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Copilot d3d0100822 .NET Compaction - Add AsChatReducer() extension to expose CompactionStrategy as IChatReducer (#4664)
* Initial plan

* Add ChatStrategyExtensions.cs with AsChatReducer() extension method and tests

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* Refactor message list creation in ReduceAsync method

* Remove unnecessary blank line in AsChatReducer method

* Potential fix for pull request finding

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* Potential fix for pull request finding

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* Fix test

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Co-authored-by: Chris Rickman <crickman@microsoft.com>
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Get Started with Microsoft Agent Framework for C# Developers

Quickstart

Basic Agent - .NET

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

var endpoint = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT")!;
var deploymentName = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("AZURE_OPENAI_DEPLOYMENT_NAME")!;

var agent = new AzureOpenAIClient(new Uri(endpoint), new AzureCliCredential())
    .GetResponsesClient(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."));

Examples & Samples

Agent Framework Documentation