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What are the key steps to create a Microsoft Foundry Agent using the Microsoft Agent Framework?
Deploy a custom AI model before creating an agent definition in the Azure portal.
Initialize the agent by defining a model in the AgentThread constructor.
AgentThread
Create an AzureAIAgentClient, define a ChatAgent with instructions and tools, and create an AgentThread for conversations.
AzureAIAgentClient
Which component in the Microsoft Agent Framework manages conversation state and stores messages?
ChatAgent
How do you add custom functionality to a Microsoft Foundry Agent in the Microsoft Agent Framework?
Configure custom functions in the Azure portal and link them to the agent through connection strings.
Create Python functions with proper type annotations and descriptions, then pass them to the ChatAgent's tools parameter.
Modify the AI model's architecture to integrate the custom functionality directly.
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