Merge branch 'main' into feature/python-foundry-hosted-agent-vnext

python/packages/core/agent_framework/_feature_stage.py

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ class ExperimentalFeature(str, Enum):
     EVALS = "EVALS"
     FILE_HISTORY = "FILE_HISTORY"
     SKILLS = "SKILLS"
+    TOOLBOXES = "TOOLBOXES"
 
 
 class ReleaseCandidateFeature(str, Enum):

python/packages/core/agent_framework/_tools.py

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from collections.abc import (
     AsyncIterable,
     Awaitable,
     Callable,
+    Iterable,
     Mapping,
     Sequence,
 )
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger("agent_framework")
 DEFAULT_MAX_ITERATIONS: Final[int] = 40
 DEFAULT_MAX_CONSECUTIVE_ERRORS_PER_REQUEST: Final[int] = 3
 SHELL_TOOL_KIND_VALUE: Final[str] = "shell"
+ApprovalMode: TypeAlias = Literal["always_require", "never_require"]
 ChatClientT = TypeVar("ChatClientT", bound="SupportsChatGetResponse[Any]")
 ResponseModelBoundT = TypeVar("ResponseModelBoundT", bound=BaseModel)
 
@@ -270,7 +272,7 @@ class FunctionTool(SerializationMixin):
         *,
         name: str,
         description: str = "",
-        approval_mode: Literal["always_require", "never_require"] | None = None,
+        approval_mode: ApprovalMode | None = None,
         kind: str | None = None,
         max_invocations: int | None = None,
         max_invocation_exceptions: int | None = None,
@@ -858,6 +860,15 @@ def normalize_tools(
     Returns:
         A normalized list where callable inputs are converted to ``FunctionTool``
         using :func:`tool`, and existing tool objects are passed through unchanged.
+
+    Tool-collection wrappers are flattened in two forms:
+
+    - non-tool, non-callable iterables
+    - mapping-like objects that expose a ``.tools`` collection (for example
+      ``ToolboxVersionObject`` from azure-ai-projects)
+
+    This lets callers write ``tools=[toolbox, my_func]`` and have the
+    toolbox's contents spread in alongside individual tools.
     """
     if not tools:
         return []
@@ -882,6 +893,24 @@ def normalize_tools(
         if callable(tool_item):  # type: ignore[reportUnknownArgumentType]
             normalized.append(tool(tool_item))
             continue
+        # Mapping-like tool collections (for example ToolboxVersionObject) are
+        # not flattened by the generic Iterable branch below because they are
+        # also Mapping instances. If they expose a ``tools`` collection, spread
+        # that collection into the normalized list.
+        collection_tools = getattr(tool_item, "tools", None)  # type: ignore[reportUnknownArgumentType]
+        if isinstance(collection_tools, Iterable) and not isinstance(
+            collection_tools, (str, bytes, bytearray, Mapping)
+        ):
+            normalized.extend(normalize_tools(list(collection_tools)))  # type: ignore[reportUnknownArgumentType]
+            continue
+        # Tool-collection wrapper (e.g. FoundryToolbox): a non-tool, non-callable
+        # iterable. Flatten its contents so ``tools=[toolbox, my_func]`` works.
+        # Strings, mappings, and Pydantic BaseModel are excluded — BaseModel
+        # instances iterate over (field, value) tuples, not tools, so they
+        # should pass through as leaf tool specs (handled below).
+        if isinstance(tool_item, Iterable) and not isinstance(tool_item, (str, bytes, bytearray, Mapping, BaseModel)):
+            normalized.extend(normalize_tools(list(tool_item)))  # type: ignore[reportUnknownArgumentType]
+            continue
         normalized.append(tool_item)  # type: ignore[reportUnknownArgumentType]
     return normalized
 
@@ -1033,7 +1062,7 @@ def tool(
     name: str | None = None,
     description: str | None = None,
     schema: type[BaseModel] | Mapping[str, Any] | None = None,
-    approval_mode: Literal["always_require", "never_require"] | None = None,
+    approval_mode: ApprovalMode | None = None,
     kind: str | None = None,
     max_invocations: int | None = None,
     max_invocation_exceptions: int | None = None,
@@ -1049,7 +1078,7 @@ def tool(
     name: str | None = None,
     description: str | None = None,
     schema: type[BaseModel] | Mapping[str, Any] | None = None,
-    approval_mode: Literal["always_require", "never_require"] | None = None,
+    approval_mode: ApprovalMode | None = None,
     kind: str | None = None,
     max_invocations: int | None = None,
     max_invocation_exceptions: int | None = None,
@@ -1064,7 +1093,7 @@ def tool(
     name: str | None = None,
     description: str | None = None,
     schema: type[BaseModel] | Mapping[str, Any] | None = None,
-    approval_mode: Literal["always_require", "never_require"] | None = None,
+    approval_mode: ApprovalMode | None = None,
     kind: str | None = None,
     max_invocations: int | None = None,
     max_invocation_exceptions: int | None = None,

python/packages/core/agent_framework/_types.py

@@ -351,6 +351,8 @@ ContentType = Literal[
     "image_generation_tool_result",
     "mcp_server_tool_call",
     "mcp_server_tool_result",
+    "search_tool_call",
+    "search_tool_result",
     "shell_tool_call",
     "shell_tool_result",
     "shell_command_output",
@@ -864,6 +866,56 @@ class Content:
             raw_representation=raw_representation,
         )
 
+    @classmethod
+    def from_search_tool_call(
+        cls: type[ContentT],
+        call_id: str,
+        *,
+        tool_name: str,
+        arguments: str | Mapping[str, Any] | None = None,
+        status: str | None = None,
+        annotations: Sequence[Annotation] | None = None,
+        additional_properties: MutableMapping[str, Any] | None = None,
+        raw_representation: Any = None,
+    ) -> ContentT:
+        """Create search tool call content."""
+        return cls(
+            "search_tool_call",
+            call_id=call_id,
+            tool_name=tool_name,
+            arguments=arguments,
+            status=status,
+            annotations=annotations,
+            additional_properties=additional_properties,
+            raw_representation=raw_representation,
+        )
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_search_tool_result(
+        cls: type[ContentT],
+        call_id: str,
+        *,
+        tool_name: str,
+        result: Any = None,
+        items: Sequence[Content] | None = None,
+        status: str | None = None,
+        annotations: Sequence[Annotation] | None = None,
+        additional_properties: MutableMapping[str, Any] | None = None,
+        raw_representation: Any = None,
+    ) -> ContentT:
+        """Create search tool result content."""
+        return cls(
+            "search_tool_result",
+            call_id=call_id,
+            tool_name=tool_name,
+            result=result,
+            items=list(items) if items is not None else None,
+            status=status,
+            annotations=annotations,
+            additional_properties=additional_properties,
+            raw_representation=raw_representation,
+        )
+
     @classmethod
     def from_usage(
         cls: type[ContentT],
@@ -1478,7 +1530,7 @@ class Content:
         return span.lower() == top_level_media_type.lower()
 
     def parse_arguments(self) -> dict[str, Any | None] | None:
-        """Parse arguments from function_call or mcp_server_tool_call content.
+        """Parse arguments from function_call, mcp_server_tool_call, or search_tool_call content.
 
         If arguments cannot be parsed as JSON or the result is not a dict,
         they are returned as a dictionary with a single key "raw".

python/packages/core/agent_framework/foundry/__init__.py

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ _IMPORTS: dict[str, tuple[str, str]] = {
     "FoundryEmbeddingOptions": ("agent_framework_foundry", "agent-framework-foundry"),
     "FoundryEmbeddingSettings": ("agent_framework_foundry", "agent-framework-foundry"),
     "FoundryEvals": ("agent_framework_foundry", "agent-framework-foundry"),
+    "FoundryHostedToolType": ("agent_framework_foundry", "agent-framework-foundry"),
     "FoundryMemoryProvider": ("agent_framework_foundry", "agent-framework-foundry"),
     "FoundryLocalChatOptions": ("agent_framework_foundry_local", "agent-framework-foundry-local"),
     "FoundryLocalClient": ("agent_framework_foundry_local", "agent-framework-foundry-local"),
@@ -31,6 +32,9 @@ _IMPORTS: dict[str, tuple[str, str]] = {
     "RawFoundryEmbeddingClient": ("agent_framework_foundry", "agent-framework-foundry"),
     "evaluate_foundry_target": ("agent_framework_foundry", "agent-framework-foundry"),
     "evaluate_traces": ("agent_framework_foundry", "agent-framework-foundry"),
+    "get_toolbox_tool_name": ("agent_framework_foundry", "agent-framework-foundry"),
+    "get_toolbox_tool_type": ("agent_framework_foundry", "agent-framework-foundry"),
+    "select_toolbox_tools": ("agent_framework_foundry", "agent-framework-foundry"),
 }
 
 

python/packages/core/agent_framework/foundry/__init__.pyi

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from agent_framework_foundry import (
     FoundryEmbeddingOptions,
     FoundryEmbeddingSettings,
     FoundryEvals,
+    FoundryHostedToolType,
     FoundryMemoryProvider,
     RawFoundryAgent,
     RawFoundryAgentChatClient,
@@ -19,6 +20,9 @@ from agent_framework_foundry import (
     RawFoundryEmbeddingClient,
     evaluate_foundry_target,
     evaluate_traces,
+    get_toolbox_tool_name,
+    get_toolbox_tool_type,
+    select_toolbox_tools,
 )
 from agent_framework_foundry_local import (
     FoundryLocalChatOptions,
@@ -35,6 +39,7 @@ __all__ = [
     "FoundryEmbeddingOptions",
     "FoundryEmbeddingSettings",
     "FoundryEvals",
+    "FoundryHostedToolType",
     "FoundryLocalChatOptions",
     "FoundryLocalClient",
     "FoundryLocalSettings",
@@ -46,4 +51,7 @@ __all__ = [
     "RawFoundryEmbeddingClient",
     "evaluate_foundry_target",
     "evaluate_traces",
+    "get_toolbox_tool_name",
+    "get_toolbox_tool_type",
+    "select_toolbox_tools",
 ]

python/packages/core/tests/core/test_tools.py

@@ -1144,3 +1144,160 @@ def test_parse_annotation_with_annotated_and_literal():
 
 
 # endregion
+
+
+# region normalize_tools flattening of tool-collection wrappers
+
+
+def _make_flatten_function_tool(name: str) -> FunctionTool:
+    """Build a FunctionTool for flattening tests."""
+
+    @tool(name=name, description=f"{name} tool")
+    def _impl(x: int) -> int:
+        return x
+
+    return _impl  # type: ignore[return-value]
+
+
+def test_normalize_tools_flattens_tool_collection_wrapper() -> None:
+    """A non-tool, non-callable iterable inside the tools list is flattened."""
+    from agent_framework._tools import normalize_tools
+
+    inner_a = _make_flatten_function_tool("inner_a")
+    inner_b = _make_flatten_function_tool("inner_b")
+
+    class ToolBundle:
+        """Minimal stand-in for a tool-collection wrapper like FoundryToolbox."""
+
+        def __init__(self, tools: list[FunctionTool]) -> None:
+            self._tools = tools
+
+        def __iter__(self):
+            return iter(self._tools)
+
+    bundle = ToolBundle([inner_a, inner_b])
+
+    normalized = normalize_tools([bundle])
+
+    assert len(normalized) == 2
+    assert normalized[0] is inner_a
+    assert normalized[1] is inner_b
+
+
+def test_normalize_tools_combines_bundle_with_individual_tools() -> None:
+    """The canonical ``tools=[bundle, my_func]`` call site spreads bundle + individual."""
+    from agent_framework._tools import normalize_tools
+
+    bundled = _make_flatten_function_tool("bundled")
+    standalone = _make_flatten_function_tool("standalone")
+
+    class ToolBundle:
+        def __init__(self, tools: list[FunctionTool]) -> None:
+            self._tools = tools
+
+        def __iter__(self):
+            return iter(self._tools)
+
+    normalized = normalize_tools([ToolBundle([bundled]), standalone])
+
+    assert len(normalized) == 2
+    assert normalized[0] is bundled
+    assert normalized[1] is standalone
+
+
+def test_normalize_tools_flattens_nested_bundles() -> None:
+    """Bundles inside bundles are flattened recursively via the recursive call."""
+    from agent_framework._tools import normalize_tools
+
+    inner = _make_flatten_function_tool("deep")
+
+    class ToolBundle:
+        def __init__(self, tools: list[Any]) -> None:
+            self._tools = tools
+
+        def __iter__(self):
+            return iter(self._tools)
+
+    nested = ToolBundle([ToolBundle([inner])])
+
+    normalized = normalize_tools([nested])
+
+    assert len(normalized) == 1
+    assert normalized[0] is inner
+
+
+def test_normalize_tools_bundle_only_form() -> None:
+    """Passing a bundle directly (no outer list) also flattens its contents.
+
+    ``tools=bundle`` — the outer wrap-in-list happens in the non-Sequence
+    branch, then the flattening logic kicks in on the inner pass.
+    """
+    from agent_framework._tools import normalize_tools
+
+    a = _make_flatten_function_tool("a")
+    b = _make_flatten_function_tool("b")
+
+    class ToolBundle:
+        def __init__(self, tools: list[FunctionTool]) -> None:
+            self._tools = tools
+
+        def __iter__(self):
+            return iter(self._tools)
+
+    normalized = normalize_tools(ToolBundle([a, b]))  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+
+    assert len(normalized) == 2
+    assert normalized[0] is a
+    assert normalized[1] is b
+
+
+def test_normalize_tools_does_not_flatten_known_tool_types() -> None:
+    """FunctionTool / dict / callable are detected before the flatten branch."""
+    from agent_framework._tools import normalize_tools
+
+    func_tool = _make_flatten_function_tool("ft")
+    dict_tool: dict[str, Any] = {"type": "code_interpreter", "container": {"type": "auto"}}
+
+    def plain_callable(x: int) -> int:
+        return x
+
+    normalized = normalize_tools([func_tool, dict_tool, plain_callable])
+
+    assert len(normalized) == 3
+    assert normalized[0] is func_tool
+    assert normalized[1] is dict_tool
+    # plain_callable was wrapped in a FunctionTool via the @tool helper
+    assert isinstance(normalized[2], FunctionTool)
+
+
+def test_normalize_tools_flattens_mapping_like_toolbox_with_tools_attr() -> None:
+    """Mapping-like toolbox objects with ``.tools`` should still flatten."""
+    from collections.abc import Mapping as MappingABC
+
+    from agent_framework._tools import normalize_tools
+
+    bundled = _make_flatten_function_tool("bundled")
+    standalone = _make_flatten_function_tool("standalone")
+
+    class ToolBundleMapping(MappingABC[str, Any]):
+        def __init__(self, tools: list[FunctionTool]) -> None:
+            self.tools = tools
+            self._data = {"name": "research_tools", "version": "v1", "tools": tools}
+
+        def __getitem__(self, key: str) -> Any:
+            return self._data[key]
+
+        def __iter__(self):
+            return iter(self._data)
+
+        def __len__(self) -> int:
+            return len(self._data)
+
+    normalized = normalize_tools([ToolBundleMapping([bundled]), standalone])
+
+    assert len(normalized) == 2
+    assert normalized[0] is bundled
+    assert normalized[1] is standalone
+
+
+# endregion