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Microsoft Foundry

Microsoft Foundry is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from microsoft/azure-skills. Build, deploy, evaluate, optimize, fine-tune, and manage Microsoft Foundry agents, models, and resources end to end. It works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode and has 1,596 GitHub stars across a repository of 12 listed skills.

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Add this skill

Claude

This repository is a Claude Code plugin marketplace. In Claude Code:

/plugin marketplace add microsoft/azure-skills
/plugin   # browse azure-skills and install the plugin that contains microsoft-foundry

In the Claude apps, zip the microsoft-foundry folder and upload it under Customize > Skills > + > Upload a skill (code execution must be on).

ChatGPT / Codex

Codex reads skills from .agents/skills/ in a repo or ~/.agents/skills/ for every project:

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/microsoft/azure-skills.git
cp -r azure-skills/skills/microsoft-foundry .agents/skills/microsoft-foundry   # repo; ~/.agents/skills for all projects

Standalone skills also load in the ChatGPT desktop app.

Cursor

Cursor loads skills from .cursor/skills/ (or ~/.cursor/skills/) and also reads .claude/skills/:

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/microsoft/azure-skills.git
cp -r azure-skills/skills/microsoft-foundry .cursor/skills/microsoft-foundry   # project; ~/.cursor/skills for all projects

Source (checked Oct 7, 2026): code.claude.com/docs/en/skills (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com/docs/en/plugin-marketplaces (opens in a new tab), support.claude.com/en/articles/12512180-using-skills-in-claude (opens in a new tab), learn.chatgpt.com/docs/build-skills (opens in a new tab), cursor.com/docs/context/skills (opens in a new tab)

What this skill does

Build, deploy, evaluate, optimize, fine-tune, and manage Microsoft Foundry agents, models, and resources end to end. USE FOR: foundry, azd ai agent, azd provision/deploy, hosted agent scaffold/develop/run/deploy/troubleshoot, prompt agent, managed harness agent, Copilot harness, voice agent, create/update/invoke/evaluate agent, add tool to agent, agent insights, batch/continuous eval, continuous monitoring, agent CI/CD, optimize/improve prompt, optimize agent instructions, Agent Optimizer,…

When it triggers

  • USE FOR: foundry, azd ai agent, azd provision/deploy, hosted agent scaffold/develop/run/deploy/troubleshoot, prompt agent, managed harness agent, Copilot harness, voice agent, create/update/invoke/evaluate agent, add tool to agent, agent in
  • USE FOR: Azure Functions, App Service, general Azure deploy (use azure-deploy), general Azure prep (use azure-prepare).

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FAQ

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How do I install the Microsoft Foundry skill?

In Claude Code, run /plugin marketplace add microsoft/azure-skills, then install its plugin from /plugin. For Codex or Cursor, copy the microsoft-foundry folder into .agents/skills/ or .cursor/skills/.

Is the Microsoft Foundry skill free?

Yes. The repository is open source under the MIT license.

Is Microsoft Foundry maintained?

The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 23, 2026. Its latest release is v1.2.99. appsgit only lists skills from repositories with a commit in the last six months.