MAF
Hands-on AI Agent Development Workshop

Build AI Agents with
Microsoft Agent Framework

A comprehensive 10-module workshop to build, extend, and deploy  OpsAgent — an intelligent DevOps assistant powered by GitHub Models and MCP.

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10
Modules
5+
Technologies
Azure
Production Ready

What You'll Learn

From zero to a fully deployed AI agent — covering every layer of the modern stack.

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Microsoft Agent Framework

Build production-grade AI agents with the official Microsoft framework for autonomous reasoning agents.

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GitHub Models

Access frontier AI models — GPT-4o, o1 and more — directly via GitHub. No separate API key required.

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MCP Integration

Connect Model Context Protocol servers for real-time tool use, web search, and external service access.

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Memory & State

Implement conversation history and cross-session persistence for truly stateful agents.

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Tool Calling

Extend agents with custom Python tools, REST APIs, and Azure service integrations.

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Azure Functions Hosting

Deploy production-ready agents to Azure Functions with durable task state and auto-scaling.

Workshop Modules

10 structured modules, progressively building OpsAgent from scratch to production.

01
Environment Setup
Configure Python, GitHub Models, and your development environment.
02
GitHub Models Connection
Connect to GitHub Models endpoint and test AI inference.
03
Agent Framework Agents
Build your first intelligent agent with Microsoft Agent Framework.
04
Tool Calling
Extend agents with custom tools and function calling capabilities.
05
MCP Integration
Connect Model Context Protocol servers for rich external context.
06
Multi-turn Conversations
Enable agents to maintain context and memory across conversation turns.
07
Memory & Persistence
Implement conversation history and long-term agent memory.
08
Workflows
Orchestrate complex multi-step AI workflows and task pipelines.
09
Chat User Interface
Build interactive chat UIs with Chainlit and Streamlit.
10
Host Agent
Deploy OpsAgent to Azure Functions for production-grade hosting.
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Technologies Covered

The modern AI agent stack you'll master in this workshop.

Python 3.12 Microsoft Agent Framework Azure Functions GitHub Models MCP Protocol Chainlit Streamlit FastAPI

Ready to build OpsAgent?

Start with Module 1 and work through each module at your own pace. The complete workshop takes 3–5 hours.

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