| name | hosted-agents-v2-py |
| description | Build hosted agents using Azure AI Projects SDK with ImageBasedHostedAgentDefinition. Use when creating container-based agents in Azure AI Foundry. |
| type | skill |
| created | 2026-02-27T00:00:00.000Z |
| domain | productivity |
| category | developer-experience |
| risk | unknown |
| source | community |
| tags | ["skill","productivity","developer-experience","hosted","agents"] |
Azure AI Hosted Agents (Python)
Build container-based hosted agents using ImageBasedHostedAgentDefinition from the Azure AI Projects SDK.
Installation
pip install azure-ai-projects>=2.0.0b3 azure-identity
Minimum SDK Version: 2.0.0b3 or later required for hosted agent support.
Environment Variables
AZURE_AI_PROJECT_ENDPOINT=https://<resource>.services.ai.azure.com/api/projects/<project>
Prerequisites
Before creating hosted agents:
- Container Image - Build and push to Azure Container Registry (ACR)
- ACR Pull Permissions - Grant your project's managed identity
AcrPull role on the ACR
- Capability Host - Account-level capability host with
enablePublicHostingEnvironment=true
- SDK Version - Ensure
azure-ai-projects>=2.0.0b3
Authentication
Always use DefaultAzureCredential:
from azure.identity import DefaultAzureCredential
from azure.ai.projects import AIProjectClient
credential = DefaultAzureCredential()
client = AIProjectClient(
endpoint=os.environ["AZURE_AI_PROJECT_ENDPOINT"],
credential=credential
)
Core Workflow
1. Imports
import os
from azure.identity import DefaultAzureCredential
from azure.ai.projects import AIProjectClient
from azure.ai.projects.models import (
ImageBasedHostedAgentDefinition,
ProtocolVersionRecord,
AgentProtocol,
)
2. Create Hosted Agent
client = AIProjectClient(
endpoint=os.environ["AZURE_AI_PROJECT_ENDPOINT"],
credential=DefaultAzureCredential()
)
agent = client.agents.create_version(
agent_name="my-hosted-agent",
definition=ImageBasedHostedAgentDefinition(
container_protocol_versions=[
ProtocolVersionRecord(protocol=AgentProtocol.RESPONSES, version=)
],
cpu=,
memory=,
image=,
tools=[{: }],
environment_variables={
: os.environ[],
:
}
)
)
()
