Web Search Agent SK to AF

[mwarqee]

In SK we have the option to use a web search agent via openAI Responses API - https://github.com/microsoft/semantic-kernel/blob/main/python/samples/getting_started_with_agents/openai_responses/step4_responses_agent_web_search.py

Since SK code needs to be merged into Agent Framework, what is the best/recommended way to use a web search agent with Agent Framework? Is this supported at this moment or not yet?

[moonbox3]

Hi @mwarqee, we have a sample showing how to use web search with an OpenAI responses agent: https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/blob/main/python/samples/getting_started/agents/openai/openai_responses_client_with_web_search.py

[mwarqee]

Hi @moonbox3 - thank you for the answer, and apologies for not providing further details.
I am interested mainly in the Azure ecosystem - as far as I know AOAI responses api does not support currently web search unlike the OpenAI model. So in that case what would be the alternatives to be able to perform a web search with an agent in AF on Azure?

[moonbox3]

Thanks for the clarification @mwarqee. Until the AOAI Responses API supports web search, one has the option to use an Azure AI Agent (Foundry Agent Service) along with the Bing grounding tool. https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/blob/main/python/samples/getting_started/agents/azure_ai/azure_ai_with_bing_grounding.py