AgentGroupChat + KernelFunctionSelectionStrategy + Process Framework

[jordanschwartz]

Is it currently possible to implement the following scenario using AgentGroupChat?

Scenario: Multiple specialized agents collaborating in a group chat, where only one agent is selected to respond to a given user input, based on their capabilities. The selected agent may or may not have processes within them.

Example: Hotel Customer Support

BillingAgent: Handles billing-related inquiries.

NewReservationAgent: Handles new reservation requests.

    Associated with a reservation workflow:

        Collect reservation dates

        Get number of guests

        Search for availability

        Confirm reservation details

        Collect payment method

        Finalize booking

        Send confirmation email

GeneralInquiriesAgent: Handles general questions (e.g., amenities, vacancies, etc.)

All three agents participate in an AgentGroupChat, with agent selection handled by KernelFunctionSelectionStrategy.

Question:
If the user expresses interest in making a reservation, how can I trigger the NewReservationAgent's multi-step reservation process within this setup?

[moonbox3]

Hello @jordanschwartz are you looking for help with .Net or Python? In the process framework, it is event-driven, so you'd need some sort of way to emit an event - you could do it explicitly by emitting an event as part of a step's kernel function, or you could handle an "on function result" event where the function result is returned as part of a previous kernel function and a new step handles it.

[jordanschwartz]

Thanks, I am working within c#.

I am still new to the framework but here is how I got it working..

For the agent that I want to follow a process, I changed the Function Choice Behavior to Required and specified a function that would kick off the process.

KernelFunction getDefaultFunction = kernel.Plugins.GetFunction("SportsAgentPlugins", "ProcessStarterFunction");

 OpenAIPromptExecutionSettings openAIPromptExecutionSettings = new()
        {
            FunctionChoiceBehavior = FunctionChoiceBehavior.Required(functions: [getDefaultFunction])
        };

And then passed in those settings to the specific agent as arguments:

 ChatCompletionAgent sportsAgent = new()
        {
            Name = "SportsAgent",
            Instructions = "You're an expert when it comes to all things sports. You will provide quick and short fun facts about any given sport.",
            Kernel = kernel,
            Arguments = new KernelArguments(openAIPromptExecutionSettings)
        };

Once I was in the ProcessStarterFunction, I could invoke the process.