From Code to Agent: Building AI Agents from VS Code with Xiaodi Yan
Details
Microsoft Foundry Toolkit for VS Code makes it possible to build, test, debug, and deploy AI agents directly from your familiar VS Code development environment.
In this hands-on session, we'll explore what agent development looks like from a developer's perspective — without getting lost in the AI hype.
We'll cover:
- What makes an AI application an agent?
- How to build and configure an agent using VS Code
- Connecting agents with models and tools
- Testing and debugging agents locally
- Inspecting agent behaviour and tool calls
- Deploying an agent to Microsoft Foundry
- A look at how this fits into a .NET / C# development workflow
The session will be a mix of concepts and live demos, with the majority of the session focused on building a working agent from scratch.
No previous AI/agent experience is required. Some familiarity with VS Code and software development is helpful.
Note: This is an in-person event. A big thank you to Deloitte for sponsoring the venue and H2R for sponsoring the catering and supporting our meetup community!
