Python: Add base_url parameter to AnthropicClient and RawAnthropicClient (#5685)

* feat(anthropic): add base_url parameter to AnthropicClient and RawAnthropicClient

Add base_url support to AnthropicSettings TypedDict, RawAnthropicClient,
and AnthropicClient so users can point the client at Foundry or other
Anthropic-compatible endpoints without having to construct AsyncAnthropic
manually.

- Add base_url field to AnthropicSettings (resolved from ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL env var)
- Add base_url parameter to RawAnthropicClient.__init__ and pass it to AsyncAnthropic
- Add base_url parameter to AnthropicClient.__init__ and forward to super
- Add unit tests for base_url on both client classes

Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

* Python: Add `base_url` parameter to `AnthropicClient` and `RawAnthropicClient`

Fixes #5683

* test: add ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL env fallback tests for issue #5683

Add unit tests verifying that both AnthropicClient and RawAnthropicClient
pick up base_url from the ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL environment variable via
load_settings when base_url is not passed explicitly as a constructor arg.

Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

* test(anthropic): explicit base_url kwarg beats ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL env var (#5683)

Add regression tests asserting that when both ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL is set
in the environment *and* an explicit base_url kwarg is passed to
AnthropicClient / RawAnthropicClient, the explicit kwarg wins.

This closes the priority-ordering contract (explicit arg > env var) that
the existing tests left implicit.

Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

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Co-authored-by: Copilot <copilot@github.com>
Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

python/packages/anthropic/agent_framework_anthropic/_chat_client.py

@@ -216,10 +216,12 @@ class AnthropicSettings(TypedDict, total=False):
     Keys:
         api_key: The Anthropic API key.
         chat_model: The Anthropic chat model.
+        base_url: Optional base URL for the Anthropic API endpoint.
     """
 
     api_key: SecretString | None
     chat_model: str | None
+    base_url: str | None
 
 
 class RawAnthropicClient(
@@ -248,6 +250,7 @@ class RawAnthropicClient(
         *,
         api_key: str | None = None,
         model: str | None = None,
+        base_url: str | None = None,
         anthropic_client: AnthropicAsyncClient | None = None,
         additional_beta_flags: list[str] | None = None,
         additional_properties: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
@@ -259,6 +262,8 @@ class RawAnthropicClient(
         Keyword Args:
             api_key: The Anthropic API key to use for authentication.
             model: The model to use.
+            base_url: Optional base URL for the Anthropic API endpoint. Useful for Foundry or
+                other compatible deployments. Falls back to ``ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL`` env variable.
             anthropic_client: An existing Anthropic client to use. If not provided, one will be created.
                 This can be used to further configure the client before passing it in.
                 For instance if you need to set a different base_url for testing or private deployments.
@@ -284,6 +289,13 @@ class RawAnthropicClient(
                     api_key="your_anthropic_api_key",
                 )
 
+                # Or with a custom base URL (e.g. for Foundry-compatible endpoints)
+                client = RawAnthropicClient(
+                    model="claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929",
+                    api_key="your_anthropic_api_key",
+                    base_url="https://custom-anthropic-endpoint.com",
+                )
+
                 # Or loading from a .env file
                 client = RawAnthropicClient(env_file_path="path/to/.env")
 
@@ -316,12 +328,14 @@ class RawAnthropicClient(
             env_prefix="ANTHROPIC_",
             api_key=api_key,
             chat_model=model,
+            base_url=base_url,
             env_file_path=env_file_path,
             env_file_encoding=env_file_encoding,
         )
 
         api_key_secret = anthropic_settings.get("api_key")
         model_setting = anthropic_settings.get("chat_model")
+        base_url_setting = anthropic_settings.get("base_url")
 
         if anthropic_client is None:
             if api_key_secret is None:
@@ -332,6 +346,7 @@ class RawAnthropicClient(
 
             anthropic_client = AsyncAnthropic(
                 api_key=api_key_secret.get_secret_value(),
+                base_url=base_url_setting,
                 default_headers={"User-Agent": get_user_agent()},
             )
 
@@ -1409,6 +1424,7 @@ class AnthropicClient(
         *,
         api_key: str | None = None,
         model: str | None = None,
+        base_url: str | None = None,
         anthropic_client: AnthropicAsyncClient | None = None,
         additional_beta_flags: list[str] | None = None,
         additional_properties: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
@@ -1422,6 +1438,8 @@ class AnthropicClient(
         Keyword Args:
             api_key: The Anthropic API key to use for authentication.
             model: The model to use.
+            base_url: Optional base URL for the Anthropic API endpoint. Useful for Foundry or
+                other compatible deployments. Falls back to ``ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL`` env variable.
             anthropic_client: An existing Anthropic client to use. If not provided, one will be created.
                 This can be used to further configure the client before passing it in.
                 For instance if you need to set a different base_url for testing or private deployments.
@@ -1448,6 +1466,13 @@ class AnthropicClient(
                     api_key="your_anthropic_api_key",
                 )
 
+                # Or with a custom base URL (e.g. for Foundry-compatible endpoints)
+                client = AnthropicClient(
+                    model="claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929",
+                    api_key="your_anthropic_api_key",
+                    base_url="https://custom-anthropic-endpoint.com",
+                )
+
                 # Or loading from a .env file
                 client = AnthropicClient(env_file_path="path/to/.env")
 
@@ -1477,6 +1502,7 @@ class AnthropicClient(
         super().__init__(
             api_key=api_key,
             model=model,
+            base_url=base_url,
             anthropic_client=anthropic_client,
             additional_beta_flags=additional_beta_flags,
             additional_properties=additional_properties,

python/packages/anthropic/tests/test_anthropic_client.py

@@ -149,6 +149,108 @@ def test_anthropic_client_init_auto_create_client(
     assert client.model == anthropic_unit_test_env["ANTHROPIC_CHAT_MODEL"]
 
 
+def test_anthropic_client_init_with_base_url(
+    anthropic_unit_test_env: dict[str, str],
+) -> None:
+    """Test AnthropicClient accepts a base_url and passes it to the underlying AsyncAnthropic client."""
+    custom_url = "https://custom-anthropic-endpoint.com"
+    client = AnthropicClient(
+        api_key=anthropic_unit_test_env["ANTHROPIC_API_KEY"],
+        model=anthropic_unit_test_env["ANTHROPIC_CHAT_MODEL"],
+        base_url=custom_url,
+    )
+
+    assert custom_url in str(client.anthropic_client.base_url)
+
+
+def test_raw_anthropic_client_init_with_base_url(
+    anthropic_unit_test_env: dict[str, str],
+) -> None:
+    """Test RawAnthropicClient accepts a base_url and passes it to the underlying AsyncAnthropic client."""
+    custom_url = "https://custom-anthropic-endpoint.com"
+    client = RawAnthropicClient(
+        api_key=anthropic_unit_test_env["ANTHROPIC_API_KEY"],
+        model=anthropic_unit_test_env["ANTHROPIC_CHAT_MODEL"],
+        base_url=custom_url,
+    )
+
+    assert custom_url in str(client.anthropic_client.base_url)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "override_env_param_dict",
+    [{"ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL": "https://env-base-url.example.com"}],
+    indirect=True,
+)
+def test_anthropic_client_init_base_url_from_env(
+    anthropic_unit_test_env: dict[str, str],
+) -> None:
+    """Test AnthropicClient picks up base_url from ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL env variable when not passed explicitly."""
+    client = AnthropicClient(
+        api_key=anthropic_unit_test_env["ANTHROPIC_API_KEY"],
+        model=anthropic_unit_test_env["ANTHROPIC_CHAT_MODEL"],
+    )
+
+    assert anthropic_unit_test_env["ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL"] in str(client.anthropic_client.base_url)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "override_env_param_dict",
+    [{"ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL": "https://env-base-url.example.com"}],
+    indirect=True,
+)
+def test_raw_anthropic_client_init_base_url_from_env(
+    anthropic_unit_test_env: dict[str, str],
+) -> None:
+    """Test RawAnthropicClient picks up base_url from ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL env variable when not passed explicitly."""
+    client = RawAnthropicClient(
+        api_key=anthropic_unit_test_env["ANTHROPIC_API_KEY"],
+        model=anthropic_unit_test_env["ANTHROPIC_CHAT_MODEL"],
+    )
+
+    assert anthropic_unit_test_env["ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL"] in str(client.anthropic_client.base_url)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "override_env_param_dict",
+    [{"ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL": "https://env-base-url.example.com"}],
+    indirect=True,
+)
+def test_anthropic_client_init_explicit_base_url_wins_over_env(
+    anthropic_unit_test_env: dict[str, str],
+) -> None:
+    """Test that an explicit base_url kwarg takes priority over ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL env variable."""
+    explicit_url = "https://explicit-endpoint.example.com"
+    client = AnthropicClient(
+        api_key=anthropic_unit_test_env["ANTHROPIC_API_KEY"],
+        model=anthropic_unit_test_env["ANTHROPIC_CHAT_MODEL"],
+        base_url=explicit_url,
+    )
+
+    assert explicit_url in str(client.anthropic_client.base_url)
+    assert anthropic_unit_test_env["ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL"] not in str(client.anthropic_client.base_url)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "override_env_param_dict",
+    [{"ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL": "https://env-base-url.example.com"}],
+    indirect=True,
+)
+def test_raw_anthropic_client_init_explicit_base_url_wins_over_env(
+    anthropic_unit_test_env: dict[str, str],
+) -> None:
+    """Test that an explicit base_url kwarg takes priority over ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL env variable."""
+    explicit_url = "https://explicit-endpoint.example.com"
+    client = RawAnthropicClient(
+        api_key=anthropic_unit_test_env["ANTHROPIC_API_KEY"],
+        model=anthropic_unit_test_env["ANTHROPIC_CHAT_MODEL"],
+        base_url=explicit_url,
+    )
+
+    assert explicit_url in str(client.anthropic_client.base_url)
+    assert anthropic_unit_test_env["ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL"] not in str(client.anthropic_client.base_url)
+
+
 def test_anthropic_client_init_missing_api_key() -> None:
     """Test AnthropicClient initialization when API key is missing."""
     with patch("agent_framework_anthropic._chat_client.load_settings") as mock_load:

python/packages/core/agent_framework/__init__.py

@@ -352,8 +352,8 @@ __all__ = [
     "ContinuationToken",
     "ConversationSplit",
     "ConversationSplitter",
-    "Default",
     "DeduplicatingSkillsSource",
+    "Default",
     "DelegatingSkillsSource",
     "Edge",
     "EdgeCondition",

python/packages/core/agent_framework/_skills.py

@@ -446,14 +446,10 @@ class FileSkillScript(SkillScript):
         """
         if not isinstance(skill, FileSkill):
             raise TypeError(
-                f"File-based script '{self.name}' requires a FileSkill "
-                f"but received '{type(skill).__name__}'."
+                f"File-based script '{self.name}' requires a FileSkill but received '{type(skill).__name__}'."
             )
         if self._runner is None:
-            raise ValueError(
-                f"Script '{self.name}' requires a runner. "
-                "Provide a script_runner for file-based scripts."
-            )
+            raise ValueError(f"Script '{self.name}' requires a runner. Provide a script_runner for file-based scripts.")
         result = self._runner(skill, self, args)
         if inspect.isawaitable(result):
             return await result
@@ -570,8 +566,7 @@ def _validate_skill_description(name: str, description: str) -> None:
         raise ValueError("Skill description cannot be empty.")
     if len(description) > MAX_DESCRIPTION_LENGTH:
         raise ValueError(
-            f"Skill '{name}' has an invalid description: "
-            f"Must be {MAX_DESCRIPTION_LENGTH} characters or fewer."
+            f"Skill '{name}' has an invalid description: Must be {MAX_DESCRIPTION_LENGTH} characters or fewer."
         )
 
 
@@ -1993,10 +1988,7 @@ class FileSkillsSource(SkillsSource):
             raise ValueError(f"Resource file '{resource_name}' not found in skill directory '{skill_dir}'.")
 
         if FileSkillsSource._has_symlink_in_path(resource_full_path, root_directory_path):
-            raise ValueError(
-                f"Resource file '{resource_name}' "
-                "has a symlink in its path; symlinks are not allowed."
-            )
+            raise ValueError(f"Resource file '{resource_name}' has a symlink in its path; symlinks are not allowed.")
 
         return resource_full_path
 

python/packages/core/tests/core/test_skills.py

@@ -1190,7 +1190,9 @@ class TestSkillsProviderCodeSkill:
 
         provider = SkillsProvider([skill])
         await _init_provider(provider)
-        result = await provider._read_skill_resource(_raw_skills(provider), "prog-skill", "get_user_data", auth_token="abc")
+        result = await provider._read_skill_resource(
+            _raw_skills(provider), "prog-skill", "get_user_data", auth_token="abc"
+        )
         assert result == "data with token=abc"
 
     async def test_read_callable_resource_without_kwargs_ignores_extra_args(self) -> None:
@@ -2059,6 +2061,7 @@ class TestSkillResourceRead:
 
     async def test_read_async_function(self) -> None:
         """read() awaits an async function and returns its result."""
+
         async def get_data() -> str:
             return "async result"
 
@@ -2068,6 +2071,7 @@ class TestSkillResourceRead:
 
     async def test_read_function_with_kwargs(self) -> None:
         """read() forwards kwargs to functions that accept them."""
+
         def get_config(**kwargs: Any) -> str:
             return f"user={kwargs.get('user_id')}"
 
@@ -2077,6 +2081,7 @@ class TestSkillResourceRead:
 
     async def test_read_async_function_with_kwargs(self) -> None:
         """read() forwards kwargs to async functions that accept them."""
+
         async def get_config(**kwargs: Any) -> str:
             return f"user={kwargs.get('user_id')}"
 
@@ -2086,6 +2091,7 @@ class TestSkillResourceRead:
 
     async def test_read_function_without_kwargs_ignores_extra(self) -> None:
         """read() does not pass kwargs to functions that don't accept them."""
+
         def simple() -> str:
             return "fixed"
 
@@ -2095,6 +2101,7 @@ class TestSkillResourceRead:
 
     async def test_read_function_raises_propagates(self) -> None:
         """read() propagates exceptions from the function."""
+
         def failing() -> str:
             raise RuntimeError("boom")
 
@@ -2747,6 +2754,7 @@ class TestSkillsProviderFactories:
 
     async def test_code_script_returns_object(self) -> None:
         """Code-defined scripts can return non-string objects."""
+
         def returns_dict() -> dict:
             return {"status": "ok", "value": 42}
 
@@ -2855,8 +2863,8 @@ class TestSkillsProviderFactories:
 
         provider = SkillsProvider([skill])
         await _init_provider(provider)
-        result = await provider._run_skill_script(_raw_skills(provider),
-            "my-skill", "process", args={"mode": "llm-value"}, mode="runtime-value"
+        result = await provider._run_skill_script(
+            _raw_skills(provider), "my-skill", "process", args={"mode": "llm-value"}, mode="runtime-value"
         )
         assert "Error" in result
 
@@ -2946,6 +2954,7 @@ class TestSkillsProviderFactories:
 
     async def test_code_script_exception_returns_error(self) -> None:
         """A code script function that raises should return an error string."""
+
         def failing_script() -> str:
             raise RuntimeError("Something went wrong")
 
@@ -3170,6 +3179,7 @@ class TestLoadSkillWithScripts:
 
     async def test_code_skill_scripts_element_contains_parameters(self) -> None:
         """Scripts XML includes parameters schema when the function has typed parameters."""
+
         def analyze(query: str, limit: int = 10) -> str:
             return "result"
 
@@ -3755,9 +3765,7 @@ class TestSourceComposition:
         )
         (skill_dir / "run.py").write_text("print('hi')", encoding="utf-8")
 
-        source = DeduplicatingSkillsSource(
-            FileSkillsSource(str(tmp_path), script_runner=_noop_script_runner)
-        )
+        source = DeduplicatingSkillsSource(FileSkillsSource(str(tmp_path), script_runner=_noop_script_runner))
         provider = SkillsProvider(source)
         await _init_provider(provider)
         assert "my-skill" in _ctx(provider)[0]
@@ -3798,9 +3806,7 @@ class TestSourceComposition:
             call_log.append("source")
             return "source"
 
-        source = DeduplicatingSkillsSource(
-            FileSkillsSource(str(tmp_path), script_runner=source_runner)
-        )
+        source = DeduplicatingSkillsSource(FileSkillsSource(str(tmp_path), script_runner=source_runner))
         provider = SkillsProvider(source)
         await _init_provider(provider)