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Eduard van Valkenburg eaad042241 .NET: Python: Add AGENTS.md files and update coding standards (#3644)
* Add AGENTS.md files and update coding standards for Python

- Add root python/AGENTS.md with project structure and package links
- Add AGENTS.md for each package describing purpose and main classes
- Update .github/copilot-instructions.md with improved structure
- Update python/CODING_STANDARD.md with API review guidance:
  - Future annotations convention (#3578)
  - TypeVar naming convention (#3594)
  - Mapping vs MutableMapping (#3577)
  - Avoid shadowing built-ins (#3583)
  - Explicit exports (#3605)
  - Exception documentation guidelines (#3410)
- Simplify python/.github/instructions/python.instructions.md to reference AGENTS.md
- Remove AGENTS.md from .gitignore

* Fix purview import path in AGENTS.md

* Address PR review comments and restructure instructions

- Slim down .github/copilot-instructions.md to reference language-specific docs
- Add ADR section explaining templates and purpose
- Create dotnet/AGENTS.md with .NET-specific build commands, conventions, and sample guidance
- Update Python build/test instructions for core vs isolated changes
- Fix Microsoft.Extensions.AI package references
- Update kwargs guidance per issue #3642
- Fix Python sample helper placement (top, not bottom)
- Document new 'typing' poe task in DEV_SETUP.md

* Add 'typing' poe task to run both pyright and mypy

* Add kwargs guidelines from issue #3642 to CODING_STANDARD.md

* Clarify that connector packages pull in core as dependency
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Get Started with Microsoft Agent Framework for C# Developers

Samples

Quickstart

Basic Agent - .NET

using System;
using Azure.AI.OpenAI;
using Azure.Identity;
using Microsoft.Agents.AI;

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)
    .AsAIAgent(name: "HaikuBot", instructions: "You are an upbeat assistant that writes beautifully.");

Console.WriteLine(await agent.RunAsync("Write a haiku about Microsoft Agent Framework."));

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