Add a public disable_instrumentation() entry point so users can explicitly opt out of Agent Framework telemetry, with a sticky-disable flag that makes the user's intent "leading" — no framework code path (foundry's configure_azure_monitor, configure_otel_providers, enable_instrumentation, enable_sensitive_telemetry, or direct OBSERVABILITY_SETTINGS.enable_* writes) can re-enable instrumentation until the user explicitly clears the disable with enable_instrumentation(force=True) / enable_sensitive_telemetry(force=True). Also addresses the two remaining unresolved review threads on the PR: 1. test_observability_settings_defaults_instrumentation_true pins the new "ENABLE_INSTRUMENTATION defaults to True when env unset" behavior. 2. test_enable_instrumentation_reads_env_sensitive_data restores coverage for the post-import load_dotenv() fallback path. Implementation: - ObservabilitySettings.enable_instrumentation / enable_sensitive_data become properties backed by _enable_*. While _user_disabled is True, the getters return False and the setters drop True writes (defense in depth so third- party writes can't subvert the disable). - Public is_user_disabled read-only property lets integrations (e.g. foundry's configure_azure_monitor) cheaply check the disable state without poking at privates. - enable_instrumentation() and enable_sensitive_telemetry() short-circuit with an info log when disabled; gain a force=True kwarg that clears the disable. - configure_otel_providers() still creates providers / exporters / views so a later force-enable can use them, but logs an info message when called while disabled. - Foundry's FoundryChatClient.configure_azure_monitor and FoundryAgent.configure_azure_monitor early-return when the user has disabled, so Azure Monitor's global providers aren't installed unnecessarily. Tests: 11 new tests covering default-on, env re-read at call time, sticky behavior against each re-enable surface (enable_instrumentation, enable_sensitive_telemetry, configure_otel_providers, direct attribute writes), force=True override, re-arming the disable, and the __all__ export. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Agent Framework Foundry
This package contains the Microsoft Foundry integrations for Microsoft Agent Framework, including Foundry chat clients, preconfigured Foundry agents, Foundry embedding clients, and Foundry memory providers.
Toolboxes
A toolbox is a named, versioned bundle of hosted tool configurations — code interpreter, file search, image generation, MCP, web search, and so on — stored inside a Microsoft Foundry project. Toolboxes let you manage tool configuration once and reuse it across agents.
Authoring a toolbox
Toolboxes can be authored two ways:
- Foundry portal — create and version toolboxes through the UI without touching code.
- Programmatically — use the
azure-ai-projectsSDK to create, update, and version toolboxes from Python.
Toolbox authoring APIs (
ToolboxVersionObject,ToolboxObject,project_client.beta.toolboxes.*) requireazure-ai-projects>=2.1.0. Earlier versions can only consume toolboxes that already exist.
Using toolboxes with FoundryAgent
For hosted FoundryAgent, the toolbox must already be attached to the agent in the Microsoft Foundry project. Once attached, the agent invokes its toolbox tools transparently — no client-side wiring required — and you interact with the agent the same way you would with any other tool-equipped Foundry agent.
Using toolboxes with FoundryChatClient
Each toolbox is reachable as an MCP server. Connect to the toolbox's MCP endpoint with MCPStreamableHTTPTool — the agent then discovers and calls its tools over MCP at runtime:
from agent_framework import Agent, MCPStreamableHTTPTool
from agent_framework.foundry import FoundryChatClient
async with Agent(
client=FoundryChatClient(...),
instructions="You are a helpful assistant. Use the toolbox tools when useful.",
tools=MCPStreamableHTTPTool(
name="my_toolbox",
description="Tools served by my Foundry toolbox",
url="https://<your-toolbox-mcp-endpoint>",
),
) as agent:
result = await agent.run("What tools are available?")
print(result.text)