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AI Agent Workshop

Welcome
Environment Setup
LAB 1: Explore Semantic Kernel using GitHub Models
LAB 1: Explore Semantic Kernel using GitHub Models
LAB 2: Azure AI Foundry Agents
LAB 2: Azure AI Foundry Agents
- Getting Started
- 2.1 Code-First Agent
- 2.2 Working with Tools 2.2 Working with Tools
  Table of contents
  - Objectives
  - Further Reading 📚
- 2.3 Multi-Agent Orchestration
LAB 3: Building an AI Application
Finishing Up
Learning Resources
Feedback

LAB 2.2 : Using Tools in Azure AI Foundry Agent Service¶

In this lab, you will learn how to use tools in Azure AI Foundry Agent Service.

Tools help agents answer more questions and perform a wider range of tasks by connecting to different data sources or taking actions. You can decide which tools to add and how agents should use them by providing the right instructions.

There are two main types of tools:

Knowledge tools let agents find information from sources like Azure AI Search, files, or the web.
Action tools allow agents to perform actions, such as calling APIs or running functions.

To get started, you will work with two notebooks:

notebooks/ai-foundry/ai-foundry-knowledge-tools.ipynb
notebooks/ai-foundry/ai-foundry-action-tools.ipynb

Follow the steps in each notebook to complete the lab.

Objectives¶

Set up agents to use tools in Azure AI Foundry Agent Service
Learn how to use a knowledge tool (file search) and an action tool (calling an API)

Further Reading 📚¶