Microsoft Foundry Skill

MANDATORY: Read this skill and the relevant sub-skill BEFORE calling any Foundry MCP tool.

Sub-Skills

Sub-Skill	When to Use	Reference
deploy	Containerize, build, push to ACR, create/update/start/stop/clone agent deployments	deploy
invoke	Send messages to an agent, single or multi-turn conversations	invoke
observe	Eval-driven optimization loop: evaluate → analyze → optimize → compare → iterate	observe
trace	Query traces, analyze latency/failures, correlate eval results to specific responses via App Insights customEvents	trace
troubleshoot	View container logs, query telemetry, diagnose failures	troubleshoot
create	Create new hosted agent applications. Supports Microsoft Agent Framework, LangGraph, or custom frameworks in Python or C#. Downloads starter samples from foundry-samples repo.	create
eval-datasets	Harvest production traces into evaluation datasets, manage dataset versions and splits, track evaluation metrics over time, detect regressions, and maintain full lineage from trace to deployment. Use for: create dataset from traces, dataset versioning, evaluation trending, regression detection, dataset comparison, eval lineage.	eval-datasets
project/create	Creating a new Azure AI Foundry project for hosting agents and models. Use when onboarding to Foundry or setting up new infrastructure.	project/create/create-foundry-project.md
resource/create	Creating Azure AI Services multi-service resource (Foundry resource) using Azure CLI. Use when manually provisioning AI Services resources with granular control.	resource/create/create-foundry-resource.md
models/deploy-model	Unified model deployment with intelligent routing. Handles quick preset deployments, fully customized deployments (version/SKU/capacity/RAI), and capacity discovery across regions. Routes to sub-skills: preset (quick deploy), customize (full control), capacity (find availability).	models/deploy-model/SKILL.md
quota	Managing quotas and capacity for Microsoft Foundry resources. Use when checking quota usage, troubleshooting deployment failures due to insufficient quota, requesting quota increases, or planning capacity.	quota/quota.md
rbac	Managing RBAC permissions, role assignments, managed identities, and service principals for Microsoft Foundry resources. Use for access control, auditing permissions, and CI/CD setup.	rbac/rbac.md

Onboarding flow: project/create → deploy → invoke

Agent Lifecycle

Intent	Workflow
New agent from scratch	create → deploy → invoke
Deploy existing code	deploy → invoke
Test/chat with agent	invoke
Troubleshoot	invoke → troubleshoot
Fix + redeploy	troubleshoot → fix → deploy → invoke

Project Context Resolution

Resolve only missing values. Extract from user message first, then azd, then ask.

1. Check for azure.yaml; if found, run azd env get-values
2. Map azd variables:

azd Variable	Resolves To
AZURE_AI_PROJECT_ENDPOINT / AZURE_AIPROJECT_ENDPOINT	Project endpoint
AZURE_CONTAINER_REGISTRY_NAME / AZURE_CONTAINER_REGISTRY_ENDPOINT	ACR registry
AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID	Subscription

3. Ask user only for unresolved values (project endpoint, agent name)

Validation

After each workflow step, validate before proceeding:

1. Run the operation
2. Check output for errors or unexpected results
3. If failed → diagnose using troubleshoot sub-skill → fix → retry
4. Only proceed to next step when validation passes

Agent Types

Type	Kind	Description
Prompt	"prompt"	LLM-based, backed by model deployment
Hosted	"hosted"	Container-based, running custom code

Agent: Setup Types

Setup	Capability Host	Description
Basic	None	Default. All resources Microsoft-managed.
Standard	Azure AI Services	Bring-your-own storage and search (public network). See standard-agent-setup.
Standard + Private Network	Azure AI Services	Standard setup with VNet isolation and private endpoints. See private-network-standard-agent-setup.

MANDATORY: For standard setup, read the appropriate reference before proceeding:

• Public network: references/standard-agent-setup.md
• Private network (VNet isolation): references/private-network-standard-agent-setup.md

Tool Usage Conventions

• Use the ask_user or askQuestions tool whenever collecting information from the user
• Use the task or runSubagent tool to delegate long-running or independent sub-tasks (e.g., env var scanning, status polling, Dockerfile generation)
• Prefer Azure MCP tools over direct CLI commands when available
• Reference official Microsoft documentation URLs instead of embedding CLI command syntax

References

• Hosted Agents
• Runtime Components
• Foundry Samples
• Python SDK

Dependencies

Scripts in sub-skills require: Azure CLI (az) ≥2.0, jq (for shell scripts). Install via pip install azure-ai-projects azure-identity for Python SDK usage.