Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Explore the Microsoft Foundry Toolkit for VS Code and how it streamlines the development lifecycle for Microsoft Foundry hosted agents. Learn what the toolkit adds to your VS Code workflow, from agent scaffolding and model configuration to local debugging with Agent Inspector and deployment to Microsoft Foundry Agent Service. In addition, see the latest capabilities and experience improvements. Learnings: What Microsoft Foundry Toolkit for VS Code is and how it works. What’s new in the VS Code agent-development experience How to scaffold, configure, and run hosted agents locally.
📌 This event is part of a series. Learn more here: https://aka.ms/FoundryToolkitVSCode/series
🔗 Learn more by exploring the resources:
https://aka.ms/FoundryToolkit/VSCode
https://aka.ms/FoundryToolkit/VSCode/Overview
0:00:00 Introduction and Welcome
0:00:37 Housekeeping and Code of Conduct
0:01:18 Speaker Introductions
0:02:51 What is Microsoft Foundry?
0:09:24 Exploring Foundry Models
0:13:28 Using Foundry Toolkit for VS Code
0:17:16 The Foundry Agent Platform
0:19:46 Understanding Microsoft IQ Layers
0:22:46 Building an AI Agent: End-to-End Workflow
0:28:43 Creating Agents with Custom Code
0:34:41 Using the Agent Inspector for Local Debugging
0:46:25 Observability and Evaluation
0:51:24 Optimizing Agents with Foundry Skills
0:54:27 Q&A Session and Wrap-up
[eventID:27522]
Explore the Microsoft Foundry Toolkit for VS Code and how it streamlines the development lifecycle for Microsoft Foundry hosted agents. Learn what the toolkit adds to your VS Code workflow, from agent scaffolding and model configuration to local debugging with Agent Inspector and deployment to Microsoft Foundry Agent Service. In addition, see the latest capabilities and experience improvements. Learnings: What Microsoft Foundry Toolkit for VS Code is and how it works. What’s new in the VS Code agent-development experience How to scaffold, configure, and run hosted agents locally.
📌 This event is part of a series. Learn more here: https://aka.ms/FoundryToolkitVSCode/series
🔗 Learn more by exploring the resources:
https://aka.ms/FoundryToolkit/VSCode
https://aka.ms/FoundryToolkit/VSCode/Overview
0:00:00 Introduction and Welcome
0:00:37 Housekeeping and Code of Conduct
0:01:18 Speaker Introductions
0:02:51 What is Microsoft Foundry?
0:09:24 Exploring Foundry Models
0:13:28 Using Foundry Toolkit for VS Code
0:17:16 The Foundry Agent Platform
0:19:46 Understanding Microsoft IQ Layers
0:22:46 Building an AI Agent: End-to-End Workflow
0:28:43 Creating Agents with Custom Code
0:34:41 Using the Agent Inspector for Local Debugging
0:46:25 Observability and Evaluation
0:51:24 Optimizing Agents with Foundry Skills
0:54:27 Q&A Session and Wrap-up
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