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Build Azure AI Foundry agents using the Microsoft Agent Framework Python SDK (agent-framework-azure-ai).
Passed 23 of 23 test cases with the skill, and 6 of 23 without it.
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We already received an SDK agent object from a lower-level Azure call and want to wrap it into a framework Agent instance without issuing an additional HTTP network call to create a new agent. Which method on the provider allows wrapping an existing SDK agent object?
| Checked | Without skill | With skill |
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| calls provider.as_agent(sdk_agent) to wrap an existing SDK agent object | Missed | Passed |
| avoids making additional HTTP network calls when wrapping existing agents | Passed | Passed |
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Build persistent agents on Azure AI Foundry using the Microsoft Agent Framework Python SDK.
User Query → AzureAIAgentsProvider → Azure AI Agent Service (Persistent)
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Agent.run() / Agent.run_stream()
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Tools: Functions | Hosted (Code/Search/Web) | MCP
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AgentThread (conversation persistence)
# Full framework (recommended)
pip install agent-framework --pre
# Or Azure-specific package only
pip install agent-framework-azure-ai --pre
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
🔑 Two rules apply to every code sample below:
- 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.
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