Hey everyone, I have a question about deploying agents from Azure Foundry AI to Microsoft Teams. We've already set up several no-code autonomous agents using Copilot Studio, and they're working well within Teams. However, now that we're trying to do the same with Azure Foundry AI, we're hitting some roadblocks.
I don't have a deep technical background, but I do have some tech specialists on my team to assist. The workflow we're trying to implement involves text input going through various processes, but unlike Copilot Studio, Foundry AI feels more complicated.
We attempted using different interfaces apart from Teams to interact with Foundry models, and those were successful. I understand that Foundry is considered a pro-code environment, yet I'm finding it challenging to get things working with Teams.
I've explored the suggestions from multiple discussions, but no luck yet. Here are some methods I've looked into:
1. Using Azure Foundry AI to Copilot Studio to Teams: This didn't work because Python isn't available here.
2. Exploring the Microsoft 365 SDK which suggests a separate setup with VMs and storage, but that seems unnecessary given what Foundry promises.
3. Accessing Azure Agents APIs: I'm still unsure where these fit in regarding Teams.
4. The Microsoft 365 Agent toolkit was suggested as a better way to handle integration with Teams, but I want to understand how Foundry fits in here.
Has anyone been successful in deploying models or workflows from Azure Foundry directly to Teams? What's the best way to do it? I'm feeling a bit lost on this one!
3 Answers
Hey! I had the same issue with integration. What worked for us was ensuring we had the most recent documentation handy. Here are some links that might help:
- [AI Overview](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/platform/teams-ai-library/typescript/in-depth-guides/ai/overview)
- [Teams AI Library](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/platform/teams-ai-library/welcome)
Let me know if you have more questions, good luck!
I totally get your struggle with moving from Copilot Studio to Foundry. Generally, you have to go through the Teams AI library or Bot Service to get things functioning with Foundry. There’s no direct route available yet from Foundry to Teams. Hang in there!
I managed to integrate an agent using Azure AI Foundry into Teams by following the framework from the Microsoft 365 Agent toolkit. You need to use the coding integration section in the agent playground for this. It sounds a bit tricky, but here's a video I made that walks through the process: [Video Link](https://youtu.be/Ar8lC6Qma0o). This should give you some visual guidance!
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