Agent Framework Azure Hosted Agents

Build persistent agents on Azure AI Foundry using the Microsoft Agent Framework Python SDK.

Architecture

User Query → AzureAIAgentsProvider → Azure AI Agent Service (Persistent)
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              Agent.run() / Agent.run_stream()
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              Tools: Functions | Hosted (Code/Search/Web) | MCP
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              AgentThread (conversation persistence)

Installation

# Full framework (recommended)
pip install agent-framework --pre

# Or Azure-specific package only
pip install agent-framework-azure-ai --pre

Environment Variables