Setting Up Your Environment for the Workshop

Prerequisites ✅

1. GitHub Account: If you don’t have one yet, sign up on GitHub.

2. Azure Subscription: If you are new to Azure, you can sign up for a free Azure account.

   Azure Subscription

   In the first lab, you will be using GitHub models. If you don’t have an Azure account yet, no worries—you can sign up later.

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Setup Source Code Repository ⬇️

1. From your browser, navigate to the aiagent-workshop repository on GitHub. This repository has all the code and resources for the workshop.

2. Fork this repository to your own GitHub account.
   

3. The recommended way to work through this workshop is with GitHub Codespaces, which provides a ready-to-use environment with all required tools.
   Alternatively, you can use a Visual Studio Code Dev Container to run the workshop locally.
   
   Using GitHub Codespaces: Click the button below to launch the project in GitHub Codespaces. The Codespace will be pre-configured with all the necessary dependencies and tools to run the labs.

   

   It may take a few minutes for the Codespace to be created and all dependencies to be installed.

   If you encounter any issues, refer to the GitHub Codespaces documentation for troubleshooting tips and solutions.

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Let's get started 👩‍💻🤖

Once your environment is ready, move on to the first lab to explore Semantic Kernel using GitHub models:

👉 Lab 1: Explore Semantic Kernel with GitHub Models

Happy coding!