.NET: [BREAKING] Add ChatClient decorator for calling AIContextProviders

dotnet/samples/GettingStarted/Agents/Agent_Step14_Middleware/Program.cs

@@ -111,6 +111,21 @@ static string GetDateTime()
 var contextResponse = await contextProviderAgent.RunAsync("Is it almost time for lunch?");
 Console.WriteLine($"Context-enriched response: {contextResponse}");
 
+// AIContextProvider at the chat client level. Unlike the agent-level MessageAIContextProvider,
+// this operates within the IChatClient pipeline and can also enrich tools and instructions.
+// It must be used within the context of a running AIAgent (uses AIAgent.CurrentRunContext).
+// In this case we are attaching an AIContextProvider that only adds messages.
+Console.WriteLine("\n\n=== Example 6: AIContextProvider on chat client pipeline ===");
+
+var chatClientProviderAgent = azureOpenAIClient.AsIChatClient()
+    .AsBuilder()
+    .Use(new DateTimeContextProvider())
+    .BuildAIAgent(
+        instructions: "You are an AI assistant that helps people find information.");
+
+var chatClientContextResponse = await chatClientProviderAgent.RunAsync("Is it almost time for lunch?");
+Console.WriteLine($"Chat client context-enriched response: {chatClientContextResponse}");
+
 // Function invocation middleware that logs before and after function calls.
 async ValueTask<object?> FunctionCallMiddleware(AIAgent agent, FunctionInvocationContext context, Func<FunctionInvocationContext, CancellationToken, ValueTask<object?>> next, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
 {

dotnet/samples/GettingStarted/Agents/Agent_Step14_Middleware/README.md

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ This sample demonstrates how to add middleware to intercept:
 6. Per‑request function pipeline with approval
 7. Combining agent‑level and per‑request middleware
 8. MessageAIContextProvider middleware via `AIAgentBuilder.Use(...)` for injecting additional context messages
+9. AIContextProvider middleware via `ChatClientBuilder.Use(...)` for enriching messages, tools, and instructions at the chat client level
 
 ## Function Invocation Middleware
 

dotnet/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI/AIContextProviderDecorators/AIContextProviderChatClient.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,215 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.AI;
+using Microsoft.Shared.Diagnostics;
+
+namespace Microsoft.Agents.AI;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// A delegating chat client that enriches input messages, tools, and instructions by invoking a pipeline of
+/// <see cref="AIContextProvider"/> instances before delegating to the inner chat client, and notifies those
+/// providers after the inner client completes.
+/// </summary>
+/// <remarks>
+/// <para>
+/// This chat client must be used within the context of a running <see cref="AIAgent"/>. It retrieves the current
+/// agent and session from <see cref="AIAgent.CurrentRunContext"/>, which is set automatically when an agent's
+/// <see cref="AIAgent.RunAsync(IEnumerable{ChatMessage}, AgentSession?, AgentRunOptions?, CancellationToken)"/> or
+/// <see cref="AIAgent.RunStreamingAsync(IEnumerable{ChatMessage}, AgentSession?, AgentRunOptions?, CancellationToken)"/> method is called.
+/// An <see cref="InvalidOperationException"/> is thrown if no run context is available.
+/// </para>
+/// </remarks>
+internal sealed class AIContextProviderChatClient : DelegatingChatClient
+{
+    private readonly IReadOnlyList<AIContextProvider> _providers;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="AIContextProviderChatClient"/> class.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="innerClient">The underlying chat client that will handle the core operations.</param>
+    /// <param name="providers">The AI context providers to invoke before and after the inner chat client.</param>
+    public AIContextProviderChatClient(IChatClient innerClient, IReadOnlyList<AIContextProvider> providers)
+        : base(innerClient)
+    {
+        Throw.IfNull(providers);
+
+        if (providers.Count == 0)
+        {
+            Throw.ArgumentException(nameof(providers), "At least one AIContextProvider must be provided.");
+        }
+
+        this._providers = providers;
+    }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public override async Task<ChatResponse> GetResponseAsync(
+        IEnumerable<ChatMessage> messages,
+        ChatOptions? options = null,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        var runContext = GetRequiredRunContext();
+        var (enrichedMessages, enrichedOptions) = await this.InvokeProvidersAsync(runContext, messages, options, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+        ChatResponse response;
+        try
+        {
+            response = await base.GetResponseAsync(enrichedMessages, enrichedOptions, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            await this.NotifyProvidersOfFailureAsync(runContext, enrichedMessages, ex, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            throw;
+        }
+
+        await this.NotifyProvidersOfSuccessAsync(runContext, enrichedMessages, response.Messages, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+        return response;
+    }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public override async IAsyncEnumerable<ChatResponseUpdate> GetStreamingResponseAsync(
+        IEnumerable<ChatMessage> messages,
+        ChatOptions? options = null,
+        [EnumeratorCancellation] CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        var runContext = GetRequiredRunContext();
+        var (enrichedMessages, enrichedOptions) = await this.InvokeProvidersAsync(runContext, messages, options, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+        List<ChatResponseUpdate> responseUpdates = [];
+
+        IAsyncEnumerator<ChatResponseUpdate> enumerator;
+        try
+        {
+            enumerator = base.GetStreamingResponseAsync(enrichedMessages, enrichedOptions, cancellationToken).GetAsyncEnumerator(cancellationToken);
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            await this.NotifyProvidersOfFailureAsync(runContext, enrichedMessages, ex, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            throw;
+        }
+
+        bool hasUpdates;
+        try
+        {
+            hasUpdates = await enumerator.MoveNextAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            await this.NotifyProvidersOfFailureAsync(runContext, enrichedMessages, ex, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            throw;
+        }
+
+        while (hasUpdates)
+        {
+            var update = enumerator.Current;
+            responseUpdates.Add(update);
+            yield return update;
+
+            try
+            {
+                hasUpdates = await enumerator.MoveNextAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                await this.NotifyProvidersOfFailureAsync(runContext, enrichedMessages, ex, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                throw;
+            }
+        }
+
+        var chatResponse = responseUpdates.ToChatResponse();
+        await this.NotifyProvidersOfSuccessAsync(runContext, enrichedMessages, chatResponse.Messages, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the current <see cref="AgentRunContext"/>, throwing if not available.
+    /// </summary>
+    private static AgentRunContext GetRequiredRunContext()
+    {
+        return AIAgent.CurrentRunContext
+            ?? throw new InvalidOperationException(
+                $"{nameof(AIContextProviderChatClient)} can only be used within the context of a running AIAgent. " +
+                "Ensure that the chat client is being invoked as part of an AIAgent.RunAsync or AIAgent.RunStreamingAsync call.");
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Invokes each provider's <see cref="AIContextProvider.InvokingAsync"/> in sequence,
+    /// accumulating context (messages, tools, instructions) from each.
+    /// </summary>
+    private async Task<(IEnumerable<ChatMessage> Messages, ChatOptions? Options)> InvokeProvidersAsync(
+        AgentRunContext runContext,
+        IEnumerable<ChatMessage> messages,
+        ChatOptions? options,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var aiContext = new AIContext
+        {
+            Instructions = options?.Instructions,
+            Messages = messages,
+            Tools = options?.Tools
+        };
+
+        foreach (var provider in this._providers)
+        {
+            var invokingContext = new AIContextProvider.InvokingContext(runContext.Agent, runContext.Session, aiContext);
+            aiContext = await provider.InvokingAsync(invokingContext, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        }
+
+        // Materialize the accumulated context back into messages and options.
+        var enrichedMessages = aiContext.Messages ?? [];
+
+        var tools = aiContext.Tools as IList<AITool> ?? aiContext.Tools?.ToList();
+        if (options?.Tools is { Count: > 0 } || tools is { Count: > 0 })
+        {
+            options ??= new();
+            options.Tools = tools;
+        }
+
+        if (options?.Instructions is not null || aiContext.Instructions is not null)
+        {
+            options ??= new();
+            options.Instructions = aiContext.Instructions;
+        }
+
+        return (enrichedMessages, options);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Notifies each provider of a successful invocation.
+    /// </summary>
+    private async Task NotifyProvidersOfSuccessAsync(
+        AgentRunContext runContext,
+        IEnumerable<ChatMessage> requestMessages,
+        IEnumerable<ChatMessage> responseMessages,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var invokedContext = new AIContextProvider.InvokedContext(runContext.Agent, runContext.Session, requestMessages, responseMessages);
+
+        foreach (var provider in this._providers)
+        {
+            await provider.InvokedAsync(invokedContext, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Notifies each provider of a failed invocation.
+    /// </summary>
+    private async Task NotifyProvidersOfFailureAsync(
+        AgentRunContext runContext,
+        IEnumerable<ChatMessage> requestMessages,
+        Exception exception,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var invokedContext = new AIContextProvider.InvokedContext(runContext.Agent, runContext.Session, requestMessages, exception);
+
+        foreach (var provider in this._providers)
+        {
+            await provider.InvokedAsync(invokedContext, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        }
+    }
+}

dotnet/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI/AIContextProviderDecorators/AIContextProviderChatClientBuilderExtensions.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
+
+using Microsoft.Agents.AI;
+using Microsoft.Shared.Diagnostics;
+
+namespace Microsoft.Extensions.AI;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Provides extension methods for adding <see cref="AIContextProvider"/> support to <see cref="ChatClientBuilder"/> instances.
+/// </summary>
+public static class AIContextProviderChatClientBuilderExtensions
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Adds one or more <see cref="AIContextProvider"/> instances to the chat client pipeline, enabling context enrichment
+    /// (messages, tools, and instructions) for any <see cref="IChatClient"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="builder">The <see cref="ChatClientBuilder"/> to which the providers will be added.</param>
+    /// <param name="providers">
+    /// The <see cref="AIContextProvider"/> instances to invoke before and after each chat client call.
+    /// Providers are called in sequence, with each receiving the accumulated context from the previous provider.
+    /// </param>
+    /// <returns>The <see cref="ChatClientBuilder"/> with the providers added, enabling method chaining.</returns>
+    /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentNullException"><paramref name="builder"/> or <paramref name="providers"/> is <see langword="null"/>.</exception>
+    /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentException"><paramref name="providers"/> is empty.</exception>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// <para>
+    /// This method wraps the inner chat client with a decorator that calls each provider's
+    /// <see cref="AIContextProvider.InvokingAsync"/> in sequence before the inner client is called,
+    /// and calls <see cref="AIContextProvider.InvokedAsync"/> on each provider after the inner client completes.
+    /// </para>
+    /// <para>
+    /// The chat client must be used within the context of a running <see cref="AIAgent"/>. The agent and session
+    /// are retrieved from <see cref="AIAgent.CurrentRunContext"/>. An <see cref="System.InvalidOperationException"/>
+    /// is thrown at invocation time if no run context is available.
+    /// </para>
+    /// </remarks>
+    public static ChatClientBuilder Use(this ChatClientBuilder builder, params AIContextProvider[] providers)
+    {
+        _ = Throw.IfNull(builder);
+
+        return builder.Use(innerClient => new AIContextProviderChatClient(innerClient, providers));
+    }
+}