microsoft / microsoft/agent-framework
[Feature]: Using an Agent as a Function Tool (sub-agent)，the execution process of the sub-agent can also generate process events
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Agent + Common Tool: the execution process of agent (with models and tools) can generate process events, we can monitor the execution process.
But using an Agent as a Function Tool (sub-agent)，no process event is generated , the execution process of the sub-agent (with models and tools) including many steps, expect to generate events to monitor the execution process.
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