AI in C# using the Microsoft Agent Framework

Learn Chat, Tool Calling, Structured Output and RAG

What you’ll learn
Learn how to get started with AI in C#
Go from zero to First Prompt (Hello World)
Learn the details of Chat to Completions
Learn how Tool Calling works (using own Tools or MCPs)
Learn what Structured Output is
Get an Introduction into RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation)

Requirements
You need to be proficient in C#
Have Visual Studio or Similar Installed

Description
Hi, and welcome to the course ‘AI in C# using the Microsoft Agent Framework.’My name is Rasmus, and I will be taking you through how you can use AI in your C# Apps using Microsoft’s Agent Framework…The content will revolve around what I call the 4 main concepts of AI that will lay a solid foundation for working with AIThose 4 concepts are:1. Chat (General Q&A Capabilities)Either as a real chat or behind the scenes2. Tools Calling (Ability to call User-code)Live interaction with other systems for data queries and commands3. Structured Output (More structured responses)Get AI responses back in JSON format instead of messages4. Retrival Augmented Generation (RAG)Give your own data to AI by turning Text into Search Vectors—In order to follow along in the course, I expect you to be proficient in C#, meaning I will teach you the AI parts, but will assume you know the C# language fully.You will also need an IDE like Visual Studio or similar (I will be using VS2026)Finally, you will need access to a Large Language Model… If you do not have that already, don’t worry, I will show you how to get such access… In the course, I will demo OpenAI and Azure OpenAI Let’s get started!

Who this course is for
C# Developers curious about how they can leverage AI