microsoft · alliscode · May 22, 2026 · May 15, 2026 · May 16, 2026 · May 18, 2026
diff --git a/dotnet/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative/Extensions/AgentProviderExtensions.cs b/dotnet/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative/Extensions/AgentProviderExtensions.cs
@@ -22,9 +22,13 @@ public static async ValueTask<AgentResponse> InvokeAgentAsync(
     {
         IAsyncEnumerable<AgentResponseUpdate> agentUpdates = agentProvider.InvokeAgentAsync(agentName, null, conversationId, inputMessages, inputArguments, cancellationToken);
 
-        // Enable "autoSend" behavior if this is the workflow conversation.
+        // Determine whether the target conversation is the workflow conversation
+        // (used below to decide whether to mirror messages into the workflow conversation
+        // when an agent runs against a different conversation). The caller's autoSend
+        // value is honored as-is — when the workflow.yaml specifies autoSend: false the
+        // raw agent output must not be streamed to the caller, even when the agent is
+        // running on the workflow conversation.
         bool isWorkflowConversation = context.IsWorkflowConversation(conversationId, out string? workflowConversationId);
-        autoSend |= isWorkflowConversation;
 
         // Process the agent response updates.
         List<AgentResponseUpdate> updates = [];

diff --git a/...et/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative/Interpreter/DeclarativeActionExecutor.cs b/...et/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative/Interpreter/DeclarativeActionExecutor.cs
@@ -71,6 +71,13 @@ public ValueTask ResetAsync()
     [SendsMessage(typeof(ActionExecutorResult))]
     public override async ValueTask HandleAsync(ActionExecutorResult message, IWorkflowContext context, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
     {
+        // Establish the Foundry ProductContext on the current async logical context before
+        // running any code that reads PropertyPath.VariableName / NamespaceAlias. ObjectModel
+        // resolves those lazily against AsyncLocal<ProductContext>; when the workflow is
+        // hosted (AsAIAgent + AddFoundryResponses) each HTTP request runs on a fresh logical
+        // context where the build-thread setting does not flow.
+        WorkflowDiagnostics.SetFoundryProduct();
+
         if (this.Model.Disabled)
         {
             Debug.WriteLine($"DISABLED {this.GetType().Name} [{this.Id}]");

diff --git a/dotnet/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative/ObjectModel/InvokeAzureAgentExecutor.cs b/dotnet/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative/ObjectModel/InvokeAzureAgentExecutor.cs
@@ -192,13 +192,16 @@ private string GetAgentName() =>
 
     private bool GetAutoSendValue()
     {
-        if (this.AgentOutput?.AutoSend is null)
+        // AzureAgentOutput.AutoSend is never null — it returns a literal-false default
+        // when the YAML omits the field. Use AutoSendIsDefaultValue to distinguish an
+        // explicit autoSend value from the implicit default, and treat the implicit
+        // default as autoSend = true (the historical behavior for actions that omit
+        // autoSend or have no output block at all).
+        if (this.AgentOutput is { AutoSendIsDefaultValue: false } output)
         {
-            return true;
+            return this.Evaluator.GetValue(output.AutoSend).Value;
         }
 
-        EvaluationResult<bool> autoSendResult = this.Evaluator.GetValue(this.AgentOutput.AutoSend);
-
-        return autoSendResult.Value;
+        return true;
     }
 }
diff --git a/...t/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative/ObjectModel/InvokeFunctionToolExecutor.cs b/...t/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative/ObjectModel/InvokeFunctionToolExecutor.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
 
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Text.Json;
@@ -103,6 +104,24 @@ public async ValueTask CaptureResponseAsync(
         FunctionResultContent? matchingResult = functionResults
             .FirstOrDefault(r => r.CallId == this.Id);
 
+        // When the caller approved an approval-required function call but didn't execute it
+        // locally (the hosted Foundry scenario, where mcp_approval_response is converted to a
+        // ToolApprovalResponseContent only), invoke the registered AIFunction here so that the
+        // declarative workflow can capture the result and continue (e.g. for downstream
+        // SendActivity/PropertyPath consumers like {Local.Result}).
+        if (matchingResult is null)
+        {
+            ToolApprovalResponseContent? approval = response.Messages
+                .SelectMany(m => m.Contents)
+                .OfType<ToolApprovalResponseContent>()
+                .FirstOrDefault(r => r.RequestId == this.Id);
+
+            if (approval is { Approved: true })
+            {
+                matchingResult = await this.InvokeRegisteredFunctionAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            }
+        }
+
         if (matchingResult is not null)
         {
             // Store the result in output variable
@@ -241,6 +260,48 @@ private string GetFunctionName() =>
         return conversationIdValue.Length == 0 ? null : conversationIdValue;
     }
 
+    private async ValueTask<FunctionResultContent?> InvokeRegisteredFunctionAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        string functionName = this.GetFunctionName();
+        AIFunction? function = agentProvider.Functions?.FirstOrDefault(
+            f => string.Equals(f.Name, functionName, StringComparison.Ordinal));
+
+        if (function is null)
+        {
+            return new FunctionResultContent(this.Id, result: null)
+            {
+                Exception = new InvalidOperationException(
+                    $"Function '{functionName}' is not registered with the agent provider."),
+            };
+        }
+
+        Dictionary<string, object?>? arguments = this.GetArguments();
+        AIFunctionArguments? functionArguments = arguments is null ? null : new AIFunctionArguments(arguments);
+
+        object? result;
+        try
+        {
+            result = await function.InvokeAsync(functionArguments, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex) when (ex is not OperationCanceledException)
+        {
+            return new FunctionResultContent(this.Id, result: null) { Exception = ex };
+        }
+
+        // Match FunctionInvokingChatClient's serialization: pass strings through as-is and
+        // JSON-serialize anything else so structured results remain consumable by downstream
+        // PropertyPath consumers such as {Local.RefundResult}. Use AIJsonUtilities so the
+        // same trim/AOT-friendly serializer chain used elsewhere in the framework is applied.
+        string serialized = result switch
+        {
+            null => string.Empty,
+            string s => s,
+            _ => JsonSerializer.Serialize(result, AIJsonUtilities.DefaultOptions.GetTypeInfo(result.GetType())),
+        };
+
+        return new FunctionResultContent(this.Id, serialized);
+    }
+
     private bool GetRequireApproval()
     {
         if (this.Model.RequireApproval is null)
@@ -253,12 +314,16 @@ private bool GetRequireApproval()
 
     private bool GetAutoSendValue()
     {
-        if (this.Model.Output?.AutoSend is null)
+        // InvokeToolOutput.AutoSend is never null — it returns a literal-false default
+        // when the YAML omits the field. Use AutoSendIsDefaultValue to distinguish an
+        // explicit autoSend value from the implicit default, and treat the implicit
+        // default as autoSend = true (the historical behavior).
+        if (this.Model.Output is { AutoSendIsDefaultValue: false } output)
         {
-            return true;
+            return this.Evaluator.GetValue(output.AutoSend).Value;
         }
 
-        return this.Evaluator.GetValue(this.Model.Output.AutoSend).Value;
+        return true;
     }
 
     private Dictionary<string, object?>? GetArguments()

diff --git a/dotnet/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative/ObjectModel/InvokeMcpToolExecutor.cs b/dotnet/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative/ObjectModel/InvokeMcpToolExecutor.cs
@@ -311,12 +311,16 @@ private bool GetRequireApproval()
 
     private bool GetAutoSendValue()
     {
-        if (this.Model.Output?.AutoSend is null)
+        // InvokeToolOutput.AutoSend is never null — it returns a literal-false default
+        // when the YAML omits the field. Use AutoSendIsDefaultValue to distinguish an
+        // explicit autoSend value from the implicit default, and treat the implicit
+        // default as autoSend = true (the historical behavior).
+        if (this.Model.Output is { AutoSendIsDefaultValue: false } output)
         {
-            return true;
+            return this.Evaluator.GetValue(output.AutoSend).Value;
         }
 
-        return this.Evaluator.GetValue(this.Model.Output.AutoSend).Value;
+        return true;
     }
 
     private string? GetConnectionName()

diff --git a/dotnet/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative/ObjectModel/SendActivityExecutor.cs b/dotnet/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative/ObjectModel/SendActivityExecutor.cs
@@ -21,12 +21,21 @@ internal sealed class SendActivityExecutor(SendActivity model, WorkflowFormulaSt
 
             await context.AddEventAsync(new MessageActivityEvent(activityText.Trim()), cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
+            ChatMessage message = new(ChatRole.Assistant, activityText);
+
+            // Emit an AgentResponseUpdateEvent so chat protocols (e.g. AsAIAgent) receive the
+            // activity text as streaming chat content. This event is yielded by WorkflowSession
+            // unconditionally, mirroring how AgentProviderExtensions surfaces autoSend agent
+            // updates — without it, SendActivity output is dropped whenever the host runs with
+            // includeWorkflowOutputsInResponse = false (the default).
+            AgentResponseUpdate update = new(ChatRole.Assistant, activityText) { AuthorName = this.Id };
+            await context.AddEventAsync(new AgentResponseUpdateEvent(this.Id, update), cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
             // Route through YieldOutputAsync so the activity participates in the workflow's
             // output-filter pipeline. The runner currently special-cases AgentResponse to
-            // produce an AgentResponseEvent identical to the one we'd build by hand, so this
-            // is behavior-preserving today and forward-compatible if filtering is ever
-            // applied to agent responses.
-            AgentResponse response = new([new ChatMessage(ChatRole.Assistant, activityText)]);
+            // produce an AgentResponseEvent identical to the one we'd build by hand, which
+            // is the gated summary surfaced only when includeWorkflowOutputsInResponse = true.
+            AgentResponse response = new([message]);
             await context.YieldOutputAsync(response, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
         }
 

diff --git a/...osoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative.UnitTests/Extensions/AgentProviderExtensionsTest.cs b/...osoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative.UnitTests/Extensions/AgentProviderExtensionsTest.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
+
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative.Extensions;
+using Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative.Kit;
+using Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative.PowerFx;
+using Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative.UnitTests.ObjectModel;
+using Microsoft.Agents.ObjectModel;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.AI;
+using Microsoft.PowerFx.Types;
+using Moq;
+
+namespace Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative.UnitTests.Extensions;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Tests for <see cref="AgentProviderExtensions.InvokeAgentAsync"/>.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class AgentProviderExtensionsTest(ITestOutputHelper output) : WorkflowActionExecutorTest(output)
+{
+    private const string WorkflowConversationId = "workflow-conv-id";
+    private const string AgentName = "test-agent";
+
+    [Fact]
+    public Task AutoSendFalseOnWorkflowConversationSuppressesResponseEventsAsync() =>
+        this.RunAsync(autoSend: false, conversationId: WorkflowConversationId, expectResponseEvents: false);
+
+    [Fact]
+    public Task AutoSendTrueOnWorkflowConversationEmitsResponseEventsAsync() =>
+        this.RunAsync(autoSend: true, conversationId: WorkflowConversationId, expectResponseEvents: true);
+
+    [Fact]
+    public Task AutoSendFalseOnExternalConversationSuppressesResponseEventsAsync() =>
+        this.RunAsync(autoSend: false, conversationId: "other-conv-id", expectResponseEvents: false);
+
+    [Fact]
+    public Task AutoSendTrueOnExternalConversationEmitsResponseEventsAndCopiesMessagesAsync() =>
+        this.RunAsync(
+            autoSend: true,
+            conversationId: "other-conv-id",
+            expectResponseEvents: true,
+            expectCrossConversationCopy: true);
+
+    private async Task RunAsync(
+        bool autoSend,
+        string conversationId,
+        bool expectResponseEvents,
+        bool expectCrossConversationCopy = false)
+    {
+        // Arrange: seed the workflow conversation id so IsWorkflowConversation can recognize it.
+        this.State.Set(
+            SystemScope.Names.ConversationId,
+            FormulaValue.New(WorkflowConversationId),
+            VariableScopeNames.System);
+
+        MockAgentProvider mockProvider = new();
+        AgentResponseUpdate[] updates =
+        [
+            new(ChatRole.Assistant, "hello "),
+            new(ChatRole.Assistant, "world"),
+        ];
+        mockProvider
+            .Setup(p => p.InvokeAgentAsync(
+                AgentName,
+                It.IsAny<string?>(),
+                It.IsAny<string?>(),
+                It.IsAny<IEnumerable<ChatMessage>?>(),
+                It.IsAny<IDictionary<string, object?>?>(),
+                It.IsAny<CancellationToken>()))
+            .Returns(ToAsyncEnumerableAsync(updates));
+
+        List<(string ConversationId, ChatMessage Message)> copiedMessages = [];
+        mockProvider
+            .Setup(p => p.CreateMessageAsync(
+                It.IsAny<string>(),
+                It.IsAny<ChatMessage>(),
+                It.IsAny<CancellationToken>()))
+            .Returns<string, ChatMessage, CancellationToken>(
+                (convId, msg, _) =>
+                {
+                    copiedMessages.Add((convId, msg));
+                    return Task.FromResult(msg);
+                });
+
+        string actionId = this.CreateActionId().Value;
+
+        // Act
+        WorkflowEvent[] events =
+            await this.ExecuteAsync(
+                actionId,
+                async (IWorkflowContext context, ActionExecutorResult _, CancellationToken cancellationToken) =>
+                {
+                    await mockProvider.Object.InvokeAgentAsync(
+                        actionId,
+                        context,
+                        AgentName,
+                        conversationId,
+                        autoSend,
+                        cancellationToken: cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                });
+
+        // Assert
+        int updateEventCount = events.OfType<AgentResponseUpdateEvent>().Count();
+        int responseEventCount = events.OfType<AgentResponseEvent>().Count();
+
+        if (expectResponseEvents)
+        {
+            Assert.Equal(updates.Length, updateEventCount);
+            Assert.Equal(1, responseEventCount);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            Assert.Equal(0, updateEventCount);
+            Assert.Equal(0, responseEventCount);
+        }
+
+        if (expectCrossConversationCopy)
+        {
+            Assert.NotEmpty(copiedMessages);
+            Assert.All(copiedMessages, c => Assert.Equal(WorkflowConversationId, c.ConversationId));
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            Assert.Empty(copiedMessages);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static async IAsyncEnumerable<AgentResponseUpdate> ToAsyncEnumerableAsync(IEnumerable<AgentResponseUpdate> updates)
+    {
+        foreach (AgentResponseUpdate update in updates)
+        {
+            yield return update;
+        }
+
+        await Task.CompletedTask;
+    }
+}