devexpress-wpf-ai-chat-control

Name: devexpress-wpf-ai-chat-control
Author: DevExpress

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How to install devexpress-wpf-ai-chat-control?

devexpress/agent-skills/devexpress-wpf-ai-chat-control

$npx -y skills add DevExpress/agent-skills --skill devexpress-wpf-ai-chat-control

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Embed a Copilot-inspired AI chat interface in WPF apps with DevExpress AIChatControl — install DevExpress.AIIntegration.Wpf.Chat, change the project SDK to Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Razor, register an IChatClient (Azure OpenAI / OpenAI / Ollama / Semantic Kernel) with AIExtensionsContain

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SKILL.md

1	# DevExpress WPF AI Chat Control
2
3	`AIChatControl` embeds a ready-made, Copilot-style chat interface in your WPF app. The conversation flow (user messages, streaming assistant responses, Markdown rendering, file attachments, prompt suggestions, history) is built in — you supply an `IChatClient` (Azure OpenAI / OpenAI / Ollama / Semantic Kernel) and drop the control on a `ThemedWindow`. Under the hood it hosts the DevExpress Blazor `DxAIChat` component inside a `BlazorWebView`.
4
5	This skill covers project setup, installing the NuGet, registering an AI client, placing the control, and the basic features (streaming, Markdown, file upload, prompt suggestions, history, manual message handling).
6
7	## When to Use This Skill
8
9	Use this skill when you need to:
10
11	- Embed an interactive AI chat (Copilot-style) in a WPF app
12	- Connect to Azure OpenAI / OpenAI / Ollama / Semantic Kernel via `IChatClient`
13	- Stream assistant responses as they're generated
14	- Render Markdown / code blocks in chat messages
15	- Let users attach files (PDF / images / text) to chat messages
16	- Persist and reload chat history (`SaveMessages` / `LoadMessages`)
17	- Manually intercept messages (`MessageSending`) — for guard rails, side channels, custom AI calls
18	- Display multiple chat surfaces with different AI services (`ChatClientServiceKey`)
19
20	## Critical Prerequisites
21
22	\| Requirement \| Notes \|
23	\|---\|---\|
24	\| .NET 8.0 or newer \| The control is not available on .NET Framework or .NET 6 / 7 \|
25	\| `Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Razor` project SDK \| Must change `<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">` → `<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Razor">` \|
26	\| WebView2 runtime \| Bundled with Windows 11; ship the installer for older Windows / Server \|
27	\| `dx:ThemedWindow` host \| All official samples use ThemedWindow; design-time rendering not supported \|
28	\| A registered `IChatClient` \| `AIExtensionsContainerDesktop.Default.RegisterChatClient(...)` at startup \|
29
30	> No design-time rendering: the chat surface only renders at runtime. Don't expect to see it in the XAML designer.
31
32	## NuGet Packages
33
34	\| Package \| Purpose \| When \|
35	\|---\|---\|---\|
36	\| `DevExpress.AIIntegration.Wpf.Chat` \| The `AIChatControl` itself \| Always \|
37	\| `DevExpress.Wpf` (or `DevExpress.Wpf.Core`) \| Themes, `ThemedWindow`, `AIExtensionsContainerDesktop` \| Always \|
38	\| `Microsoft.Extensions.AI` \| `IChatClient` abstraction \| Always \|
39	\| `Azure.AI.OpenAI` \| Azure OpenAI client \| If using Azure OpenAI \|
40	\| `OpenAI` \| OpenAI client \| If using OpenAI \|
41	\| `Microsoft.Extensions.AI.OpenAI` \| `AsIChatClient()` extensions for OpenAI clients \| If using OpenAI or Azure OpenAI \|
42	\| `OllamaSharp` \| Ollama client \| If using self-hosted Ollama \|
43	\| `Microsoft.SemanticKernel` (+ a `Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.*` package) \| Semantic Kernel \| If routing through Semantic Kernel \|
44
45	All DevExpress packages in a project must share the same version.
46
47	For exact pinned versions and additional clients, see [getting-started.md](references/getting-started.md).
48
49	## XAML Namespaces
50
51	```xml
52	xmlns:dx="http://schemas.devexpress.com/winfx/2008/xaml/core"
53	xmlns:dxaichat="http://schemas.devexpress.com/winfx/2008/xaml/aichat"
54	```
55
56	\| Prefix \| Use for \|
57	\|---\|---\|
58	\| `dxaichat:` \| `AIChatControl`, file upload settings, prompt suggestions \|
59	\| `dx:` \| `ThemedWindow`, themes \|
60
61	## Before You Start — Ask the Developer
62
63	If the host agent has a structured question-asking tool available, use it to ask these questio

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How to install devexpress-wpf-ai-chat-control?

devexpress/agent-skills/devexpress-wpf-ai-chat-control

$npx -y skills add DevExpress/agent-skills --skill devexpress-wpf-ai-chat-control

Installs into the current project.

Summary

Files · 1

View on GitHub

SKILL.md

1	# DevExpress WPF AI Chat Control
2
3	`AIChatControl` embeds a ready-made, Copilot-style chat interface in your WPF app. The conversation flow (user messages, streaming assistant responses, Markdown rendering, file attachments, prompt suggestions, history) is built in — you supply an `IChatClient` (Azure OpenAI / OpenAI / Ollama / Semantic Kernel) and drop the control on a `ThemedWindow`. Under the hood it hosts the DevExpress Blazor `DxAIChat` component inside a `BlazorWebView`.
4
5	This skill covers project setup, installing the NuGet, registering an AI client, placing the control, and the basic features (streaming, Markdown, file upload, prompt suggestions, history, manual message handling).
6
7	## When to Use This Skill
8
9	Use this skill when you need to:
10
11	- Embed an interactive AI chat (Copilot-style) in a WPF app
12	- Connect to Azure OpenAI / OpenAI / Ollama / Semantic Kernel via `IChatClient`
13	- Stream assistant responses as they're generated
14	- Render Markdown / code blocks in chat messages
15	- Let users attach files (PDF / images / text) to chat messages
16	- Persist and reload chat history (`SaveMessages` / `LoadMessages`)
17	- Manually intercept messages (`MessageSending`) — for guard rails, side channels, custom AI calls
18	- Display multiple chat surfaces with different AI services (`ChatClientServiceKey`)
19
20	## Critical Prerequisites
21
22	\| Requirement \| Notes \|
23	\|---\|---\|
24	\| .NET 8.0 or newer \| The control is not available on .NET Framework or .NET 6 / 7 \|
25	\| `Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Razor` project SDK \| Must change `<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">` → `<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Razor">` \|
26	\| WebView2 runtime \| Bundled with Windows 11; ship the installer for older Windows / Server \|
27	\| `dx:ThemedWindow` host \| All official samples use ThemedWindow; design-time rendering not supported \|
28	\| A registered `IChatClient` \| `AIExtensionsContainerDesktop.Default.RegisterChatClient(...)` at startup \|
29
30	> No design-time rendering: the chat surface only renders at runtime. Don't expect to see it in the XAML designer.
31
32	## NuGet Packages
33
34	\| Package \| Purpose \| When \|
35	\|---\|---\|---\|
36	\| `DevExpress.AIIntegration.Wpf.Chat` \| The `AIChatControl` itself \| Always \|
37	\| `DevExpress.Wpf` (or `DevExpress.Wpf.Core`) \| Themes, `ThemedWindow`, `AIExtensionsContainerDesktop` \| Always \|
38	\| `Microsoft.Extensions.AI` \| `IChatClient` abstraction \| Always \|
39	\| `Azure.AI.OpenAI` \| Azure OpenAI client \| If using Azure OpenAI \|
40	\| `OpenAI` \| OpenAI client \| If using OpenAI \|
41	\| `Microsoft.Extensions.AI.OpenAI` \| `AsIChatClient()` extensions for OpenAI clients \| If using OpenAI or Azure OpenAI \|
42	\| `OllamaSharp` \| Ollama client \| If using self-hosted Ollama \|
43	\| `Microsoft.SemanticKernel` (+ a `Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.*` package) \| Semantic Kernel \| If routing through Semantic Kernel \|
44
45	All DevExpress packages in a project must share the same version.
46
47	For exact pinned versions and additional clients, see [getting-started.md](references/getting-started.md).
48
49	## XAML Namespaces
50
51	```xml
52	xmlns:dx="http://schemas.devexpress.com/winfx/2008/xaml/core"
53	xmlns:dxaichat="http://schemas.devexpress.com/winfx/2008/xaml/aichat"
54	```
55
56	\| Prefix \| Use for \|
57	\|---\|---\|
58	\| `dxaichat:` \| `AIChatControl`, file upload settings, prompt suggestions \|
59	\| `dx:` \| `ThemedWindow`, themes \|
60
61	## Before You Start — Ask the Developer
62
63	If the host agent has a structured question-asking tool available, use it to ask these questio

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