🎉 Release Notes: AutoGen.Net 0.1.0 🎉

📦 New Packages

1. Add AutoGen.AzureAIInference Package
   • Issue: [.Net][Feature Request] #3323
   • Description: The new AutoGen.AzureAIInference package includes the ChatCompletionClientAgent.

✨ New Features

1. Enable Step-by-Step Execution for Two Agent Chat API

   • Issue: [.Net][Feature Request] #3339
   • Description: The AgentExtension.SendAsync now returns an IAsyncEnumerable, allowing conversations to be driven step by step, similar to how GroupChatExtension.SendAsync works.

2. Support Python Code Execution in AutoGen.DotnetInteractive

   • Issue: [.Net][Feature Request] #3316
   • Description: dotnet-interactive now supports Jupyter kernel connection, allowing Python code execution in AutoGen.DotnetInteractive.

3. Support Prompt Cache in Claude

   • Issue: [.Net][Feature Request] #3359
   • Description: Claude now supports prompt caching, which dramatically lowers the bill if the cache is hit. Added the corresponding option in the Claude client.

🐛 Bug Fixes

1. GroupChatExtension.SendAsync Doesn’t Terminate Chat When IOrchestrator Returns Null as Next Agent

   • Issue: [.Net][Bug] #3306
   • Description: Fixed an issue where GroupChatExtension.SendAsync would continue until the max_round is reached even when IOrchestrator returns null as the next speaker.

2. InitializedMessages Are Added Repeatedly in GroupChatExtension.SendAsync Method

   • Issue: [.Net][Bug] #3268
   • Description: Fixed an issue where initialized messages from group chat were being added repeatedly in every iteration of the GroupChatExtension.SendAsync API.

3. Remove Azure.AI.OpenAI Dependency from AutoGen.DotnetInteractive

   • Issue: [.Net][Feature Request] #3273
   • Description: Fixed an issue by removing the Azure.AI.OpenAI dependency from AutoGen.DotnetInteractive, simplifying the package and reducing dependencies.

📄 Documentation Updates

1. Add Function Comparison Page Between Python AutoGen and AutoGen.Net
   • Issue: [.Net][Document] #3184
   • Description: Added comparative documentation for features between AutoGen and AutoGen.Net across various functionalities and platform supports.