Fixed CA1873 warning (#4479)

* discover resources in skills folder

* address pr review comments

* change type of AllowedResourceExtensions

* address pr review comment

.devcontainer/dotnet/devcontainer.json

@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "C# (.NET)",
-  //"image": "mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/dotnet",
-  // Workaround for https://github.com/devcontainers/images/issues/1752
-  "build": {
-    "dockerfile": "dotnet.Dockerfile"
-  },
+  "image": "mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/dotnet",
   "features": {
     "ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/azure-cli:1.2.9": {},
     "ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/github-cli:1": {

.devcontainer/dotnet/dotnet.Dockerfile

@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-FROM mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/universal:latest
-
-# Remove Yarn repository with expired GPG key to prevent apt-get update failures
-# Tracking issue: https://github.com/devcontainers/images/issues/1752
-RUN rm -f /etc/apt/sources.list.d/yarn.list

.github/actions/sample-validation-setup/action.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+name: Sample Validation Setup
+description: Sets up the environment for sample validation (checkout, Node.js, Copilot CLI, Azure login, Python)
+
+inputs:
+  azure-client-id:
+    description: Azure Client ID for OIDC login
+    required: true
+  azure-tenant-id:
+    description: Azure Tenant ID for OIDC login
+    required: true
+  azure-subscription-id:
+    description: Azure Subscription ID for OIDC login
+    required: true
+  python-version:
+    description: The Python version to set up
+    required: false
+    default: "3.12"
+  os:
+    description: The operating system to set up
+    required: false
+    default: "Linux"
+
+runs:
+  using: "composite"
+  steps:
+    - name: Set up Node.js environment
+      uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+
+    - name: Install Copilot CLI
+      shell: bash
+      run: npm install -g @github/copilot
+
+    - name: Test Copilot CLI
+      shell: bash
+      run: copilot -p "What can you do in one sentence?"
+
+    - name: Azure CLI Login
+      uses: azure/login@v2
+      with:
+        client-id: ${{ inputs.azure-client-id }}
+        tenant-id: ${{ inputs.azure-tenant-id }}
+        subscription-id: ${{ inputs.azure-subscription-id }}
+
+    - name: Set up python and install the project
+      uses: ./.github/actions/python-setup
+      with:
+        python-version: ${{ inputs.python-version }}
+        os: ${{ inputs.os }}

.github/labeler.yml

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ workflows:
   - any-glob-to-any-file:
     - dotnet/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows/**
     - dotnet/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative/**
-    - dotnet/samples/GettingStarted/Workflow/**
+    - dotnet/samples/03-workflows/**
     - python/packages/main/agent_framework/_workflow/**
     - python/samples/getting_started/workflow/**
 

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

@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ jobs:
           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 "COSMOS_EMULATOR_AVAILABLE=true" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "COSMOSDB_EMULATOR_AVAILABLE=true" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Setup dotnet
         uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v5.1.0
@@ -205,20 +205,17 @@ jobs:
           COSMOSDB_ENDPOINT: https://localhost:8081
           COSMOSDB_KEY: C2y6yDjf5/R+ob0N8A7Cgv30VRDJIWEHLM+4QDU5DE2nQ9nDuVTqobD4b8mGGyPMbIZnqyMsEcaGQy67XIw/Jw==
           # OpenAI Models
-          OpenAI__ApiKey: ${{ secrets.OPENAI__APIKEY }}
-          OpenAI__ChatModelId: ${{ vars.OPENAI__CHATMODELID }}
-          OpenAI__ChatReasoningModelId: ${{ vars.OPENAI__CHATREASONINGMODELID }}
+          OPENAI_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENAI_API_KEY }}
+          OPENAI_CHAT_MODEL_NAME: ${{ vars.OPENAI_CHAT_MODEL_NAME }}
+          OPENAI_REASONING_MODEL_NAME: ${{ vars.OPENAI_REASONING_MODEL_NAME }}
           # Azure OpenAI Models
-          AZURE_OPENAI_CHAT_DEPLOYMENT_NAME: ${{ vars.AZUREOPENAI__CHATDEPLOYMENTNAME }}
-          AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT: ${{ vars.AZUREOPENAI__ENDPOINT }}
+          AZURE_OPENAI_DEPLOYMENT_NAME: ${{ vars.AZURE_OPENAI_DEPLOYMENT_NAME }}
+          AZURE_OPENAI_CHAT_DEPLOYMENT_NAME: ${{ vars.AZURE_OPENAI_DEPLOYMENT_NAME }}
+          AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT: ${{ vars.AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT }}
           # Azure AI Foundry
-          AzureAI__Endpoint: ${{ secrets.AZUREAI__ENDPOINT }}
-          AzureAI__DeploymentName: ${{ vars.AZUREAI__DEPLOYMENTNAME }}
-          AzureAI__BingConnectionId: ${{ vars.AZUREAI__BINGCONECTIONID }}
-          FOUNDRY_PROJECT_ENDPOINT: ${{ vars.FOUNDRY_PROJECT_ENDPOINT }}
-          FOUNDRY_MEDIA_DEPLOYMENT_NAME: ${{ vars.FOUNDRY_MEDIA_DEPLOYMENT_NAME }}
-          FOUNDRY_MODEL_DEPLOYMENT_NAME: ${{ vars.FOUNDRY_MODEL_DEPLOYMENT_NAME }}
-          FOUNDRY_CONNECTION_GROUNDING_TOOL: ${{ vars.FOUNDRY_CONNECTION_GROUNDING_TOOL }}
+          AZURE_AI_PROJECT_ENDPOINT: ${{ vars.AZURE_AI_PROJECT_ENDPOINT }}
+          AZURE_AI_MODEL_DEPLOYMENT_NAME: ${{ vars.AZURE_AI_MODEL_DEPLOYMENT_NAME }}
+          AZURE_AI_BING_CONNECTION_ID: ${{ vars.AZURE_AI_BING_CONNECTION_ID }}
 
       # Generate test reports and check coverage
       - name: Generate test reports

.github/workflows/dotnet-integration-tests.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+#
+# Dedicated .NET integration tests workflow, called from the manual integration test orchestrator.
+# Only runs integration test matrix entries (net10.0 and net472).
+#
+
+name: dotnet-integration-tests
+
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      checkout-ref:
+        description: "Git ref to checkout (e.g., refs/pull/123/head)"
+        required: true
+        type: string
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  id-token: write
+
+jobs:
+  dotnet-integration-tests:
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - { targetFramework: "net10.0", os: "ubuntu-latest", configuration: Release }
+          - { targetFramework: "net472", os: "windows-latest", configuration: Release }
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    environment: integration
+    timeout-minutes: 60
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ inputs.checkout-ref }}
+          persist-credentials: false
+          sparse-checkout: |
+            .
+            .github
+            dotnet
+            python
+            workflow-samples
+
+      - name: Start Azure Cosmos DB Emulator
+        if: runner.os == 'Windows'
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          Write-Host "Launching Azure Cosmos DB Emulator"
+          Import-Module "$env:ProgramFiles\Azure Cosmos DB Emulator\PSModules\Microsoft.Azure.CosmosDB.Emulator"
+          Start-CosmosDbEmulator -NoUI -Key "C2y6yDjf5/R+ob0N8A7Cgv30VRDJIWEHLM+4QDU5DE2nQ9nDuVTqobD4b8mGGyPMbIZnqyMsEcaGQy67XIw/Jw=="
+          echo "COSMOS_EMULATOR_AVAILABLE=true" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Setup dotnet
+        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v5.1.0
+        with:
+          global-json-file: ${{ github.workspace }}/dotnet/global.json
+
+      - name: Build dotnet solutions
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          export SOLUTIONS=$(find ./dotnet/ -type f -name "*.slnx" | tr '\n' ' ')
+          for solution in $SOLUTIONS; do
+            dotnet build $solution -c ${{ matrix.configuration }} --warnaserror
+          done
+
+      - name: Azure CLI Login
+        uses: azure/login@v2
+        with:
+          client-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_CLIENT_ID }}
+          tenant-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_TENANT_ID }}
+          subscription-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID }}
+
+      - name: Set up Durable Task and Azure Functions Integration Test Emulators
+        if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
+        uses: ./.github/actions/azure-functions-integration-setup
+
+      - name: Run Integration Tests
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          export INTEGRATION_TEST_PROJECTS=$(find ./dotnet -type f -name "*IntegrationTests.csproj" | tr '\n' ' ')
+          for project in $INTEGRATION_TEST_PROJECTS; do
+            target_frameworks=$(dotnet msbuild $project -getProperty:TargetFrameworks -p:Configuration=${{ matrix.configuration }} -nologo 2>/dev/null | tr -d '\r')
+            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
+        env:
+          COSMOSDB_ENDPOINT: https://localhost:8081
+          COSMOSDB_KEY: C2y6yDjf5/R+ob0N8A7Cgv30VRDJIWEHLM+4QDU5DE2nQ9nDuVTqobD4b8mGGyPMbIZnqyMsEcaGQy67XIw/Jw==
+          OpenAI__ApiKey: ${{ secrets.OPENAI__APIKEY }}
+          OpenAI__ChatModelId: ${{ vars.OPENAI__CHATMODELID }}
+          OpenAI__ChatReasoningModelId: ${{ vars.OPENAI__CHATREASONINGMODELID }}
+          AZURE_OPENAI_CHAT_DEPLOYMENT_NAME: ${{ vars.AZUREOPENAI__CHATDEPLOYMENTNAME }}
+          AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT: ${{ vars.AZUREOPENAI__ENDPOINT }}
+          AzureAI__Endpoint: ${{ secrets.AZUREAI__ENDPOINT }}
+          AzureAI__DeploymentName: ${{ vars.AZUREAI__DEPLOYMENTNAME }}
+          AzureAI__BingConnectionId: ${{ vars.AZUREAI__BINGCONECTIONID }}
+          FOUNDRY_PROJECT_ENDPOINT: ${{ vars.FOUNDRY_PROJECT_ENDPOINT }}
+          FOUNDRY_MEDIA_DEPLOYMENT_NAME: ${{ vars.FOUNDRY_MEDIA_DEPLOYMENT_NAME }}
+          FOUNDRY_MODEL_DEPLOYMENT_NAME: ${{ vars.FOUNDRY_MODEL_DEPLOYMENT_NAME }}
+          FOUNDRY_CONNECTION_GROUNDING_TOOL: ${{ vars.FOUNDRY_CONNECTION_GROUNDING_TOOL }}

.github/workflows/integration-tests-manual.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+#
+# This workflow allows manually running integration tests against an open PR or a branch.
+# Go to Actions → "Integration Tests (Manual)" → Run workflow → enter a PR number or branch name.
+#
+# It calls dedicated integration-only workflows (dotnet-integration-tests and python-integration-tests),
+# passing a ref so they check out and test the correct code.
+# Changed paths are detected here so only the relevant test suites run.
+#
+
+name: Integration Tests (Manual)
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      pr-number:
+        description: "PR number to run integration tests against (leave empty if using branch)"
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        default: ""
+      branch:
+        description: "Branch name to run integration tests against (leave empty if using PR number)"
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        default: ""
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  pull-requests: read
+  id-token: write
+
+concurrency:
+  group: integration-tests-manual-${{ github.event.inputs.pr-number || github.event.inputs.branch }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  resolve-ref:
+    name: Resolve ref
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      checkout-ref: ${{ steps.resolve.outputs.checkout-ref }}
+      dotnet-changes: ${{ steps.detect-changes.outputs.dotnet }}
+      python-changes: ${{ steps.detect-changes.outputs.python }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Resolve checkout ref
+        id: resolve
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          PR_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.inputs.pr-number }}
+          BRANCH: ${{ github.event.inputs.branch }}
+          REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
+        run: |
+          if [ -n "$PR_NUMBER" ] && [ -n "$BRANCH" ]; then
+            echo "::error::Please provide either a PR number or a branch name, not both."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          if [ -z "$PR_NUMBER" ] && [ -z "$BRANCH" ]; then
+            echo "::error::Please provide either a PR number or a branch name."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          if [ -n "$PR_NUMBER" ]; then
+            if ! echo "$PR_NUMBER" | grep -Eq '^[0-9]+$'; then
+              echo "::error::Invalid PR number. Only numeric values are allowed."
+              exit 1
+            fi
+
+            PR_DATA=$(gh pr view "$PR_NUMBER" --repo "$REPO" --json state)
+            PR_STATE=$(echo "$PR_DATA" | jq -r '.state')
+
+            if [ "$PR_STATE" != "OPEN" ]; then
+              echo "::error::PR #$PR_NUMBER is not open (state: $PR_STATE)"
+              exit 1
+            fi
+
+            echo "checkout-ref=refs/pull/$PR_NUMBER/head" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            echo "Running integration tests for PR #$PR_NUMBER"
+          else
+            if ! echo "$BRANCH" | grep -Eq '^[a-zA-Z0-9_./-]+$'; then
+              echo "::error::Invalid branch name. Only alphanumeric characters, hyphens, underscores, dots, and slashes are allowed."
+              exit 1
+            fi
+
+            echo "checkout-ref=$BRANCH" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            echo "Running integration tests for branch $BRANCH"
+          fi
+
+      - name: Detect changed paths
+        id: detect-changes
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          PR_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.inputs.pr-number }}
+          BRANCH: ${{ github.event.inputs.branch }}
+          REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
+        run: |
+          if [ -n "$PR_NUMBER" ]; then
+            CHANGED_FILES=$(gh pr diff "$PR_NUMBER" --repo "$REPO" --name-only)
+          else
+            # For branches, compare against main using the GitHub API
+            CHANGED_FILES=$(gh api "repos/$REPO/compare/main...$BRANCH" --jq '.files[].filename')
+          fi
+
+          DOTNET_CHANGES=false
+          PYTHON_CHANGES=false
+
+          if echo "$CHANGED_FILES" | grep -q '^dotnet/'; then
+            DOTNET_CHANGES=true
+          fi
+
+          if echo "$CHANGED_FILES" | grep -q '^python/'; then
+            PYTHON_CHANGES=true
+          fi
+
+          echo "dotnet=$DOTNET_CHANGES" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "python=$PYTHON_CHANGES" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "Detected changes — dotnet: $DOTNET_CHANGES, python: $PYTHON_CHANGES"
+
+  dotnet-integration-tests:
+    name: .NET Integration Tests
+    needs: resolve-ref
+    if: needs.resolve-ref.outputs.dotnet-changes == 'true'
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/dotnet-integration-tests.yml
+    with:
+      checkout-ref: ${{ needs.resolve-ref.outputs.checkout-ref }}
+    secrets: inherit
+
+  python-integration-tests:
+    name: Python Integration Tests
+    needs: resolve-ref
+    if: needs.resolve-ref.outputs.python-changes == 'true'
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/python-integration-tests.yml
+    with:
+      checkout-ref: ${{ needs.resolve-ref.outputs.checkout-ref }}
+    secrets: inherit

.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

.github/workflows/python-check-coverage.py

@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 # Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
-"""Check Python test coverage against threshold for enforced modules.
+"""Check Python test coverage against threshold for enforced targets.
 
 This script parses a Cobertura XML coverage report and enforces a minimum
-coverage threshold on specific modules. Non-enforced modules are reported
-for visibility but don't block the build.
+coverage threshold on specific targets. Targets can be package names
+(e.g., "packages.core.agent_framework") or individual Python file paths
+(e.g., "packages/core/agent_framework/observability.py").
+
+Non-enforced targets are reported for visibility but don't block the build.
 
 Usage:
     python python-check-coverage.py <coverage-xml-path> <threshold>
@@ -18,24 +21,31 @@ import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 
 # =============================================================================
-# ENFORCED MODULES CONFIGURATION
+# ENFORCED TARGETS CONFIGURATION
 # =============================================================================
-# Add or remove modules from this set to control which packages must meet
-# the coverage threshold. Only these modules will fail the build if below
-# threshold. Other modules are reported for visibility only.
+# Add or remove entries from this set to control which targets must meet
+# the coverage threshold. Only these targets will fail the build if below
+# threshold. Other targets are reported for visibility only.
 #
-# Module paths should match the package paths as they appear in the coverage
-# report (e.g., "packages.azure-ai.agent_framework_azure_ai" for packages/azure-ai).
-# Sub-modules can be included by specifying their full path.
+# Target values can be:
+# - Package paths as they appear in the coverage report
+#   (e.g., "packages.azure-ai.agent_framework_azure_ai")
+# - Python source file paths as they appear in the coverage report
+#   (e.g., "packages/core/agent_framework/observability.py")
 # =============================================================================
-ENFORCED_MODULES: set[str] = {
+ENFORCED_TARGETS: set[str] = {
+    # Packages
     "packages.azure-ai.agent_framework_azure_ai",
     "packages.core.agent_framework",
     "packages.core.agent_framework._workflows",
     "packages.purview.agent_framework_purview",
-    # Add more modules here as coverage improves:
-    # "packages.azure-ai-search.agent_framework_azure_ai_search",
-    # "packages.anthropic.agent_framework_anthropic",
+    "packages.anthropic.agent_framework_anthropic",
+    "packages.azure-ai-search.agent_framework_azure_ai_search",
+    "packages.core.agent_framework.azure",
+    "packages.core.agent_framework.openai",
+    # Individual files (if you want to enforce specific files instead of whole packages)
+    "packages/core/agent_framework/observability.py",
+    # Add more targets here as coverage improves
 }
 
 
@@ -62,14 +72,21 @@ class PackageCoverage:
         return self.branch_rate * 100
 
 
-def parse_coverage_xml(xml_path: str) -> tuple[dict[str, PackageCoverage], float, float]:
+def normalize_coverage_path(path: str) -> str:
+    """Normalize coverage paths for reliable matching."""
+    return path.replace("\\", "/").lstrip("./")
+
+
+def parse_coverage_xml(
+    xml_path: str,
+) -> tuple[dict[str, PackageCoverage], dict[str, PackageCoverage], float, float]:
     """Parse Cobertura XML and extract per-package coverage data.
 
     Args:
         xml_path: Path to the Cobertura XML coverage report.
 
     Returns:
-        A tuple of (packages_dict, overall_line_rate, overall_branch_rate).
+        A tuple of (packages_dict, files_dict, overall_line_rate, overall_branch_rate).
     """
     tree = ET.parse(xml_path)
     root = tree.getroot()
@@ -79,6 +96,7 @@ def parse_coverage_xml(xml_path: str) -> tuple[dict[str, PackageCoverage], float
     overall_branch_rate = float(root.get("branch-rate", 0))
 
     packages: dict[str, PackageCoverage] = {}
+    file_stats: dict[str, dict[str, int]] = {}
 
     for package in root.findall(".//package"):
         package_path = package.get("name", "unknown")
@@ -93,19 +111,43 @@ def parse_coverage_xml(xml_path: str) -> tuple[dict[str, PackageCoverage], float
         branches_covered = 0
 
         for class_elem in package.findall(".//class"):
+            file_path = normalize_coverage_path(class_elem.get("filename", ""))
+            if file_path and file_path not in file_stats:
+                file_stats[file_path] = {
+                    "lines_valid": 0,
+                    "lines_covered": 0,
+                    "branches_valid": 0,
+                    "branches_covered": 0,
+                }
+
             for line in class_elem.findall(".//line"):
                 lines_valid += 1
                 if int(line.get("hits", 0)) > 0:
                     lines_covered += 1
+
+                if file_path:
+                    file_stats[file_path]["lines_valid"] += 1
+                    if int(line.get("hits", 0)) > 0:
+                        file_stats[file_path]["lines_covered"] += 1
+
                 # Branch coverage from line elements
                 if line.get("branch") == "true":
                     condition_coverage = line.get("condition-coverage", "")
                     if condition_coverage:
                         # Parse "X% (covered/total)" format
                         try:
-                            coverage_parts = condition_coverage.split("(")[1].rstrip(")").split("/")
+                            coverage_parts = (
+                                condition_coverage.split("(")[1].rstrip(")").split("/")
+                            )
                             branches_covered += int(coverage_parts[0])
                             branches_valid += int(coverage_parts[1])
+                            if file_path:
+                                file_stats[file_path]["branches_covered"] += int(
+                                    coverage_parts[0]
+                                )
+                                file_stats[file_path]["branches_valid"] += int(
+                                    coverage_parts[1]
+                                )
                         except (IndexError, ValueError):
                             # Ignore malformed condition-coverage strings; treat this line as having no branch data.
                             pass
@@ -114,14 +156,33 @@ def parse_coverage_xml(xml_path: str) -> tuple[dict[str, PackageCoverage], float
         packages[package_path] = PackageCoverage(
             name=package_path,
             line_rate=line_rate if lines_valid == 0 else lines_covered / lines_valid,
-            branch_rate=branch_rate if branches_valid == 0 else branches_covered / branches_valid,
+            branch_rate=branch_rate
+            if branches_valid == 0
+            else branches_covered / branches_valid,
             lines_valid=lines_valid,
             lines_covered=lines_covered,
             branches_valid=branches_valid,
             branches_covered=branches_covered,
         )
 
-    return packages, overall_line_rate, overall_branch_rate
+    files: dict[str, PackageCoverage] = {}
+    for file_path, stats in file_stats.items():
+        lines_valid = stats["lines_valid"]
+        lines_covered = stats["lines_covered"]
+        branches_valid = stats["branches_valid"]
+        branches_covered = stats["branches_covered"]
+
+        files[file_path] = PackageCoverage(
+            name=file_path,
+            line_rate=0 if lines_valid == 0 else lines_covered / lines_valid,
+            branch_rate=0 if branches_valid == 0 else branches_covered / branches_valid,
+            lines_valid=lines_valid,
+            lines_covered=lines_covered,
+            branches_valid=branches_valid,
+            branches_covered=branches_covered,
+        )
+
+    return packages, files, overall_line_rate, overall_branch_rate
 
 
 def format_coverage_value(coverage: float, threshold: float, is_enforced: bool) -> str:
@@ -130,7 +191,7 @@ def format_coverage_value(coverage: float, threshold: float, is_enforced: bool)
     Args:
         coverage: Coverage percentage (0-100).
         threshold: Minimum required coverage percentage.
-        is_enforced: Whether this module is enforced.
+        is_enforced: Whether this target is enforced.
 
     Returns:
         Formatted string like "85.5%" or "85.5% ✅" or "75.0% ❌".
@@ -144,6 +205,7 @@ def format_coverage_value(coverage: float, threshold: float, is_enforced: bool)
 
 def print_coverage_table(
     packages: dict[str, PackageCoverage],
+    files: dict[str, PackageCoverage],
     threshold: float,
     overall_line_rate: float,
     overall_branch_rate: float,
@@ -152,6 +214,7 @@ def print_coverage_table(
 
     Args:
         packages: Dictionary of package name to coverage data.
+        files: Dictionary of file path to coverage data, used for per-file enforcement.
         threshold: Minimum required coverage percentage.
         overall_line_rate: Overall line coverage rate (0-1).
         overall_branch_rate: Overall branch coverage rate (0-1).
@@ -165,21 +228,25 @@ def print_coverage_table(
     print(f"Overall Branch Coverage: {overall_branch_rate * 100:.1f}%")
     print(f"Threshold:               {threshold}%")
 
+    enforced_targets = {normalize_coverage_path(t) for t in ENFORCED_TARGETS}
+
     # Package table
     print("\n" + "-" * 110)
     print(f"{'Package':<80} {'Lines':<15} {'Line Cov':<15}")
     print("-" * 110)
 
-    # Sort: enforced modules first, then alphabetically
+    # Sort: enforced package targets first, then alphabetically
     sorted_packages = sorted(
         packages.values(),
-        key=lambda p: (p.name not in ENFORCED_MODULES, p.name),
+        key=lambda p: (p.name not in ENFORCED_TARGETS, p.name),
     )
 
     for pkg in sorted_packages:
-        is_enforced = pkg.name in ENFORCED_MODULES
+        is_enforced = normalize_coverage_path(pkg.name) in enforced_targets
         enforced_marker = "[ENFORCED] " if is_enforced else ""
-        line_cov = format_coverage_value(pkg.line_coverage_percent, threshold, is_enforced)
+        line_cov = format_coverage_value(
+            pkg.line_coverage_percent, threshold, is_enforced
+        )
         lines_info = f"{pkg.lines_covered}/{pkg.lines_valid}"
         package_label = f"{enforced_marker}{pkg.name}"
 
@@ -187,50 +254,98 @@ def print_coverage_table(
 
     print("-" * 110)
 
+    # Enforced file/model entries (if configured)
+    enforced_files = [
+        files[target]
+        for target in sorted(enforced_targets)
+        if target in files and target.endswith(".py")
+    ]
+
+    if enforced_files:
+        print("\nEnforced Files/Models")
+        print("-" * 110)
+        print(f"{'File':<80} {'Lines':<15} {'Line Cov':<15}")
+        print("-" * 110)
+
+        for file_cov in enforced_files:
+            line_cov = format_coverage_value(
+                file_cov.line_coverage_percent, threshold, True
+            )
+            lines_info = f"{file_cov.lines_covered}/{file_cov.lines_valid}"
+            print(f"[ENFORCED] {file_cov.name:<69} {lines_info:<15} {line_cov:<15}")
+
+        print("-" * 110)
+
 
 def check_coverage(xml_path: str, threshold: float) -> bool:
-    """Check if all enforced modules meet the coverage threshold.
+    """Check if all enforced targets meet the coverage threshold.
 
     Args:
         xml_path: Path to the Cobertura XML coverage report.
         threshold: Minimum required coverage percentage.
 
     Returns:
-        True if all enforced modules pass, False otherwise.
+        True if all enforced targets pass, False otherwise.
     """
-    packages, overall_line_rate, overall_branch_rate = parse_coverage_xml(xml_path)
+    packages, files, overall_line_rate, overall_branch_rate = parse_coverage_xml(
+        xml_path
+    )
 
-    print_coverage_table(packages, threshold, overall_line_rate, overall_branch_rate)
+    print_coverage_table(
+        packages, files, threshold, overall_line_rate, overall_branch_rate
+    )
 
-    # Check enforced modules
-    failed_modules: list[str] = []
-    missing_modules: list[str] = []
+    # Check enforced targets
+    failed_targets: list[str] = []
+    missing_targets: list[str] = []
 
-    for module_name in ENFORCED_MODULES:
-        if module_name not in packages:
-            missing_modules.append(module_name)
+    for target_name in ENFORCED_TARGETS:
+        normalized_target = normalize_coverage_path(target_name)
+        package_alias = normalized_target.replace("/", ".")
+
+        target_coverage = None
+        if target_name in packages:
+            target_coverage = packages[target_name]
+        elif normalized_target in files:
+            target_coverage = files[normalized_target]
+        elif package_alias in packages:
+            target_coverage = packages[package_alias]
+
+        if target_coverage is None:
+            missing_targets.append(target_name)
             continue
 
-        pkg = packages[module_name]
-        if pkg.line_coverage_percent < threshold:
-            failed_modules.append(f"{module_name} ({pkg.line_coverage_percent:.1f}%)")
+        if target_coverage.line_coverage_percent < threshold:
+            failed_targets.append(
+                f"{target_name} ({target_coverage.line_coverage_percent:.1f}%)"
+            )
 
     # Report results
-    if missing_modules:
-        print(f"\n❌ FAILED: Enforced modules not found in coverage report: {', '.join(missing_modules)}")
+    if missing_targets:
+        print(
+            f"\n❌ FAILED: Enforced targets not found in coverage report: {', '.join(missing_targets)}"
+        )
         return False
 
-    if failed_modules:
-        print(f"\n❌ FAILED: The following enforced modules are below {threshold}% coverage threshold:")
-        for module in failed_modules:
-            print(f"   - {module}")
-        print("\nTo fix: Add more tests to improve coverage for the failing modules.")
+    if failed_targets:
+        print(
+            f"\n❌ FAILED: The following enforced targets are below {threshold}% coverage threshold:"
+        )
+        for target in failed_targets:
+            print(f"   - {target}")
+        print("\nTo fix: Add more tests to improve coverage for the failing targets.")
         return False
 
-    if ENFORCED_MODULES:
-        found_enforced = [m for m in ENFORCED_MODULES if m in packages]
+    if ENFORCED_TARGETS:
+        found_enforced = [
+            target
+            for target in ENFORCED_TARGETS
+            if target in packages or normalize_coverage_path(target) in files
+        ]
         if found_enforced:
-            print(f"\n✅ PASSED: All enforced modules meet the {threshold}% coverage threshold.")
+            print(
+                f"\n✅ PASSED: All enforced targets meet the {threshold}% coverage threshold."
+            )
 
     return True
 

.github/workflows/python-integration-tests.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,319 @@
+#
+# Dedicated Python integration tests workflow, called from the manual integration test orchestrator.
+# Runs all tests (unit + integration) split into parallel jobs by provider.
+#
+# NOTE: This workflow and python-merge-tests.yml share the same set of parallel
+# test jobs. Keep them in sync — when adding, removing, or modifying a job here,
+# apply the same change to python-merge-tests.yml.
+#
+
+name: python-integration-tests
+
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      checkout-ref:
+        description: "Git ref to checkout (e.g., refs/pull/123/head)"
+        required: true
+        type: string
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  id-token: write
+
+env:
+  UV_CACHE_DIR: /tmp/.uv-cache
+  UV_PYTHON: "3.13"
+
+jobs:
+  # Unit tests: all non-integration tests across all packages
+  python-tests-unit:
+    name: Python Integration Tests - Unit
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment: integration
+    timeout-minutes: 60
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        working-directory: python
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ inputs.checkout-ref }}
+          persist-credentials: false
+      - name: Set up python and install the project
+        id: python-setup
+        uses: ./.github/actions/python-setup
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ env.UV_PYTHON }}
+          os: ${{ runner.os }}
+      - name: Test with pytest (unit tests only)
+        run: >
+          uv run poe all-tests
+          -m "not integration"
+          -n logical --dist worksteal
+          --timeout=120 --session-timeout=900 --timeout_method thread
+          --retries 2 --retry-delay 5
+
+  # OpenAI integration tests
+  python-tests-openai:
+    name: Python Integration Tests - OpenAI
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment: integration
+    timeout-minutes: 60
+    env:
+      OPENAI_CHAT_MODEL_ID: ${{ vars.OPENAI__CHATMODELID }}
+      OPENAI_RESPONSES_MODEL_ID: ${{ vars.OPENAI__RESPONSESMODELID }}
+      OPENAI_EMBEDDINGS_MODEL_ID: ${{ vars.OPENAI_EMBEDDING_MODEL_ID }}
+      OPENAI_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENAI__APIKEY }}
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        working-directory: python
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ inputs.checkout-ref }}
+          persist-credentials: false
+      - name: Set up python and install the project
+        id: python-setup
+        uses: ./.github/actions/python-setup
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ env.UV_PYTHON }}
+          os: ${{ runner.os }}
+      - name: Test with pytest (OpenAI integration)
+        run: >
+          uv run pytest --import-mode=importlib
+          packages/core/tests/openai
+          -m integration
+          -n logical --dist worksteal
+          --timeout=120 --session-timeout=900 --timeout_method thread
+          --retries 2 --retry-delay 5
+
+  # Azure OpenAI integration tests
+  python-tests-azure-openai:
+    name: Python Integration Tests - Azure OpenAI
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment: integration
+    timeout-minutes: 60
+    env:
+      AZURE_OPENAI_CHAT_DEPLOYMENT_NAME: ${{ vars.AZUREOPENAI__CHATDEPLOYMENTNAME }}
+      AZURE_OPENAI_RESPONSES_DEPLOYMENT_NAME: ${{ vars.AZUREOPENAI__RESPONSESDEPLOYMENTNAME }}
+      AZURE_OPENAI_EMBEDDING_DEPLOYMENT_NAME: ${{ vars.AZUREOPENAI__EMBEDDINGDEPLOYMENTNAME }}
+      AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT: ${{ vars.AZUREOPENAI__ENDPOINT }}
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        working-directory: python
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ inputs.checkout-ref }}
+          persist-credentials: false
+      - name: Set up python and install the project
+        id: python-setup
+        uses: ./.github/actions/python-setup
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ env.UV_PYTHON }}
+          os: ${{ runner.os }}
+      - name: Azure CLI Login
+        uses: azure/login@v2
+        with:
+          client-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_CLIENT_ID }}
+          tenant-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_TENANT_ID }}
+          subscription-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID }}
+      - name: Test with pytest (Azure OpenAI integration)
+        run: >
+          uv run pytest --import-mode=importlib
+          packages/core/tests/azure
+          -m integration
+          -n logical --dist worksteal
+          --timeout=120 --session-timeout=900 --timeout_method thread
+          --retries 2 --retry-delay 5
+
+  # Misc integration tests (Anthropic, Ollama, MCP)
+  python-tests-misc-integration:
+    name: Python Integration Tests - Misc
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment: integration
+    timeout-minutes: 60
+    env:
+      ANTHROPIC_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY }}
+      ANTHROPIC_CHAT_MODEL_ID: ${{ vars.ANTHROPIC_CHAT_MODEL_ID }}
+      LOCAL_MCP_URL: ${{ vars.LOCAL_MCP__URL }}
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        working-directory: python
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ inputs.checkout-ref }}
+          persist-credentials: false
+      - name: Set up python and install the project
+        id: python-setup
+        uses: ./.github/actions/python-setup
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ env.UV_PYTHON }}
+          os: ${{ runner.os }}
+      - name: Test with pytest (Anthropic, Ollama, MCP integration)
+        run: >
+          uv run pytest --import-mode=importlib
+          packages/anthropic/tests
+          packages/ollama/tests
+          packages/core/tests/core/test_mcp.py
+          -m integration
+          -n logical --dist worksteal
+          --timeout=120 --session-timeout=900 --timeout_method thread
+          --retries 2 --retry-delay 5
+
+  # Azure Functions + Durable Task integration tests
+  python-tests-functions:
+    name: Python Integration Tests - Functions
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment: integration
+    timeout-minutes: 60
+    env:
+      UV_PYTHON: "3.10"
+      OPENAI_CHAT_MODEL_ID: ${{ vars.OPENAI__CHATMODELID }}
+      OPENAI_RESPONSES_MODEL_ID: ${{ vars.OPENAI__RESPONSESMODELID }}
+      OPENAI_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENAI__APIKEY }}
+      AZURE_OPENAI_CHAT_DEPLOYMENT_NAME: ${{ vars.AZUREOPENAI__CHATDEPLOYMENTNAME }}
+      AZURE_OPENAI_RESPONSES_DEPLOYMENT_NAME: ${{ vars.AZUREOPENAI__RESPONSESDEPLOYMENTNAME }}
+      AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT: ${{ vars.AZUREOPENAI__ENDPOINT }}
+      FUNCTIONS_WORKER_RUNTIME: "python"
+      DURABLE_TASK_SCHEDULER_CONNECTION_STRING: "Endpoint=http://localhost:8080;TaskHub=default;Authentication=None"
+      AzureWebJobsStorage: "UseDevelopmentStorage=true"
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        working-directory: python
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ inputs.checkout-ref }}
+          persist-credentials: false
+      - name: Set up python and install the project
+        id: python-setup
+        uses: ./.github/actions/python-setup
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ env.UV_PYTHON }}
+          os: ${{ runner.os }}
+      - name: Azure CLI Login
+        uses: azure/login@v2
+        with:
+          client-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_CLIENT_ID }}
+          tenant-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_TENANT_ID }}
+          subscription-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID }}
+      - name: Set up Azure Functions Integration Test Emulators
+        uses: ./.github/actions/azure-functions-integration-setup
+        id: azure-functions-setup
+      - name: Test with pytest (Functions + Durable Task integration)
+        run: >
+          uv run pytest --import-mode=importlib
+          packages/azurefunctions/tests/integration_tests
+          packages/durabletask/tests/integration_tests
+          -m integration
+          -n logical --dist worksteal
+          --timeout=120 --session-timeout=900 --timeout_method thread
+          --retries 2 --retry-delay 5
+
+  # Azure AI integration tests
+  python-tests-azure-ai:
+    name: Python Integration Tests - Azure AI
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment: integration
+    timeout-minutes: 60
+    env:
+      AZURE_AI_PROJECT_ENDPOINT: ${{ secrets.AZUREAI__ENDPOINT }}
+      AZURE_AI_MODEL_DEPLOYMENT_NAME: ${{ vars.AZUREAI__DEPLOYMENTNAME }}
+      LOCAL_MCP_URL: ${{ vars.LOCAL_MCP__URL }}
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        working-directory: python
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ inputs.checkout-ref }}
+          persist-credentials: false
+      - name: Set up python and install the project
+        id: python-setup
+        uses: ./.github/actions/python-setup
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ env.UV_PYTHON }}
+          os: ${{ runner.os }}
+      - name: Azure CLI Login
+        uses: azure/login@v2
+        with:
+          client-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_CLIENT_ID }}
+          tenant-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_TENANT_ID }}
+          subscription-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID }}
+      - name: Test with pytest
+        timeout-minutes: 15
+        run: uv run --directory packages/azure-ai poe integration-tests -n logical --dist worksteal --timeout=120 --session-timeout=900 --timeout_method thread --retries 2 --retry-delay 5
+
+  # Azure Cosmos integration tests
+  python-tests-cosmos:
+    name: Python Integration Tests - Cosmos
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment: integration
+    timeout-minutes: 60
+    services:
+      cosmosdb:
+        image: mcr.microsoft.com/cosmosdb/linux/azure-cosmos-emulator:vnext-preview
+        ports:
+          - 8081:8081
+    env:
+      AZURE_COSMOS_ENDPOINT: "http://localhost:8081/"
+      # Static Azure Cosmos DB emulator key (documented): https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cosmos-db/emulator
+      AZURE_COSMOS_KEY: "C2y6yDjf5/R+ob0N8A7Cgv30VRDJIWEHLM+4QDU5DE2nQ9nDuVTqobD4b8mGGyPMbIZnqyMsEcaGQy67XIw/Jw=="
+      AZURE_COSMOS_DATABASE_NAME: "agent-framework-cosmos-it-db"
+      AZURE_COSMOS_CONTAINER_NAME: "agent-framework-cosmos-it-container"
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        working-directory: python
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ inputs.checkout-ref }}
+          persist-credentials: false
+      - name: Set up python and install the project
+        id: python-setup
+        uses: ./.github/actions/python-setup
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ env.UV_PYTHON }}
+          os: ${{ runner.os }}
+      - name: Wait for Cosmos DB emulator
+        run: |
+          for i in {1..60}; do
+            if curl --silent --show-error http://localhost:8081/ > /dev/null; then
+              echo "Cosmos DB emulator is ready."
+              exit 0
+            fi
+            sleep 2
+          done
+          echo "Cosmos DB emulator did not become ready in time." >&2
+          exit 1
+      - name: Test with pytest (Cosmos integration)
+        run: uv run --directory packages/azure-cosmos poe integration-tests -n logical --dist worksteal --timeout=120 --session-timeout=900 --timeout_method thread --retries 2 --retry-delay 5
+
+  python-integration-tests-check:
+    if: always()
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs:
+      [
+        python-tests-unit,
+        python-tests-openai,
+        python-tests-azure-openai,
+        python-tests-misc-integration,
+        python-tests-functions,
+        python-tests-azure-ai,
+        python-tests-cosmos
+      ]
+    steps:
+      - name: Fail workflow if tests failed
+        if: contains(join(needs.*.result, ','), 'failure')
+        uses: actions/github-script@v8
+        with:
+          script: core.setFailed('Integration Tests Failed!')
+
+      - name: Fail workflow if tests cancelled
+        if: contains(join(needs.*.result, ','), 'cancelled')
+        uses: actions/github-script@v8
+        with:
+          script: core.setFailed('Integration Tests Cancelled!')

.github/workflows/python-merge-tests.yml

@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 name: Python - Merge - Tests
+#
+# NOTE: This workflow and python-integration-tests.yml share the same set of
+# parallel test jobs. Keep them in sync — when adding, removing, or modifying a
+# job here, apply the same change to python-integration-tests.yml.
+#
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
@@ -10,13 +15,13 @@ on:
     - cron: "0 0 * * *" # Run at midnight UTC daily
 
 permissions:
-  contents: write
+  contents: read
   id-token: write
 
 env:
   # Configure a constant location for the uv cache
   UV_CACHE_DIR: /tmp/.uv-cache
-  RUN_INTEGRATION_TESTS: "true"
+  UV_PYTHON: "3.13"
   RUN_SAMPLES_TESTS: ${{ vars.RUN_SAMPLES_TESTS }}
 
 jobs:
@@ -26,7 +31,14 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
       pull-requests: read
     outputs:
-      pythonChanges: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.python}}
+      pythonChanges: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.python }}
+      coreChanged: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.core }}
+      openaiChanged: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.openai }}
+      azureChanged: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.azure }}
+      miscChanged: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.misc }}
+      functionsChanged: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.functions }}
+      azureAiChanged: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.azure-ai }}
+      cosmosChanged: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.cosmos }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - uses: dorny/paths-filter@v3
@@ -35,6 +47,29 @@ jobs:
           filters: |
             python:
               - 'python/**'
+            core:
+              - 'python/packages/core/agent_framework/_*.py'
+              - 'python/packages/core/agent_framework/_workflows/**'
+              - 'python/packages/core/agent_framework/exceptions.py'
+              - 'python/packages/core/agent_framework/observability.py'
+            openai:
+              - 'python/packages/core/agent_framework/openai/**'
+              - 'python/packages/core/tests/openai/**'
+            azure:
+              - 'python/packages/core/agent_framework/azure/**'
+              - 'python/packages/core/tests/azure/**'
+            misc:
+              - 'python/packages/anthropic/**'
+              - 'python/packages/ollama/**'
+              - 'python/packages/core/agent_framework/_mcp.py'
+              - 'python/packages/core/tests/core/test_mcp.py'
+            functions:
+              - 'python/packages/azurefunctions/**'
+              - 'python/packages/durabletask/**'
+            azure-ai:
+              - 'python/packages/azure-ai/**'
+            cosmos:
+              - 'python/packages/azure-cosmos/**'
       # run only if 'python' files were changed
       - name: python tests
         if: steps.filter.outputs.python == 'true'
@@ -43,34 +78,15 @@ jobs:
       - name: not python tests
         if: steps.filter.outputs.python != 'true'
         run: echo "NOT python file"
-  python-tests-core:
-    name: Python Tests - Core
+  # Unit tests: always run all non-integration tests across all packages
+  python-tests-unit:
+    name: Python Tests - Unit
     needs: paths-filter
-    if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' && needs.paths-filter.outputs.pythonChanges == 'true'
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    environment: ${{ matrix.environment }}
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: true
-      matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.10"]
-        os: [ubuntu-latest]
-        environment: ["integration"]
-    env:
-      UV_PYTHON: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      OPENAI_CHAT_MODEL_ID: ${{ vars.OPENAI__CHATMODELID }}
-      OPENAI_RESPONSES_MODEL_ID: ${{ vars.OPENAI__RESPONSESMODELID }}
-      OPENAI_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENAI__APIKEY }}
-      ANTHROPIC_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY }}
-      ANTHROPIC_CHAT_MODEL_ID: ${{ vars.ANTHROPIC_CHAT_MODEL_ID }}
-      AZURE_OPENAI_CHAT_DEPLOYMENT_NAME: ${{ vars.AZUREOPENAI__CHATDEPLOYMENTNAME }}
-      AZURE_OPENAI_RESPONSES_DEPLOYMENT_NAME: ${{ vars.AZUREOPENAI__RESPONSESDEPLOYMENTNAME }}
-      AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT: ${{ vars.AZUREOPENAI__ENDPOINT }}
-      LOCAL_MCP_URL: ${{ vars.LOCAL_MCP__URL }}
-      # For Azure Functions integration tests
-      FUNCTIONS_WORKER_RUNTIME: "python"
-      DURABLE_TASK_SCHEDULER_CONNECTION_STRING: "Endpoint=http://localhost:8080;TaskHub=default;Authentication=None"
-      AzureWebJobsStorage: "UseDevelopmentStorage=true"
-
+    if: >
+      github.event_name != 'pull_request' &&
+      needs.paths-filter.outputs.pythonChanges == 'true'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment: integration
     defaults:
       run:
         working-directory: python
@@ -80,11 +96,219 @@ jobs:
         id: python-setup
         uses: ./.github/actions/python-setup
         with:
-          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+          python-version: ${{ env.UV_PYTHON }}
+          os: ${{ runner.os }}
+      - name: Test with pytest (unit tests only)
+        run: >
+          uv run poe all-tests
+          -m "not integration"
+          -n logical --dist worksteal
+          --timeout=120 --session-timeout=900 --timeout_method thread
+          --retries 2 --retry-delay 5
+        working-directory: ./python
+      - name: Surface failing tests
+        if: always()
+        uses: pmeier/pytest-results-action@v0.7.2
+        with:
+          path: ./python/**.xml
+          summary: true
+          display-options: fEX
+          fail-on-empty: false
+          title: Unit test results
+
+  # OpenAI integration tests
+  python-tests-openai:
+    name: Python Tests - OpenAI Integration
+    needs: paths-filter
+    if: >
+      github.event_name != 'pull_request' &&
+      needs.paths-filter.outputs.pythonChanges == 'true' &&
+      (github.event_name != 'merge_group' ||
+       needs.paths-filter.outputs.openaiChanged == 'true' ||
+       needs.paths-filter.outputs.coreChanged == 'true')
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment: integration
+    env:
+      OPENAI_CHAT_MODEL_ID: ${{ vars.OPENAI__CHATMODELID }}
+      OPENAI_RESPONSES_MODEL_ID: ${{ vars.OPENAI__RESPONSESMODELID }}
+      OPENAI_EMBEDDINGS_MODEL_ID: ${{ vars.OPENAI_EMBEDDING_MODEL_ID }}
+      OPENAI_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENAI__APIKEY }}
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        working-directory: python
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - name: Set up python and install the project
+        id: python-setup
+        uses: ./.github/actions/python-setup
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ env.UV_PYTHON }}
+          os: ${{ runner.os }}
+      - name: Test with pytest (OpenAI integration)
+        run: >
+          uv run pytest --import-mode=importlib
+          packages/core/tests/openai
+          -m integration
+          -n logical --dist worksteal
+          --timeout=120 --session-timeout=900 --timeout_method thread
+          --retries 2 --retry-delay 5
+        working-directory: ./python
+      - name: Test OpenAI samples
+        timeout-minutes: 10
+        if: env.RUN_SAMPLES_TESTS == 'true'
+        run: uv run pytest tests/samples/ -m "openai"
+        working-directory: ./python
+      - name: Surface failing tests
+        if: always()
+        uses: pmeier/pytest-results-action@v0.7.2
+        with:
+          path: ./python/**.xml
+          summary: true
+          display-options: fEX
+          fail-on-empty: false
+          title: OpenAI integration test results
+
+  # Azure OpenAI integration tests
+  python-tests-azure-openai:
+    name: Python Tests - Azure OpenAI Integration
+    needs: paths-filter
+    if: >
+      github.event_name != 'pull_request' &&
+      needs.paths-filter.outputs.pythonChanges == 'true' &&
+      (github.event_name != 'merge_group' ||
+       needs.paths-filter.outputs.azureChanged == 'true' ||
+       needs.paths-filter.outputs.coreChanged == 'true')
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment: integration
+    env:
+      AZURE_OPENAI_CHAT_DEPLOYMENT_NAME: ${{ vars.AZUREOPENAI__CHATDEPLOYMENTNAME }}
+      AZURE_OPENAI_RESPONSES_DEPLOYMENT_NAME: ${{ vars.AZUREOPENAI__RESPONSESDEPLOYMENTNAME }}
+      AZURE_OPENAI_EMBEDDING_DEPLOYMENT_NAME: ${{ vars.AZUREOPENAI__EMBEDDINGDEPLOYMENTNAME }}
+      AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT: ${{ vars.AZUREOPENAI__ENDPOINT }}
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        working-directory: python
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - name: Set up python and install the project
+        id: python-setup
+        uses: ./.github/actions/python-setup
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ env.UV_PYTHON }}
+          os: ${{ runner.os }}
+      - name: Azure CLI Login
+        if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
+        uses: azure/login@v2
+        with:
+          client-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_CLIENT_ID }}
+          tenant-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_TENANT_ID }}
+          subscription-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID }}
+      - name: Test with pytest (Azure OpenAI integration)
+        run: >
+          uv run pytest --import-mode=importlib
+          packages/core/tests/azure
+          -m integration
+          -n logical --dist worksteal
+          --timeout=120 --session-timeout=900 --timeout_method thread
+          --retries 2 --retry-delay 5
+        working-directory: ./python
+      - name: Test Azure samples
+        timeout-minutes: 10
+        if: env.RUN_SAMPLES_TESTS == 'true'
+        run: uv run pytest tests/samples/ -m "azure"
+        working-directory: ./python
+      - name: Surface failing tests
+        if: always()
+        uses: pmeier/pytest-results-action@v0.7.2
+        with:
+          path: ./python/**.xml
+          summary: true
+          display-options: fEX
+          fail-on-empty: false
+          title: Azure OpenAI integration test results
+
+  # Misc integration tests (Anthropic, Ollama, MCP)
+  python-tests-misc-integration:
+    name: Python Tests - Misc Integration
+    needs: paths-filter
+    if: >
+      github.event_name != 'pull_request' &&
+      needs.paths-filter.outputs.pythonChanges == 'true' &&
+      (github.event_name != 'merge_group' ||
+       needs.paths-filter.outputs.miscChanged == 'true' ||
+       needs.paths-filter.outputs.coreChanged == 'true')
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment: integration
+    env:
+      ANTHROPIC_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY }}
+      ANTHROPIC_CHAT_MODEL_ID: ${{ vars.ANTHROPIC_CHAT_MODEL_ID }}
+      LOCAL_MCP_URL: ${{ vars.LOCAL_MCP__URL }}
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        working-directory: python
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - name: Set up python and install the project
+        id: python-setup
+        uses: ./.github/actions/python-setup
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ env.UV_PYTHON }}
+          os: ${{ runner.os }}
+      - name: Test with pytest (Anthropic, Ollama, MCP integration)
+        run: >
+          uv run pytest --import-mode=importlib
+          packages/anthropic/tests
+          packages/ollama/tests
+          packages/core/tests/core/test_mcp.py
+          -m integration
+          -n logical --dist worksteal
+          --timeout=120 --session-timeout=900 --timeout_method thread
+          --retries 2 --retry-delay 5
+        working-directory: ./python
+      - name: Surface failing tests
+        if: always()
+        uses: pmeier/pytest-results-action@v0.7.2
+        with:
+          path: ./python/**.xml
+          summary: true
+          display-options: fEX
+          fail-on-empty: false
+          title: Misc integration test results
+
+  # Azure Functions + Durable Task integration tests
+  python-tests-functions:
+    name: Python Tests - Functions Integration
+    needs: paths-filter
+    if: >
+      github.event_name != 'pull_request' &&
+      needs.paths-filter.outputs.pythonChanges == 'true' &&
+      (github.event_name != 'merge_group' ||
+       needs.paths-filter.outputs.functionsChanged == 'true' ||
+       needs.paths-filter.outputs.coreChanged == 'true')
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment: integration
+    env:
+      UV_PYTHON: "3.10"
+      OPENAI_CHAT_MODEL_ID: ${{ vars.OPENAI__CHATMODELID }}
+      OPENAI_RESPONSES_MODEL_ID: ${{ vars.OPENAI__RESPONSESMODELID }}
+      OPENAI_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENAI__APIKEY }}
+      AZURE_OPENAI_CHAT_DEPLOYMENT_NAME: ${{ vars.AZUREOPENAI__CHATDEPLOYMENTNAME }}
+      AZURE_OPENAI_RESPONSES_DEPLOYMENT_NAME: ${{ vars.AZUREOPENAI__RESPONSESDEPLOYMENTNAME }}
+      AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT: ${{ vars.AZUREOPENAI__ENDPOINT }}
+      FUNCTIONS_WORKER_RUNTIME: "python"
+      DURABLE_TASK_SCHEDULER_CONNECTION_STRING: "Endpoint=http://localhost:8080;TaskHub=default;Authentication=None"
+      AzureWebJobsStorage: "UseDevelopmentStorage=true"
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        working-directory: python
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - name: Set up python and install the project
+        id: python-setup
+        uses: ./.github/actions/python-setup
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ env.UV_PYTHON }}
           os: ${{ runner.os }}
-        env:
-          # Configure a constant location for the uv cache
-          UV_CACHE_DIR: /tmp/.uv-cache
       - name: Azure CLI Login
         if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
         uses: azure/login@v2
@@ -95,13 +319,15 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Azure Functions Integration Test Emulators
         uses: ./.github/actions/azure-functions-integration-setup
         id: azure-functions-setup
-      - name: Test with pytest
-        run: uv run poe all-tests -n logical --dist loadfile --dist worksteal --timeout=120 --session-timeout=900 --timeout_method thread --retries 2 --retry-delay 5
-        working-directory: ./python
-      - name: Test core samples
-        timeout-minutes: 10
-        if: env.RUN_SAMPLES_TESTS == 'true'
-        run: uv run pytest tests/samples/ -m "openai" -m "azure"
+      - name: Test with pytest (Functions + Durable Task integration)
+        run: >
+          uv run pytest --import-mode=importlib
+          packages/azurefunctions/tests/integration_tests
+          packages/durabletask/tests/integration_tests
+          -m integration
+          -n logical --dist worksteal
+          --timeout=120 --session-timeout=900 --timeout_method thread
+          --retries 2 --retry-delay 5
         working-directory: ./python
       - name: Surface failing tests
         if: always()
@@ -111,22 +337,20 @@ jobs:
           summary: true
           display-options: fEX
           fail-on-empty: false
-          title: Test results
+          title: Functions integration test results
 
   python-tests-azure-ai:
     name: Python Tests - Azure AI
     needs: paths-filter
-    if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' && needs.paths-filter.outputs.pythonChanges == 'true'
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    environment: ${{ matrix.environment }}
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: true
-      matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.10"]
-        os: [ubuntu-latest]
-        environment: ["integration"]
+    if: >
+      github.event_name != 'pull_request' &&
+      needs.paths-filter.outputs.pythonChanges == 'true' &&
+      (github.event_name != 'merge_group' ||
+       needs.paths-filter.outputs.azureAiChanged == 'true' ||
+       needs.paths-filter.outputs.coreChanged == 'true')
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment: integration
     env:
-      UV_PYTHON: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
       AZURE_AI_PROJECT_ENDPOINT: ${{ secrets.AZUREAI__ENDPOINT }}
       AZURE_AI_MODEL_DEPLOYMENT_NAME: ${{ vars.AZUREAI__DEPLOYMENTNAME }}
       LOCAL_MCP_URL: ${{ vars.LOCAL_MCP__URL }}
@@ -139,11 +363,8 @@ jobs:
         id: python-setup
         uses: ./.github/actions/python-setup
         with:
-          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+          python-version: ${{ env.UV_PYTHON }}
           os: ${{ runner.os }}
-        env:
-          # Configure a constant location for the uv cache
-          UV_CACHE_DIR: /tmp/.uv-cache
       - name: Azure CLI Login
         if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
         uses: azure/login@v2
@@ -153,7 +374,7 @@ jobs:
           subscription-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID }}
       - name: Test with pytest
         timeout-minutes: 15
-        run: uv run --directory packages/azure-ai poe integration-tests -n logical --dist loadfile --dist worksteal --timeout=120 --session-timeout=900 --timeout_method thread --retries 2 --retry-delay 5
+        run: uv run --directory packages/azure-ai poe integration-tests -n logical --dist worksteal --timeout=120 --session-timeout=900 --timeout_method thread --retries 2 --retry-delay 5
         working-directory: ./python
       - name: Test Azure AI samples
         timeout-minutes: 10
@@ -172,16 +393,78 @@ jobs:
 
   # TODO: Add python-tests-lab
 
+  # Azure Cosmos integration tests
+  python-tests-cosmos:
+    name: Python Tests - Cosmos Integration
+    needs: paths-filter
+    if: >
+      github.event_name != 'pull_request' &&
+      needs.paths-filter.outputs.pythonChanges == 'true' &&
+      (github.event_name != 'merge_group' ||
+       needs.paths-filter.outputs.cosmosChanged == 'true' ||
+       needs.paths-filter.outputs.coreChanged == 'true')
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment: integration
+    services:
+      cosmosdb:
+        image: mcr.microsoft.com/cosmosdb/linux/azure-cosmos-emulator:vnext-preview
+        ports:
+          - 8081:8081
+    env:
+      AZURE_COSMOS_ENDPOINT: "http://localhost:8081/"
+      # Static Azure Cosmos DB emulator key (documented): https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cosmos-db/emulator
+      AZURE_COSMOS_KEY: "C2y6yDjf5/R+ob0N8A7Cgv30VRDJIWEHLM+4QDU5DE2nQ9nDuVTqobD4b8mGGyPMbIZnqyMsEcaGQy67XIw/Jw=="
+      AZURE_COSMOS_DATABASE_NAME: "agent-framework-cosmos-it-db"
+      AZURE_COSMOS_CONTAINER_NAME: "agent-framework-cosmos-it-container"
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        working-directory: python
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - name: Set up python and install the project
+        id: python-setup
+        uses: ./.github/actions/python-setup
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ env.UV_PYTHON }}
+          os: ${{ runner.os }}
+      - name: Wait for Cosmos DB emulator
+        run: |
+          for i in {1..60}; do
+            if curl --silent --show-error http://localhost:8081/ > /dev/null; then
+              echo "Cosmos DB emulator is ready."
+              exit 0
+            fi
+            sleep 2
+          done
+          echo "Cosmos DB emulator did not become ready in time." >&2
+          exit 1
+      - name: Test with pytest (Cosmos integration)
+        run: uv run --directory packages/azure-cosmos poe integration-tests -n logical --dist worksteal --timeout=120 --session-timeout=900 --timeout_method thread --retries 2 --retry-delay 5
+        working-directory: ./python
+      - name: Surface failing tests
+        if: always()
+        uses: pmeier/pytest-results-action@v0.7.2
+        with:
+          path: ./python/**.xml
+          summary: true
+          display-options: fEX
+          fail-on-empty: false
+          title: Cosmos integration test results
+
   python-integration-tests-check:
     if: always()
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs:
       [
-        python-tests-core,
-        python-tests-azure-ai
+        python-tests-unit,
+        python-tests-openai,
+        python-tests-azure-openai,
+        python-tests-misc-integration,
+        python-tests-functions,
+        python-tests-azure-ai,
+        python-tests-cosmos,
       ]
     steps:
-
       - name: Fail workflow if tests failed
         id: check_tests_failed
         if: contains(join(needs.*.result, ','), 'failure')

.github/workflows/python-sample-validation.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,302 @@
+name: Python - Sample Validation
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: "0 0 * * *" # Run at midnight UTC daily
+
+env:
+  # Configure a constant location for the uv cache
+  UV_CACHE_DIR: /tmp/.uv-cache
+  # GitHub Copilot configuration
+  GITHUB_COPILOT_MODEL: claude-opus-4.6
+  COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  id-token: write
+
+jobs:
+  validate-01-get-started:
+    name: Validate 01-get-started
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment: integration
+    env:
+      # Required configuration for get-started samples
+      AZURE_AI_PROJECT_ENDPOINT: ${{ vars.AZURE_AI_PROJECT_ENDPOINT }}
+      AZURE_OPENAI_RESPONSES_DEPLOYMENT_NAME: ${{ vars.AZUREOPENAI__RESPONSESDEPLOYMENTNAME }}
+      AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT: ${{ vars.AZUREOPENAI__ENDPOINT }}
+      AZURE_OPENAI_CHAT_DEPLOYMENT_NAME: ${{ vars.AZUREOPENAI__CHATDEPLOYMENTNAME }}
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        working-directory: python
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+
+      - name: Setup environment
+        uses: ./.github/actions/sample-validation-setup
+        with:
+          azure-client-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_CLIENT_ID }}
+          azure-tenant-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_TENANT_ID }}
+          azure-subscription-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID }}
+          os: ${{ runner.os }}
+
+      - name: Run sample validation
+        run: |
+          cd scripts && uv run python -m sample_validation --subdir 01-get-started --save-report --report-name 01-get-started
+
+      - name: Upload validation report
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        if: always()
+        with:
+          name: validation-report-01-get-started
+          path: python/scripts/sample_validation/reports/
+
+  validate-02-agents:
+    name: Validate 02-agents
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment: integration
+    env:
+      # Azure AI configuration
+      AZURE_AI_PROJECT_ENDPOINT: ${{ vars.AZURE_AI_PROJECT_ENDPOINT }}
+      AZURE_AI_MODEL_DEPLOYMENT_NAME: ${{ vars.AZUREOPENAI__RESPONSESDEPLOYMENTNAME }}
+      # Azure OpenAI configuration
+      AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT: ${{ vars.AZUREOPENAI__ENDPOINT }}
+      AZURE_OPENAI_CHAT_DEPLOYMENT_NAME: ${{ vars.AZUREOPENAI__CHATDEPLOYMENTNAME }}
+      AZURE_OPENAI_RESPONSES_DEPLOYMENT_NAME: ${{ vars.AZUREOPENAI__RESPONSESDEPLOYMENTNAME }}
+      # OpenAI configuration
+      OPENAI_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENAI__APIKEY }}
+      OPENAI_CHAT_MODEL_ID: ${{ vars.OPENAI__CHATMODELID }}
+      OPENAI_RESPONSES_MODEL_ID: ${{ vars.OPENAI__RESPONSESMODELID }}
+      # Observability
+      ENABLE_INSTRUMENTATION: "true"
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        working-directory: python
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+
+      - name: Setup environment
+        uses: ./.github/actions/sample-validation-setup
+        with:
+          azure-client-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_CLIENT_ID }}
+          azure-tenant-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_TENANT_ID }}
+          azure-subscription-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID }}
+          os: ${{ runner.os }}
+
+      - name: Run sample validation
+        run: |
+          cd scripts && uv run python -m sample_validation --subdir 02-agents --save-report --report-name 02-agents
+
+      - name: Upload validation report
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        if: always()
+        with:
+          name: validation-report-02-agents
+          path: python/scripts/sample_validation/reports/
+
+  validate-03-workflows:
+    name: Validate 03-workflows
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment: integration
+    env:
+      # Azure AI configuration
+      AZURE_AI_PROJECT_ENDPOINT: ${{ vars.AZURE_AI_PROJECT_ENDPOINT }}
+      AZURE_AI_MODEL_DEPLOYMENT_NAME: ${{ vars.AZUREOPENAI__RESPONSESDEPLOYMENTNAME }}
+      # Azure OpenAI configuration
+      AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT: ${{ vars.AZUREOPENAI__ENDPOINT }}
+      AZURE_OPENAI_CHAT_DEPLOYMENT_NAME: ${{ vars.AZUREOPENAI__CHATDEPLOYMENTNAME }}
+      AZURE_OPENAI_RESPONSES_DEPLOYMENT_NAME: ${{ vars.AZUREOPENAI__RESPONSESDEPLOYMENTNAME }}
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        working-directory: python
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+
+      - name: Setup environment
+        uses: ./.github/actions/sample-validation-setup
+        with:
+          azure-client-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_CLIENT_ID }}
+          azure-tenant-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_TENANT_ID }}
+          azure-subscription-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID }}
+          os: ${{ runner.os }}
+
+      - name: Run sample validation
+        run: |
+          cd scripts && uv run python -m sample_validation --subdir 03-workflows --save-report --report-name 03-workflows
+
+      - name: Upload validation report
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        if: always()
+        with:
+          name: validation-report-03-workflows
+          path: python/scripts/sample_validation/reports/
+
+  validate-04-hosting:
+    name: Validate 04-hosting
+    if: false  # Temporarily disabled because of sample complexity
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment: integration
+    env:
+      # Azure AI configuration
+      AZURE_AI_PROJECT_ENDPOINT: ${{ vars.AZURE_AI_PROJECT_ENDPOINT }}
+      AZURE_AI_MODEL_DEPLOYMENT_NAME: ${{ vars.AZUREOPENAI__RESPONSESDEPLOYMENTNAME }}
+      # Azure OpenAI configuration
+      AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT: ${{ vars.AZUREOPENAI__ENDPOINT }}
+      AZURE_OPENAI_RESPONSES_DEPLOYMENT_NAME: ${{ vars.AZUREOPENAI__RESPONSESDEPLOYMENTNAME }}
+      # A2A configuration
+      A2A_AGENT_HOST: http://localhost:5001/
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        working-directory: python
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+
+      - name: Setup environment
+        uses: ./.github/actions/sample-validation-setup
+        with:
+          azure-client-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_CLIENT_ID }}
+          azure-tenant-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_TENANT_ID }}
+          azure-subscription-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID }}
+          os: ${{ runner.os }}
+
+      - name: Run sample validation
+        run: |
+          cd scripts && uv run python -m sample_validation --subdir 04-hosting --save-report --report-name 04-hosting
+
+      - name: Upload validation report
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        if: always()
+        with:
+          name: validation-report-04-hosting
+          path: python/scripts/sample_validation/reports/
+
+  validate-05-end-to-end:
+    name: Validate 05-end-to-end
+    if: false  # Temporarily disabled because of sample complexity
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment: integration
+    env:
+      # Azure AI configuration
+      AZURE_AI_PROJECT_ENDPOINT: ${{ vars.AZURE_AI_PROJECT_ENDPOINT }}
+      AZURE_AI_MODEL_DEPLOYMENT_NAME: ${{ vars.AZUREOPENAI__RESPONSESDEPLOYMENTNAME }}
+      # Azure OpenAI configuration
+      AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT: ${{ vars.AZUREOPENAI__ENDPOINT }}
+      AZURE_OPENAI_CHAT_DEPLOYMENT_NAME: ${{ vars.AZUREOPENAI__CHATDEPLOYMENTNAME }}
+      AZURE_OPENAI_RESPONSES_DEPLOYMENT_NAME: ${{ vars.AZUREOPENAI__RESPONSESDEPLOYMENTNAME }}
+      # Azure AI Search (for evaluation samples)
+      AZURE_SEARCH_ENDPOINT: ${{ secrets.AZURE_SEARCH_ENDPOINT }}
+      AZURE_SEARCH_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.AZURE_SEARCH_API_KEY }}
+      AZURE_SEARCH_INDEX_NAME: ${{ secrets.AZURE_SEARCH_INDEX_NAME }}
+      # Evaluation sample
+      AZURE_AI_MODEL_DEPLOYMENT_NAME_WORKFLOW: ${{ vars.AZUREOPENAI__RESPONSESDEPLOYMENTNAME }}
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        working-directory: python
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+
+      - name: Setup environment
+        uses: ./.github/actions/sample-validation-setup
+        with:
+          azure-client-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_CLIENT_ID }}
+          azure-tenant-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_TENANT_ID }}
+          azure-subscription-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID }}
+          os: ${{ runner.os }}
+
+      - name: Run sample validation
+        run: |
+          cd scripts && uv run python -m sample_validation --subdir 05-end-to-end --save-report --report-name 05-end-to-end
+
+      - name: Upload validation report
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        if: always()
+        with:
+          name: validation-report-05-end-to-end
+          path: python/scripts/sample_validation/reports/
+
+  validate-autogen-migration:
+    name: Validate autogen-migration
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment: integration
+    env:
+      # Azure AI configuration
+      AZURE_AI_PROJECT_ENDPOINT: ${{ vars.AZURE_AI_PROJECT_ENDPOINT }}
+      AZURE_AI_MODEL_DEPLOYMENT_NAME: ${{ vars.AZUREOPENAI__RESPONSESDEPLOYMENTNAME }}
+      # Azure OpenAI configuration
+      AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT: ${{ vars.AZUREOPENAI__ENDPOINT }}
+      AZURE_OPENAI_CHAT_DEPLOYMENT_NAME: ${{ vars.AZUREOPENAI__CHATDEPLOYMENTNAME }}
+      # OpenAI configuration
+      OPENAI_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENAI__APIKEY }}
+      OPENAI_CHAT_MODEL_ID: ${{ vars.OPENAI__CHATMODELID }}
+      OPENAI_RESPONSES_MODEL_ID: ${{ vars.OPENAI__RESPONSESMODELID }}
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        working-directory: python
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+
+      - name: Setup environment
+        uses: ./.github/actions/sample-validation-setup
+        with:
+          azure-client-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_CLIENT_ID }}
+          azure-tenant-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_TENANT_ID }}
+          azure-subscription-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID }}
+          os: ${{ runner.os }}
+
+      - name: Run sample validation
+        run: |
+          cd scripts && uv run python -m sample_validation --subdir autogen-migration --save-report --report-name autogen-migration
+
+      - name: Upload validation report
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        if: always()
+        with:
+          name: validation-report-autogen-migration
+          path: python/scripts/sample_validation/reports/
+
+  validate-semantic-kernel-migration:
+    name: Validate semantic-kernel-migration
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment: integration
+    env:
+      # Azure AI configuration
+      AZURE_AI_PROJECT_ENDPOINT: ${{ vars.AZURE_AI_PROJECT_ENDPOINT }}
+      AZURE_AI_MODEL_DEPLOYMENT_NAME: ${{ vars.AZUREOPENAI__RESPONSESDEPLOYMENTNAME }}
+      # Azure OpenAI configuration
+      AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT: ${{ vars.AZUREOPENAI__ENDPOINT }}
+      AZURE_OPENAI_CHAT_DEPLOYMENT_NAME: ${{ vars.AZUREOPENAI__CHATDEPLOYMENTNAME }}
+      AZURE_OPENAI_RESPONSES_DEPLOYMENT_NAME: ${{ vars.AZUREOPENAI__RESPONSESDEPLOYMENTNAME }}
+      # OpenAI configuration
+      OPENAI_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENAI__APIKEY }}
+      OPENAI_CHAT_MODEL_ID: ${{ vars.OPENAI__CHATMODELID }}
+      OPENAI_RESPONSES_MODEL_ID: ${{ vars.OPENAI__RESPONSESMODELID }}
+      # Copilot Studio
+      COPILOTSTUDIOAGENT__ENVIRONMENTID: ${{ secrets.COPILOTSTUDIOAGENT__ENVIRONMENTID }}
+      COPILOTSTUDIOAGENT__SCHEMANAME: ${{ secrets.COPILOTSTUDIOAGENT__SCHEMANAME }}
+      COPILOTSTUDIOAGENT__TENANTID: ${{ secrets.COPILOTSTUDIOAGENT__TENANTID }}
+      COPILOTSTUDIOAGENT__AGENTAPPID: ${{ secrets.COPILOTSTUDIOAGENT__AGENTAPPID }}
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        working-directory: python
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+
+      - name: Setup environment
+        uses: ./.github/actions/sample-validation-setup
+        with:
+          azure-client-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_CLIENT_ID }}
+          azure-tenant-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_TENANT_ID }}
+          azure-subscription-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID }}
+          os: ${{ runner.os }}
+
+      - name: Run sample validation
+        run: |
+          cd scripts && uv run python -m sample_validation --subdir semantic-kernel-migration --save-report --report-name semantic-kernel-migration
+
+      - name: Upload validation report
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        if: always()
+        with:
+          name: validation-report-semantic-kernel-migration
+          path: python/scripts/sample_validation/reports/

README.md

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Still have questions? Join our [weekly office hours](./COMMUNITY.md#public-commu
 ### ✨ **Highlights**
 
 - **Graph-based Workflows**: Connect agents and deterministic functions using data flows with streaming, checkpointing, human-in-the-loop, and time-travel capabilities
-  - [Python workflows](./python/samples/03-workflows/) | [.NET workflows](./dotnet/samples/GettingStarted/Workflows/)
+  - [Python workflows](./python/samples/03-workflows/) | [.NET workflows](./dotnet/samples/03-workflows/)
 - **AF Labs**: Experimental packages for cutting-edge features including benchmarking, reinforcement learning, and research initiatives
   - [Labs directory](./python/packages/lab/)
 - **DevUI**: Interactive developer UI for agent development, testing, and debugging workflows
@@ -73,11 +73,11 @@ Still have questions? Join our [weekly office hours](./COMMUNITY.md#public-commu
 - **Python and C#/.NET Support**: Full framework support for both Python and C#/.NET implementations with consistent APIs
   - [Python packages](./python/packages/) | [.NET source](./dotnet/src/)
 - **Observability**: Built-in OpenTelemetry integration for distributed tracing, monitoring, and debugging
-  - [Python observability](./python/samples/02-agents/observability/) | [.NET telemetry](./dotnet/samples/GettingStarted/AgentOpenTelemetry/)
+  - [Python observability](./python/samples/02-agents/observability/) | [.NET telemetry](./dotnet/samples/02-agents/AgentOpenTelemetry/)
 - **Multiple Agent Provider Support**: Support for various LLM providers with more being added continuously
-  - [Python examples](./python/samples/02-agents/providers/) | [.NET examples](./dotnet/samples/GettingStarted/AgentProviders/)
+  - [Python examples](./python/samples/02-agents/providers/) | [.NET examples](./dotnet/samples/02-agents/AgentProviders/)
 - **Middleware**: Flexible middleware system for request/response processing, exception handling, and custom pipelines
-  - [Python middleware](./python/samples/02-agents/middleware/) | [.NET middleware](./dotnet/samples/GettingStarted/Agents/Agent_Step14_Middleware/)
+  - [Python middleware](./python/samples/02-agents/middleware/) | [.NET middleware](./dotnet/samples/02-agents/Agents/Agent_Step11_Middleware/)
 
 ### 💬 **We want your feedback!**
 
@@ -125,12 +125,13 @@ Create a simple Agent, using OpenAI Responses, that writes a haiku about the Mic
 
 ```c#
 // dotnet add package Microsoft.Agents.AI.OpenAI --prerelease
-using System;
+using Microsoft.Agents.AI;
 using OpenAI;
+using OpenAI.Responses;
 
 // Replace the <apikey> with your OpenAI API key.
 var agent = new OpenAIClient("<apikey>")
-    .GetOpenAIResponseClient("gpt-4o-mini")
+    .GetResponsesClient("gpt-4o-mini")
     .AsAIAgent(name: "HaikuBot", instructions: "You are an upbeat assistant that writes beautifully.");
 
 Console.WriteLine(await agent.RunAsync("Write a haiku about Microsoft Agent Framework."));
@@ -142,14 +143,17 @@ Create a simple Agent, using Azure OpenAI Responses with token based auth, that
 // dotnet add package Microsoft.Agents.AI.OpenAI --prerelease
 // dotnet add package Azure.Identity
 // Use `az login` to authenticate with Azure CLI
-using System;
+using System.ClientModel.Primitives;
+using Azure.Identity;
+using Microsoft.Agents.AI;
 using OpenAI;
+using OpenAI.Responses;
 
 // Replace <resource> and gpt-4o-mini with your Azure OpenAI resource name and deployment name.
 var agent = new OpenAIClient(
     new BearerTokenPolicy(new AzureCliCredential(), "https://ai.azure.com/.default"),
     new OpenAIClientOptions() { Endpoint = new Uri("https://<resource>.openai.azure.com/openai/v1") })
-    .GetOpenAIResponseClient("gpt-4o-mini")
+    .GetResponsesClient("gpt-4o-mini")
     .AsAIAgent(name: "HaikuBot", instructions: "You are an upbeat assistant that writes beautifully.");
 
 Console.WriteLine(await agent.RunAsync("Write a haiku about Microsoft Agent Framework."));
@@ -165,9 +169,9 @@ Console.WriteLine(await agent.RunAsync("Write a haiku about Microsoft Agent Fram
 
 ### .NET
 
-- [Getting Started with Agents](./dotnet/samples/GettingStarted/Agents): basic agent creation and tool usage
-- [Agent Provider Samples](./dotnet/samples/GettingStarted/AgentProviders): samples showing different agent providers
-- [Workflow Samples](./dotnet/samples/GettingStarted/Workflows): advanced multi-agent patterns and workflow orchestration
+- [Getting Started with Agents](./dotnet/samples/02-agents/Agents): basic agent creation and tool usage
+- [Agent Provider Samples](./dotnet/samples/02-agents/AgentProviders): samples showing different agent providers
+- [Workflow Samples](./dotnet/samples/03-workflows): advanced multi-agent patterns and workflow orchestration
 
 ## Contributor Resources
 

agent-samples/openai/OpenAIResponses.yaml

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ model:
         topP: 0.95
     connection:
         kind: key
-        apiKey: =Env.OPENAI_APIKEY
+        apiKey: =Env.OPENAI_API_KEY
 outputSchema:
     properties:
         language:

docs/decisions/0001-agent-run-response.md

@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ We need to decide what AIContent types, each agent response type will be mapped
 | Google ADK | **Approach 1** Both [input and output schemas can be specified for LLM Agents](https://google.github.io/adk-docs/agents/llm-agents/#structuring-data-input_schema-output_schema-output_key) at construction time. This option is specific to this agent type and other agent types do not necessarily support |
 | AWS (Strands) | **Approach 2** Supports a special invocation method called [structured_output](https://strandsagents.com/latest/documentation/docs/api-reference/python/agent/agent/#strands.agent.agent.Agent.structured_output) |
 | LangGraph | **Approach 1** Supports [configuring an agent](https://langchain-ai.github.io/langgraph/agents/agents/?h=structured#6-configure-structured-output) at agent construction time, and a [structured response](https://langchain-ai.github.io/langgraph/agents/run_agents/#output-format) can be retrieved as a special property on the agent response |
-| Agno | **Approach 1** Supports [configuring an agent](https://docs.agno.com/examples/getting-started/structured-output) at agent construction time |
+| Agno | **Approach 1** Supports [configuring an agent](https://docs.agno.com/input-output/structured-output/agent) at agent construction time |
 | A2A | **Informal Approach 2** Doesn't formally support schema negotiation, but [hints can be provided via metadata](https://a2a-protocol.org/latest/specification/#97-structured-data-exchange-requesting-and-providing-json) at invocation time |
 | Protocol Activity | Supports returning [Complex types](https://github.com/microsoft/Agents/blob/main/specs/activity/protocol-activity.md#complex-types) but no support for requesting a type |
 

docs/decisions/0016-python-context-middleware.md

@@ -1072,6 +1072,51 @@ Rationale for B1 over B2: Simpler is better. The whole state dict is passed to e
 > **Note on trust:** Since all `ContextProvider` instances reason over conversation messages (which may contain sensitive user data), they should be **trusted by default**. This is also why we allow all plugins to see all state - if a plugin is untrusted, it shouldn't be in the pipeline at all. The whole state dict is passed rather than isolated slices because plugins that handle messages already have access to the full conversation context.
 
 
+### Addendum (2026-02-17): Provider-scoped hook state and default source IDs
+
+This addendum introduces a **breaking change** that supersedes earlier references in this ADR where hooks received the
+entire `session.state` object as their `state` parameter.
+
+#### Hook state contract
+
+- `before_run` and `after_run` now receive a **provider-scoped** mutable state dict.
+- The framework passes `session.state.setdefault(provider.source_id, {})` to hook `state`.
+- Cross-provider/global inspection remains available through `session.state` on `AgentSession`.
+
+#### Session requirement and fallback behavior
+
+- Provider hooks must use session-backed scoped state; there is no ad-hoc `{}` fallback state.
+- If providers run without a caller-supplied session, the framework creates an internal run-scoped `AgentSession` and
+  passes provider-scoped state from that session.
+
+#### Migration guidance
+
+Migrate provider implementations and samples from nested access to scoped access:
+
+- `state[self.source_id]["key"]` → `state["key"]`
+- `state.setdefault(self.source_id, {})["key"]` → `state["key"]`
+
+#### DEFAULT_SOURCE_ID standardization
+
+Aligned with and extending [PR #3944](https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/3944), all built-in/connector
+providers in this surface now define a `DEFAULT_SOURCE_ID` and allow constructor override via `source_id`.
+
+Naming convention:
+
+- snake_case
+- close to the provider class name
+- history providers may use `*_memory` where differentiation is useful
+
+Defaults introduced by this change:
+
+- `InMemoryHistoryProvider.DEFAULT_SOURCE_ID = "in_memory"`
+- `Mem0ContextProvider.DEFAULT_SOURCE_ID = "mem0"`
+- `RedisContextProvider.DEFAULT_SOURCE_ID = "redis"`
+- `RedisHistoryProvider.DEFAULT_SOURCE_ID = "redis_memory"`
+- `AzureAISearchContextProvider.DEFAULT_SOURCE_ID = "azure_ai_search"`
+- `FoundryMemoryProvider.DEFAULT_SOURCE_ID = "foundry_memory"`
+
+
 ## Comparison to .NET Implementation
 
 The .NET Agent Framework provides equivalent functionality through a different structure. Both implementations achieve the same goals using idioms natural to their respective languages.

docs/decisions/0017-agent-additional-properties.md

@@ -0,0 +1,211 @@
+---
+status: accepted
+contact: westey-m
+date: 2026-02-24
+deciders: sergeymenshykh, markwallace, rbarreto, dmytrostruk, westey-m, eavanvalkenburg, stephentoub, lokitoth, alliscode, taochenosu, moonbox3
+consulted:
+informed:
+---
+
+# AdditionalProperties for AIAgent and AgentSession
+
+## Context and Problem Statement
+
+The `AIAgent` base class currently exposes `Id`, `Name`, and `Description` as its core metadata properties, and `AgentSession` exposes only a `StateBag` property.
+Neither type has a mechanism for attaching arbitrary metadata, such as protocol-specific descriptors (e.g., A2A agent cards), hosting attributes, session-level tags, or custom user-defined metadata for discovery and routing.
+
+Other types in the framework already carry `AdditionalProperties` — notably `AgentRunOptions`, `AgentResponse`, and `AgentResponseUpdate` — all using `AdditionalPropertiesDictionary` from `Microsoft.Extensions.AI`.
+Adding a similar property to `AIAgent` and `AgentSession` would give both types a consistent, extensible metadata surface.
+
+Related: [Work Item #2133](https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/issues/2133)
+
+## Decision Drivers
+
+- **Consistency**: Other core types (`AgentRunOptions`, `AgentResponse`, `AgentResponseUpdate`) already expose `AdditionalProperties`. `AIAgent` and `AgentSession` are the major abstractions that lack this.
+- **Extensibility**: Hosting libraries, protocol adapters (A2A, AG-UI), and discovery mechanisms need a place to attach agent-level and session-level metadata without subclassing.
+- **Simplicity**: The solution should be easy to understand and use; avoid over-engineering.
+- **Minimal breaking change**: The addition should not require changes to existing agent implementations.
+- **Clear semantics**: Users should understand what `AdditionalProperties` on an agent or session means and how it differs from `AdditionalProperties` on `AgentRunOptions`.
+
+## Considered Options
+
+### Surface Area
+
+- **Option A**: Public get-only property, auto-initialized (`AdditionalPropertiesDictionary AdditionalProperties { get; } = new()`) on both `AIAgent` and `AgentSession`
+- **Option B**: Public get/set nullable property (`AdditionalPropertiesDictionary? AdditionalProperties { get; set; }`) on both `AIAgent` and `AgentSession`
+- **Option C**: Constructor-injected dictionary with public get-only accessor on both `AIAgent` and `AgentSession`
+- **Option D**: External container/wrapper object — metadata lives outside `AIAgent` and `AgentSession`; no changes to the base classes
+
+### Semantics
+
+- **Option 1**: Metadata only — describes the agent or session; not propagated when calling `IChatClient`
+- **Option 2**: Passed down the stack — merged into `ChatOptions.AdditionalProperties` during `ChatClientAgent` runs
+
+## Decision Outcome
+
+The chosen option is **Option D + Option 1**: an external container/wrapper object, used purely as metadata.
+
+### Consequences
+
+- Good, because `AIAgent` and `AgentSession` remain unchanged, avoiding any increase to the core framework surface area while still enabling extensible metadata.
+- Good, because an external wrapper (owned by hosting/protocol libraries or user code, not the `AIAgent` / `AgentSession` base classes) can internally use `AdditionalPropertiesDictionary` to stay consistent with existing patterns on `AgentRunOptions`, `AgentResponse`, and `AgentResponseUpdate`.
+- Good, because metadata-only semantics keep a clean separation from per-run extensibility (`AgentRunOptions.AdditionalProperties`) and avoid unexpected side effects during agent execution.
+- Good, because no additional allocation occurs on `AIAgent` or `AgentSession` when no metadata is needed; external wrappers can be created only when metadata is required.
+- Bad, because callers and libraries must manage and pass around both the agent/session instance and its associated metadata wrapper, keeping them correctly associated.
+- Bad, because different hosting or protocol layers may define their own wrapper types, which can fragment the ecosystem unless conventions are agreed upon.
+
+## Pros and Cons of the Options
+
+### Option A — Public get-only property, auto-initialized
+
+The property is always non-null and ready to use. Users add metadata after construction.
+
+```csharp
+public abstract partial class AIAgent
+{
+    public AdditionalPropertiesDictionary AdditionalProperties { get; } = new();
+}
+
+public abstract partial class AgentSession
+{
+    public AdditionalPropertiesDictionary AdditionalProperties { get; } = new();
+}
+
+// Usage
+agent.AdditionalProperties["protocol"] = "A2A";
+agent.AdditionalProperties.Add<MyAgentCardInfo>(cardInfo);
+session.AdditionalProperties["tenant"] = tenantId;
+```
+
+- Good, because users never encounter `null` — no defensive null checks needed.
+- Good, because the dictionary reference cannot be replaced, preventing accidental data loss.
+- Good, because it is the simplest API surface to use.
+- Neutral, because it always allocates, even when no metadata is needed. The allocation cost is negligible.
+- Bad, because it cannot be set at construction time as a single object (users must populate it post-construction).
+
+### Option B — Public get/set nullable property
+
+Matches the existing pattern on `AgentRunOptions`, `AgentResponse`, and `AgentResponseUpdate`.
+
+```csharp
+public abstract partial class AIAgent
+{
+    public AdditionalPropertiesDictionary? AdditionalProperties { get; set; }
+}
+
+public abstract partial class AgentSession
+{
+    public AdditionalPropertiesDictionary? AdditionalProperties { get; set; }
+}
+
+// Usage
+agent.AdditionalProperties ??= new();
+agent.AdditionalProperties["protocol"] = "A2A";
+session.AdditionalProperties ??= new();
+session.AdditionalProperties["tenant"] = tenantId;
+```
+
+- Good, because it is consistent with the existing `AdditionalProperties` pattern on `AgentRunOptions` and `AgentResponse`.
+- Good, because it avoids allocation when no metadata is needed.
+- Bad, because every consumer must null-check before reading or writing.
+- Bad, because the entire dictionary can be replaced, risking accidental loss of metadata set by other components (e.g., a hosting library sets metadata, then user code replaces the dictionary).
+
+### Option C — Constructor-injected with public get
+
+The dictionary is provided at construction time and exposed as get-only.
+
+```csharp
+public abstract partial class AIAgent
+{
+    public AdditionalPropertiesDictionary AdditionalProperties { get; }
+
+    protected AIAgent(AdditionalPropertiesDictionary? additionalProperties = null)
+    {
+        this.AdditionalProperties = additionalProperties ?? new();
+    }
+}
+
+public abstract partial class AgentSession
+{
+    public AdditionalPropertiesDictionary AdditionalProperties { get; }
+
+    protected AgentSession(AdditionalPropertiesDictionary? additionalProperties = null)
+    {
+        this.AdditionalProperties = additionalProperties ?? new();
+    }
+}
+```
+
+- Good, because an agent's metadata can be established before any code runs against it.
+- Bad, because `AdditionalPropertiesDictionary` has no read-only variant, so the constructor-injection pattern gives a false sense of immutability — callers can still mutate the dictionary contents after construction.
+- Bad, because it requires adding a constructor parameter to the abstract base classes, which is a source-breaking change for all existing `AIAgent` and `AgentSession` subclasses (even with a default value, it changes the constructor signature that derived classes chain to).
+- Bad, because it is more complex with little practical benefit over Option A, since post-construction mutation is equally possible.
+
+### Option D — External container/wrapper object
+
+Rather than adding `AdditionalProperties` to `AIAgent` or `AgentSession`, users wrap the agent or session in a container object that carries both the instance and any associated metadata. No changes to the base classes are required.
+
+```csharp
+public class AgentWithMetadata
+{
+    public required AIAgent Agent { get; init; }
+    public AdditionalPropertiesDictionary? AdditionalProperties { get; set; }
+}
+
+public class SessionWithMetadata
+{
+    public required AgentSession Session { get; init; }
+    public AdditionalPropertiesDictionary? AdditionalProperties { get; set; }
+}
+
+// Usage
+var wrapper = new AgentWithMetadata
+{
+    Agent = myAgent,
+    AdditionalProperties = new() { ["protocol"] = "A2A" }
+};
+```
+
+- Good, because it requires no changes to `AIAgent` or `AgentSession`, avoiding any risk of breaking existing implementations.
+- Good, because metadata is clearly external to the agent and session, eliminating any ambiguity about whether it might be passed down the execution stack.
+- Good, because the container pattern gives the user full control over the metadata lifecycle and serialization.
+- Bad, because it is not discoverable — users must know about the container convention; there is no built-in API surface guiding them.
+
+### Option 1 — Metadata only
+
+`AdditionalProperties` on `AIAgent` and `AgentSession` is descriptive metadata. It is **not** automatically propagated when the agent calls downstream services such as `IChatClient`.
+
+- Good, because it keeps a clean separation of concerns: agent/session-level metadata vs. per-run options.
+- Good, because it avoids unintended side effects — metadata added for discovery or hosting won't leak into LLM requests.
+- Good, because per-run extensibility is already served by `AgentRunOptions.AdditionalProperties` (see [ADR 0014](0014-feature-collections.md)), so there is no gap.
+- Neutral, because users who want to pass agent metadata to the chat client can still do so manually via `AgentRunOptions`.
+
+### Option 2 — Passed down the stack
+
+`AdditionalProperties` on `AIAgent` and `AgentSession` are automatically merged into `ChatOptions.AdditionalProperties` (or similar) when `ChatClientAgent` invokes the underlying `IChatClient`.
+
+- Good, because it provides an automatic way to send agent-level configuration to the LLM provider.
+- Bad, because it conflates metadata (describing the agent) with operational parameters (controlling LLM behavior), leading to potential confusion.
+- Bad, because it risks leaking unrelated metadata into LLM calls (e.g., hosting tags, discovery URLs).
+- Bad, because it would be `ChatClientAgent`-specific behavior on a base-class property, creating inconsistency for non-`ChatClientAgent` implementations.
+- Bad, because it duplicates the purpose of `AgentRunOptions.AdditionalProperties`, which already serves as the per-run extensibility point for passing data down the stack.
+
+## Serialization Considerations
+
+`AIAgent` instances are not typically serialized, so `AdditionalProperties` on `AIAgent` does not raise serialization concerns.
+
+`AgentSession` instances, however, are routinely serialized and deserialized — for example, to persist conversation state across application restarts. Adding `AdditionalProperties` to `AgentSession` introduces a serialization challenge: `AdditionalPropertiesDictionary` is a `Dictionary<string, object?>`, and `object?` values do not carry enough type information for the JSON deserializer to reconstruct the original CLR types.
+
+### Default behavior — JsonElement round-tripping
+
+By default, when an `AgentSession` with `AdditionalProperties` is serialized and later deserialized, any complex objects stored as values in the dictionary will be deserialized as `JsonElement` rather than their original types. This is the same behavior exhibited by `ChatMessage.AdditionalProperties` and other `AdditionalPropertiesDictionary` usages in `Microsoft.Extensions.AI`, and is the approach we will follow.
+
+### Custom serialization via JsonSerializerOptions
+
+`AIAgent.SerializeSessionAsync` and `AIAgent.DeserializeSessionAsync` already accept an optional `JsonSerializerOptions` parameter. Users who need strongly-typed round-tripping of `AdditionalProperties` values can supply custom options with appropriate converters or type info resolvers. This is non-trivial to implement but provides full control over deserialization behavior when needed.
+
+## More Information
+
+- [ADR 0014 — Feature Collections](0014-feature-collections.md) established that `AdditionalProperties` on `AgentRunOptions` serves as the per-run extensibility mechanism. The proposed agent-level and session-level properties serve a complementary, distinct purpose: static metadata describing the agent or session itself.
+- `AdditionalPropertiesDictionary` is defined in `Microsoft.Extensions.AI` and is already a dependency of `Microsoft.Agents.AI.Abstractions`. No new package references are needed.
+- Type-safe access is available via the existing `AdditionalPropertiesExtensions` helper methods (`Add<T>`, `TryGetValue<T>`, `Contains<T>`, `Remove<T>`), which use `typeof(T).FullName` as the dictionary key.

docs/decisions/0018-agentthread-serialization.md

@@ -0,0 +1,163 @@
+---
+# These are optional elements. Feel free to remove any of them.
+status: accepted
+contact: westey-m
+date: 2026-02-25
+deciders: sergeymenshykh, markwallace, rbarreto, dmytrostruk, westey-m, eavanvalkenburg, stephentoub
+consulted: 
+informed:
+---
+
+# AgentSession serialization
+
+## Context and Problem Statement
+
+Serializing AgentSessions is done today by calling SerializeSession on the AIAgent instance and deserialization
+is done via the DeserializeSession method on the AIAgent instance.
+
+This approach has some drawbacks:
+
+1. It requires each AgentSession implementation to implement its own serialization logic. This can lead to inconsistencies and errors if not done correctly.
+1. It means that only one serialization format can be supported at a time. If we want to support multiple formats (e.g., JSON, XML, binary), we would need to implement separate serialization logic for each format.
+1. It is not possible to serialize and deserialize lists of AgentSessions, since each need to be handled individually.
+1. Users may not realise that they need to call these specific methods to serialize/deserialize AgentSessions.
+
+The reason why this approach was chosen initially is that AgentSessions may have behaviors that are attached to them and only the agent knows what behaviors to attach.
+These behaviors also have their own state that are attached to the AgentSession.
+The behaviors may have references to SDKs or other resources that cannot be created via standard deserialization mechanisms.
+E.g. an AgentSession may have a custom ChatMessageStore that knows how to store chat history in a specific storage backend and has a reference to the SDK client for that backend.
+When deserializing the AgentSession, we need to make sure that the ChatMessageStore is created with the correct SDK client.
+
+## Decision Drivers
+
+- A. Ability to continue to support custom behaviors (AIContextProviders / ChatHistoryProviders).
+- B. Ability to serialize and deserialize AgentSessions via standard serialization mechanisms, e.g. JsonSerializer.Serialize and JsonSerializer.Deserialize.
+- C. Ability for the caller to access custom providers.
+
+## Considered Options
+
+- Option 1: Separate state from behavior, serialize state only and re-attach behavior on first usage
+- Option 2: Separate state from behavior, and only have state on AgentSession
+- Option 3: Keep the current approach of custom Serialize/Deserialize methods
+
+### Option 1: Separate state from behavior, serialize state only and re-attach behavior on first usage
+
+Decision Drivers satisfied: A, B and C (C only partially)
+
+Have separate properties on the AgentSession for state and behavior and mark the behavior property with [JsonIgnore].
+After deserializing the AgentSession, the behavior is null and when the AgentSession is first used by the Agent, the behavior is created and attached to the AgentSession.
+
+This requires polymorphic deserialization to be supported, so that the correct AgentSession subclass and the correct behavior state is created during deserialization.
+Since the implementations for AgentSessions and their behaviors are not all known at compile time, we need a way to register custom AgentSession types and their corresponding behavior types for serialization with System.Text.Json on our JsonUtilities helpers.
+
+A drawback of this approach is that the AgentSession is in an incomplete state after deserialization until it is first used,
+so if a user was to call `GetService<MyBehavior>()` on the AgentSession before it is used by the Agent, it would return null.
+
+Behaviors like ChatMessageStore and AIContextProviders would need to change to support taking state as input and exposing state publicly.
+
+```csharp
+public class ChatClientAgentSession
+{
+    ...
+    public ChatMessageStoreState ChatMessageStoreState { get; }
+    public ChatMessageStore? ChatMessageStore { get; }
+    ...
+}
+
+[JsonPolymorphic(TypeDiscriminatorPropertyName = "$type")]
+[JsonDerivedType(typeof(InMemoryChatMessageStoreState), nameof(InMemoryChatMessageStoreState))]
+public abstract class ChatMessageStoreState
+{
+}
+public class InMemoryChatMessageStoreState : ChatMessageStoreState
+{
+    public IList<ChatMessage> Messages { get; set; } = [];
+}
+
+public abstract class ChatMessageStore<TState>
+    where TState : ChatMessageStoreState
+{
+    ...
+    public abstract TState State { get; }
+    ...
+}
+
+public sealed class InMemoryChatMessageStore : ChatMessageStore<InMemoryChatMessageStoreState>, IList<ChatMessage>
+{
+    private readonly InMemoryChatMessageStoreState _state;
+
+    public InMemoryChatMessageStore(InMemoryChatMessageStoreState? state)
+    {
+        this._state = state ?? new InMemoryChatMessageStoreState();
+    }
+
+    public override InMemoryChatMessageStoreState State => this._state;
+
+    ...
+}
+```
+
+ChatClientAgent factories would need to change to support creating behaviors based on state:
+
+```csharp
+    public Func<ChatMessageStoreFactoryContext, ChatMessageStore>? ChatMessageStoreFactory { get; set; }
+
+    public class ChatMessageStoreFactoryContext
+    {
+        public ChatMessageStoreState? State { get; set; }
+    }
+```
+
+The run behavior of the ChatClientAgent would be as follows:
+
+1. If an AgentSession is provided, check if the ChatMessageStore property is null.
+1. If it is, check if the ChatMessageStoreState property is null.
+    1. If ChatMessageStoreState is null, check if there is a provided ChatMessageStoreFactory.
+        1. If there is, call it with a ChatMessageStoreFactoryContext containing null State to create a default ChatMessageStore behavior, and update the AgentSession with the created behavior and its state.
+        2. If there is not, create a default InMemoryChatMessageStore behavior, and update the AgentSession with the created behavior and its state.
+    1. If ChatMessageStoreState is not null, check if there is a provided ChatMessageStoreFactory.
+        1. If there is, call it with a ChatMessageStoreFactoryContext containing the State to create a ChatMessageStore behavior based on the state.
+        2. If there is not, create an InMemoryChatMessageStore behavior based on the State.
+
+### Option 2: Separate state from behavior, and only have state on AgentSession
+
+Decision Drivers satisfied: A, B and C.
+
+This is similar to Option 1 but instead of having a behavior property on the AgentSession, we only have a StateBag property on the AgentSession.
+Behaviors really make more sense to live with the agent rather than the Session, but state should live on the session.
+When the AgentSession is used by the Agent, the Agent runs the behaviors against the Session, and the behavior stores it's state on the Session StateBag.
+
+This means that users are unable to access the behavior from the AgentSession, e.g. via `AgentSession.GetService<TBehavior>()`.
+
+However, the behaviors can be public properties on the Agent or can be retrieved from the agent via `AIAgent.GetService<MyAIContextProvider>()`.
+
+```csharp
+public class AgentSession
+{
+    ...
+    public AgentSessionStateBag StateBag { get; protected set; } = new();
+    ...
+}
+```
+
+### Option 3: Keep the current approach of custom Serialize/Deserialize methods
+
+Decision Drivers satisfied: A and C
+
+This option keeps the current approach of having custom Serialize/Deserialize methods on the AgentSession and AIAgent.
+
+## Decision Outcome
+
+Chosen option:
+
+**Option 2** — separate state from behavior, with only state on the AgentSession — because it satisfies all decision drivers and provides the cleanest separation of concerns. Since not all AgentSession implementations have yet been cleanly separated from their behaviors, AIAgent.SerializeSession and AIAgent.DeserializeSession is kept for the time being, but most session types can be serialized and deserialized directly using JsonSerializer.
+
+### Consequences
+
+- Good, because providers are fully stateless — the same provider instance works correctly across any number of concurrent sessions without risk of state leakage.
+- Good, because `AgentSession` can be serialized and deserialized with standard `System.Text.Json` mechanisms, satisfying decision driver B.
+- Good, because the generic `StateBag` is extensible — new providers can store arbitrary state without requiring changes to the session class.
+- Good, because users can access providers via the agent (e.g. `agent.GetService<InMemoryChatHistoryProvider>()`) satisfying decision driver C.
+- Good, because sessions are always in a complete and valid state after deserialization — there is no "incomplete until first use" problem as in Option 1.
+- Neutral, because providers cannot be accessed directly from the session; callers must go through the agent. This is a minor usability trade-off but keeps the session focused on state only.
+- Bad, because each provider must be disciplined about using `ProviderSessionState<T>` and not storing session-specific data in instance fields. This is a correctness concern for custom provider implementers.

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+# AGENTS.md
+
+Instructions for AI coding agents working on durable agents documentation.
+
+## Scope
+
+This directory contains feature documentation for the durable agents integration. The source code and samples live elsewhere:
+
+- .NET implementation: `dotnet/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.DurableTask/` and `dotnet/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Hosting.AzureFunctions/`
+- Python implementation: `python/packages/durabletask/` and `python/packages/azurefunctions/` (package `agent-framework-azurefunctions`)
+- .NET samples: `dotnet/samples/04-hosting/DurableAgents/`
+- Python samples: `python/samples/04-hosting/durabletask/`
+- Official docs (Microsoft Learn): <https://learn.microsoft.com/agent-framework/integrations/azure-functions>
+
+## Document structure
+
+| File | Purpose |
+| --- | --- |
+| `README.md` | Main technical overview: architecture, hosting models, orchestration patterns, and links to samples. |
+| `durable-agents-ttl.md` | Deep-dive on session Time-To-Live (TTL) configuration and behavior. |
+
+Add new sibling documents when a topic is too detailed for the README (e.g., a new feature like reliable streaming or MCP tool exposure). Keep the README focused on orientation and link out to siblings for depth.
+
+## Writing guidelines
+
+- **Audience**: Developers already familiar with the Microsoft Agent Framework who want to understand what durability adds and how to use it.
+- **Host-agnostic first**: Durable agents work in console apps, Azure Functions, and any Durable Task–compatible host. Show host-agnostic patterns (plain orchestration functions, `IServiceCollection` registration) before Azure Functions–specific patterns. Avoid giving the impression that Azure Functions is the only hosting option.
+- **Both languages**: Always include C# and Python examples side by side. Keep them equivalent in functionality.
+- **Callout syntax**: Use GitHub-flavored callouts (`> [!NOTE]`, `> [!IMPORTANT]`, `> [!WARNING]`) rather than bold-text callouts (`> **Note:** ...`).
+- **Line length**: Do not wrap long lines. Rely on text viewers / renderers for line wrapping.
+- **Tables**: Use spaces around pipes in separator rows (`| --- |` not `|---|`).
+- **Code snippets**: Keep them minimal and self-contained. Omit boilerplate (using statements, environment variable reads) unless the snippet is specifically about setup.
+- **Cross-references**: Link to Microsoft Learn for conceptual background (Durable Entities, Durable Task Scheduler, Azure Functions). Link to sibling docs within this directory for feature deep-dives.
+
+## Linting
+
+Run markdownlint on all documents before committing, with line-length checks disabled:
+
+```bash
+markdownlint docs/features/durable-agents/ --disable MD013
+```
+
+## When to update these docs
+
+- A new durable agent feature is added (e.g., a new orchestration pattern, hosting model, or configuration option).
+- The public API surface changes in a way that affects how developers use durable agents.
+- New sample directories are added — update the sample links in README.md.
+- The official Microsoft Learn documentation is restructured — update external links.

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+# Durable agents
+
+## Overview
+
+Durable agents extend the standard Microsoft Agent Framework with **durable state management** powered by the Durable Task framework. An ordinary Agent Framework agent runs in-process: its conversation history lives in memory and is lost when the process ends. A durable agent persists conversation history and execution state in external storage so that sessions survive process restarts, failures, and scale-out events.
+
+| Capability | Ordinary agent | Durable agent |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| Conversation history | In-memory only | Durably persisted |
+| Failure recovery | State lost on crash | Automatically resumed |
+| Multi-instance scale-out | Not supported | Any worker can resume a session |
+| Multi-agent orchestrations | Manual coordination | Deterministic, checkpointed workflows |
+| Human-in-the-loop | Must keep process alive | Can wait days/weeks with zero compute |
+| Hosting | Any process | Console app, Azure Functions, or any Durable Task–compatible host |
+
+> [!NOTE]
+> For a step-by-step tutorial and deployment guidance, see [Azure Functions (Durable)](https://learn.microsoft.com/agent-framework/integrations/azure-functions) on Microsoft Learn.
+
+## How durable agents work
+
+Durable agents are implemented on top of [Durable Entities](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/azure-functions/durable/durable-functions-entities) (also called "virtual actors"). Each **agent session** maps to one entity instance whose state contains the full conversation history. When you send a message to a durable agent, the following happens:
+
+1. The message is dispatched to the entity identified by an `AgentSessionId` (a composite of the agent name and a unique session key).
+2. The entity loads its persisted `DurableAgentState`, which includes the complete conversation history.
+3. The entity invokes the underlying `AIAgent` with the full conversation history, collects the response, and appends both the request and the response to the state.
+4. The updated state is persisted back to durable storage automatically.
+
+Because the entity framework serializes access to each entity instance, concurrent messages to the same session are processed one at a time, eliminating race conditions.
+
+### Agent session identity
+
+Every durable agent session is identified by an `AgentSessionId`, which has two components:
+
+- **Name** – the registered name of the agent (case-insensitive).
+- **Key** – a unique session key (case-sensitive), typically a GUID.
+
+The session ID is mapped to an underlying Durable Task entity ID with a `dafx-` prefix (e.g., `dafx-joker`). This naming convention is consistent across both .NET and Python implementations.
+
+## Architecture
+
+### .NET
+
+The .NET implementation consists of two NuGet packages:
+
+| Package | Purpose |
+| --- | --- |
+| `Microsoft.Agents.AI.DurableTask` | Core durable agent types: `DurableAIAgent`, `AgentEntity`, `DurableAgentSession`, `AgentSessionId`, `DurableAgentsOptions`, and the state model. |
+| `Microsoft.Agents.AI.Hosting.AzureFunctions` | Azure Functions hosting integration: auto-generated HTTP endpoints, MCP tool triggers, entity function triggers, and the `ConfigureDurableAgents` extension method on `FunctionsApplicationBuilder`. |
+
+Key types:
+
+- **`DurableAIAgent`** – A subclass of `AIAgent` used *inside orchestrations*. Obtained via `context.GetAgent("agentName")`, it routes `RunAsync` calls through the orchestration's entity APIs so that each call is checkpointed.
+- **`DurableAIAgentProxy`** – A subclass of `AIAgent` used *outside orchestrations* (e.g., from HTTP triggers or console apps). It signals the entity via `DurableTaskClient` and polls for the response.
+- **`AgentEntity`** – The `TaskEntity<DurableAgentState>` that hosts the real agent. It loads the registered `AIAgent` by name, wraps it in an `EntityAgentWrapper`, feeds it the full conversation history, and persists the result.
+- **`DurableAgentSession`** – An `AgentSession` subclass that carries the `AgentSessionId`.
+- **`DurableAgentsOptions`** – Builder for registering agents and configuring TTL.
+
+### Python
+
+The core Python implementation is in the `agent-framework-durabletask` package (`python/packages/durabletask`). Azure Functions hosting (including `AgentFunctionApp`) is in the separate `agent-framework-azurefunctions` package (`python/packages/azurefunctions`).
+
+Key types:
+
+- **`DurableAIAgent`** – A generic proxy (`DurableAIAgent[TaskT]`) implementing `SupportsAgentRun`. Returns a `TaskT` from `run()` — either an `AgentResponse` (client context) or a `DurableAgentTask` (orchestration context, must be `yield`ed).
+- **`DurableAIAgentWorker`** – Wraps a `TaskHubGrpcWorker` and registers agents as durable entities via `add_agent()`.
+- **`DurableAIAgentClient`** – Wraps a `TaskHubGrpcClient` for external callers. `get_agent()` returns a `DurableAIAgent[AgentResponse]`.
+- **`DurableAIAgentOrchestrationContext`** – Wraps an `OrchestrationContext` for use inside orchestrations. `get_agent()` returns a `DurableAIAgent[DurableAgentTask]`.
+- **`AgentEntity`** – Platform-agnostic agent execution logic that manages state, invokes the agent, handles streaming, and calls response callbacks.
+
+## Hosting models
+
+### Azure Functions
+
+The recommended production hosting model. A single call to `ConfigureDurableAgents` (C#) or `AgentFunctionApp` (Python) automatically:
+
+- Registers agent entities with the Durable Task worker.
+- Generates HTTP endpoints at `/api/agents/{agentName}/run` for each registered agent.
+- Supports `thread_id` query parameter / JSON field and the `x-ms-thread-id` response header for session continuity.
+- Supports fire-and-forget via the `x-ms-wait-for-response: false` header (returns HTTP 202).
+- Optionally exposes agents as MCP tools.
+
+**C# example:**
+
+```csharp
+using IHost app = FunctionsApplication
+    .CreateBuilder(args)
+    .ConfigureFunctionsWebApplication()
+    .ConfigureDurableAgents(options => options.AddAIAgent(agent))
+    .Build();
+app.Run();
+```
+
+**Python example:**
+
+```python
+app = AgentFunctionApp(agents=[agent])
+```
+
+### Console apps / generic hosts
+
+For self-hosted or non-serverless scenarios, register durable agents via `IServiceCollection.ConfigureDurableAgents` (.NET) or `DurableAIAgentWorker` (Python) with explicit Durable Task worker and client configuration.
+
+**C# example:**
+
+```csharp
+IHost host = Host.CreateDefaultBuilder(args)
+    .ConfigureServices(services =>
+    {
+        services.ConfigureDurableAgents(
+            options => options.AddAIAgent(agent),
+            workerBuilder: b => b.UseDurableTaskScheduler(connectionString),
+            clientBuilder: b => b.UseDurableTaskScheduler(connectionString));
+    })
+    .Build();
+```
+
+**Python example:**
+
+```python
+worker = DurableAIAgentWorker(TaskHubGrpcWorker(host_address="localhost:4001"))
+worker.add_agent(agent)
+worker.start()
+```
+
+## Deterministic multi-agent orchestrations
+
+Durable agents can be composed into deterministic, checkpointed workflows using Durable Task orchestrations. The orchestration framework replays orchestrator code on failure, so completed agent calls are not re-executed.
+
+### Patterns
+
+| Pattern | Description |
+| --- | --- |
+| **Sequential (chaining)** | Call agents one after another, passing outputs forward. |
+| **Parallel (fan-out/fan-in)** | Run multiple agents concurrently and aggregate results. |
+| **Conditional** | Branch orchestration logic based on structured agent output. |
+| **Human-in-the-loop** | Pause for external events (approvals, feedback) with optional timeouts. |
+
+### Using agents in orchestrations
+
+Inside an orchestration function, obtain a `DurableAIAgent` via the orchestration context. Each agent gets its own session (created with `CreateSessionAsync` / `create_session`), and you can call the same agent multiple times on the same session to maintain conversation context across sequential invocations.
+
+**C#:**
+
+```csharp
+static async Task<string> WritingOrchestration(TaskOrchestrationContext context)
+{
+    // Get a durable agent reference — works in any host (console app, Azure Functions, etc.)
+    DurableAIAgent writer = context.GetAgent("WriterAgent");
+
+    // Create a session to maintain conversation context across multiple calls
+    AgentSession session = await writer.CreateSessionAsync();
+
+    // First call: generate an initial draft
+    AgentResponse<TextResponse> draft = await writer.RunAsync<TextResponse>(
+        message: "Write a concise inspirational sentence about learning.",
+        session: session);
+
+    // Second call: refine the draft — the agent sees the full conversation history
+    AgentResponse<TextResponse> refined = await writer.RunAsync<TextResponse>(
+        message: $"Improve this further while keeping it under 25 words: {draft.Result.Text}",
+        session: session);
+
+    return refined.Result.Text;
+}
+```
+
+**Python:**
+
+```python
+def writing_orchestration(context, _):
+    agent_ctx = DurableAIAgentOrchestrationContext(context)
+
+    # Get a durable agent reference — works in any host (standalone worker, Azure Functions, etc.)
+    writer = agent_ctx.get_agent("WriterAgent")
+
+    # Create a session to maintain conversation context across multiple calls
+    session = writer.create_session()
+
+    # First call: generate an initial draft
+    draft = yield writer.run(
+        messages="Write a concise inspirational sentence about learning.",
+        session=session,
+    )
+
+    # Second call: refine the draft — the agent sees the full conversation history
+    refined = yield writer.run(
+        messages=f"Improve this further while keeping it under 25 words: {draft.text}",
+        session=session,
+    )
+
+    return refined.text
+```
+
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> In .NET, `DurableAIAgent.RunAsync<T>` deliberately avoids `ConfigureAwait(false)` because the Durable Task Framework uses a custom synchronization context — all continuations must run on the orchestration thread.
+
+## Streaming and response callbacks
+
+Durable agents do not support true end-to-end streaming because entity operations are request/response. However, **reliable streaming** is supported via response callbacks:
+
+- **`IAgentResponseHandler`** (.NET) or **`AgentResponseCallbackProtocol`** (Python) – Implement this interface to receive streaming updates as the underlying agent generates them (e.g., push tokens to a Redis Stream for client consumption).
+- The entity still returns the complete `AgentResponse` after the stream is fully consumed.
+- Clients can reconnect and resume reading from a cursor-based stream (e.g., Redis Streams) without losing messages.
+
+See the **Reliable Streaming** samples for a complete implementation using Redis Streams.
+
+## Session TTL (Time-To-Live)
+
+Durable agent sessions support automatic cleanup via configurable TTL. See [Session TTL](durable-agents-ttl.md) for details on configuration, behavior, and best practices.
+
+## Observability
+
+When using the [Durable Task Scheduler](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/azure-functions/durable/durable-task-scheduler/durable-task-scheduler) as the durable backend, you get built-in observability through its dashboard:
+
+- **Conversation history** – View complete chat history for each agent session.
+- **Orchestration visualization** – See multi-agent execution flows, including parallel branches and conditional logic.
+- **Performance metrics** – Monitor agent response times, token usage, and orchestration duration.
+- **Debugging** – Trace tool invocations and external event handling.
+
+## Samples
+
+- **.NET** – [Console app samples](../../../dotnet/samples/04-hosting/DurableAgents/ConsoleApps/) and [Azure Functions samples](../../../dotnet/samples/04-hosting/DurableAgents/AzureFunctions/) covering single-agent, chaining, concurrency, conditionals, human-in-the-loop, long-running tools, MCP tool exposure, and reliable streaming.
+- **Python** – [Durable Task samples](../../../python/samples/04-hosting/durabletask/) covering single-agent, multi-agent, streaming, chaining, concurrency, conditionals, and human-in-the-loop.
+
+## Packages
+
+| Language | Package | Source |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| .NET | `Microsoft.Agents.AI.DurableTask` | [`dotnet/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.DurableTask`](../../../dotnet/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.DurableTask) |
+| .NET | `Microsoft.Agents.AI.Hosting.AzureFunctions` | [`dotnet/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Hosting.AzureFunctions`](../../../dotnet/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Hosting.AzureFunctions) |
+| Python | `agent-framework-durabletask` | [`python/packages/durabletask`](../../../python/packages/durabletask) |
+| Python | `agent-framework-azurefunctions` | [`python/packages/azurefunctions`](../../../python/packages/azurefunctions) |
+
+## Further reading
+
+- [Azure Functions (Durable) — Microsoft Learn](https://learn.microsoft.com/agent-framework/integrations/azure-functions)
+- [Durable Task Scheduler](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/azure-functions/durable/durable-task-scheduler/durable-task-scheduler)
+- [Durable Entities](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/azure-functions/durable/durable-functions-entities)
+- [Session TTL](durable-agents-ttl.md)

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+# Vector Stores and Embeddings
+
+## Overview
+
+This feature ports the vector store abstractions, embedding generator abstractions, and their implementations from Semantic Kernel into Agent Framework. The ported code follows AF's coding standards, feels native to AF, and is structured to allow data models/schemas to be reusable across both frameworks. The embedding abstraction combines the best of SK's `EmbeddingGeneratorBase` and MEAI's `IEmbeddingGenerator<TInput, TEmbedding>`.
+
+| Capability | Description |
+| --- | --- |
+| Embedding generation | Generic embedding client abstraction supporting text, image, and audio inputs |
+| Vector store collections | CRUD operations on vector store collections (upsert, get, delete) |
+| Vector search | Unified search interface with `search_type` parameter (`"vector"`, `"keyword_hybrid"`) |
+| Data model decorator | `@vectorstoremodel` decorator for defining vector store data models (supports Pydantic, dataclasses, plain classes, dicts) |
+| Agent tools | `create_search_tool`, `create_upsert_tool`, `create_get_tool`, `create_delete_tool` for agent-usable vector store operations |
+| In-memory store | Zero-dependency vector store for testing and development |
+| 13+ connectors | Azure AI Search, Qdrant, Redis, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Cosmos DB, Pinecone, Chroma, Weaviate, Oracle, SQL Server, FAISS |
+
+## Key Design Decisions
+
+### Embedding Abstractions (combining SK + MEAI)
+- **Both Protocol and Base class** (matching AF's `SupportsChatGetResponse` + `BaseChatClient` pattern):
+  - `SupportsGetEmbeddings` — Protocol for duck-typing
+  - `BaseEmbeddingClient` — ABC base class for implementations (similar to `BaseChatClient`)
+- **Generic input type** (`EmbeddingInputT`, default `str`) from MEAI — allows image/audio embeddings in the future
+- **Generic output type** (`EmbeddingT`, default `list[float]`) from MEAI — supports `list[float]`, `list[int]`, `bytes`, etc.
+- **Generic order**: `[EmbeddingInputT, EmbeddingT, EmbeddingOptionsT]` — options last, matching MEAI's `IEmbeddingGenerator<TInput, TEmbedding>` with options appended
+- **TypeVar naming convention**: Use `SuffixT` per AF standard (e.g., `EmbeddingInputT`, `EmbeddingT`, `ModelT`, `KeyT`)
+- `EmbeddingGenerationOptions` TypedDict (inspired by MEAI, matching AF's `ChatOptions` pattern) — `total=False`, includes `dimensions`, `model_id`. No `additional_properties` since each implementation extends with its own fields.
+- Protocol and base class are generic over input, output, and options: `SupportsGetEmbeddings[EmbeddingInputT, EmbeddingT, OptionsContraT]`, `BaseEmbeddingClient[EmbeddingInputT, EmbeddingT, OptionsCoT]`
+- **`Embedding[EmbeddingT]` type** in `_types.py` — a lightweight generic class (not Pydantic) with `vector: EmbeddingT`, `model_id: str | None`, `dimensions: int | None` (explicit or computed from vector), `created_at: datetime | None`, `additional_properties: dict[str, Any]`
+- **`GeneratedEmbeddings[EmbeddingT, EmbeddingOptionsT]` type** — a list-like container of `Embedding[EmbeddingT]` objects with `options: EmbeddingOptionsT | None` (stores the options used to generate), `usage: dict[str, Any] | None`, `additional_properties: dict[str, Any]`
+- **No numpy dependency** — return `list[float]` by default; users cast as needed
+
+### Vector Store Abstractions
+- **Port core abstractions without Pydantic for internal classes** — use plain classes
+- **Both Protocol and Base class** for vector store operations (matching AF pattern):
+  - `SupportsVectorUpsert` / `SupportsVectorSearch` — Protocols for duck-typing (follows `Supports<Capability>` naming convention)
+  - `BaseVectorCollection` / `BaseVectorSearch` — ABC base classes for implementations
+  - `BaseVectorStore` — ABC base class for store operations (factory for collections, no protocol needed)
+- **TypeVar naming convention**: `ModelT`, `KeyT`, `FilterT` (suffix T, per AF standard)
+- **Support Pydantic for user-facing data models** — the `@vectorstoremodel` decorator and `VectorStoreCollectionDefinition` should work with Pydantic models, dataclasses, plain classes, and dicts
+- **Remove SK-specific dependencies** — no `KernelBaseModel`, `KernelFunction`, `KernelParameterMetadata`, `kernel_function`, `PromptExecutionSettings`
+- **Embedding types in `_types.py`**, embedding protocol/base class in `_clients.py`
+- **All vector store specific types, enums, protocols, base classes** in `_vectors.py`
+- **Error handling** uses AF's exception hierarchy (e.g., `IntegrationException` variants)
+
+### Package Structure
+- **Embedding types** (`Embedding`, `GeneratedEmbeddings`, `EmbeddingGenerationOptions`) in `agent_framework/_types.py`
+- **Embedding protocol + base class** (`SupportsGetEmbeddings`, `BaseEmbeddingClient`) in `agent_framework/_clients.py`
+- **All vector store specific code** in a new `agent_framework/_vectors.py` module — this includes:
+  - Enums: `FieldTypes`, `IndexKind`, `DistanceFunction`
+  - `VectorStoreField`, `VectorStoreCollectionDefinition`
+  - `SearchOptions`, `SearchResponse`, `RecordFilterOptions`
+  - `@vectorstoremodel` decorator
+  - Serialization/deserialization protocols
+  - `VectorStoreRecordHandler`, `BaseVectorCollection`, `BaseVectorStore`, `BaseVectorSearch`
+  - `SupportsVectorUpsert`, `SupportsVectorSearch` protocols
+- **OpenAI embeddings** in `agent_framework/openai/` (built into core, like OpenAI chat)
+- **Azure OpenAI embeddings** in `agent_framework/azure/` (built into core, follows `AzureOpenAIChatClient` pattern)
+- **Each vector store connector** in its own AF package under `packages/`
+- **In-memory store** in core (no external deps)
+- **TextSearch and its implementations** (Brave, Google) — last phase, separate work
+
+## Naming: SK → AF
+
+### Names that change
+
+| SK Name | AF Name | Rationale |
+|---------|---------|-----------|
+| `VectorStoreCollection` | `BaseVectorCollection` | Drop redundant `Store`, add `Base` prefix per AF pattern |
+| `VectorStore` | `BaseVectorStore` | Add `Base` prefix per AF pattern |
+| `VectorSearch` | `BaseVectorSearch` | Add `Base` prefix per AF pattern |
+| `VectorSearchOptions` | `SearchOptions` | Shorter — context is already vector search |
+| `VectorSearchResult` | `SearchResponse` | Align with `ChatResponse`/`AgentResponse` |
+| `GetFilteredRecordOptions` | `RecordFilterOptions` | Shorter, more natural |
+| `EmbeddingGeneratorBase` | `BaseEmbeddingClient` | Matches AF `BaseChatClient` pattern |
+| `VectorStoreCollectionProtocol` | `SupportsVectorUpsert` | AF `Supports*` naming convention |
+| `VectorSearchProtocol` | `SupportsVectorSearch` | AF `Supports*` naming convention |
+| `__kernel_vectorstoremodel__` | `__vectorstoremodel__` | Drop SK `kernel` prefix |
+| `__kernel_vectorstoremodel_definition__` | `__vectorstoremodel_definition__` | Drop SK `kernel` prefix |
+| `search()` + `hybrid_search()` | `search(search_type=...)` | Single method with `Literal` parameter |
+| `SearchType` enum | `Literal["vector", "keyword_hybrid"]` | No enum, just a literal |
+| `KernelSearchResults` | `SearchResults` | Drop SK `Kernel` prefix (plural — container of `SearchResponse` items) |
+
+### Names that stay the same
+
+| Name | Location |
+|------|----------|
+| `@vectorstoremodel` | `_vectors.py` |
+| `VectorStoreField` | `_vectors.py` |
+| `VectorStoreCollectionDefinition` | `_vectors.py` |
+| `VectorStoreRecordHandler` | `_vectors.py` |
+| `FieldTypes` | `_vectors.py` |
+| `IndexKind` | `_vectors.py` |
+| `DistanceFunction` | `_vectors.py` |
+| `DISTANCE_FUNCTION_DIRECTION_HELPER` | `_vectors.py` |
+| `Embedding` | `_types.py` |
+| `GeneratedEmbeddings` | `_types.py` |
+| `EmbeddingGenerationOptions` | `_types.py` |
+| `SupportsGetEmbeddings` | `_clients.py` |
+
+### New AF-only names (no SK equivalent)
+
+| Name | Location | Purpose |
+|------|----------|---------|
+| `BaseEmbeddingClient` | `_clients.py` | ABC base for embedding implementations |
+| `EmbeddingInputT` | `_types.py` | TypeVar for generic embedding input (default `str`) |
+| `EmbeddingTelemetryLayer` | `observability.py` | MRO-based OTel tracing for embeddings |
+| `SupportsVectorUpsert` | `_vectors.py` | Protocol for collection CRUD |
+| `SupportsVectorSearch` | `_vectors.py` | Protocol for vector search |
+| `create_search_tool` | `_vectors.py` | Creates AF `FunctionTool` from vector search |
+
+## Source Files Reference (SK → AF mapping)
+
+### SK Source Files
+| SK File | Lines | Content |
+|---------|-------|---------|
+| `data/vector.py` | 2369 | All vector store abstractions, enums, decorator, search |
+| `data/_shared.py` | 184 | SearchOptions, KernelSearchResults, shared search types |
+| `data/text_search.py` | 349 | TextSearch base, TextSearchResult |
+| `connectors/ai/embedding_generator_base.py` | 50 | EmbeddingGeneratorBase ABC |
+| `connectors/in_memory.py` | 520 | InMemoryCollection, InMemoryStore |
+| `connectors/azure_ai_search.py` | 793 | Azure AI Search collection + store |
+| `connectors/azure_cosmos_db.py` | 1104 | Cosmos DB (Mongo + NoSQL) |
+| `connectors/redis.py` | 845 | Redis (Hashset + JSON) |
+| `connectors/qdrant.py` | 653 | Qdrant collection + store |
+| `connectors/postgres.py` | 987 | PostgreSQL collection + store |
+| `connectors/mongodb.py` | 633 | MongoDB Atlas collection + store |
+| `connectors/pinecone.py` | 691 | Pinecone collection + store |
+| `connectors/chroma.py` | 484 | Chroma collection + store |
+| `connectors/faiss.py` | 278 | FAISS (extends InMemory) |
+| `connectors/weaviate.py` | 804 | Weaviate collection + store |
+| `connectors/oracle.py` | 1267 | Oracle collection + store |
+| `connectors/sql_server.py` | 1132 | SQL Server collection + store |
+| `connectors/ai/open_ai/services/open_ai_text_embedding.py` | 91 | OpenAI embedding impl |
+| `connectors/ai/open_ai/services/open_ai_text_embedding_base.py` | 78 | OpenAI embedding base |
+| `connectors/brave.py` | ~200 | Brave TextSearch impl |
+| `connectors/google_search.py` | ~200 | Google TextSearch impl |
+
+---
+
+## Implementation Phases
+
+### Phase 1: Core Embedding Abstractions & OpenAI Implementation ✅ DONE
+**Goal:** Establish the embedding generator abstraction and ship one working implementation.
+**Mergeable:** Yes — adds new types/protocols, no breaking changes.
+**Status:** Merged via PR #4153. Closes sub-issue #4163.
+
+#### 1.1 — Embedding types in `_types.py`
+- `EmbeddingInputT` TypeVar (default `str`) — generic input type for embedding generation
+- `EmbeddingT` TypeVar (default `list[float]`) — generic output embedding vector type
+- `Embedding[EmbeddingT]` generic class: `vector: EmbeddingT`, `model_id: str | None`, `dimensions: int | None` (explicit param or computed from vector length), `created_at: datetime | None`, `additional_properties: dict[str, Any]`
+- `GeneratedEmbeddings[EmbeddingT, EmbeddingOptionsT]` generic class: list-like container of `Embedding[EmbeddingT]` objects with `options: EmbeddingOptionsT | None` (the options used to generate), `usage: dict[str, Any] | None`, `additional_properties: dict[str, Any]`
+- `EmbeddingGenerationOptions` TypedDict (`total=False`): `dimensions: int`, `model_id: str` — follows the same pattern as `ChatOptions`. No `additional_properties` needed since it's a TypedDict and each implementation can extend with its own fields.
+
+#### 1.2 — Embedding generator protocol + base class in `_clients.py`
+- `SupportsGetEmbeddings(Protocol[EmbeddingInputT, EmbeddingT, OptionsContraT])`: generic over input, output, and options (all with defaults), `get_embeddings(values: Sequence[EmbeddingInputT], *, options: OptionsContraT | None = None) -> Awaitable[GeneratedEmbeddings[EmbeddingT]]`
+- `BaseEmbeddingClient(ABC, Generic[EmbeddingInputT, EmbeddingT, OptionsCoT])`: ABC base class mirroring `BaseChatClient` pattern
+  - `__init__` with `additional_properties`, etc.
+  - Abstract `get_embeddings(...)` for subclasses to implement directly (no `_inner_*` indirection — simpler than chat, no middleware needed)
+- `EmbeddingTelemetryLayer` in `observability.py` — MRO-based telemetry (no closure), `gen_ai.operation.name = "embeddings"`
+
+#### 1.3 — OpenAI embedding generator in `agent_framework/openai/` and `agent_framework/azure/`
+- `RawOpenAIEmbeddingClient` — implements `get_embeddings` via `_ensure_client()` factory
+- `OpenAIEmbeddingClient(OpenAIConfigMixin, EmbeddingTelemetryLayer[str, list[float], OptionsT], RawOpenAIEmbeddingClient[OptionsT])` — full client with config + telemetry layers
+- `OpenAIEmbeddingOptions(EmbeddingGenerationOptions)` — extends with `encoding_format`, `user`
+- `AzureOpenAIEmbeddingClient` in `agent_framework/azure/` — follows `AzureOpenAIChatClient` pattern with `AzureOpenAIConfigMixin`, `load_settings`, Entra ID credential support
+- `AzureOpenAISettings` extended with `embedding_deployment_name` (env var: `AZURE_OPENAI_EMBEDDING_DEPLOYMENT_NAME`)
+
+#### 1.4 — Tests and samples
+- Unit tests for types, protocol, base class, OpenAI client, Azure OpenAI client
+- Integration tests for OpenAI and Azure OpenAI (gated behind credentials check, `@pytest.mark.flaky`)
+- Samples in `samples/02-agents/embeddings/` — `openai_embeddings.py`, `azure_openai_embeddings.py`
+
+---
+
+### Phase 2: Embedding Generators for Existing Providers
+**Goal:** Add embedding generators to all existing AF provider packages that have chat clients.
+**Mergeable:** Yes — each is independent, added to existing provider packages.
+
+#### 2.1 — Azure AI Inference embedding (in `packages/azure-ai/`)
+#### 2.2 — Ollama embedding (in `packages/ollama/`)
+#### 2.3 — Anthropic embedding (in `packages/anthropic/`)
+#### 2.4 — Bedrock embedding (in `packages/bedrock/`)
+
+---
+
+### Phase 3: Core Vector Store Abstractions
+**Goal:** Establish all vector store types, enums, the decorator, collection definition, and base classes.
+**Mergeable:** Yes — adds new abstractions, no breaking changes.
+
+#### 3.1 — Vector store enums and field types in `_vectors.py`
+- `FieldTypes` enum: `KEY`, `VECTOR`, `DATA`
+- `IndexKind` enum: `HNSW`, `FLAT`, `IVF_FLAT`, `DISK_ANN`, `QUANTIZED_FLAT`, `DYNAMIC`, `DEFAULT`
+- `DistanceFunction` enum: `COSINE_SIMILARITY`, `COSINE_DISTANCE`, `DOT_PROD`, `EUCLIDEAN_DISTANCE`, `EUCLIDEAN_SQUARED_DISTANCE`, `MANHATTAN`, `HAMMING`, `DEFAULT`
+- No `SearchType` enum — use `Literal["vector", "keyword_hybrid"]` instead, per AF convention of avoiding unnecessary imports
+- `VectorStoreField` plain class (not Pydantic)
+- `VectorStoreCollectionDefinition` class (not Pydantic internally, but supports Pydantic models as input)
+- `SearchOptions` plain class — includes `score_threshold: float | None` for filtering results by score (see note below)
+- `SearchResponse` generic class
+- `RecordFilterOptions` plain class
+- `DISTANCE_FUNCTION_DIRECTION_HELPER` dict
+
+#### 3.2 — `@vectorstoremodel` decorator
+- Port from SK, works with dataclasses, Pydantic models, plain classes, and dicts
+- Sets `__vectorstoremodel__` and `__vectorstoremodel_definition__` on the class
+- Remove SK-specific `kernel` prefix (`__kernel_vectorstoremodel__` → `__vectorstoremodel__`)
+
+#### 3.3 — Serialization/deserialization protocols
+- `SerializeMethodProtocol`, `ToDictFunctionProtocol`, `FromDictFunctionProtocol`, etc.
+- Port the record handler logic but without Pydantic base class — use plain class or ABC
+
+#### 3.4 — Vector store base classes in `_vectors.py`
+- `VectorStoreRecordHandler` — internal base class that handles serialization/deserialization between user data models and store-specific formats, plus embedding generation for vector fields. Both `BaseVectorCollection` and `BaseVectorSearch` extend this.
+- `BaseVectorCollection(VectorStoreRecordHandler)` — base for collections
+  - Uses `SupportsGetEmbeddings` instead of `EmbeddingGeneratorBase`
+  - Not a Pydantic model — use `__init__` with explicit params
+  - `upsert`, `get`, `delete`, `ensure_collection_exists`, `collection_exists`, `ensure_collection_deleted`
+  - Async context manager support
+- `BaseVectorStore` — base for stores
+  - `get_collection`, `list_collection_names`, `collection_exists`, `ensure_collection_deleted`
+  - Async context manager support
+
+#### 3.5 — Vector search base class
+- `BaseVectorSearch(VectorStoreRecordHandler)` — base for vector search
+  - Single `search(search_type=...)` method with `search_type: Literal["vector", "keyword_hybrid"]` parameter — no enum, just a literal
+  - `_inner_search` abstract method for implementations
+  - Filter building with lambda parser (AST-based)
+  - Vector generation from values using embedding generator
+
+#### 3.6 — Protocols for type checking
+- `SupportsVectorUpsert` — Protocol for upsert/get/delete operations
+- `SupportsVectorSearch` — Protocol for vector search (single `search()` with `search_type` parameter)
+- No separate `SupportsVectorHybridSearch` — search type is a parameter, not a separate capability
+- No protocol for `VectorStore` — it's a factory for collections, not a capability to duck-type against
+
+#### 3.7 — Exception types
+- Add vector store exceptions under `IntegrationException` or create new branch
+- `VectorStoreException`, `VectorStoreOperationException`, `VectorSearchException`, `VectorStoreModelException`, etc.
+
+#### 3.8 — `create_search_tool` on `BaseVectorSearch`
+- Method on `BaseVectorSearch` that creates an AF `FunctionTool` from the vector search
+- Wraps the single `search()` method, passing `search_type` parameter
+- Accepts: `name`, `description`, `search_type`, `top`, `skip`, `filter`, `string_mapper`
+- The tool takes a query string, vectorizes it, searches, and returns results as strings
+- Can also be a standalone factory function in `_vectors.py`
+
+#### 3.9 — Tests for all vector store abstractions
+- Unit tests for enums, field types, collection definition
+- Unit tests for decorator
+- Unit tests for serialization/deserialization
+- Unit tests for record handler
+
+---
+
+### Phase 4: In-Memory Vector Store
+**Goal:** Provide a zero-dependency vector store for testing and development.
+**Mergeable:** Yes — first usable vector store.
+
+#### 4.1 — Port `InMemoryCollection` and `InMemoryStore` into core
+- Place in `agent_framework/_vectors.py` (alongside the abstractions)
+- Supports vector search (cosine similarity, etc.)
+- No external dependencies
+
+#### 4.2 — Port FAISS extension (optional, can be separate package)
+- Extends InMemory with FAISS indexing
+
+#### 4.3 — Tests and sample code
+
+---
+
+### Phase 5: Vector Store Connectors — Tier 1 (High Priority)
+**Goal:** Ship the most commonly used vector store connectors.
+**Mergeable:** Yes — each connector is independent.
+
+Each connector follows the AF package structure:
+- New package under `packages/`
+- Own `pyproject.toml`, `tests/`, lazy loading in core
+
+#### 5.1 — Azure AI Search (`packages/azure-ai-search/`)
+- May extend existing package or be new
+- `AzureAISearchCollection`, `AzureAISearchStore`
+
+#### 5.2 — Qdrant (`packages/qdrant/`)
+- New package
+- `QdrantCollection`, `QdrantStore`
+
+#### 5.3 — Redis (`packages/redis/`)
+- May extend existing redis package
+- `RedisCollection` (JSON + Hashset variants), `RedisStore`
+
+#### 5.4 — PostgreSQL/pgvector (`packages/postgres/`)
+- New package
+- `PostgresCollection`, `PostgresStore`
+
+---
+
+### Phase 6: Vector Store Connectors — Tier 2
+**Goal:** Ship remaining vector store connectors.
+**Mergeable:** Yes — each connector is independent.
+
+#### 6.1 — MongoDB Atlas (`packages/mongodb/`)
+#### 6.2 — Azure Cosmos DB (`packages/azure-cosmos-db/`)
+- Cosmos Mongo + Cosmos NoSQL
+#### 6.3 — Pinecone (`packages/pinecone/`)
+#### 6.4 — Chroma (`packages/chroma/`)
+#### 6.5 — Weaviate (`packages/weaviate/`)
+
+---
+
+### Phase 7: Vector Store Connectors — Tier 3
+**Goal:** Ship niche or less common connectors.
+**Mergeable:** Yes — each connector is independent.
+
+#### 7.1 — Oracle (`packages/oracle/`)
+#### 7.2 — SQL Server (`packages/sql-server/`)
+#### 7.3 — FAISS (`packages/faiss/` or in core extending InMemory)
+
+> **Note:** When implementing any SQL-based connector (PostgreSQL, SQL Server, SQLite, Cosmos DB), review the .NET MEVD changes made by @roji (Shay Rojansky) in SK for design patterns, query building, filter translation, and feature parity: https://github.com/microsoft/semantic-kernel/pulls?q=is%3Apr+author%3Aroji+is%3Aclosed
+
+---
+
+### Phase 8: Vector Store CRUD Tools
+**Goal:** Provide a full set of agent-usable tools for CRUD operations on vector store collections.
+**Mergeable:** Yes — adds tools without changing existing APIs.
+
+#### 8.1 — `create_upsert_tool` — tool for upserting records into a collection
+#### 8.2 — `create_get_tool` — tool for retrieving records by key
+- Key-based lookup only (by primary key), not a search tool
+- Documentation must clearly distinguish this from `create_search_tool`: get_tool retrieves specific records by their known key, while search_tool performs similarity/filtered search across the collection
+- Consider if this overlaps with filtered search and document when to use which
+#### 8.3 — `create_delete_tool` — tool for deleting records by key
+#### 8.4 — Tests and samples for CRUD tools
+
+---
+
+### Phase 9: Additional Embedding Implementations (New Providers)
+**Goal:** Provide embedding generators for providers that don't yet have AF packages.
+**Mergeable:** Yes — each is independent, new packages.
+
+#### 9.1 — HuggingFace/ONNX embedding (new package or lab)
+#### 9.2 — Mistral AI embedding (new package)
+#### 9.3 — Google AI / Vertex AI embedding (new package)
+#### 9.4 — Nvidia embedding (new package)
+
+---
+
+### Phase 10: TextSearch Abstractions & Implementations (Separate Work)
+**Goal:** Port text search (non-vector) abstractions and implementations.
+**Mergeable:** Yes — independent of vector stores.
+
+#### 10.1 — TextSearch base class and types
+- `SearchOptions`, `SearchResponse`, `TextSearchResult`
+- `TextSearch` base class with `search()` method
+- `create_search_function()` for kernel integration (may need AF equivalent)
+
+#### 10.2 — Brave Search implementation
+#### 10.3 — Google Search implementation
+#### 10.4 — Vector store text search bridge (connecting VectorSearch to TextSearch interface)
+
+---
+
+## Key Considerations
+
+1. **No Pydantic for internal classes**: All AF internal classes should use plain classes. Pydantic is only used for user-facing input validation (e.g., vector store data models).
+
+2. **Protocol + Base class**: Follow AF's pattern of both a `Protocol` for duck-typing and a `Base` ABC for implementation, matching how `SupportsChatGetResponse` + `BaseChatClient` works.
+
+3. **Exception hierarchy**: Use AF's `IntegrationException` branch for vector store operations, since vector stores are external dependencies.
+
+4. **`from __future__ import annotations`**: Required in all files per AF coding standard.
+
+5. **No `**kwargs` escape hatches in public APIs**: For user-facing interfaces, use explicit named parameters per AF coding standard. Internal implementation details (e.g., cooperative multiple inheritance / MRO patterns) may use `**kwargs` where necessary, as long as they are not exposed in public signatures.
+
+6. **Lazy loading**: Connector packages use `__getattr__` lazy loading in core provider folders.
+
+7. **Reusable data models**: The `@vectorstoremodel` decorator and `VectorStoreCollectionDefinition` should be agnostic enough to work with both SK and AF. The core types (`FieldTypes`, `IndexKind`, `DistanceFunction`, `VectorStoreField`) should be identical or easily mapped.
+
+8. **`create_search_tool`**: The AF-native equivalent of SK's `create_search_function`. Instead of creating a `KernelFunction`, this creates an AF `FunctionTool` (via the `@tool` decorator pattern) from a vector search. This allows agents to use vector search as a tool during conversations. Design:
+   - `create_search_tool(name, description, search_type, ...)` → returns a `FunctionTool` that wraps `VectorSearch.search(search_type=...)`
+   - The tool accepts a query string, performs embedding + vector search, and returns results as strings
+   - Supports configurable string mappers, filter functions, top/skip defaults
+   - Lives in `_vectors.py` as a method on `BaseVectorSearch` and/or as a standalone factory function
+
+9. **CRUD tools**: A full set of create/read/update/delete tools for vector store collections, allowing agents to manage data in vector stores. Design:
+   - `create_upsert_tool(...)` → tool for upserting records
+   - `create_get_tool(...)` → tool for retrieving records by key
+   - `create_delete_tool(...)` → tool for deleting records
+   - These are separate from search and are placed in a later phase
+
+10. **Score threshold filtering**: `SearchOptions` includes `score_threshold: float | None` to filter search results by relevance score (ref: [SK .NET PR #13501](https://github.com/microsoft/semantic-kernel/pull/13501)). The semantics depend on the distance function: for similarity functions (cosine similarity, dot product), results *below* the threshold are filtered out; for distance functions (cosine distance, euclidean), results *above* the threshold are filtered out. Use `DISTANCE_FUNCTION_DIRECTION_HELPER` to determine direction. Connectors should implement this natively where the database supports it, falling back to client-side post-filtering otherwise.

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

@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+---
+name: build-and-test
+description: How to build and test .NET projects in the Agent Framework repository. Use this when verifying or testing changes.
+---
+
+- Only **UnitTest** projects need to be run locally; IntegrationTests require external dependencies.
+- See `../project-structure/SKILL.md` for project structure details.
+
+## Build, Test, and Lint Commands
+
+```bash
+# From dotnet/ directory
+dotnet restore --tl:off   # Restore dependencies for all projects
+dotnet build --tl:off     # Build all projects
+dotnet test               # Run all tests
+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 format src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.<Package>
+
+# Run a single test
+dotnet test --filter "FullyQualifiedName~Namespace.TestClassName.TestMethodName"
+
+# Run unit tests only
+dotnet test --filter FullyQualifiedName\~UnitTests
+```
+
+Use `--tl:off` when building to avoid flickering when running commands in the agent.
+
+## Speeding Up Builds and Testing
+
+The full solution is large. Use these shortcuts:
+
+| Change type | What to do |
+|-------------|------------|
+| Isolated/Internal logic | Build only the affected project and its `*.UnitTests` project. Fix issues, then build the full solution and run all unit tests. |
+| Public API surface | Build the full solution and run all unit tests immediately. |
+
+Example: Building a single code project for all target frameworks
+
+```bash
+# From dotnet/ directory
+dotnet build ./src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Abstractions
+```
+
+Example: Building a single code project for just .NET 10.
+
+```bash
+# From dotnet/ directory
+dotnet build ./src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Abstractions -f net10.0
+```
+
+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
+```
+
+Example: Running a single test in a specific project using .NET 10.
+Provide the full namespace, class name, and method name for the test you want to run:
+
+```bash
+# From dotnet/ directory
+dotnet test ./tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Abstractions.UnitTests -f net10.0 --filter "FullyQualifiedName~Microsoft.Agents.AI.Abstractions.UnitTests.AgentRunOptionsTests.CloningConstructorCopiesProperties"
+```
+
+### Multi-target framework tip
+
+Most projects target multiple .NET frameworks. If the affected code does **not** use `#if` directives for framework-specific logic, pass `-f net10.0` to speed up building and testing.
+
+### Package Restore tip
+
+`dotnet build` will try and restore packages for all projects on each build, which can be slow.
+Unless packages have been changed, or it's the first time building the solution, add `--no-restore` to the build command to skip this step and speed up builds.
+
+Just remember to run `dotnet restore` after pulling changes, making changes to project references, or when building for the first time.
+
+### Testing on Linux tip
+
+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`.

dotnet/.github/skills/project-structure/SKILL.md

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+---
+name: project-structure
+description: Explains the project structure of the agent-framework .NET solution
+---
+
+# Agent Framework .NET Project Structure
+
+```
+dotnet/
+├── src/
+│   ├── Microsoft.Agents.AI/                      # Core AI agent implementations
+│   ├── Microsoft.Agents.AI.Abstractions/         # Core AI agent abstractions
+│   ├── Microsoft.Agents.AI.A2A/                  # Agent-to-Agent (A2A) provider
+│   ├── Microsoft.Agents.AI.OpenAI/               # OpenAI provider
+│   ├── Microsoft.Agents.AI.AzureAI/              # Azure AI Foundry Agents (v2) provider
+│   ├── Microsoft.Agents.AI.AzureAI.Persistent/   # Legacy Azure AI Foundry Agents (v1) provider
+│   ├── Microsoft.Agents.AI.Anthropic/            # Anthropic provider
+│   ├── Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows/            # Workflow orchestration
+│   └── ...                                       # Other packages
+├── samples/                                      # Sample applications
+└── tests/                                        # Unit and integration tests
+```
+
+## Main Folders
+
+| Folder | Contents |
+|--------|----------|
+| `src/` | Source code projects |
+| `tests/` | Test projects — named `<Source-Code-Project>.UnitTests` or `<Source-Code-Project>.IntegrationTests` |
+| `samples/` | Sample projects |
+| `src/Shared`, `src/LegacySupport` | Shared code files included by multiple source code projects (see README.md files in these folders or their subdirectories for instructions on how to include them in a project) |

dotnet/.github/skills/verify-dotnet-samples/SKILL.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 name: verify-dotnet-samples
-description: > How to build, run and verify the .NET sample projects in the Agent Framework repository. Use this when a user wants to verify that the samples still function as expected.
+description: How to build, run and verify the .NET sample projects in the Agent Framework repository. Use this when a user wants to verify that the samples still function as expected.
 ---
 
 # Verifying .NET Sample Projects

dotnet/.vscode/settings.json

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
     "dotnet.defaultSolution": "agent-framework-dotnet.slnx",
     "git.openRepositoryInParentFolders": "always",
-    "chat.agent.enabled": true
+    "chat.agent.enabled": true,
+    "dotnet.automaticallySyncWithActiveItem": true
 }

dotnet/AGENTS.md

@@ -4,44 +4,32 @@ Instructions for AI coding agents working in the .NET codebase.
 
 ## Build, Test, and Lint Commands
 
-```bash
-# From dotnet/ directory
-dotnet build              # Build all projects
-dotnet test               # Run all tests
-dotnet format             # Auto-fix formatting
-
-# Build/test a specific project (preferred for isolated changes)
-dotnet build src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.<Package>
-dotnet test tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.<Package>.UnitTests
-
-# Run a single test
-dotnet test --filter "FullyQualifiedName~TestClassName.TestMethodName"
-```
-
-**Note**: Changes to core packages (`Microsoft.Agents.AI`, `Microsoft.Agents.AI.Abstractions`) affect dependent projects - run checks across the entire solution. For isolated changes, build/test only the affected project to save time.
+See `./.github/skills/build-and-test/SKILL.md` for detailed instructions on building, testing, and linting projects.
 
 ## Project Structure
 
-```
-dotnet/
-├── src/
-│   ├── Microsoft.Agents.AI/              # Core AI agent abstractions
-│   ├── Microsoft.Agents.AI.Abstractions/ # Shared abstractions and interfaces
-│   ├── Microsoft.Agents.AI.OpenAI/       # OpenAI provider
-│   ├── Microsoft.Agents.AI.AzureAI/      # Azure AI provider
-│   ├── Microsoft.Agents.AI.Anthropic/    # Anthropic provider
-│   ├── Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows/    # Workflow orchestration
-│   └── ...                               # Other packages
-├── samples/                              # Sample applications
-└── tests/                                # Unit and integration tests
-```
+See `./.github/skills/project-structure/SKILL.md` for an overview of the project structure.
+
+### Core types
+
+- `AIAgent`: The abstract base class that all agents derive from, providing common methods for interacting with an agent.
+- `AgentSession`: The abstract base class that all agent sessions derive from, representing a conversation with an agent.
+- `ChatClientAgent`: An `AIAgent` implementation that uses an `IChatClient` to send messages to an AI provider and receive responses.
+- `IChatClient`: Interface for sending messages to an AI provider and receiving responses. Used by `ChatClientAgent` and implemented by provider-specific packages.
+- `FunctionInvokingChatClient`: Decorator for `IChatClient` that adds function invocation capabilities.
+- `AITool`: Represents a tool that an agent/AI provider can use, with metadata and an execution delegate.
+- `AIFunction`: A specific type of `AITool` that represents a local function the agent/AI provider can call, with parameters and return types defined.
+- `ChatMessage`: Represents a message in a conversation.
+- `AIContent`: Represents content in a message, which can be text, a function call, tool output and more.
 
 ### External Dependencies
 
-The framework integrates with `Microsoft.Extensions.AI` and `Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Abstractions` (external NuGet packages) using types like `IChatClient`, `FunctionInvokingChatClient`, `AITool`, and `AIContent`.
+The framework integrates with `Microsoft.Extensions.AI` and `Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Abstractions` (external NuGet packages)
+using types like `IChatClient`, `FunctionInvokingChatClient`, `AITool`, `AIFunction`, `ChatMessage`, and `AIContent`.
 
 ## Key Conventions
 
+- **Encoding**: All new files must be saved with UTF-8 encoding with BOM (Byte Order Mark). This is required for `dotnet format` to work correctly.
 - **Copyright header**: `// Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.` at top of all `.cs` files
 - **XML docs**: Required for all public methods and classes
 - **Async**: Use `Async` suffix for methods returning `Task`/`ValueTask`
@@ -49,8 +37,19 @@ The framework integrates with `Microsoft.Extensions.AI` and `Microsoft.Extension
 - **Config**: Read from environment variables with `UPPER_SNAKE_CASE` naming
 - **Tests**: Add Arrange/Act/Assert comments; use Moq for mocking
 
+## Key Design Principles
+
+When developing or reviewing code, verify adherence to these key design principles:
+
+- **DRY**: Avoid code duplication by moving common logic into helper methods or helper classes.
+- **Single Responsibility**: Each class should have one clear responsibility.
+- **Encapsulation**: Keep implementation details private and expose only necessary public APIs.
+- **Strong Typing**: Use strong typing to ensure that code is self-documenting and to catch errors at compile time.
+
 ## Sample Structure
 
+Samples (in `./samples/` folder) should follow this structure:
+
 1. Copyright header: `// Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.`
 2. Description comment explaining what the sample demonstrates
 3. Using statements
@@ -60,6 +59,7 @@ The framework integrates with `Microsoft.Extensions.AI` and `Microsoft.Extension
 Configuration via environment variables (never hardcode secrets). Keep samples simple and focused.
 
 When adding a new sample:
+
 - Create a standalone project in `samples/` with matching directory and project names
 - Include a README.md explaining what the sample does and how to run it
 - Add the project to the solution file

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" />
@@ -35,14 +35,14 @@
     <!-- 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" />
     <PackageVersion Include="System.Diagnostics.DiagnosticSource" Version="10.0.3" />
     <PackageVersion Include="System.Linq.AsyncEnumerable" Version="10.0.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="System.Net.Http.Json" Version="10.0.0" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.Net.ServerSentEvents" Version="10.0.1" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.Net.ServerSentEvents" Version="10.0.3" />
     <PackageVersion Include="System.Text.Json" Version="10.0.3" />
     <PackageVersion Include="System.Threading.Channels" Version="10.0.3" />
     <PackageVersion Include="System.Threading.Tasks.Extensions" Version="4.6.3" />
@@ -58,11 +58,16 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.Http" Version="1.13.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.Runtime" Version="1.13.0" />
     <!-- Microsoft.AspNetCore.* -->
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.JwtBearer" Version="10.0.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.OpenIdConnect" Version="10.0.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.OpenApi" Version="10.0.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Swashbuckle.AspNetCore.SwaggerUI" Version="10.0.0" />
     <!-- Microsoft.Extensions.* -->
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI" Version="10.3.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Abstractions" Version="10.3.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Evaluation" Version="10.3.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Evaluation.Quality" Version="10.3.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Evaluation.Safety" Version="10.3.0-preview.1.26109.11" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI.OpenAI" Version="10.3.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Memory" Version="10.0.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration" Version="10.0.0" />
@@ -89,7 +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" />
@@ -99,7 +104,7 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="A2A" Version="0.3.3-preview" />
     <PackageVersion Include="A2A.AspNetCore" Version="0.3.3-preview" />
     <!-- MCP -->
-    <PackageVersion Include="ModelContextProtocol" Version="0.4.0-preview.3" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="ModelContextProtocol" Version="0.8.0-preview.1" />
     <!-- Inference SDKs -->
     <PackageVersion Include="AWSSDK.Extensions.Bedrock.MEAI" Version="4.0.5.1" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.ML.OnnxRuntimeGenAI" Version="0.10.0" />
@@ -108,10 +113,10 @@
     <!-- Identity -->
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Identity.Client.Extensions.Msal" Version="4.78.0" />
     <!-- Workflows -->
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Agents.ObjectModel" Version="2026.1.2.3" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Agents.ObjectModel.Json" Version="2026.1.2.3" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Agents.ObjectModel.PowerFx" Version="2026.1.2.3" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.PowerFx.Interpreter" Version="1.5.0-build.20251008-1002" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Agents.ObjectModel" Version="2026.2.4.1" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Agents.ObjectModel.Json" Version="2026.2.4.1" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Agents.ObjectModel.PowerFx" Version="2026.2.4.1" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.PowerFx.Interpreter" Version="1.8.1" />
     <!-- Durable Task -->
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.DurableTask.Client" Version="1.18.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.DurableTask.Client.AzureManaged" Version="1.18.0" />
@@ -182,4 +187,4 @@
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
     </PackageReference>
   </ItemGroup>
-</Project>
+</Project>

dotnet/README.md

@@ -1,26 +1,20 @@
 # Get Started with Microsoft Agent Framework for C# Developers
 
-## Samples
-
-- [Getting Started with Agents](./samples/GettingStarted/Agents): basic agent creation and tool usage
-- [Agent Provider Samples](./samples/GettingStarted/AgentProviders): samples showing different agent providers
-- [Workflow Samples](./samples/GettingStarted/Workflows): advanced multi-agent patterns and workflow orchestration
-
 ## Quickstart
 
 ### Basic Agent - .NET
 
 ```c#
-using System;
 using Azure.AI.OpenAI;
 using Azure.Identity;
 using Microsoft.Agents.AI;
+using OpenAI.Responses;
 
 var endpoint = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT")!;
 var deploymentName = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("AZURE_OPENAI_DEPLOYMENT_NAME")!;
 
 var agent = new AzureOpenAIClient(new Uri(endpoint), new AzureCliCredential())
-    .GetOpenAIResponseClient(deploymentName)
+    .GetResponsesClient(deploymentName)
     .AsAIAgent(name: "HaikuBot", instructions: "You are an upbeat assistant that writes beautifully.");
 
 Console.WriteLine(await agent.RunAsync("Write a haiku about Microsoft Agent Framework."));
@@ -28,9 +22,9 @@ Console.WriteLine(await agent.RunAsync("Write a haiku about Microsoft Agent Fram
 
 ## Examples & Samples
 
-- [Getting Started with Agents](./samples/GettingStarted/Agents): basic agent creation and tool usage
-- [Agent Provider Samples](./samples/GettingStarted/AgentProviders): samples showing different agent providers
-- [Workflow Samples](./samples/GettingStarted/Workflows): advanced multi-agent patterns and workflow orchestration
+- [Getting Started with Agents](./samples/02-agents/Agents): basic agent creation and tool usage
+- [Agent Provider Samples](./samples/02-agents/AgentProviders): samples showing different agent providers
+- [Workflow Samples](./samples/03-workflows): advanced multi-agent patterns and workflow orchestration
 
 ## Agent Framework Documentation
 

dotnet/agent-framework-dotnet.slnx

@@ -5,216 +5,189 @@
     <BuildType Name="Release" />
   </Configurations>
   <Folder Name="/Samples/">
+    <File Path="samples/AGENTS.md" />
     <File Path="samples/README.md" />
   </Folder>
-  <Folder Name="/Samples/A2AClientServer/">
-    <File Path="samples/A2AClientServer/README.md" />
-    <Project Path="samples/A2AClientServer/A2AClient/A2AClient.csproj" />
-    <Project Path="samples/A2AClientServer/A2AServer/A2AServer.csproj" />
+  <Folder Name="/Samples/01-get-started/">
+    <Project Path="samples/01-get-started/01_hello_agent/01_hello_agent.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/01-get-started/02_add_tools/02_add_tools.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/01-get-started/03_multi_turn/03_multi_turn.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/01-get-started/04_memory/04_memory.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/01-get-started/05_first_workflow/05_first_workflow.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/01-get-started/06_host_your_agent/06_host_your_agent.csproj" />
   </Folder>
-  <Folder Name="/Samples/AgentWebChat/">
-    <Project Path="samples/AgentWebChat/AgentWebChat.AgentHost/AgentWebChat.AgentHost.csproj" />
-    <Project Path="samples/AgentWebChat/AgentWebChat.AppHost/AgentWebChat.AppHost.csproj" />
-    <Project Path="samples/AgentWebChat/AgentWebChat.ServiceDefaults/AgentWebChat.ServiceDefaults.csproj" />
-    <Project Path="samples/AgentWebChat/AgentWebChat.Web/AgentWebChat.Web.csproj" />
+  <Folder Name="/Samples/02-agents/">
+    <File Path="samples/02-agents/README.md" />
   </Folder>
-  <Folder Name="/Samples/AGUIClientServer/">
-    <Project Path="samples/AGUIClientServer/AGUIClient/AGUIClient.csproj" />
-    <Project Path="samples/AGUIClientServer/AGUIDojoServer/AGUIDojoServer.csproj" />
-    <Project Path="samples/AGUIClientServer/AGUIServer/AGUIServer.csproj" />
+  <Folder Name="/Samples/02-agents/AgentProviders/">
+    <File Path="samples/02-agents/AgentProviders/README.md" />
+    <Project Path="samples/02-agents/AgentProviders/Agent_With_A2A/Agent_With_A2A.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/02-agents/AgentProviders/Agent_With_Anthropic/Agent_With_Anthropic.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/02-agents/AgentProviders/Agent_With_AzureAIAgentsPersistent/Agent_With_AzureAIAgentsPersistent.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/02-agents/AgentProviders/Agent_With_AzureAIProject/Agent_With_AzureAIProject.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/02-agents/AgentProviders/Agent_With_AzureFoundryModel/Agent_With_AzureFoundryModel.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/02-agents/AgentProviders/Agent_With_AzureOpenAIChatCompletion/Agent_With_AzureOpenAIChatCompletion.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/02-agents/AgentProviders/Agent_With_AzureOpenAIResponses/Agent_With_AzureOpenAIResponses.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/02-agents/AgentProviders/Agent_With_CustomImplementation/Agent_With_CustomImplementation.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/02-agents/AgentProviders/Agent_With_GitHubCopilot/Agent_With_GitHubCopilot.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/02-agents/AgentProviders/Agent_With_GoogleGemini/Agent_With_GoogleGemini.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/02-agents/AgentProviders/Agent_With_Ollama/Agent_With_Ollama.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/02-agents/AgentProviders/Agent_With_ONNX/Agent_With_ONNX.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/02-agents/AgentProviders/Agent_With_OpenAIAssistants/Agent_With_OpenAIAssistants.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/02-agents/AgentProviders/Agent_With_OpenAIChatCompletion/Agent_With_OpenAIChatCompletion.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/02-agents/AgentProviders/Agent_With_OpenAIResponses/Agent_With_OpenAIResponses.csproj" />
   </Folder>
-  <Folder Name="/Samples/Durable/" />
-  <Folder Name="/Samples/Durable/Agents/" />
-  <Folder Name="/Samples/Durable/Agents/AzureFunctions/">
-    <File Path="samples/Durable/Agents/AzureFunctions/.editorconfig" />
-    <File Path="samples/Durable/Agents/AzureFunctions/README.md" />
-    <Project Path="samples/Durable/Agents/AzureFunctions/01_SingleAgent/01_SingleAgent.csproj" />
-    <Project Path="samples/Durable/Agents/AzureFunctions/02_AgentOrchestration_Chaining/02_AgentOrchestration_Chaining.csproj" />
-    <Project Path="samples/Durable/Agents/AzureFunctions/03_AgentOrchestration_Concurrency/03_AgentOrchestration_Concurrency.csproj" />
-    <Project Path="samples/Durable/Agents/AzureFunctions/04_AgentOrchestration_Conditionals/04_AgentOrchestration_Conditionals.csproj" />
-    <Project Path="samples/Durable/Agents/AzureFunctions/05_AgentOrchestration_HITL/05_AgentOrchestration_HITL.csproj" />
-    <Project Path="samples/Durable/Agents/AzureFunctions/06_LongRunningTools/06_LongRunningTools.csproj" />
-    <Project Path="samples/Durable/Agents/AzureFunctions/07_AgentAsMcpTool/07_AgentAsMcpTool.csproj" />
-    <Project Path="samples/Durable/Agents/AzureFunctions/08_ReliableStreaming/08_ReliableStreaming.csproj" />
+  <Folder Name="/Samples/02-agents/Agents/">
+    <File Path="samples/02-agents/Agents/README.md" />
+    <Project Path="samples/02-agents/Agents/Agent_Step01_UsingFunctionToolsWithApprovals/Agent_Step01_UsingFunctionToolsWithApprovals.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/02-agents/Agents/Agent_Step02_StructuredOutput/Agent_Step02_StructuredOutput.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/02-agents/Agents/Agent_Step03_PersistedConversations/Agent_Step03_PersistedConversations.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/02-agents/Agents/Agent_Step04_3rdPartyChatHistoryStorage/Agent_Step04_3rdPartyChatHistoryStorage.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/02-agents/Agents/Agent_Step05_Observability/Agent_Step05_Observability.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/02-agents/Agents/Agent_Step06_DependencyInjection/Agent_Step06_DependencyInjection.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/02-agents/Agents/Agent_Step07_AsMcpTool/Agent_Step07_AsMcpTool.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/02-agents/Agents/Agent_Step08_UsingImages/Agent_Step08_UsingImages.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/02-agents/Agents/Agent_Step09_AsFunctionTool/Agent_Step09_AsFunctionTool.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/02-agents/Agents/Agent_Step10_BackgroundResponsesWithToolsAndPersistence/Agent_Step10_BackgroundResponsesWithToolsAndPersistence.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/02-agents/Agents/Agent_Step11_Middleware/Agent_Step11_Middleware.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/02-agents/Agents/Agent_Step12_Plugins/Agent_Step12_Plugins.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/02-agents/Agents/Agent_Step13_ChatReduction/Agent_Step13_ChatReduction.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/02-agents/Agents/Agent_Step14_BackgroundResponses/Agent_Step14_BackgroundResponses.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/02-agents/Agents/Agent_Step15_DeepResearch/Agent_Step15_DeepResearch.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/02-agents/Agents/Agent_Step16_Declarative/Agent_Step16_Declarative.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/02-agents/Agents/Agent_Step17_AdditionalAIContext/Agent_Step17_AdditionalAIContext.csproj" />
   </Folder>
-  <Folder Name="/Samples/Durable/Agents/ConsoleApps/">
-    <File Path="samples/Durable/Agents/ConsoleApps/README.md" />
-    <Project Path="samples/Durable/Agents/ConsoleApps/01_SingleAgent/01_SingleAgent.csproj" />
-    <Project Path="samples/Durable/Agents/ConsoleApps/02_AgentOrchestration_Chaining/02_AgentOrchestration_Chaining.csproj" />
-    <Project Path="samples/Durable/Agents/ConsoleApps/03_AgentOrchestration_Concurrency/03_AgentOrchestration_Concurrency.csproj" />
-    <Project Path="samples/Durable/Agents/ConsoleApps/04_AgentOrchestration_Conditionals/04_AgentOrchestration_Conditionals.csproj" />
-    <Project Path="samples/Durable/Agents/ConsoleApps/05_AgentOrchestration_HITL/05_AgentOrchestration_HITL.csproj" />
-    <Project Path="samples/Durable/Agents/ConsoleApps/06_LongRunningTools/06_LongRunningTools.csproj" />
-    <Project Path="samples/Durable/Agents/ConsoleApps/07_ReliableStreaming/07_ReliableStreaming.csproj" />
+  <Folder Name="/Samples/02-agents/DeclarativeAgents/">
+    <Project Path="samples/02-agents/DeclarativeAgents/ChatClient/DeclarativeChatClientAgents.csproj" />
   </Folder>
-  <Folder Name="/Samples/GettingStarted/">
-    <File Path="samples/GettingStarted/README.md" />
+  <Folder Name="/Samples/02-agents/AGUI/">
+    <File Path="samples/02-agents/AGUI/README.md" />
   </Folder>
-  <Folder Name="/Samples/GettingStarted/A2A/">
-    <File Path="samples/GettingStarted/A2A/README.md" />
-    <Project Path="samples/GettingStarted/A2A/A2AAgent_AsFunctionTools/A2AAgent_AsFunctionTools.csproj" />
-    <Project Path="samples/GettingStarted/A2A/A2AAgent_PollingForTaskCompletion/A2AAgent_PollingForTaskCompletion.csproj" />
+  <Folder Name="/Samples/02-agents/AGUI/Step01_GettingStarted/">
+    <Project Path="samples/02-agents/AGUI/Step01_GettingStarted/Client/Client.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/02-agents/AGUI/Step01_GettingStarted/Server/Server.csproj" />
   </Folder>
-  <Folder Name="/Samples/GettingStarted/AgentProviders/">
-    <File Path="samples/GettingStarted/AgentProviders/README.md" />
-    <Project Path="samples/GettingStarted/AgentProviders/Agent_With_A2A/Agent_With_A2A.csproj" />
-    <Project Path="samples/GettingStarted/AgentProviders/Agent_With_Anthropic/Agent_With_Anthropic.csproj" />
-    <Project Path="samples/GettingStarted/AgentProviders/Agent_With_AzureAIAgentsPersistent/Agent_With_AzureAIAgentsPersistent.csproj" />
-    <Project Path="samples/GettingStarted/AgentProviders/Agent_With_AzureAIProject/Agent_With_AzureAIProject.csproj" />
-    <Project Path="samples/GettingStarted/AgentProviders/Agent_With_AzureFoundryModel/Agent_With_AzureFoundryModel.csproj" />
-    <Project Path="samples/GettingStarted/AgentProviders/Agent_With_AzureOpenAIChatCompletion/Agent_With_AzureOpenAIChatCompletion.csproj" />
-    <Project Path="samples/GettingStarted/AgentProviders/Agent_With_AzureOpenAIResponses/Agent_With_AzureOpenAIResponses.csproj" />
-    <Project Path="samples/GettingStarted/AgentProviders/Agent_With_CustomImplementation/Agent_With_CustomImplementation.csproj" />
-    <Project Path="samples/GettingStarted/AgentProviders/Agent_With_GitHubCopilot/Agent_With_GitHubCopilot.csproj" />
-    <Project Path="samples/GettingStarted/AgentProviders/Agent_With_GoogleGemini/Agent_With_GoogleGemini.csproj" />
-    <Project Path="samples/GettingStarted/AgentProviders/Agent_With_Ollama/Agent_With_Ollama.csproj" />
-    <Project Path="samples/GettingStarted/AgentProviders/Agent_With_ONNX/Agent_With_ONNX.csproj" />
-    <Project Path="samples/GettingStarted/AgentProviders/Agent_With_OpenAIAssistants/Agent_With_OpenAIAssistants.csproj" />
-    <Project Path="samples/GettingStarted/AgentProviders/Agent_With_OpenAIChatCompletion/Agent_With_OpenAIChatCompletion.csproj" />
-    <Project Path="samples/GettingStarted/AgentProviders/Agent_With_OpenAIResponses/Agent_With_OpenAIResponses.csproj" />
+  <Folder Name="/Samples/02-agents/AGUI/Step02_BackendTools/">
+    <Project Path="samples/02-agents/AGUI/Step02_BackendTools/Client/Client.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/02-agents/AGUI/Step02_BackendTools/Server/Server.csproj" />
   </Folder>
-  <Folder Name="/Samples/GettingStarted/Agents/">
-    <File Path="samples/GettingStarted/Agents/README.md" />
-    <Project Path="samples/GettingStarted/Agents/Agent_Step01_Running/Agent_Step01_Running.csproj" />
-    <Project Path="samples/GettingStarted/Agents/Agent_Step02_MultiturnConversation/Agent_Step02_MultiturnConversation.csproj" />
-    <Project Path="samples/GettingStarted/Agents/Agent_Step03_UsingFunctionTools/Agent_Step03_UsingFunctionTools.csproj" />
-    <Project Path="samples/GettingStarted/Agents/Agent_Step04_UsingFunctionToolsWithApprovals/Agent_Step04_UsingFunctionToolsWithApprovals.csproj" />
-    <Project Path="samples/GettingStarted/Agents/Agent_Step05_StructuredOutput/Agent_Step05_StructuredOutput.csproj" />
-    <Project Path="samples/GettingStarted/Agents/Agent_Step06_PersistedConversations/Agent_Step06_PersistedConversations.csproj" />
-    <Project Path="samples/GettingStarted/Agents/Agent_Step07_3rdPartyChatHistoryStorage/Agent_Step07_3rdPartyChatHistoryStorage.csproj" />
-    <Project Path="samples/GettingStarted/Agents/Agent_Step08_Observability/Agent_Step08_Observability.csproj" />
-    <Project Path="samples/GettingStarted/Agents/Agent_Step09_DependencyInjection/Agent_Step09_DependencyInjection.csproj" />
-    <Project Path="samples/GettingStarted/Agents/Agent_Step10_AsMcpTool/Agent_Step10_AsMcpTool.csproj" />
-    <Project Path="samples/GettingStarted/Agents/Agent_Step11_UsingImages/Agent_Step11_UsingImages.csproj" />
-    <Project Path="samples/GettingStarted/Agents/Agent_Step12_AsFunctionTool/Agent_Step12_AsFunctionTool.csproj" />
-    <Project Path="samples/GettingStarted/Agents/Agent_Step13_BackgroundResponsesWithToolsAndPersistence/Agent_Step13_BackgroundResponsesWithToolsAndPersistence.csproj" />
-    <Project Path="samples/GettingStarted/Agents/Agent_Step14_Middleware/Agent_Step14_Middleware.csproj" />
-    <Project Path="samples/GettingStarted/Agents/Agent_Step15_Plugins/Agent_Step15_Plugins.csproj" />
-    <Project Path="samples/GettingStarted/Agents/Agent_Step16_ChatReduction/Agent_Step16_ChatReduction.csproj" />
-    <Project Path="samples/GettingStarted/Agents/Agent_Step17_BackgroundResponses/Agent_Step17_BackgroundResponses.csproj" />
-    <Project Path="samples/GettingStarted/Agents/Agent_Step18_DeepResearch/Agent_Step18_DeepResearch.csproj" />
-    <Project Path="samples/GettingStarted/Agents/Agent_Step19_Declarative/Agent_Step19_Declarative.csproj" />
-    <Project Path="samples/GettingStarted/Agents/Agent_Step20_AdditionalAIContext/Agent_Step20_AdditionalAIContext.csproj" />
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-    <Project Path="samples/GettingStarted/Workflows/Observability/ApplicationInsights/ApplicationInsights.csproj" />
-    <Project Path="samples/GettingStarted/Workflows/Observability/AspireDashboard/AspireDashboard.csproj" />
-    <Project Path="samples/GettingStarted/Workflows/Observability/WorkflowAsAnAgent/WorkflowAsAnAgentObservability.csproj" />
+  <Folder Name="/Samples/03-workflows/Observability/">
+    <Project Path="samples/03-workflows/Observability/ApplicationInsights/ApplicationInsights.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/03-workflows/Observability/AspireDashboard/AspireDashboard.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/03-workflows/Observability/WorkflowAsAnAgent/WorkflowAsAnAgentObservability.csproj" />
   </Folder>
-  <Folder Name="/Samples/GettingStarted/Workflows/Visualization/">
-    <Project Path="samples/GettingStarted/Workflows/Visualization/Visualization.csproj" />
+  <Folder Name="/Samples/03-workflows/Visualization/">
+    <Project Path="samples/03-workflows/Visualization/Visualization.csproj" />
   </Folder>
-  <Folder Name="/Samples/GettingStarted/Workflows/_Foundational/">
-    <Project Path="samples/GettingStarted/Workflows/_Foundational/01_ExecutorsAndEdges/01_ExecutorsAndEdges.csproj" />
-    <Project Path="samples/GettingStarted/Workflows/_Foundational/02_Streaming/02_Streaming.csproj" />
-    <Project Path="samples/GettingStarted/Workflows/_Foundational/03_AgentsInWorkflows/03_AgentsInWorkflows.csproj" />
-    <Project Path="samples/GettingStarted/Workflows/_Foundational/04_AgentWorkflowPatterns/04_AgentWorkflowPatterns.csproj" />
-    <Project Path="samples/GettingStarted/Workflows/_Foundational/05_MultiModelService/05_MultiModelService.csproj" />
-    <Project Path="samples/GettingStarted/Workflows/_Foundational/06_SubWorkflows/06_SubWorkflows.csproj" />
-    <Project Path="samples/GettingStarted/Workflows/_Foundational/07_MixedWorkflowAgentsAndExecutors/07_MixedWorkflowAgentsAndExecutors.csproj" />
-    <Project Path="samples/GettingStarted/Workflows/_Foundational/08_WriterCriticWorkflow/08_WriterCriticWorkflow.csproj" />
+  <Folder Name="/Samples/03-workflows/_StartHere/">
+    <Project Path="samples/03-workflows/_StartHere/01_Streaming/01_Streaming.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/03-workflows/_StartHere/02_AgentsInWorkflows/02_AgentsInWorkflows.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/03-workflows/_StartHere/03_AgentWorkflowPatterns/03_AgentWorkflowPatterns.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/03-workflows/_StartHere/04_MultiModelService/04_MultiModelService.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/03-workflows/_StartHere/05_SubWorkflows/05_SubWorkflows.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/03-workflows/_StartHere/06_MixedWorkflowAgentsAndExecutors/06_MixedWorkflowAgentsAndExecutors.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/03-workflows/_StartHere/07_WriterCriticWorkflow/07_WriterCriticWorkflow.csproj" />
   </Folder>
-  <Folder Name="/Samples/HostedAgents/">
-    <Project Path="samples/HostedAgents/AgentsInWorkflows/AgentsInWorkflows.csproj" />
-    <Project Path="samples/HostedAgents/AgentWithHostedMCP/AgentWithHostedMCP.csproj" />
-    <Project Path="samples/HostedAgents/AgentWithTextSearchRag/AgentWithTextSearchRag.csproj" />
+  <Folder Name="/Samples/04-hosting/" />
+  <Folder Name="/Samples/04-hosting/DurableAgents/" />
+  <Folder Name="/Samples/04-hosting/DurableAgents/AzureFunctions/">
+    <File Path="samples/04-hosting/DurableAgents/AzureFunctions/.editorconfig" />
+    <File Path="samples/04-hosting/DurableAgents/AzureFunctions/README.md" />
+    <Project Path="samples/04-hosting/DurableAgents/AzureFunctions/01_SingleAgent/01_SingleAgent.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/04-hosting/DurableAgents/AzureFunctions/02_AgentOrchestration_Chaining/02_AgentOrchestration_Chaining.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/04-hosting/DurableAgents/AzureFunctions/03_AgentOrchestration_Concurrency/03_AgentOrchestration_Concurrency.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/04-hosting/DurableAgents/AzureFunctions/04_AgentOrchestration_Conditionals/04_AgentOrchestration_Conditionals.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/04-hosting/DurableAgents/AzureFunctions/05_AgentOrchestration_HITL/05_AgentOrchestration_HITL.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/04-hosting/DurableAgents/AzureFunctions/06_LongRunningTools/06_LongRunningTools.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/04-hosting/DurableAgents/AzureFunctions/07_AgentAsMcpTool/07_AgentAsMcpTool.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/04-hosting/DurableAgents/AzureFunctions/08_ReliableStreaming/08_ReliableStreaming.csproj" />
   </Folder>
-  <Folder Name="/Samples/M365Agent/">
-    <Project Path="samples/M365Agent/M365Agent.csproj" />
+  <Folder Name="/Samples/04-hosting/DurableAgents/ConsoleApps/">
+    <File Path="samples/04-hosting/DurableAgents/ConsoleApps/README.md" />
+    <Project Path="samples/04-hosting/DurableAgents/ConsoleApps/01_SingleAgent/01_SingleAgent.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/04-hosting/DurableAgents/ConsoleApps/02_AgentOrchestration_Chaining/02_AgentOrchestration_Chaining.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/04-hosting/DurableAgents/ConsoleApps/03_AgentOrchestration_Concurrency/03_AgentOrchestration_Concurrency.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/04-hosting/DurableAgents/ConsoleApps/04_AgentOrchestration_Conditionals/04_AgentOrchestration_Conditionals.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/04-hosting/DurableAgents/ConsoleApps/05_AgentOrchestration_HITL/05_AgentOrchestration_HITL.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/04-hosting/DurableAgents/ConsoleApps/06_LongRunningTools/06_LongRunningTools.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/04-hosting/DurableAgents/ConsoleApps/07_ReliableStreaming/07_ReliableStreaming.csproj" />
+  </Folder>
+  <Folder Name="/Samples/04-hosting/A2A/">
+    <File Path="samples/04-hosting/A2A/README.md" />
+    <Project Path="samples/04-hosting/A2A/A2AAgent_AsFunctionTools/A2AAgent_AsFunctionTools.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/04-hosting/A2A/A2AAgent_PollingForTaskCompletion/A2AAgent_PollingForTaskCompletion.csproj" />
+  </Folder>  
+  <Folder Name="/Samples/05-end-to-end/">
+    <Project Path="samples/05-end-to-end/AgentWithPurview/AgentWithPurview.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/05-end-to-end/M365Agent/M365Agent.csproj" />
+  </Folder>
+  <Folder Name="/Samples/05-end-to-end/A2AClientServer/">
+    <File Path="samples/05-end-to-end/A2AClientServer/README.md" />
+    <Project Path="samples/05-end-to-end/A2AClientServer/A2AClient/A2AClient.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/05-end-to-end/A2AClientServer/A2AServer/A2AServer.csproj" />
+  </Folder>
+  <Folder Name="/Samples/05-end-to-end/AgentWebChat/">
+    <Project Path="samples/05-end-to-end/AgentWebChat/AgentWebChat.AgentHost/AgentWebChat.AgentHost.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/05-end-to-end/AgentWebChat/AgentWebChat.AppHost/AgentWebChat.AppHost.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/05-end-to-end/AgentWebChat/AgentWebChat.ServiceDefaults/AgentWebChat.ServiceDefaults.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/05-end-to-end/AgentWebChat/AgentWebChat.Web/AgentWebChat.Web.csproj" />
+  </Folder>
+  <Folder Name="/Samples/05-end-to-end/AGUIClientServer/">
+    <File Path="samples/05-end-to-end/AGUIClientServer/README.md" />
+    <Project Path="samples/05-end-to-end/AGUIClientServer/AGUIClient/AGUIClient.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/05-end-to-end/AGUIClientServer/AGUIDojoServer/AGUIDojoServer.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/05-end-to-end/AGUIClientServer/AGUIServer/AGUIServer.csproj" />
+  </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/AgentWithHostedMCP/AgentWithHostedMCP.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/05-end-to-end/HostedAgents/AgentWithTextSearchRag/AgentWithTextSearchRag.csproj" />
+  </Folder>
+  <Folder Name="/Samples/05-end-to-end/AspNetAgentAuthorization/">
+    <File Path="samples/05-end-to-end/AspNetAgentAuthorization/docker-compose.yml" />
+    <File Path="samples/05-end-to-end/AspNetAgentAuthorization/README.md" />
+    <Project Path="samples/05-end-to-end/AspNetAgentAuthorization/Service/Service.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/05-end-to-end/AspNetAgentAuthorization/RazorWebClient/RazorWebClient.csproj" />
   </Folder>
   <Folder Name="/Solution Items/">
     <File Path=".editorconfig" />
     <File Path=".gitignore" />
+    <File Path="AGENTS.md" />
     <File Path="Directory.Build.props" />
     <File Path="Directory.Build.targets" />
     <File Path="Directory.Packages.props" />
     <File Path="global.json" />
     <File Path="nuget.config" />
+    <File Path="README.md" />
   </Folder>
   <Folder Name="/Solution Items/.github/" />
   <Folder Name="/Solution Items/.github/upgrades/" />
@@ -307,6 +334,10 @@
     <File Path="../docs/decisions/0012-python-typeddict-options.md" />
     <File Path="../docs/decisions/0013-python-get-response-simplification.md" />
     <File Path="../docs/decisions/0014-feature-collections.md" />
+    <File Path="../docs/decisions/0015-agent-run-context.md" />
+    <File Path="../docs/decisions/0016-python-context-middleware.md" />
+    <File Path="../docs/decisions/0017-agent-additional-properties.md" />
+    <File Path="../docs/decisions/0018-agentthread-serialization.md" />
     <File Path="../docs/decisions/adr-short-template.md" />
     <File Path="../docs/decisions/adr-template.md" />
     <File Path="../docs/decisions/README.md" />
@@ -405,7 +436,6 @@
     <Project Path="src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Abstractions/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Abstractions.csproj" />
     <Project Path="src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.AGUI/Microsoft.Agents.AI.AGUI.csproj" />
     <Project Path="src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Anthropic/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Anthropic.csproj" />
-    <Project Path="src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.GitHub.Copilot/Microsoft.Agents.AI.GitHub.Copilot.csproj" />
     <Project Path="src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.AzureAI.Persistent/Microsoft.Agents.AI.AzureAI.Persistent.csproj" />
     <Project Path="src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.AzureAI/Microsoft.Agents.AI.AzureAI.csproj" />
     <Project Path="src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.CopilotStudio/Microsoft.Agents.AI.CopilotStudio.csproj" />
@@ -413,6 +443,8 @@
     <Project Path="src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Declarative/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Declarative.csproj" />
     <Project Path="src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.DevUI/Microsoft.Agents.AI.DevUI.csproj" />
     <Project Path="src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.DurableTask/Microsoft.Agents.AI.DurableTask.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.FoundryMemory/Microsoft.Agents.AI.FoundryMemory.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.GitHub.Copilot/Microsoft.Agents.AI.GitHub.Copilot.csproj" />
     <Project Path="src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Hosting.A2A.AspNetCore/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Hosting.A2A.AspNetCore.csproj" />
     <Project Path="src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Hosting.A2A/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Hosting.A2A.csproj" />
     <Project Path="src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Hosting.AGUI.AspNetCore/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Hosting.AGUI.AspNetCore.csproj" />
@@ -423,9 +455,10 @@
     <Project Path="src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.OpenAI/Microsoft.Agents.AI.OpenAI.csproj" />
     <Project Path="src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Purview/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Purview.csproj" />
     <Project Path="src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative.AzureAI/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative.AzureAI.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative.Mcp/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative.Mcp.csproj" />
     <Project Path="src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative.csproj" />
-    <Project Path="src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.csproj" />
     <Project Path="src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Generators/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Generators.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.csproj" />
     <Project Path="src/Microsoft.Agents.AI/Microsoft.Agents.AI.csproj" />
   </Folder>
   <Folder Name="/Tests/" />
@@ -435,8 +468,9 @@
     <Project Path="tests/AzureAI.IntegrationTests/AzureAI.IntegrationTests.csproj" />
     <Project Path="tests/AzureAIAgentsPersistent.IntegrationTests/AzureAIAgentsPersistent.IntegrationTests.csproj" />
     <Project Path="tests/CopilotStudio.IntegrationTests/CopilotStudio.IntegrationTests.csproj" />
-    <Project Path="tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.GitHub.Copilot.IntegrationTests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.GitHub.Copilot.IntegrationTests.csproj" />
     <Project Path="tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.DurableTask.IntegrationTests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.DurableTask.IntegrationTests.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.FoundryMemory.IntegrationTests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.FoundryMemory.IntegrationTests.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.GitHub.Copilot.IntegrationTests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.GitHub.Copilot.IntegrationTests.csproj" />
     <Project Path="tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Hosting.AGUI.AspNetCore.IntegrationTests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Hosting.AGUI.AspNetCore.IntegrationTests.csproj" />
     <Project Path="tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Hosting.AzureFunctions.IntegrationTests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Hosting.AzureFunctions.IntegrationTests.csproj" />
     <Project Path="tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Mem0.IntegrationTests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Mem0.IntegrationTests.csproj" />
@@ -450,13 +484,14 @@
     <Project Path="tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Abstractions.UnitTests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Abstractions.UnitTests.csproj" />
     <Project Path="tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.AGUI.UnitTests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.AGUI.UnitTests.csproj" />
     <Project Path="tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Anthropic.UnitTests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Anthropic.UnitTests.csproj" />
-    <Project Path="tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.GitHub.Copilot.UnitTests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.GitHub.Copilot.UnitTests.csproj" />
     <Project Path="tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.AzureAI.Persistent.UnitTests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.AzureAI.Persistent.UnitTests.csproj" />
     <Project Path="tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.AzureAI.UnitTests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.AzureAI.UnitTests.csproj" />
     <Project Path="tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.CosmosNoSql.UnitTests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.CosmosNoSql.UnitTests.csproj" />
     <Project Path="tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Declarative.UnitTests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Declarative.UnitTests.csproj" />
     <Project Path="tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.DevUI.UnitTests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.DevUI.UnitTests.csproj" />
     <Project Path="tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.DurableTask.UnitTests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.DurableTask.UnitTests.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.FoundryMemory.UnitTests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.FoundryMemory.UnitTests.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.GitHub.Copilot.UnitTests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.GitHub.Copilot.UnitTests.csproj" />
     <Project Path="tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Hosting.A2A.UnitTests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Hosting.A2A.UnitTests.csproj" />
     <Project Path="tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Hosting.AGUI.AspNetCore.UnitTests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Hosting.AGUI.AspNetCore.UnitTests.csproj" />
     <Project Path="tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Hosting.AzureFunctions.UnitTests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Hosting.AzureFunctions.UnitTests.csproj" />
@@ -466,6 +501,7 @@
     <Project Path="tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.OpenAI.UnitTests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.OpenAI.UnitTests.csproj" />
     <Project Path="tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Purview.UnitTests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Purview.UnitTests.csproj" />
     <Project Path="tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.UnitTests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.UnitTests.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative.Mcp.UnitTests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative.Mcp.UnitTests.csproj" />
     <Project Path="tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative.UnitTests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative.UnitTests.csproj" />
     <Project Path="tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Generators.UnitTests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Generators.UnitTests.csproj" />
     <Project Path="tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.UnitTests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.UnitTests.csproj" />

dotnet/nuget/nuget-package.props

@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <!-- Central version prefix - applies to all nuget packages. -->
     <VersionPrefix>1.0.0</VersionPrefix>
-    <PackageVersion Condition="'$(VersionSuffix)' != ''">$(VersionPrefix)-$(VersionSuffix).260212.1</PackageVersion>
-    <PackageVersion Condition="'$(VersionSuffix)' == ''">$(VersionPrefix)-preview.260212.1</PackageVersion>
-    <GitTag>1.0.0-preview.260212.1</GitTag>
+    <RCNumber>3</RCNumber>
+    <PackageVersion Condition="'$(IsReleaseCandidate)' == 'true'">$(VersionPrefix)-rc$(RCNumber)</PackageVersion>
+    <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/01-get-started/01_hello_agent/01_hello_agent.csproj

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\..\src\Microsoft.Agents.AI.OpenAI\Microsoft.Agents.AI.OpenAI.csproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\src\Microsoft.Agents.AI.OpenAI\Microsoft.Agents.AI.OpenAI.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>

dotnet/samples/01-get-started/02_add_tools/02_add_tools.csproj

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\..\src\Microsoft.Agents.AI.OpenAI\Microsoft.Agents.AI.OpenAI.csproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\src\Microsoft.Agents.AI.OpenAI\Microsoft.Agents.AI.OpenAI.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>

dotnet/samples/01-get-started/03_multi_turn/03_multi_turn.csproj

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\..\src\Microsoft.Agents.AI.OpenAI\Microsoft.Agents.AI.OpenAI.csproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\src\Microsoft.Agents.AI.OpenAI\Microsoft.Agents.AI.OpenAI.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>

dotnet/samples/01-get-started/04_memory/04_memory.csproj

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
+    <TargetFrameworks>net10.0</TargetFrameworks>
+
+    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Azure.AI.OpenAI" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Azure.Identity" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI.OpenAI" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\src\Microsoft.Agents.AI.OpenAI\Microsoft.Agents.AI.OpenAI.csproj" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>

dotnet/samples/01-get-started/04_memory/Program.cs

@@ -89,10 +89,10 @@ namespace SampleApp
     internal sealed class UserInfoMemory : AIContextProvider
     {
         private readonly ProviderSessionState<UserInfo> _sessionState;
+        private IReadOnlyList<string>? _stateKeys;
         private readonly IChatClient _chatClient;
 
         public UserInfoMemory(IChatClient chatClient, Func<AgentSession?, UserInfo>? stateInitializer = null)
-            : base(null, null)
         {
             this._sessionState = new ProviderSessionState<UserInfo>(
                 stateInitializer ?? (_ => new UserInfo()),
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ namespace SampleApp
             this._chatClient = chatClient;
         }
 
-        public override string StateKey => this._sessionState.StateKey;
+        public override IReadOnlyList<string> StateKeys => this._stateKeys ??= [this._sessionState.StateKey];
 
         public UserInfo GetUserInfo(AgentSession session)
             => this._sessionState.GetOrInitializeState(session);

dotnet/samples/01-get-started/05_first_workflow/05_first_workflow.csproj

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
+    <TargetFrameworks>net10.0</TargetFrameworks>
+    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\src\Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows\Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.csproj" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>

dotnet/samples/01-get-started/06_host_your_agent/06_host_your_agent.csproj

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
+    <TargetFrameworks>net10.0</TargetFrameworks>
+    <AzureFunctionsVersion>v4</AzureFunctionsVersion>
+    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+    <!-- The Functions build tools don't like namespaces that start with a number -->
+    <AssemblyName>HostedAgent</AssemblyName>
+    <RootNamespace>HostedAgent</RootNamespace>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <FrameworkReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <!-- Azure Functions packages -->
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Azure.Functions.Worker" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Azure.Functions.Worker.Extensions.DurableTask" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Azure.Functions.Worker.Extensions.DurableTask.AzureManaged" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Azure.Functions.Worker.Extensions.Http.AspNetCore" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Azure.Functions.Worker.Sdk" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Azure.AI.OpenAI" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Azure.Identity" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\src\Microsoft.Agents.AI.Hosting.AzureFunctions\Microsoft.Agents.AI.Hosting.AzureFunctions.csproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\src\Microsoft.Agents.AI.OpenAI\Microsoft.Agents.AI.OpenAI.csproj" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+</Project>

dotnet/samples/01-get-started/06_host_your_agent/Program.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
+
+// This sample shows how to host an AI agent with Azure Functions (DurableAgents).
+//
+// Prerequisites:
+//   - Azure Functions Core Tools
+//   - Azure OpenAI resource
+//
+// Environment variables:
+//   AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT
+//   AZURE_OPENAI_DEPLOYMENT_NAME (defaults to "gpt-4o-mini")
+//
+// Run with: func start
+// Then call: POST http://localhost:7071/api/agents/HostedAgent/run
+
+using Azure.AI.OpenAI;
+using Azure.Identity;
+using Microsoft.Agents.AI;
+using Microsoft.Agents.AI.Hosting.AzureFunctions;
+using Microsoft.Azure.Functions.Worker.Builder;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
+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";
+
+// Set up an AI agent following the standard Microsoft Agent Framework pattern.
+// 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.
+AIAgent agent = new AzureOpenAIClient(new Uri(endpoint), new DefaultAzureCredential())
+    .GetChatClient(deploymentName)
+    .AsAIAgent(
+        instructions: "You are a helpful assistant hosted in Azure Functions.",
+        name: "HostedAgent");
+
+// Configure the function app to host the AI agent.
+// This will automatically generate HTTP API endpoints for the agent.
+using IHost app = FunctionsApplication
+    .CreateBuilder(args)
+    .ConfigureFunctionsWebApplication()
+    .ConfigureDurableAgents(options => options.AddAIAgent(agent, timeToLive: TimeSpan.FromHours(1)))
+    .Build();
+app.Run();

dotnet/samples/02-agents/AgentProviders/Agent_With_Anthropic/Program.cs

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ using Anthropic.Foundry;
 using Azure.Identity;
 using Microsoft.Agents.AI;
 
-string deploymentName = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("ANTHROPIC_DEPLOYMENT_NAME") ?? "claude-haiku-4-5";
+string deploymentName = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("ANTHROPIC_CHAT_MODEL_NAME") ?? "claude-haiku-4-5";
 
 // The resource is the subdomain name / first name coming before '.services.ai.azure.com' in the endpoint Uri
 // ie: https://(resource name).services.ai.azure.com/anthropic/v1/chat/completions

dotnet/samples/02-agents/AgentProviders/Agent_With_Anthropic/README.md

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Set the following environment variables:
 
 ```powershell
 $env:ANTHROPIC_API_KEY="your-anthropic-api-key"  # Replace with your Anthropic API key
-$env:ANTHROPIC_DEPLOYMENT_NAME="claude-haiku-4-5"  # Optional, defaults to claude-haiku-4-5
+$env:ANTHROPIC_CHAT_MODEL_NAME="claude-haiku-4-5"  # Optional, defaults to claude-haiku-4-5
 ```
 
 ### For Azure Foundry with API Key
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Set the following environment variables:
 ```powershell
 $env:ANTHROPIC_RESOURCE="your-foundry-resource-name"  # Replace with your Azure Foundry resource name (subdomain before .services.ai.azure.com)
 $env:ANTHROPIC_API_KEY="your-anthropic-api-key"  # Replace with your Anthropic API key
-$env:ANTHROPIC_DEPLOYMENT_NAME="claude-haiku-4-5"  # Optional, defaults to claude-haiku-4-5
+$env:ANTHROPIC_CHAT_MODEL_NAME="claude-haiku-4-5"  # Optional, defaults to claude-haiku-4-5
 ```
 
 ### For Azure Foundry with Azure CLI
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ Set the following environment variables:
 
 ```powershell
 $env:ANTHROPIC_RESOURCE="your-foundry-resource-name"  # Replace with your Azure Foundry resource name (subdomain before .services.ai.azure.com)
-$env:ANTHROPIC_DEPLOYMENT_NAME="claude-haiku-4-5"  # Optional, defaults to claude-haiku-4-5
+$env:ANTHROPIC_CHAT_MODEL_NAME="claude-haiku-4-5"  # Optional, defaults to claude-haiku-4-5
 ```
 
 **Note**: When using Azure Foundry with Azure CLI, make sure you're logged in with `az login` and have access to the Azure Foundry resource. For more information, see the [Azure CLI documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/cli/azure/authenticate-azure-cli-interactively).

dotnet/samples/02-agents/AgentProviders/Agent_With_AzureAIAgentsPersistent/Program.cs

@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ using Azure.AI.Agents.Persistent;
 using Azure.Identity;
 using Microsoft.Agents.AI;
 
-var endpoint = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("AZURE_FOUNDRY_PROJECT_ENDPOINT") ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("AZURE_FOUNDRY_PROJECT_ENDPOINT is not set.");
-var deploymentName = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("AZURE_FOUNDRY_PROJECT_DEPLOYMENT_NAME") ?? "gpt-4o-mini";
+var endpoint = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("AZURE_AI_PROJECT_ENDPOINT") ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("AZURE_AI_PROJECT_ENDPOINT is not set.");
+var deploymentName = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("AZURE_AI_MODEL_DEPLOYMENT_NAME") ?? "gpt-4o-mini";
 
 const string JokerName = "Joker";
 const string JokerInstructions = "You are good at telling jokes.";

dotnet/samples/02-agents/AgentProviders/Agent_With_AzureAIAgentsPersistent/README.md

@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@ Before you begin, ensure you have the following prerequisites:
 Set the following environment variables:
 
 ```powershell
-$env:AZURE_FOUNDRY_PROJECT_ENDPOINT="https://your-foundry-service.services.ai.azure.com/api/projects/your-foundry-project" # Replace with your Azure Foundry resource endpoint
-$env:AZURE_FOUNDRY_PROJECT_DEPLOYMENT_NAME="gpt-4o-mini"  # Optional, defaults to gpt-4o-mini
+$env:AZURE_AI_PROJECT_ENDPOINT="https://your-foundry-service.services.ai.azure.com/api/projects/your-foundry-project" # Replace with your Azure Foundry resource endpoint
+$env:AZURE_AI_MODEL_DEPLOYMENT_NAME="gpt-4o-mini"  # Optional, defaults to gpt-4o-mini
 ```

dotnet/samples/02-agents/AgentProviders/Agent_With_AzureAIProject/Program.cs

@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ using Azure.AI.Projects.OpenAI;
 using Azure.Identity;
 using Microsoft.Agents.AI;
 
-var endpoint = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("AZURE_FOUNDRY_PROJECT_ENDPOINT") ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("AZURE_FOUNDRY_PROJECT_ENDPOINT is not set.");
-var deploymentName = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("AZURE_FOUNDRY_PROJECT_DEPLOYMENT_NAME") ?? "gpt-4o-mini";
+var endpoint = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("AZURE_AI_PROJECT_ENDPOINT") ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("AZURE_AI_PROJECT_ENDPOINT is not set.");
+var deploymentName = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("AZURE_AI_MODEL_DEPLOYMENT_NAME") ?? "gpt-4o-mini";
 
 const string JokerName = "JokerAgent";
 

dotnet/samples/02-agents/AgentProviders/Agent_With_AzureAIProject/README.md

@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@ Before you begin, ensure you have the following prerequisites:
 Set the following environment variables:
 
 ```powershell
-$env:AZURE_FOUNDRY_PROJECT_ENDPOINT="https://your-foundry-service.services.ai.azure.com/api/projects/your-foundry-project" # Replace with your Azure Foundry resource endpoint
-$env:AZURE_FOUNDRY_PROJECT_DEPLOYMENT_NAME="gpt-4o-mini"  # Optional, defaults to gpt-4o-mini
+$env:AZURE_AI_PROJECT_ENDPOINT="https://your-foundry-service.services.ai.azure.com/api/projects/your-foundry-project" # Replace with your Azure Foundry resource endpoint
+$env:AZURE_AI_MODEL_DEPLOYMENT_NAME="gpt-4o-mini"  # Optional, defaults to gpt-4o-mini
 ```