# m365-agents-py

Builds Teams, Microsoft 365, and Copilot Studio agents in Python using the official Agents SDK. Generates aiohttp server setup, AgentApplication routing, and MSAL authentication.

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- Author: Microsoft
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- Updated: 2026-10-23
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## What it does

This skill guides developers through scaffolding multichannel bots with the Microsoft 365 Agents SDK for Python. It sets up an `aiohttp` web server, attaches `CloudAdapter` to `/api/messages`, and applies `jwt_authorization_middleware` to handle incoming webhook traffic.

Dispatching logic relies on `AgentApplication`. You get route handlers for conversation events like `membersAdded`, regex patterns, and `invoke` activities. Everything runs asynchronously. You must write `async def` functions and use context managers for network calls.

Keep the recent breaking change in mind: imports now use `microsoft_agents` with an underscore rather than dots. Running the service requires credentials in `.env`, including Azure tenant and client keys, along with five core `microsoft-agents-*` packages.

## Requirements
- Works with: Azure

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add microsoft/skills --skill m365-agents-py -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/m365-agents-py/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/m365-agents-py/

### Codex

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/m365-agents-py/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/m365-agents-py/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install microsoft/skills m365-agents-py
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/m365-agents-py/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

**Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/microsoft/skills --path .github/plugins/azure-sdk-python/skills/m365-agents-py
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/m365-agents-py/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/microsoft/skills/tree/HEAD/.github/plugins/azure-sdk-python/skills/m365-agents-py/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- Scaffold an aiohttp server endpoint for Microsoft Teams webhooks
- Configure Azure AD authentication using MsalConnectionManager
- Set up AgentApplication event routing for member updates and messages
- Integrate Copilot Studio client credentials with environment variables

## Example prompts
- Create a basic Teams bot scaffold using microsoft_agents and aiohttp
- Add a protected /me command handler that requests a Graph token
- Configure MsalConnectionManager and CloudAdapter using environment variables

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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````text
---
name: m365-agents-py
description: |
  Microsoft 365 Agents SDK for Python. Build multichannel agents for Teams/M365/Copilot Studio with aiohttp hosting, AgentApplication routing, streaming responses, and MSAL-based auth. Triggers: "Microsoft 365 Agents SDK", "microsoft_agents", "AgentApplication", "start_agent_process", "TurnContext", "Copilot Studio client", "CloudAdapter".
license: MIT
metadata:
  author: Microsoft
  version: "1.0.0"
  package: microsoft-agents-hosting-core, microsoft-agents-hosting-aiohttp, microsoft-agents-activity, microsoft-agents-authentication-msal, microsoft-agents-copilotstudio-client
---

# Microsoft 365 Agents SDK (Python)

Build enterprise agents for Microsoft 365, Teams, and Copilot Studio using the Microsoft Agents SDK with aiohttp hosting, AgentApplication routing, streaming responses, and MSAL-based authentication.

## Before implementation

- Use the microsoft-docs MCP to verify the latest API signatures for AgentApplication, start_agent_process, and authentication options.
- Confirm package versions on PyPI for the microsoft-agents-\* packages you plan to use.

## Important Notice - Import Changes

> **⚠️ Breaking Change**: Recent updates have changed the Python import structure from `microsoft.agents` to `microsoft_agents` (using underscores instead of dots).

## Installation

```bash
pip install microsoft-agents-hosting-core
pip install microsoft-agents-hosting-aiohttp
pip install microsoft-agents-activity
pip install microsoft-agents-authentication-msal
pip install microsoft-agents-copilotstudio-client
pip install python-dotenv aiohttp
```

## Environment Variables (.env)

```bash
CONNECTIONS__SERVICE_CONNECTION__SETTINGS__CLIENTID=<client-id>
CONNECTIONS__SERVICE_CONNECTION__SETTINGS__CLIENTSECRET=<client-secret>
CONNECTIONS__SERVICE_CONNECTION__SETTINGS__TENANTID=<tenant-id>

# Optional: OAuth handlers for auto sign-in
AGENTAPPLICATION__USERAUTHORIZATION__HANDLERS__GRAPH__SETTINGS__AZUREBOTOAUTHCONNECTIONNAME=<connection-name>

# Optional: Azure OpenAI for streaming (AAD auth via DefaultAzureCredential)
AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT=<endpoint>
AZURE_OPENAI_API_VERSION=<version>

# Optional: Copilot Studio client
COPILOTSTUDIOAGENT__ENVIRONMENTID=<environment-id>
COPILOTSTUDIOAGENT__SCHEMANAME=<schema-name>
COPILOTSTUDIOAGENT__TENANTID=<tenant-id>
COPILOTSTUDIOAGENT__AGENTAPPID=<app-id>
```

## Authentication & Lifecycle

> **🔑 Two rules apply to every code sample below:**
>
> 1. **This SDK is async-first — use `async def` handlers and `async with` throughout.**
> 2. **Use explicit auth managers and context-managed network resources.** Use `MsalConnectionManager` for agent auth, and wrap per-request HTTP resources in `async with` (for example, `aiohttp.ClientSession`).
>
> Snippets may abbreviate this setup, but production code should always follow both rules.

## Core Workflow: aiohttp-hosted AgentApplication

```python
import logging
from os import environ

from dotenv import load_dotenv
from aiohttp.web import Request, Response, Application, run_app

from microsoft_agents.activity import load_configuration_from_env
from microsoft_agents.hosting.core import (
    Authorization,
    AgentApplication,
    TurnState,
    TurnContext,
    MemoryStorage,
)
````
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