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Build the Sparkles agent through the Foundry Portal! Create the Foundry resource, deploy the model, configure the shop’s persona, and connect the Cupcake Store MCP server so the agent can list available flavors and help customers place orders. Then review its traces and run evaluations from the Portal.

0:00 - Explore the Microsoft Foundry Portal
0:24 - Create Project | Sign into Foundry and Create a New Foundry Project
1:12 - Navigate the Foundry Experience
2:12 - Models | Find and Deploy GPT-5.4 Mini
3:14 - Create Agent | Build a Prompt Agent
4:28 - Connect an MCP Server
5:40 - Test the Cupcake Ordering Agent
7:04 - Tracing | Inspect Agent Traces
7:53 - Measure Performance and Token Usage
8:10 - Evaluations | Create an Agent Evaluation
9:31 - Select Evaluation Criteria
10:03 - Review Evaluation Results
10:34 - Building Production-Ready Agents
10:52 - Summary

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