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.
Install
npx skills add microsoft/skills --skill agent-framework-azure-ai-pynpx skills add microsoft/skills --skill agent-framework-azure-ai-py -a claude-code -gnpx skills add microsoft/skills --skill agent-framework-azure-ai-py -a codex -ggemini skills install https://github.com/microsoft/skills.git --path .github/plugins/azure-sdk-python/skills/agent-framework-azure-ai-pygh skill install microsoft/skills agent-framework-azure-ai-pygit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/microsoft/skills /tmp/microsoft__skills
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills ~/.agents/skills
cp -R /tmp/microsoft__skills/.github/plugins/azure-sdk-python/skills/agent-framework-azure-ai-py ~/.claude/skills/agent-framework-azure-ai-py # Claude Code
cp -R /tmp/microsoft__skills/.github/plugins/azure-sdk-python/skills/agent-framework-azure-ai-py ~/.agents/skills/agent-framework-azure-ai-py # Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Copilot, OpenCode