Build Azure AI Foundry agents using the Microsoft Agent Framework Python SDK (agent-framework-azure-ai). Use when creating persistent agents with AzureAIAgentsProvider, using hosted tools (code interpreter, file search, web search), integrating MCP servers, managing conversation threads, or implementing streaming responses. Covers function tools, structured outputs, and multi-tool agents.
Initial release — Build Azure AI Foundry agents with Microsoft Agent Framework (Python) and rich Azure-hosted tools. - Enables creation of persistent Azure AI agents using Python SDK. - Supports hosted tools: code interpreter, file search, and web search. - Integrates with MCP servers and manages conversation threads for persistent chat. - Provides streaming response support and structured output formats. - Includes comprehensive usage instructions and implementation examples.