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💭Claude in Azure, the .NET Way: elbruno.Extensions.AI.Claude v0.1.0-preview.2
elbruno.Extensions.AI.Claude just landed on NuGet with dual authentication support, polished samples, and drop-in compatibility with 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 — read more
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Using Claude Models in Microsoft Foundry with Microsoft.Extensions.AI (temp fix 😏)
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. — read more
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🚀 AG-UI + Agent Framework + .NET + Aspire: Web-Enabling Your Intelligent Agents (Blog + Demo + Code!)
📺 VIDEO COMING SOON — stay tuned!(I’ll embed the YouTube player here as soon as the video goes live.) Hola friends! Bruno here 🙋♂️ — Cloud Advocate at Microsoft, lover of .NET, AI, Blazor, and the occasional dog-walk debugging session with ACE 🐶. Today we’re diving into something very cool for .NET AI developers:👉 How — read more
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🚀 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 DevUI—a visual debugging and tracing experience to see your agents think. In my latest video, I break down how DevUI — read more
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🧠 Taking Multi-Model AI Orchestration Further: Azure AI Foundry Persistent Agents in .NET 9
Hi! In my 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 introducing Azure AI Foundry Persistent Agents—a powerful feature that allows you to create, manage, and — 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. — read more
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🧠 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 — this guide is for you! In less than 10 minutes, and using free services, you’ll be up and running using: 🚀 .NET AI Templates🧠 Model Catalog Protocol (MCP) via Hugging — read more
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🤖 AI Agents Built My Shopping Cart (And I Just Watched)
Hi! FYI: This was written with some AI help 😂 Okay, so picture this: I’m sitting here with my morning coffee, and I decide to add a shopping cart feature to the eShopLite demo scenarios. But instead of cracking my knuckles and diving into code like usual… I just watched AI agents do ALL the — read more
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🧠 Using SQL Server 2025 Vector Search in .NET Aspire – eShopLite Style!
Introduction SQL Server 2025 is super cool 😎 — and naturally, I had to test out the brand-new vector capabilities! If you haven’t checked it out yet, start here:🔗 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 — a collection of sample scenarios for an eCommerce app with AI-powered — read more
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🖼️✨ How to Use GPT-IMAGE-1 to Generate Images with C# and Azure OpenAI
with C# and Azure OpenAI 🎥 Check out the 6-minute demo on YouTube📦 Sample code on GitHub The new gpt-image-1 model (aka DALL·E 3) is now available in Azure OpenAI, and YES—you can use it from your .NET app! 🔥 In this post, I’ll show you how to integrate this magic into your C# application — read more
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🧠✨ Testing GPT-4o’s Image Generation – From C# with ❤️ and Microsoft.Extensions.AI
Hi! OpenAI just dropped some exciting news:👉 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 – including photorealistic scenes, illustrations, logos, and more. The fun part? You can now generate images just by chatting with GPT-4o. The challenging part? — 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, we’ll explore these differences by benchmarking the Llama 3.2 Vision — 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 can’t my .NET app have an AI chatbot that’s ridiculously easy to integrate?” Well, meet — 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. Image Source: FreeImages The — read more
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#Coding4Fun – How to control your #drone ✈ with 20 lines of code! Complete series of posts
Hi ! I´m back to have some fun with the DJI Tello Drone and Artificial Intelligence, so let´s share all my posts about programming the drone. And, as usual, an old video with the core parts of this series: — read more
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#Event – March AI 🧠 Series at Toronto Reactor
Hi ! March is a month focused on Artificial Intelligence in the Microsoft Reactor. During the full month we will host sessions focused on AI and ML. Sessions Additional Resources — read more
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#Event – Global AI Bootcamp Toronto 2022, Call for Speakers open ! 💬🗨️💬
Hi ! The Global AI Bootcamp is a free one-day event organized across the world by local communities that are passionate about artificial intelligence on Microsoft Azure. Join us for the Toronto edition on January 14-15 2022! The event takes place on January 14-15th, 2021 with venues on every continent. The Global AI Bootcamp is — read more
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#Event – Resources used on the “TinyML and SkySharks 🦈🦈🦈” at @netcoreconf 2021
Hi ! Another great time with my friends from NetCoreConf. I got the perfect excuse to book a flight to Spain, to be IRL next time. This time, I shared some insights about Machine Learning on devices, really tiny devices. As usual now it’s time to share the resources Slides Source Code Source Code is — read more
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#Event – Resources used on the “TinyML and SkySharks 🦈🦈🦈” at CodePalousa 2021
Hi ! Another great time in CodePalousa. I hope I can see my friends IRL on 2022. This time, I shared some insights about Machine Learning on devices, really tiny devices. As usual now it’s time to share the resources Slides Source Code Source Code is available here. Recording Coming soon ! — read more
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#Event – Resources used on the “Getting Started with Machine Learning.Net and AutoML 🏎️” at Microsoft Student Ambassadors Nigeria
Hi ! Another great time with the Microsoft Student Ambassadors, This time, I shared some insights about Machine Learning.Net and AutoML. As usual now it’s time to share the resources Slides Source Code Source Code is available here. Recording Coming soon ! — read more