Agents SDK WeatherAgent fails using VS extensions

[tracyboehrer]

Describe the bug
Creating the WeatherAgent results:

To Reproduce

1. Create new project
2. Select WeatherAgent
3. Select Azure Open AI and fill out 3 fields
4. Click create.
5. See screen shot above
6. Tried multiple times

**VS Extension Information **

• OS: Version 10.0.26100 Build 26100

Microsoft Visual Studio Enterprise 2022 (64-bit) - Current
Version 17.14.8

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🤖 AI-Generated Preliminary Analysis:

This is a known issue with the Visual Studio extension for the Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit when creating a WeatherAgent (or similar agent) project, as discussed in GitHub issues #14204 and #14202.

Workarounds:

• Make sure your project/solution name does not include special characters (only use letters and digits and start with a letter).
• Avoid placing the solution and project in the same directory when creating a new project—uncheck that option in the creation dialog.
• Try a different folder (e.g., C:\Temp\AgentSDK), and ensure you have write permissions.
• If you see path or folder errors, run Visual Studio as administrator.

If you continue to hit this error after these steps, please capture the full error message from the Output window and share your Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit extension version for further investigation.

For detailed context and any updates, see:

• GitHub issue #14204
• GitHub issue #14202

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[frankqianms]

Hi @tracyboehrer! There is a known issue #14098 which is a creating project path bug. Could you please try not to choose "Place solution and project in the same directory" and change a place to save the project?