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ai-agents-for-beginners

Learn to build, deploy, and secure AI agents step by step

Teaches you to build AI agents from scratch through 18 hands-on lessons with runnable Jupyter notebooks. Covers agent design patterns, tool use, RAG, multi-agent protocols, production deployment, local on-device agents, and security. Eliminates guesswork with ready-to-run code samples using Microsoft Agent Framework and Azure AI Foundry. Includes companion skills for testing samples, migrating to the Responses API, and deploying scalable agents.

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npx skills add microsoft/ai-agents-for-beginners --all -g -y

All Skills in This Repository (8)

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microsoft

microsoft-docs

Search Microsoft Learn, Aspire, VS Code, and GitHub for documentation and code examples.

jupyter-notebook

Generate and scaffold Jupyter notebooks from templates for experiments and tutorials.

azure-openai-to-responses

Migrate Python applications from Azure OpenAI Chat Completions to the unified Responses API.

deploying-scalable-agents

Configure production-ready agent deployments with observability, evaluation gates, and scalable infrastructure patterns.

testing-course-samples

Validate course notebook and code samples against live Microsoft Foundry and Azure OpenAI configurations.

local-ai-agents

Implement local-first AI agents using Foundry Local and Qwen function-calling models.

microsoft-docs

Query official Microsoft documentation and technical repositories for development concepts, guides, and code samples.

jupyter-notebook

Generate and refactor Jupyter notebooks for data experiments and educational tutorials.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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How to install AI Agents for Beginners?▼

Run `npx skills add microsoft/ai-agents-for-beginners --all -g -y` in your terminal to install all skills in this suite globally.

What will I learn in this AI agents course?▼

You will learn agent fundamentals, design patterns, tool use, agentic RAG, multi-agent protocols, production deployment, local on-device agents, and agent security across 18 lessons.

Do I need an Azure subscription for this course?▼

Most lessons use Microsoft Foundry, which requires an Azure subscription and the Azure CLI. Lesson 17 runs fully on-device with Foundry Local and needs no cloud account.

Can beginners with no AI experience take this course?▼

Yes. The course starts with agent fundamentals and each lesson includes written explanations, videos, and runnable notebooks you can modify and experiment with.

Is the course available in other languages?▼

Yes. The course is automatically translated into more than 50 languages, with all translations kept up to date via GitHub Actions.