Microsoft Foundry with Adrian Twarog: Build Your First Agent
Adrian Twarog demonstrates the first-agent workflow in Microsoft Foundry, then joins Microsoft’s Adam Bogobowicz to discuss the preparation behind the walkthrough and the needs of enterprise teams.
From account setup to a published agent
The demonstration follows a practical path through the Microsoft Foundry portal:
- Set up an account: Start with the initial Foundry setup.
- Explore and deploy models: Browse a catalog that includes models from Microsoft, OpenAI, Anthropic and DeepSeek.
- Create and test an agent: Build an agent and test it in the playground. The episode also explains why creating an agent in Foundry deploys a model.
- Connect an MCP server: Add a connection with scoped permissions.
- Publish and call the agent: Publish the finished agent and call it from code using the Azure SDK.
Preparation and enterprise considerations
In the follow-up conversation, Twarog explains why he goes through a product three times before recording a walkthrough. He and Bogobowicz discuss what it took to present the workflow clearly, alongside the relationship between agent creation and model deployment.
The discussion also covers centralized visibility into models, credits and spending. Foundry tracks usage and billing in Azure, giving developers and IT teams a way to keep AI costs visible as agents move toward production.
Video chapters
- 00:00 — Why Adrian Twarog took on Microsoft Foundry
- 02:00 — Set up a Microsoft Foundry account
- 03:53 — Build, test and deploy your first agent
- 07:01 — Connect an MCP server with scoped permissions
- 09:55 — Publish your agent and call it from code
- 10:40 — How Adrian makes a complex tool look simple
- 15:59 — Microsoft Foundry is built for enterprise teams