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+# Microsoft Agent Framework - Production Patterns
+
+> **Ref:** `agent-framework-setup.md` — Core setup | `agent-framework-workflows.md` — Orchestration
+
+Middleware, A2A protocol, MCP integration, caching, and observability for production agents.
+
+---
+
+## Middleware Pipeline
+
+Three middleware types intercept agent behavior at different layers:
+
+| Type | Intercepts | Use Case |
+|------|-----------|----------|
+| **Agent Run** | Full agent invocation | Logging, auth, rate limiting |
+| **Function Calling** | Individual tool calls | Error handling, validation, auditing |
+| **IChatClient** | Raw LLM calls | Telemetry, caching, content filtering |
+
+### Agent Run Middleware
+
+```csharp
+async Task<AgentResponse> LoggingMiddleware(
+    IEnumerable<ChatMessage> messages,
+    AgentSession? session,
+    AgentRunOptions? options,
+    AIAgent innerAgent,
+    CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+{
+    Console.WriteLine($"Input messages: {messages.Count()}");
+    var response = await innerAgent.RunAsync(messages, session, options, cancellationToken);
+    Console.WriteLine($"Output messages: {response.Messages.Count}");
+    return response;
+}
+```
+
+### Function Calling Middleware (Error Handling)
+
+```csharp
+async ValueTask<object?> ErrorHandlingMiddleware(
+    AIAgent agent,
+    FunctionInvocationContext context,
+    Func<FunctionInvocationContext, CancellationToken, ValueTask<object?>> next,
+    CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+{
+    try
+    {
+        Console.WriteLine($"Calling: {context.Function.Name}");
+        var result = await next(context, cancellationToken);
+        Console.WriteLine($"Result: {result}");
+        return result;
+    }
+    catch (Exception ex)
+    {
+        // Return error message the agent can understand
+        return $"Error calling {context.Function.Name}: {ex.Message}. Try a different approach.";
+    }
+}
+```
+
+### IChatClient Middleware
+
+```csharp
+async Task<ChatResponse> TelemetryMiddleware(
+    IEnumerable<ChatMessage> messages,
+    ChatOptions? options,
+    IChatClient innerChatClient,
+    CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+{
+    var sw = Stopwatch.StartNew();
+    var response = await innerChatClient.GetResponseAsync(messages, options, cancellationToken);
+    sw.Stop();
+
+    Console.WriteLine($"LLM call: {sw.ElapsedMilliseconds}ms, Tokens: {response.Usage?.TotalTokenCount}");
+    return response;
+}
+```
+
+### Registering Middleware
+
+```csharp
+// On an existing agent
+var middlewareAgent = originalAgent
+    .AsBuilder()
+        .Use(runFunc: LoggingMiddleware, runStreamingFunc: LoggingStreamingMiddleware)
+        .Use(ErrorHandlingMiddleware)  // Function calling
+    .Build();
+
+// On the chat client (before agent creation)
+var chatClient = new AzureOpenAIClient(new Uri(endpoint), new AzureCliCredential())
+    .GetChatClient(deploymentName)
+    .AsIChatClient()
+    .AsBuilder()
+        .Use(getResponseFunc: TelemetryMiddleware, getStreamingResponseFunc: null)
+    .Build();
+
+// Via factory method on AsAIAgent
+var agent = new AzureOpenAIClient(new Uri(endpoint), new AzureCliCredential())
+    .GetChatClient(deploymentName)
+    .AsAIAgent("You are a helpful assistant.", clientFactory: (chatClient) => chatClient
+        .AsBuilder()
+            .Use(getResponseFunc: TelemetryMiddleware, getStreamingResponseFunc: null)
+        .Build());
+```
+
+**Important:** If only non-streaming middleware is provided, streaming calls run in non-streaming mode.
+
+---
+
+## A2A Protocol (Agent-to-Agent)
+
+Expose agents as interoperable web services using the standardized A2A protocol.
+
+### Packages
+
+```xml
+<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Agents.AI.Hosting.A2A.AspNetCore" Version="1.0.0-preview.*" />
+```
+
+### Expose Agent via A2A
+
+```csharp
+// Program.cs
+var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
+
+IChatClient chatClient = new AzureOpenAIClient(
+        new Uri(endpoint), new DefaultAzureCredential())
+    .GetChatClient(deploymentName)
+    .AsIChatClient();
+builder.Services.AddSingleton(chatClient);
+
+// Register agents
+var mathAgent = builder.AddAIAgent("math", instructions: "You are a math expert.");
+var historyAgent = builder.AddAIAgent("history", instructions: "You are a history expert.");
+
+var app = builder.Build();
+
+// Expose via A2A protocol
+app.MapA2A(mathAgent, path: "/a2a/math", agentCard: new()
+{
+    Name = "Math Agent",
+    Description = "Expert in mathematics and calculations.",
+    Version = "1.0"
+});
+
+app.MapA2A(historyAgent, path: "/a2a/history", agentCard: new()
+{
+    Name = "History Agent",
+    Description = "Expert in world history.",
+    Version = "1.0"
+});
+
+app.Run();
+```
+
+### Agent Card Discovery
+
+```
+GET /a2a/math/v1/card    → Returns agent metadata (name, description, capabilities)
+POST /a2a/math/v1/message:stream  → Send message, get streaming response
+```
+
+### A2A Key Features
+
+| Feature | Description |
+|---------|-------------|
+| Agent Discovery | Standardized Agent Cards with metadata |
+| Cross-Framework | .NET agent can talk to Python agent and vice versa |
+| Context Persistence | `contextId` maintains conversation across messages |
+| Streaming | Server-Sent Events for real-time responses |
+| Long-Running Tasks | Async task support for extended operations |
+
+---
+
+## MCP Integration (Model Context Protocol)
+
+Connect agents to external tools and data sources via MCP servers.
+
+### Package
+
+```bash
+dotnet add package ModelContextProtocol --prerelease
+```
+
+### Use MCP Tools in an Agent
+
+```csharp
+using ModelContextProtocol;
+using ModelContextProtocol.Client;
+
+// Connect to an MCP server (e.g., GitHub)
+await using var mcpClient = await McpClientFactory.CreateAsync(
+    new StdioClientTransport(new()
+    {
+        Name = "GitHubServer",
+        Command = "npx",
+        Arguments = ["-y", "--verbose", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-github"],
+    }));
+
+// Get available tools
+var mcpTools = await mcpClient.ListToolsAsync();
+
+// Create agent with MCP tools
+AIAgent agent = chatClient.AsAIAgent(
+    instructions: "You answer questions about GitHub repositories.",
+    tools: [.. mcpTools.Cast<AITool>()]);
+
+Console.WriteLine(await agent.RunAsync(
+    "Summarize the last 4 commits to microsoft/agent-framework"));
+```
+
+### Popular MCP Servers
+
+| Server | Purpose |
+|--------|---------|
+| `@modelcontextprotocol/server-github` | GitHub repos, issues, PRs |
+| `@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem` | File system operations |
+| `@modelcontextprotocol/server-sqlite` | SQLite database access |
+| Azure MCP Server | Azure resource management |
+
+---
+
+## Caching Patterns for AI
+
+### Semantic Caching (Redis)
+
+Cache LLM responses by semantic similarity — avoid repeated inference costs.
+
+```csharp
+public async Task<string?> GetCachedResponseAsync(string question)
+{
+    var questionEmbedding = await _embedding.GenerateAsync(question);
+
+    var results = await _redis.ExecuteAsync("FT.SEARCH",
+        "idx:semantic_cache",
+        $"*=>[KNN 1 @embedding $vec AS score]",
+        "PARAMS", "2", "vec", questionEmbedding.ToByteArray(),
+        "SORTBY", "score", "DIALECT", "2");
+
+    if (results.Score < 0.95)  // 95% similar
+        return results.Response;
+
+    return null;  // Cache miss
+}
+```
+
+**Cost savings:** Embedding call ~$0.0001/1K tokens vs inference ~$0.01-0.03/1K tokens = **100-300x savings**.
+
+### Hybrid Cache (L1 + L2)
+
+```csharp
+// Program.cs
+builder.Services.AddHybridCache(options =>
+{
+    options.DefaultEntryOptions = new HybridCacheEntryOptions
+    {
+        Expiration = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(10),
+        LocalCacheExpiration = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(1)
+    };
+});
+
+// Usage — tool with caching
+[Description("Gets weather for a location")]
+public async Task<WeatherResponse> GetWeatherAsync(
+    string location, string date, CancellationToken ct)
+{
+    return await _cache.GetOrCreateAsync(
+        $"weather:{location}:{date}",
+        async token => await FetchFromApiAsync(location, date, token),
+        cancellationToken: ct);
+}
+```
+
+| Level | Location | Speed | Scope |
+|-------|----------|-------|-------|
+| L1 | Process memory | Fastest | Per instance |
+| L2 | Redis | Very fast | Distributed |
+
+### MCP Tool Routing Cache
+
+Store tool description embeddings in Redis. On user query, find relevant tools by vector similarity — reduces tokens sent to LLM.
+
+---
+
+## Observability
+
+### OpenTelemetry Integration
+
+```csharp
+// Enable on individual agents
+agent.WithOpenTelemetry();
+
+// Program.cs — full setup
+builder.Services.AddOpenTelemetry()
+    .WithTracing(tracing =>
+    {
+        tracing.AddSource("Experimental.Microsoft.Extensions.AI.*");
+        tracing.AddSource(builder.Environment.ApplicationName);
+        tracing.AddAspNetCoreInstrumentation();
+        tracing.AddHttpClientInstrumentation();
+    })
+    .WithMetrics(metrics =>
+    {
+        metrics.AddMeter("Experimental.Microsoft.Extensions.AI.*");
+        metrics.AddAspNetCoreInstrumentation();
+        metrics.AddHttpClientInstrumentation();
+        metrics.AddRuntimeInstrumentation();
+    });
+
+// Enable sensitive data in development
+builder.AddAzureChatCompletionsClient("chat", settings =>
+{
+    settings.EnableSensitiveTelemetryData = builder.Environment.IsDevelopment();
+});
+```
+
+### Aspire Dashboard
+
+Visualizes agent traces including:
+- Full conversation flow between agents
+- Tool call cycles (Model → Tool → Model)
+- Token usage and latency per call
+- Error traces and retry patterns
+
+```csharp
+// AppHost/Program.cs
+var redis = builder.AddAzureRedisEnterprise("cache");
+var api = builder.AddProject<Projects.Api>().WithReference(redis);
+```
+
+### What to Monitor
+
+| Metric | Purpose | Alert Threshold |
+|--------|---------|----------------|
+| Token usage per request | Cost control | > 10K tokens/request |
+| Latency per agent call | Performance | > 5s for simple tasks |
+| Tool call failure rate | Reliability | > 5% failures |
+| Cache hit rate | Cost optimization | < 50% (tune strategy) |
+| Model drift | Quality | Evaluation score drop > 10% |
+
+---
+
+## Error Handling Strategy
+
+### Centralized via Middleware
+
+```csharp
+// Function calling middleware catches tool errors
+async ValueTask<object?> ResilientToolMiddleware(
+    AIAgent agent,
+    FunctionInvocationContext context,
+    Func<FunctionInvocationContext, CancellationToken, ValueTask<object?>> next,
+    CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+{
+    try
+    {
+        return await next(context, cancellationToken);
+    }
+    catch (HttpRequestException ex) when (ex.StatusCode == System.Net.HttpStatusCode.TooManyRequests)
+    {
+        // Rate limit — return friendly message so agent can retry
+        return "Service is temporarily busy. Please try again in a moment.";
+    }
+    catch (TimeoutException)
+    {
+        return $"Tool '{context.Function.Name}' timed out. Try a simpler query.";
+    }
+    catch (Exception ex)
+    {
+        // Log and return error context to agent
+        return $"Error in {context.Function.Name}: {ex.Message}";
+    }
+}
+```
+
+### HAX Framework Principles for Production
+
+| Principle | Implementation |
+|-----------|---------------|
+| Progressive disclosure | Start simple, add detail on request |
+| Transparent agency | Log and expose agent decisions |
+| Failure visibility | Never silently swallow errors |
+| Intervention opportunities | HITL checkpoints when confidence is low |
+
+---
+
+## Security Checklist
+
+- [ ] API keys in Key Vault (never in appsettings)
+- [ ] Managed Identity for Azure services
+- [ ] Input validation middleware (PII detection, injection prevention)
+- [ ] Output filtering (guardrails for harmful content)
+- [ ] Typed message edges for data isolation between agents
+- [ ] Rate limiting middleware on public-facing agents
+- [ ] A2A endpoints behind authentication
+
+---
+
+## References
+
+- [Agent Middleware](https://learn.microsoft.com/agent-framework/user-guide/agents/agent-middleware)
+- [A2A Integration](https://learn.microsoft.com/agent-framework/user-guide/hosting/agent-to-agent-integration)
+- [Using MCP Tools](https://learn.microsoft.com/agent-framework/user-guide/model-context-protocol/using-mcp-tools)
+- [MCP C# SDK](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/csharp-sdk)
+- [Build MCP Server in C#](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/build-a-model-context-protocol-mcp-server-in-csharp/)
+- `agent-framework-setup.md` — Core setup
+- `agent-framework-workflows.md` — Orchestration patterns
+
+---
+
+*MORPH-SPEC by Polymorphism Tech*