Official Microsoft resources for Create an AI agent Applied Skills, Microsoft Foundry, study guide, lab format, and credential support.
Use these resources to prepare for Microsoft Applied Skills: Create an AI agent while it remains available.
| Resource | Use it for |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Applied Skills: Create an AI agent | Live retirement warning, level, product, role, lab format, and evaluated tasks. |
| Study guide for Applied Skills | Official lab topic summary and preparation links where available. |
| Microsoft Credentials support | Assessment, credential, account, and support questions. |
| Microsoft Applied Skills catalog | Current Applied Skills status and related AI credentials. |
| Topic | What to review |
|---|---|
| Foundry project setup | Project, model/deployment, agent creation, and configuration flow. |
| Agent instructions | Purpose, role, constraints, output format, and clarification/refusal behavior. |
| Knowledge sources | Source connection, retrieval testing, grounded answers, and missing-evidence behavior. |
| Tools | Tool schema, permissions, input validation, and result handling. |
| Multi-agent orchestration | Agent roles, handoff, routing, and end-to-end validation. |
Before launching the assessment, verify the retirement warning and assessment availability directly on Microsoft Learn.