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Building GitHub Copilot Agents in C# with Microsoft Agent Framework
GitHub Copilot just crossed a very interesting line. Itās no longer ājustā helping you write code ā it can now run as an agent, with goals, tools, and autonomy, using Microsoft Agent Framework (MAF). š„ Watch the full video here: In the video, I walk through three simple C# samples showing how Copilot can be ā read more
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š¤ Never Lose Your AI Agent’s Train of Thought
Persisting Microsoft Agent Framework Sessions with ASP.NET, Redis & Blazor Have you ever built a chat app where the AI forgets what you saidĀ five seconds ago? š That’s the classic stateless API problem ā and today we’re fixing that in .NET using theĀ Microsoft Agent Framework (MAF + Ollama),Ā persistent agent sessions (Redis), and aĀ Blazor frontendĀ so you canĀ see ā read more
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Trick to fix DevUI Workflow Errors in Microsoft Agent Framework
Hi! How a Missing Workflow Name Breaks DevUI (and How to Fix It) When working with Microsoft Agent Framework and DevUI, I ran into a subtle but very frustrating issue: everything compiled, but DevUI failed at runtime. No workflows visible.No clear hint in the UI.And a runtime exception that didnāt immediately point to the real ā read more
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Fixing OllamaSharp Timeouts in C# (with a Simple Extension and just for fun š)
Hi! Avoid reading the blog post with this 5-min video: When working with local models in OllamaSharp, I hit a timeout while running long-running workloads like video analysis. The issue wasnāt the model, it was the default 100-second timeout coming from HttpClient. The problem By default, OllamaSharp uses an HttpClient with a fixed timeout.If your ā read more
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Microsoft AI in 2025: My Top 60 Announcements (Chronological) š
ā ļø This post was curated manually based on public announcements, blog posts, and official Microsoft communications from 2025. While I carefully reviewed the content, dates, and URLs, this article was assisted by AI tooling ā and, well, AI is still AI š¤. There may be occasional inaccuracies, outdated links, or missing context. If you spot ā read more
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You Donāt Need AI Everywhere (And Thatās a Good Thing)
End-of-year reflection noteAs the year wraps up and we all start thinking about what we built, what worked, and what didnāt, Iāve been reflecting on something Iāve seen a lot lately: AI being added everywhere⦠sometimes without a real reason. AI is powerful. I use it daily. But that doesnāt mean it should be the ā read more
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šļø No Tiene Nombre desnuda la IA y la robótica (NTN 450ā454)
Buenas! En esta tanda de episodios de No Tiene Nombre, hablamos de IA agente, cómo la usamos realmente, el salto de GPT-5.2 con Disney, la fragmentación de asistentes inteligentes y hasta la historia de Roomba desde el MIT hasta su caĆda económica. š„ NTN 450 ā IA Agente o Nada: Los gigantes se ponen serios ā read more
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šClaude in Azure, the .NET Way: elbruno.Extensions.AI.Claude v0.1.0-preview.2
elbruno.Extensions.AI.ClaudeĀ just landed on NuGet with dual authentication support, polished samples, and drop-in compatibility withĀ Microsoft.Extensions.AI. Here’s a fast tour so you can start shipping Azure+Claude powered experiences immediately. Highlights Install Once Sample 1 Default Azure Credentials Keep secrets in Azure and let DefaultAzureCredential figure out the right token. Minimal config: Sample 2 API Key Mode Need to run ā read more
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Using Claude Models in Microsoft Foundry with Microsoft.Extensions.AI (temp fix š)
Hi! This post demonstrates how to use Anthropic’s Claude models deployed in Microsoft Foundry with the Microsoft.Extensions.AI (MEAI) framework. Since official SDK support for Claude models in MEAI is not yet available, this sample shows a practical approach to bridge the gap between OpenAI’s API format (used by MEAI) and Claude’s native Anthropic API format. ā read more
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š AG-UI + Agent Framework + .NET + Aspire: Web-Enabling Your Intelligent Agents (Blog + Demo + Code!)
šŗ VIDEO COMING SOON ā stay tuned!(Iāll embed the YouTube player here as soon as the video goes live.) Hola friends! Bruno here šāāļø ā Cloud Advocate at Microsoft, lover of .NET, AI, Blazor, and the occasional dog-walk debugging session with ACE š¶. Today weāre diving into something very cool for .NET AI developers:š How ā read more
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š Supercharging .NET Apps with DevUI and the New Microsoft Agent Framework
Hi! If you’re building intelligent applications in .NET, the new Microsoft Agent Framework opens the door to agent-based architectures, message-driven reasoning, and multi-agent collaboration. But one of the most powerful pieces of the ecosystem is DevUIāa visual debugging and tracing experience to see your agents think. In my latest video, I break down how DevUI ā read more
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š§ Taking Multi-Model AI Orchestration Further: Azure AI Foundry Persistent Agents in .NET 9
Hi! In myĀ previous post, I showed you how to orchestrate multiple AI agents using the Microsoft Agent Framework, connecting Azure AI Foundry (OpenAI), GitHub Models, and Ollama in a single .NET 9 application. Today, I’m taking this a step further by introducingĀ Azure AI Foundry Persistent Agentsāa powerful feature that allows you to create, manage, and ā read more
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Multi-Model AI Agent Orchestration in .NET 9 with Microsoft Agent Framework, Azure AI Foundry, GitHub Models, and Ollama
Hi! This demo showcases how to build a multi-model AI orchestration workflow using the Microsoft Agent Framework, Microsoft.Extensions.AI, and OpenTelemetry, all running in .NET 9. The solution brings together Azure AI Foundry (OpenAI), GitHub Models, and a local Ollama instance, allowing you to connect and coordinate multiple AI models within a single C# console app. ā read more
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š§ Create an AI Chat App in Seconds with RAG + Image Generation (using .NET & MCP)
Hi! If you’re a .NET developer and you want to quickly build an AI-powered chat application with Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and Image Generation capabilities ā this guide is for you! In less than 10 minutes, and using free services, youāll be up and running using: š .NET AI Templatesš§ Model Catalog Protocol (MCP) via Hugging ā read more
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š§ Using SQL Server 2025 Vector Search in .NET Aspire ā eShopLite Style!
Introduction SQL Server 2025 is super cool š ā and naturally, I had to test out the brand-new vector capabilities! If you havenāt checked it out yet, start here:š https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/sql-server/what-s-new-in-sql-server-2025?view=sql-server-ver17 To explore these features, I leaned into one of my favorite playgrounds: eShopLite ā a collection of sample scenarios for an eCommerce app with AI-powered ā read more
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š¼ļøāØ How to Use GPT-IMAGE-1 to Generate Images with C# and Azure OpenAI
with C# and Azure OpenAI š„ Check out the 6-minute demo on YouTubeš¦ Sample code on GitHub The new gpt-image-1 model (aka DALLĀ·E 3) is now available in Azure OpenAI, and YESāyou can use it from your .NET app! š„ In this post, Iāll show you how to integrate this magic into your C# application ā read more
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š§ ⨠Testing GPT-4oās Image Generation ā From C# with ā¤ļø and Microsoft.Extensions.AI
Hi! OpenAI just dropped some exciting news:š GPT-4o can now generate images directly from prompts.Announced here: Introducing GPT-4o Image Generation, this new feature lets you go from words to stunning visuals ā including photorealistic scenes, illustrations, logos, and more. The fun part? You can now generate images just by chatting with GPT-4o. The challenging part? ā read more
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CPU vs GPU: Which Wins for Running LLMs Locally?
Introduction Running large language models (LLMs) locally has become increasingly accessible, thanks to advancements in hardware and model optimization. For .NET programmers, understanding the performance differences between CPUs and GPUs is crucial to selecting the best setup for their use case. In this blog post, weāll explore these differences by benchmarking the Llama 3.2 Vision ā read more
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Build an AI Chat in .NET Aspire with Ollama. Quickstart Guide!
Hi! Here is a small intro to the .NET Aspire + Ollama scenario in this repo: https://aka.ms/netaiaspireollamachat. You can also learn more about this, in this 5-minutes overview video: Introduction to .NET Aspire and Ollama Have you ever thought, “Why canāt my .NET app have an AI chatbot thatās ridiculously easy to integrate?” Well, meet ā read more
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#AI Generated – Unlock the Power of Low Code No Code Platforms. Unlock Your Possibilities!
Disclaimer: I didn’t write this. I’m testing some amazing AI platforms, and today I asked Writesonic (@writesonic), to write an article about Low Code – No Code and Microsoft Power Platform. The Output is amazing, very acurate, and for testing purposes I haven’t change a line of the generated text. ā Image Source: FreeImagesā The ā read more