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LGTM: having a unit test or a few would be helpful here. |
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…rt for agents implicitly (microsoft#11443) ### Motivation and Context 1. Why - it helps reduce cognitive overload and reduces the code to write, like in python - solves microsoft#11439 2. Need to write too much code to set an agent as a plugin: ``` var agentPlugin = KernelPluginFactory.CreateFromFunctions("AgentPlugin", [ AgentKernelFunctionFactory.CreateFromAgent(this.CreateSalesAssistant()), AgentKernelFunctionFactory.CreateFromAgent(this.CreateRefundAgent()) ]); ``` while in Python: `plugins=[billing_agent, refund_agent],` 3. Scenario Making easier and simpler to write agentic code :) 4. Issue: microsoft#11439 ### Description Added the change as an extension method as KernelPluginFactory is in SemanticKernel.Core without any reference to Agents.Core where the method is. Unsure you would like to add a reference to it in the SemanticKernel.Core, but it would be a lot more simpler to implement. Now, the changes have been applied here: https://github.com/microsoft/semantic-kernel/blob/0ff97c7fe73c5175df61ae627271341a32983c07/dotnet/samples/GettingStartedWithAgents/Step08_AgentAsKernelFunction.cs#L71 So it would look instead of the above code as: ``` KernelPlugin agentPlugin = KernelPluginFactoryExtensions.CreateFromFunctions("AgentPlugin", [ this.CreateSalesAssistant(), this.CreateRefundAgent() ]); ``` Which is a little less verbose, and more similar to the Python code. ### Contribution Checklist <!-- Before submitting this PR, please make sure: --> - [x ] The code builds clean without any errors or warnings - [x ] The PR follows the [SK Contribution Guidelines](https://github.com/microsoft/semantic-kernel/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md) and the [pre-submission formatting script](https://github.com/microsoft/semantic-kernel/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#development-scripts) raises no violations - [ x] All unit tests pass, and I have added new tests where possible - [x ] I didn't break anyone 😄 --------- Co-authored-by: Chris <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Mark Wallace <[email protected]>
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Motivation and Context
while in Python:
plugins=[billing_agent, refund_agent],
Scenario
Making easier and simpler to write agentic code :)
Issue: .NET Agents New Feature: When Adding an agent as a plugin it is too verbose, I want to do it like in Python! #11439
Description
Added the change as an extension method as KernelPluginFactory is in SemanticKernel.Core without any reference to Agents.Core where the method is. Unsure you would like to add a reference to it in the SemanticKernel.Core, but it would be a lot more simpler to implement.
Now, the changes have been applied here:
semantic-kernel/dotnet/samples/GettingStartedWithAgents/Step08_AgentAsKernelFunction.cs
Line 71 in 0ff97c7
So it would look instead of the above code as:
Which is a little less verbose, and more similar to the Python code.
Contribution Checklist