Official agent skill

Agent Framework Azure AI Py

by microsoft in microsoft/skills

Build Azure AI Foundry agents using the Microsoft Agent Framework Python SDK (agent-framework-azure-ai).

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Install Agent Framework Azure AI Py

skills CLI
$ npx skills add microsoft/skills --skill agent-framework-azure-ai-py -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install microsoft/skills agent-framework-azure-ai-py --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/microsoft/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.github/plugins/azure-sdk-python/skills/agent-framework-azure-ai-py .claude/skills/agent-framework-azure-ai-py && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
agent-framework-azure-ai-py
GitHub stars
3.1k
Used in
1 other repo
Token cost
~3.1k tokens
SKILL.md length
343 words
Files
5 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
150
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Build Azure AI Foundry agents using the Microsoft Agent Framework Python SDK (agent-framework-azure-ai).

  • Works in 2 steps: This SDK is async-first — use async def… → Always use context managers for clients…
  • Creating persistent agents with AzureAIAgentsProvider
  • SKILL.md covers Architecture, Installation, Environment Variables and Authentication & Lifecycle, plus 7 more sections
  • Calls pip; reaches learn.microsoft.com; needs AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS

What it does

Agent Framework Azure AI Py is an agent skill from microsoft/skills, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Build Azure AI Foundry agents using the Microsoft Agent Framework Python SDK (agent-framework-azure-ai). Use when creating persistent agents with AzureAIAgentsProvider, using hosted tools (code interpreter, file search, web search), integrating MCP servers, managing conversation threads, or implementing streaming responses. Covers function tools, structured outputs, and multi-tool agents.

Its SKILL.md is about 3.1k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 5 other files, including reference files (for example `references/advanced.md`, `references/mcp.md` and `references/threads.md`).

It sits in AI & LLM Engineering, covering Building AI agents, Structured output and tool calling and LLM API integration. It works with Microsoft Azure, Azure AI Foundry, Python and Visual Studio Code. The repository describes itself as: Skills, MCP servers, Custom Agents, Agents.md for SDKs to ground Coding Agents. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Creating persistent agents with AzureAIAgentsProvider
  • Using hosted tools (code interpreter
  • Integrating MCP servers
  • Managing conversation threads

Example prompts

  • “/agent-framework-azure-ai-py”

Requirements

  • Python 3

Workflow steps

2 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. This SDK is async-first — use async def handlers and async with throughout.
  2. Always use context managers for clients and async credentials. Wrap every client in with Client(...) as client: (sync) or async with…

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 354361d. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • pip

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:

    • learn.microsoft.com

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:

    • AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Agent Framework Azure AI Py loads about 3.1k tokens when it runs, and up to ~12k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 105 tokens; SKILL.md has 343 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~105
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~3.1k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~12k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from microsoft/skills at commit 354361d, republished under its MIT licence (© microsoft). 343 words, ~3,068 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/agent-framework-azure-ai-py/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 4 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
agent-framework-azure-ai-py
description
Build Azure AI Foundry agents using the Microsoft Agent Framework Python SDK (agent-framework-azure-ai). Use when creating persistent agents with AzureAIAgentsProvider, using hosted tools (code interpreter, file search, web search), integrating MCP servers, managing conversation threads, or implementing streaming responses. Covers function tools, structured outputs, and multi-tool agents.
license
MIT
metadata.author
Microsoft
metadata.version
1.0.0
metadata.package
agent-framework-azure-ai

Agent Framework Azure Hosted Agents

Build persistent agents on Azure AI Foundry using the Microsoft Agent Framework Python SDK.

Architecture

User Query → AzureAIAgentsProvider → Azure AI Agent Service (Persistent)
                    ↓
              Agent.run() / Agent.run_stream()
                    ↓
              Tools: Functions | Hosted (Code/Search/Web) | MCP
                    ↓
              AgentThread (conversation persistence)

Installation

bash
# Full framework (recommended)
pip install agent-framework --pre

# Or Azure-specific package only
pip install agent-framework-azure-ai --pre

Environment Variables

bash
export AZURE_AI_PROJECT_ENDPOINT="https://<project>.services.ai.azure.com/api/projects/<project-id>"  # Required for all auth methods
export AZURE_AI_MODEL_DEPLOYMENT_NAME="gpt-4o-mini"  # Required for all auth methods
export BING_CONNECTION_ID="your-bing-connection-id"  # For web search
export AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS=prod # Required only if DefaultAzureCredential is used in production

Authentication & Lifecycle

🔑 Two rules apply to every code sample below:

  1. Prefer DefaultAzureCredential. It works locally (Azure CLI / VS Code / Developer CLI) and in Azure (managed identity, workload identity) with no code change. Avoid connection strings, account/API keys — they bypass Entra audit and rotation.
    • Local dev: DefaultAzureCredential works as-is.
    • Production: set AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS=prod (or AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS=<specific_credential>) to constrain the credential chain to production-safe credentials.
  2. Wrap every client in a context manager so HTTP transports, sockets, and token caches are released deterministically:
    • Sync: with <Client>(...) as client:
    • Async: async with <Client>(...) as client: and async with DefaultAzureCredential() as credential: (from azure.identity.aio)

Snippets may abbreviate this setup, but production code should always follow both rules.

python
from azure.identity.aio import AzureCliCredential, DefaultAzureCredential, ManagedIdentityCredential

# Development
credential = AzureCliCredential()

# Production
# Local dev: DefaultAzureCredential. Production: set AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS=prod or AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS=<specific_credential>
credential = DefaultAzureCredential(require_envvar=True)
# Or use a specific credential directly in production:
# See https://learn.microsoft.com/python/api/overview/azure/identity-readme?view=azure-python#credential-classes
# credential = ManagedIdentityCredential()

Core Workflow

Basic Agent
python
import asyncio
from agent_framework.azure import AzureAIAgentsProvider
from azure.identity.aio import AzureCliCredential

async def main():
    async with (
        AzureCliCredential() as credential,
        AzureAIAgentsProvider(credential=credential) as provider,
    ):
        agent = await provider.create_agent(
            name="MyAgent",
            instructions="You are a helpful assistant.",
        )
        
        result = await agent.run("Hello!")
        print(result.text)

asyncio.run(main())
Agent with Function Tools
python
from typing import Annotated
from pydantic import Field
from agent_framework.azure import AzureAIAgentsProvider
from azure.identity.aio import AzureCliCredential

def get_weather(
    location: Annotated[str, Field(description="City name to get weather for")],
) -> str:
    """Get the current weather for a location."""
    return f"Weather in {location}: 72°F, sunny"

def get_current_time() -> str:
    """Get the current UTC time."""
    from datetime import datetime, timezone
    return datetime.now(timezone.utc).strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S UTC")

async def main():
    async with (
        AzureCliCredential() as credential,
        AzureAIAgentsProvider(credential=credential) as provider,
    ):
        agent = await provider.create_agent(
            name="WeatherAgent",
            instructions="You help with weather and time queries.",
            tools=[get_weather, get_current_time],  # Pass functions directly
        )
        
        result = await agent.run("What's the weather in Seattle?")
        print(result.text)
Agent with Hosted Tools
python
from agent_framework import (
    HostedCodeInterpreterTool,
    HostedFileSearchTool,
    HostedWebSearchTool,
)
from agent_framework.azure import AzureAIAgentsProvider
from azure.identity.aio import AzureCliCredential

async def main():
    async with (
        AzureCliCredential() as credential,
        AzureAIAgentsProvider(credential=credential) as provider,
    ):
        agent = await provider.create_agent(
            name="MultiToolAgent",
            instructions="You can execute code, search files, and search the web.",
            tools=[
                HostedCodeInterpreterTool(),
                HostedWebSearchTool(name="Bing"),
            ],
        )
        
        result = await agent.run("Calculate the factorial of 20 in Python")
        print(result.text)
Streaming Responses
python
async def main():
    async with (
        AzureCliCredential() as credential,
        AzureAIAgentsProvider(credential=credential) as provider,
    ):
        agent = await provider.create_agent(
            name="StreamingAgent",
            instructions="You are a helpful assistant.",
        )
        
        print("Agent: ", end="", flush=True)
        async for chunk in agent.run_stream("Tell me a short story"):
            if chunk.text:
                print(chunk.text, end="", flush=True)
        print()
Conversation Threads
python
from agent_framework.azure import AzureAIAgentsProvider
from azure.identity.aio import AzureCliCredential

async def main():
    async with (
        AzureCliCredential() as credential,
        AzureAIAgentsProvider(credential=credential) as provider,
    ):
        agent = await provider.create_agent(
            name="ChatAgent",
            instructions="You are a helpful assistant.",
            tools=[get_weather],
        )
        
        # Create thread for conversation persistence
        thread = agent.get_new_thread()
        
        # First turn
        result1 = await agent.run("What's the weather in Seattle?", thread=thread)
        print(f"Agent: {result1.text}")
        
        # Second turn - context is maintained
        result2 = await agent.run("What about Portland?", thread=thread)
        print(f"Agent: {result2.text}")
        
        # Save thread ID for later resumption
        print(f"Conversation ID: {thread.conversation_id}")
Structured Outputs
python
from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict
from agent_framework.azure import AzureAIAgentsProvider
from azure.identity.aio import AzureCliCredential

class WeatherResponse(BaseModel):
    model_config = ConfigDict(extra="forbid")
    
    location: str
    temperature: float
    unit: str
    conditions: str

async def main():
    async with (
        AzureCliCredential() as credential,
        AzureAIAgentsProvider(credential=credential) as provider,
    ):
        agent = await provider.create_agent(
            name="StructuredAgent",
            instructions="Provide weather information in structured format.",
            response_format=WeatherResponse,
        )
        
        result = await agent.run("Weather in Seattle?")
        weather = WeatherResponse.model_validate_json(result.text)
        print(f"{weather.location}: {weather.temperature}°{weather.unit}")

Provider Methods

MethodDescription
create_agent()Create new agent on Azure AI service
get_agent(agent_id)Retrieve existing agent by ID
as_agent(sdk_agent)Wrap SDK Agent object (no HTTP call)

Hosted Tools Quick Reference

ToolImportPurpose
HostedCodeInterpreterToolfrom agent_framework import HostedCodeInterpreterToolExecute Python code
HostedFileSearchToolfrom agent_framework import HostedFileSearchToolSearch vector stores
HostedWebSearchToolfrom agent_framework import HostedWebSearchToolBing web search
HostedMCPToolfrom agent_framework import HostedMCPToolService-managed MCP
MCPStreamableHTTPToolfrom agent_framework import MCPStreamableHTTPToolClient-managed MCP

Complete Example

python
import asyncio
from typing import Annotated
from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
from agent_framework import (
    HostedCodeInterpreterTool,
    HostedWebSearchTool,
    MCPStreamableHTTPTool,
)
from agent_framework.azure import AzureAIAgentsProvider
from azure.identity.aio import AzureCliCredential


def get_weather(
    location: Annotated[str, Field(description="City name")],
) -> str:
    """Get weather for a location."""
    return f"Weather in {location}: 72°F, sunny"


class AnalysisResult(BaseModel):
    summary: str
    key_findings: list[str]
    confidence: float


async def main():
    async with (
        AzureCliCredential() as credential,
        MCPStreamableHTTPTool(
            name="Docs MCP",
            url="https://learn.microsoft.com/api/mcp",
        ) as mcp_tool,
        AzureAIAgentsProvider(credential=credential) as provider,
    ):
        agent = await provider.create_agent(
            name="ResearchAssistant",
            instructions="You are a research assistant with multiple capabilities.",
            tools=[
                get_weather,
                HostedCodeInterpreterTool(),
                HostedWebSearchTool(name="Bing"),
                mcp_tool,
            ],
        )
        
        thread = agent.get_new_thread()
        
        # Non-streaming
        result = await agent.run(
            "Search for Python best practices and summarize",
            thread=thread,
        )
        print(f"Response: {result.text}")
        
        # Streaming
        print("\nStreaming: ", end="")
        async for chunk in agent.run_stream("Continue with examples", thread=thread):
            if chunk.text:
                print(chunk.text, end="", flush=True)
        print()
        
        # Structured output
        result = await agent.run(
            "Analyze findings",
            thread=thread,
            response_format=AnalysisResult,
        )
        analysis = AnalysisResult.model_validate_json(result.text)
        print(f"\nConfidence: {analysis.confidence}")


if __name__ == "__main__":
    asyncio.run(main())

Conventions

  • Always use async context managers: async with provider:
  • Pass functions directly to tools= parameter (auto-converted to AIFunction)
  • Use Annotated[type, Field(description=...)] for function parameters
  • Use get_new_thread() for multi-turn conversations
  • Prefer HostedMCPTool for service-managed MCP, MCPStreamableHTTPTool for client-managed

Best Practices

  1. This SDK is async-first — use async def handlers and async with throughout.
  2. Always use context managers for clients and async credentials. Wrap every client in with Client(...) as client: (sync) or async with Client(...) as client: (async). For async DefaultAzureCredential from azure.identity.aio, also use async with credential: so tokens and transports are cleaned up.

Reference Files

© microsoft, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 4 other files (references) in .github/plugins/azure-sdk-python/skills/agent-framework-azure-ai-py of microsoft/skills.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/advanced.md
  • references/mcp.md
  • references/threads.md
  • references/tools.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 354361d

Used in 1 other repository

We found 2 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in microsoft/skills, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Questions about Agent Framework Azure AI Py

What does Agent Framework Azure AI Py do?

Build Azure AI Foundry agents using the Microsoft Agent Framework Python SDK (agent-framework-azure-ai). Agent Framework Azure AI Py is an agent skill from microsoft/skills, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Build Azure AI Foundry agents using the Microsoft Agent Framework Python SDK (agent-framework-azure-ai).

When should I use Agent Framework Azure AI Py?

Agent Framework Azure AI Py fits situations like: creating persistent agents with AzureAIAgentsProvider; using hosted tools (code interpreter; integrating MCP servers; managing conversation threads.

How do I install Agent Framework Azure AI Py in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add microsoft/skills --skill agent-framework-azure-ai-py -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.github/plugins/azure-sdk-python/skills/agent-framework-azure-ai-py in microsoft/skills) into .claude/skills/agent-framework-azure-ai-py in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Agent Framework Azure AI Py in Codex?

Run `npx skills add microsoft/skills --skill agent-framework-azure-ai-py -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.github/plugins/azure-sdk-python/skills/agent-framework-azure-ai-py in microsoft/skills) into .agents/skills/agent-framework-azure-ai-py in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Agent Framework Azure AI Py in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add microsoft/skills --skill agent-framework-azure-ai-py -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/agent-framework-azure-ai-py, .gemini/skills/agent-framework-azure-ai-py, .github/skills/agent-framework-azure-ai-py and .opencode/skills/agent-framework-azure-ai-py in your project.

What does Agent Framework Azure AI Py need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Agent Framework Azure AI Py needs the command-line tools its instructions call (pip) and credentials named AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS. Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Agent Framework Azure AI Py access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. In commands or code: learn.microsoft.com; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Agent Framework Azure AI Py safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Agent Framework Azure AI Py use?

Agent Framework Azure AI Py is published under the MIT licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Agent Framework Azure AI Py use?

About 3.1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 12k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 9.1k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Agent Framework Azure AI Py?

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Who maintains Agent Framework Azure AI Py?

microsoft (a GitHub organization, an official publisher) maintains it in microsoft/skills, which has 3,091 GitHub stars. The repository holds 150 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 6, 2026.

Source: microsoft/skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.