agent-framework-foundry
Microsoft Foundry integrations for Microsoft Agent Framework.
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes. The package is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, and low install friction. It is the official bridge between the open-source Agent Framework and Microsoft's Foundry platform, so if you are building agents on Azure Foundry or need to integrate Foundry-hosted tools into Python agents, this is the required integration layer. If you are not using Azure Foundry, it is not applicable.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.10 or later and valid Azure Foundry credentials (project endpoint and authentication).
- Active maintenance with a recent release (2026-08-14) and no known vulnerabilities.
- Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel.
License · maintenance · safety
permissive license (permissive) — Licensed under MIT (permissive), so you can use, modify, and distribute this package freely with minimal restrictions.
last release 2026-08-14 (0 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-14 · 12,804 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 580,194 downloads/mo, #5,913 on PyPI
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pip install agent-framework-foundry
from agent_framework import Agent
from agent_framework.foundry import FoundryChatClient
async with Agent(
client=FoundryChatClient(...),
instructions="You are a helpful assistant.",
tools=[FoundryChatClient.get_web_search_tool()],
) as agent:
result = await agent.run("What tools are available?")
print(result.text)- Whether azure-ai-projects>=2.1.0 is required for all toolbox features or only for authoring APIs.
- Performance characteristics and latency expectations when calling hosted Foundry tools.
- Exact scope of experimental features (FOUNDRY_TOOLS, FOUNDRY_PREVIEW_TOOLS, TO_PROMPT_AGENT) and their stability timeline.
What it is and what it does
Agent Framework Foundry is a Python SDK layer that bridges the open-source Agent Framework with Microsoft's hosted Foundry platform on Azure. It provides chat clients, preconfigured agents, and memory providers that connect to Foundry-managed resources, allowing you to build and deploy AI agents that leverage hosted tools (code interpreter, web search, file search, image generation, MCP servers) without managing infrastructure yourself.
The package centers on two main patterns: FoundryAgent for agents already deployed in a Foundry project (which invoke tools transparently through the service), and FoundryChatClient for local agents that connect to Foundry toolboxes and hosted tool factories over MCP or direct API calls. It also includes utilities to convert a locally-defined Agent into a Foundry PromptAgentDefinition for publishing back to the platform, keeping your agent definition as a single source of truth.
Use it for
- Build a multi-turn conversational agent that uses web search, code execution, and file analysis without hosting those tools yourself.
- Manage reusable tool configurations (toolboxes) once in Foundry and attach them to multiple agents across your organization.
- Convert a locally-tested Agent into a hosted Foundry prompt agent for production deployment without rewriting configuration.
- Integrate Foundry-hosted agents into Python applications that need to call external tools like SharePoint, Fabric, or custom MCP servers.
- Create agents that leverage Azure AI Search, Bing grounding, or computer-use capabilities through factory methods.
Worth the install?
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Yes.
The package is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, and low install friction. It is the official bridge between the open-source Agent Framework and Microsoft's Foundry platform, so if you are building agents on Azure Foundry or need to integrate Foundry-hosted tools into Python agents, this is the required integration layer. If you are not using Azure Foundry, it is not applicable.
Install
agent-framework-foundry on PyPI
Before you install
Active maintenance with a recent release (2026-08-14) and no known vulnerabilities. Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel. Depends on agent-framework-core, agent-framework-openai, aiohttp, and two Azure AI packages, all of which are standard dependencies in the Azure SDK ecosystem.
Requires Python 3.10 or later and valid Azure Foundry credentials (project endpoint and authentication).
License in practice
Licensed under MIT (permissive), so you can use, modify, and distribute this package freely with minimal restrictions.
Quickstart
pip install agent-framework-foundry
from agent_framework import Agent
from agent_framework.foundry import FoundryChatClient
async with Agent(
client=FoundryChatClient(...),
instructions="You are a helpful assistant.",
tools=[FoundryChatClient.get_web_search_tool()],
) as agent:
result = await agent.run("What tools are available?")
print(result.text)Verify before relying
- Whether azure-ai-projects>=2.1.0 is required for all toolbox features or only for authoring APIs.
- Performance characteristics and latency expectations when calling hosted Foundry tools.
- Exact scope of experimental features (FOUNDRY_TOOLS, FOUNDRY_PREVIEW_TOOLS, TO_PROMPT_AGENT) and their stability timeline.
Package facts
| License | permissive license permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.10 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 5 packagesagent-framework-coreagent-framework-openaiaiohttpazure-ai-inferenceazure-ai-projects |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 0 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 580,194 / month, #5,913 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 5 - Production/StableIntended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14Typing :: Typed |
Evidence: agent_framework_foundry-1.11.0-py3-none-any.whl
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