTests<AnthropicChatCompletionFixture>(() => new(useReasoningChatModel: true, useBeta: false));

dotnet/tests/AnthropicChatCompletion.IntegrationTests/AnthropicChatCompletionRunTests.cs

@@ -1,37 +1,17 @@
 // Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
 
-using System;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using AgentConformance.IntegrationTests;
 
 namespace AnthropicChatCompletion.IntegrationTests;
 
-public abstract class SkipAllRun(Func<AnthropicChatCompletionFixture> func) : RunTests<AnthropicChatCompletionFixture>(func)
-{
-    [Fact(Skip = AnthropicChatCompletionFixture.SkipReason)]
-    public override Task RunWithChatMessageReturnsExpectedResultAsync() => base.RunWithChatMessageReturnsExpectedResultAsync();
-
-    [Fact(Skip = AnthropicChatCompletionFixture.SkipReason)]
-    public override Task RunWithNoMessageDoesNotFailAsync() => base.RunWithNoMessageDoesNotFailAsync();
-
-    [Fact(Skip = AnthropicChatCompletionFixture.SkipReason)]
-    public override Task RunWithChatMessagesReturnsExpectedResultAsync() => base.RunWithChatMessagesReturnsExpectedResultAsync();
-
-    [Fact(Skip = AnthropicChatCompletionFixture.SkipReason)]
-    public override Task RunWithStringReturnsExpectedResultAsync() => base.RunWithStringReturnsExpectedResultAsync();
-
-    [Fact(Skip = AnthropicChatCompletionFixture.SkipReason)]
-    public override Task SessionMaintainsHistoryAsync() => base.SessionMaintainsHistoryAsync();
-}
-
 public class AnthropicBetaChatCompletionRunTests()
-    : SkipAllRun(() => new(useReasoningChatModel: false, useBeta: true));
+    : RunTests<AnthropicChatCompletionFixture>(() => new(useReasoningChatModel: false, useBeta: true));
 
 public class AnthropicBetaChatCompletionReasoningRunTests()
-    : SkipAllRun(() => new(useReasoningChatModel: true, useBeta: true));
+    : RunTests<AnthropicChatCompletionFixture>(() => new(useReasoningChatModel: true, useBeta: true));
 
 public class AnthropicChatCompletionRunTests()
-    : SkipAllRun(() => new(useReasoningChatModel: false, useBeta: false));
+    : RunTests<AnthropicChatCompletionFixture>(() => new(useReasoningChatModel: false, useBeta: false));
 
 public class AnthropicChatCompletionReasoningRunTests()
-    : SkipAllRun(() => new(useReasoningChatModel: true, useBeta: false));
+    : RunTests<AnthropicChatCompletionFixture>(() => new(useReasoningChatModel: true, useBeta: false));

dotnet/tests/AnthropicChatCompletion.IntegrationTests/AnthropicSkillsIntegrationTests.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
 
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using AgentConformance.IntegrationTests.Support;
@@ -22,9 +22,11 @@ public sealed class AnthropicSkillsIntegrationTests
     // All tests for Anthropic are intended to be ran locally as the CI pipeline for Anthropic is not setup.
     private const string SkipReason = "Integrations tests for local execution only";
 
-    [Fact(Skip = SkipReason)]
+    [Fact]
     public async Task CreateAgentWithPptxSkillAsync()
     {
+        Assert.SkipWhen(SkipReason is not null, SkipReason ?? string.Empty);
+
         // Arrange
         AnthropicClient anthropicClient = new() { ApiKey = TestConfiguration.GetRequiredValue(TestSettings.AnthropicApiKey) };
         string model = TestConfiguration.GetRequiredValue(TestSettings.AnthropicChatModelName);
@@ -51,9 +53,11 @@ public sealed class AnthropicSkillsIntegrationTests
         Assert.NotEmpty(response.Text);
     }
 
-    [Fact(Skip = SkipReason)]
+    [Fact]
     public async Task ListAnthropicManagedSkillsAsync()
     {
+        Assert.SkipWhen(SkipReason is not null, SkipReason ?? string.Empty);
+
         // Arrange
         AnthropicClient anthropicClient = new() { ApiKey = TestConfiguration.GetRequiredValue(TestSettings.AnthropicApiKey) };
 

dotnet/tests/AzureAI.IntegrationTests/AIProjectClientAgentRunStreamingTests.cs

@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ namespace AzureAI.IntegrationTests;
 
 public class AIProjectClientAgentRunStreamingPreviousResponseTests() : RunStreamingTests<AIProjectClientFixture>(() => new())
 {
-    [Fact(Skip = "No messages is not supported")]
     public override Task RunWithNoMessageDoesNotFailAsync()
     {
-        return Task.CompletedTask;
+        Assert.Skip("No messages is not supported");
+        return base.RunWithNoMessageDoesNotFailAsync();
     }
 }
 
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ public class AIProjectClientAgentRunStreamingConversationTests() : RunTests<AIPr
         return new ChatClientAgentRunOptions(new() { ConversationId = conversationId });
     };
 
-    [Fact(Skip = "No messages is not supported")]
     public override Task RunWithNoMessageDoesNotFailAsync()
     {
-        return Task.CompletedTask;
+        Assert.Skip("No messages is not supported");
+        return base.RunWithNoMessageDoesNotFailAsync();
     }
 }

dotnet/tests/AzureAI.IntegrationTests/AIProjectClientAgentRunTests.cs

@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ namespace AzureAI.IntegrationTests;
 
 public class AIProjectClientAgentRunPreviousResponseTests() : RunTests<AIProjectClientFixture>(() => new())
 {
-    [Fact(Skip = "No messages is not supported")]
     public override Task RunWithNoMessageDoesNotFailAsync()
     {
-        return Task.CompletedTask;
+        Assert.Skip("No messages is not supported");
+        return base.RunWithNoMessageDoesNotFailAsync();
     }
 }
 
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ public class AIProjectClientAgentRunConversationTests() : RunTests<AIProjectClie
         return new ChatClientAgentRunOptions(new() { ConversationId = conversationId });
     };
 
-    [Fact(Skip = "No messages is not supported")]
     public override Task RunWithNoMessageDoesNotFailAsync()
     {
-        return Task.CompletedTask;
+        Assert.Skip("No messages is not supported");
+        return base.RunWithNoMessageDoesNotFailAsync();
     }
 }

dotnet/tests/AzureAI.IntegrationTests/AIProjectClientAgentStructuredOutputRunTests.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 // Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
 
-using System;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using AgentConformance.IntegrationTests;
 using AgentConformance.IntegrationTests.Support;
@@ -66,17 +65,23 @@ public class AIProjectClientAgentStructuredOutputRunTests() : StructuredOutputRu
         Assert.Equal("Paris", response.Result.Name);
     }
 
-    [Fact(Skip = NotSupported)]
-    public override Task RunWithGenericTypeReturnsExpectedResultAsync() =>
-        base.RunWithGenericTypeReturnsExpectedResultAsync();
+    public override Task RunWithGenericTypeReturnsExpectedResultAsync()
+    {
+        Assert.Skip(NotSupported);
+        return base.RunWithGenericTypeReturnsExpectedResultAsync();
+    }
 
-    [Fact(Skip = NotSupported)]
-    public override Task RunWithResponseFormatReturnsExpectedResultAsync() =>
-        base.RunWithResponseFormatReturnsExpectedResultAsync();
+    public override Task RunWithResponseFormatReturnsExpectedResultAsync()
+    {
+        Assert.Skip(NotSupported);
+        return base.RunWithResponseFormatReturnsExpectedResultAsync();
+    }
 
-    [Fact(Skip = NotSupported)]
-    public override Task RunWithPrimitiveTypeReturnsExpectedResultAsync() =>
-        base.RunWithPrimitiveTypeReturnsExpectedResultAsync();
+    public override Task RunWithPrimitiveTypeReturnsExpectedResultAsync()
+    {
+        Assert.Skip(NotSupported);
+        return base.RunWithPrimitiveTypeReturnsExpectedResultAsync();
+    }
 }
 
 /// <summary>
@@ -84,7 +89,7 @@ public class AIProjectClientAgentStructuredOutputRunTests() : StructuredOutputRu
 /// </summary>
 public class AIProjectClientStructuredOutputFixture<T> : AIProjectClientFixture
 {
-    public override Task InitializeAsync()
+    public override async ValueTask InitializeAsync()
     {
         var agentOptions = new ChatClientAgentOptions
         {
@@ -94,6 +99,6 @@ public class AIProjectClientStructuredOutputFixture<T> : AIProjectClientFixture
             },
         };
 
-        return this.InitializeAsync(agentOptions);
+        await this.InitializeAsync(agentOptions);
     }
 }

dotnet/tests/AzureAI.IntegrationTests/AIProjectClientChatClientAgentRunStreamingTests.cs

@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ namespace AzureAI.IntegrationTests;
 
 public class AIProjectClientChatClientAgentRunStreamingTests() : ChatClientAgentRunStreamingTests<AIProjectClientFixture>(() => new())
 {
-    [Fact(Skip = "No messages is not supported")]
     public override Task RunWithInstructionsAndNoMessageReturnsExpectedResultAsync()
     {
-        return Task.CompletedTask;
+        Assert.Skip("No messages is not supported");
+        return base.RunWithInstructionsAndNoMessageReturnsExpectedResultAsync();
     }
 }

dotnet/tests/AzureAI.IntegrationTests/AIProjectClientChatClientAgentRunTests.cs

@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ namespace AzureAI.IntegrationTests;
 
 public class AIProjectClientChatClientAgentRunTests() : ChatClientAgentRunTests<AIProjectClientFixture>(() => new())
 {
-    [Fact(Skip = "No messages is not supported")]
     public override Task RunWithInstructionsAndNoMessageReturnsExpectedResultAsync()
     {
-        return Task.CompletedTask;
+        Assert.Skip("No messages is not supported");
+        return base.RunWithInstructionsAndNoMessageReturnsExpectedResultAsync();
     }
 }

dotnet/tests/AzureAI.IntegrationTests/AIProjectClientCreateTests.cs

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using AgentConformance.IntegrationTests.Support;
 using Azure.AI.Projects;
 using Azure.AI.Projects.OpenAI;
-using Azure.Identity;
 using Microsoft.Agents.AI;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.AI;
 using OpenAI.Files;
@@ -17,7 +16,7 @@ namespace AzureAI.IntegrationTests;
 
 public class AIProjectClientCreateTests
 {
-    private readonly AIProjectClient _client = new(new Uri(TestConfiguration.GetRequiredValue(TestSettings.AzureAIProjectEndpoint)), new AzureCliCredential());
+    private readonly AIProjectClient _client = new(new Uri(TestConfiguration.GetRequiredValue(TestSettings.AzureAIProjectEndpoint)), TestAzureCliCredentials.CreateAzureCliCredential());
 
     [Theory]
     [InlineData("CreateWithChatClientAgentOptionsAsync")]

dotnet/tests/AzureAI.IntegrationTests/AIProjectClientFixture.cs

@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ using AgentConformance.IntegrationTests;
 using AgentConformance.IntegrationTests.Support;
 using Azure.AI.Projects;
 using Azure.AI.Projects.OpenAI;
-using Azure.Identity;
 using Microsoft.Agents.AI;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.AI;
 using OpenAI.Responses;
@@ -156,25 +155,27 @@ public class AIProjectClientFixture : IChatClientAgentFixture
         }
     }
 
-    public Task DisposeAsync()
+    public ValueTask DisposeAsync()
     {
+        GC.SuppressFinalize(this);
+
         if (this._client is not null && this._agent is not null)
         {
-            return this._client.Agents.DeleteAgentAsync(this._agent.Name);
+            return new ValueTask(this._client.Agents.DeleteAgentAsync(this._agent.Name));
         }
 
-        return Task.CompletedTask;
+        return default;
     }
 
-    public virtual async Task InitializeAsync()
+    public virtual async ValueTask InitializeAsync()
     {
-        this._client = new(new Uri(TestConfiguration.GetRequiredValue(TestSettings.AzureAIProjectEndpoint)), new AzureCliCredential());
+        this._client = new(new Uri(TestConfiguration.GetRequiredValue(TestSettings.AzureAIProjectEndpoint)), TestAzureCliCredentials.CreateAzureCliCredential());
         this._agent = await this.CreateChatClientAgentAsync();
     }
 
     public async Task InitializeAsync(ChatClientAgentOptions options)
     {
-        this._client = new(new Uri(TestConfiguration.GetRequiredValue(TestSettings.AzureAIProjectEndpoint)), new AzureCliCredential());
+        this._client = new(new Uri(TestConfiguration.GetRequiredValue(TestSettings.AzureAIProjectEndpoint)), TestAzureCliCredentials.CreateAzureCliCredential());
         this._agent = await this.CreateChatClientAgentAsync(options);
     }
 }

dotnet/tests/AzureAI.IntegrationTests/AzureAI.IntegrationTests.csproj

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
+    <NoWarn>$(NoWarn);CS8793</NoWarn>
     <InjectSharedIntegrationTestCode>True</InjectSharedIntegrationTestCode>
+    <InjectSharedIntegrationTestAzureCredentialsCode>True</InjectSharedIntegrationTestAzureCredentialsCode>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>

dotnet/tests/AzureAIAgentsPersistent.IntegrationTests/AzureAIAgentsPersistent.IntegrationTests.csproj

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
+    <NoWarn>$(NoWarn);CS8793</NoWarn>
     <InjectSharedIntegrationTestCode>True</InjectSharedIntegrationTestCode>
+    <InjectSharedIntegrationTestAzureCredentialsCode>True</InjectSharedIntegrationTestAzureCredentialsCode>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>

dotnet/tests/AzureAIAgentsPersistent.IntegrationTests/AzureAIAgentsPersistentCreateTests.cs

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ using System.IO;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using AgentConformance.IntegrationTests.Support;
 using Azure.AI.Agents.Persistent;
-using Azure.Identity;
 using Microsoft.Agents.AI;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.AI;
 using Shared.IntegrationTests;
@@ -15,7 +14,7 @@ namespace AzureAIAgentsPersistent.IntegrationTests;
 
 public class AzureAIAgentsPersistentCreateTests
 {
-    private readonly PersistentAgentsClient _persistentAgentsClient = new(TestConfiguration.GetRequiredValue(TestSettings.AzureAIProjectEndpoint), new AzureCliCredential());
+    private readonly PersistentAgentsClient _persistentAgentsClient = new(TestConfiguration.GetRequiredValue(TestSettings.AzureAIProjectEndpoint), TestAzureCliCredentials.CreateAzureCliCredential());
 
     [Theory]
     [InlineData("CreateWithChatClientAgentOptionsAsync")]
@@ -132,10 +131,15 @@ public class AzureAIAgentsPersistentCreateTests
         }
     }
 
-    [Theory]
-    [InlineData("CreateWithChatClientAgentOptionsAsync")]
-    [InlineData("CreateWithFoundryOptionsAsync")]
-    public async Task CreateAgent_CreatesAgentWithCodeInterpreterAsync(string createMechanism)
+    [Fact]
+    public Task CreateAgent_CreatesAgentWithCodeInterpreter_ChatClientAgentOptionsAsync()
+        => this.CreateAgent_CreatesAgentWithCodeInterpreterAsync("CreateWithChatClientAgentOptionsAsync");
+
+    [RetryFact(Constants.RetryCount, Constants.RetryDelay)]
+    public Task CreateAgent_CreatesAgentWithCodeInterpreter_FoundryOptionsAsync()
+        => this.CreateAgent_CreatesAgentWithCodeInterpreterAsync("CreateWithFoundryOptionsAsync");
+
+    private async Task CreateAgent_CreatesAgentWithCodeInterpreterAsync(string createMechanism)
     {
         // Arrange.
         const string AgentInstructions = """

dotnet/tests/AzureAIAgentsPersistent.IntegrationTests/AzureAIAgentsPersistentFixture.cs

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 // Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
 
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using AgentConformance.IntegrationTests;
 using AgentConformance.IntegrationTests.Support;
 using Azure;
 using Azure.AI.Agents.Persistent;
-using Azure.Identity;
 using Microsoft.Agents.AI;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.AI;
 using Shared.IntegrationTests;
@@ -84,19 +84,21 @@ public class AzureAIAgentsPersistentFixture : IChatClientAgentFixture
         return Task.CompletedTask;
     }
 
-    public Task DisposeAsync()
+    public ValueTask DisposeAsync()
     {
+        GC.SuppressFinalize(this);
+
         if (this._persistentAgentsClient is not null && this._agent is not null)
         {
-            return this._persistentAgentsClient.Administration.DeleteAgentAsync(this._agent.Id);
+            return new ValueTask(this._persistentAgentsClient.Administration.DeleteAgentAsync(this._agent.Id));
         }
 
-        return Task.CompletedTask;
+        return default;
     }
 
-    public async Task InitializeAsync()
+    public async ValueTask InitializeAsync()
     {
-        this._persistentAgentsClient = new(TestConfiguration.GetRequiredValue(TestSettings.AzureAIProjectEndpoint), new AzureCliCredential());
+        this._persistentAgentsClient = new(TestConfiguration.GetRequiredValue(TestSettings.AzureAIProjectEndpoint), TestAzureCliCredentials.CreateAzureCliCredential());
         this._agent = await this.CreateChatClientAgentAsync();
     }
 }

dotnet/tests/AzureAIAgentsPersistent.IntegrationTests/AzureAIAgentsPersistentStructuredOutputRunTests.cs

@@ -9,15 +9,21 @@ public class AzureAIAgentsPersistentStructuredOutputRunTests() : StructuredOutpu
 {
     private const string SkipReason = "Fails intermittently on the build agent/CI";
 
-    [Fact(Skip = SkipReason)]
-    public override Task RunWithResponseFormatReturnsExpectedResultAsync() =>
-        base.RunWithResponseFormatReturnsExpectedResultAsync();
+    public override Task RunWithResponseFormatReturnsExpectedResultAsync()
+    {
+        Assert.SkipWhen(SkipReason is not null, SkipReason ?? string.Empty);
+        return base.RunWithResponseFormatReturnsExpectedResultAsync();
+    }
 
-    [Fact(Skip = SkipReason)]
-    public override Task RunWithGenericTypeReturnsExpectedResultAsync() =>
-        base.RunWithGenericTypeReturnsExpectedResultAsync();
+    public override Task RunWithGenericTypeReturnsExpectedResultAsync()
+    {
+        Assert.SkipWhen(SkipReason is not null, SkipReason ?? string.Empty);
+        return base.RunWithGenericTypeReturnsExpectedResultAsync();
+    }
 
-    [Fact(Skip = SkipReason)]
-    public override Task RunWithPrimitiveTypeReturnsExpectedResultAsync() =>
-        base.RunWithPrimitiveTypeReturnsExpectedResultAsync();
+    public override Task RunWithPrimitiveTypeReturnsExpectedResultAsync()
+    {
+        Assert.SkipWhen(SkipReason is not null, SkipReason ?? string.Empty);
+        return base.RunWithPrimitiveTypeReturnsExpectedResultAsync();
+    }
 }

dotnet/tests/CopilotStudio.IntegrationTests/CopilotStudio.IntegrationTests.csproj

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
+    <NoWarn>$(NoWarn);CS8793</NoWarn>
     <InjectSharedIntegrationTestCode>True</InjectSharedIntegrationTestCode>
     <InjectSharedThrow>true</InjectSharedThrow>
   </PropertyGroup>

dotnet/tests/CopilotStudio.IntegrationTests/CopilotStudioFixture.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
@@ -28,16 +28,24 @@ public class CopilotStudioFixture : IAgentFixture
         // Chat Completion does not require/support deleting threads, so this is a no-op.
         Task.CompletedTask;
 
-    public Task InitializeAsync()
+    public ValueTask InitializeAsync()
     {
         const string CopilotStudioHttpClientName = nameof(CopilotStudioAgent);
 
-        var settings = new CopilotStudioConnectionSettings(
-            TestConfiguration.GetRequiredValue(TestSettings.CopilotStudioTenantId),
-            TestConfiguration.GetRequiredValue(TestSettings.CopilotStudioAgentAppId))
+        CopilotStudioConnectionSettings? settings = null;
+        try
         {
-            DirectConnectUrl = TestConfiguration.GetRequiredValue(TestSettings.CopilotStudioDirectConnectUrl),
-        };
+            settings = new CopilotStudioConnectionSettings(
+                TestConfiguration.GetRequiredValue(TestSettings.CopilotStudioTenantId),
+                TestConfiguration.GetRequiredValue(TestSettings.CopilotStudioAgentAppId))
+            {
+                DirectConnectUrl = TestConfiguration.GetRequiredValue(TestSettings.CopilotStudioDirectConnectUrl),
+            };
+        }
+        catch (InvalidOperationException ex)
+        {
+            Assert.Skip("CopilotStudio configuration could not be loaded. Error:" + ex.Message);
+        }
 
         ServiceCollection services = new();
 
@@ -56,8 +64,12 @@ public class CopilotStudioFixture : IAgentFixture
 
         this.Agent = new CopilotStudioAgent(client);
 
-        return Task.CompletedTask;
+        return default;
     }
 
-    public Task DisposeAsync() => Task.CompletedTask;
+    public ValueTask DisposeAsync()
+    {
+        GC.SuppressFinalize(this);
+        return default;
+    }
 }

dotnet/tests/CopilotStudio.IntegrationTests/CopilotStudioRunStreamingTests.cs

@@ -10,23 +10,33 @@ public class CopilotStudioRunStreamingTests() : RunStreamingTests<CopilotStudioF
     // Set to null to run the tests.
     private const string ManualVerification = "For manual verification";
 
-    [Fact(Skip = "Copilot Studio does not support session history retrieval, so this test is not applicable.")]
-    public override Task SessionMaintainsHistoryAsync() =>
-        Task.CompletedTask;
+    public override Task SessionMaintainsHistoryAsync()
+    {
+        Assert.Skip("Copilot Studio does not support session history retrieval, so this test is not applicable.");
+        return base.SessionMaintainsHistoryAsync();
+    }
 
-    [Fact(Skip = ManualVerification)]
-    public override Task RunWithChatMessageReturnsExpectedResultAsync() =>
-        base.RunWithChatMessageReturnsExpectedResultAsync();
+    public override Task RunWithChatMessageReturnsExpectedResultAsync()
+    {
+        Assert.SkipWhen(ManualVerification is not null, ManualVerification ?? string.Empty);
+        return base.RunWithChatMessageReturnsExpectedResultAsync();
+    }
 
-    [Fact(Skip = ManualVerification)]
-    public override Task RunWithChatMessagesReturnsExpectedResultAsync() =>
-        base.RunWithChatMessagesReturnsExpectedResultAsync();
+    public override Task RunWithChatMessagesReturnsExpectedResultAsync()
+    {
+        Assert.SkipWhen(ManualVerification is not null, ManualVerification ?? string.Empty);
+        return base.RunWithChatMessagesReturnsExpectedResultAsync();
+    }
 
-    [Fact(Skip = ManualVerification)]
-    public override Task RunWithNoMessageDoesNotFailAsync() =>
-        base.RunWithNoMessageDoesNotFailAsync();
+    public override Task RunWithNoMessageDoesNotFailAsync()
+    {
+        Assert.SkipWhen(ManualVerification is not null, ManualVerification ?? string.Empty);
+        return base.RunWithNoMessageDoesNotFailAsync();
+    }
 
-    [Fact(Skip = ManualVerification)]
-    public override Task RunWithStringReturnsExpectedResultAsync() =>
-        base.RunWithStringReturnsExpectedResultAsync();
+    public override Task RunWithStringReturnsExpectedResultAsync()
+    {
+        Assert.SkipWhen(ManualVerification is not null, ManualVerification ?? string.Empty);
+        return base.RunWithStringReturnsExpectedResultAsync();
+    }
 }

dotnet/tests/CopilotStudio.IntegrationTests/CopilotStudioRunTests.cs

@@ -10,23 +10,33 @@ public class CopilotStudioRunTests() : RunTests<CopilotStudioFixture>(() => new(
     // Set to null to run the tests.
     private const string ManualVerification = "For manual verification";
 
-    [Fact(Skip = "Copilot Studio does not support session history retrieval, so this test is not applicable.")]
-    public override Task SessionMaintainsHistoryAsync() =>
-        Task.CompletedTask;
+    public override Task SessionMaintainsHistoryAsync()
+    {
+        Assert.Skip("Copilot Studio does not support session history retrieval, so this test is not applicable.");
+        return base.SessionMaintainsHistoryAsync();
+    }
 
-    [Fact(Skip = ManualVerification)]
-    public override Task RunWithChatMessageReturnsExpectedResultAsync() => base.RunWithChatMessageReturnsExpectedResultAsync();
+    public override Task RunWithChatMessageReturnsExpectedResultAsync()
+    {
+        Assert.SkipWhen(ManualVerification is not null, ManualVerification ?? string.Empty);
+        return base.RunWithChatMessageReturnsExpectedResultAsync();
+    }
 
-    [Fact(Skip = ManualVerification)]
-    public override Task RunWithChatMessagesReturnsExpectedResultAsync() =>
+    public override Task RunWithChatMessagesReturnsExpectedResultAsync()
+    {
+        Assert.SkipWhen(ManualVerification is not null, ManualVerification ?? string.Empty);
+        return base.RunWithChatMessagesReturnsExpectedResultAsync();
+    }
 
-        base.RunWithChatMessagesReturnsExpectedResultAsync();
+    public override Task RunWithNoMessageDoesNotFailAsync()
+    {
+        Assert.SkipWhen(ManualVerification is not null, ManualVerification ?? string.Empty);
+        return base.RunWithNoMessageDoesNotFailAsync();
+    }
 
-    [Fact(Skip = ManualVerification)]
-    public override Task RunWithNoMessageDoesNotFailAsync() =>
-        base.RunWithNoMessageDoesNotFailAsync();
-
-    [Fact(Skip = ManualVerification)]
-    public override Task RunWithStringReturnsExpectedResultAsync() =>
-        base.RunWithStringReturnsExpectedResultAsync();
+    public override Task RunWithStringReturnsExpectedResultAsync()
+    {
+        Assert.SkipWhen(ManualVerification is not null, ManualVerification ?? string.Empty);
+        return base.RunWithStringReturnsExpectedResultAsync();
+    }
 }

dotnet/tests/Directory.Build.props

@@ -6,22 +6,25 @@
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
     <IsTestProject>true</IsTestProject>
     <IsAotCompatible>false</IsAotCompatible>
+    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
     <TargetFrameworks>net10.0;net472</TargetFrameworks>
     <UserSecretsId>b7762d10-e29b-4bb1-8b74-b6d69a667dd4</UserSecretsId>
-    <NoWarn>$(NoWarn);Moq1410;xUnit2023;MAAI001</NoWarn>
+    <UseMicrosoftTestingPlatformRunner>true</UseMicrosoftTestingPlatformRunner>
+    <TestingPlatformDotnetTestSupport>true</TestingPlatformDotnetTestSupport>
+    <NoWarn>$(NoWarn);Moq1410;xUnit1051;MAAI001</NoWarn>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="coverlet.collector" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Testing.Extensions.CodeCoverage" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" />
     <PackageReference Include="Moq" />
-    <PackageReference Include="xRetry" />
-    <PackageReference Include="xunit" />
+    <PackageReference Include="xRetry.v3" />
+    <PackageReference Include="xunit.v3.mtp-v2" />
     <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <Using Include="xRetry" />
+    <Using Include="xRetry.v3" />
     <Using Include="Xunit" />
   </ItemGroup>
 

dotnet/tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.AzureAI.UnitTests/AzureAIProjectChatClientExtensionsTests.cs

@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ public sealed class AzureAIProjectChatClientExtensionsTests
     public async Task CreateAIAgentAsync_WithModelAndOptions_CreatesValidAgentAsync()
     {
         // Arrange
-        AIProjectClient client = this.CreateTestAgentClient(agentName: "test-agent", instructions: "Test instructions");
+        using var testClient = CreateTestAgentClientWithHandler(agentName: "test-agent", instructions: "Test instructions");
         var options = new ChatClientAgentOptions
         {
             Name = "test-agent",
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ public sealed class AzureAIProjectChatClientExtensionsTests
         };
 
         // Act
-        var agent = await client.CreateAIAgentAsync("test-model", options);
+        var agent = await testClient.Client.CreateAIAgentAsync("test-model", options);
 
         // Assert
         Assert.NotNull(agent);
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ public sealed class AzureAIProjectChatClientExtensionsTests
     public async Task CreateAIAgentAsync_WithModelAndOptions_WithClientFactory_AppliesFactoryCorrectlyAsync()
     {
         // Arrange
-        AIProjectClient client = this.CreateTestAgentClient(agentName: "test-agent", instructions: "Test instructions");
+        using var testClient = CreateTestAgentClientWithHandler(agentName: "test-agent", instructions: "Test instructions");
         var options = new ChatClientAgentOptions
         {
             Name = "test-agent",
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ public sealed class AzureAIProjectChatClientExtensionsTests
         TestChatClient? testChatClient = null;
 
         // Act
-        var agent = await client.CreateAIAgentAsync(
+        var agent = await testClient.Client.CreateAIAgentAsync(
             "test-model",
             options,
             clientFactory: (innerClient) => testChatClient = new TestChatClient(innerClient));
@@ -560,12 +560,12 @@ public sealed class AzureAIProjectChatClientExtensionsTests
     public async Task CreateAIAgentAsync_WithDefinition_CreatesAgentSuccessfullyAsync()
     {
         // Arrange
-        AIProjectClient client = this.CreateTestAgentClient();
+        using var testClient = CreateTestAgentClientWithHandler();
         var definition = new PromptAgentDefinition("test-model") { Instructions = "Test" };
         var options = new AgentVersionCreationOptions(definition);
 
         // Act
-        var agent = await client.CreateAIAgentAsync("test-agent", options);
+        var agent = await testClient.Client.CreateAIAgentAsync("test-agent", options);
 
         // Assert
         Assert.NotNull(agent);
@@ -582,12 +582,12 @@ public sealed class AzureAIProjectChatClientExtensionsTests
         var definition = new PromptAgentDefinition("test-model") { Instructions = "Test" };
 
         var definitionResponse = GeneratePromptDefinitionResponse(definition, null);
-        AIProjectClient client = this.CreateTestAgentClient(agentName: "test-agent", agentDefinitionResponse: definitionResponse);
+        using var testClient = CreateTestAgentClientWithHandler(agentName: "test-agent", agentDefinitionResponse: definitionResponse);
 
         var options = new AgentVersionCreationOptions(definition);
 
         // Act
-        var agent = await client.CreateAIAgentAsync("test-agent", options);
+        var agent = await testClient.Client.CreateAIAgentAsync("test-agent", options);
 
         // Assert
         Assert.NotNull(agent);
@@ -602,12 +602,12 @@ public sealed class AzureAIProjectChatClientExtensionsTests
     {
         // Arrange
         var definition = new PromptAgentDefinition("test-model") { Instructions = "Test" };
-        AIProjectClient client = this.CreateTestAgentClient(agentName: "test-agent", agentDefinitionResponse: definition);
+        using var testClient = CreateTestAgentClientWithHandler(agentName: "test-agent", agentDefinitionResponse: definition);
 
         var options = new AgentVersionCreationOptions(definition);
 
         // Act
-        var agent = await client.CreateAIAgentAsync("test-agent", options);
+        var agent = await testClient.Client.CreateAIAgentAsync("test-agent", options);
 
         // Assert
         Assert.NotNull(agent);
@@ -628,12 +628,12 @@ public sealed class AzureAIProjectChatClientExtensionsTests
 
         // Create a response definition with the same tool
         var definitionResponse = GeneratePromptDefinitionResponse(definition, definition.Tools.Select(t => t.AsAITool()).ToList());
-        AIProjectClient client = this.CreateTestAgentClient(agentName: "test-agent", agentDefinitionResponse: definitionResponse);
+        using var testClient = CreateTestAgentClientWithHandler(agentName: "test-agent", agentDefinitionResponse: definitionResponse);
 
         var options = new AgentVersionCreationOptions(definition);
 
         // Act
-        var agent = await client.CreateAIAgentAsync("test-agent", options);
+        var agent = await testClient.Client.CreateAIAgentAsync("test-agent", options);
 
         // Assert
         Assert.NotNull(agent);
@@ -667,12 +667,12 @@ public sealed class AzureAIProjectChatClientExtensionsTests
             definitionResponse.Tools.Add(tool);
         }
 
-        AIProjectClient client = this.CreateTestAgentClient(agentDefinitionResponse: definitionResponse);
+        using var testClient = CreateTestAgentClientWithHandler(agentDefinitionResponse: definitionResponse);
 
         var options = new AgentVersionCreationOptions(definition);
 
         // Act
-        var agent = await client.CreateAIAgentAsync("test-agent", options);
+        var agent = await testClient.Client.CreateAIAgentAsync("test-agent", options);
 
         // Assert
         Assert.NotNull(agent);
@@ -803,10 +803,10 @@ public sealed class AzureAIProjectChatClientExtensionsTests
 
         var definitionResponse = GeneratePromptDefinitionResponse(new PromptAgentDefinition("test-model") { Instructions = "Test instructions" }, tools);
 
-        AIProjectClient client = this.CreateTestAgentClient(agentName: "test-agent", agentDefinitionResponse: definitionResponse);
+        using var testClient = CreateTestAgentClientWithHandler(agentName: "test-agent", agentDefinitionResponse: definitionResponse);
 
         // Act
-        var agent = await client.CreateAIAgentAsync(
+        var agent = await testClient.Client.CreateAIAgentAsync(
             "test-agent",
             "test-model",
             "Test instructions",
@@ -831,14 +831,14 @@ public sealed class AzureAIProjectChatClientExtensionsTests
     public async Task CreateAIAgentAsync_WithDefinitionTools_CreatesAgentAsync()
     {
         // Arrange
-        AIProjectClient client = this.CreateTestAgentClient();
+        using var testClient = CreateTestAgentClientWithHandler();
         var definition = new PromptAgentDefinition("test-model") { Instructions = "Test instructions" };
         definition.Tools.Add(ResponseTool.CreateFunctionTool("async_tool", BinaryData.FromString("{}"), strictModeEnabled: false));
 
         var options = new AgentVersionCreationOptions(definition);
 
         // Act
-        var agent = await client.CreateAIAgentAsync("test-agent", options);
+        var agent = await testClient.Client.CreateAIAgentAsync("test-agent", options);
 
         // Assert
         Assert.NotNull(agent);
@@ -885,7 +885,7 @@ public sealed class AzureAIProjectChatClientExtensionsTests
         var sharepointOptions = new SharePointGroundingToolOptions();
         sharepointOptions.ProjectConnections.Add(new ToolProjectConnection("connection-id"));
 
-        var structuredOutputs = new StructuredOutputDefinition("name", "description", BinaryData.FromString(AIJsonUtilities.CreateJsonSchema(new { id = "test" }.GetType()).ToString()), false);
+        var structuredOutputs = new StructuredOutputDefinition("name", "description", new Dictionary<string, BinaryData> { ["schema"] = BinaryData.FromString(AIJsonUtilities.CreateJsonSchema(new { id = "test" }.GetType()).ToString()) }, false);
 
         // Add tools to the definition
         definition.Tools.Add(ResponseTool.CreateFunctionTool("create_tool", BinaryData.FromString("{}"), strictModeEnabled: false));
@@ -902,12 +902,12 @@ public sealed class AzureAIProjectChatClientExtensionsTests
         // Generate agent definition response with the tools
         var definitionResponse = GeneratePromptDefinitionResponse(definition, definition.Tools.Select(t => t.AsAITool()).ToList());
 
-        AIProjectClient client = this.CreateTestAgentClient(agentDefinitionResponse: definitionResponse);
+        using var testClient = CreateTestAgentClientWithHandler(agentDefinitionResponse: definitionResponse);
 
         var options = new AgentVersionCreationOptions(definition);
 
         // Act
-        var agent = await client.CreateAIAgentAsync("test-agent", options);
+        var agent = await testClient.Client.CreateAIAgentAsync("test-agent", options);
 
         // Assert
         Assert.NotNull(agent);
@@ -942,12 +942,12 @@ public sealed class AzureAIProjectChatClientExtensionsTests
         var definitionResponse = new PromptAgentDefinition("test-model") { Instructions = "Test" };
         definitionResponse.Tools.Add(functionTool);
 
-        AIProjectClient client = this.CreateTestAgentClient(agentName: "test-agent", agentDefinitionResponse: definitionResponse);
+        using var testClient = CreateTestAgentClientWithHandler(agentName: "test-agent", agentDefinitionResponse: definitionResponse);
 
         var options = new AgentVersionCreationOptions(definition);
 
         // Act
-        var agent = await client.CreateAIAgentAsync("test-agent", options);
+        var agent = await testClient.Client.CreateAIAgentAsync("test-agent", options);
 
         // Assert
         Assert.NotNull(agent);
@@ -961,7 +961,7 @@ public sealed class AzureAIProjectChatClientExtensionsTests
     public async Task CreateAIAgentAsync_WithDeclarativeFunctionFromDefinition_AcceptsDeclarativeFunctionAsync()
     {
         // Arrange
-        AIProjectClient client = this.CreateTestAgentClient();
+        using var testClient = CreateTestAgentClientWithHandler();
         var definition = new PromptAgentDefinition("test-model") { Instructions = "Test" };
 
         // Create a declarative function (not invocable) using AIFunctionFactory.CreateDeclaration
@@ -974,7 +974,7 @@ public sealed class AzureAIProjectChatClientExtensionsTests
         var options = new AgentVersionCreationOptions(definition);
 
         // Act
-        var agent = await client.CreateAIAgentAsync("test-agent", options);
+        var agent = await testClient.Client.CreateAIAgentAsync("test-agent", options);
 
         // Assert
         Assert.NotNull(agent);
@@ -1001,12 +1001,12 @@ public sealed class AzureAIProjectChatClientExtensionsTests
         var definitionResponse = new PromptAgentDefinition("test-model") { Instructions = "Test" };
         definitionResponse.Tools.Add(declarativeFunction.AsOpenAIResponseTool() ?? throw new InvalidOperationException());
 
-        AIProjectClient client = this.CreateTestAgentClient(agentName: "test-agent", agentDefinitionResponse: definitionResponse);
+        using var testClient = CreateTestAgentClientWithHandler(agentName: "test-agent", agentDefinitionResponse: definitionResponse);
 
         var options = new AgentVersionCreationOptions(definition);
 
         // Act
-        var agent = await client.CreateAIAgentAsync("test-agent", options);
+        var agent = await testClient.Client.CreateAIAgentAsync("test-agent", options);
 
         // Assert
         Assert.NotNull(agent);
@@ -1027,12 +1027,12 @@ public sealed class AzureAIProjectChatClientExtensionsTests
         var definition = new PromptAgentDefinition("test-model") { Instructions = "Test instructions" };
 
         var definitionResponse = GeneratePromptDefinitionResponse(definition, null);
-        AIProjectClient client = this.CreateTestAgentClient(agentName: "test-agent", agentDefinitionResponse: definitionResponse);
+        using var testClient = CreateTestAgentClientWithHandler(agentName: "test-agent", agentDefinitionResponse: definitionResponse);
 
         var options = new AgentVersionCreationOptions(definition);
 
         // Act
-        var agent = await client.CreateAIAgentAsync("test-agent", options);
+        var agent = await testClient.Client.CreateAIAgentAsync("test-agent", options);
 
         // Assert
         Assert.NotNull(agent);
@@ -1083,7 +1083,7 @@ public sealed class AzureAIProjectChatClientExtensionsTests
             new PromptAgentDefinition("test-model") { Instructions = "Test" },
             tools);
 
-        AIProjectClient client = this.CreateTestAgentClient(agentName: "test-agent", agentDefinitionResponse: definitionResponse);
+        using var testClient = CreateTestAgentClientWithHandler(agentName: "test-agent", agentDefinitionResponse: definitionResponse);
 
         var options = new ChatClientAgentOptions
         {
@@ -1092,7 +1092,7 @@ public sealed class AzureAIProjectChatClientExtensionsTests
         };
 
         // Act
-        var agent = await client.CreateAIAgentAsync("test-model", options);
+        var agent = await testClient.Client.CreateAIAgentAsync("test-model", options);
 
         // Assert
         Assert.NotNull(agent);
@@ -1278,14 +1278,14 @@ public sealed class AzureAIProjectChatClientExtensionsTests
     public async Task CreateAIAgentAsync_WithClientFactory_ReceivesCorrectUnderlyingClientAsync()
     {
         // Arrange
-        AIProjectClient client = this.CreateTestAgentClient();
+        using var testClient = CreateTestAgentClientWithHandler();
         var definition = new PromptAgentDefinition("test-model") { Instructions = "Test" };
         IChatClient? receivedClient = null;
 
         var options = new AgentVersionCreationOptions(definition);
 
         // Act
-        var agent = await client.CreateAIAgentAsync(
+        var agent = await testClient.Client.CreateAIAgentAsync(
             "test-agent",
             options,
             clientFactory: (innerClient) =>
@@ -1340,10 +1340,10 @@ public sealed class AzureAIProjectChatClientExtensionsTests
         const string AgentName = "test-agent";
         const string Model = "test-model";
         const string Instructions = "Test instructions";
-        AIProjectClient client = this.CreateTestAgentClient(AgentName, Instructions);
+        using var testClient = CreateTestAgentClientWithHandler(AgentName, Instructions);
 
         // Act
-        var agent = await client.CreateAIAgentAsync(
+        var agent = await testClient.Client.CreateAIAgentAsync(
             AgentName,
             Model,
             Instructions,
@@ -1367,12 +1367,12 @@ public sealed class AzureAIProjectChatClientExtensionsTests
         var definition = new PromptAgentDefinition("test-model") { Instructions = "Test" };
 
         var agentDefinitionResponse = GeneratePromptDefinitionResponse(definition, null);
-        AIProjectClient client = this.CreateTestAgentClient(agentName: "test-agent", agentDefinitionResponse: agentDefinitionResponse);
+        using var testClient = CreateTestAgentClientWithHandler(agentName: "test-agent", agentDefinitionResponse: agentDefinitionResponse);
 
         var options = new AgentVersionCreationOptions(definition);
 
         // Act
-        var agent = await client.CreateAIAgentAsync(
+        var agent = await testClient.Client.CreateAIAgentAsync(
             "test-agent",
             options,
             clientFactory: (innerClient) => new TestChatClient(innerClient));
@@ -1390,7 +1390,8 @@ public sealed class AzureAIProjectChatClientExtensionsTests
     #region User-Agent Header Tests
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// Verifies that the user-agent header is added to both synchronous and asynchronous requests made by agent creation methods.
+    /// Verifies that the MEAI user-agent header is added to CreateAIAgentAsync POST requests
+    /// via the protocol method's RequestOptions pipeline policy.
     /// </summary>
     [Fact]
     public async Task CreateAIAgentAsync_UserAgentHeaderAddedToRequestsAsync()
@@ -1398,9 +1399,12 @@ public sealed class AzureAIProjectChatClientExtensionsTests
         using var httpHandler = new HttpHandlerAssert(request =>
         {
             Assert.Equal("POST", request.Method.Method);
-            Assert.Contains("MEAI", request.Headers.UserAgent.ToString());
 
-            return new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.OK) { Content = new StringContent(TestDataUtil.GetAgentResponseJson(), Encoding.UTF8, "application/json") };
+            // Verify MEAI user-agent header is present on CreateAgentVersion POST request
+            Assert.True(request.Headers.TryGetValues("User-Agent", out var userAgentValues));
+            Assert.Contains(userAgentValues, v => v.Contains("MEAI"));
+
+            return new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.OK) { Content = new StringContent(TestDataUtil.GetAgentVersionResponseJson(), Encoding.UTF8, "application/json") };
         });
 
 #pragma warning disable CA5399
@@ -1940,7 +1944,7 @@ public sealed class AzureAIProjectChatClientExtensionsTests
     public async Task CreateAIAgentAsync_WithTextResponseFormat_CreatesAgentSuccessfullyAsync()
     {
         // Arrange
-        AIProjectClient client = this.CreateTestAgentClient();
+        using var testClient = CreateTestAgentClientWithHandler();
         var options = new ChatClientAgentOptions
         {
             Name = "test-agent",
@@ -1952,7 +1956,7 @@ public sealed class AzureAIProjectChatClientExtensionsTests
         };
 
         // Act
-        ChatClientAgent agent = await client.CreateAIAgentAsync("test-model", options);
+        ChatClientAgent agent = await testClient.Client.CreateAIAgentAsync("test-model", options);
 
         // Assert
         Assert.NotNull(agent);
@@ -1966,7 +1970,7 @@ public sealed class AzureAIProjectChatClientExtensionsTests
     public async Task CreateAIAgentAsync_WithJsonResponseFormatWithoutSchema_CreatesAgentSuccessfullyAsync()
     {
         // Arrange
-        AIProjectClient client = this.CreateTestAgentClient();
+        using var testClient = CreateTestAgentClientWithHandler();
         var options = new ChatClientAgentOptions
         {
             Name = "test-agent",
@@ -1978,7 +1982,7 @@ public sealed class AzureAIProjectChatClientExtensionsTests
         };
 
         // Act
-        ChatClientAgent agent = await client.CreateAIAgentAsync("test-model", options);
+        ChatClientAgent agent = await testClient.Client.CreateAIAgentAsync("test-model", options);
 
         // Assert
         Assert.NotNull(agent);
@@ -1992,7 +1996,7 @@ public sealed class AzureAIProjectChatClientExtensionsTests
     public async Task CreateAIAgentAsync_WithJsonResponseFormatWithSchema_CreatesAgentSuccessfullyAsync()
     {
         // Arrange
-        AIProjectClient client = this.CreateTestAgentClient();
+        using var testClient = CreateTestAgentClientWithHandler();
         JsonElement schemaElement = AIJsonUtilities.CreateJsonSchema(typeof(TestSchema));
         var jsonFormat = ChatResponseFormat.ForJsonSchema(schemaElement, "test_schema", "A test schema");
         var options = new ChatClientAgentOptions
@@ -2006,7 +2010,7 @@ public sealed class AzureAIProjectChatClientExtensionsTests
         };
 
         // Act
-        ChatClientAgent agent = await client.CreateAIAgentAsync("test-model", options);
+        ChatClientAgent agent = await testClient.Client.CreateAIAgentAsync("test-model", options);
 
         // Assert
         Assert.NotNull(agent);
@@ -2020,7 +2024,7 @@ public sealed class AzureAIProjectChatClientExtensionsTests
     public async Task CreateAIAgentAsync_WithJsonResponseFormatWithSchemaAndStrictMode_CreatesAgentSuccessfullyAsync()
     {
         // Arrange
-        AIProjectClient client = this.CreateTestAgentClient();
+        using var testClient = CreateTestAgentClientWithHandler();
         JsonElement schemaElement = AIJsonUtilities.CreateJsonSchema(typeof(TestSchema));
         var jsonFormat = ChatResponseFormat.ForJsonSchema(schemaElement, "test_schema", "A test schema");
         var additionalProps = new AdditionalPropertiesDictionary
@@ -2039,7 +2043,7 @@ public sealed class AzureAIProjectChatClientExtensionsTests
         };
 
         // Act
-        ChatClientAgent agent = await client.CreateAIAgentAsync("test-model", options);
+        ChatClientAgent agent = await testClient.Client.CreateAIAgentAsync("test-model", options);
 
         // Assert
         Assert.NotNull(agent);
@@ -2053,7 +2057,7 @@ public sealed class AzureAIProjectChatClientExtensionsTests
     public async Task CreateAIAgentAsync_WithJsonResponseFormatWithSchemaAndStrictModeFalse_CreatesAgentSuccessfullyAsync()
     {
         // Arrange
-        AIProjectClient client = this.CreateTestAgentClient();
+        using var testClient = CreateTestAgentClientWithHandler();
         JsonElement schemaElement = AIJsonUtilities.CreateJsonSchema(typeof(TestSchema));
         var jsonFormat = ChatResponseFormat.ForJsonSchema(schemaElement, "test_schema", "A test schema");
         var additionalProps = new AdditionalPropertiesDictionary
@@ -2072,7 +2076,7 @@ public sealed class AzureAIProjectChatClientExtensionsTests
         };
 
         // Act
-        ChatClientAgent agent = await client.CreateAIAgentAsync("test-model", options);
+        ChatClientAgent agent = await testClient.Client.CreateAIAgentAsync("test-model", options);
 
         // Assert
         Assert.NotNull(agent);
@@ -2090,7 +2094,7 @@ public sealed class AzureAIProjectChatClientExtensionsTests
     public async Task CreateAIAgentAsync_WithRawRepresentationFactory_CreatesAgentSuccessfullyAsync()
     {
         // Arrange
-        AIProjectClient client = this.CreateTestAgentClient();
+        using var testClient = CreateTestAgentClientWithHandler();
         var options = new ChatClientAgentOptions
         {
             Name = "test-agent",
@@ -2102,7 +2106,7 @@ public sealed class AzureAIProjectChatClientExtensionsTests
         };
 
         // Act
-        ChatClientAgent agent = await client.CreateAIAgentAsync("test-model", options);
+        ChatClientAgent agent = await testClient.Client.CreateAIAgentAsync("test-model", options);
 
         // Assert
         Assert.NotNull(agent);
@@ -2116,7 +2120,7 @@ public sealed class AzureAIProjectChatClientExtensionsTests
     public async Task CreateAIAgentAsync_WithRawRepresentationFactoryReturningNull_CreatesAgentSuccessfullyAsync()
     {
         // Arrange
-        AIProjectClient client = this.CreateTestAgentClient();
+        using var testClient = CreateTestAgentClientWithHandler();
         var options = new ChatClientAgentOptions
         {
             Name = "test-agent",
@@ -2128,7 +2132,7 @@ public sealed class AzureAIProjectChatClientExtensionsTests
         };
 
         // Act
-        ChatClientAgent agent = await client.CreateAIAgentAsync("test-model", options);
+        ChatClientAgent agent = await testClient.Client.CreateAIAgentAsync("test-model", options);
 
         // Assert
         Assert.NotNull(agent);
@@ -2142,7 +2146,7 @@ public sealed class AzureAIProjectChatClientExtensionsTests
     public async Task CreateAIAgentAsync_WithRawRepresentationFactoryReturningNonCreateResponseOptions_CreatesAgentSuccessfullyAsync()
     {
         // Arrange
-        AIProjectClient client = this.CreateTestAgentClient();
+        using var testClient = CreateTestAgentClientWithHandler();
         var options = new ChatClientAgentOptions
         {
             Name = "test-agent",
@@ -2154,7 +2158,7 @@ public sealed class AzureAIProjectChatClientExtensionsTests
         };
 
         // Act
-        ChatClientAgent agent = await client.CreateAIAgentAsync("test-model", options);
+        ChatClientAgent agent = await testClient.Client.CreateAIAgentAsync("test-model", options);
 
         // Assert
         Assert.NotNull(agent);
@@ -2172,7 +2176,7 @@ public sealed class AzureAIProjectChatClientExtensionsTests
     public async Task CreateAIAgentAsync_WithDescription_SetsDescriptionAsync()
     {
         // Arrange
-        AIProjectClient client = this.CreateTestAgentClient(description: "Test description");
+        using var testClient = CreateTestAgentClientWithHandler(description: "Test description");
         var options = new ChatClientAgentOptions
         {
             Name = "test-agent",
@@ -2181,7 +2185,7 @@ public sealed class AzureAIProjectChatClientExtensionsTests
         };
 
         // Act
-        ChatClientAgent agent = await client.CreateAIAgentAsync("test-model", options);
+        ChatClientAgent agent = await testClient.Client.CreateAIAgentAsync("test-model", options);
 
         // Assert
         Assert.NotNull(agent);
@@ -2195,7 +2199,7 @@ public sealed class AzureAIProjectChatClientExtensionsTests
     public async Task CreateAIAgentAsync_WithoutDescription_CreatesAgentSuccessfullyAsync()
     {
         // Arrange
-        AIProjectClient client = this.CreateTestAgentClient();
+        using var testClient = CreateTestAgentClientWithHandler();
         var options = new ChatClientAgentOptions
         {
             Name = "test-agent",
@@ -2203,7 +2207,7 @@ public sealed class AzureAIProjectChatClientExtensionsTests
         };
 
         // Act
-        ChatClientAgent agent = await client.CreateAIAgentAsync("test-model", options);
+        ChatClientAgent agent = await testClient.Client.CreateAIAgentAsync("test-model", options);
 
         // Assert
         Assert.NotNull(agent);
@@ -2688,7 +2692,7 @@ public sealed class AzureAIProjectChatClientExtensionsTests
     public async Task CreateAIAgentAsync_WithHostedToolTypes_CreatesAgentSuccessfullyAsync()
     {
         // Arrange
-        AIProjectClient client = this.CreateTestAgentClient();
+        using var testClient = CreateTestAgentClientWithHandler();
         var webSearchTool = new HostedWebSearchTool();
 
         var options = new ChatClientAgentOptions
@@ -2702,7 +2706,7 @@ public sealed class AzureAIProjectChatClientExtensionsTests
         };
 
         // Act
-        ChatClientAgent agent = await client.CreateAIAgentAsync("test-model", options);
+        ChatClientAgent agent = await testClient.Client.CreateAIAgentAsync("test-model", options);
 
         // Assert
         Assert.NotNull(agent);
@@ -2855,6 +2859,54 @@ public sealed class AzureAIProjectChatClientExtensionsTests
         return new FakeAgentClient(agentName, instructions, description, agentDefinitionResponse);
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Creates a test AIProjectClient backed by an HTTP handler that returns canned responses.
+    /// Used for tests that exercise the protocol-method code path (CreateAgentVersion).
+    /// The returned client must be disposed to clean up the underlying HttpClient/handler.
+    /// </summary>
+    private static DisposableTestClient CreateTestAgentClientWithHandler(string? agentName = null, string? instructions = null, string? description = null, AgentDefinition? agentDefinitionResponse = null)
+    {
+        var responseJson = TestDataUtil.GetAgentVersionResponseJson(agentName, agentDefinitionResponse, instructions, description);
+
+        var httpHandler = new HttpHandlerAssert(_ =>
+            new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.OK) { Content = new StringContent(responseJson, Encoding.UTF8, "application/json") });
+
+#pragma warning disable CA5399
+        var httpClient = new HttpClient(httpHandler);
+#pragma warning restore CA5399
+
+        var client = new AIProjectClient(
+            new Uri("https://test.openai.azure.com/"),
+            new FakeAuthenticationTokenProvider(),
+            new() { Transport = new HttpClientPipelineTransport(httpClient) });
+
+        return new DisposableTestClient(client, httpClient, httpHandler);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Wraps an AIProjectClient and its disposable dependencies for deterministic cleanup.
+    /// </summary>
+    private sealed class DisposableTestClient : IDisposable
+    {
+        private readonly HttpClient _httpClient;
+        private readonly HttpHandlerAssert _httpHandler;
+
+        public DisposableTestClient(AIProjectClient client, HttpClient httpClient, HttpHandlerAssert httpHandler)
+        {
+            this.Client = client;
+            this._httpClient = httpClient;
+            this._httpHandler = httpHandler;
+        }
+
+        public AIProjectClient Client { get; }
+
+        public void Dispose()
+        {
+            this._httpClient.Dispose();
+            this._httpHandler.Dispose();
+        }
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Creates a test AgentRecord for testing.
     /// </summary>
@@ -3039,25 +3091,13 @@ public sealed class AzureAIProjectChatClientExtensionsTests
                 return Task.FromResult(ClientResult.FromValue(ModelReaderWriter.Read<AgentRecord>(BinaryData.FromString(responseJson))!, new MockPipelineResponse(200)));
             }
 
-            public override ClientResult CreateAgentVersion(string agentName, BinaryContent content, RequestOptions? options = null)
-            {
-                var responseJson = this.GetAgentVersionResponseJson();
-                return ClientResult.FromValue(ModelReaderWriter.Read<AgentVersion>(BinaryData.FromString(responseJson))!, new MockPipelineResponse(200, BinaryData.FromString(responseJson)));
-            }
-
-            public override ClientResult<AgentVersion> CreateAgentVersion(string agentName, AgentVersionCreationOptions? options = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+            public override ClientResult<AgentVersion> CreateAgentVersion(string agentName, AgentVersionCreationOptions? options = null, string? foundryFeatures = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
             {
                 var responseJson = this.GetAgentVersionResponseJson();
                 return ClientResult.FromValue(ModelReaderWriter.Read<AgentVersion>(BinaryData.FromString(responseJson))!, new MockPipelineResponse(200));
             }
 
-            public override Task<ClientResult> CreateAgentVersionAsync(string agentName, BinaryContent content, RequestOptions? options = null)
-            {
-                var responseJson = this.GetAgentVersionResponseJson();
-                return Task.FromResult<ClientResult>(ClientResult.FromValue(ModelReaderWriter.Read<AgentVersion>(BinaryData.FromString(responseJson))!, new MockPipelineResponse(200, BinaryData.FromString(responseJson))));
-            }
-
-            public override Task<ClientResult<AgentVersion>> CreateAgentVersionAsync(string agentName, AgentVersionCreationOptions? options = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+            public override Task<ClientResult<AgentVersion>> CreateAgentVersionAsync(string agentName, AgentVersionCreationOptions? options = null, string? foundryFeatures = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
             {
                 var responseJson = this.GetAgentVersionResponseJson();
                 return Task.FromResult(ClientResult.FromValue(ModelReaderWriter.Read<AgentVersion>(BinaryData.FromString(responseJson))!, new MockPipelineResponse(200)));

dotnet/tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.AzureAI.UnitTests/AzureAIProjectChatClientTests.cs

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public class AzureAIProjectChatClientTests
         var requestTriggered = false;
         using var httpHandler = new HttpHandlerAssert(async (request) =>
         {
-            if (request.RequestUri!.PathAndQuery.Contains("openai/responses"))
+            if (request.Method == HttpMethod.Post && request.RequestUri!.PathAndQuery.Contains("/responses"))
             {
                 requestTriggered = true;
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public class AzureAIProjectChatClientTests
         var requestTriggered = false;
         using var httpHandler = new HttpHandlerAssert(async (request) =>
         {
-            if (request.RequestUri!.PathAndQuery.Contains("openai/responses"))
+            if (request.Method == HttpMethod.Post && request.RequestUri!.PathAndQuery.Contains("/responses"))
             {
                 requestTriggered = true;
 
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ public class AzureAIProjectChatClientTests
         var requestTriggered = false;
         using var httpHandler = new HttpHandlerAssert(async (request) =>
         {
-            if (request.RequestUri!.PathAndQuery.Contains("openai/responses"))
+            if (request.Method == HttpMethod.Post && request.RequestUri!.PathAndQuery.Contains("/responses"))
             {
                 requestTriggered = true;
 
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ public class AzureAIProjectChatClientTests
         var requestTriggered = false;
         using var httpHandler = new HttpHandlerAssert(async (request) =>
         {
-            if (request.RequestUri!.PathAndQuery.Contains("openai/responses"))
+            if (request.Method == HttpMethod.Post && request.RequestUri!.PathAndQuery.Contains("/responses"))
             {
                 requestTriggered = true;
 

dotnet/tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.CosmosNoSql.UnitTests/CosmosChatHistoryProviderTests.cs

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public sealed class CosmosChatHistoryProviderTests : IAsyncLifetime, IDisposable
     private bool _preserveContainer;
     private CosmosClient? _setupClient; // Only used for test setup/cleanup
 
-    public async Task InitializeAsync()
+    public async ValueTask InitializeAsync()
     {
         // Fail fast if emulator is not available
         this.SkipIfEmulatorNotAvailable();
@@ -100,8 +100,10 @@ public sealed class CosmosChatHistoryProviderTests : IAsyncLifetime, IDisposable
         }
     }
 
-    public async Task DisposeAsync()
+    public async ValueTask DisposeAsync()
     {
+        GC.SuppressFinalize(this);
+
         if (this._setupClient != null && this._emulatorAvailable)
         {
             try
@@ -143,12 +145,12 @@ public sealed class CosmosChatHistoryProviderTests : IAsyncLifetime, IDisposable
         // Locally: Skip if emulator connection check failed
         var ciEmulatorAvailable = string.Equals(Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("COSMOSDB_EMULATOR_AVAILABLE"), bool.TrueString, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
 
-        Xunit.Skip.If(!ciEmulatorAvailable && !this._emulatorAvailable, "Cosmos DB Emulator is not available");
+        Assert.SkipWhen(!ciEmulatorAvailable && !this._emulatorAvailable, "Cosmos DB Emulator is not available");
     }
 
     #region Constructor Tests
 
-    [SkippableFact]
+    [Fact]
     [Trait("Category", "CosmosDB")]
     public void StateKeys_ReturnsDefaultKey_WhenNoStateKeyProvided()
     {
@@ -163,7 +165,7 @@ public sealed class CosmosChatHistoryProviderTests : IAsyncLifetime, IDisposable
         Assert.Contains("CosmosChatHistoryProvider", provider.StateKeys);
     }
 
-    [SkippableFact]
+    [Fact]
     [Trait("Category", "CosmosDB")]
     public void StateKeys_ReturnsCustomKey_WhenSetViaConstructor()
     {
@@ -179,7 +181,7 @@ public sealed class CosmosChatHistoryProviderTests : IAsyncLifetime, IDisposable
         Assert.Contains("custom-key", provider.StateKeys);
     }
 
-    [SkippableFact]
+    [Fact]
     [Trait("Category", "CosmosDB")]
     public void Constructor_WithConnectionString_ShouldCreateInstance()
     {
@@ -196,7 +198,7 @@ public sealed class CosmosChatHistoryProviderTests : IAsyncLifetime, IDisposable
         Assert.Equal(TestContainerId, provider.ContainerId);
     }
 
-    [SkippableFact]
+    [Fact]
     [Trait("Category", "CosmosDB")]
     public void Constructor_WithNullConnectionString_ShouldThrowArgumentException()
     {
@@ -206,7 +208,7 @@ public sealed class CosmosChatHistoryProviderTests : IAsyncLifetime, IDisposable
                 _ => new CosmosChatHistoryProvider.State("test-conversation")));
     }
 
-    [SkippableFact]
+    [Fact]
     [Trait("Category", "CosmosDB")]
     public void Constructor_WithNullStateInitializer_ShouldThrowArgumentNullException()
     {
@@ -221,7 +223,7 @@ public sealed class CosmosChatHistoryProviderTests : IAsyncLifetime, IDisposable
 
     #region InvokedAsync Tests
 
-    [SkippableFact]
+    [Fact]
     [Trait("Category", "CosmosDB")]
     public async Task InvokedAsync_WithSingleMessage_ShouldAddMessageAsync()
     {
@@ -286,7 +288,7 @@ public sealed class CosmosChatHistoryProviderTests : IAsyncLifetime, IDisposable
         Assert.Equal(ChatRole.User, messageList[0].Role);
     }
 
-    [SkippableFact]
+    [Fact]
     [Trait("Category", "CosmosDB")]
     public async Task InvokedAsync_WithMultipleMessages_ShouldAddAllMessagesAsync()
     {
@@ -329,7 +331,7 @@ public sealed class CosmosChatHistoryProviderTests : IAsyncLifetime, IDisposable
 
     #region InvokingAsync Tests
 
-    [SkippableFact]
+    [Fact]
     [Trait("Category", "CosmosDB")]
     public async Task InvokingAsync_WithNoMessages_ShouldReturnEmptyAsync()
     {
@@ -347,7 +349,7 @@ public sealed class CosmosChatHistoryProviderTests : IAsyncLifetime, IDisposable
         Assert.Empty(messages);
     }
 
-    [SkippableFact]
+    [Fact]
     [Trait("Category", "CosmosDB")]
     public async Task InvokingAsync_WithConversationIsolation_ShouldOnlyReturnMessagesForConversationAsync()
     {
@@ -391,7 +393,7 @@ public sealed class CosmosChatHistoryProviderTests : IAsyncLifetime, IDisposable
 
     #region Integration Tests
 
-    [SkippableFact]
+    [Fact]
     [Trait("Category", "CosmosDB")]
     public async Task FullWorkflow_AddAndGet_ShouldWorkCorrectlyAsync()
     {
@@ -442,7 +444,7 @@ public sealed class CosmosChatHistoryProviderTests : IAsyncLifetime, IDisposable
 
     #region Disposal Tests
 
-    [SkippableFact]
+    [Fact]
     [Trait("Category", "CosmosDB")]
     public void Dispose_AfterUse_ShouldNotThrow()
     {
@@ -455,7 +457,7 @@ public sealed class CosmosChatHistoryProviderTests : IAsyncLifetime, IDisposable
         provider.Dispose(); // Should not throw
     }
 
-    [SkippableFact]
+    [Fact]
     [Trait("Category", "CosmosDB")]
     public void Dispose_MultipleCalls_ShouldNotThrow()
     {
@@ -473,7 +475,7 @@ public sealed class CosmosChatHistoryProviderTests : IAsyncLifetime, IDisposable
 
     #region Hierarchical Partitioning Tests
 
-    [SkippableFact]
+    [Fact]
     [Trait("Category", "CosmosDB")]
     public void Constructor_WithHierarchicalConnectionString_ShouldCreateInstance()
     {
@@ -490,7 +492,7 @@ public sealed class CosmosChatHistoryProviderTests : IAsyncLifetime, IDisposable
         Assert.Equal(HierarchicalTestContainerId, provider.ContainerId);
     }
 
-    [SkippableFact]
+    [Fact]
     [Trait("Category", "CosmosDB")]
     public void Constructor_WithHierarchicalEndpoint_ShouldCreateInstance()
     {
@@ -508,7 +510,7 @@ public sealed class CosmosChatHistoryProviderTests : IAsyncLifetime, IDisposable
         Assert.Equal(HierarchicalTestContainerId, provider.ContainerId);
     }
 
-    [SkippableFact]
+    [Fact]
     [Trait("Category", "CosmosDB")]
     public void Constructor_WithHierarchicalCosmosClient_ShouldCreateInstance()
     {
@@ -525,7 +527,7 @@ public sealed class CosmosChatHistoryProviderTests : IAsyncLifetime, IDisposable
         Assert.Equal(HierarchicalTestContainerId, provider.ContainerId);
     }
 
-    [SkippableFact]
+    [Fact]
     [Trait("Category", "CosmosDB")]
     public void State_WithEmptyConversationId_ShouldThrowArgumentException()
     {
@@ -534,7 +536,7 @@ public sealed class CosmosChatHistoryProviderTests : IAsyncLifetime, IDisposable
             new CosmosChatHistoryProvider.State(""));
     }
 
-    [SkippableFact]
+    [Fact]
     [Trait("Category", "CosmosDB")]
     public void State_WithWhitespaceConversationId_ShouldThrowArgumentException()
     {
@@ -543,7 +545,7 @@ public sealed class CosmosChatHistoryProviderTests : IAsyncLifetime, IDisposable
             new CosmosChatHistoryProvider.State("   "));
     }
 
-    [SkippableFact]
+    [Fact]
     [Trait("Category", "CosmosDB")]
     public async Task InvokedAsync_WithHierarchicalPartitioning_ShouldAddMessageWithMetadataAsync()
     {
@@ -597,7 +599,7 @@ public sealed class CosmosChatHistoryProviderTests : IAsyncLifetime, IDisposable
         Assert.Equal(SessionId, (string)document!.sessionId);
     }
 
-    [SkippableFact]
+    [Fact]
     [Trait("Category", "CosmosDB")]
     public async Task InvokedAsync_WithHierarchicalMultipleMessages_ShouldAddAllMessagesAsync()
     {
@@ -636,7 +638,7 @@ public sealed class CosmosChatHistoryProviderTests : IAsyncLifetime, IDisposable
         Assert.Equal("Third hierarchical message", messageList[2].Text);
     }
 
-    [SkippableFact]
+    [Fact]
     [Trait("Category", "CosmosDB")]
     public async Task InvokingAsync_WithHierarchicalPartitionIsolation_ShouldIsolateMessagesByUserIdAsync()
     {
@@ -682,7 +684,7 @@ public sealed class CosmosChatHistoryProviderTests : IAsyncLifetime, IDisposable
         Assert.Equal("Message from user 2", messageList2[0].Text);
     }
 
-    [SkippableFact]
+    [Fact]
     [Trait("Category", "CosmosDB")]
     public async Task StateBag_WithHierarchicalPartitioning_ShouldPreserveStateAcrossProviderInstancesAsync()
     {
@@ -717,7 +719,7 @@ public sealed class CosmosChatHistoryProviderTests : IAsyncLifetime, IDisposable
         Assert.Equal(HierarchicalTestContainerId, newStore.ContainerId);
     }
 
-    [SkippableFact]
+    [Fact]
     [Trait("Category", "CosmosDB")]
     public async Task HierarchicalAndSimplePartitioning_ShouldCoexistAsync()
     {
@@ -759,7 +761,7 @@ public sealed class CosmosChatHistoryProviderTests : IAsyncLifetime, IDisposable
         Assert.Equal("Hierarchical partitioning message", hierarchicalMessageList[0].Text);
     }
 
-    [SkippableFact]
+    [Fact]
     [Trait("Category", "CosmosDB")]
     public async Task MaxMessagesToRetrieve_ShouldLimitAndReturnMostRecentAsync()
     {
@@ -800,7 +802,7 @@ public sealed class CosmosChatHistoryProviderTests : IAsyncLifetime, IDisposable
         Assert.Equal("Message 10", messageList[4].Text);
     }
 
-    [SkippableFact]
+    [Fact]
     [Trait("Category", "CosmosDB")]
     public async Task MaxMessagesToRetrieve_Null_ShouldReturnAllMessagesAsync()
     {
@@ -836,7 +838,7 @@ public sealed class CosmosChatHistoryProviderTests : IAsyncLifetime, IDisposable
         Assert.Equal("Message 10", messageList[9].Text);
     }
 
-    [SkippableFact]
+    [Fact]
     [Trait("Category", "CosmosDB")]
     public async Task GetMessageCountAsync_WithMessages_ShouldReturnCorrectCountAsync()
     {
@@ -868,7 +870,7 @@ public sealed class CosmosChatHistoryProviderTests : IAsyncLifetime, IDisposable
         Assert.Equal(5, count);
     }
 
-    [SkippableFact]
+    [Fact]
     [Trait("Category", "CosmosDB")]
     public async Task GetMessageCountAsync_WithNoMessages_ShouldReturnZeroAsync()
     {
@@ -887,7 +889,7 @@ public sealed class CosmosChatHistoryProviderTests : IAsyncLifetime, IDisposable
         Assert.Equal(0, count);
     }
 
-    [SkippableFact]
+    [Fact]
     [Trait("Category", "CosmosDB")]
     public async Task ClearMessagesAsync_WithMessages_ShouldDeleteAndReturnCountAsync()
     {
@@ -935,7 +937,7 @@ public sealed class CosmosChatHistoryProviderTests : IAsyncLifetime, IDisposable
         Assert.Empty(retrievedMessages);
     }
 
-    [SkippableFact]
+    [Fact]
     [Trait("Category", "CosmosDB")]
     public async Task ClearMessagesAsync_WithNoMessages_ShouldReturnZeroAsync()
     {
@@ -958,7 +960,7 @@ public sealed class CosmosChatHistoryProviderTests : IAsyncLifetime, IDisposable
 
     #region Message Filter Tests
 
-    [SkippableFact]
+    [Fact]
     [Trait("Category", "CosmosDB")]
     public async Task InvokedAsync_DefaultFilter_ExcludesChatHistoryMessagesFromStorageAsync()
     {
@@ -993,7 +995,7 @@ public sealed class CosmosChatHistoryProviderTests : IAsyncLifetime, IDisposable
         Assert.Equal("Response", messages[2].Text);
     }
 
-    [SkippableFact]
+    [Fact]
     [Trait("Category", "CosmosDB")]
     public async Task InvokedAsync_CustomStorageInputFilter_OverridesDefaultAsync()
     {
@@ -1031,7 +1033,7 @@ public sealed class CosmosChatHistoryProviderTests : IAsyncLifetime, IDisposable
         Assert.Equal("Response", messages[1].Text);
     }
 
-    [SkippableFact]
+    [Fact]
     [Trait("Category", "CosmosDB")]
     public async Task InvokingAsync_RetrievalOutputFilter_FiltersRetrievedMessagesAsync()
     {

dotnet/tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.CosmosNoSql.UnitTests/CosmosCheckpointStoreTests.cs

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public class CosmosCheckpointStoreTests : IAsyncLifetime, IDisposable
         return options;
     }
 
-    public async Task InitializeAsync()
+    public async ValueTask InitializeAsync()
     {
         // Fail fast if emulator is not available
         this.SkipIfEmulatorNotAvailable();
@@ -88,8 +88,10 @@ public class CosmosCheckpointStoreTests : IAsyncLifetime, IDisposable
         }
     }
 
-    public async Task DisposeAsync()
+    public async ValueTask DisposeAsync()
     {
+        GC.SuppressFinalize(this);
+
         if (this._cosmosClient != null && this._emulatorAvailable)
         {
             try
@@ -124,12 +126,12 @@ public class CosmosCheckpointStoreTests : IAsyncLifetime, IDisposable
         // Locally: Skip if emulator connection check failed
         var ciEmulatorAvailable = string.Equals(Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("COSMOSDB_EMULATOR_AVAILABLE"), bool.TrueString, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
 
-        Xunit.Skip.If(!ciEmulatorAvailable && !this._emulatorAvailable, "Cosmos DB Emulator is not available");
+        Assert.SkipWhen(!ciEmulatorAvailable && !this._emulatorAvailable, "Cosmos DB Emulator is not available");
     }
 
     #region Constructor Tests
 
-    [SkippableFact]
+    [Fact]
     public void Constructor_WithCosmosClient_SetsProperties()
     {
         // Arrange
@@ -143,7 +145,7 @@ public class CosmosCheckpointStoreTests : IAsyncLifetime, IDisposable
         Assert.Equal(TestContainerId, store.ContainerId);
     }
 
-    [SkippableFact]
+    [Fact]
     public void Constructor_WithConnectionString_SetsProperties()
     {
         // Arrange
@@ -157,7 +159,7 @@ public class CosmosCheckpointStoreTests : IAsyncLifetime, IDisposable
         Assert.Equal(TestContainerId, store.ContainerId);
     }
 
-    [SkippableFact]
+    [Fact]
     public void Constructor_WithNullCosmosClient_ThrowsArgumentNullException()
     {
         // Act & Assert
@@ -165,7 +167,7 @@ public class CosmosCheckpointStoreTests : IAsyncLifetime, IDisposable
             new CosmosCheckpointStore((CosmosClient)null!, s_testDatabaseId, TestContainerId));
     }
 
-    [SkippableFact]
+    [Fact]
     public void Constructor_WithNullConnectionString_ThrowsArgumentException()
     {
         // Act & Assert
@@ -177,7 +179,7 @@ public class CosmosCheckpointStoreTests : IAsyncLifetime, IDisposable
 
     #region Checkpoint Operations Tests
 
-    [SkippableFact]
+    [Fact]
     public async Task CreateCheckpointAsync_NewCheckpoint_CreatesSuccessfullyAsync()
     {
         this.SkipIfEmulatorNotAvailable();
@@ -197,7 +199,7 @@ public class CosmosCheckpointStoreTests : IAsyncLifetime, IDisposable
         Assert.NotEmpty(checkpointInfo.CheckpointId);
     }
 
-    [SkippableFact]
+    [Fact]
     public async Task RetrieveCheckpointAsync_ExistingCheckpoint_ReturnsCorrectValueAsync()
     {
         this.SkipIfEmulatorNotAvailable();
@@ -218,7 +220,7 @@ public class CosmosCheckpointStoreTests : IAsyncLifetime, IDisposable
         Assert.Equal("Hello, World!", messageProp.GetString());
     }
 
-    [SkippableFact]
+    [Fact]
     public async Task RetrieveCheckpointAsync_NonExistentCheckpoint_ThrowsInvalidOperationExceptionAsync()
     {
         this.SkipIfEmulatorNotAvailable();
@@ -233,7 +235,7 @@ public class CosmosCheckpointStoreTests : IAsyncLifetime, IDisposable
             store.RetrieveCheckpointAsync(sessionId, fakeCheckpointInfo).AsTask());
     }
 
-    [SkippableFact]
+    [Fact]
     public async Task RetrieveIndexAsync_EmptyStore_ReturnsEmptyCollectionAsync()
     {
         this.SkipIfEmulatorNotAvailable();
@@ -250,7 +252,7 @@ public class CosmosCheckpointStoreTests : IAsyncLifetime, IDisposable
         Assert.Empty(index);
     }
 
-    [SkippableFact]
+    [Fact]
     public async Task RetrieveIndexAsync_WithCheckpoints_ReturnsAllCheckpointsAsync()
     {
         this.SkipIfEmulatorNotAvailable();
@@ -275,7 +277,7 @@ public class CosmosCheckpointStoreTests : IAsyncLifetime, IDisposable
         Assert.Contains(index, c => c.CheckpointId == checkpoint3.CheckpointId);
     }
 
-    [SkippableFact]
+    [Fact]
     public async Task CreateCheckpointAsync_WithParent_CreatesHierarchyAsync()
     {
         this.SkipIfEmulatorNotAvailable();
@@ -295,7 +297,7 @@ public class CosmosCheckpointStoreTests : IAsyncLifetime, IDisposable
         Assert.Equal(sessionId, childCheckpoint.SessionId);
     }
 
-    [SkippableFact]
+    [Fact]
     public async Task RetrieveIndexAsync_WithParentFilter_ReturnsFilteredResultsAsync()
     {
         this.SkipIfEmulatorNotAvailable();
@@ -331,7 +333,7 @@ public class CosmosCheckpointStoreTests : IAsyncLifetime, IDisposable
 
     #region Run Isolation Tests
 
-    [SkippableFact]
+    [Fact]
     public async Task CheckpointOperations_DifferentRuns_IsolatesDataAsync()
     {
         this.SkipIfEmulatorNotAvailable();
@@ -361,7 +363,7 @@ public class CosmosCheckpointStoreTests : IAsyncLifetime, IDisposable
 
     #region Error Handling Tests
 
-    [SkippableFact]
+    [Fact]
     public async Task CreateCheckpointAsync_WithNullSessionId_ThrowsArgumentExceptionAsync()
     {
         this.SkipIfEmulatorNotAvailable();
@@ -375,7 +377,7 @@ public class CosmosCheckpointStoreTests : IAsyncLifetime, IDisposable
             store.CreateCheckpointAsync(null!, checkpointValue).AsTask());
     }
 
-    [SkippableFact]
+    [Fact]
     public async Task CreateCheckpointAsync_WithEmptySessionId_ThrowsArgumentExceptionAsync()
     {
         this.SkipIfEmulatorNotAvailable();
@@ -389,7 +391,7 @@ public class CosmosCheckpointStoreTests : IAsyncLifetime, IDisposable
             store.CreateCheckpointAsync("", checkpointValue).AsTask());
     }
 
-    [SkippableFact]
+    [Fact]
     public async Task RetrieveCheckpointAsync_WithNullCheckpointInfo_ThrowsArgumentNullExceptionAsync()
     {
         this.SkipIfEmulatorNotAvailable();
@@ -407,7 +409,7 @@ public class CosmosCheckpointStoreTests : IAsyncLifetime, IDisposable
 
     #region Disposal Tests
 
-    [SkippableFact]
+    [Fact]
     public async Task Dispose_AfterDisposal_ThrowsObjectDisposedExceptionAsync()
     {
         this.SkipIfEmulatorNotAvailable();
@@ -424,7 +426,7 @@ public class CosmosCheckpointStoreTests : IAsyncLifetime, IDisposable
             store.CreateCheckpointAsync("test-run", checkpointValue).AsTask());
     }
 
-    [SkippableFact]
+    [Fact]
     public void Dispose_MultipleCalls_DoesNotThrow()
     {
         this.SkipIfEmulatorNotAvailable();

dotnet/tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.CosmosNoSql.UnitTests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.CosmosNoSql.UnitTests.csproj

@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
     <PackageReference Include="System.Linq.AsyncEnumerable" />
     <PackageReference Include="Azure.Identity" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Xunit.SkippableFact" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>

dotnet/tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.DurableTask.IntegrationTests/AgentEntityTests.cs

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ using Microsoft.DurableTask.Client.Entities;
 using Microsoft.DurableTask.Entities;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
 using OpenAI.Chat;
-using Xunit.Abstractions;
 
 namespace Microsoft.Agents.AI.DurableTask.IntegrationTests;
 

dotnet/tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.DurableTask.IntegrationTests/ConsoleAppSamplesValidation.cs

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ using System.Reflection;
 using System.Text;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
-using Xunit.Abstractions;
 
 namespace Microsoft.Agents.AI.DurableTask.IntegrationTests;
 
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@ public sealed class ConsoleAppSamplesValidation(ITestOutputHelper outputHelper)
 
     private readonly ITestOutputHelper _outputHelper = outputHelper;
 
-    async Task IAsyncLifetime.InitializeAsync()
+    async ValueTask IAsyncLifetime.InitializeAsync()
     {
         if (!s_infrastructureStarted)
         {
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@ public sealed class ConsoleAppSamplesValidation(ITestOutputHelper outputHelper)
         }
     }
 
-    async Task IAsyncLifetime.DisposeAsync()
+    async ValueTask IAsyncDisposable.DisposeAsync()
     {
         // Nothing to clean up
         await Task.CompletedTask;
@@ -736,6 +735,9 @@ public sealed class ConsoleAppSamplesValidation(ITestOutputHelper outputHelper)
 
     private async Task RunSampleTestAsync(string samplePath, Func<Process, BlockingCollection<OutputLog>, Task> testAction)
     {
+        // Build the sample project first (it may not have been built as part of the solution)
+        await this.BuildSampleAsync(samplePath);
+
         // Generate a unique TaskHub name for this sample test to prevent cross-test interference
         // when multiple tests run together and share the same DTS emulator.
         string uniqueTaskHubName = $"sample-{Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N").Substring(0, 6)}";
@@ -814,12 +816,44 @@ public sealed class ConsoleAppSamplesValidation(ITestOutputHelper outputHelper)
         return null;
     }
 
+    private async Task BuildSampleAsync(string samplePath)
+    {
+        this._outputHelper.WriteLine($"Building sample at {samplePath}...");
+
+        ProcessStartInfo buildInfo = new()
+        {
+            FileName = "dotnet",
+            Arguments = $"build --framework {s_dotnetTargetFramework}",
+            WorkingDirectory = samplePath,
+            UseShellExecute = false,
+            RedirectStandardOutput = true,
+            RedirectStandardError = true,
+        };
+
+        using Process buildProcess = new() { StartInfo = buildInfo };
+        buildProcess.Start();
+
+        // Read both streams asynchronously to avoid deadlocks from filled pipe buffers
+        Task<string> stdoutTask = buildProcess.StandardOutput.ReadToEndAsync();
+        Task<string> stderrTask = buildProcess.StandardError.ReadToEndAsync();
+        await buildProcess.WaitForExitAsync();
+
+        string stderr = await stderrTask;
+        if (buildProcess.ExitCode != 0)
+        {
+            string stdout = await stdoutTask;
+            throw new InvalidOperationException($"Failed to build sample at {samplePath}:\n{stdout}\n{stderr}");
+        }
+
+        this._outputHelper.WriteLine($"Build completed for {samplePath}.");
+    }
+
     private Process StartConsoleApp(string samplePath, BlockingCollection<OutputLog> logs, string taskHubName)
     {
         ProcessStartInfo startInfo = new()
         {
             FileName = "dotnet",
-            Arguments = $"run --framework {s_dotnetTargetFramework}",
+            Arguments = $"run --no-build --framework {s_dotnetTargetFramework}",
             WorkingDirectory = samplePath,
             UseShellExecute = false,
             RedirectStandardOutput = true,

dotnet/tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.DurableTask.IntegrationTests/ExternalClientTests.cs

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ using Microsoft.DurableTask.Client;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.AI;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
 using OpenAI.Chat;
-using Xunit.Abstractions;
 
 namespace Microsoft.Agents.AI.DurableTask.IntegrationTests;
 

dotnet/tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.DurableTask.IntegrationTests/Logging/TestLogger.cs

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 using System.Collections.Concurrent;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
-using Xunit.Abstractions;
 
 namespace Microsoft.Agents.AI.DurableTask.IntegrationTests.Logging;
 

dotnet/tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.DurableTask.IntegrationTests/Logging/TestLoggerProvider.cs

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 using System.Collections.Concurrent;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
-using Xunit.Abstractions;
 
 namespace Microsoft.Agents.AI.DurableTask.IntegrationTests.Logging;
 

dotnet/tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.DurableTask.IntegrationTests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.DurableTask.IntegrationTests.csproj

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFrameworks>$(TargetFrameworksCore)</TargetFrameworks>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+    <InjectSharedIntegrationTestAzureCredentialsCode>True</InjectSharedIntegrationTestAzureCredentialsCode>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <!-- Public packages required by integration tests -->

dotnet/tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.DurableTask.IntegrationTests/OrchestrationTests.cs

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ using Microsoft.DurableTask.Client;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.AI;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
 using OpenAI.Chat;
-using Xunit.Abstractions;
 
 namespace Microsoft.Agents.AI.DurableTask.IntegrationTests;
 

dotnet/tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.DurableTask.IntegrationTests/TestHelper.cs

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 using Azure;
 using Azure.AI.OpenAI;
-using Azure.Identity;
 using Microsoft.Agents.AI.DurableTask.IntegrationTests.Logging;
 using Microsoft.DurableTask;
 using Microsoft.DurableTask.Client;
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using OpenAI.Chat;
-using Xunit.Abstractions;
+using Shared.IntegrationTests;
 
 namespace Microsoft.Agents.AI.DurableTask.IntegrationTests;
 
@@ -166,7 +165,7 @@ internal sealed class TestHelper : IDisposable
 
         AzureOpenAIClient client = !string.IsNullOrEmpty(azureOpenAiKey)
             ? new AzureOpenAIClient(new Uri(azureOpenAiEndpoint), new AzureKeyCredential(azureOpenAiKey))
-            : new AzureOpenAIClient(new Uri(azureOpenAiEndpoint), new AzureCliCredential());
+            : new AzureOpenAIClient(new Uri(azureOpenAiEndpoint), TestAzureCliCredentials.CreateAzureCliCredential());
 
         return client.GetChatClient(azureOpenAiDeploymentName);
     }