* .NET: Add Hosted-AgentSkills sample for Foundry Skills integration Add a new hosted agent sample that demonstrates how to load behavioral guidelines from Foundry Skills at startup using AgentSkillsProvider and the progressive disclosure pattern (advertise -> load on demand). The sample: - Downloads SKILL.md files from Foundry via ProjectAgentSkills SDK - Extracts ZIP archives with zip-slip protection - Wires skills into AgentSkillsProvider as an AIContextProvider - Hosts the agent via the Responses protocol Ships two Contoso Outdoors skills matching the Python sample (PR #5822): - support-style: tone, formatting, signature guidelines - escalation-policy: when and how to escalate tickets Includes convenience provisioning gated behind PROVISION_SAMPLE_SKILLS env var, clearly documented as NOT a production pattern. Closes #5776 Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> * .NET: Add unit tests and integration test for Hosted-AgentSkills Unit tests (14 tests, all passing): - ZIP extraction with zip-slip guard (valid archive, traversal attack, sibling-prefix attack, directory entries) - Skill name validation (rejects dots, separators, traversal patterns) - AgentSkillsProvider with downloaded skills (advertises both skills, load_skill returns canary tokens, unknown skill returns error) Container integration test: - New 'agent-skills' scenario in the test container that creates Contoso Outdoors skills on disk and wires AgentSkillsProvider - AgentSkillsHostedAgentFixture + 4 integration tests verifying: - Routine questions load support-style skill (STYLE-CANARY-3318) - Escalation triggers load escalation-policy (ESC-CANARY-7742) - Skills are advertised in system prompt - load_skill tool is invoked via FunctionCallContent Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> * .NET: Add smoke test, bootstrap, and docs for agent-skills integration - Add scripts/smoke.ps1 for local Docker smoke testing: builds the contributor image, runs the container, verifies both skills are loaded via canary tokens (STYLE-CANARY-3318, ESC-CANARY-7742) - Add 'agent-skills' to the bootstrap script scenario list - Add agent-skills row to the integration test README scenarios table - Exclude HostedAgentSkillsPatternTests from net472 (uses net8.0+ APIs) Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> * .NET: Update commented-out package versions to latest across all hosted samples Update the end-user PackageReference versions (in the commented-out sections) from 1.0.0 to the current latest NuGet versions: - Microsoft.Agents.AI: 1.6.1 - Microsoft.Agents.AI.Foundry: 1.6.1-preview.260514.1 - Microsoft.Agents.AI.Foundry.Hosting: 1.6.1-preview.260514.1 - Microsoft.Agents.AI.Hosting: 1.6.1-preview.260514.1 - Microsoft.Agents.AI.OpenAI: 1.6.1 - Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows: 1.6.1 Also adds explicit versions to Hosted-Workflow-Handoff which had bare PackageReference entries without Version attributes. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> * .NET: Fix broken markdown links in Hosted-AgentSkills README Remove references to non-existent ../../README.md. Replace with inline instructions matching other hosted samples that don't have a parent README. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> * .NET: Use OS-appropriate string comparison in zip-slip guard Use Ordinal on Unix (case-sensitive FS) and OrdinalIgnoreCase on Windows to prevent case-based path bypass on Linux containers. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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 |
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.