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10 changes: 8 additions & 2 deletions python/packages/core/agent_framework/_workflows/_agent.py
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Expand Up @@ -113,8 +113,14 @@ def __init__(
id: Unique identifier for the agent. If None, will be generated.
name: Optional name for the agent.
description: Optional description of the agent.
context_providers: Optional sequence of context providers for the agent.
**kwargs: Additional keyword arguments passed to BaseAgent.
context_providers: Optional sequence of context providers. Provider lifecycle hooks
run, and provider-contributed messages are passed to the workflow. Provider-
contributed instructions, tools, and chat or function middleware are not
propagated to executors; configure them on the agents or clients within the
workflow instead.
**kwargs: Additional keyword arguments passed to BaseAgent. Middleware stored by
BaseAgent is not executed by WorkflowAgent; configure middleware on the agents
or clients within the workflow instead.

Note:
Only output events (type='output') and request_info events (type='request_info') from
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10 changes: 8 additions & 2 deletions python/packages/core/agent_framework/_workflows/_workflow.py
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Expand Up @@ -1484,8 +1484,14 @@ def as_agent(
Args:
name: Optional name for the agent. Defaults to workflow name.
description: Optional description of the agent. Defaults to workflow description.
context_providers: Optional sequence of context providers for the agent.
**kwargs: Additional keyword arguments passed to BaseAgent.
context_providers: Optional sequence of context providers. Provider lifecycle hooks
run, and provider-contributed messages are passed to the workflow. Provider-
contributed instructions, tools, and chat or function middleware are not
propagated to executors; configure them on the agents or clients within the
workflow instead.
**kwargs: Additional keyword arguments passed to BaseAgent. Middleware stored by
BaseAgent is not executed by WorkflowAgent; configure middleware on the agents
or clients within the workflow instead.

Returns:
A WorkflowAgent instance that wraps this workflow.
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