Build enterprise-grade tool ecosystems with MCP and Microsoft Foundry

  • Module
  • 7 Units
Advanced
AI Engineer
Solution Architect
Developer
Azure
Microsoft Foundry
Foundry Agent Service

Build enterprise-grade tool ecosystems for production multi-agent systems with MCP and Microsoft Foundry. Develop custom MCP servers with authentication and production error handling, implement dynamic tool selection and routing logic, design tool result validation and fallback pipelines, and govern tool ecosystems with dependency management and versioning strategies.

Learning objectives

By the end of this module, you're able to:

  • Design and build custom MCP servers with authentication, production error handling, and observability
  • Implement dynamic tool selection and routing logic that matches agent needs to available tools at runtime
  • Build tool result validation and fallback pipelines for production reliability
  • Govern tool ecosystems with dependency management and versioning strategies

Prerequisites

Before starting this module, you should have:

  • Experience consuming MCP tools and custom function tools with Microsoft Foundry Agent Service
  • Familiarity with Azure Managed Identity and OAuth 2.0 authentication patterns
  • Experience building agents with the Microsoft Foundry Agent Service SDK
  • Proficiency in Python

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