Develop AI agents with Microsoft Foundry and Visual Studio Code
Intermediate
AI Engineer
Developer
Data Scientist
Solution Architect
Azure AI Foundry
Azure AI Foundry Agent Service
Azure AI Foundry SDK
Learn how to build, test, and deploy AI agents using Microsoft Foundry Agent Service through both the Azure portal and Visual Studio Code extension.
Learning objectives
By the end of this module, you'll be able to:
- Describe the purpose and capabilities of AI agents
- Explain the key features of Microsoft Foundry Agent Service
- Set up and configure the Microsoft Foundry extension in Visual Studio Code
- Build and configure AI agents using multiple development approaches
- Extend agent capabilities with tools and functions
- Test agents using integrated playgrounds
- Deploy and integrate agents into applications
Prerequisites
- Familiarity with Azure and the Azure portal
- An understanding of generative AI (recommended: Fundamentals of Generative AI module)
- Basic familiarity with Visual Studio Code