Get started with AI agent development on Azure

AI agents represent the next generation of intelligent applications. Learn how they can be developed and used on Microsoft Azure.

• What are AI agents?
• Options for agent development
• Microsoft Foundry Agent Service
• Exercise - Explore AI Agent development

Develop an AI agent with Microsoft Foundry Agent Service

This module provides engineers with the skills to begin building agents with Microsoft Foundry Agent Service.

• What is an AI agent
• How to use Microsoft Foundry Agent Service
• Develop agents with the Microsoft Foundry Agent Service

Develop AI agents with the Microsoft Foundry extension in Visual Studio Code

Learn how to build, test, and deploy AI agents using the Microsoft Foundry extension in Visual Studio Code.

• Get started with the Microsoft Foundry extension
• Develop AI agents in Visual Studio Code
• Extend AI agent capabilities with tools
• Exercise - Build an AI agent using the Microsoft Foundry extension

Integrate custom tools into your agent

Built-in tools are useful, but they may not meet all your needs. In this module, learn how to extend the capabilities of your agent by integrating custom tools for your agent to use.

• Why use custom tools
• Options for implementing custom tools
• How to integrate custom tools
• Exercise - Build an agent with custom tools

Develop a multi-agent solution with Microsoft Foundry Agent Service

Break down complex tasks with intelligent collaboration. Learn how to design multi-agent solutions using connected agents.

• Understand connected agents
• Design a multi-agent solution with connected agents
• Exercise - Develop a multi-agent app with Microsoft Foundry

Integrate MCP Tools with Azure AI Agents

Enable dynamic tool access for your Azure AI agents. Learn how to connect MCP-hosted tools and integrate them seamlessly into agent workflows.

• Understand MCP tool discovery
• Integrate agent tools using an MCP server and client
• Use Azure AI agents with MCP servers
• Exercise - Connect MCP tools to Azure AI Agents

Develop an AI agent with Microsoft Agent Framework

This module provides engineers with the skills to begin building Microsoft Foundry Agent Service agents with Microsoft Agent Framework.

• Understand Microsoft Agent Framework AI agents
• Create an Azure AI agent with Microsoft Agent Framework
• Add tools to Azure AI agent

Orchestrate a multi-agent solution using the Microsoft Agent Framework

Learn how to use the Microsoft Agent Framework SDK to develop your own AI agents that can collaborate for a multi-agent solution.

• Understand the Microsoft Agent Framework
• Understand agent orchestration
• Use concurrent orchestration
• Use sequential orchestration
• Use group chat orchestration
• Use handoff orchestration
• Use Magentic orchestration

Discover Azure AI Agents with A2A

Learn how to implement the A2A protocol to enable agent discovery, direct communication, and coordinated task execution across remote agents.

• Define an A2A agent
• Implement an agent executor
• Host an A2A server
• Connect to your A2A agent

Build agent-driven workflows using Microsoft Foundry

Workflows enable you to orchestrate AI agents and other components to create intelligent applications. Learn how to build and manage workflows using Microsoft Foundry.

• Understand Workflows
• Identify Workflow Patterns
• Create workflows in Microsoft Foundry
• Add Agents to a Workflow
• Apply Power Fx in Workflows
• Maintain Workflows in Microsoft Foundry
• Use workflows in code

Build knowledge-enhanced AI agents with Foundry IQ

Learn how to connect AI agents with enterprise knowledge using Foundry IQ. You'll explore how Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) solves the knowledge problem for AI agents, discover how Foundry IQ provides a shared knowledge platform that multiple agents can access, improve retrieval quality through data optimization, and configure agent instructions for consistent, cited responses.

• Understanding RAG for agents
• Explore Foundry IQ
• Configure data sources for knowledge bases
• Configure retrieval with Foundry IQ