agent-framework-azure-ai-py - Build Azure AI Foundry Agents with Microsoft Agent Framework Python SDK
Build persistent agents on Azure AI Foundry using the Microsoft Agent Framework Python SDK with hosted tools, MCP servers, function tools, conversation threads, and streaming responses.
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Updated: 2026-06-30Capabilities
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What this skill does
- Create persistent Azure AI agents
- Attach function tools to agents
- Use hosted code interpreter tool
- Use hosted file search tool
- Use hosted web search tool
- Integrate MCP servers
- Manage conversation threads
- Stream agent responses
- Retrieve existing agent by ID
- Produce structured output responses
Inputs
- Azure AI project endpoint
- Azure AI model deployment name
- Azure credentials
- Bing connection ID
- Function tool definitions
- MCP server URL
Outputs
- Agent text responses
- Structured output JSON objects
- Streaming text chunks
- Conversation thread IDs
Requirements
- Python environment with agent-framework-azure-ai package
- Azure AI Foundry project
- Azure credentials (AzureCliCredential or DefaultAzureCredential)
- Azure AI model deployment (e.g., gpt-4o-mini)
- Bing connection for web search tool