Evan Mattson
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* Harden functional workflow continuation authority Use a versioned opaque single-use token on WorkflowRunResult, validate it before request correlation, consume it immediately before replayed user code, and rotate it on each pause. Carry the same explicit authority through streaming and non-streaming FunctionalWorkflowAgent responses. Files changed: functional workflow/runtime result APIs, functional HITL regression tests, core agent guidance, and the functional HITL sample. Next iteration: enforce pending-state overlap and token-authorized abandonment, then document and test checkpoint authorization boundaries. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> * Enforce one pending functional continuation Reject fresh messages and checkpoint restores while an in-memory continuation is pending. Add token-authorized abandonment on FunctionalWorkflow and FunctionalWorkflowAgent, and clear retained replay state atomically when authority is consumed while preserving the active message for token rotation and checkpoints. Files changed: functional workflow runtime and agent adapter, functional lifecycle regression tests, and core workflow guidance. Next iteration: preserve and document authorized checkpoint continuation boundaries. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> * Preserve authorized functional checkpoint continuation Treat checkpoint restore as a host- and storage-authorized path independent of process-local continuation tokens, and issue fresh authority whenever restored execution pauses again. Cover default and per-run storage, deterministic and custom request IDs, token rotation, and checkpoint-plus-response restore. Files changed: functional workflow and checkpoint interface guidance, functional checkpoint lifecycle tests, the functional HITL sample, and core workflow guidance. Next iteration: run the final repository-wide Python validation gates. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> * Validate Python continuation hardening Run the complete Python workspace checks, aggregate coverage suite, repository hooks, and core package build from the final combined worktree. Keep the validation iteration code-neutral because all gates pass without corrective changes. Files changed: none; this commit records the final validation gate. Blockers: none. Next iteration: no remaining AFK tasks. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> * Handle functional checkpoint continuation failures Publish retained continuation state only after checkpoint persistence succeeds, and cover reuse after a transient save failure. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> Copilot-Session: a8f47743-1cdc-4924-8e1b-667d0d790b78 * Address functional continuation review findings Add owner recovery for lost tokens, harden malformed token validation, preserve consistent failure surfaces, and keep agent pending state aligned with resumable workflow state. Document process-local single-use continuation semantics and extend regression coverage across direct, streaming, checkpoint, and agent paths. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> Copilot-Session: a8f47743-1cdc-4924-8e1b-667d0d790b78 * Handle functional continuation cancellation Release the workflow run guard when cancellation interrupts resumed user code while keeping the single-use continuation token consumed. Replace sample assertions with explicit runtime checks and add cancellation regression coverage. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> Copilot-Session: a8f47743-1cdc-4924-8e1b-667d0d790b78 * Simplify functional workflow instance isolation Remove continuation-token handling and align functional workflows with the graph workflow ownership model: one stateful instance per logical caller or session. Add create_instance() for independent callers, document the ownership contract, and cover pending-state isolation between instances. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> Copilot-Session: a8f47743-1cdc-4924-8e1b-667d0d790b78 * Scope functional workflow checkpoint storage Do not inherit checkpoint storage when creating an independent workflow instance. Allow hosts to provide an explicitly caller-scoped storage adapter and document that shared checkpoint access requires host authorization and tenant isolation. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> Copilot-Session: a8f47743-1cdc-4924-8e1b-667d0d790b78 * Require building functional workflow instances Make @workflow return a stateless FunctionalWorkflowDefinition and require build() before run() or as_agent(). This aligns functional workflows with the graph definition/build lifecycle and prevents module-level decorated definitions from retaining caller state. Move checkpoint configuration to build(), export the definition type, migrate samples, and cover isolated built instances. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> Copilot-Session: a8f47743-1cdc-4924-8e1b-667d0d790b78 --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> Copilot-Session: a8f47743-1cdc-4924-8e1b-667d0d790b78
Get Started with Agent Framework for Python
This folder contains a progressive set of samples that introduce the core concepts of Agent Framework one step at a time.
Prerequisites
pip install agent-framework-foundry
Sample 08 additionally requires agent-framework-azurefunctions --pre.
Set the required environment variables:
export FOUNDRY_PROJECT_ENDPOINT="https://your-project-endpoint"
export FOUNDRY_MODEL="gpt-4o" # optional, defaults to gpt-4o
Samples
| # | File | What you'll learn |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 01_hello_agent.py | Create your first agent and run it (streaming and non-streaming). |
| 2 | 02_add_tools.py | Define a function tool with @tool and attach it to an agent. |
| 3 | 03_multi_turn.py | Keep conversation history across turns with AgentSession. |
| 4 | 04_memory.py | Add dynamic context with a custom ContextProvider. |
| 5 | 05_functional_workflow_with_agents.py | Call agents inside a functional workflow. |
| 6 | 06_functional_workflow_basics.py | Write a workflow as a plain async function. |
| 7 | 07_first_graph_workflow.py | Chain executors into a graph workflow with edges. |
To host agents and workflows with Durable Task or Azure Functions, continue with the Durable Agent Framework extension samples.
Run any sample with:
python 01_hello_agent.py
These samples use Azure Foundry models with the Responses API. To switch providers, just replace the client, see all providers