agent-framework-azure-ai-py

# 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) ↓ Agent.run() / Agent.run_stream() ↓ Tools: Functions | Hosted (Code/Search/Web) | MCP ↓ AgentThread (conversation persistence) ``` ## Installation ```bash # Full framework (recommended) pip install agent-framework --pre # Or Azure-specific package only pip install agent-framework-azure-ai --pre ``` ## Environment Variables ```bash export AZURE_AI_PROJECT_ENDPOINT="https://<project>.services.ai.azure.com/api/projects/<project-id>" export AZURE_AI_MODEL_DEPLOYMENT_NAME="gpt-4o-mini" export BING_CONNECTION_ID="your-bing-connection-id" # For web search ``` ## Authentication ```python from azure.identity.aio import AzureCliCredential, DefaultAzureCredential # Development credential = AzureCliCredential() # Production credential = DefaultAzureCredential() ``` ## Core Workflow ### Basic Agent ```python import asyncio from agent_framework.azure import AzureAIAgentsProvider from azure.identity.aio import AzureCliCredential async def main(): async with ( AzureCliCredential() as credential, AzureAIAgentsProvider(credential=credential) as provider, ): agent = await provider.create_agent( name="MyAgent", ...