ms-agent-framework
"Expert skill for building AI agent systems with Microsoft Agent Framework (Python). MANDATORY TRIGGERS: Microsoft Agent Framework, agent-framework, Azure AI agents, Azure OpenAI agents. Also trigger when the user is building production AI agents, multi-agent orchestrations, agentic workflows on Azure, or discussing concepts like tools, semantic kernel, middleware, or memory in Python. When in doubt, use it."
Resources
5Install
npx skillscat add abhisheksharma-17/skills-graph/ms-agent-framework Install via the SkillsCat registry.
SKILL.md
Microsoft Agent Framework — Python Expert Skill
Version: 1.0.0b260130 (Public Preview) | Python only | Repo: https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework
Reference Files
| Reference | File | Read When |
|---|---|---|
| Framework Overview | references/00-framework-overview.md |
"what is this framework", "critical rules", "setup", "architecture", "common errors" |
| Getting Started | references/01-getting-started.md |
"create a bot", "AI assistant", "hello world" |
| Running Agents | references/02-running-agents.md |
"run agents", "streaming vs non-streaming", "ResponseStream" |
| Structured Output | references/03-structured-output.md |
"JSON output", "typed response", "Pydantic" |
| Tools (Function) | references/04-tools-function.md |
"call a function", "agent uses tools", "@tool decorator" |
| Tools (Hosted) | references/05-tools-hosted.md |
"search the web", "MCP servers", "code interpreter" |
| RAG | references/06-rag.md |
"search docs", "knowledge base" |
| Sessions & Memory | references/07-sessions.md |
"remember things", "conversation history" |
| Memory Providers | references/08-memory.md |
context providers, custom memory providers |
| Middleware | references/09-middleware.md |
"intercept", "filter", "transform output" |
| Model Providers | references/10-providers.md |
Azure OpenAI, OpenAI, Anthropic, Ollama, GitHub |
| Workflows | references/11-workflows-core.md |
"pipeline", "execution graph", handlers, edges, events |
| Multi-Agent | references/12a-orchestration-sequential.md |
"multiple agents", "coordination", sequential, parallel, handoff |
| Deployment | references/13-deployment.md |
"Azure Functions", "host serverless", "A2A", "OpenAI compatible" |
| Declarative | references/14-declarative.md |
"YAML workflow", "config-based agent" |
| Observability | references/15-observability.md |
"debug", "trace", "OpenTelemetry" |
| Multimodal | references/16-multimodal.md |
"vision", "analyze images" |
| Custom Agents | references/17-custom-agents.md |
"own agent", "extend framework" |
| Security & Purview | references/19-security.md |
"guardrails", "content safety", compliance, audit |
| M365 Integration | references/21-m365-integration.md |
"Copilot agent", "Teams", "Graph API" |
| Design Patterns | references/22-design-patterns-core.md |
"pattern for reflection / debate / supervisor / pipeline" |
| Advanced Patterns | references/23-design-patterns-advanced.md |
circuit breakers, load balancing, batching |
Installation
pip install agent-framework --pre
az login # For Azure authenticationVersion Tracking
- Skill version: 1.0.0 | Snapshot: 2026-02-21
- Version metadata:
VERSION.json - Update checker:
python scripts/check-updates.py - Changelog:
CHANGELOG.md
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Install
npx skillscat add abhisheksharma-17/skills-graph/ms-agent-framework Install via the SkillsCat registry.