agent-framework/dotnet/samples/02-agents/AgentsWithFoundry/Agent_Step13_Plugins

Using Plugins with the Responses API

This sample shows how to use plugins with a ChatClientAgent using the Responses API directly, with dependency injection for plugin services.

What this sample demonstrates

• Creating plugin classes with injected dependencies
• Registering services and building a service provider
• Passing services to the ChatClientAgent via the options-based constructor
• Using AIFunctionFactory to expose plugin methods as AI tools

Prerequisites

• .NET 10 SDK or later
• Microsoft Foundry service endpoint and deployment configured
• 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"

Run the sample

dotnet run