A hands-on walkthrough of the Azure Functions serverless agents runtime (public preview, announced at Microsoft Build 2026). We build a tiny "Cloud Study Buddy" agent, deploy it to a real Azure subscription with azd, and test it end to end — documenting every command, every gotcha, and every fix along the way. What was announced, and why it matters… Continue reading Building a Serverless AI Agent on Azure Functions – with Nothing but a Markdown File
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Building Backstage AI Chat Plugin with Azure AI Foundry Agents
This post shows how to add an AI assistant plugin to Backstage that lets internal developers chat with their own domain data using Azure AI Foundry Agents. We cover agent concepts, minimal API usage, plugin structure (frontend + lightweight backend proxy), security (secrets & identity), and deployment guidance. 1. Why an AI Chat Plugin in… Continue reading Building Backstage AI Chat Plugin with Azure AI Foundry Agents