Build and deploy an Azure app with your agent team | DEM302

Rong Lu and Brady Gaster demonstrate an agent-driven workflow where a team of GitHub Copilot agents takes a blank repo to a live Azure AI app, including architecture planning, code generation, Azure provisioning, and deployment. The session also covers toolbox concepts, unified auth, and adding automated evaluations.

Overview

In this Microsoft Build 2026 demo session (DEM302), the presenters walk through building and deploying an Azure AI application using a team of GitHub Copilot agents. The focus is on an end-to-end workflow: starting from an empty repository, having Copilot plan the architecture, generate code, provision Azure resources, and deploy the app.

Session outline (from chapters)

Designing a multi-agent system

• Designs a multi-agent setup with roles such as:
  • Sentiment
  • Enrichment
  • Triage
  • Aggregate

Foundry Tools and the “Toolbox” concept

• Introduces Foundry Tools and the Toolbox concept.
• Covers a unified endpoint and authentication model for accessing the toolbox.

Adding automated evaluations with Copilot

• Shows how to add automated evaluations to the agent workflow using Copilot.

Preparing the development environment

• Prepares the development environment used for the Copilot-based demo.

Squad: a multi-agent framework for GitHub Copilot

• Introduces Squad as a multi-agent framework for GitHub Copilot.

Deployment troubleshooting and Foundry SDK integration

• Resolves deployment challenges by integrating the Foundry SDK via post-deployment hooks.

Azure deployment architecture notes

• Reviews container app environment dependencies and related Azure components.
• Includes an overview of the Azure pieces involved in the deployment.

Resources

• Microsoft Build 2026 sessions and info: https://build.microsoft.com
• Next steps: https://aka.ms/build26-next-steps