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Ben Thomas 9199c84d42 .NET: Remove Foundry Toolbox server-side tools support (#5753)
* .NET: Remove Foundry Toolbox server-side tools support

Mirrors the Python cleanup in microsoft/agent-framework#5671. Passing
toolbox tools as server-side Responses tools is not the experience we
want to support; the hosted-agent MCP toolbox path (HostedMcpToolboxAITool
+ FoundryToolboxService) remains the supported way to consume Foundry
Toolboxes.

Removed:
- FoundryToolbox static class (GetToolboxVersionAsync / GetToolsAsync /
  ToAITools / SanitizeAndConvert)
- AIProjectClient.GetToolboxToolsAsync extension
- Agent_Step25_ToolboxServerSideTools sample (+ slnx entry)
- FoundryToolboxTests, TestDataUtil, HttpHandlerAssert, and the toolbox
  JSON fixtures only those tests referenced
- ToolboxHostedAgentTests and ToolboxHostedAgentFixture; the "toolbox"
  switch arm + CreateToolboxAgent helper in TestContainer; matching
  README scenario row and bootstrap script entry

Kept (MCP path, unchanged):
- HostedMcpToolboxAITool, FoundryAITool.CreateHostedMcpToolbox,
  FoundryAIToolExtensions.CreateHostedMcpToolbox(ToolboxRecord/Version)
- FoundryToolboxService, AddFoundryToolboxes, marker injection in
  AgentFrameworkResponseHandler, InputConverter.ReadMcpToolboxMarkers
- Hosted-Toolbox sample, McpToolbox* tests, FoundryToolboxServiceTests

Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

* .NET: Add Foundry Toolbox MCP sample (Agent_Step25_FoundryToolboxMcp)

Adds a non-hosted-agent equivalent of the Python foundry_chat_client_with_toolbox.py sample. The agent connects to a Foundry Toolbox's MCP endpoint via Streamable HTTP, injects a fresh Azure AI bearer token on every request, and discovers the toolbox's tools at runtime via McpClient.ListToolsAsync.

Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

* .NET: Tighten Agent_Step25_FoundryToolboxMcp README/Program comments

Drop 'non-hosted agent' framing from README (this sample isn't related to hosted agents) and remove narrative comparison to server-side tools from the Program.cs header comment.

Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

* Drop python sample reference from Agent_Step25 README

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* Drop incorrect .NET 10 prereq from Agent_Step25 README

Toolboxes don't require .NET 10 (Microsoft.Agents.AI.Foundry targets net8.0+); the parent AgentsWithFoundry README already lists the sample SDK prereq.

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* Fix Toolsets api-version in Agent_Step25 example endpoint

Use 2025-05-01-preview to match FoundryToolboxOptions.ApiVersion. The placeholder 'v1' is not accepted by the Toolsets endpoint.

Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

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Co-authored-by: alliscode <bentho@microsoft.com>
Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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Foundry Toolbox via MCP

This sample shows how to use a Foundry Toolbox by pointing an McpClient at the toolbox's MCP endpoint. The agent discovers the toolbox's tools at runtime and invokes them locally over MCP.

What this sample demonstrates

  • Connecting to a Foundry toolbox's MCP endpoint via Streamable HTTP transport
  • Injecting a fresh Azure AI bearer token (https://ai.azure.com/.default) on every MCP request
  • Passing the discovered MCP tools to AIProjectClient.AsAIAgent(...)
  • Optional helper to create (or replace) a sample toolbox in the project so the sample is runnable end-to-end

Prerequisites

  • A Microsoft Foundry project with a toolbox configured (or let the sample create one for you)
  • Azure CLI installed and authenticated (az login)

Set the following environment variables:

$env:AZURE_AI_PROJECT_ENDPOINT="https://your-foundry-service.services.ai.azure.com/api/projects/your-foundry-project"
$env:AZURE_AI_MODEL_DEPLOYMENT_NAME="gpt-5.4-mini"
$env:FOUNDRY_TOOLBOX_ENDPOINT="https://your-foundry-service.services.ai.azure.com/api/projects/your-foundry-project/toolsets/research_toolbox/mcp?api-version=2025-05-01-preview"

The <name> segment of FOUNDRY_TOOLBOX_ENDPOINT must match the ToolboxName constant in Program.cs.

Run the sample

dotnet run