ai-agents-for-beginners

🌍 āļ•āļąāļ§āđāļ—āļ™āļāļēāļĢāļ—āđˆāļ­āļ‡āđ€āļ—āļĩāđˆāļĒāļ§ AI āļ”āđ‰āļ§āļĒ Microsoft Agent Framework (.NET)

📋 āļ āļēāļžāļĢāļ§āļĄāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļŠāļ–āļēāļ™āļāļēāļĢāļ“āđŒ

āļ•āļąāļ§āļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡āļ™āļĩāđ‰āđāļŠāļ”āļ‡āđƒāļŦāđ‰āđ€āļŦāđ‡āļ™āļ–āļķāļ‡āļ§āļīāļ˜āļĩāļāļēāļĢāļŠāļĢāđ‰āļēāļ‡āļ•āļąāļ§āđāļ—āļ™āļ§āļēāļ‡āđāļœāļ™āļāļēāļĢāļ—āđˆāļ­āļ‡āđ€āļ—āļĩāđˆāļĒāļ§āļ­āļąāļˆāļ‰āļĢāļīāļĒāļ°āđ‚āļ”āļĒāđƒāļŠāđ‰ Microsoft Agent Framework āļŠāļģāļŦāļĢāļąāļš .NET āļ•āļąāļ§āđāļ—āļ™āļ™āļĩāđ‰āļŠāļēāļĄāļēāļĢāļ–āļŠāļĢāđ‰āļēāļ‡āđāļœāļ™āļāļēāļĢāđ€āļ”āļīāļ™āļ—āļēāļ‡āđāļšāļšāļ§āļąāļ™āļ•āđˆāļ­āļ§āļąāļ™āļŠāļģāļŦāļĢāļąāļšāļˆāļļāļ”āļŦāļĄāļēāļĒāļ›āļĨāļēāļĒāļ—āļēāļ‡āđāļšāļšāļŠāļļāđˆāļĄāļ—āļąāđˆāļ§āđ‚āļĨāļāđ„āļ”āđ‰āđ‚āļ”āļĒāļ­āļąāļ•āđ‚āļ™āļĄāļąāļ•āļī

āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļŠāļēāļĄāļēāļĢāļ–āļŦāļĨāļąāļ:

🔧 āļŠāļ–āļēāļ›āļąāļ•āļĒāļāļĢāļĢāļĄāļ—āļēāļ‡āđ€āļ—āļ„āļ™āļīāļ„

āđ€āļ—āļ„āđ‚āļ™āđ‚āļĨāļĒāļĩāļŦāļĨāļąāļ

āļŠāđˆāļ§āļ™āļ›āļĢāļ°āļāļ­āļšāļŠāļģāļ„āļąāļ

  1. AIAgent: āļ•āļąāļ§āļˆāļąāļ”āļāļēāļĢāļ•āļąāļ§āđāļ—āļ™āļŦāļĨāļąāļāļ—āļĩāđˆāļ”āļđāđāļĨāļāļēāļĢāđ„āļŦāļĨāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļāļēāļĢāļŠāļ™āļ—āļ™āļē
  2. āđ€āļ„āļĢāļ·āđˆāļ­āļ‡āļĄāļ·āļ­āļ—āļĩāđˆāļāļģāļŦāļ™āļ”āđ€āļ­āļ‡: āļŸāļąāļ‡āļāđŒāļŠāļąāļ™ GetRandomDestination() āļ—āļĩāđˆāļ•āļąāļ§āđāļ—āļ™āļŠāļēāļĄāļēāļĢāļ–āđƒāļŠāđ‰āļ‡āļēāļ™āđ„āļ”āđ‰
  3. Chat Client: āļ­āļīāļ™āđ€āļ—āļ­āļĢāđŒāđ€āļŸāļ‹āļāļēāļĢāļŠāļ™āļ—āļ™āļēāļ—āļĩāđˆāļŠāļ™āļąāļšāļŠāļ™āļļāļ™āđ‚āļ”āļĒ GitHub Models
  4. āļāļēāļĢāļĢāļ­āļ‡āļĢāļąāļšāļāļēāļĢāļŠāļ•āļĢāļĩāļĄ: āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļŠāļēāļĄāļēāļĢāļ–āđƒāļ™āļāļēāļĢāļŠāļĢāđ‰āļēāļ‡āļāļēāļĢāļ•āļ­āļšāļŠāļ™āļ­āļ‡āđāļšāļšāđ€āļĢāļĩāļĒāļĨāđ„āļ—āļĄāđŒ

āļĢāļđāļ›āđāļšāļšāļāļēāļĢāļœāļŠāļēāļ™āļĢāļ§āļĄ

graph LR
    A[User Request] --> B[AI Agent]
    B --> C[GitHub Models API]
    B --> D[GetRandomDestination Tool]
    C --> E[Travel Itinerary]
    D --> E

🚀 āđ€āļĢāļīāđˆāļĄāļ•āđ‰āļ™āđƒāļŠāđ‰āļ‡āļēāļ™

āļ‚āđ‰āļ­āļāļģāļŦāļ™āļ”āđ€āļšāļ·āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļ•āđ‰āļ™

āļ•āļąāļ§āđāļ›āļĢāļŠāļ āļēāļžāđāļ§āļ”āļĨāđ‰āļ­āļĄāļ—āļĩāđˆāļˆāļģāđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™

# zsh/bash
export GH_TOKEN=<your_github_token>
export GH_ENDPOINT=https://models.github.ai/inference
export GH_MODEL_ID=openai/gpt-5-mini
# PowerShell
$env:GH_TOKEN = "<your_github_token>"
$env:GH_ENDPOINT = "https://models.github.ai/inference"
$env:GH_MODEL_ID = "openai/gpt-5-mini"

āļ•āļąāļ§āļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡āđ‚āļ„āđ‰āļ”

āđ€āļžāļ·āđˆāļ­āļĢāļąāļ™āļ•āļąāļ§āļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡āđ‚āļ„āđ‰āļ”,

# zsh/bash
chmod +x ./01-dotnet-agent-framework.cs
./01-dotnet-agent-framework.cs

āļŦāļĢāļ·āļ­āđƒāļŠāđ‰ dotnet CLI:

dotnet run ./01-dotnet-agent-framework.cs

āļ”āļđ 01-dotnet-agent-framework.cs āļŠāļģāļŦāļĢāļąāļšāđ‚āļ„āđ‰āļ”āļ—āļąāđ‰āļ‡āļŦāļĄāļ”

#!/usr/bin/dotnet run

#:package Microsoft.Extensions.AI@9.*
#:package Microsoft.Agents.AI.OpenAI@1.*-*

using System.ClientModel;
using System.ComponentModel;

using Microsoft.Agents.AI;
using Microsoft.Extensions.AI;

using OpenAI;

// Tool Function: Random Destination Generator
// This static method will be available to the agent as a callable tool
// The [Description] attribute helps the AI understand when to use this function
// This demonstrates how to create custom tools for AI agents
[Description("Provides a random vacation destination.")]
static string GetRandomDestination()
{
    // List of popular vacation destinations around the world
    // The agent will randomly select from these options
    var destinations = new List<string>
    {
        "Paris, France",
        "Tokyo, Japan",
        "New York City, USA",
        "Sydney, Australia",
        "Rome, Italy",
        "Barcelona, Spain",
        "Cape Town, South Africa",
        "Rio de Janeiro, Brazil",
        "Bangkok, Thailand",
        "Vancouver, Canada"
    };

    // Generate random index and return selected destination
    // Uses System.Random for simple random selection
    var random = new Random();
    int index = random.Next(destinations.Count);
    return destinations[index];
}

// Extract configuration from environment variables
// Retrieve the GitHub Models API endpoint, defaults to https://models.github.ai/inference if not specified
// Retrieve the model ID, defaults to openai/gpt-5-mini if not specified
// Retrieve the GitHub token for authentication, throws exception if not specified
var github_endpoint = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("GH_ENDPOINT") ?? "https://models.github.ai/inference";
var github_model_id = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("GH_MODEL_ID") ?? "openai/gpt-5-mini";
var github_token = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("GH_TOKEN") ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("GH_TOKEN is not set.");

// Configure OpenAI Client Options
// Create configuration options to point to GitHub Models endpoint
// This redirects OpenAI client calls to GitHub's model inference service
var openAIOptions = new OpenAIClientOptions()
{
    Endpoint = new Uri(github_endpoint)
};

// Initialize OpenAI Client with GitHub Models Configuration
// Create OpenAI client using GitHub token for authentication
// Configure it to use GitHub Models endpoint instead of OpenAI directly
var openAIClient = new OpenAIClient(new ApiKeyCredential(github_token), openAIOptions);

// Create AI Agent with Travel Planning Capabilities
// Initialize OpenAI client, get chat client for specified model, and create AI agent
// Configure agent with travel planning instructions and random destination tool
// The agent can now plan trips using the GetRandomDestination function
AIAgent agent = openAIClient
    .GetChatClient(github_model_id)
    .CreateAIAgent(
        instructions: "You are a helpful AI Agent that can help plan vacations for customers at random destinations",
        tools: [AIFunctionFactory.Create(GetRandomDestination)]
    );

// Execute Agent: Plan a Day Trip
// Run the agent with streaming enabled for real-time response display
// Shows the agent's thinking and response as it generates the content
// Provides better user experience with immediate feedback
await foreach (var update in agent.RunStreamingAsync("Plan me a day trip"))
{
    await Task.Delay(10);
    Console.Write(update);
}

🎓 āļŠāļīāđˆāļ‡āļ—āļĩāđˆāļ„āļ§āļĢāļ—āļĢāļēāļš

  1. āļŠāļ–āļēāļ›āļąāļ•āļĒāļāļĢāļĢāļĄāļ•āļąāļ§āđāļ—āļ™: Microsoft Agent Framework āļĄāļ­āļšāļ§āļīāļ˜āļĩāļāļēāļĢāļ—āļĩāđˆāļŠāļ°āļ­āļēāļ”āđāļĨāļ°āļ›āļĨāļ­āļ”āļ āļąāļĒāļ•āđˆāļ­āļ›āļĢāļ°āđ€āļ āļ—āđƒāļ™āļāļēāļĢāļŠāļĢāđ‰āļēāļ‡āļ•āļąāļ§āđāļ—āļ™ AI āđƒāļ™ .NET
  2. āļāļēāļĢāļœāļŠāļēāļ™āļĢāļ§āļĄāđ€āļ„āļĢāļ·āđˆāļ­āļ‡āļĄāļ·āļ­: āļŸāļąāļ‡āļāđŒāļŠāļąāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļ•āļāđāļ•āđˆāļ‡āļ”āđ‰āļ§āļĒāđāļ­āļ•āļ—āļĢāļīāļšāļīāļ§āļ•āđŒ [Description] āļˆāļ°āļāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āđ€āļ„āļĢāļ·āđˆāļ­āļ‡āļĄāļ·āļ­āļ—āļĩāđˆāļ•āļąāļ§āđāļ—āļ™āļŠāļēāļĄāļēāļĢāļ–āđƒāļŠāđ‰āļ‡āļēāļ™āđ„āļ”āđ‰
  3. āļāļēāļĢāļˆāļąāļ”āļāļēāļĢāļāļēāļĢāļāļģāļŦāļ™āļ”āļ„āđˆāļē: āļ•āļąāļ§āđāļ›āļĢāļŠāļ āļēāļžāđāļ§āļ”āļĨāđ‰āļ­āļĄāđāļĨāļ°āļāļēāļĢāļˆāļąāļ”āļāļēāļĢāļ‚āđ‰āļ­āļĄāļđāļĨāļĢāļąāļšāļĢāļ­āļ‡āļ—āļĩāđˆāļ›āļĨāļ­āļ”āļ āļąāļĒāđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āđ„āļ›āļ•āļēāļĄāđāļ™āļ§āļ—āļēāļ‡āļ›āļāļīāļšāļąāļ•āļīāļ—āļĩāđˆāļ”āļĩāļ—āļĩāđˆāļŠāļļāļ”āļ‚āļ­āļ‡ .NET
  4. āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāđ€āļ‚āđ‰āļēāļāļąāļ™āđ„āļ”āđ‰āļāļąāļš OpenAI: āļāļēāļĢāļœāļŠāļēāļ™āļĢāļ§āļĄ GitHub Models āļ—āļģāļ‡āļēāļ™āđ„āļ”āđ‰āļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡āļĢāļēāļšāļĢāļ·āđˆāļ™āļœāđˆāļēāļ™ OpenAI-compatible APIs

🔗 āđāļŦāļĨāđˆāļ‡āļ‚āđ‰āļ­āļĄāļđāļĨāđ€āļžāļīāđˆāļĄāđ€āļ•āļīāļĄ


āļ‚āđ‰āļ­āļˆāļģāļāļąāļ”āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļĢāļąāļšāļœāļīāļ”āļŠāļ­āļš:
āđ€āļ­āļāļŠāļēāļĢāļ™āļĩāđ‰āđ„āļ”āđ‰āļĢāļąāļšāļāļēāļĢāđāļ›āļĨāđ‚āļ”āļĒāđƒāļŠāđ‰āļšāļĢāļīāļāļēāļĢāđāļ›āļĨāļ āļēāļĐāļē AI Co-op Translator āđāļĄāđ‰āļ§āđˆāļēāđ€āļĢāļēāļˆāļ°āļžāļĒāļēāļĒāļēāļĄāđƒāļŦāđ‰āļāļēāļĢāđāļ›āļĨāļĄāļĩāļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļ–āļđāļāļ•āđ‰āļ­āļ‡ āđāļ•āđˆāđ‚āļ›āļĢāļ”āļ—āļĢāļēāļšāļ§āđˆāļēāļāļēāļĢāđāļ›āļĨāļ­āļąāļ•āđ‚āļ™āļĄāļąāļ•āļīāļ­āļēāļˆāļĄāļĩāļ‚āđ‰āļ­āļœāļīāļ”āļžāļĨāļēāļ”āļŦāļĢāļ·āļ­āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāđ„āļĄāđˆāļ–āļđāļāļ•āđ‰āļ­āļ‡ āđ€āļ­āļāļŠāļēāļĢāļ•āđ‰āļ™āļ‰āļšāļąāļšāđƒāļ™āļ āļēāļĐāļēāļ•āđ‰āļ™āļ—āļēāļ‡āļ„āļ§āļĢāļ–āļ·āļ­āđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āđāļŦāļĨāđˆāļ‡āļ‚āđ‰āļ­āļĄāļđāļĨāļ—āļĩāđˆāđ€āļŠāļ·āđˆāļ­āļ–āļ·āļ­āđ„āļ”āđ‰ āļŠāļģāļŦāļĢāļąāļšāļ‚āđ‰āļ­āļĄāļđāļĨāļ—āļĩāđˆāļŠāļģāļ„āļąāļ āđāļ™āļ°āļ™āļģāđƒāļŦāđ‰āđƒāļŠāđ‰āļšāļĢāļīāļāļēāļĢāđāļ›āļĨāļ āļēāļĐāļēāļĄāļ™āļļāļĐāļĒāđŒāļ—āļĩāđˆāđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āļĄāļ·āļ­āļ­āļēāļŠāļĩāļž āđ€āļĢāļēāđ„āļĄāđˆāļĢāļąāļšāļœāļīāļ”āļŠāļ­āļšāļ•āđˆāļ­āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāđ€āļ‚āđ‰āļēāđƒāļˆāļœāļīāļ”āļŦāļĢāļ·āļ­āļāļēāļĢāļ•āļĩāļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļœāļīāļ”āļ—āļĩāđˆāđ€āļāļīāļ”āļˆāļēāļāļāļēāļĢāđƒāļŠāđ‰āļāļēāļĢāđāļ›āļĨāļ™āļĩāđ‰