Agentic AI Enhancements in .NET

Slide deck related to the Agentic AI enhancements in .NET session at the Melb.Net afterparty for .Net conf 2025
https://www.meetup.com/en-au/melb-net-meetup/events/311453699/

1. Nilesh Gule @nileshgule Agentic AI Enhancements In .Net
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3. Announcing .NET 10 - .NET Blog
4. /demo AI Agents – Web API AI Templates
5. Agent Framework Workflow Patterns Sequential Workflows Concurrent Workflows Handoff Workflows Group Chat Executed in defined order with each agents output feeding into next Executed in parallel for faster processing Dynamically pass control based on context and requirements Agents collaborate through conversation to solve complex problems Magentic Dedicated manager coordinates a team of specialized agents
6. Microsoft AI Extensions – Unified Building Blocks Provider Flexibility Middleware Pipeline Dependency Injection Telemetry Switch between AI providers such as OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, GitHub models, Ollama etc. Caching, Logging & custom behaviors for any AI calls Register AI services using familiar .NET patterns OpenTelemetry support for monitoring AI usage Vector Data Unified abstractions for vector databases and semantic search
7. /demo MCP Template
8. Resources • https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/announcing-dotnet-10/ • https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/introducing-microsoft-agent-framework/ • https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework • https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/agent-framework/overview/agent-framework-overview • Agent Framework documentation | Microsoft Learn • AG-UI Overview - Agent User Interaction Protocol • Introducing Microsoft Agent Framework (Preview): Making AI Agents Simple for Every Developer - .NET Blog
9. Source Code & slide deck AI Grocery Shopper https://github.com/NileshGule/AI-Grocery-Shopper/tree/agent-framework- dotnet10 https://speakerdeck.com/nileshgule/ https://www.slideshare.net/nileshgule/
10. Nilesh Gule CLOUD SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT | EX MICROSOFT MVP “Code with Passion and Strive for Excellence” nileshgule @nileshgule Nilesh Gule NileshGule www.handsonarchitect.com https://www.youtube.com/@nilesh-gule
11. Q&A