Simplify client samples

- Remove duplicate projects
- Replace client sample with a simple chat app

Author: stephentoub

ModelContextProtocol.sln

@@ -7,10 +7,6 @@ Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "ModelContextProtocol", "src
 EndProject
 Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "ModelContextProtocol.Tests", "tests\ModelContextProtocol.Tests\ModelContextProtocol.Tests.csproj", "{FF41F619-833D-4FA2-8C53-04D0A1D5AA61}"
 EndProject
-Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "MEAIToolsConsole", "samples\microsoft.extensions.ai\tools\ToolsConsole\MEAIToolsConsole.csproj", "{76E295FA-9E85-7B99-332A-2CDBFCD5860A}"
-EndProject
-Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "AnthropicToolsConsole", "samples\anthropic\tools\ToolsConsole\AnthropicToolsConsole.csproj", "{CA0BB450-1903-2F92-A68D-1285976551D6}"
-EndProject
 Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "ModelContextProtocol.TestServer", "tests\ModelContextProtocol.TestServer\ModelContextProtocol.TestServer.csproj", "{7C229573-A085-4ECC-8131-958CDA2BE731}"
 EndProject
 Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "TestServerWithHosting", "samples\TestServerWithHosting\TestServerWithHosting.csproj", "{6499876E-2F76-44A8-B6EB-5B889C6E9B7F}"
@@ -47,6 +43,8 @@ Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "workflows", "workflows", "{
 		.github\workflows\ci.yml = .github\workflows\ci.yml
 	EndProjectSection
 EndProject
+Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "ChatWithTools", "samples\ChatWithTools\ChatWithTools.csproj", "{0C6D0512-D26D-63D3-5019-C5F7A657B28C}"
+EndProject
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+		{0C6D0512-D26D-63D3-5019-C5F7A657B28C}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{0C6D0512-D26D-63D3-5019-C5F7A657B28C}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{0C6D0512-D26D-63D3-5019-C5F7A657B28C}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{0C6D0512-D26D-63D3-5019-C5F7A657B28C}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
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samples/microsoft.extensions.ai/tools/ToolsConsole/MEAIToolsConsole.csproj renamed to samples/ChatWithTools/ChatWithTools.csproj

@@ -10,11 +10,12 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI.OpenAI" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Anthropic.SDK" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Linq.AsyncEnumerable" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\..\src\ModelContextProtocol\ModelContextProtocol.csproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\ModelContextProtocol\ModelContextProtocol.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>

samples/ChatWithTools/Program.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+using ModelContextProtocol.Client;
+using ModelContextProtocol.Protocol.Transport;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.AI;
+using OpenAI;
+
+// Connect to an MCP server
+Console.WriteLine("Connecting client to MCP 'everything' server");
+var mcpClient = await McpClientFactory.CreateAsync(
+    new()
+    {
+        Id = "everything",
+        Name = "Everything",
+        TransportType = TransportTypes.StdIo,
+        TransportOptions = new()
+        {
+            ["command"] = "npx", ["arguments"] = "-y @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything",
+        }
+    },
+    new() { ClientInfo = new() { Name = "ChatClient", Version = "1.0.0" } });
+
+// Get all available tools
+Console.WriteLine("Tools available:");
+var tools = await mcpClient.GetAIFunctionsAsync();
+foreach (var tool in tools)
+{
+    Console.WriteLine($"  {tool}");
+}
+Console.WriteLine();
+
+// Create an IChatClient. (This shows using OpenAIClient, but it could be any other IChatClient implementation.)
+// Provide your own OPENAI_API_KEY via an environment variable.
+using IChatClient chatClient =
+    new OpenAIClient(Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("OPENAI_API_KEY")).AsChatClient("gpt-4o-mini")
+    .AsBuilder().UseFunctionInvocation().Build();
+
+// Have a conversation, making all tools available to the LLM.
+List<ChatMessage> messages = [];
+while (true)
+{
+    Console.Write("Q: ");
+    messages.Add(new(ChatRole.User, Console.ReadLine()));
+
+    List<ChatResponseUpdate> updates = [];
+    await foreach (var update in chatClient.GetStreamingResponseAsync(messages, new() { Tools = [.. tools] }))
+    {
+        Console.Write(update);
+        updates.Add(update);
+    }
+    Console.WriteLine();
+
+    messages.AddMessages(updates);
+}