# Python Samples

This directory contains samples demonstrating the capabilities of Microsoft Agent Framework for Python.

## Agents

### A2A (Agent-to-Agent)

| File | Description |
|------|-------------|
| [`getting_started/agents/a2a/agent_with_a2a.py`](./getting_started/agents/a2a/agent_with_a2a.py) | Agent2Agent (A2A) Protocol Integration Sample |

### Anthropic

| File | Description |
|------|-------------|
| [`getting_started/agents/anthropic/anthropic_basic.py`](./getting_started/agents/anthropic/anthropic_basic.py) | Agent with Anthropic Client |
| [`getting_started/agents/anthropic/anthropic_advanced.py`](./getting_started/agents/anthropic/anthropic_advanced.py) | Advanced sample with `thinking` and hosted tools. |

### Azure AI

| File | Description |
|------|-------------|
| [`getting_started/agents/azure_ai_agent/azure_ai_basic.py`](./getting_started/agents/azure_ai/azure_ai_basic.py) | Azure AI Agent Basic Example |
| [`getting_started/agents/azure_ai_agent/azure_ai_with_azure_ai_search.py`](./getting_started/agents/azure_ai_agent/azure_ai_with_azure_ai_search.py) | Azure AI Agent with Azure AI Search Example |
| [`getting_started/agents/azure_ai_agent/azure_ai_with_bing_grounding.py`](./getting_started/agents/azure_ai_agent/azure_ai_with_bing_grounding.py) | Azure AI agent with Bing Grounding search for real-time web information |
| [`getting_started/agents/azure_ai_agent/azure_ai_with_code_interpreter.py`](./getting_started/agents/azure_ai_agent/azure_ai_with_code_interpreter.py) | Azure AI Agent with Code Interpreter Example |
| [`getting_started/agents/azure_ai_agent/azure_ai_with_existing_agent.py`](./getting_started/agents/azure_ai_agent/azure_ai_with_existing_agent.py) | Azure AI Agent with Existing Agent Example |
| [`getting_started/agents/azure_ai_agent/azure_ai_with_existing_thread.py`](./getting_started/agents/azure_ai_agent/azure_ai_with_existing_thread.py) | Azure AI Agent with Existing Thread Example |
| [`getting_started/agents/azure_ai_agent/azure_ai_with_explicit_settings.py`](./getting_started/agents/azure_ai_agent/azure_ai_with_explicit_settings.py) | Azure AI Agent with Explicit Settings Example |
| [`getting_started/agents/azure_ai_agent/azure_ai_with_file_search.py`](./getting_started/agents/azure_ai_agent/azure_ai_with_file_search.py) | Azure AI agent with File Search capabilities |
| [`getting_started/agents/azure_ai_agent/azure_ai_with_function_tools.py`](./getting_started/agents/azure_ai_agent/azure_ai_with_function_tools.py) | Azure AI Agent with Function Tools Example |
| [`getting_started/agents/azure_ai_agent/azure_ai_with_hosted_mcp.py`](./getting_started/agents/azure_ai_agent/azure_ai_with_hosted_mcp.py) | Azure AI Agent with Hosted MCP Example |
| [`getting_started/agents/azure_ai_agent/azure_ai_with_local_mcp.py`](./getting_started/agents/azure_ai_agent/azure_ai_with_local_mcp.py) | Azure AI Agent with Local MCP Example |
| [`getting_started/agents/azure_ai_agent/azure_ai_with_multiple_tools.py`](./getting_started/agents/azure_ai_agent/azure_ai_with_multiple_tools.py) | Azure AI Agent with Multiple Tools Example |
| [`getting_started/agents/azure_ai_agent/azure_ai_with_openapi_tools.py`](./getting_started/agents/azure_ai_agent/azure_ai_with_openapi_tools.py) | Azure AI agent with OpenAPI tools |
| [`getting_started/agents/azure_ai_agent/azure_ai_with_thread.py`](./getting_started/agents/azure_ai_agent/azure_ai_with_thread.py) | Azure AI Agent with Thread Management Example |

### Azure OpenAI

| File | Description |
|------|-------------|
| [`getting_started/agents/azure_openai/azure_assistants_basic.py`](./getting_started/agents/azure_openai/azure_assistants_basic.py) | Azure OpenAI Assistants Basic Example |
| [`getting_started/agents/azure_openai/azure_assistants_with_code_interpreter.py`](./getting_started/agents/azure_openai/azure_assistants_with_code_interpreter.py) | Azure OpenAI Assistants with Code Interpreter Example |
| [`getting_started/agents/azure_openai/azure_assistants_with_existing_assistant.py`](./getting_started/agents/azure_openai/azure_assistants_with_existing_assistant.py) | Azure OpenAI Assistants with Existing Assistant Example |
| [`getting_started/agents/azure_openai/azure_assistants_with_explicit_settings.py`](./getting_started/agents/azure_openai/azure_assistants_with_explicit_settings.py) | Azure OpenAI Assistants with Explicit Settings Example |
| [`getting_started/agents/azure_openai/azure_assistants_with_function_tools.py`](./getting_started/agents/azure_openai/azure_assistants_with_function_tools.py) | Azure OpenAI Assistants with Function Tools Example |
| [`getting_started/agents/azure_openai/azure_assistants_with_thread.py`](./getting_started/agents/azure_openai/azure_assistants_with_thread.py) | Azure OpenAI Assistants with Thread Management Example |
| [`getting_started/agents/azure_openai/azure_chat_client_basic.py`](./getting_started/agents/azure_openai/azure_chat_client_basic.py) | Azure OpenAI Chat Client Basic Example |
| [`getting_started/agents/azure_openai/azure_chat_client_with_explicit_settings.py`](./getting_started/agents/azure_openai/azure_chat_client_with_explicit_settings.py) | Azure OpenAI Chat Client with Explicit Settings Example |
| [`getting_started/agents/azure_openai/azure_chat_client_with_function_tools.py`](./getting_started/agents/azure_openai/azure_chat_client_with_function_tools.py) | Azure OpenAI Chat Client with Function Tools Example |
| [`getting_started/agents/azure_openai/azure_chat_client_with_thread.py`](./getting_started/agents/azure_openai/azure_chat_client_with_thread.py) | Azure OpenAI Chat Client with Thread Management Example |
| [`getting_started/agents/azure_openai/azure_responses_client_basic.py`](./getting_started/agents/azure_openai/azure_responses_client_basic.py) | Azure OpenAI Responses Client Basic Example |
| [`getting_started/agents/azure_openai/azure_responses_client_image_analysis.py`](./getting_started/agents/azure_openai/azure_responses_client_image_analysis.py) | Azure OpenAI Responses Client with Image Analysis Example |
| [`getting_started/agents/azure_openai/azure_responses_client_with_code_interpreter.py`](./getting_started/agents/azure_openai/azure_responses_client_with_code_interpreter.py) | Azure OpenAI Responses Client with Code Interpreter Example |
| [`getting_started/agents/azure_openai/azure_responses_client_with_explicit_settings.py`](./getting_started/agents/azure_openai/azure_responses_client_with_explicit_settings.py) | Azure OpenAI Responses Client with Explicit Settings Example |
| [`getting_started/agents/azure_openai/azure_responses_client_with_function_tools.py`](./getting_started/agents/azure_openai/azure_responses_client_with_function_tools.py) | Azure OpenAI Responses Client with Function Tools Example |
| [`getting_started/agents/azure_openai/azure_responses_client_with_hosted_mcp.py`](./getting_started/agents/azure_openai/azure_responses_client_with_hosted_mcp.py) | Azure OpenAI Responses Client with Hosted Model Context Protocol (MCP) Example |
| [`getting_started/agents/azure_openai/azure_responses_client_with_local_mcp.py`](./getting_started/agents/azure_openai/azure_responses_client_with_local_mcp.py) | Azure OpenAI Responses Client with local Model Context Protocol (MCP) Example |
| [`getting_started/agents/azure_openai/azure_responses_client_with_thread.py`](./getting_started/agents/azure_openai/azure_responses_client_with_thread.py) | Azure OpenAI Responses Client with Thread Management Example |

### Copilot Studio

| File | Description |
|------|-------------|
| [`getting_started/agents/copilotstudio/copilotstudio_basic.py`](./getting_started/agents/copilotstudio/copilotstudio_basic.py) | Copilot Studio Agent Basic Example |
| [`getting_started/agents/copilotstudio/copilotstudio_with_explicit_settings.py`](./getting_started/agents/copilotstudio/copilotstudio_with_explicit_settings.py) | Copilot Studio Agent with Explicit Settings Example |

### Custom

| File | Description |
|------|-------------|
| [`getting_started/agents/custom/custom_agent.py`](./getting_started/agents/custom/custom_agent.py) | Custom Agent Implementation Example |
| [`getting_started/agents/custom/custom_chat_client.py`](./getting_started/agents/custom/custom_chat_client.py) | Custom Chat Client Implementation Example |

### Ollama

| File | Description |
|------|-------------|
| [`getting_started/agents/ollama/ollama_with_openai_chat_client.py`](./getting_started/agents/ollama/ollama_with_openai_chat_client.py) | Ollama with OpenAI Chat Client Example |

### OpenAI

| File | Description |
|------|-------------|
| [`getting_started/agents/openai/openai_assistants_basic.py`](./getting_started/agents/openai/openai_assistants_basic.py) | OpenAI Assistants Basic Example |
| [`getting_started/agents/openai/openai_assistants_with_code_interpreter.py`](./getting_started/agents/openai/openai_assistants_with_code_interpreter.py) | OpenAI Assistants with Code Interpreter Example |
| [`getting_started/agents/openai/openai_assistants_with_existing_assistant.py`](./getting_started/agents/openai/openai_assistants_with_existing_assistant.py) | OpenAI Assistants with Existing Assistant Example |
| [`getting_started/agents/openai/openai_assistants_with_explicit_settings.py`](./getting_started/agents/openai/openai_assistants_with_explicit_settings.py) | OpenAI Assistants with Explicit Settings Example |
| [`getting_started/agents/openai/openai_assistants_with_file_search.py`](./getting_started/agents/openai/openai_assistants_with_file_search.py) | OpenAI Assistants with File Search Example |
| [`getting_started/agents/openai/openai_assistants_with_function_tools.py`](./getting_started/agents/openai/openai_assistants_with_function_tools.py) | OpenAI Assistants with Function Tools Example |
| [`getting_started/agents/openai/openai_assistants_with_thread.py`](./getting_started/agents/openai/openai_assistants_with_thread.py) | OpenAI Assistants with Thread Management Example |
| [`getting_started/agents/openai/openai_chat_client_basic.py`](./getting_started/agents/openai/openai_chat_client_basic.py) | OpenAI Chat Client Basic Example |
| [`getting_started/agents/openai/openai_chat_client_with_explicit_settings.py`](./getting_started/agents/openai/openai_chat_client_with_explicit_settings.py) | OpenAI Chat Client with Explicit Settings Example |
| [`getting_started/agents/openai/openai_chat_client_with_function_tools.py`](./getting_started/agents/openai/openai_chat_client_with_function_tools.py) | OpenAI Chat Client with Function Tools Example |
| [`getting_started/agents/openai/openai_chat_client_with_local_mcp.py`](./getting_started/agents/openai/openai_chat_client_with_local_mcp.py) | OpenAI Chat Client with Local MCP Example |
| [`getting_started/agents/openai/openai_chat_client_with_thread.py`](./getting_started/agents/openai/openai_chat_client_with_thread.py) | OpenAI Chat Client with Thread Management Example |
| [`getting_started/agents/openai/openai_chat_client_with_web_search.py`](./getting_started/agents/openai/openai_chat_client_with_web_search.py) | OpenAI Chat Client with Web Search Example |
| [`getting_started/agents/openai/openai_responses_client_basic.py`](./getting_started/agents/openai/openai_responses_client_basic.py) | OpenAI Responses Client Basic Example |
| [`getting_started/agents/openai/openai_responses_client_image_analysis.py`](./getting_started/agents/openai/openai_responses_client_image_analysis.py) | OpenAI Responses Client Image Analysis Example |
| [`getting_started/agents/openai/openai_responses_client_image_generation.py`](./getting_started/agents/openai/openai_responses_client_image_generation.py) | OpenAI Responses Client Image Generation Example |
| [`getting_started/agents/openai/openai_responses_client_reasoning.py`](./getting_started/agents/openai/openai_responses_client_reasoning.py) | OpenAI Responses Client Reasoning Example |
| [`getting_started/agents/openai/openai_responses_client_with_code_interpreter.py`](./getting_started/agents/openai/openai_responses_client_with_code_interpreter.py) | OpenAI Responses Client with Code Interpreter Example |
| [`getting_started/agents/openai/openai_responses_client_with_explicit_settings.py`](./getting_started/agents/openai/openai_responses_client_with_explicit_settings.py) | OpenAI Responses Client with Explicit Settings Example |
| [`getting_started/agents/openai/openai_responses_client_with_file_search.py`](./getting_started/agents/openai/openai_responses_client_with_file_search.py) | OpenAI Responses Client with File Search Example |
| [`getting_started/agents/openai/openai_responses_client_with_function_tools.py`](./getting_started/agents/openai/openai_responses_client_with_function_tools.py) | OpenAI Responses Client with Function Tools Example |
| [`getting_started/agents/openai/openai_responses_client_with_hosted_mcp.py`](./getting_started/agents/openai/openai_responses_client_with_hosted_mcp.py) | OpenAI Responses Client with Hosted MCP Example |
| [`getting_started/agents/openai/openai_responses_client_with_local_mcp.py`](./getting_started/agents/openai/openai_responses_client_with_local_mcp.py) | OpenAI Responses Client with Local MCP Example |
| [`getting_started/agents/openai/openai_responses_client_with_structured_output.py`](./getting_started/agents/openai/openai_responses_client_with_structured_output.py) | OpenAI Responses Client with Structured Output Example |
| [`getting_started/agents/openai/openai_responses_client_with_thread.py`](./getting_started/agents/openai/openai_responses_client_with_thread.py) | OpenAI Responses Client with Thread Management Example |
| [`getting_started/agents/openai/openai_responses_client_with_web_search.py`](./getting_started/agents/openai/openai_responses_client_with_web_search.py) | OpenAI Responses Client with Web Search Example |

## Chat Client

| File | Description |
|------|-------------|
| [`getting_started/chat_client/azure_ai_chat_client.py`](./getting_started/chat_client/azure_ai_chat_client.py) | Azure AI Chat Client Direct Usage Example |
| [`getting_started/chat_client/azure_assistants_client.py`](./getting_started/chat_client/azure_assistants_client.py) | Azure OpenAI Assistants Client Direct Usage Example |
| [`getting_started/chat_client/azure_chat_client.py`](./getting_started/chat_client/azure_chat_client.py) | Azure Chat Client Direct Usage Example |
| [`getting_started/chat_client/azure_responses_client.py`](./getting_started/chat_client/azure_responses_client.py) | Azure OpenAI Responses Client Direct Usage Example |
| [`getting_started/chat_client/chat_response_cancellation.py`](./getting_started/chat_client/chat_response_cancellation.py) | Chat Response Cancellation Example |
| [`getting_started/chat_client/openai_assistants_client.py`](./getting_started/chat_client/openai_assistants_client.py) | OpenAI Assistants Client Direct Usage Example |
| [`getting_started/chat_client/openai_chat_client.py`](./getting_started/chat_client/openai_chat_client.py) | OpenAI Chat Client Direct Usage Example |
| [`getting_started/chat_client/openai_responses_client.py`](./getting_started/chat_client/openai_responses_client.py) | OpenAI Responses Client Direct Usage Example |

## Context Providers

### Mem0

| File | Description |
|------|-------------|
| [`getting_started/context_providers/mem0/mem0_basic.py`](./getting_started/context_providers/mem0/mem0_basic.py) | Basic Mem0 integration example |
| [`getting_started/context_providers/mem0/mem0_oss.py`](./getting_started/context_providers/mem0/mem0_oss.py) | Mem0 OSS (Open Source) integration example |
| [`getting_started/context_providers/mem0/mem0_threads.py`](./getting_started/context_providers/mem0/mem0_threads.py) | Mem0 with thread management example |

### Redis

| File | Description |
|------|-------------|
| [`getting_started/context_providers/redis/redis_basics.py`](./getting_started/context_providers/redis/redis_basics.py) | Basic Redis provider example |
| [`getting_started/context_providers/redis/redis_conversation.py`](./getting_started/context_providers/redis/redis_conversation.py) | Redis conversation context management example |
| [`getting_started/context_providers/redis/redis_threads.py`](./getting_started/context_providers/redis/redis_threads.py) | Redis with thread management example |

### Other

| File | Description |
|------|-------------|
| [`getting_started/context_providers/simple_context_provider.py`](./getting_started/context_providers/simple_context_provider.py) | Simple context provider implementation example |

## DevUI

| File | Description |
|------|-------------|
| [`getting_started/devui/fanout_workflow/workflow.py`](./getting_started/devui/fanout_workflow/workflow.py) | Complex fan-out/fan-in workflow example |
| [`getting_started/devui/foundry_agent/agent.py`](./getting_started/devui/foundry_agent/agent.py) | Azure AI Foundry agent example |
| [`getting_started/devui/in_memory_mode.py`](./getting_started/devui/in_memory_mode.py) | In-memory mode example for DevUI |
| [`getting_started/devui/spam_workflow/workflow.py`](./getting_started/devui/spam_workflow/workflow.py) | Spam detection workflow example |
| [`getting_started/devui/weather_agent_azure/agent.py`](./getting_started/devui/weather_agent_azure/agent.py) | Weather agent using Azure OpenAI example |
| [`getting_started/devui/workflow_agents/workflow.py`](./getting_started/devui/workflow_agents/workflow.py) | Workflow with multiple agents example |

## Evaluation

| File | Description |
|------|-------------|
| [`getting_started/evaluation/azure_ai_foundry/red_team_agent_sample.py`](./getting_started/evaluation/azure_ai_foundry/red_team_agent_sample.py) | Red team agent evaluation sample for Azure AI Foundry |

## MCP (Model Context Protocol)

| File | Description |
|------|-------------|
| [`getting_started/mcp/agent_as_mcp_server.py`](./getting_started/mcp/agent_as_mcp_server.py) | Agent as MCP Server Example |
| [`getting_started/mcp/mcp_api_key_auth.py`](./getting_started/mcp/mcp_api_key_auth.py) | MCP Authentication Example |

## Middleware

| File | Description |
|------|-------------|
| [`getting_started/middleware/agent_and_run_level_middleware.py`](./getting_started/middleware/agent_and_run_level_middleware.py) | Agent and run-level middleware example |
| [`getting_started/middleware/chat_middleware.py`](./getting_started/middleware/chat_middleware.py) | Chat middleware example |
| [`getting_started/middleware/class_based_middleware.py`](./getting_started/middleware/class_based_middleware.py) | Class-based middleware implementation example |
| [`getting_started/middleware/decorator_middleware.py`](./getting_started/middleware/decorator_middleware.py) | Decorator-based middleware example |
| [`getting_started/middleware/exception_handling_with_middleware.py`](./getting_started/middleware/exception_handling_with_middleware.py) | Exception handling with middleware example |
| [`getting_started/middleware/function_based_middleware.py`](./getting_started/middleware/function_based_middleware.py) | Function-based middleware example |
| [`getting_started/middleware/middleware_termination.py`](./getting_started/middleware/middleware_termination.py) | Middleware termination example |
| [`getting_started/middleware/override_result_with_middleware.py`](./getting_started/middleware/override_result_with_middleware.py) | Override result with middleware example |
| [`getting_started/middleware/shared_state_middleware.py`](./getting_started/middleware/shared_state_middleware.py) | Shared state middleware example |
| [`getting_started/middleware/thread_behavior_middleware.py`](./getting_started/middleware/thread_behavior_middleware.py) | Thread behavior middleware example demonstrating how to track conversation state across multiple agent runs |

## Multimodal Input

| File | Description |
|------|-------------|
| [`getting_started/multimodal_input/azure_chat_multimodal.py`](./getting_started/multimodal_input/azure_chat_multimodal.py) | Azure OpenAI Chat with multimodal (image) input example |
| [`getting_started/multimodal_input/azure_responses_multimodal.py`](./getting_started/multimodal_input/azure_responses_multimodal.py) | Azure OpenAI Responses with multimodal (image) input example |
| [`getting_started/multimodal_input/openai_chat_multimodal.py`](./getting_started/multimodal_input/openai_chat_multimodal.py) | OpenAI Chat with multimodal (image) input example |

## Azure Functions

| Sample | Description |
|--------|-------------|
| [`getting_started/azure_functions/01_single_agent/`](./getting_started/azure_functions/01_single_agent/) | Host a single agent in Azure Functions with Durable Extension HTTP endpoints and per-session state. |
| [`getting_started/azure_functions/02_multi_agent/`](./getting_started/azure_functions/02_multi_agent/) | Register multiple agents in one function app with dedicated run routes and a health check endpoint. |
| [`getting_started/azure_functions/03_callbacks/`](./getting_started/azure_functions/03_callbacks/) | Capture streaming response telemetry via Durable Extension callbacks exposed through HTTP APIs. |
| [`getting_started/azure_functions/04_single_agent_orchestration_chaining/`](./getting_started/azure_functions/04_single_agent_orchestration_chaining/) | Chain sequential agent executions inside a durable orchestration while preserving the shared thread context. |
| [`getting_started/azure_functions/05_multi_agent_orchestration_concurrency/`](./getting_started/azure_functions/05_multi_agent_orchestration_concurrency/) | Run two agents concurrently within a durable orchestration and combine their domain-specific outputs. |
| [`getting_started/azure_functions/06_multi_agent_orchestration_conditionals/`](./getting_started/azure_functions/06_multi_agent_orchestration_conditionals/) | Route orchestration logic based on structured agent responses for spam detection and reply drafting. |
| [`getting_started/azure_functions/07_single_agent_orchestration_hitl/`](./getting_started/azure_functions/07_single_agent_orchestration_hitl/) | Implement a human-in-the-loop approval loop that iterates on agent output inside a durable orchestration. |

## Observability

| File | Description |
|------|-------------|
| [`getting_started/observability/advanced_manual_setup_console_output.py`](./getting_started/observability/advanced_manual_setup_console_output.py) | Advanced manual observability setup with console output |
| [`getting_started/observability/advanced_zero_code.py`](./getting_started/observability/advanced_zero_code.py) | Zero-code observability setup example |
| [`getting_started/observability/agent_observability.py`](./getting_started/observability/agent_observability.py) | Agent observability example |
| [`getting_started/observability/azure_ai_agent_observability.py`](./getting_started/observability/azure_ai_agent_observability.py) | Azure AI agent observability example |
| [`getting_started/observability/azure_ai_chat_client_with_observability.py`](./getting_started/observability/azure_ai_chat_client_with_observability.py) | Azure AI chat client with observability example |
| [`getting_started/observability/setup_observability_with_env_var.py`](./getting_started/observability/setup_observability_with_env_var.py) | Setup observability using environment variables |
| [`getting_started/observability/setup_observability_with_parameters.py`](./getting_started/observability/setup_observability_with_parameters.py) | Setup observability using parameters |
| [`getting_started/observability/workflow_observability.py`](./getting_started/observability/workflow_observability.py) | Workflow observability example |

## Threads

| File | Description |
|------|-------------|
| [`getting_started/threads/custom_chat_message_store_thread.py`](./getting_started/threads/custom_chat_message_store_thread.py) | Implementation of custom chat message store state |
| [`getting_started/threads/redis_chat_message_store_thread.py`](./getting_started/threads/redis_chat_message_store_thread.py) | Basic example of using Redis chat message store |
| [`getting_started/threads/suspend_resume_thread.py`](./getting_started/threads/suspend_resume_thread.py) | Demonstrates how to suspend and resume a service-managed thread |

## Tools

| File | Description |
|------|-------------|
| [`getting_started/tools/ai_function_declaration_only.py`](./getting_started/tools/ai_function_declaration_only.py) | Function declarations without implementations for testing agent reasoning |
| [`getting_started/tools/ai_function_from_dict_with_dependency_injection.py`](./getting_started/tools/ai_function_from_dict_with_dependency_injection.py) | Creating AI functions from dictionary definitions using dependency injection |
| [`getting_started/tools/ai_function_recover_from_failures.py`](./getting_started/tools/ai_function_recover_from_failures.py) | Graceful error handling when tools raise exceptions |
| [`getting_started/tools/ai_function_with_approval.py`](./getting_started/tools/ai_function_with_approval.py) | User approval workflows for function calls without threads |
| [`getting_started/tools/ai_function_with_approval_and_threads.py`](./getting_started/tools/ai_function_with_approval_and_threads.py) | Tool approval workflows using threads for conversation history management |
| [`getting_started/tools/ai_function_with_max_exceptions.py`](./getting_started/tools/ai_function_with_max_exceptions.py) | Limiting tool failure exceptions using max_invocation_exceptions |
| [`getting_started/tools/ai_function_with_max_invocations.py`](./getting_started/tools/ai_function_with_max_invocations.py) | Limiting total tool invocations using max_invocations |
| [`getting_started/tools/ai_functions_in_class.py`](./getting_started/tools/ai_functions_in_class.py) | Using ai_function decorator with class methods for stateful tools |

## Workflows

### Start Here

| File | Description |
|------|-------------|
| [`getting_started/workflows/_start-here/step1_executors_and_edges.py`](./getting_started/workflows/_start-here/step1_executors_and_edges.py) | Step 1: Foundational patterns: Executors and edges |
| [`getting_started/workflows/_start-here/step2_agents_in_a_workflow.py`](./getting_started/workflows/_start-here/step2_agents_in_a_workflow.py) | Step 2: Agents in a Workflow non-streaming |
| [`getting_started/workflows/_start-here/step3_streaming.py`](./getting_started/workflows/_start-here/step3_streaming.py) | Step 3: Agents in a workflow with streaming |

### Agents in Workflows

| File | Description |
|------|-------------|
| [`getting_started/workflows/agents/azure_ai_agents_streaming.py`](./getting_started/workflows/agents/azure_ai_agents_streaming.py) | Sample: Agents in a workflow with streaming |
| [`getting_started/workflows/agents/azure_chat_agents_function_bridge.py`](./getting_started/workflows/agents/azure_chat_agents_function_bridge.py) | Sample: Two agents connected by a function executor bridge |
| [`getting_started/workflows/agents/azure_chat_agents_streaming.py`](./getting_started/workflows/agents/azure_chat_agents_streaming.py) | Sample: Agents in a workflow with streaming |
| [`getting_started/workflows/agents/azure_chat_agents_tool_calls_with_feedback.py`](./getting_started/workflows/agents/azure_chat_agents_tool_calls_with_feedback.py) | Sample: Tool-enabled agents with human feedback |
| [`getting_started/workflows/agents/custom_agent_executors.py`](./getting_started/workflows/agents/custom_agent_executors.py) | Step 2: Agents in a Workflow non-streaming |
| [`getting_started/workflows/agents/workflow_as_agent_human_in_the_loop.py`](./getting_started/workflows/agents/workflow_as_agent_human_in_the_loop.py) | Sample: Workflow Agent with Human-in-the-Loop |
| [`getting_started/workflows/agents/workflow_as_agent_reflection_pattern.py`](./getting_started/workflows/agents/workflow_as_agent_reflection_pattern.py) | Sample: Workflow as Agent with Reflection and Retry Pattern |

### Checkpoint

| File | Description |
|------|-------------|
| [`getting_started/workflows/checkpoint/checkpoint_with_human_in_the_loop.py`](./getting_started/workflows/checkpoint/checkpoint_with_human_in_the_loop.py) | Sample: Checkpoint + human-in-the-loop quickstart |
| [`getting_started/workflows/checkpoint/checkpoint_with_resume.py`](./getting_started/workflows/checkpoint/checkpoint_with_resume.py) | Sample: Checkpointing and Resuming a Workflow (with an Agent stage) |
| [`getting_started/workflows/checkpoint/sub_workflow_checkpoint.py`](./getting_started/workflows/checkpoint/sub_workflow_checkpoint.py) | Sample: Checkpointing for workflows that embed sub-workflows |

### Composition

| File | Description |
|------|-------------|
| [`getting_started/workflows/composition/sub_workflow_basics.py`](./getting_started/workflows/composition/sub_workflow_basics.py) | Sample: Sub-Workflows (Basics) |
| [`getting_started/workflows/composition/sub_workflow_parallel_requests.py`](./getting_started/workflows/composition/sub_workflow_parallel_requests.py) | Sample: Sub-workflow with parallel request handling by specialized interceptors |
| [`getting_started/workflows/composition/sub_workflow_request_interception.py`](./getting_started/workflows/composition/sub_workflow_request_interception.py) | Sample: Sub-Workflows with Request Interception |

### Control Flow

| File | Description |
|------|-------------|
| [`getting_started/workflows/control-flow/edge_condition.py`](./getting_started/workflows/control-flow/edge_condition.py) | Sample: Conditional routing with structured outputs |
| [`getting_started/workflows/control-flow/multi_selection_edge_group.py`](./getting_started/workflows/control-flow/multi_selection_edge_group.py) | Step 06b — Multi-Selection Edge Group sample |
| [`getting_started/workflows/control-flow/sequential_executors.py`](./getting_started/workflows/control-flow/sequential_executors.py) | Sample: Sequential workflow with streaming |
| [`getting_started/workflows/control-flow/sequential_streaming.py`](./getting_started/workflows/control-flow/sequential_streaming.py) | Sample: Foundational sequential workflow with streaming using function-style executors |
| [`getting_started/workflows/control-flow/simple_loop.py`](./getting_started/workflows/control-flow/simple_loop.py) | Sample: Simple Loop (with an Agent Judge) |
| [`getting_started/workflows/control-flow/switch_case_edge_group.py`](./getting_started/workflows/control-flow/switch_case_edge_group.py) | Sample: Switch-Case Edge Group with an explicit Uncertain branch |

### Human-in-the-Loop

| File | Description |
|------|-------------|
| [`getting_started/workflows/human-in-the-loop/guessing_game_with_human_input.py`](./getting_started/workflows/human-in-the-loop/guessing_game_with_human_input.py) | Sample: Human in the loop guessing game |
| [`getting_started/workflows/human-in-the-loop/agents_with_approval_requests.py`](./getting_started/workflows/human-in-the-loop/agents_with_approval_requests.py) | Sample: Agents with Approval Requests in Workflows |

### Observability

| File | Description |
|------|-------------|
| [`getting_started/workflows/observability/tracing_basics.py`](./getting_started/workflows/observability/tracing_basics.py) | Basic tracing workflow sample |

### Orchestration

| File | Description |
|------|-------------|
| [`getting_started/workflows/orchestration/concurrent_agents.py`](./getting_started/workflows/orchestration/concurrent_agents.py) | Sample: Concurrent fan-out/fan-in (agent-only API) with default aggregator |
| [`getting_started/workflows/orchestration/concurrent_custom_agent_executors.py`](./getting_started/workflows/orchestration/concurrent_custom_agent_executors.py) | Sample: Concurrent Orchestration with Custom Agent Executors |
| [`getting_started/workflows/orchestration/concurrent_custom_aggregator.py`](./getting_started/workflows/orchestration/concurrent_custom_aggregator.py) | Sample: Concurrent Orchestration with Custom Aggregator |
| [`getting_started/workflows/orchestration/group_chat_prompt_based_manager.py`](./getting_started/workflows/orchestration/group_chat_prompt_based_manager.py) | Sample: Group Chat Orchestration with LLM-based manager |
| [`getting_started/workflows/orchestration/group_chat_simple_selector.py`](./getting_started/workflows/orchestration/group_chat_simple_selector.py) | Sample: Group Chat Orchestration with function-based speaker selector |
| [`getting_started/workflows/orchestration/handoff_simple.py`](./getting_started/workflows/orchestration/handoff_simple.py) | Sample: Handoff Orchestration with simple agent handoff pattern |
| [`getting_started/workflows/orchestration/handoff_specialist_to_specialist.py`](./getting_started/workflows/orchestration/handoff_specialist_to_specialist.py) | Sample: Handoff Orchestration with specialist-to-specialist routing |
| [`getting_started/workflows/orchestration/handoff_return_to_previous`](./getting_started/workflows/orchestration/handoff_return_to_previous.py) | Return-to-previous routing: after user input, routes back to the previous specialist instead of coordinator using `.enable_return_to_previous()` |
| [`getting_started/workflows/orchestration/magentic.py`](./getting_started/workflows/orchestration/magentic.py) | Sample: Magentic Orchestration (agentic task planning with multi-agent execution) |
| [`getting_started/workflows/orchestration/magentic_checkpoint.py`](./getting_started/workflows/orchestration/magentic_checkpoint.py) | Sample: Magentic Orchestration with Checkpointing |
| [`getting_started/workflows/orchestration/magentic_human_plan_update.py`](./getting_started/workflows/orchestration/magentic_human_plan_update.py) | Sample: Magentic Orchestration with Human Plan Review |
| [`getting_started/workflows/orchestration/sequential_agents.py`](./getting_started/workflows/orchestration/sequential_agents.py) | Sample: Sequential workflow (agent-focused API) with shared conversation context |
| [`getting_started/workflows/orchestration/sequential_custom_executors.py`](./getting_started/workflows/orchestration/sequential_custom_executors.py) | Sample: Sequential workflow mixing agents and a custom summarizer executor |

### Parallelism

| File | Description |
|------|-------------|
| [`getting_started/workflows/parallelism/aggregate_results_of_different_types.py`](./getting_started/workflows/parallelism/aggregate_results_of_different_types.py) | Sample: Concurrent fan out and fan in with two different tasks that output results of different types |
| [`getting_started/workflows/parallelism/fan_out_fan_in_edges.py`](./getting_started/workflows/parallelism/fan_out_fan_in_edges.py) | Sample: Concurrent fan out and fan in with three domain agents |
| [`getting_started/workflows/parallelism/map_reduce_and_visualization.py`](./getting_started/workflows/parallelism/map_reduce_and_visualization.py) | Sample: Map reduce word count with fan out and fan in over file backed intermediate results |

### State Management

| File | Description |
|------|-------------|
| [`getting_started/workflows/state-management/shared_states_with_agents.py`](./getting_started/workflows/state-management/shared_states_with_agents.py) | Sample: Shared state with agents and conditional routing |

### Visualization

| File | Description |
|------|-------------|
| [`getting_started/workflows/visualization/concurrent_with_visualization.py`](./getting_started/workflows/visualization/concurrent_with_visualization.py) | Sample: Concurrent (Fan-out/Fan-in) with Agents + Visualization |

## Sample Guidelines

For information on creating new samples, see [SAMPLE_GUIDELINES.md](./SAMPLE_GUIDELINES.md).

## More Information

- [Python Package Documentation](../README.md)
