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diff --git a/test_samples/tethered-agent/env.TEMPLATE b/test_samples/tethered-agent/env.TEMPLATE
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+
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diff --git a/test_samples/tethered-agent/requirements.txt b/test_samples/tethered-agent/requirements.txt
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+python-dotenv
+aiohttp
+microsoft-agents-hosting-aiohttp
+microsoft-agents-hosting-core
+microsoft-agents-authentication-msal
+microsoft-agents-activity
+tethered
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diff --git a/test_samples/tethered-agent/src/__init__.py b/test_samples/tethered-agent/src/__init__.py
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diff --git a/test_samples/tethered-agent/src/agent.py b/test_samples/tethered-agent/src/agent.py
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+# Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+# Licensed under the MIT License.
+
+import aiohttp
+
+from os import environ, path
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+from microsoft_agents.activity import load_configuration_from_env
+from microsoft_agents.authentication.msal import (
+    MsalConnectionManager,
+)
+from microsoft_agents.hosting.core import (
+    AgentApplication,
+    TurnState,
+    TurnContext,
+    MemoryStorage,
+)
+from microsoft_agents.hosting.aiohttp import CloudAdapter
+from microsoft_agents.hosting.core.app.oauth.authorization import Authorization
+
+load_dotenv()
+
+agents_sdk_config = load_configuration_from_env(environ)
+
+STORAGE = MemoryStorage()
+CONNECTION_MANAGER = MsalConnectionManager(**agents_sdk_config)
+ADAPTER = CloudAdapter(connection_manager=CONNECTION_MANAGER)
+
+AUTHORIZATION = Authorization(STORAGE, CONNECTION_MANAGER, **agents_sdk_config)
+
+AGENT_APP = AgentApplication[TurnState](
+    storage=STORAGE, adapter=ADAPTER, authorization=AUTHORIZATION, **agents_sdk_config
+)
+
+
+@AGENT_APP.conversation_update("membersAdded")
+@AGENT_APP.message("/help")
+async def _help(context: TurnContext, _state: TurnState):
+    await context.send_activity(
+        "Welcome to the Echo Agent sample 🚀. "
+        "Type /help for help or send a message to see the echo feature in action."
+    )
+
+@AGENT_APP.message("/get")
+async def _get(context: TurnContext, _state: TurnState):
+    async with aiohttp.ClientSession() as session:
+        async with session.get("https://www.bing.com") as response:
+            await context.send_activity(
+                f"This is a GET request. You can use this to retrieve information. Status: {response.status}"
+            )
+
+@AGENT_APP.activity("message")
+async def on_message(context: TurnContext, _):
+    await context.send_activity(f"you said: {context.activity.text}")
diff --git a/test_samples/tethered-agent/src/main.py b/test_samples/tethered-agent/src/main.py
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+import tethered
+
+tethered.activate(allow=[
+    "login.microsoftonline.com",
+    "login.botframework.*",
+    "api.botframework.*",
+    "www.botframework.",
+])
+
+from .agent import AGENT_APP, CONNECTION_MANAGER
+from .start_server import start_server
+
+start_server(
+    agent_application=AGENT_APP,
+    auth_configuration=CONNECTION_MANAGER.get_default_connection_configuration(),
+)
diff --git a/test_samples/tethered-agent/src/start_server.py b/test_samples/tethered-agent/src/start_server.py
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+from os import environ
+from microsoft_agents.hosting.core import AgentApplication, AgentAuthConfiguration
+from microsoft_agents.hosting.aiohttp import (
+    start_agent_process,
+    jwt_authorization_middleware,
+    CloudAdapter,
+)
+from aiohttp.web import Request, Response, Application, run_app
+
+
+def start_server(
+    agent_application: AgentApplication, auth_configuration: AgentAuthConfiguration
+):
+    async def entry_point(req: Request) -> Response:
+        agent: AgentApplication = req.app["agent_app"]
+        adapter: CloudAdapter = req.app["adapter"]
+        return await start_agent_process(
+            req,
+            agent,
+            adapter,
+        )
+
+    APP = Application(middlewares=[jwt_authorization_middleware])
+    APP.router.add_post("/api/messages", entry_point)
+    APP["agent_configuration"] = auth_configuration
+    APP["agent_app"] = agent_application
+    APP["adapter"] = agent_application.adapter
+
+    try:
+        run_app(APP, host="localhost", port=environ.get("PORT", 3978))
+    except Exception as error:
+        raise error