MCP for Azure AI Agents: Architecture, Auth, and Real-World Use Cases

Posted on Sat 25 April 2026 in Azure Course AI-103T00-A • Tagged with Azure AI, Microsoft Foundry, AI Agents, Enterprise AI, MCP

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Microsoft’s Integrate MCP Tools with Azure AI Agents module shows how to connect Foundry agents to Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers so the agent can dynamically discover and call external tools at runtime. The module is intermediate, spans 7 units, and focuses on three practical skills: understanding …


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Microsoft Foundry + Visual Studio Code for AI Agents: What Developers Need to Know

Posted on Fri 24 April 2026 in Azure Course AI-103T00-A • Tagged with Generative AI, Azure AI, Microsoft Foundry, AI Agents, Responsible AI, MCP, Multi-Agent Orchestration, Visual Studio Code, Enterprise AI

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Microsoft’s “Develop AI agents with Microsoft Foundry and Visual Studio Code” module is about building agents the way real teams ship software: in a proper development environment, with a managed agent platform, testing in integrated playgrounds, and deployment into applications. The module teaches the basics of AI …


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