1# Foundry Agent Troubleshoot
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3Troubleshoot and debug Foundry agents by collecting hosted-agent session logs, discovering observability connections, and querying Application Insights telemetry.
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5## Quick Reference
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7| Property | Value |
8|----------|-------|
9| Agent types | Prompt (LLM-based), Hosted |
10| MCP servers | `azure` |
11| Key Foundry MCP tools | `agent_get` |
12| Related skills | `trace` (telemetry analysis) |
13| Preferred query tool | `monitor_resource_log_query` (Azure MCP) — preferred over `azure-kusto` for App Insights |
14| CLI references | `az cognitiveservices account connection`, `az rest`, `curl` |
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16## When to Use This Skill
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18- Agent is not responding or returning errors
19- Hosted agent version is not becoming active
20- Need to view hosted-agent session logs
21- Diagnose latency or timeout issues
22- Query Application Insights for agent traces and exceptions
23- Investigate agent runtime failures
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25## MCP Tools
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27| Tool | Description | Parameters |
28|------|-------------|------------|
29| `agent_get` | Get agent details to determine type and inspect agent/version status | `projectEndpoint` (required), `agentName` (optional) |
30 
31## Workflow
32 
33### Step 1: Collect Agent Information
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35Use the project endpoint and agent name from the project context (see Common: Project Context Resolution). Ask the user only for values not already resolved:
36- **Project endpoint** — AI Foundry project endpoint URL
37- **Agent name** — Name of the agent to troubleshoot
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39### Step 2: Determine Agent Type
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41Use `agent_get` with `projectEndpoint` and `agentName` to retrieve the agent definition. Check the `kind` field:
42- `"hosted"` → Proceed to Step 3
43- `"prompt"` → Skip to Step 4 (Discover Observability Connections)
44 
45### Step 3: Retrieve Logs (Hosted Agents Only)
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47Hosted-agent logs are scoped to individual **sessions** (sandbox instances).
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491. **Check agent version status** — Use `agent_get` to verify the agent version status is `active`. If it is not active, the agent may still be provisioning or may have failed to become active.
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512. **List sessions** — Hosted-agent logs require a `sessionId`. If the user does not have one, list available sessions:
52   ```bash
53   az rest --method GET \
54     --url "<projectEndpoint>/agents/<agentName>/sessions?api-version=2025-11-15-preview" \
55     --headers "Foundry-Features=HostedAgents=V1Preview" \
56     --resource "https://ai.azure.com"
57   ```
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593. **Retrieve session logs** — The log stream endpoint uses Server-Sent Events (SSE). Use `curl` with a timeout:
60   ```bash
61   TOKEN=$(az account get-access-token --resource "https://ai.azure.com" --query accessToken -o tsv)
62   curl -s --max-time 15 \
63     -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
64     -H "Accept: text/event-stream" \
65     -H "Foundry-Features: HostedAgents=V1Preview" \
66     "<projectEndpoint>/agents/<agentName>/sessions/<sessionId>:logstream?api-version=2025-11-15-preview"
67   ```
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69   > ⚠️ **404 is expected** if the session sandbox has not been created yet. Advise the user to send a message to the agent first to trigger sandbox creation, then retry.
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714. **Interpret the logs** — Each SSE frame is `event: log\ndata: {...}\n\n`:
72   - **Preamble** (first event): JSON with `session_state`, `session_id`, `agent`, `version`, `last_accessed`
73   - **Log lines** (subsequent events): JSON with `stream` (`stdout`/`stderr`/`status`), `message`, and `timestamp`
74   - **Error events**: `event: error` frames indicate server-side errors within the session sandbox
75 
76   Present the logs to the user and highlight any errors or warnings found.
77 
78### Step 4: Discover Observability Connections
79 
80List the project connections to find Application Insights or Azure Monitor resources using the Azure CLI command documented at:
81[az cognitiveservices account connection](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cli/azure/cognitiveservices/account/connection?view=azure-cli-latest)
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83Refer to the documentation above for the exact command syntax and parameters. Look for connections of type `ApplicationInsights` or `AzureMonitor` in the output.
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85If no observability connection is found, inform the user and suggest setting up Application Insights for the project. Ask if they want to proceed without telemetry data.
86 
87### Step 5: Query Application Insights Telemetry
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89Use **`monitor_resource_log_query`** (Azure MCP tool) to run KQL queries against the Application Insights resource discovered in Step 4. This is preferred over delegating to the `azure-kusto` skill. Pass the App Insights resource ID and the KQL query directly.
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91> ⚠️ **Always pass `subscription` explicitly** to Azure MCP tools like `monitor_resource_log_query` — they don't extract it from resource IDs.
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93Use `* contains "<response_id>"` or `* contains "<agent_name>"` filters to narrow down results to the specific agent instance.
94 
95### Step 6: Summarize Findings
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97Present a summary to the user including:
98- **Agent type and status** — hosted or prompt; hosted agent version status when relevant
99- **Log errors** — key errors from hosted-agent session logs
100- **Telemetry insights** — exceptions, failed requests, latency trends
101- **Recommended actions** — specific steps to resolve identified issues
102 
103## Error Handling
104 
105| Error | Cause | Resolution |
106|-------|-------|------------|
107| Agent not found | Invalid agent name or project endpoint | Use `agent_get` to list available agents and verify name |
108| Hosted agent not active | Hosted agent is still provisioning or failed | Check that the ACR image was pushed correctly and agent identity permissions are assigned; wait and re-check status |
109| Session logs 404 | Session sandbox has not been created yet | The sandbox is created on first invocation — send a message to the agent to trigger sandbox creation, then retry |
110| SSE error event | Server-side error within the session sandbox | Check the error event `data` field for details |
111| No session ID | User does not know which session to troubleshoot | List sessions via REST API (see Step 3) |
112| No observability connection | Application Insights not configured for the project | Suggest configuring Application Insights for the Foundry project |
113| Kusto query failed | Invalid cluster/database or insufficient permissions | Verify Application Insights resource details and reader permissions |
114| No telemetry data | Agent not instrumented or too recent | Check if Application Insights SDK is configured; data may take a few minutes to appear |
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116## Additional Resources
117 
118- [Foundry Hosted Agents](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/ai-foundry/agents/concepts/hosted-agents?view=foundry)
119- [Account Connection CLI Reference](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cli/azure/cognitiveservices/account/connection?view=azure-cli-latest)
120- [KQL Quick Reference](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/data-explorer/kusto/query/kql-quick-reference)
121- [Foundry Samples](https://github.com/microsoft-foundry/foundry-samples)
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