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* Bump Python package versions for 1.12.0 release Bump packages represented in the 1.12.0 changelog, promote Foundry Hosting, Azure Content Understanding, Gemini, Mistral, Monty, and Tools to beta, and apply the requested beta cohort date stamp. Root and core move to 1.12.0, released and RC packages use their selected increments, alpha packages including Hosting MCP use the 260721 stamp, and core floors are raised only for proven consumers. Copilot-Session: 2dd9980a-b869-4c16-8642-75b7a6d6ebdf * fix version in readme * Add Responses conversation ID changes to release notes Include the breaking Hosting Responses conversation ID helper changes from #7234 in the Python 1.12.0 changelog. Copilot-Session: 2dd9980a-b869-4c16-8642-75b7a6d6ebdf
Get Started with Microsoft Agent Framework Anthropic
Please install this package via pip:
pip install agent-framework-anthropic --pre
Anthropic Integration
The Anthropic integration enables communication with the Anthropic API, allowing your Agent Framework applications to leverage Anthropic's capabilities.
The package also includes Anthropic-hosted transport wrappers for:
- Microsoft Foundry via
AnthropicFoundryClient - Amazon Bedrock via
AnthropicBedrockClient - Google Vertex AI via
AnthropicVertexClient
Basic Usage Example
See the Anthropic agent examples which demonstrate:
- Connecting to a Anthropic endpoint with an agent
- Streaming and non-streaming responses
Structured system blocks for prompt caching
Use instructions with Anthropic-native system blocks when you need structured system prompt content, such as
prompt-cache cache_control metadata. Do not combine structured instructions blocks with a leading system message.
from anthropic.types.beta import BetaTextBlockParam
from agent_framework_anthropic import AnthropicClient
client = AnthropicClient()
system_blocks: list[BetaTextBlockParam] = [
{"type": "text", "text": "Stable instructions", "cache_control": {"type": "ephemeral", "ttl": "1h"}},
]
response = await client.get_response("Hello", options={"instructions": system_blocks})