Keep vector search filters separate from semantic ranking
Use filters for eligibility and ranking for relevance instead of blending both concerns.
Ai-Engineering
Run Python in-process from .NET with CSnakes
A quick tip for embedding Python directly into a .NET app with CSnakes when you want a small slice of the Python ecosystem without a separate API service.
Separate prompts from authorization
Do not let prompt instructions decide what data or actions a user is allowed to access.
Use approval for side effects, not for every tool call
Reserve human approval for actions where a wrong call would actually matter.
Agent Frontends with AG-UI: Streaming, Tool Calls and Human Approval
How to expose Microsoft Agent Framework agents through AG-UI so frontends can handle streaming text, tool progress, approval requests, and shared state.
Human-in-the-Loop Agents: When the AI Must Ask Before Acting
How to implement human-in-the-loop approval flows in Microsoft Agent Framework for risky tool calls, side effects, workflow state, and resumable review.
Deploy a .NET MCP server to Azure Functions
How to take an existing ASP.NET Core MCP server built with the official .NET SDK and run it on Azure Functions as a self-hosted custom handler.
Microsoft Agent Framework Multimodal Agents: Images, PDFs, and Provider Differences
How Microsoft Agent Framework agents can work with images and PDFs, where native multimodal support helps, and why provider differences still matter.
Agent Framework RAG for Agents: Giving Your Agent the Right Context
How to connect Microsoft Agent Framework agents to private application knowledge without stuffing full documents into the prompt.
Build and deploy an MCP server with .NET and Azure Container Apps
How to build a Streamable HTTP MCP server with the official .NET SDK, containerize it, deploy it to Azure Container Apps, and call it from a C# client.