Microsoft Foundry Skill

7 steps · start to finish.

1. 1
   Step 1

   Environment Setup

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   Verify the required tools are available and the Azure session is authenticated.

   echo "=== Foundry Skill — Environment Check ==="
   command -v az   >/dev/null 2>&1 && echo "PASS: az CLI found"   || echo "WARN: az CLI not found — install Azure CLI"
   command -v azd  >/dev/null 2>&1 && echo "PASS: azd found"      || echo "INFO: azd not found — optional for bootstrapping"
   command -v docker >/dev/null 2>&1 && echo "PASS: docker found" || echo "INFO: docker not found — required for hosted agent deploy"
   
   # Verify Azure login
   az account show >/dev/null 2>&1 && echo "PASS: Azure session active" || { echo "FAIL: Not logged in to Azure"; exit 1; }
   az account show --query "{subscription:id, name:name}" -o json
   
   mkdir -p /app/results
   echo "Results dir ready: /app/results"
   

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2. 2
   Step 2

   Discover Foundry MCP Entry Point

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   **MANDATORY**: Before executing any workflow-specific steps, call the Azure MCP `foundry` tool to discover available Foundry MCP tools and their parameters. Treat this as a discovery/help step.

3. 3
   Step 3

   Load Sub-Skill Document

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   **MANDATORY**: Before executing workflow-specific steps, read the corresponding sub-skill document. Do not call workflow-specific MCP tools without first reading its skill document.

4. 4
   Step 4

   Resolve Agent Context

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   Run context resolution only for values not already provided by the user.

5. 5
   Step 5

   Execute Sub-Skill Workflow

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   Execute the workflow defined by the sub-skill loaded in Step 3. Follow the sub-skill document exactly — do not skip pre-checks or validation logic.

6. 6
   Step 6

   Iterate on Errors (max 3 rounds)

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   If any workflow step fails:

7. 7
   Step 7

   Write Executive Summary

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   Write `/app/results/summary.md` with the run outcome, sub-skill used, agent context, and any issues.