大家好,我是Edison。
今天是中秋节前最后一个工作日,加油挺住,马上就放假了!
近期我一直在学习和了解LLM的相关知识,听到大家都在谈论AI Agent,说它是接下来几年大模型应用开发的新范式,那么什么是AI Agent,如何快速开发一个AI Agent呢?
AI Agent:可以帮你执行任务的助手
学术界和工业界对术语“AI Agent”提出了各种定义。其中,OpenAI将AI Agent定义为“以大语言模型为大脑驱动的系统,具备自主理解、感知、规划、记忆和使用工具的能力,能够自动化执行完成复杂任务的系统。”
说人话就是:大多数时候你给它一个最终你想要达成的目标,它能直接交付结果,过程你啥都不用管。
NOTE:如果说人和动物的区别是人会使用各种工具,那么Agent和大模型的区别亦然。
我们可以把Agent与LLM形象地比作生物体与其大脑,Agent有手有脚,可以自己干活自己执行,而LLM呢,就是它的大脑。比如,如果你使用LLM大模型,它可能只能给你输出一份食谱,告诉你需要哪些食材和步骤来制作。但如果你使用Agent,它可能就是不仅提供食谱和步骤,还会根据你的需求,帮你选择合适的食材甚至自动下单购买,监控烹饪过程,确保食物口感,最终为你呈上一份佳肴。
AI Agent如何工作?
AI Agent的架构是其智能行为的基础,它通常包括感知、规划、记忆、工具使用和行动等关键组件,这些组件协同工作以实现高效的智能行为。
AI Agent的工作流程其实就是一个连续的循环过程。
它从感知环境开始,经过信息处理、规划和决策,然后执行行动。最后,根据执行结果和环境反馈进行调整,以优化未来的行动和决策。
通过这种结构化和层次化的方式,AI Agent能够有效地处理信息,做出决策,并在复杂环境中执行任务。
如何开发AI Agent?
目前业界开发AI Agent主要有两种模式:
一种是基于Python或C#等编程语言,结合LangChain或Semantic Kernel等大模型应用开发框架,集成某个大模型API 和 企业内部的业务API能力,来完成具体领域的Agent。
另一种是基于Coze、Dify、AutoGen等Agent开发管理平台,拖过拖拉拽的方式快速生成一个Agent,与其说是开发,不如说是Workflow一样的配置。当然,也需要给这些平台注册封装好的企业内部API平台提供的能力供配置好的Agent去实现工具调用。
使用Semantic Kernel开发AI Agent
这里我们快速使用Semantic Kernel开发一个简易的WorkOrder Agent(MES工单助手),重点关注如何给LLM添加Function Calling能力,直观了解Agent规划任务 和 执行任务 的效果,而至于其他更加具体的,等待后续了解深入后再交流,这里我们就先来个感性认识即可。
以终为始,先看效果吧:
(1)没有实现Function Calling的效果,它就只是个Chatbot
(2)实现了Function Calling的效果,它就可以称为Agent
可以看到,我的需求其实包含两个步骤:第一步是更新工单的Quantity,第二步是查询更新后的工单信息。而这两个步骤我们假设其实都是需要去调用MES WorkOrderService API才能获得的,而这就需要我们给LLM加入Function Calling的能力,当然LLM自己得知道如何规划执行的步骤,哪个步骤先执行,哪个后执行。
示例代码的结构如下所示:
关键部分代码:
(1)Shared
OpenAiConfiguration.cs
public class OpenAiConfiguration {public string Provider { get; set; }public string ModelId { get; set; }public string EndPoint { get; set; }public string ApiKey { get; set; }public OpenAiConfiguration(string modelId, string endPoint, string apiKey){Provider = ConfigConstants.LLMProviders.OpenAI; // Default OpenAI-Compatible LLM API ProviderModelId = modelId;EndPoint = endPoint;ApiKey = apiKey;}public OpenAiConfiguration(string provider, string modelId, string endPoint, string apiKey){Provider = provider;ModelId = modelId;EndPoint = endPoint;ApiKey = apiKey;} }
CustomLLMApiHandler.cs
public class CustomLLMApiHandler : HttpClientHandler {private readonly string _openAiProvider;private readonly string _openAiBaseAddress;public CustomLLMApiHandler(string openAiProvider, string openAiBaseAddress){_openAiProvider = openAiProvider;_openAiBaseAddress = openAiBaseAddress;}protected override async Task<HttpResponseMessage> SendAsync(HttpRequestMessage request, CancellationToken cancellationToken){UriBuilder uriBuilder;Uri uri = new Uri(_openAiBaseAddress);switch (request.RequestUri?.LocalPath){case "/v1/chat/completions":switch (_openAiProvider){case ConfigConstants.LLMProviders.ZhiPuAI:uriBuilder = new UriBuilder(request.RequestUri){Scheme = "https",Host = uri.Host,Path = ConfigConstants.LLMApiPaths.ZhiPuAIChatCompletions,};request.RequestUri = uriBuilder.Uri;break;default: // Default: OpenAI-Compatible API ProvidersuriBuilder = new UriBuilder(request.RequestUri){Scheme = "https",Host = uri.Host,Path = ConfigConstants.LLMApiPaths.OpenAIChatCompletions,};request.RequestUri = uriBuilder.Uri;break;}break;}HttpResponseMessage response = await base.SendAsync(request, cancellationToken);return response;} }
(2)WorkOrderService
这里我直接模拟的API的逻辑,你可以使用HttpClient去实际调用某个API。
public class WorkOrderService {private static List<WorkOrder> workOrders = new List<WorkOrder>{new WorkOrder { WorkOrderName = "9050100", ProductName = "A5E900100", ProductVersion = "001 / AB", Quantity = 100, Status = "Ready" },new WorkOrder { WorkOrderName = "9050101", ProductName = "A5E900101", ProductVersion = "001 / AB", Quantity = 200, Status = "Ready" },new WorkOrder { WorkOrderName = "9050102", ProductName = "A5E900102", ProductVersion = "001 / AB", Quantity = 300, Status = "InProcess" },new WorkOrder { WorkOrderName = "9050103", ProductName = "A5E900103", ProductVersion = "001 / AB", Quantity = 400, Status = "InProcess" },new WorkOrder { WorkOrderName = "9050104", ProductName = "A5E900104", ProductVersion = "001 / AB", Quantity = 500, Status = "Completed" }};public WorkOrder GetWorkOrderInfo(string orderName){return workOrders.Find(o => o.WorkOrderName == orderName);}public string UpdateWorkOrderStatus(string orderName, string newStatus){var workOrder = this.GetWorkOrderInfo(orderName);if (workOrder == null)return "Operate Failed : The work order is not existing!";// Update status if it is validworkOrder.Status = newStatus;return "Operate Succeed!";}public string ReduceWorkOrderQuantity(string orderName, int newQuantity){var workOrder = this.GetWorkOrderInfo(orderName);if (workOrder == null)return "Operate Failed : The work order is not existing!";// Some business checking logic like thisif (workOrder.Status == "Completed")return "Operate Failed : The work order is completed, can not be reduced!";if (newQuantity <= 1 || newQuantity >= workOrder.Quantity)return "Operate Failed : The new quantity is invalid!";// Update quantity if it is validworkOrder.Quantity = newQuantity;return "Operate Succeed!";} }
(3)Form
appsetting.json
{"LLM_API_PROVIDER": "ZhiPuAI","LLM_API_MODEL": "glm-4","LLM_API_BASE_URL": "https://open.bigmodel.cn","LLM_API_KEY": "***********" // Update this value to yours }
AgentForm.cs
初始化Kernel
private Kernel _kernel = null;private OpenAIPromptExecutionSettings _settings = null;private IChatCompletionService _chatCompletion = null;private ChatHistory _chatHistory = null;private void ChatForm_Load(object sender, EventArgs e){var configuration = new ConfigurationBuilder().AddJsonFile($"appsettings.ZhiPu.json");var config = configuration.Build();var openAiConfiguration = new OpenAiConfiguration(config.GetSection("LLM_API_PROVIDER").Value,config.GetSection("LLM_API_MODEL").Value,config.GetSection("LLM_API_BASE_URL").Value,config.GetSection("LLM_API_KEY").Value);var openAiClient = new HttpClient(new CustomLlmApiHandler(openAiConfiguration.Provider, openAiConfiguration.EndPoint));_kernel = Kernel.CreateBuilder().AddOpenAIChatCompletion(openAiConfiguration.ModelId, openAiConfiguration.ApiKey, httpClient: openAiClient).Build();_chatCompletion = _kernel.GetRequiredService<IChatCompletionService>();_chatHistory = new ChatHistory();_chatHistory.AddSystemMessage("You are one WorkOrder Assistant.");}
注册Functions
_kernel.Plugins.Add(KernelPluginFactory.CreateFromFunctions("WorkOrderHelperPlugin",new List<KernelFunction>{_kernel.CreateFunctionFromMethod((string orderName) =>{var workOrderRepository = new WorkOrderService();return workOrderRepository.GetWorkOrderInfo(orderName);}, "GetWorkOrderInfo", "Get WorkOrder's Detail Information"),_kernel.CreateFunctionFromMethod((string orderName, int newQuantity) =>{var workOrderRepository = new WorkOrderService();return workOrderRepository.ReduceWorkOrderQuantity(orderName, newQuantity);}, "ReduceWorkOrderQuantity", "Reduce WorkOrder's Quantity to new Quantity"),_kernel.CreateFunctionFromMethod((string orderName, string newStatus) =>{var workOrderRepository = new WorkOrderService();return workOrderRepository.UpdateWorkOrderStatus(orderName, newStatus);}, "UpdateWorkOrderStatus", "Update WorkOrder's Status to new Status")} ));
开启自动调用Function,告诉大模型可以自行决定调用相关Functions,而且大模型会自行决定根据什么顺序来调用,这就是大模型作为Agent大脑的规划能力。当然,我们还可以通过定制化Planner来增强agent的规划能力,这个就留到后面再分享:
_settings = new OpenAIPromptExecutionSettings {ToolCallBehavior = ToolCallBehavior.AutoInvokeKernelFunctions };
发送用户的提示词给大模型:
_chatHistory.AddUserMessage(tbxPrompt.Text);ChatMessageContent chatResponse = null;tbxResponse.Clear();if (cbxUseFunctionCalling.Checked) {Task.Run(() =>{ShowProcessMessage("AI is handling your request now...");chatResponse = _chatCompletion.GetChatMessageContentAsync(_chatHistory, _settings, _kernel).GetAwaiter().GetResult();UpdateResponseContent(chatResponse.ToString());ShowProcessMessage("AI Response:");});} else {Task.Run(() =>{ShowProcessMessage("AI is handling your request now...");chatResponse = _chatCompletion.GetChatMessageContentAsync(_chatHistory, null, _kernel).GetAwaiter().GetResult();UpdateResponseContent(chatResponse.ToString());ShowProcessMessage("AI Response:");}); }
小结
本文简单介绍了AI Agent的基本概念 和 工作方式,目前主要有两种开发Agent的模式,一种是高代码手搓,另一种是低代码拖拉拽。
最后,本文通过C# + Semantic Kernel + 智谱LLM模型 演示了如何快速开发一个简易的AI Agent,虽然它只是个Demo,但希望对你快速了解Agent有所帮助!
示例源码
本文示例:https://github.com/Coder-EdisonZhou/EDT.WorkOrderAgent
本文大模型:智谱 GLM-4 模型
推荐学习
Microsoft Learn, 《Semantic Kernel 学习之路》
作者:周旭龙
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