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Microsoft Applied Skills Guide: Create an AI Agent

Microsoft Applied Skills guide for creating AI agents with Microsoft Foundry, knowledge sources, tools, and orchestration.

This guide covers Microsoft Applied Skills: Create an AI agent. Microsoft Learn identifies it as a beginner Applied Skills credential for Microsoft Foundry and notes that the credential retires on May 28, 2026. Treat this as a short-window page: useful for current search demand, but highly sensitive to Microsoft status changes.

The assessment is lab-based. Candidates demonstrate the ability to create and configure an AI agent, add knowledge sources and tools, and orchestrate multiple agents.

At a glance

Item Guide value
Vendor Microsoft
Credential type Applied Skills
Credential Create an AI agent
Product Microsoft Foundry
Level Beginner
Status signal Retires May 28, 2026 on Microsoft Learn
Assessment style Interactive lab

Task map

Lab area What to practice Common weak answer
Create the agent Create a project or agent, deploy a model, configure name, instructions, and behavior. Creating an agent with vague instructions and no testable purpose.
Add knowledge Add files, vector store or knowledge connections, and test grounded responses. Assuming uploaded data is useful without testing retrieval.
Add tools Configure tools such as code, API tools, or supported integrations. Giving tools broad access without considering input validation.
Orchestrate agents Configure connected agents and test agent-to-agent behavior. Treating every task as one giant prompt instead of separating roles.
Validate output Test expected and edge cases, check grounding, and review failure behavior. Passing the lab once without understanding why the result worked.

Assessment decision habit

For Foundry agent tasks, think in order: purpose, instructions, model deployment, knowledge, tools, orchestration, test evidence. The best answer keeps the agent narrow enough to validate.

How to use this guide

  1. Start with the study plan if you need a short lab-prep route before the retirement date.
  2. Use the cheat sheet during final review to reinforce agent, knowledge, tool, orchestration, and validation steps.
  3. Check the FAQ for retirement timing, lab format, and how this differs from AB-730.
  4. Use the resources page to recheck Microsoft Learn status and assessment guidance.

Source status

Use the current Microsoft Applied Skills: Create an AI agent page for live retirement status, lab tasks, and assessment details.

In this section

  • Create AI Agent Cheat Sheet
    Microsoft Applied Skills cheat sheet for creating AI agents in Microsoft Foundry with instructions, knowledge, tools, orchestration, and validation.
  • Create AI Agent Study Plan
    Microsoft Applied Skills study plan for creating AI agents in Microsoft Foundry, adding knowledge and tools, orchestration, and lab review.
  • Create AI Agent FAQ
    FAQ for Microsoft Applied Skills Create an AI agent, including retirement timing, lab format, Foundry scope, and preparation traps.
  • Create AI Agent Resources
    Official Microsoft resources for Create an AI agent Applied Skills, Microsoft Foundry, study guide, lab format, and credential support.
Revised on Monday, June 15, 2026
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