Microsoft Agent Framework

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building or reviewing .NET code that uses Microsoft.Agents.*, Microsoft.Extensions.AI, AIAgent, HarnessAgent, AgentSession, or Agent Framework hosting packages
choosing between ChatClientAgent, Responses agents, hosted agents, custom agents, Anthropic agents, workflows, or durable agents
adding the batteries-included Microsoft.Agents.AI.Harness surface for planning, todos, compaction, file memory/access, tool approvals, skills, shell execution, or background agents
authoring preview-era Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative* packages or wrapping a workflow with workflow.AsAIAgent()
adding tools, MCP, A2A, OpenAI-compatible hosting, AG-UI, DevUI, background responses, or OpenTelemetry
migrating from Semantic Kernel agent APIs or aligning AutoGen-style multi-agent patterns to Agent Framework
using Anthropic Claude models (haiku, sonnet, opus) via AnthropicClient or through Azure Foundry with AnthropicFoundryClient