How to test agent skills without hitting real APIs

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Summary

A Microsoft developer blog post explains how to mock APIs transparently so agent skills can be evaluated without changing the skill or hitting real endpoints.

Key facts

  • The post is titled 'How to test agent skills without hitting real APIs'.
  • It was published on 2026-07-17 on Microsoft Developer Blogs.
  • It describes mocking APIs transparently for running evals.
  • The approach avoids changing the skill or hitting real endpoints.

Why it matters

Teams building agent skills can run evaluations without paying per API call or mutating production data, since the mocking approach requires no changes to the skill itself.

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  1. Microsoft Developer BlogsOfficial · Primary
    How to test agent skills without hitting real APIs · By Waldek Mastykarz
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