* feat(foundry): add experimental to_prompt_agent converter Adds `to_prompt_agent(agent)`, an experimental converter (`ExperimentalFeature.TO_PROMPT_AGENT`) that turns an Agent Framework `Agent` into a Foundry `PromptAgentDefinition` ready to publish via `AIProjectClient.agents.create_version(...)`. Behaviour: * `agent.client` must be a `FoundryChatClient` (or subclass); otherwise `TypeError` is raised. The model deployment name is lifted from the bound client so the same Agent definition used for local runs can be published as a hosted prompt agent without restating the model. * Foundry SDK tool instances (from `FoundryChatClient.get_*_tool()`) are passed through unchanged. AF `FunctionTool`s (and `@tool`-decorated callables) are emitted as Foundry `FunctionTool` declarations. * Local AF MCP tools cannot be expressed in a `PromptAgentDefinition`; the converter raises `ValueError` and points at `FoundryChatClient.get_mcp_tool()` for hosted MCP servers. * The converter walks both `agent.default_options["tools"]` and `agent.mcp_tools` because `normalize_tools()` splits local MCP off into its own list. Re-exported through the `agent_framework.foundry` lazy-loading namespace (updates both `__init__.py` and the `__init__.pyi` type stub). Adds a portable-agent sample showing the same `Agent` driven through both `agent.run(...)` and `to_prompt_agent(agent)`, and a README section covering the new converter. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> * chore(samples): remove snippet tags from portable agent sample Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> * chore(samples): inline FoundryChatClient and enable prompt-agent publish Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> * chore(samples): drop async credential context manager Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> * docs(foundry): trim README to_prompt_agent example to publish-only flow Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> * docs(foundry): note FoundryAgent runs @tool callables for deployed prompt agents Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> * fix(foundry): address review comments on to_prompt_agent converter * Construct `PromptAgentDefinition` `Tool` from a dict via `**tool_item` unpacking rather than the positional Mapping constructor \u2014 cleaner and matches the typical Pydantic / Azure SDK pattern. * Drop the redundant `isinstance(mcp_tool, MCPTool)` guard in `_convert_tools`; the parameter is already typed `Iterable[MCPTool]` so the second `raise` was unreachable. The remaining single `raise` fires for every entry as intended. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> * fix(foundry): match Agent.__init__ model resolution in to_prompt_agent * Read the model from `agent.default_options.get("model")` first, falling back to `agent.client.model`. This mirrors the order `Agent.__init__` uses (`_agents.py:740`) when assembling default_options, so the model the agent runs with is the same model the converter publishes \u2014 e.g. when the caller passes `default_options={"model": "..."}` to override the bound client. * Updated the missing-model error message to point at both the client and the default_options paths. * Added tests: * tool-only agent with no `instructions` produces a definition where `instructions` is `None` and is omitted from the dict payload (`Agent.__init__` strips None values from default_options before storing them). * `default_options['model']` wins over the bound client's model. * Fallback to client.model when default_options has no model. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> * feat(foundry): add deploy_as_prompt_agent helper + samples Adds `deploy_as_prompt_agent(agent)`, a convenience wrapper around `to_prompt_agent` that reuses the bound FoundryChatClient's project client to call `project_client.agents.create_version(...)`. Defaults `agent_name` / `description` from `agent.name` / `agent.description` so the Agent stays the single source of truth. * Exposed from `agent_framework_foundry` and the lazy-loading `agent_framework.foundry` namespace (including the .pyi stub). * Marked experimental with the existing `ExperimentalFeature.TO_PROMPT_AGENT` tag. * Tests cover the happy path, name/description defaulting, explicit override, no-name error, metadata + description forwarding, extra kwargs passthrough, and the experimental metadata. Samples: * Renamed the existing sample to `creating_prompt_agents.py`, drops 'portable' wording, presents `deploy_as_prompt_agent` first as the recommended path and `to_prompt_agent` + `AIProjectClient` as the two-step alternative, and adds a cleanup step that deletes the published agent so re-runs stay idempotent. * New `using_prompt_agents.py` shows the end-to-end loop: deploy the agent, connect to it with `FoundryAgent` passing the same local `@tool` callable, run a query against the deployed prompt agent, then clean up. README updated to introduce `deploy_as_prompt_agent` as the recommended path and link to both runnable samples. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> * fix(foundry): restore missing-model ValueError in to_prompt_agent The check was accidentally dropped while reworking docstrings in the previous commit. Test `test_to_prompt_agent_rejects_missing_model` exercises this path and was failing on CI as a result. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> * refactor(foundry): rename deploy_as_prompt_agent -> create_prompt_agent Renames the helper across the foundry package, core lazy-loader stubs, tests, README and samples. The new name better matches the action performed (a prompt-agent definition is created in Foundry) and is consistent with the surrounding ''create_*'' API surface. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> * refactor(foundry): drop create_prompt_agent, enrich to_prompt_agent params Remove the create_prompt_agent helper and consolidate on to_prompt_agent. Expose every PromptAgentDefinition parameter that has either an Agent Framework equivalent (sourced from default_options) or no equivalent (accepted as a keyword argument). * default_options-sourced (with kwarg overrides): temperature, top_p, string tool_choice * kwarg-only Foundry knobs: reasoning, text, structured_inputs, rai_config, ToolChoiceParam tool_choice Precedence is always: explicit keyword > default_options entry > unset. Tests cover every path (defaults, default_options, kwargs, kwarg override). Samples and README rewritten around the enriched to_prompt_agent. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> * refactor(foundry): single source of truth for prompt-agent options Stop duplicating the generation-parameter surface between FoundryChatOptions and to_prompt_agent. Translate every field with an Agent Framework equivalent (temperature, top_p, tool_choice, reasoning, response_format/text/verbosity) from agent.default_options via a new RawFoundryChatClient helper _prepare_prompt_agent_options. Only Foundry-specific fields with no AF equivalent — structured_inputs and rai_config — remain as keyword arguments on to_prompt_agent. - tool_choice is dropped when there are no tools (mirrors _prepare_options semantics and avoids polluting tool-less prompt agents with Agent.__init__'s 'auto' default). - response_format Pydantic models route through openai.lib._parsing._responses.type_to_text_format_param; dict shapes go through the existing _prepare_response_and_text_format helper. - default_options is not mutated; text dict is defensively copied. Tests, README, and creating_prompt_agents.py sample updated to reflect the new single-source model. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> * docs(foundry): consolidate prompt-agent sample Drop creating_prompt_agents.py (the publish-only variant) and rename using_prompt_agents.py to foundry_prompt_agents.py so the single sample covers the full convert -> publish -> connect -> run loop. Update the README link list accordingly. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> * docs(foundry): run local Agent + deployed agent in same sample Add an agent.run() call against the local Agent before publishing, then run the deployed prompt agent on the same query. Expand the docstring with a compare-and-contrast covering runtime/latency, configurability, and persistence/sharing differences between the two execution paths. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> * test(foundry): cover conflicting response_format + text.format in to_prompt_agent Exercises the ValueError path when a Pydantic response_format would overwrite an explicit text.format mapping with a different shape. Lifts _chat_client.py coverage from 89% to 90%. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> * refactor(foundry): move _prepare_prompt_agent_options into _to_prompt_agent Lift the translation helper off RawFoundryChatClient and into the _to_prompt_agent module as a module-private function that takes the client as its first argument. The chat client no longer needs to carry a method whose only consumer is the prompt-agent converter, while still serving as the source of the request-path helper (_prepare_response_and_text_format) that the converter reuses for dict-shaped response_format values. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> * docs(python): codify GA terminology + post-run docs review Add two pieces of guidance to python/AGENTS.md: * Terminology - reserve 'GA' for hosted services; use 'released' or 'stable' for Agent Framework code/features to match the feature-lifecycle stages. * Maintaining Documentation - review AGENTS.md and skills at the end of every run and update any guidance the conversation made stale; before adding a new principle, ask the user to confirm it should be captured. Also pulls in a docstring fix in foundry_prompt_agents.py that swaps the stray 'GA' for 'released', applying the new terminology rule. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> * address PR review: strict=True default, Tool._deserialize dispatch, sample cleanup safety - FunctionTool published as strict=True so the server-side schema validation matches what the local FoundryAgent(tools=[same_callable]) dispatcher enforces. AF FunctionTool has no 'strict' attribute, so the safer default is used uniformly instead of silently downgrading to a permissive contract. - _validate_mapping_tool now dispatches through ProjectsTool._deserialize so dict-shaped tools rehydrate to the concrete subclass (FunctionTool, WebSearchTool, ...) via the 'type' discriminator instead of returning a generic Tool. Added a test that asserts isinstance(WebSearchTool) and a new test for the function-typed dict path. - foundry_prompt_agents.py sample now wraps credential + project client in async with and the create_version / run flow in try/finally so a failure on connect or run still deletes the published prompt agent rather than leaving an orphaned, billable resource in the user's Foundry project. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> * fix(ci): correct linkspector ignorePattern typo (./pulls -> ./pull) GitHub PR URLs use the singular segment /pull/N (compare to /issues/N for issues). The existing './pulls' ignore pattern never matched anything as a result, so legitimately stale PR links (e.g. PRs deleted from forks) surface as linkspector failures on unrelated PRs. This is the same convention the './issues' rule above already follows. Fixes the markdown-link-check failure on a dangling link in dotnet/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.DurableTask/CHANGELOG.md. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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, explicit output designation |
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:
- 01_hello_agent.py — Create and run your first agent
- 02_add_tools.py — Add function tools with
@tool - 03_multi_turn.py — Multi-turn conversations with
AgentSession - 04_memory.py — Agent memory with
ContextProvider - 05_functional_workflow_with_agents.py — Call agents inside a functional workflow
- 06_functional_workflow_basics.py — Write a workflow as a plain async function
- 07_first_graph_workflow.py — Build a workflow with executors and edges
- 08_host_your_agent.py — Host your agent via Azure Functions
Prerequisites
pip install agent-framework
Environment Variables
Samples call load_dotenv() to automatically load environment variables from a .env file in the python/ directory. This is a convenience for local development and testing.
For local development, set up your environment using any of these methods:
Option 1: Using a .env file (recommended for local development):
- Copy
.env.exampleto.envin thepython/directory:cp .env.example .env - Edit
.envand set your values (API keys, endpoints, etc.)
Option 2: Export environment variables directly:
export FOUNDRY_PROJECT_ENDPOINT="your-foundry-project-endpoint"
export FOUNDRY_MODEL="gpt-4o"
Option 3: Using env_file_path parameter (for per-client configuration):
All client classes (e.g., OpenAIChatClient, OpenAIChatCompletionClient) support an env_file_path parameter to load environment variables from a specific file:
from agent_framework.openai import OpenAIChatClient
# Load from a custom .env file
client = OpenAIChatClient(env_file_path="path/to/custom.env")
This allows different clients to use different configuration files if needed.
For the generic OpenAI clients (OpenAIChatClient and OpenAIChatCompletionClient), routing
precedence is:
- Explicit Azure inputs such as
credential,azure_endpoint, orapi_version OPENAI_API_KEY/ explicit OpenAI API-key parameters- Azure environment fallback such as
AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINTandAZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY
If you keep both OpenAI and Azure variables in your shell, the generic clients stay on OpenAI until you pass an explicit Azure input.
For the getting-started samples, you'll need at minimum:
FOUNDRY_PROJECT_ENDPOINT="your-foundry-project-endpoint"
FOUNDRY_MODEL="gpt-4o"
Consolidated sample env inventory
This is the single source of truth for package-level environment variables read by packages included by
agent-framework-core[all]. It intentionally excludes variables that are only read by standalone samples,
package sample folders, or tests. When package code adds, removes, or renames an environment variable,
update this table in the same change.
Example values below are illustrative. For entries not backed by a single public class, the class
column names the closest public surface, helper, or package-level initialization point that reads the
variable.
| package | class/module | env var | example value |
|---|---|---|---|
agent-framework-anthropic |
AnthropicClient |
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY |
sk-ant-api03-... |
agent-framework-anthropic |
AnthropicClient |
ANTHROPIC_CHAT_MODEL |
claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929 |
agent-framework-foundry |
FoundryEmbeddingClient |
FOUNDRY_MODELS_ENDPOINT |
https://my-endpoint.inference.ai.azure.com |
agent-framework-foundry |
FoundryEmbeddingClient |
FOUNDRY_MODELS_API_KEY |
env-key |
agent-framework-foundry |
FoundryEmbeddingClient |
FOUNDRY_EMBEDDING_MODEL |
text-embedding-3-small |
agent-framework-foundry |
FoundryEmbeddingClient |
FOUNDRY_IMAGE_EMBEDDING_MODEL |
Cohere-embed-v3-english |
agent-framework-azure-ai-search |
AzureAISearchContextProvider |
AZURE_SEARCH_ENDPOINT |
https://my-search.search.windows.net |
agent-framework-azure-ai-search |
AzureAISearchContextProvider |
AZURE_SEARCH_API_KEY |
search-key |
agent-framework-azure-ai-search |
AzureAISearchContextProvider |
AZURE_SEARCH_INDEX_NAME |
hotels-index |
agent-framework-azure-ai-search |
AzureAISearchContextProvider |
AZURE_SEARCH_KNOWLEDGE_BASE_NAME |
hotels-kb |
agent-framework-azure-cosmos |
CosmosHistoryProvider |
AZURE_COSMOS_ENDPOINT |
https://my-cosmos.documents.azure.com:443/ |
agent-framework-azure-cosmos |
CosmosHistoryProvider |
AZURE_COSMOS_DATABASE_NAME |
agent-history |
agent-framework-azure-cosmos |
CosmosHistoryProvider |
AZURE_COSMOS_CONTAINER_NAME |
messages |
agent-framework-azure-cosmos |
CosmosHistoryProvider |
AZURE_COSMOS_KEY |
C2F...== |
agent-framework-bedrock |
BedrockChatClient |
BEDROCK_REGION |
us-east-1 |
agent-framework-bedrock |
BedrockChatClient |
BEDROCK_CHAT_MODEL |
anthropic.claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022-v2:0 |
agent-framework-bedrock |
BedrockEmbeddingClient |
BEDROCK_REGION |
us-east-1 |
agent-framework-bedrock |
BedrockEmbeddingClient |
BEDROCK_EMBEDDING_MODEL |
amazon.titan-embed-text-v2:0 |
agent-framework-bedrock |
BedrockChatClient / BedrockEmbeddingClient |
AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID |
AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE |
agent-framework-bedrock |
BedrockChatClient / BedrockEmbeddingClient |
AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY |
wJalrXUtnFEMI/K7MDENG/bPxRfiCYEXAMPLEKEY |
agent-framework-bedrock |
BedrockChatClient / BedrockEmbeddingClient |
AWS_SESSION_TOKEN |
IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEO7//////////wEaCXVzLXdlc3QtMiJHMEUCIQD... |
agent-framework-copilotstudio |
CopilotStudioAgent |
COPILOTSTUDIOAGENT__ENVIRONMENTID |
00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000 |
agent-framework-copilotstudio |
CopilotStudioAgent |
COPILOTSTUDIOAGENT__SCHEMANAME |
cr123_agentname |
agent-framework-copilotstudio |
CopilotStudioAgent |
COPILOTSTUDIOAGENT__TENANTID |
11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111 |
agent-framework-copilotstudio |
CopilotStudioAgent |
COPILOTSTUDIOAGENT__AGENTAPPID |
22222222-2222-2222-2222-222222222222 |
agent-framework-core |
observability |
ENABLE_INSTRUMENTATION |
true |
agent-framework-core |
observability |
ENABLE_SENSITIVE_DATA |
false |
agent-framework-core |
observability |
ENABLE_CONSOLE_EXPORTERS |
true |
agent-framework-core |
observability |
OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT |
http://localhost:4317 |
agent-framework-core |
observability |
OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TRACES_ENDPOINT |
http://localhost:4318/v1/traces |
agent-framework-core |
observability |
OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_ENDPOINT |
http://localhost:4318/v1/metrics |
agent-framework-core |
observability |
OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_LOGS_ENDPOINT |
http://localhost:4318/v1/logs |
agent-framework-core |
observability |
OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL |
grpc |
agent-framework-core |
observability |
OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_HEADERS |
api-key=demo |
agent-framework-core |
observability |
OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TRACES_HEADERS |
api-key=trace-demo |
agent-framework-core |
observability |
OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_HEADERS |
api-key=metric-demo |
agent-framework-core |
observability |
OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_LOGS_HEADERS |
api-key=log-demo |
agent-framework-core |
observability |
OTEL_SERVICE_NAME |
sample-agent |
agent-framework-core |
observability |
OTEL_SERVICE_VERSION |
1.0.0 |
agent-framework-core |
observability |
OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES |
deployment.environment=dev,service.namespace=agent-framework |
agent-framework-devui |
DevUI server |
DEVUI_AUTH_TOKEN |
my-devui-token |
agent-framework-foundry |
FoundryChatClient |
FOUNDRY_PROJECT_ENDPOINT |
https://my-project.services.ai.azure.com/api/projects/my-project |
agent-framework-foundry |
FoundryChatClient |
FOUNDRY_MODEL |
gpt-4o |
agent-framework-foundry |
FoundryAgent |
FOUNDRY_AGENT_NAME |
travel-planner |
agent-framework-foundry |
FoundryAgent |
FOUNDRY_AGENT_VERSION |
v1 |
agent-framework-github-copilot |
GitHubCopilotAgent |
GITHUB_COPILOT_CLI_PATH |
copilot |
agent-framework-github-copilot |
GitHubCopilotAgent |
GITHUB_COPILOT_MODEL |
gpt-5 |
agent-framework-github-copilot |
GitHubCopilotAgent |
GITHUB_COPILOT_TIMEOUT |
60 |
agent-framework-github-copilot |
GitHubCopilotAgent |
GITHUB_COPILOT_LOG_LEVEL |
info |
agent-framework-mem0 |
agent_framework_mem0 package import |
MEM0_TELEMETRY |
false |
agent-framework-ollama |
OllamaChatClient |
OLLAMA_HOST |
http://localhost:11434 |
agent-framework-ollama |
OllamaChatClient |
OLLAMA_MODEL |
llama3.1:8b |
agent-framework-openai |
OpenAIChatClient / OpenAIChatCompletionClient / OpenAIEmbeddingClient |
OPENAI_API_KEY |
sk-proj-... |
agent-framework-openai |
OpenAIChatClient / OpenAIChatCompletionClient / OpenAIEmbeddingClient |
OPENAI_MODEL |
gpt-4o-mini |
agent-framework-openai |
OpenAIChatClient |
OPENAI_CHAT_MODEL |
gpt-4.1-mini |
agent-framework-openai |
OpenAIChatCompletionClient |
OPENAI_CHAT_COMPLETION_MODEL |
gpt-4o |
agent-framework-openai |
OpenAIEmbeddingClient |
OPENAI_EMBEDDING_MODEL |
text-embedding-3-small |
agent-framework-openai |
OpenAIChatClient / OpenAIChatCompletionClient / OpenAIEmbeddingClient |
OPENAI_BASE_URL |
https://api.openai.com/v1/ |
agent-framework-openai |
OpenAIChatClient / OpenAIChatCompletionClient / OpenAIEmbeddingClient |
OPENAI_ORG_ID |
org_123456789 |
agent-framework-openai |
OpenAIChatClient / OpenAIChatCompletionClient / OpenAIEmbeddingClient |
AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT |
https://my-resource.openai.azure.com/ |
agent-framework-openai |
OpenAIChatClient / OpenAIChatCompletionClient / OpenAIEmbeddingClient |
AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY |
sk-azure-... |
agent-framework-openai |
OpenAIChatClient / OpenAIChatCompletionClient / OpenAIEmbeddingClient |
AZURE_OPENAI_API_VERSION |
2024-10-21 |
agent-framework-openai |
OpenAIChatClient / OpenAIChatCompletionClient / OpenAIEmbeddingClient |
AZURE_OPENAI_BASE_URL |
https://my-resource.openai.azure.com/openai/v1/ |
agent-framework-openai |
OpenAIChatClient / OpenAIChatCompletionClient / OpenAIEmbeddingClient |
AZURE_OPENAI_MODEL |
gpt-4o |
agent-framework-openai |
OpenAIChatClient |
AZURE_OPENAI_CHAT_MODEL |
gpt-4.1 |
agent-framework-openai |
OpenAIChatCompletionClient |
AZURE_OPENAI_CHAT_COMPLETION_MODEL |
gpt-4o-mini |
agent-framework-openai |
OpenAIEmbeddingClient |
AZURE_OPENAI_EMBEDDING_MODEL |
text-embedding-3-large |
agent-framework-openai |
OpenAIChatClient / OpenAIChatCompletionClient / OpenAIEmbeddingClient |
AZURE_OPENAI_RESOURCE_URL |
https://cognitiveservices.azure.com/ |
agent-framework-openai supports the Azure OpenAI client-specific deployment aliases listed above; keep
packages/openai/README.md as the authoritative reference for the exact fallback order and package-specific
behavior.
Note for production: In production environments, set environment variables through your deployment platform (e.g., Azure App Settings, Kubernetes ConfigMaps/Secrets) rather than using .env files. The load_dotenv() call in samples will have no effect when a .env file is not present, allowing environment variables to be loaded from the system.
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.
Additional Resources
- Agent Framework Documentation
- AGENTS.md — Structure documentation for maintainers
- SAMPLE_GUIDELINES.md — Coding conventions for samples