Agent_Step07_Observability

Observability with the Responses API

This sample demonstrates how to add OpenTelemetry observability to an agent using console and Azure Monitor exporters.

What this sample demonstrates

• Configuring OpenTelemetry tracing with console exporter
• Optional Azure Application Insights integration
• Using .AsBuilder().UseOpenTelemetry() to add telemetry to the agent
• No server-side agent creation or cleanup required

Prerequisites

• .NET 10 SDK or later
• Microsoft Foundry service endpoint and deployment configured
• An authenticated Azure identity (for example, sign in with az login)

Set the following environment variables:

$env:FOUNDRY_PROJECT_ENDPOINT="https://your-foundry-service.services.ai.azure.com/api/projects/your-foundry-project"
$env:FOUNDRY_MODEL="gpt-5.4-mini"
$env:APPLICATIONINSIGHTS_CONNECTION_STRING="..."  # Optional

Run the sample

cd dotnet/samples/02-agents/AgentProviders/foundry
dotnet run --project .\Agent_Step07_Observability