This guide links the refreshed documentation set to the live applications in the repository. Use it to decide which codebase to inspect for a given scenario.
- Goal: Structured research workflows for engineers and analysts
- Key Patterns: YAML-defined sequential + concurrent phases, optional plan review
- Agents: Planner, Researcher (web/search), Synthesizer, Reviewer
- Data Sources: Tavily or other MCP-enabled search services, Azure OpenAI for synthesis
- Docs:
deep_research_app/README.md,deep_research_app/docs/QUICKSTART.md, decision/pattern guides indocs/hackathon - Why reference it: Best choice for showing YAML workflows, concurrent fan-out, and resume-able research sessions
- Goal: Demonstrate every MAF builder with real-time visualization
- Key Patterns: Sequential, Concurrent, Group Chat, Handoff, Magentic, Deep Research
- Agents: Generic helpers that echo patterns, plus sample MCP integrations
- Docs:
patterns/README.md - Why reference it: Fastest playground for experimenting with orchestration settings before copying them into other apps
- Goal: Transform meeting transcripts into insights, recommendations, and follow-up packages
- Key Patterns: Sequential flow with optional branching for sentiment and action items
- Agents: Transcription orchestrator, summarizer, recommendation writer, sentiment analyzer
- Services: Azure Speech, Azure OpenAI, Cosmos DB, Application Insights, Content Safety
- Docs:
advisor_productivity_app/README.md - Why reference it: Strong template for combining speech services with human-in-the-loop validation and telemetry
- Goal: Analyze audio, video, and documents in a single workflow with plan approvals
- Key Patterns: Planner + Sequential execution, optional parallel ingestion per file type
- Agents: Planner, Multimodal Processor, Sentiment, Summarizer, Analytics
- Services: Azure Speech, Document Intelligence, Azure OpenAI, Cosmos DB
- Docs:
multimodal_insights_app/README.md,multimodal_insights_app/docs/ARCHITECTURE.md,docs/MAF_PATTERN_INTEGRATION.md - Why reference it: Exemplifies multimodal preprocessing and agent coordination with Cosmos persistence
- Goal: Equity research copilot with predefined execution modes
- Key Patterns: Sequential, Concurrent, Group Chat
- Agents: Company, SEC, Earnings, Fundamentals, Technicals, Report
- Services: FMP API, SEC EDGAR, Azure OpenAI, optional PDF export
- Docs:
finagent_app/README.md,finagent_app/docs/QUICKSTART.md - Why reference it: Shows how to blend financial data sources with multiple coordination strategies
- Goal: Human-approved dynamic planning over the same financial domain
- Key Patterns: ReAct planner with approval workflow, Sequential execution, Synthesis dual-context pattern
- Agents: Planner, Company, SEC, Earnings, Fundamentals, Technicals, Summarizer
- Services: Azure OpenAI, Cosmos DB, Yahoo Finance MCP, FMP API
- Docs:
finagent_dynamic_app/README.md,finagent_dynamic_app/docs/QUICKSTART.md,finagent_dynamic_app/docs/SYNTHESIS_AGENT_PATTERN.md - Why reference it: Teaches how to add approval gates, persist plan history, and manage session-wide context
| Objective | Start Here |
|---|---|
| Learn orchestration patterns quickly | Patterns Sandbox |
| Build a research assistant | Deep Research App |
| Showcase multimodal analytics | Multimodal Insights App |
| Deliver financial intelligence | FinAgent or FinAgent Dynamic |
| Handle meeting intelligence | Advisor Productivity App |
Next: use 06-development-guide.md to review the development guide.