Agent Framework Azure Hosted Agents Build persistent agents on Azure AI Foundry using the Microsoft Agent Framework Python SDK. Architecture Installation Environment Variables Authentication Core Workflow Basic Agent Agent with Function Tools Agent with Hosted Tools Streaming Responses Conversation Threads Structured Outputs Provider Methods | Method | Description | |--------|-------------| | | Create new agent on Azure AI service | | | Retrieve existing agent by ID | | | Wrap SDK Agent object (no HTTP call) | Hosted Tools Quick Reference | Tool | Import | Purpose | |------|--------|---------…