Uh oh!
There was an error while loading. Please reload this page.
.NET: Declarative Agents - #2476
Merged
Mark Wallace (markwallace-microsoft) merged 12 commits intoDec 1, 2025
Merged
Conversation
Mark Wallace (markwallace-microsoft)had a problem deploying
to
integration
November 26, 2025 15:17 — with 
GitHub Actions
Error
Mark Wallace (markwallace-microsoft)had a problem deploying
to
integration
November 26, 2025 15:17 — with GitHub Actions
Error
Mark Wallace (markwallace-microsoft)temporarily deployed
to
integration
November 26, 2025 15:22 — with GitHub Actions
Inactive
Mark Wallace (markwallace-microsoft)temporarily deployed
to
integration
November 26, 2025 15:22 — with GitHub Actions
Inactive
Contributor
There was a problem hiding this comment.
Pull request overview
This PR introduces declarative agent support to the .NET Agent Framework by adding the Microsoft.Agents.AI.Declarative project and updating sample YAML configuration files.
Key changes:
- Added new
Microsoft.Agents.AI.Declarativeproject with factory pattern for creating agents from YAML definitions - Implemented extension methods for converting between declarative object model types and runtime AI types
- Fixed spelling errors in agent instruction texts across multiple YAML sample files
Reviewed changes
Copilot reviewed 28 out of 28 changed files in this pull request and generated 1 comment.
Show a summary per file
| File | Description |
|---|---|
Microsoft.Agents.AI.Declarative.csproj | New project file defining dependencies and configuration for the declarative agents library |
agent-framework-dotnet.slnx | Added the new declarative project to the solution |
AgentFactory.cs | Base abstract factory class for creating AI agents from declarative definitions |
AggregatorAgentFactory.cs | Composite factory that aggregates multiple agent factories |
ChatClientAgentFactory.cs | Concrete factory implementation for creating ChatClient-based agents |
AgentBotElementYaml.cs | Helper methods for deserializing YAML to agent definitions |
YamlAgentFactoryExtensions.cs | Extension methods to create agents from YAML strings |
PromptAgentExtensions.cs | Extensions for converting GptComponentMetadata to ChatOptions and tools |
| Extension files (RecordData*, PropertyInfo*, StringExpression*, ModelOptions*, Tool*) | Type conversion extensions between declarative and runtime types |
| YAML sample files | Updated instructions to fix grammar errors and standardized property names from kind to type |
Uh oh!
There was an error while loading. Please reload this page.
Mark Wallace (markwallace-microsoft)temporarily deployed
to
integration
November 28, 2025 17:20 — with GitHub Actions
Inactive
Mark Wallace (markwallace-microsoft)had a problem deploying
to
integration
November 28, 2025 17:20 — with GitHub Actions
Error
Mark Wallace (markwallace-microsoft)had a problem deploying
to
integration
November 28, 2025 17:30 — with GitHub Actions
Error
Mark Wallace (markwallace-microsoft)had a problem deploying
to
integration
November 28, 2025 17:30 — with GitHub Actions
Error
Mark Wallace (markwallace-microsoft)temporarily deployed
to
integration
November 28, 2025 17:31 — with GitHub Actions
Inactive
Mark Wallace (markwallace-microsoft)temporarily deployed
to
integration
November 28, 2025 17:31 — with GitHub Actions
Inactive
Mark Wallace (markwallace-microsoft)temporarily deployed
to
integration
November 28, 2025 18:03 — with GitHub Actions
Inactive
Mark Wallace (markwallace-microsoft)temporarily deployed
to
integration
November 28, 2025 18:03 — with GitHub Actions
Inactive
This was referenced Dec 22, 2025
This was referenced Jan 9, 2026
This was referenced Jan 19, 2026
This was referenced Jan 28, 2026
Aris Nguyen (arisng) pushed a commit
to arisng/agent-framework
that referenced
this pull request
Feb 2, 2026
* Update the declarative agent samples * Add the Microsoft.Agents.AI.Declarative project * Make the package non packable * Use the RecalcEngine when creating the ChatOptions * Ignore VSTHRD200 * Add geting started samples * Address code review feedback
This was referenced Mar 2, 2026
Open
This file contains hidden or bidirectional Unicode text that may be interpreted or compiled differently than what appears below. To review, open the file in an editor that reveals hidden Unicode characters.
Learn more about bidirectional Unicode characters
Sign up for freeto join this conversation on GitHub.
Already have an account?
Sign in to comment
Add this suggestion to a batch that can be applied as a single commit.This suggestion is invalid because no changes were made to the code.Suggestions cannot be applied while the pull request is closed.Suggestions cannot be applied while viewing a subset of changes.Only one suggestion per line can be applied in a batch.Add this suggestion to a batch that can be applied as a single commit.Applying suggestions on deleted lines is not supported.You must change the existing code in this line in order to create a valid suggestion.Outdated suggestions cannot be applied.This suggestion has been applied or marked resolved.Suggestions cannot be applied from pending reviews.Suggestions cannot be applied on multi-line comments.Suggestions cannot be applied while the pull request is queued to merge.Suggestion cannot be applied right now. Please check back later.
Motivation and Context
Description
Contribution Checklist