# ModelProviderDescriptor

> Tracon documentation. Tracon is a .NET package family that adds a control
> plane on Microsoft Agent Framework, published as NuGet packages that run
> inside your own ASP.NET Core application.
>
> Page: https://tracon.dev/api/tracon.modelproviderdescriptor/
> Summary: ModelProviderDescriptor: A provider's definition as shown in the UI.

<div class="api-provenance">Namespace Tracon · Assembly <code>Tracon.Abstractions.dll</code></div>

A provider's definition as shown in the UI.

```csharp
public sealed record ModelProviderDescriptor : IEquatable<ModelProviderDescriptor>
```

<dl class="api-relations"><dt>Inheritance</dt><dd><a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object">object</a> ← <a href="/api/tracon.modelproviderdescriptor/">ModelProviderDescriptor</a></dd><dt>Implements</dt><dd><a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.iequatable-1">IEquatable&lt;ModelProviderDescriptor&gt;</a></dd><dt>Inherited Members</dt><dd><a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object.gettype">object.GetType()</a>, <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object.tostring">object.ToString()</a>, <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object.equals#system-object-equals(system-object)">object.Equals(object?)</a>, <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object.equals#system-object-equals(system-object-system-object)">object.Equals(object?, object?)</a>, <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object.referenceequals">object.ReferenceEquals(object?, object?)</a>, <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object.gethashcode">object.GetHashCode()</a></dd></dl>

## Constructors

### <a id="Tracon_ModelProviderDescriptor__ctor"></a> ModelProviderDescriptor\(\)

```csharp
public ModelProviderDescriptor()
```

## Properties

### <a id="Tracon_ModelProviderDescriptor_DisplayName"></a> DisplayName

The name shown in the UI.

```csharp
public string? DisplayName { get; init; }
```

#### Property Value

 [string](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string)?

### <a id="Tracon_ModelProviderDescriptor_Models"></a> Models

The models this provider offers.

```csharp
public IReadOnlyList<ModelDescriptor> Models { get; init; }
```

#### Property Value

 [IReadOnlyList](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.collections.generic.ireadonlylist\-1)<[ModelDescriptor](/api/tracon.modeldescriptor/)\>

### <a id="Tracon_ModelProviderDescriptor_Name"></a> Name

The provider name.

```csharp
public required string Name { get; init; }
```

#### Property Value

 [string](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string)

### <a id="Tracon_ModelProviderDescriptor_Status"></a> Status

The provider's last known health status.

```csharp
public ModelProviderHealthStatus Status { get; init; }
```

#### Property Value

 [ModelProviderHealthStatus](/api/tracon.modelproviderhealthstatus/)

#### Remarks

This field is filled from a **cache**; the `/api/models`
endpoint makes no network call to the provider for this field (the
default status is [ModelProviderHealthStatus.Unknown](/api/tracon.modelproviderhealthstatus/)). Use
`/api/models/health` for a live check.

## Methods

### <a id="Tracon_ModelProviderDescriptor_Equals_System_Object_"></a> Equals\(object?\)

```csharp
public override bool Equals(object? obj)
```

#### Parameters

`obj` [object](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object)?

#### Returns

 [bool](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.boolean)

### <a id="Tracon_ModelProviderDescriptor_Equals_Tracon_ModelProviderDescriptor_"></a> Equals\(ModelProviderDescriptor?\)

```csharp
public bool Equals(ModelProviderDescriptor? other)
```

#### Parameters

`other` [ModelProviderDescriptor](/api/tracon.modelproviderdescriptor/)?

#### Returns

 [bool](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.boolean)

### <a id="Tracon_ModelProviderDescriptor_GetHashCode"></a> GetHashCode\(\)

```csharp
public override int GetHashCode()
```

#### Returns

 [int](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.int32)

### <a id="Tracon_ModelProviderDescriptor_ToString"></a> ToString\(\)

```csharp
public override string ToString()
```

#### Returns

 [string](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string)

## Operators

### <a id="Tracon_ModelProviderDescriptor_op_Equality_Tracon_ModelProviderDescriptor_Tracon_ModelProviderDescriptor_"></a> operator ==\(ModelProviderDescriptor?, ModelProviderDescriptor?\)

```csharp
public static bool operator ==(ModelProviderDescriptor? left, ModelProviderDescriptor? right)
```

#### Parameters

`left` [ModelProviderDescriptor](/api/tracon.modelproviderdescriptor/)?

`right` [ModelProviderDescriptor](/api/tracon.modelproviderdescriptor/)?

#### Returns

 [bool](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.boolean)

### <a id="Tracon_ModelProviderDescriptor_op_Inequality_Tracon_ModelProviderDescriptor_Tracon_ModelProviderDescriptor_"></a> operator \!=\(ModelProviderDescriptor?, ModelProviderDescriptor?\)

```csharp
public static bool operator !=(ModelProviderDescriptor? left, ModelProviderDescriptor? right)
```

#### Parameters

`left` [ModelProviderDescriptor](/api/tracon.modelproviderdescriptor/)?

`right` [ModelProviderDescriptor](/api/tracon.modelproviderdescriptor/)?

#### Returns

 [bool](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.boolean)