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2026-05-07 dotnet ai-agents agent-framework

Microsoft Agent Framework workflows now survive process restarts via the Durable Task stack

Wrap an Agent Framework Workflow in Microsoft.Agents.AI.DurableTask and each executor step is checkpointed. Crash, redeploy, restart - the run continues where it stopped.

2026-05-07 github-copilot agent-skills ai-agents

How to Give a Copilot Agent Skill Access to Your Repo Conventions

Turn the unwritten rules in your repo into a SKILL.md that GitHub Copilot loads on demand. Frontmatter, descriptions that route, file references, and how to verify it actually fires.

2026-05-06 dotnet ai-agents agent-framework

Microsoft Agent Framework gates risky tool calls behind FunctionApprovalRequestContent

Wrap an AIFunction in ApprovalRequiredAIFunction and the agent stops mid-run to ask permission. Here is how the request and response flow works in C#.

2026-05-06 ai-agents semantic-kernel llm

How to Run a Semantic Kernel Plugin From a BackgroundService

Wire a Microsoft.SemanticKernel 1.75.0 plugin into a hosted BackgroundService on .NET 11 and invoke its KernelFunctions on a PeriodicTimer schedule. Covers DI scopes, [KernelFunction] resolution, prompt-cache-friendly invocation, cancellation, and the lifetime gotchas that bite when you move a plugin off the request path.

2026-05-05 claude-code ai-agents cli

Claude Code 2.1.128 Loads Plugins From .zip Archives and Stops Dropping Unpushed Commits

Claude Code v2.1.128 (May 4, 2026) ships --plugin-dir support for .zip archives, makes EnterWorktree branch from local HEAD, and stops the CLI from leaking its own OTLP endpoint into Bash subprocesses.

2026-05-05 mcp ai-agents ef-core

How to Expose an EF Core Database to an AI Agent via MCP

Wire an EF Core 10 DbContext into a Model Context Protocol server so Claude Code, Cursor, or any compliant client can run safe, scoped queries against your database. Covers IDbContextFactory lifetime, read-only projections, schema discovery tools, AsNoTracking, parameterised filters, row-level scoping, and the destructive-tool gates you need before letting an agent touch UPDATE.

2026-05-04 cursor ai-agents typescript

Cursor Ships a TypeScript SDK That Turns Its Coding Agent Into a Library

Cursor's new @cursor/sdk public beta exposes the same runtime, harness, and models that drive the desktop app, CLI, and web UI as a TypeScript package. You get sandboxed cloud VMs, subagents, hooks, MCP, and token-based pricing in a few lines of code.

2026-05-03 claude-code ai-agents cli

Claude Code 2.1.126 Adds `claude project purge` to Wipe All State for a Repo

Claude Code v2.1.126 ships claude project purge, a new CLI subcommand that deletes every transcript, task, file-history entry, and config block tied to a project path in a single shot. Includes --dry-run, --yes, --interactive, and --all.

2026-05-03 llm ai-agents dotnet

How to Add Tool Calling to a Microsoft.Extensions.AI Chat Client

Wire AIFunctionFactory.Create, ChatOptions.Tools, and ChatClientBuilder.UseFunctionInvocation in Microsoft.Extensions.AI 10.5 so an IChatClient can call your .NET methods automatically. Covers OpenAI and Azure OpenAI providers, the FunctionInvokingChatClient knobs that actually matter (iteration limits, concurrent calls, approval prompts, error handling), and streaming responses with tools.

2026-05-02 dotnet mcp ai-agents

Agent Governance Toolkit puts a YAML policy in front of every MCP tool call from .NET

Microsoft's new Microsoft.AgentGovernance package wraps MCP tool calls with a policy kernel, a security scanner, and a response sanitizer. Here is what each piece does and how the wiring looks in C#.