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How to Build Agentic Text Analysis on Azure with MCP

Posted on Tue 28 April 2026 in Azure Course AI-103T00-A • Tagged with Microsoft Foundry, Azure AI, Azure Language, MCP, AI Agents, Responsible AI

TL;DR

This module is about turning text understanding into an agent capability. Microsoft’s Azure Language MCP server exposes capabilities such as language detection, named entity recognition, and PII redaction to agents through the Model Context Protocol (MCP), so a Foundry agent can discover and call those tools dynamically …

Integrate Custom Tools into Your Agent with Microsoft Foundry

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

TL;DR

Built-in agent tools are useful, but they do not cover every enterprise scenario. Microsoft’s Integrate custom tools into your agent module teaches you how to extend a Foundry agent with your own APIs, services, or even other agents. The module is aimed at intermediate developers, AI engineers …

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

TL;DR

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 …

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

TL;DR

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 …

Develop AI Agents on Azure — a Practical Guide to Building Real Enterprise Agents

Posted on Thu 23 April 2026 in Azure Course AI-103T00-A • Tagged with Generative AI, Azure AI, Microsoft Foundry, AI Agents, Responsible AI, MCP, Multi-Agent Orchestration

TL;DR

Microsoft’s Develop AI agents on Azure learning path is not about building a chatbot with a fancy prompt. It is about learning how to build production-grade agents using Microsoft Foundry Agent Service and Microsoft Agent Framework, with the full stack: IDE-based development, custom tools, MCP, enterprise knowledge …