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Running a simple agent with Anthropic

This sample demonstrates how to create and run a basic agent with Anthropic Claude models.

What this sample demonstrates

  • Creating an AI agent with Anthropic Claude
  • Running a simple agent with instructions
  • Managing agent lifecycle

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have the following prerequisites:

  • .NET 8.0 SDK or later
  • Anthropic API key configured

Note: This sample uses Anthropic Claude models. For more information, see Anthropic documentation.

Set the following environment variables:

$env:ANTHROPIC_API_KEY="your-anthropic-api-key"  # Replace with your Anthropic API key
$env:ANTHROPIC_MODEL="your-anthropic-model"  # Replace with your Anthropic model

Run the sample

Navigate to the AgentWithAnthropic sample directory and run:

cd dotnet\samples\GettingStarted\AgentWithAnthropic
dotnet run --project .\Agent_Anthropic_Step01_Running

Expected behavior

The sample will:

  1. Create an agent with Anthropic Claude
  2. Run the agent with a simple prompt
  3. Display the agent's response