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Imagine you work for a healthcare organization that needs to automate patient interactions while maintaining high security standards. You need an AI agent that can handle patient inquiries, schedule appointments, and access real-time medical information. Building such a system traditionally requires extensive infrastructure management, significant coding effort, and careful attention to data security. Microsoft Foundry Agent Service offers a solution that simplifies this complexity while maintaining enterprise-grade security.
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Microsoft Foundry Agent Service is a fully managed platform that empowers you to build, deploy, and scale AI agents without managing underlying compute and storage resources. Whether you prefer working through the Azure portal or developing directly in Visual Studio Code, you have flexible options for creating intelligent agents that automate workflows and enhance user experiences.
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Microsoft Foundry Agent Service is a fully managed platform that empowers you to build, deploy, and scale AI agents without managing underlying compute and storage resources. Whether you prefer working through the Foundry portal or developing directly in Visual Studio Code, you have flexible options for creating intelligent agents that automate workflows and enhance user experiences.
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In this module, you'll learn how to develop AI agents using both the Azure portal and the Microsoft Foundry extension for Visual Studio Code. You'll discover how to configure agents with custom instructions, extend their capabilities with tools, and integrate them into your applications. By the end, you'll be able to choose the right development approach for your scenarios and deploy production-ready AI agents.
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In this module, you'll learn how to develop AI agents using both the Foundry portal and the Microsoft Foundry extension for Visual Studio Code. You'll discover how to configure agents with custom instructions, extend their capabilities with tools, and integrate them into your applications. By the end, you'll be able to choose the right development approach for your scenarios and deploy production-ready AI agents.
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You've learned how to develop AI agents using Microsoft Foundry Agent Service through both the Azure portal and Visual Studio Code. These flexible development approaches enable you to create intelligent automation that handles complex tasks, accesses real-time data, and integrates seamlessly with your applications.
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You've learned how to develop AI agents using Microsoft Foundry Agent Service through both the Foundry portal and Visual Studio Code. These flexible development approaches enable you to create intelligent automation that handles complex tasks, accesses real-time data, and integrates seamlessly with your applications.
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Throughout this module, you discovered what AI agents are and why they're valuable for automating workflows and enhancing decision-making. You explored the key features of Microsoft Foundry Agent Service, including automatic tool calling, secure data management, and enterprise-grade security. You learned to build agents using both the visual Azure portal and the developer-focused VS Code extension, understanding when each approach fits best.
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Throughout this module, you discovered what AI agents are and why they're valuable for automating workflows and enhancing decision-making. You explored the key features of Microsoft Foundry Agent Service, including automatic tool calling, secure data management, and enterprise-grade security. You learned to build agents using both the visual Foundry portal and the developer-focused VS Code extension, understanding when each approach fits best.
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You configured agents with clear instructions that define their behavior and personality. You extended agent capabilities by adding tools like Code Interpreter, File Search, and Bing Search, transforming simple chat interfaces into sophisticated automation systems. You tested agents using integrated playgrounds, deployed them to production environments, and generated integration code to connect agents with your applications.
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Microsoft Foundry Agent Service is a fully managed service designed to empower developers to securely build, deploy, and scale high-quality AI agents without managing underlying compute and storage resources. The service allows you to create agents tailored to your needs through custom instructions and advanced tools.
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Previously, creating agent-like experiences required significant coding effort using standard APIs. Microsoft Foundry Agent Service handles the complexity through a streamlined interface, enabling you to build agents via the Azure portal or in your own applications with fewer than 50 lines of code.
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Previously, creating agent-like experiences required significant coding effort using standard APIs. Microsoft Foundry Agent Service handles the complexity through a streamlined interface, enabling you to build agents via the Foundry portal or in your own applications with fewer than 50 lines of code.
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### Key features of Microsoft Foundry Agent Service
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Microsoft Foundry Agent Service provides flexibility in how you develop agents, with options ranging from visual interfaces to code-centric workflows. Understanding the different development approaches helps you choose the right tools for your scenarios and team preferences.
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## Azure portal development
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The Azure portal provides a web-based interface for creating and managing AI agents without writing code. This approach is ideal when you want to quickly prototype ideas, collaborate with non-technical stakeholders, or manage agents through a centralized interface.
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The Foundry portal provides a web-based interface for creating and managing AI agents without writing code. This approach is ideal when you want to quickly prototype ideas, collaborate with non-technical stakeholders, or manage agents through a centralized interface.
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### When to use the Azure portal
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The Azure portal provides immediate access to agent creation without installing additional tools. You simply navigate to your Azure AI project, select the Agents section, and start building.
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The Azure portal provides immediate access to agent creation without installing additional tools. You simply navigate to your Foundry project, select the Agents section, and start building.
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The extension installs directly from the Visual Studio Code Marketplace and connects to your existing Azure AI projects.
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The Azure portal and VS Code extension both support this workflow, differing primarily in interface style rather than capabilities.
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Choose **Visual Studio Code** when you prefer developer-centric workflows, need tight integration with application code, or want version-controlled configuration files.
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**Visual agent designer** - Configure agent instructions, tools, and capabilities through an intuitive interface. The designer provides the same power as the Azure portal while keeping you in your development environment.
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**Visual agent designer** - Configure agent instructions, tools, and capabilities through an intuitive interface. The designer provides the same power as the Foundry portal while keeping you in your development environment.
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**Integrated testing** - Test agents in real-time using the built-in playground. Verify behavior and iterate on designs without switching contexts or tools.
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