Building a Copilot Agent with Microsoft Agent Framework in Visual Studio Code

This walkthrough shows the behind-the-scenes setup of a Copilot agent, opening the workspace folder in Visual Studio Code to reveal how the project is organized and how the agent is assembled. It focuses on the core logic in main.py, where the Microsoft Agent Framework wires up a Foundry-hosted model configured through an environment variable, along with a custom instruction set tailored to the Sparkle Shop scenario.

■ Agent Workspace Structure
- Opening the workspace folder in Visual Studio Code and locating the source folder
- The main.py file as the entry point that builds the agent
■ Agent Configuration
- Wiring a Foundry hosted model via an environment variable
- Writing instruction guidance for the Sparkle Shop
- Handling customer IDs: retrieving them for existing customers and creating them for new ones
- Referencing the Sparkle SMB server from within the prompt

The content suits developers who want to see how an agent's instructions and model connections are structured in practice. Viewers can gain a concrete reference for organizing their own agent projects and configuring prompts that include business-specific logic, then apply the same steps to their own workspace.