.NET: dotnet: Add server-side Foundry Toolbox support and fix SDK beta.4 br…

dotnet/Directory.Packages.props

@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="Aspire.Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos" Version="$(AspireAppHostSdkVersion)" />
     <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.Aspire.OllamaSharp" Version="13.0.0" />
     <!-- Azure.* -->
-    <PackageVersion Include="Azure.AI.AgentServer.Core" Version="1.0.0-beta.22" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Azure.AI.AgentServer.Invocations" Version="1.0.0-beta.1" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Azure.AI.AgentServer.Responses" Version="1.0.0-beta.3" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Azure.AI.AgentServer.Core" Version="1.0.0-beta.23" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Azure.AI.AgentServer.Invocations" Version="1.0.0-beta.3" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Azure.AI.AgentServer.Responses" Version="1.0.0-beta.4" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Azure.AI.Projects" Version="2.0.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Azure.AI.Agents.Persistent" Version="1.2.0-beta.10" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Azure.AI.OpenAI" Version="2.9.0-beta.1" />
@@ -188,4 +188,4 @@
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
     </PackageReference>
   </ItemGroup>
-</Project>
+</Project>

dotnet/agent-framework-dotnet.slnx

@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@
     <Project Path="samples/02-agents/AgentsWithFoundry/Agent_Step22_MemorySearch/Agent_Step22_MemorySearch.csproj" />
     <Project Path="samples/02-agents/AgentsWithFoundry/Agent_Step23_LocalMCP/Agent_Step23_LocalMCP.csproj" />
     <Project Path="samples/02-agents/AgentsWithFoundry/Agent_Step24_CodeInterpreterFileDownload/Agent_Step24_CodeInterpreterFileDownload.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="samples/02-agents/AgentsWithFoundry/Agent_Step25_ToolboxServerSideTools/Agent_Step25_ToolboxServerSideTools.csproj" />
   </Folder>
   <Folder Name="/Samples/02-agents/Evaluation/">
     <Project Path="samples/02-agents/Evaluation/Evaluation_SimpleEval/Evaluation_SimpleEval.csproj" />

dotnet/samples/02-agents/AgentsWithFoundry/Agent_Step25_ToolboxServerSideTools/Agent_Step25_ToolboxServerSideTools.csproj

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+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
+    <TargetFrameworks>net10.0</TargetFrameworks>
+
+    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\..\src\Microsoft.Agents.AI.Foundry.Hosting\Microsoft.Agents.AI.Foundry.Hosting.csproj" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Azure.AI.Projects" VersionOverride="2.1.0-beta.1" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>

dotnet/samples/02-agents/AgentsWithFoundry/Agent_Step25_ToolboxServerSideTools/Program.cs

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+// Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
+
+// This sample shows how to load a Foundry toolbox and pass its tools as server-side
+// tools when creating an agent. The Foundry platform handles tool execution — the agent
+// process does not invoke tools locally.
+
+using System.ClientModel;
+using System.ClientModel.Primitives;
+using Azure.AI.Projects;
+using Azure.AI.Projects.Agents;
+using Azure.Identity;
+using Microsoft.Agents.AI;
+using OpenAI.Responses;
+
+#pragma warning disable OPENAI001 // Experimental API
+#pragma warning disable AAIP001  // AgentToolboxes is experimental
+#pragma warning disable CS8321   // Local functions may be commented-out alternatives
+
+// Replace with your own Foundry toolbox name.
+const string ToolboxName = "research_toolbox";
+// Used only by CombineToolboxes — swap in a second toolbox you own.
+const string SecondToolboxName = "analysis_toolbox";
+// Replace with any question that exercises the tools configured in your toolbox.
+const string Query = "Introduce yourself and briefly describe the tools you can use to help me.";
+
+string endpoint = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("FOUNDRY_PROJECT_ENDPOINT")
+    ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("Set FOUNDRY_PROJECT_ENDPOINT to your Foundry project endpoint.");
+string model = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("FOUNDRY_MODEL") ?? "gpt-5.4-mini";
+
+// WARNING: DefaultAzureCredential is convenient for development but requires careful consideration in production.
+// In production, consider using a specific credential (e.g., ManagedIdentityCredential) to avoid
+// latency issues, unintended credential probing, and potential security risks from fallback mechanisms.
+var projectClient = new AIProjectClient(new Uri(endpoint), new DefaultAzureCredential());
+
+await Main(projectClient, model, endpoint);
+// await CombineToolboxes(projectClient, model, endpoint);
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Main: single toolbox
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+static async Task Main(AIProjectClient projectClient, string model, string endpoint)
+{
+    Console.WriteLine("=== Foundry Toolbox Server-Side Tools Example ===");
+
+    // Comment out if the toolbox already exists in your Foundry project.
+    await CreateSampleToolboxAsync(ToolboxName, endpoint);
+
+    // Omit the version to resolve the toolbox's current default version at runtime.
+    var tools = await projectClient.GetToolboxToolsAsync(ToolboxName);
+
+    AIAgent agent = projectClient
+        .AsAIAgent(
+            model: model,
+            instructions: "You are a research assistant. Use the available tools to answer questions.",
+            tools: tools.ToList());
+
+    Console.WriteLine($"User: {Query}");
+    Console.WriteLine($"Result: {await agent.RunAsync(Query)}\n");
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Alternative: combine tools from multiple toolboxes
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+static async Task CombineToolboxes(AIProjectClient projectClient, string model, string endpoint)
+{
+    Console.WriteLine("=== Combine Toolboxes Example ===");
+
+    // Comment out if the toolboxes already exist in your Foundry project.
+    await CreateSampleToolboxAsync(ToolboxName, endpoint);
+    await CreateSampleToolboxAsync(SecondToolboxName, endpoint);
+
+    var toolboxA = await projectClient.GetToolboxToolsAsync(ToolboxName);
+    var toolboxB = await projectClient.GetToolboxToolsAsync(SecondToolboxName);
+
+    var allTools = toolboxA.Concat(toolboxB).ToList();
+
+    AIAgent agent = projectClient
+        .AsAIAgent(
+            model: model,
+            instructions: "You are a research assistant. Use all available tools to answer questions.",
+            tools: allTools);
+
+    Console.WriteLine($"User: {Query}");
+    Console.WriteLine($"Combined-toolbox result: {await agent.RunAsync(Query)}\n");
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Helper: create (or replace) a sample toolbox so the sample works out-of-the-box
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+static async Task CreateSampleToolboxAsync(string name, string endpoint)
+{
+    // Toolboxes are normally configured in the Foundry portal or a deployment
+    // script, not the application itself. This helper exists so the sample can
+    // be run end-to-end without first setting a toolbox up by hand.
+
+    // The Foundry-Features header is currently required for toolbox CRUD operations.
+    var options = new AgentAdministrationClientOptions();
+    options.AddPolicy(new FoundryFeaturesPolicy("Toolboxes=V1Preview"), PipelinePosition.PerCall);
+    var adminClient = new AgentAdministrationClient(
+        new Uri(endpoint),
+        new DefaultAzureCredential(),
+        options);
+    var toolboxClient = adminClient.GetAgentToolboxes();
+
+    // Delete existing toolbox if present (ignore 404).
+    try
+    {
+        await toolboxClient.DeleteToolboxAsync(name);
+        Console.WriteLine($"Deleted existing toolbox '{name}'");
+    }
+    catch (ClientResultException ex) when (ex.Status == 404)
+    {
+        // Toolbox does not exist — nothing to delete.
+    }
+
+    // Create a fresh version with a single MCP tool.
+    ProjectsAgentTool mcpTool = ProjectsAgentTool.AsProjectTool(ResponseTool.CreateMcpTool(
+        serverLabel: "api-specs",
+        serverUri: new Uri("https://gitmcp.io/Azure/azure-rest-api-specs"),
+        toolCallApprovalPolicy: new McpToolCallApprovalPolicy(GlobalMcpToolCallApprovalPolicy.NeverRequireApproval)));
+
+    var created = (await toolboxClient.CreateToolboxVersionAsync(
+        name: name,
+        tools: [mcpTool],
+        description: "Sample toolbox with an MCP tool — created by Agent_Step25 sample.")).Value;
+
+    Console.WriteLine($"Created toolbox '{created.Name}' v{created.Version} ({created.Tools.Count} tool(s))");
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Pipeline policy that adds the Foundry-Features header for toolbox CRUD
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+internal sealed class FoundryFeaturesPolicy(string feature) : PipelinePolicy
+{
+    private const string FeatureHeader = "Foundry-Features";
+
+    public override void Process(PipelineMessage message, IReadOnlyList<PipelinePolicy> pipeline, int currentIndex)
+    {
+        message.Request.Headers.Add(FeatureHeader, feature);
+        ProcessNext(message, pipeline, currentIndex);
+    }
+
+    public override ValueTask ProcessAsync(PipelineMessage message, IReadOnlyList<PipelinePolicy> pipeline, int currentIndex)
+    {
+        message.Request.Headers.Add(FeatureHeader, feature);
+        return ProcessNextAsync(message, pipeline, currentIndex);
+    }
+}

dotnet/samples/02-agents/AgentsWithFoundry/Agent_Step25_ToolboxServerSideTools/README.md

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+# Agent_Step25_ToolboxServerSideTools
+
+This sample demonstrates loading a named Foundry toolbox and passing its tools as
+**server-side tools** when creating an agent via `AsAIAgent()`.
+
+When tools from a toolbox are passed this way, they are sent as tool definitions in
+the Responses API request. The Foundry platform handles tool execution — the agent
+process does not invoke tools locally.
+
+This is the dotnet equivalent of the Python sample:
+`python/samples/02-agents/providers/foundry/foundry_chat_client_with_toolbox.py`
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+- A Microsoft Foundry project
+- `AZURE_AI_PROJECT_ENDPOINT` environment variable set to your Foundry project endpoint
+- `AZURE_AI_MODEL_DEPLOYMENT_NAME` environment variable set (defaults to `gpt-5.4-mini`)
+
+The sample recreates the toolbox on each run, replacing any existing toolbox with
+the same name. Comment out the `CreateSampleToolboxAsync` call if you want to keep
+an existing toolbox unchanged.
+
+## How it works
+
+1. `projectClient.GetToolboxVersionAsync(name)` fetches the toolbox definition from the
+   Foundry project API (resolving the default version if none is specified)
+2. `ToolboxVersion.ToAITools()` converts each tool definition to an `AITool` instance
+3. The tools are passed to `AsAIAgent(tools: ...)` which includes them in the Responses
+   API request as server-side tool definitions
+
+For a one-liner, use `projectClient.GetToolboxToolsAsync(name)` to fetch and convert in one call.
+
+## Sample flows
+
+| Flow | Description |
+|------|-------------|
+| `Main` (default) | Loads a single toolbox and runs an agent with its tools |
+| `CombineToolboxes` | Loads two toolboxes and merges their tools into one agent |
+
+Uncomment the desired flow in the top-level statements to try each one.
+
+## Running the sample
+
+```bash
+dotnet run
+```

dotnet/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Foundry.Hosting/AIProjectClientToolboxExtensions.cs

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+// Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
+
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Microsoft.Agents.AI.Foundry.Hosting;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.AI;
+using Microsoft.Shared.DiagnosticIds;
+using Microsoft.Shared.Diagnostics;
+
+#pragma warning disable OPENAI001
+#pragma warning disable AAIP001 // AgentToolboxes is experimental in Azure.AI.Projects.Agents
+
+namespace Azure.AI.Projects;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Provides extension methods on <see cref="AIProjectClient"/> for fetching
+/// Foundry toolbox definitions as server-side tools.
+/// </summary>
+/// <remarks>
+/// These extensions mirror Python's <c>FoundryChatClient.get_toolbox()</c> pattern,
+/// allowing a single call on the project client to retrieve tools ready for use
+/// with <c>AsAIAgent(model, instructions, tools: ...)</c>.
+/// </remarks>
+[Experimental(DiagnosticIds.Experiments.AIOpenAIResponses)]
+public static class AIProjectClientToolboxExtensions
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Fetches a toolbox from the Foundry project and returns its tools as <see cref="AITool"/> instances
+    /// ready for use as server-side tools in the Responses API.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="projectClient">The <see cref="AIProjectClient"/> to use. Cannot be <see langword="null"/>.</param>
+    /// <param name="name">The name of the toolbox to fetch.</param>
+    /// <param name="version">
+    /// The specific toolbox version to fetch. When <see langword="null"/>, the toolbox's
+    /// default version is resolved automatically.
+    /// </param>
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken">A token to monitor for cancellation requests.</param>
+    /// <returns>A read-only list of <see cref="AITool"/> instances from the toolbox.</returns>
+    /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentNullException">
+    /// Thrown when <paramref name="projectClient"/> or <paramref name="name"/> is <see langword="null"/>.
+    /// </exception>
+    public static async Task<IReadOnlyList<AITool>> GetToolboxToolsAsync(
+        this AIProjectClient projectClient,
+        string name,
+        string? version = null,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        Throw.IfNull(projectClient);
+        Throw.IfNullOrWhitespace(name);
+
+        var toolboxClient = projectClient.AgentAdministrationClient.GetAgentToolboxes();
+        var toolboxVersion = await FoundryToolbox.GetToolboxVersionCoreAsync(toolboxClient, name, version, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        return toolboxVersion.ToAITools();
+    }
+}