Microsoft Foundry Toolkit for VS Code: Complete Guide

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Microsoft Foundry Toolkit for VS Code is a developer extension designed for building and managing AI agents.

It brings Microsoft Foundry tools directly into Visual Studio Code.

Developers can create AI agents from templates or build custom agent workflows.

The toolkit includes an Agent Builder for designing and testing AI-powered applications.

It also provides a Tool Catalog for connecting agents with different tools and services.

Developers can inspect agent runs and use tracing features to understand how their applications behave.

The toolkit supports hosted-agent workflows for deploying AI applications to Microsoft Foundry.

Recent releases have added model management, Agent Optimization, skills, toolboxes, and improved deployment workflows.

The latest 1.6.5 release also improves Tool Catalog and model actions inside the extension.

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https://github.com/

Final Thoughts

Microsoft Foundry Toolkit is a useful option for developers who want to build and manage AI agents without leaving Visual Studio Code.

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