VS Code Learn: Microsoft Foundry Extension in VS Code
Carlotta Castelluccio introduces the Foundry Toolkit for Visual Studio Code and how it brings common AI workflows—model selection, prompt testing, and wiring agents—directly into VS Code to reduce context switching while building AI-powered apps.
Overview
The video explains how the Foundry Toolkit for Visual Studio Code aims to keep the end-to-end AI development loop inside VS Code instead of switching between multiple tools.
It focuses on:
- Picking and working with models from within the editor
- Using an in-editor playground to test prompts
- Deploying a model without leaving VS Code
- Wiring up an agent workflow from inside the editor
What the course is trying to solve
The description frames a common AI development workflow as a series of context switches:
- Browser/portal for model selection
- Terminal for running commands
- Separate playground for prompt testing
- Editor for writing application code
The Foundry Toolkit is presented as a way to consolidate these steps into VS Code.