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Skill 180 · Foundry Agentic Loop
Subchapter 180.2
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Match the agreed architecture (root README.md in rapid mode, ./docs/spec.md in SDD) against this catalog only when a companion capability is needed. microsoft-foundry is required. Use Copilot SDK for agents using runtime skills, and Microsoft Agent Framework for basic agents or explicit workflows. If a workflow also needs skills, clarify the framework choice. Explicit user framework choices override defaults; choose one framework per agent, not necessarily one for the entire solution.
Catalog membership is not proof that a skill still exists or is current. For a selected candidate, verify its source/version and available CLI support, using gh skill preview <repository> <skill> and installed skill metadata as appropriate. Respect pins and ask before installs or updates. Do not audit every installed skill or patch third-party copies. Project scope is the default installation scope unless the user chooses otherwise.
Freshness preflight (SDD Specify, or before relying on a selected skill’s examples). Require GitHub CLI 2.90+. gh skill list --json skillName,sourceURL,scope,version,pinned,path proves installation, not freshness; compare tree SHAs with gh skill update --dry-run, and if a capability moved into a maintained parent or sub-skill, use that path. Mark each needed skill missing, current, update available or pinned. With approval, refresh unpinned stale skills with gh skill update <skill>; keep pins unless --unpin is approved. In read-only requests, report the command and the approval it needs without running it. When a skill conflicts with the installed package API, the package source wins; report the defect upstream as an issue or PR instead of patching the local copy. Foundry roles come from the maintained microsoft-foundry/rbac sub-skill, not standalone azure-rbac.
| Repository | Skill | Suggest when the architecture needs |
|---|---|---|
microsoft/azure-skills | microsoft-foundry | Required platform executor for Agentic Loop; use its maintained RBAC guidance for Foundry management-plane and data-plane permissions |
microsoft/azure-skills | azure-ai | AI Search, vector/hybrid search, semantic search, Document Intelligence/OCR, Speech/STT/TTS |
microsoft/azure-skills | azure-aigateway | AI Gateway, API Management for model/tool/agent routing, semantic caching, content safety, token limits, MCP governance |
microsoft/azure-skills | appinsights-instrumentation | Application Insights SDK setup, telemetry instrumentation, traces, metrics, and app monitoring |
microsoft/azure-skills | azure-kusto | KQL analytics, Azure Data Explorer, Log Analytics-style telemetry exploration, time-series analysis |
microsoft/azure-skills | azure-storage | Blob/File/Data Lake storage for grounding data, uploads, durable artifacts, or document/file landing zones |
microsoft/azure-skills | azure-messaging | Service Bus, Event Hubs, async business actions, event ingestion, queues, topics, or messaging SDK troubleshooting |
microsoft/azure-skills | entra-app-registration | Microsoft Graph/OAuth app registration, delegated auth, API permissions, MSAL integration |
microsoft/azure-skills | entra-agent-id | Entra Agent Identity, agent OAuth, OBO, workload identity federation, cross-tenant agent auth |
microsoft/azure-skills | azure-prepare | SDD services beyond the azd AI starter, or explicitly chosen IaC/azd scaffolding in rapid mode |
microsoft/azure-skills | azure-validate | Validation of an azd/IaC deployment, including configuration, RBAC and what-if checks |
microsoft/azure-skills | azure-deploy | Execution/recovery of a prepared azd/IaC deployment |
github/awesome-copilot | microsoft-agent-framework | Basic agents or explicit agent workflows, or an explicit MAF choice; clarify workflows that also need runtime skills |
github/awesome-copilot | copilot-sdk | Agents using runtime skills, or an explicit Copilot SDK choice; BYOK Foundry models, toolbox tools/skills and the Responses API |
github/awesome-copilot | python-mcp-server-generator | A Python MCP server (FastMCP, streamable HTTP) |
Build skills help the coding assistant build the app; run skills are executed by the resulting agent. Follow current microsoft-foundry workflows for governed skill versions and toolbox configuration, and verify generated code against installed SDK APIs. Catalog selection must not override the mode defaults in SKILL.md. This skill, the canvas and the workflow ship with the foundry-agentic-loop plugin; do not install them as companions.