Getting started with Microsoft Agent Framework

Slide deck used during the Azure builders meetup in Melbourne on 11 November 2025.
https://www.meetup.com/azure-builders-melbourne/events/311353133/

The session demonstrated the capabilities of Microsoft Agent Framework with C# to build a multi agent Grocery Shopper

Transcript

1. Nilesh Gule @nileshgule Getting started with
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3. Microsoft Agent Framework
4. Microsoft Agent Framework Introducing Microsoft Agent Framework: The Open-Source Engine for Agentic AI Apps | Azure AI Foundry Blog
5. AI Grocery Shopper Meal Planner Agent Inventory Agent Budget Agent Shopper Agent Generate meal plans and shopping list based on preferences and dietary restrictions Compare inventory items and build revise shopping list Optimize items based on budget Optimize items based on categories
6. /demo AI Agents
7. AI Agents User Agent LLM Tools / MCP User Agent LLM Tools / MCP Meal Plan request Initialize with Prompt Instruction Send Request + Prompt + Context Tool / MCP call Meal Plan response
8. /demo Workflows
9. Workflow User Meal Planner Agent User Meal Planner Agent Inventory Agent Inventory Agent Meal Plan request Ingredients Final Response Budget Agent Budget Agent Shopper Agent Shopper Agent Workflow Missing Ingredients Shopping Items
10. 4 Pillars of Agent Framework Open Standards & Interoperability Pipeline for research Extensible by design & Community driven Production Ready MCP A2A Open-API first design Cloud-agnostic runtime Sequential orchestration Concurrent orchestration Group chat orchestration Handoff orchestration Magentic orchestration Connectors to enterprise systems Pluggable memory modules Declarative agents Community innovation Observability Secure Cloud hosting Security & Compliance Long-running durability Human in the loop CI/CD integration
11. Resources • https://devblogs.microsoft.com/foundry/introducing-microsoft-agent-framework-the- open-source-engine-for-agentic-ai-apps/ • 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
12. Source Code & slide deck AI Grocery Shopper https://github.com/NileshGule/AI-Grocery-Shopper/tree/microsoft-agent- framework https://speakerdeck.com/nileshgule/ https://www.slideshare.net/nileshgule/
13. 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
14. Q&A