# Microsoft Foundry (agent skill)

> 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 1,544 GitHub stars across a repository of 12 listed skills.

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 create, create agent, update agent, add tool to agent, invoke agent, agent.yaml, agent insights, pull agent insights, evaluate agent, batch eval, continuous eval, continuous monitoring, agent CI/CD, optimize prompt, improve prompt, prompt optimizer, optimize…

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/microsoft/azure-skills |
| Skill path | skills/microsoft-foundry/SKILL.md |
| Skill name | microsoft-foundry |
| GitHub stars | 1,544 |
| Installs on skills.sh | 552,570 |
| License | MIT |
| Skills in repo | 12 |
| Plugin marketplace | azure-skills |
| Official | yes |
| Works with | Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot, OpenCode |
| Category | DevOps & cloud |
| Last commit | Oct 6, 2026 |

## When it triggers

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

## Add this skill

### Claude Code

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

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

### ChatGPT / Codex

```sh
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
```

### Cursor

```sh
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
```

Sources (checked 2026-10-07): https://code.claude.com/docs/en/skills, https://support.claude.com/en/articles/12512180-using-skills-in-claude, https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/build-skills, https://cursor.com/docs/context/skills

skills.sh listing: https://www.skills.sh/microsoft/azure-skills/microsoft-foundry

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