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Cleanup unecessary usages of AsIChatClient
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3 changes: 1 addition & 2 deletions dotnet/samples/02-agents/AGUI/Step01_GettingStarted/Server/Program.cs
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using Azure.Identity;
using Microsoft.Agents.AI;
using Microsoft.Agents.AI.Hosting.AGUI.AspNetCore;
using Microsoft.Extensions.AI;
using OpenAI.Chat;

WebApplicationBuilder builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
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new DefaultAzureCredential())
.GetChatClient(deploymentName);

AIAgent agent = chatClient.AsIChatClient().AsAIAgent(
AIAgent agent = chatClient.AsAIAgent(
name: "AGUIAssistant",
instructions: "You are a helpful assistant.");

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<ItemGroup>
<PackageReference Include="Azure.AI.OpenAI" />
<PackageReference Include="Azure.Identity" />
<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI.OpenAI" />
</ItemGroup>

<ItemGroup>
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion dotnet/samples/02-agents/AGUI/Step02_BackendTools/Server/Program.cs
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Expand Up @@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ static RestaurantSearchResponse SearchRestaurants(
new DefaultAzureCredential())
.GetChatClient(deploymentName);

ChatClientAgent agent = chatClient.AsIChatClient().AsAIAgent(
ChatClientAgent agent = chatClient.AsAIAgent(
name: "AGUIAssistant",
instructions: "You are a helpful assistant with access to restaurant information.",
tools: tools);
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1 change: 0 additions & 1 deletion dotnet/samples/02-agents/AGUI/Step02_BackendTools/Server/Server.csproj
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<ItemGroup>
<PackageReference Include="Azure.AI.OpenAI" />
<PackageReference Include="Azure.Identity" />
<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI.OpenAI" />
</ItemGroup>

<ItemGroup>
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3 changes: 1 addition & 2 deletions dotnet/samples/02-agents/AGUI/Step03_FrontendTools/Server/Program.cs
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using Azure.Identity;
using Microsoft.Agents.AI;
using Microsoft.Agents.AI.Hosting.AGUI.AspNetCore;
using Microsoft.Extensions.AI;
using OpenAI.Chat;

WebApplicationBuilder builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
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new DefaultAzureCredential())
.GetChatClient(deploymentName);

AIAgent agent = chatClient.AsIChatClient().AsAIAgent(
AIAgent agent = chatClient.AsAIAgent(
name: "AGUIAssistant",
instructions: "You are a helpful assistant.");

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<ItemGroup>
<PackageReference Include="Azure.AI.OpenAI" />
<PackageReference Include="Azure.Identity" />
<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI.OpenAI" />
</ItemGroup>

<ItemGroup>
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion dotnet/samples/02-agents/AGUI/Step04_HumanInLoop/Server/Program.cs
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new DefaultAzureCredential())
.GetChatClient(deploymentName);

ChatClientAgent baseAgent = openAIChatClient.AsIChatClient().AsAIAgent(
ChatClientAgent baseAgent = openAIChatClient.AsAIAgent(
name: "AGUIAssistant",
instructions: "You are a helpful assistant in charge of approving expenses",
tools: tools);
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<ItemGroup>
<PackageReference Include="Azure.AI.OpenAI" />
<PackageReference Include="Azure.Identity" />
<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI.OpenAI" />
</ItemGroup>

<ItemGroup>
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3 changes: 1 addition & 2 deletions dotnet/samples/02-agents/AGUI/Step05_StateManagement/Server/Program.cs
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using Azure.Identity;
using Microsoft.Agents.AI;
using Microsoft.Agents.AI.Hosting.AGUI.AspNetCore;
using Microsoft.Extensions.AI;
using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
using OpenAI.Chat;
using RecipeAssistant;
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new DefaultAzureCredential())
.GetChatClient(deploymentName);

AIAgent baseAgent = chatClient.AsIChatClient().AsAIAgent(
AIAgent baseAgent = chatClient.AsAIAgent(
name: "RecipeAgent",
instructions: """
You are a helpful recipe assistant. When users ask you to create or suggest a recipe,
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<ItemGroup>
<PackageReference Include="Azure.AI.OpenAI" />
<PackageReference Include="Azure.Identity" />
<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI.OpenAI" />
</ItemGroup>

<ItemGroup>
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16 changes: 8 additions & 8 deletions dotnet/samples/05-end-to-end/AGUIClientServer/AGUIDojoServer/ChatClientAgentFactory.cs
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using Azure.Identity;
using Microsoft.Agents.AI;
using Microsoft.Extensions.AI;
using ChatClient = OpenAI.Chat.ChatClient;
using OpenAI.Chat;

namespace AGUIDojoServer;

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{
ChatClient chatClient = s_azureOpenAIClient!.GetChatClient(s_deploymentName!);

return chatClient.AsIChatClient().AsAIAgent(
return chatClient.AsAIAgent(
name: "AgenticChat",
description: "A simple chat agent using Azure OpenAI");
}
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{
ChatClient chatClient = s_azureOpenAIClient!.GetChatClient(s_deploymentName!);

return chatClient.AsIChatClient().AsAIAgent(
return chatClient.AsAIAgent(
name: "BackendToolRenderer",
description: "An agent that can render backend tools using Azure OpenAI",
tools: [AIFunctionFactory.Create(
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{
ChatClient chatClient = s_azureOpenAIClient!.GetChatClient(s_deploymentName!);

return chatClient.AsIChatClient().AsAIAgent(
return chatClient.AsAIAgent(
name: "HumanInTheLoopAgent",
description: "An agent that involves human feedback in its decision-making process using Azure OpenAI");
}
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{
ChatClient chatClient = s_azureOpenAIClient!.GetChatClient(s_deploymentName!);

return chatClient.AsIChatClient().AsAIAgent(
return chatClient.AsAIAgent(
name: "ToolBasedGenerativeUIAgent",
description: "An agent that uses tools to generate user interfaces using Azure OpenAI");
}

public static AIAgent CreateAgenticUI(JsonSerializerOptions options)
{
ChatClient chatClient = s_azureOpenAIClient!.GetChatClient(s_deploymentName!);
var baseAgent = chatClient.AsIChatClient().AsAIAgent(new ChatClientAgentOptions
var baseAgent = chatClient.AsAIAgent(new ChatClientAgentOptions
{
Name = "AgenticUIAgent",
Description = "An agent that generates agentic user interfaces using Azure OpenAI",
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{
ChatClient chatClient = s_azureOpenAIClient!.GetChatClient(s_deploymentName!);

var baseAgent = chatClient.AsIChatClient().AsAIAgent(
var baseAgent = chatClient.AsAIAgent(
name: "SharedStateAgent",
description: "An agent that demonstrates shared state patterns using Azure OpenAI");

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{
ChatClient chatClient = s_azureOpenAIClient!.GetChatClient(s_deploymentName!);

var baseAgent = chatClient.AsIChatClient().AsAIAgent(new ChatClientAgentOptions
var baseAgent = chatClient.AsAIAgent(new ChatClientAgentOptions
{
Name = "PredictiveStateUpdatesAgent",
Description = "An agent that demonstrates predictive state updates using Azure OpenAI",
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ChatClient chatClient = azureOpenAIClient.GetChatClient(deploymentName);

// Create AI agent
ChatClientAgent agent = chatClient.AsIChatClient().AsAIAgent(
ChatClientAgent agent = chatClient.AsAIAgent(
name: "ChatAssistant",
instructions: "You are a helpful assistant.");

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Edit the instructions in `Server/Program.cs`:

```csharp
ChatClientAgent agent = chatClient.AsIChatClient().AsAIAgent(
ChatClientAgent agent = chatClient.AsAIAgent(
name: "ChatAssistant",
instructions: "You are a helpful coding assistant specializing in C# and .NET.");
```
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using Azure.Identity;
using Microsoft.Agents.AI;
using Microsoft.Agents.AI.Hosting.AGUI.AspNetCore;
using Microsoft.Extensions.AI;
using OpenAI.Chat;

WebApplicationBuilder builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
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ChatClient chatClient = azureOpenAIClient.GetChatClient(deploymentName);

ChatClientAgent agent = chatClient.AsIChatClient().AsAIAgent(
ChatClientAgent agent = chatClient.AsAIAgent(
name: "ChatAssistant",
instructions: "You are a helpful assistant.");

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using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization;
using Microsoft.Extensions.AI;
using OpenAI;
using OpenAI.Chat;

WebApplicationBuilder builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);

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return new OpenAIClient(apiKey)
.GetChatClient(model)
.AsIChatClient()
.AsAIAgent(
name: "ExpenseApprovalAgent",
instructions: "You are an expense approval assistant. You can list pending expenses "
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<ItemGroup>
<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.JwtBearer" />
<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI.OpenAI" />
</ItemGroup>

<ItemGroup>
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