Azure AI Agents Persistent Java

What it does

Example prompts

• “PersistentAgentsClient”
• “persistent agents java”
• “agent threads java”
• “/azure-ai-agents-persistent-java”

Workflow steps

6 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

1. 1Create Agent
2. 2Create Thread
3. 3Add Message
4. 4Run Agent
5. 5Get Response
6. 6Cleanup

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

  No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are java, xml and bash).

  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

  Also links to:

  • central.sonatype.com
  • github.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

Azure AI Agents Persistent Java loads about 1.1k tokens when it runs, and up to ~6.8k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 73 tokens; SKILL.md has 143 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it

~73

When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches

~1.1k

With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them

~6.8k

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

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). 143 words, ~1,103 tokens.

name

azure-ai-agents-persistent-java

description

Azure AI Agents Persistent SDK for Java. Low-level SDK for creating and managing AI agents with threads, messages, runs, and tools. Triggers: "PersistentAgentsClient", "persistent agents java", "agent threads java", "agent runs java", "streaming agents java".

license

MIT

metadata.author

Microsoft

metadata.version

1.0.0

metadata.package

com.azure:azure-ai-agents-persistent

<dependency>
    <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
    <artifactId>azure-ai-agents-persistent</artifactId>
    <version>1.0.0-beta.1</version>
</dependency>

PROJECT_ENDPOINT=https://<resource>.services.ai.azure.com/api/projects/<project> # Required for project configuration
MODEL_DEPLOYMENT_NAME=gpt-4o-mini # Required for agent model selection
AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS=prod  # Required only if DefaultAzureCredential is used in production

import com.azure.ai.agents.persistent.PersistentAgentsClient;
import com.azure.ai.agents.persistent.PersistentAgentsClientBuilder;
import com.azure.core.credential.TokenCredential;
import com.azure.identity.AzureIdentityEnvVars;
import com.azure.identity.DefaultAzureCredentialBuilder;
import com.azure.identity.ManagedIdentityCredentialBuilder;

String endpoint = System.getenv("PROJECT_ENDPOINT");
TokenCredential credential = new DefaultAzureCredentialBuilder()
    .requireEnvVars(AzureIdentityEnvVars.AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS)
    .build();
// Or use a specific credential directly in production:
// See https://learn.microsoft.com/java/api/overview/azure/identity-readme?view=azure-java-stable#credential-classes
// TokenCredential credential = new ManagedIdentityCredentialBuilder().build();

PersistentAgentsClient client = new PersistentAgentsClientBuilder()
    .endpoint(endpoint)
    .credential(credential)
    .buildClient();

// Create agent with tools
PersistentAgent agent = client.createAgent(
    modelDeploymentName,
    "Math Tutor",
    "You are a personal math tutor."
);

PersistentAgentThread thread = client.createThread();

client.createMessage(
    thread.getId(),
    MessageRole.USER,
    "I need help with equations."
);

ThreadRun run = client.createRun(thread.getId(), agent.getId());

// Poll for completion
while (run.getStatus() == RunStatus.QUEUED || run.getStatus() == RunStatus.IN_PROGRESS) {
    Thread.sleep(500);
    run = client.getRun(thread.getId(), run.getId());
}

PagedIterable<PersistentThreadMessage> messages = client.listMessages(thread.getId());
for (PersistentThreadMessage message : messages) {
    System.out.println(message.getRole() + ": " + message.getContent());
}

client.deleteThread(thread.getId());
client.deleteAgent(agent.getId());

import com.azure.core.exception.HttpResponseException;

try {
    PersistentAgent agent = client.createAgent(modelName, name, instructions);
} catch (HttpResponseException e) {
    System.err.println("Error: " + e.getResponse().getStatusCode() + " - " + e.getMessage());
}

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Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file (references) in .github/plugins/azure-sdk-java/skills/azure-ai-agents-persistent-java of microsoft/skills.

• SKILL.md
• references/examples.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 354361d

Used in 6 other repositories

We found 17 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 6 other GitHub owners. This page covers the copy in microsoft/skills, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

• aiskillstore/marketplaceskills/sickn33/azure-ai-agents-persistent-java
• majiayu000/claude-skill-registryskills/api/javaskills/api/azure-ai-agents-persistent-java+1 more
• sickn33/agentic-awesome-skillsskills/azure-ai-agents-persistent-javaplugins/agentic-awesome-skills/skills/azure-ai-agents-persistent-java+1 more
• lingxling/awesome-skills-cnantigravity-awesome-skills/skills/azure-ai-agents-persistent-javaantigravity-awesome-skills/plugins/agentic-awesome-skills/skills/azure-ai-agents-persistent-java+1 more
• benjaminasterA/antigravity-awesome-skillsskills/azure-ai-agents-persistent-java
• henryalouf/ruflow.agents/skills/azure-ai-agents-persistent-java.agents/skills/antigravity-awesome-skills/skills/azure-ai-agents-persistent-java+4 more