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Harness Step 04 — Code Execution (Hyperlight + Skills)

This sample demonstrates a HarnessAgent with all features enabled, plus:

  • Hyperlight CodeAct — sandboxed Python code execution via execute_code (requires KVM)
  • Skills — file-based skill discovery (a regex-tester skill is included)

The agent can plan tasks, manage modes, store memories, read/write files, search the web, approve sensitive operations, discover and use skills, and execute arbitrary Python code — all pre-configured by the HarnessAgent.

Prerequisites

  • .NET 10 SDK
  • An Azure AI Foundry project endpoint
  • KVM-capable host (the Hyperlight sandbox runs code in micro-VMs)

Environment Variables

Variable Description
AZURE_AI_PROJECT_ENDPOINT Your Azure AI Foundry project endpoint
AZURE_AI_MODEL_DEPLOYMENT_NAME Model deployment name (default: gpt-5.4)

Running

dotnet run

What to Try

  • Regex testing: "Help me write a regex that matches valid email addresses, then test it against some examples."
  • Code execution: "Calculate the first 20 prime numbers using the Sieve of Eratosthenes."
  • Skill + code combo: "I need a regex for ISO 8601 dates — test it thoroughly with edge cases."

Included Skill

The skills/regex-tester/ skill instructs the agent to validate regex patterns by executing Python test code in the Hyperlight sandbox. It includes a regex cheatsheet as reference material.

Features Enabled

Feature Description
TodoProvider Task planning and tracking (/todos command)
AgentModeProvider Mode switching (/mode command)
FileMemoryProvider Persistent memory stored as files
FileAccessProvider Read/write files in a working directory
ToolApproval Don't-ask-again approval for sensitive tools
WebSearch Built-in hosted web search
AgentSkillsProvider Discovers and uses skills from the skills/ folder
HyperlightCodeActProvider Sandboxed Python execution via execute_code
OpenTelemetry Trace logging to a text file