Issue using WinAppSDK Phi Silica Features in a DLL Build

[StevenBucher98]

Describe the bug

I am trying to create an AI Shell agent to use the phi silica model using the WinAppSDK but running into an issue when I try to load the DLL i build with AI Shell.

I tried this work around CommunityToolkit/dotnet#923 (comment) but all it does is change the version from 2.2.0.0 to 2.1.0.0 in the error message.

Steps to reproduce the bug

1. Build the code at https://github.com/StevenBucher98/phisilicaagent
2. Install AI Shell
3. Put the built dll in the .aish\agents\phisilicaconsole folder, you will need to create the phisilicaconsole folder, the naming has to match the name of the dll.
4. Start AI Shell by running aish
5. Choose the phiconsole agent and try to type a command

Expected behavior

Able to call the phi silica model from AI Shell

Screenshots

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NuGet package version

Windows App SDK 1.7 Experimental 3: 1.7.250127003-experimental3

Packaging type

Unpackaged

Windows version

Windows 11 version 24H2 (22621, October 2024 Update)

IDE

Visual Studio 2022

Additional context

I am on Copilot+ PC and was able to call phi silica agent using a test console app so confirm the model is there an working.

[manodasanW]

Put the built dll in the .aish\agents\phisilicaconsole folder, you will need to create the phisilicaconsole folder, the naming has to match the name of the dll.

Are you also copying other app local binaries such as WinRT.Runtime.dll, Microsoft.Windows.SDK.NET.dll and so on at this step when you copy the built dll?

[manodasanW]

You may need to set the property EnableDynamicLoading to true to see them in the output folder of a library project.

[StevenBucher98]

Put the built dll in the .aish\agents\phisilicaconsole folder, you will need to create the phisilicaconsole folder, the naming has to match the name of the dll.

Are you also copying other app local binaries such as WinRT.Runtime.dll, Microsoft.Windows.SDK.NET.dll and so on at this step when you copy the built dll?

I don't believe so, where are those binaries located? yes i am copying all those files to the same agent folder AIShell looks for it in.

Also I tried adding the EnableDynamicLoading property and no luck, AI Shell can't even find the agent anymore cc @daxian-dbw

[StevenBucher98]

Thanks for the fix on those errors @manodasanW I was able to get rid of all the missing dll file errors but get this final error.

For my future reference these are all the packages I needed to include in the folder

[manodasanW]

Have you tried step 4 from the bottom of #5153 (comment) to see if that helps.