* Update Foundry Responses as ChatClientAgent * Migrate obsolete AzureAI integration tests to versioned agent pattern Replace obsolete CreateAIAgentAsync/GetAIAgentAsync calls with Agents.CreateAgentVersionAsync() + AsAIAgent(AgentVersion) in all AzureAI integration tests. - Rename AIProjectClient* test files to FoundryVersionedAgent* - Register AIFunction tools in PromptAgentDefinition.Tools for server-side visibility via AsOpenAIResponseTool() - Skip structured output tests (AzureAIProjectChatClient clears ResponseFormat for versioned agents) - Remove all [Obsolete] attributes and #pragma warning disable CS0618 * Merge FoundryMemory package into AzureAI under Memory/ folder Move all FoundryMemory source, unit tests, and integration tests into the Microsoft.Agents.AI.AzureAI package. Change namespace from Microsoft.Agents.AI.FoundryMemory to Microsoft.Agents.AI.AzureAI. - Add [Experimental] to FoundryMemoryProviderOptions and Scope - Rename internal AIProjectClientExtensions to MemoryStoreExtensions - Update AzureAI .csproj with Compliance.Abstractions, Redaction - Remove FoundryMemory from solution and release filter - Update sample to reference AzureAI instead of FoundryMemory - Delete old Microsoft.Agents.AI.FoundryMemory project and tests * Add EnsureMemoryStoreCreatedAsync and memory existence checks to integration tests - Ensure memory store is created before testing memory operations - Add AZURE_AI_EMBEDDING_DEPLOYMENT_NAME config setting - Assert memories exist in store via SearchMemoriesAsync before cleanup - Verify scope isolation with direct memory store queries * Fix and rename AzureAI unit tests for RAPI vs Versioned clarity - Rename AsAIAgentAsync_* to AsAIAgent_* (drop Async from method group) - Add _Rapi_ prefix to non-versioned (Responses API) tests - Add _Versioned_ prefix to versioned agent tests where needed - Fix RAPI tests: assert GetService<AIProjectClient>() is null - Fix Versioned tests: assert IsType<FoundryAgent> and GetService<AIProjectClient>() returns the client instance - Fix UserAgent header tests: proper HTTP handler routing - Fix ChatClient_UsesDefaultConversationIdAsync test setup - All 153 unit tests pass with 0 failures * Rename Microsoft.Agents.AI.AzureAI to Microsoft.Agents.AI.Foundry Rename the project, namespace, folder, and all references from Microsoft.Agents.AI.AzureAI to Microsoft.Agents.AI.Foundry. Also rename Workflows.Declarative.AzureAI to .Foundry. - Rename src, unit test, integration test, and workflow folders - Update namespaces in all source and test .cs files - Update ProjectReferences in ~47 sample and test .csproj files - Update solution files (.slnx, .slnf) - Update sample using statements - Update READMEs, SKILL.md, ADRs in docs/ - Disable package validation baseline for renamed packages - Fix UTF-8 BOM encoding on all affected .cs files - AzureAI.Persistent left completely unchanged * Fix format: remove ImplicitUsings, add explicit usings, fix BOM encoding - Remove ImplicitUsings=enable from Foundry csproj to resolve IDE0005 on shared ReplacingRedactor.cs - Add explicit System usings to all source files that relied on them - Sort usings alphabetically per editorconfig rules - Fix UTF-8 BOM on 12 sample Program.cs files - Rename Azure AI Foundry Agents to Microsoft Foundry Agents in docs
Agent Framework Samples
The agent framework samples are designed to help you get started with building AI-powered agents from various providers.
The Agent Framework supports building agents using various inference and inference-style services.
All these are supported using the single ChatClientAgent class.
The Agent Framework also supports creating proxy agents, that allow accessing remote agents as if they
were local agents. These are supported using various AIAgent subclasses.
Sample Structure
| Folder | Description |
|---|---|
01-get-started/ |
Progressive tutorial: hello agent → hosting |
02-agents/ |
Deep-dive by concept: tools, middleware, providers, orchestrations |
03-workflows/ |
Workflow patterns: sequential, concurrent, state, declarative |
04-hosting/ |
Deployment: Azure Functions, Durable Tasks, A2A |
05-end-to-end/ |
Full applications, evaluation, demos |
Getting Started
Start with 01-get-started/ and work through the numbered files:
- 01_hello_agent — Create and run your first agent
- 02_add_tools — Add function tools
- 03_multi_turn — Multi-turn conversations with
AgentSession - 04_memory — Agent memory with
AIContextProvider - 05_first_workflow — Build a workflow with executors and edges
- 06_host_your_agent — Host your agent via Azure Functions
Additional Samples
Some additional samples of note include:
- Agents: Basic steps to get started with the agent framework.
These samples demonstrate the fundamental concepts and functionalities of the agent framework when using the
AIAgentand can be used with any underlying service that provides anAIAgentimplementation. - Agent Providers: Shows how to create an AIAgent instance for a selection of providers.
- Agent Telemetry: Demo which showcases the integration of OpenTelemetry with the Microsoft Agent Framework using Azure OpenAI and .NET Aspire Dashboard for telemetry visualization.
- Durable Agents - Azure Functions: Samples for using the Microsoft Agent Framework with Azure Functions via the durable task extension.
- Durable Agents - Console Apps: Samples demonstrating durable agents in console applications.
Migration from Semantic Kernel
If you are migrating from Semantic Kernel to the Microsoft Agent Framework, the following resources provide guidance and side-by-side examples to help you transition your existing agents, tools, and orchestration patterns.
The migration samples map Semantic Kernel primitives (such as ChatCompletionAgent and Team orchestrations) to their Agent Framework equivalents (such as ChatClientAgent and workflow builders).
For an in-depth migration guide, see the official migration documentation.
Prerequisites
For prerequisites see each set of samples for their specific requirements.