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<!DOCTYPE FL_Course SYSTEM "https://www.flane.de/dtd/fl_course095.dtd"><?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://portal.flane.ch/css/xml-course.xsl"?><course productid="35924" language="en" source="https://portal.flane.ch/swisscom/en/xml-course/microsoft-ai-3026" lastchanged="2026-02-19T11:11:41+01:00" parent="https://portal.flane.ch/swisscom/en/xml-courses"><title>Develop AI agents on Azure</title><productcode>AI-3026</productcode><vendorcode>MS</vendorcode><vendorname>Microsoft</vendorname><fullproductcode>MS-AI-3026</fullproductcode><version>A</version><essentials>&lt;p&gt;Before starting this module, you should be familiar with fundamental AI concepts and services in Azure. Consider completing the Get started with artificial intelligence learning path first.&lt;/p&gt;</essentials><audience>&lt;p&gt;This course is designed for developers, data
scientists, and IT professionals who want to build intelligent AI-driven
solutions in Azure. It is ideal for
individuals with a basic understanding of programming and cloud technologies
looking to enhance their skills in creating scalable and interactive AI
agents for business or personal projects.&lt;/p&gt;</audience><contents>&lt;h4&gt;Develop AI agents with Microsoft Foundry and Visual Studio Code&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Introduction&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Understand AI agents and Microsoft Foundry Agent Service&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Explore development approaches&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Build your first agent in Microsoft Foundry&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Set up Visual Studio Code for agent development&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Configure and manage agents in Visual Studio Code&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Extend agent capabilities with tools&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Test, deploy, and integrate agents&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Exercise - Build and deploy an AI agent&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Knowledge check&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Summary&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Integrate custom tools into your agent&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Introduction&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Why use custom tools&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Options for implementing custom tools&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;How to integrate custom tools&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Exercise - Build an agent with custom tools&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Module assessment&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Summary&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Integrate MCP Tools with Azure AI Agents&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Introduction&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Understand MCP tool discovery&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Integrate agent tools using an MCP server and client&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Use Azure AI agents with MCP servers&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Exercise - Connect MCP tools to Azure AI Agents&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Module assessment&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Summary&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Build knowledge-enhanced AI agents with Foundry IQ&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Introduction&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Understanding RAG for agents&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Explore Foundry IQ&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Configure data sources for knowledge bases&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Configure retrieval with Foundry IQ&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Exercise - Integrate an AI agent with Foundry IQ&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Knowledge check&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Summary&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Integrate your agent with Microsoft 365&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Introduction&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Understand Foundry agent publishing options&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Publish an agent from Foundry portal to Teams&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Advanced - Use Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Access Microsoft 365 data with Work IQ&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Test and iterate your integrated agent&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Exercise - Publish a Foundry agent to Teams&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Knowledge check&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Summary&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Build agent-driven workflows using Microsoft Foundry&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Introduction&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Understand Workflows&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Identify Workflow Patterns&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Create workflows in Microsoft Foundry&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Add Agents to a Workflow&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Apply Power Fx in Workflows&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Maintain Workflows in Microsoft Foundry&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Use workflows in code&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Exercise - Create an Agent-driven Workflow&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Module Assessment&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Summary&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Develop an AI agent with Microsoft Agent Framework&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Introduction&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Understand Microsoft Agent Framework AI agents&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Create an Azure AI agent with Microsoft Agent Framework&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Add tools to Azure AI agent&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Exercise - Develop an Azure AI agent with the Microsoft Agent Framework SDK&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Knowledge check&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Summary&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Orchestrate a multi-agent solution using the Microsoft Agent Framework&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Introduction&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Understand the Microsoft Agent Framework&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Understand agent orchestration&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Use concurrent orchestration&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Use sequential orchestration&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Use group chat orchestration&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Use handoff orchestration&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Use Magentic orchestration&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Exercise - Develop a multi-agent solution&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Knowledge check&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Summary&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Discover Azure AI Agents with A2A&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Introduction&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Define an A2A agent&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Implement an agent executor&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Host an A2A server&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Connect to your A2A agent&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Exercise - Connect to remote Azure AI Agents with the A2A protocol&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Module assessment&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Summary&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</contents><essentials_plain>Before starting this module, you should be familiar with fundamental AI concepts and services in Azure. Consider completing the Get started with artificial intelligence learning path first.</essentials_plain><audience_plain>This course is designed for developers, data
scientists, and IT professionals who want to build intelligent AI-driven
solutions in Azure. It is ideal for
individuals with a basic understanding of programming and cloud technologies
looking to enhance their skills in creating scalable and interactive AI
agents for business or personal projects.</audience_plain><contents_plain>Develop AI agents with Microsoft Foundry and Visual Studio Code


- Introduction
- Understand AI agents and Microsoft Foundry Agent Service
- Explore development approaches
- Build your first agent in Microsoft Foundry
- Set up Visual Studio Code for agent development
- Configure and manage agents in Visual Studio Code
- Extend agent capabilities with tools
- Test, deploy, and integrate agents
- Exercise - Build and deploy an AI agent
- Knowledge check
- Summary

Integrate custom tools into your agent


- Introduction
- Why use custom tools
- Options for implementing custom tools
- How to integrate custom tools
- Exercise - Build an agent with custom tools
- Module assessment
- Summary

Integrate MCP Tools with Azure AI Agents


- Introduction
- 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
- Module assessment
- Summary

Build knowledge-enhanced AI agents with Foundry IQ


- Introduction
- Understanding RAG for agents
- Explore Foundry IQ
- Configure data sources for knowledge bases
- Configure retrieval with Foundry IQ
- Exercise - Integrate an AI agent with Foundry IQ
- Knowledge check
- Summary

Integrate your agent with Microsoft 365


- Introduction
- Understand Foundry agent publishing options
- Publish an agent from Foundry portal to Teams
- Advanced - Use Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit
- Access Microsoft 365 data with Work IQ
- Test and iterate your integrated agent
- Exercise - Publish a Foundry agent to Teams
- Knowledge check
- Summary

Build agent-driven workflows using Microsoft Foundry


- Introduction
- 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
- Exercise - Create an Agent-driven Workflow
- Module Assessment
- Summary

Develop an AI agent with Microsoft Agent Framework


- Introduction
- Understand Microsoft Agent Framework AI agents
- Create an Azure AI agent with Microsoft Agent Framework
- Add tools to Azure AI agent
- Exercise - Develop an Azure AI agent with the Microsoft Agent Framework SDK
- Knowledge check
- Summary

Orchestrate a multi-agent solution using the Microsoft Agent Framework


- Introduction
- Understand the Microsoft Agent Framework
- Understand agent orchestration
- Use concurrent orchestration
- Use sequential orchestration
- Use group chat orchestration
- Use handoff orchestration
- Use Magentic orchestration
- Exercise - Develop a multi-agent solution
- Knowledge check
- Summary

Discover Azure AI Agents with A2A


- Introduction
- Define an A2A agent
- Implement an agent executor
- Host an A2A server
- Connect to your A2A agent
- Exercise - Connect to remote Azure AI Agents with the A2A protocol
- Module assessment
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