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Python Samples

This directory contains samples demonstrating the capabilities of Microsoft Agent Framework for Python.

Structure

Folder Description
01-get-started/ Progressive tutorial: hello agent → hosting
02-agents/ Deep-dive by concept: tools, middleware, providers, orchestrations
03-workflows/ Workflow patterns: sequential, concurrent, state, declarative
04-hosting/ Deployment: Azure Functions, Durable Tasks, A2A
05-end-to-end/ Full applications, evaluation, demos

Getting Started

Start with 01-get-started/ and work through the numbered files:

  1. 01_hello_agent.py — Create and run your first agent
  2. 02_add_tools.py — Add function tools with @tool
  3. 03_multi_turn.py — Multi-turn conversations with AgentThread
  4. 04_memory.py — Agent memory with ContextProvider
  5. 05_first_workflow.py — Build a workflow with executors and edges
  6. 06_host_your_agent.py — Host your agent via A2A

Prerequisites

pip install agent-framework --pre

Set the following environment variables for the getting-started samples:

export AZURE_AI_PROJECT_ENDPOINT="your-foundry-project-endpoint"
export AZURE_OPENAI_RESPONSES_DEPLOYMENT_NAME="gpt-4o"

For Azure authentication, run az login before running samples.

Note on XML tags

Some sample files include XML-style snippet tags (for example <snippet_name> and </snippet_name>). These are used by our documentation tooling and can be ignored or removed when you use the samples outside this repository.

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