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Ai-Agents
49 posts filed under Ai-Agents.
MAF v1 — Context Providers (Python + .NET)
Add per-request context with focused providers, compose them before each LLM call, and plug in TextSearchProvider for simple RAG.
MAF v1 — Middleware and the Agent Pipeline (Python + .NET)
Use middleware to wrap agent runs, intercept tool calls, and redact PII before the LLM sees it in both Python and .NET safely.
MAF v1 — Observability with OpenTelemetry (Python + .NET)
Wire OpenTelemetry spans for agent runs with GenAI attributes, using console export for dev and OTLP for production tracing.
AI Agents: Concepts and Your First Implementation
What AI agents actually are, how they differ from chatbots, and a hands-on walkthrough to build your first agent with Microsoft Agent Framework.
Prompt Engineering for AI Agents -- Grounding, Roles, and YAML Configuration
How to write agent prompts that prevent hallucination, adapt to user roles, and stay maintainable -- with YAML-based configuration you can version-control.
Building Domain-Specific Tools -- Giving Agents Real Capabilities
How to build production-quality agent tools that query databases, validate business rules, and automatically scope data to the current user.
MAF v1 — Streaming and Multi-turn (Python + .NET)
Stream tokens as they arrive and reuse a session across turns so the LLM sees the full conversation. ~60 lines of code per language.
MAF v1 — Sessions (Python + .NET)
Serialize an AgentSession to JSON, persist it, reload in a fresh process, and have the agent pick up exactly where it left off.
MAF v1 — Setup your dev environment (Python + .NET)
Install uv, .NET 9, Docker, OpenAI keys, and a verify script so Chapter 1 starts with both Python and .NET environments ready.
MAF v1 — Your First Agent (Python + .NET)
Build the smallest useful Microsoft Agent Framework program: one LLM call, one response, and the same shape in Python and .NET.
MAF v1 — Adding Tools (Python + .NET)
Give an agent a callable function, let the LLM decide when to use it, and compare Python and .NET tool loops side by side.
What Is an AI Agent? (And When Should You Build One)
What AI agents actually are, how they differ from a plain LLM call, the patterns in production, and when an agent is the right call — and when it isn't.
